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no yk what? you guys are soo right.

feyre really does deserve better than nesta n lucien. she was treated like shit by them. lets see, nesta literally exposes feyre's sexual thoughts in front of tamlin and lucien, threatens to break her mind, makes her dress in skimpy clothing and dance and sexually assaults her, feeds her wine when she doesn't want to drink, twists feyre's broken bone in her arm to force her into a bargain she doesn't want, intrudes on her thoughts,

and lucien trauma dumps on her, hyperventilates when confronted with actions, mocks her at every single given opportunity, objectifies her and compares her tits to apples in front of someone she just met, grooms her into thinking his tyrant behavior, her cultural appropriation etc are a-okay,

nesta literally hides an extremely significant magical bond that affects feyre mentally n physically from her, gets her friends to hide it too, treats feyre's siblings like shit, makes her fight for an engagement ring and purposefully endangers her,

and lucien applauds when feyre commits war crimes, makes feyre wear the same clothes she was assaulted in and cosplay a whore and get fingered in front of a whole ass city, when feyre gets pregnant at 21 and the pregnancy goes wrong, nesta hides how dangerous it is from feyre and tries to control the outcome of the pregnancy and literally tells everyone other than feyre abt the dangers of the pregnancy other than feyre-

OH NO YALL. i mixed it up. all of those things were done by rhysand wow what a shocker i am befuddled bamboozled tricked

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hold up… could this link to the nesta being starborn/starpower/starfire theories? i swear the end of queen of shadows with dorian and aelin is described similarly too…

Wrapped in black eternity, Nesta and the Cauldron twined, burning through the darkness like a newborn star.

-Sarah J Maas

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it's quite funny that Feyre forced Nesta into coming to a solstice party where she goes to note that no one gave Nesta a gift and Nesta spends the entire time just sitting there quietly before leaving to then have Cassian chase after her bec he didn't like her behavior (of just sitting there) where he then harrassed her until she snapped at him and told him to leave her alone and then in a fit of anger throw a gift for her in the river. classic

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hey fans 💙

i just posted the prologue of my new aelin x nesta (not romance) fic! it’s on ao3 and i would love it if you could give it a read 😭🩵🩵

⚠️kingdom of ash/acosf spoilers⚠️

here is the summary:

The wyrdmarks in Aelin’s tattoo didn’t work this time.

This is a story of Aelin, Nesta, and the Valkyries, and the growing absolute absence of bitten tongues. Female friendship, trust, power, healing, and rebellion.

The story diverges from the forging of the Lock in KoA, and Starfall in ACOSF.

It does contain the relationships of Nessian and Feysand, but I don't really care for them. We will see if they end up together, I guess. Funnily enough, much like my stance on the Inner Circle. So, don't be surprised if I bash them sometimes lol. I think Gwynriel (and Elucien) are to be implied, and will perhaps make subtle appearances, along with other side characters. There will be no major focus on romance. And we are ignoring the language barrier because (CC spoiler) Aelin simply would not swallow a strange and magical bean.

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“Nes, oh Nes. Let down your hair.”

Nesta Archeron and Eris Vanserra as Rapunzel and the Prince. My Halloween piece! Hope you enjoy!

Reference: “Romeo and Juliet on the balcony” by Julius Kronberg (1886)

Speedpaint below the cut!!

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can someone please list all of the nasty, cruel shit nesta has said to cassian? I'm serious. "she was really awful to him." where? when she was a human and he came into her home and insulted her? she gave him a dirty look and then ignored him. when he violated her personal space and she kneed him in the balls? she's 20, he's 500+, and she had very recently almost been assaulted by a man. next. at solstice? nesta kept to herself and only after he followed her did she say "I don't want anything from you." how is that cruel? at worst she uses a cold tone with him. that's literally it. she called him a bastard once after he called her a witch. like what are we talking about lol

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@ Feyre, except replace bring with coerce and/or bribe 💅🏼

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to whoever said this, never insult princess diana like that ever again👹👹🫵🫵

I really saw someone say that Feyre Archeron is “literally Princess Diana”

Let’s not insult Lady Di like that. 😭 Feyre does not give a shit about 2/3 of “her” people, only the ones who live in their special city. She outwardly loathes the Illyrians, and consciously chooses to not thank people who are trapped in the Court of Nightmares against their will.

She also destroyed an entire court by turning the High Lord’s people against him to be petty, even when they needed an alliance more than anything at that time.

Princess Diana was for all the people, not just the inner circle royal family.

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New theory incoming:

What if Rhysand is actually Valg? Okay, not a new new theory, but I come with new receipts!!

Bear with me, because once you start connecting the dots, it starts to look real suspicious. Let’s talk about how the Inner Circle seems to mirror the Cadre in Throne of Glass—because let’s be real, they’re all miserable.

