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The thing is, both Nesta and Cassian lash out and say hurtful things when their feelings get hurt, yet the narrative only condemns one of them as abusive and writes the other one off as a good and honorable male.

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Hi there! I just finished reading your fic about Nyx and Tamlin’s daughter, Saria, and I have to say it’s been a long time since I’ve been this drawn into a story. Your writing is amazing! I noticed the last update on AO3 was back in July 2024, so I’m not sure if you’re still working on it, but if not, I really hope you consider continuing it. It’s such a fantastic read!

Hi!! This was a super motivating ask to wake up to!! I love love LOVE hearing that you’re enjoying When Night Bloomed. I do plan on continuing it, I pretty much have everything outlined I just need to sit down and write, which I hope I can do soon. I started it last year when I had nothing to do and then I suddenly had everything to do so it’s been a bit of challenge to get back into because the next few chapters are going to be a bit insane 😅

BUT with that being said, I absolutely love that fic and think about it daily. Nyx and Saria have my heart, I love them so much!! I’m gonna pick it back up as soon as I’m done unpacking and getting comfortable in my new place now that I *hopefully* won’t have other distractions. Thank you so much for reading and stay tuneddd (:🤍

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⊹rhysand x nesta⊹

“Sit down,’ he snarled. The raw command in that voice, the utter dominance and power … Nesta froze, fighting it, hating that Fae part of her that bowed to such things. But Nesta held Rhysand’s gaze. Threw every ounce of defiance she could into it, even as his order made her knees want to bend, to sit. Rhys said, ‘You are going to stay. You are going to listen.” -A Court of Silver Flames

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sorry for the hiatus, I just recently moved in with my bf + started working more hours at work so my brain can’t focus on writing at the moment but I really hope I can get the next chapter of Twin Stars out soon!! And I need to start back up on When Night Bloomed but we’ll see what the writing gods have in store for me…

anyways, I hope everyone’s doing well!! I miss living on tumblr ):

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I hate the way SJM writes SA, it’s clearly just there for shock value and to make it seem like there’s more going on in the plot.

She never actually explores it, even though a lot of her characters have been SA.

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crazy to me that the narrative against tamlin in the second book was him forcing feyre into a homemaker/stay at home wife role and the narrative was very negative against that, meanwhile rhysand literally dressed her in a wh*rish outfit and they praised it as female empowerment and feminism… wack

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people are so lucky i can't explode them with my mind

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I’m sorry, but the theory that Elain gave Azriel earplugs to protect him from the evil lightsinger will never not be funny to me.

Elain only cares about Azriel, it seems. Nesta? She can go with the evil lightsinger for all Elain cares. Feyre? She’s Rhysand’s problem now. The wraith twins, Elain’s dearest best friends in the whole wide world? F them, I guess. Baby Nyx? You’re on your own, kid. 😂😂😂😂

Only Azriel is deserving of earplugs. The others can succumb. 😂😂😂

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Mal Fawzy

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sitting in the cuck chair in full plate mail long sword resting on my knees one foot propped up on a skull

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the whole acotar series just became 1000x better when I started to ship Tamsand 🤷🏻‍♀️

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“Please don’t tell Elain,” he said.

Those are Lucien’s first words to Feyre after she learns he was SA’d — and they’re absolutely heartbreaking.

Instead of focusing on his own pain or seeking comfort, his instinct is to protect someone else. It shows just how little he thinks his own hurt matters. There’s so much shame in that one sentence — misplaced, but deeply rooted — like he thinks his trauma somehow makes him unworthy in Elain’s eyes. He’s been carrying this alone for so long, and even when it finally comes out, his first reaction is fear, not relief. He doesn’t want Elain to see him as broken, or lose whatever fragile hope she might represent to him. She’s become this symbol of something good, something healing — and he’s terrified of ruining that.

This moment completely shifts how we see Lucien. It’s not just a quiet confession — it’s a moment of painful self-erasure.

