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So I was recently rereading the Way of Kings, and in the middle of reading one of Kaladin’s flashbacks I had a thought. Deaged Kaladin. LIke they, (probably Navani), would be experimenting with Stormlight or a new fabrial or some new technology in Urithiru, and there’s an accident and suddenly there’s a teenage Kaladin who remembers nothing of the last 7 to 8 years. ‘Cause wouldn’t it be cool if Bridge Four, and Adolin, and Dalinar and all them could meet/interact with teen Kal. Because they would be shocked about how much different he is then compared to now. Like teen Kal has awe for lighteyes, and he hates to hurt people, and he’s torn between being a soldier or a surgeon. He believes in both, and he has to make a choice between them, and then in the middle of all his confusion, bam. He’s in a strange place with people he’s never seen before. If Dalinar or another like “warrior” lighteyes is there, cue the hero worship. Dalinar would want to adopt him on the spot. And Bridge Four would never let him out of their sight because their Captain is insane and always getting in trouble, and they expect the little Captain to be the EXACT SAME WAY. Teen Kal and Lift would be best friends, and she and Syl would enable him in his troublemaking ways, because he would absolutely go around and help all the people who are hurt that he can. And he would constantly be ditching Bridge 4 and Adolin, because you know Adolin would love and be fascinated with this Pure Child who actually likes lighteyes, because whenever Miny Captain leaves their sight he is GOING to get in trouble, and Lift and Syl enable it, because Lift is Lift and Syl finds it simultaneously sweet what Kaladin is doing, and Bridge 4′s attempts to stop him hilarious.
Here’s another way of putting it since I’m all over the place with this.
Kaladin being deaged in Urithiru and the rest of them dying over this Pure Child. Some sort of accident happened to cause it. He and Lift become best friends. Bridge Four wants to protect this smol Pure Child, and basically stalk him. Or just blatantly never leave him alone. Because their Captain is reckless and insane about his own safety, and they don’t trust him by himself. Dalinar wants to adopt him but Bridge Four keeps thwartng him because the tiny Captain is theirs damn it! Adolin and Shallan love him and join Dalinar in fighting Bridge Four for the small Kal, Renarin is torn between enabling Adolin or Bridge Four. Eventually they set up a rotation over who gets to watch him. Kaladin finds medical supplies and then proceeds to run around all of Urithiru with Lift healing people. It drives everybody crazy. No one but Lift can keep up with him, and she enables him. Syl thinks it’s both sweet and hilarious, so helps Kal. Everyone who he helps loves him.
Basically, it would be awesome and amazing for Kaladin to get deaged and for all of them to see how he used to be.