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he remembered robb as he had last seen him, standing in the yard with snow melting in his auburn hair.

separation — w.s. merwin

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By giving Bryce the mask, Nesta has already proven that she would make a much better ruler than Rhysand ever could - and maybe this is WHAT MAKES RHYSAND AND CASSIAN SO MAD IN HOFAS. Nesta barely knows Bryce and she doesn’t know any of the millions of beings on Midgard but she believes in fighting to protect innocent people, Rhysand only believes in fighting to protect his family. If that in itself wasn’t a very problematic trait for a ruler to have, it’s even worse considering who exactly Rhysand family is. 

Looking back at what happened when Amarantha trapped everyone UTM, Rhysand uses his powers to shield Velaris, and only Velaris, and let’s be real here, he does it because he really just wants to make sure to protect 4 people. The thing is though, these 4 people are actually supposed to be 4 of the most dangerous (according to what the other courts believe) and strongest people in Prythian. Rhysand would rather lets millions die than risk his all powerful mate, who has the power of all of the High Lords from having to lift a finger, he would be fine with families being wiped out so that the strongest Illyrian in the history of Prythian, since Enalius, who is a general and leads armies, trained to fight wars, doesn’t have to fight. He would be fine with children being slaughtered by the Asteri in another world so that his cousin, who is supposed to have the power of truth and who he would send into a battle once everyone else has fallen which implies she has some kind of ultimate power, doesn’t have to do anything. 

He, himself, is supposed to be the strongest High Lord in the history of their world, he can infiltrate minds, mist people at will, turn into a great beast and shred people apart and he would rather sit back and see an entire world destroyed than risk his family being in any danger. 

Imagine if you will that Tony Stark decided to let Thanos do his thing, as long as it kept the rest of the Avengers from suffering any damage. That is pretty much the way that Rhysand thinks. 

Meanwhile, Nesta, even as just a human woman was advocating, begging and demanding for the protection of the innocent humans below the wall. She was willing to give up the mask, knowing that yes she was putting her world at risk, but understanding that when risk came, they would do everything in their power to fight it and perhaps had faith in the people around hers power to do so. 

I don’t care how much you love Rhysand, or how much you hate Nesta…..but you have to have the rationality to understand this and realize that Rhysand is a bad ruler and whether Nesta wants to rule or not (and I firmly believe she DOES NOT), she’s already shown she would do a much better job than him. Maybe the Inner Circle actually knows this deep down and they are pissed that she is bringing it to light. 

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Just a fleeting thought but: if Rhysand was able to promote Feyre (a former woman, with little to no combat experience, reading and political experience, etc.,) with little to no push back from the CoN, Illyrians, or Velaris citizens — why aren’t there more Illyrian women in positions of power?

Why couldn’t Rhysand just immediately appoint Illyrian women to high levels of political prestige in order to combat the perception of them? Why aren’t there any named, Illyrian women in established positions of power if Rhysand has earnestly tried to amend the situation? Why not appoint a female leader of a camp? Or a female Illyrian as a courier to the CoN? Why do the Illyrian women have to train for futile reasons? Why not have that training connect to actual opportunities to leave the Illyrian Steppes? Just food for thought, but I always am reminded at how sinister a set up the Illyrians are and the implications throughout these books. Like Rhys has been high lord for at least three hundred years (not accounting for UTM) and he’s made no tangible changes to the environment. Interesting.

Als: why aren’t there any female Illyrians members of the Inner Circle? Why not elevate a female to that position? Or build meaningful relationship with female population? Why don’t the women seem to actually have a relationship with these people? Why aren’t there established female havens within Illyrian?

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Feyre grew up to be such a nasty witch. It’s a wonder her fans still have the audacity to call Nesta all kinds of names (bitch, witch, rude, cruel, abusive, yada yada), when they stan that. 21 or no, all that faux power and ego really got into her already fat head.

These pages could be talked about every single day and it still wouldn’t be enough. In this scene Feyre was mean and selfish. She didn’t spare a single thought to how Lucien was feeling and she felt no guilt for the terrible situation she’d singlehandedly landed him in.

I will say this until the end of time: Lucien deserves better.

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i love when tragedies are like “the love was there. it didnt change anything. it didnt save anyone. there were just too many forces against it. but it still matters that the love was there”

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au where at the end of the war the high lords refuse to bring back rhysand cause "if feyre got their powers what about him" and then he actually dies but because feyre was never chosen by the magic of the land she isn't the next high lady and instead it's actually mor's brother and the ic go mental cause they all lose their jobs and have to deal with the repercussions of their lack of action

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Little Sprout snippet #1

Feyre bit her lip, watching him for a tad longer than she should. Tamlin’s green eyes were alight with a softness she’d never seen. And his gaze never once left his fiancée, a small caramel-sweet smile adorning his lips. Turning from her conversation, Asterin Lovelace flashed him a blinding smile, mouthing something Feyre couldn’t quite catch but made Tamlin step towards her with a laugh.