Look at how Rhysand doles out responsibilities: Azriel, the shadowsinger with a traumatic past, is tasked with torturing people as a spymaster. And guess what? He hates it. It’s literally the last thing he wants to do. Then we have Cassian, who’s put in charge of keeping the Illyrians in line—an entire group of people who don’t respect him, who he’s constantly battling, and a job that leaves him emotionally drained. And then there’s Mor, who’s forced to keep the Hewn City in check—the place that brings her so much pain and trauma, the place she despises. And let’s not forget that Rhysand gave her the “opportunity” to kill her parents, knowing full well that Mor would never be able to go through with it, leaving her trapped in this endless cycle of pretending and unresolved pain.

And let’s not forget about Amren. Rhysand touts her as this second-in-command powerhouse who has all this freedom, yet he binds her to Velaris and to his Inner Circle. She’s trapped in a body she hates, pretending to be something she’s not. Remember, Amren is ancient, powerful, and she longs for a sense of freedom and the ability to return to her true form. But what does Rhysand do? He ties her to Velaris, makes her part of his court, and essentially uses her powers as a failsafe whenever things get dire. And when Amren finally has the chance to become her true self again, to escape, she’s roped back in. It’s almost like he needs to keep her close, keep her feeling indebted to him, so she never truly finds her own way out. Another parallel to the Cadre, who were always indebted and beholden to Maeve.

So why would Rhysand, who supposedly loves his family, give them jobs that do nothing but torment them? It feels a lot like the Valg in Throne of Glass and how the Cadre was bound to Maeve—stuck in miserable positions, tied to a leader who claimed to be doing everything for the “greater good” but really just kept them all under control. It’s almost like Rhysand is purposely keeping his Inner Circle in roles they despise to maintain a sense of power over them. He creates this narrative of being the savior and protector, while they’re the “necessary” pawns who have to suffer for the “greater good.”

It’s a consistent theme: Rhysand presents himself as the caring, understanding leader, but his actions suggest he has no problem keeping his closest friends in tormenting roles for the sake of his control over the Night Court. They’re constantly doing things they hate, locked into positions that make them miserable, all while Rhysand stands above it all with this narrative of being the “most powerful High Lord” with the “perfect court.”

Sounds a lot like how Maeve ruled over her Cadre, doesn’t it? And if you squint, you start seeing the parallels between how the Valg control their pawns and how Rhysand manipulates his Inner Circle. Just a theory, but the more you think about it, the more the pieces start to fall into place…

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"Who'd defend what he loved until death"

He doesn't love Nesta so therefore he will not defend her.

You will never ever convince me this man loves her. All he ever did was affirm her anxieties, he never corrected her when she said she didn't deserve him multiple times and he never says I love you but borderline forced her to accept the mating bond.

He wants a mate, someone to own, not someone to love. He wants his Feyre 2.0, not Nesta

(shoutout to cheekashmeeka for finding this quote💅🏼)

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omg yes

It would have been so much better if Nesta and Cassian were carranam instead of mates.

The Lord of Bloodshed and Lady Death as carranam? B a d a s s

Nesta and Cassian as mates? Abusive hellscape

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imagine your mate never saying i love you. idgaf if anyone thinks “he showed it” (he didn’t), HE SHOULD SAY IT OMFG

“Cassian says I love you in his own way” ok and it also doesn’t hurt to HEAR it ❤️

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THEY ARE SO

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the fact that the first time gwyn left the library after years, she got kidnapped and forced to fight for her life in a forest of men for a week??? hello??? i would not recover from ts

i love her sm 😭😭😭

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yippee i just reread the acosf hike

verdict is:

your mate finding joy and humour in punishing you with a week long t0rtur3 hike for pissing off his brother who lied to his own mate and who also uses your mate as a punching bag… is not normal.

nessian just can’t be mates; it literally does not make sense for cassian to act like this.

but then i get so confused because im getting the sense that the author thinks this is good for nesta. (which is crazy i hope she unlearns that)

as a matter of fact, the hike should have been a hug. or perhaps ataraxia in rh*s and c*ssian’s throats.

i could nitpick at those pages for eons, but i cbf quite frankly. just know that i have so many issues with them.🫵🫵🫵and cassian remains unworthy of nesta.

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nesta, in acowar: I've been using buckets to bathe since drowning in the cauldron

everyone in acofs: why was nesta such a bitch on the barge 😒

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are you telling me we have eris…this attractive man who is an older brother with an abusive parental figure but it’s still trying to secure his family. this guy that is willing to be seen as a villain but is hinted to be much more than his past mistakes.

and he is NOT nesta’s love interest?? when he is probably the only one who could truly understand her??

and instead of ending up with the future high lord of autumn and using the political knowledge she got from her mother (since yk she was being raised to marry a prince) as a consort her endgame is with gym bro with an unhealthy relationship with his boss??

I hate it here.