I was a bit pleased by a Criminal Minds quote while surfing some fan videos to get acquainted with
fabricalchemist 's Spencer Reid that went something like this:
"Amazing what he knows, and he's just 24." "Imagine what he'll know by 40..."
Last year the Anberlin lyric "So beautiful and only 23" was my theme, and I was afraid the only 24 theme I would know for this year was Switchfoot's rather melancholy ballad that goes "24 failures, 24 tries. 24 finds me in 24th place, 24 drop-outs at the end of the day..."
Meet Sabriel.
The Abhorsen tunic and her bells are the primary inspirations here. She's prettier in person.
And this:
This is Love Me! Kyoko.
It's a progressing yarn, a little like The Thief, though not quite so specific. She goes between really good times of learning, and dark times, where vengeance is her obsession. For that first era of being consumed with rage, I've got smears of dark colors, like her swirling hate-imps. There are other seasons with a little gray, but it ends light and happy.
Here's hoping!
...oh, I gotta go get these guys out of the freezer now. I'd forgotten they were in there...