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that’s why I wish it would’ve came out that their mama was part fae cause then it’d make sense for Feyre to be so hellbent on fulfilling this promise if she was actually roped into a bargain

feyre: my mother ignored me all my life but i must fulfil the promise i made on her deathbed to look after my family

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if i were polyamorous id individually message everybody in my polycule saying i needed gas money

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idk anything about her but kylie kelce has a very faerie face

specifically in this one facebook reel I saw

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sorry the faces of every man ive ever killed just flashed before my eyes was that a yes or a no to butt stuff

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I’m so convinced that the reason ACOTAR is so divisive is because of its first person POV. It's not as divisive in TOG or CC (at least not to the same extent) because those series offer multiple POVs, we even get perspectives from side characters. If SJM really intended acotar to be taken seriously, newsflash: she’s painfully miscalculated. The series, combined with its marketing that's more geared toward romance, didn’t particularly seem to care much about worldbuilding or politics. Instead, it targeted an audience more interested in the male leads.

Rowan, Dorian, Hunt, and Ruhn are generally loved, but they aren’t scrutinized or picked apart as much because the narratives in their books are less biased. Feyre was intentionally written as a naive character. She didn’t know anything about the fae, she never really cared about politics, she just wanted to survive. And the readers felt that. We were forced to experience and understand the world only through Feyre’s limited knowledge and emotional lens. Which is... not great. Because SJM while not the worst writer isn’t exactly a great one either.

That’s why fans are so deeply attached to the male characters instead of being feyre's ride or die. Because Feyre (and by extension us) are attached to them: Tamlin, Rhysand, etc. And that’s okay in itself. But SJM didn’t do a great job of streamlining her ideas, so when you even remotely think critically, you start seeing holes everywhere even if she didn’t intend it that way or wasn’t even aware of them.

The “I turned my brain off” crowd of course doesn’t see the nuance in Tamlin’s actions or acknowledge that Rhysand is widely manipulative. That’s why people try to justify Rhysand’s behavior in ACOSF by blaming Nesta as the lead narrator as if the only reason he seems bad (because she hates him etc.). If people realized it’s actually the opposite, they might understand where the “antis” are coming from. Because no, Rhys isn’t seen as bad because it’s Nesta’s book. He’s seen as bad because we’re no longer trapped in the singular POV of a desperate, very young woman who thinks she’s finally being loved the “right” way by a man the author tailor made for her.

ACOSF (and spoiler: CC3) is the point where we, as readers, are forced to admit that Rhys isn’t all that great (even if SJM didn’t intend it exactly like that). Whether we accept that is another story. And no, it’s not Nesta’s fault. Even with Cassian’s POV in the book, nothing truly absolves Rhysand’s actions. If anything, Cassian’s perspective amplifies how awful Rhysand is.

Now, I’m not saying there aren’t readers who understand all of this and still love Rhys or the inner circle and fine whatever. But the readers stuck in Feyre’s POV after her POV is over are the problem. The ones acting like the world ended because we’re no longer inside Feyre’s head, and now they’re “forced” to follow the story of the sister we’ve been told for three books was horrible. SJM didn’t realize that her inability to write strong characters, compelling plots, or consistent worldbuilding would lead to this level of hostile discourse.

Maybe it’s not exactly an apples-to-apples comparison, but one of my favorite series is The Daevabad Trilogy. We get all three main characters’ POVs in each book. And while there were some disappointments, no one was truly angry about who the FMC ended up with because while the romance mattered, it was never the only thing that mattered. The story offered so much more. The characters were equally well-developed, the politics were thoughtful, and the writing was strong enough that readers didn’t walk away with fundamentally opposing interpretations. It felt like the work of an author who genuinely cared about crafting a cohesive, layered story. Not someone just hoping things would land well in the end.

Anyway, all of this is just my opinion of course. But honestly, it feels like a kind of social commentary. How white feminism in first person POV, combined with inconsistent writing, can lead to a very toxic fandom.