Bright peals of laughter, like sunshine after heavy rain, broke free from the usually reticent High Lord. Heads turned to their corner, smiling, and even Tarquin looked helplessly smitten at sound. Eris relinquished the grinning female with a well-practiced flourish. Tamlin wrapped an arm around his fiancée’s waist, pulling her closer than proper, and she went easily, giggling in his face. Even Nesta—stoic and frozen as she was—cracked a small smile at the sight of the two beaming in each other’s arms.

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@mbirnsings-71

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I know. Witchcraft is an evil, father. So is injustice.

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I hate that ACOSF was less about Nesta’s healing journey than it was about Feysand and their dumbass pregnancy trope.

Think about it.

What part of that book was actually about Nesta healing from the trauma caused by being forcibly turned into Fae, then being used as a weapon and bait against Hybern, and watching her father be killed after he got off his ass for the first time in a decade? About maybe 20%, and that was just the part about her and the Valkyries. That book spent more time shaming Nesta for not being okay and having bad coping mechanisms despite it being only a year, locking her up against her will so that she would finally give Cassian the time of day, using her as marriage bait to manipulate Eris, have her nearly die and be SA’d multiple times for the IC, and then almost die again at the end. Only to lose most of her powers to save Feyre. Using the Trove she was manipulated into finding and nearly died for.

I’d have more respect for the book had they just made it clear it was about Feyre from the start. Instead of masquerading it as Nesta’s healing journey, have it be about Feyre and her stupid pregnancy plot from the getgo. Nesta wasn’t even healed by the end! It was more about breaking her down and molding her so that when it was time for Feyre to nearly die in labor, Nesta would be broken and desperate and have the weapons conveniently able to save her right in her disposal.

Acosf could’ve been about Nesta and Feyre finally hashing out their issues and learning to heal from their shared family trauma. Have Feyre come to Nesta personally for help, because she’s terrified that the baby will kill her, and that’s her big sister. Give Nesta the drive to actually train and harness her powers, that if she can unmake she could make too, because life and death are two sides of the same coin. Have Nesta work together with Madja and priestesses to find a way to save Feyre, all the while using her powers to heal. Give Nesta the chance to heal from her own childhood trauma, and what her mother and grandmother did to her while their dad did nothing. Let Rhysand and Nesta fight it once and for all, and destroy a building or mountain or two. Have their research and training result in Nesta finding the Trove anyways because it was always hers.

But that would require a level of introspection and character development that sjm clearly can’t do with acotar so instead we get stockholm syndrome, chronic abuse, and smut.

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— Swallowtail, Brenna Twohy

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Chapter 3 is up! Sorry for the delay!

3k. Gen. Crack-fic crossover between PJO and HotD

A “What would happen if Percy Jackson was reincarnated as Daeron Targaryen?” Fic

They say that Targaryens were considered to be closer to gods than men. For the fire and ashes that ran through their veins, the dragons they commanded, and the deaths that trailed in their wakes. But a man is still a man, no matter what madness lies in their blood.

And really—what is a dragon, to a demigod with weaponized daddy issues?

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Tarquin and Rhys's relationship had healed since the war, but not enough for Rhys to trust the male with knowledge of the Trove.

ACOSF, Ch. 29

Actually chuckled at this line. Like, sir. You stole from him. Of the two of you, you proved yourself to be the less trustworthy. Not trust Tarquin? The High Lord who forgave & forgot the whole Night Court Book Heist? The High Lord who offered refuge to the people of the Spring Court? The High Lord who wants to see the distinctions of "High Fae" and "lesser faeries" removed so both groups are given equal treatment? That High Lord?

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Elain telling Nesta “All you can think about is what my trauma has done to you” was incredibly ignorant and no one can convince me otherwise.

For some reason, Elain thinks the trauma that had resulted from that night belongs solely to her and Nesta is being selfish for trying to take any ownership of it.

Everything in Nesta’s life, has always been about Elain. She came first and she never stopped to think about how it could impact Nesta. Very rarely does Nesta have the time to face her own trauma and learn to heal from it because she was always in environments/situations that put her on guard to protect her sister. And Elain has always been comfortable allowing her to do so while she retreats to the background where it was safe. She has never thought twice about putting Nesta in these positions all her life. 

When the sisters first come to Pythian, Elain completely checks out from the weight of the loss and trauma she has experienced. Which is completely understandable. But she isn’t the only one to have lost so much. So had Nesta. But at a time where Nesta may have needed her support, she wasn’t there. 

All Elain could think about was what their shared trauma has done to her. But Nesta never cared.

Those first few weeks in Pythian? Nesta was there to check on her. To make sure she is eating. To ensure her wellbeing. To see to her needs. To make sure she is comfortable.

In ACOSF, for the first time in Nesta’s life, she isn’t capable of putting Elain first. But Elain is unwilling to confront the possibility that the trauma they both experienced that night may have affected her sister differently than it did her. As a result, she avoids putting herself in a position where she might have to face the full extent of that truth.

I’m not saying that Elain doesn’t have a right to feel greatly impacted by what had happened to her. She went through alot. But she doesn’t get to pick and choose whose trauma that night was greater and warrants more concern.

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something that will always bug me about the acotar fandom is the overall lack of empathy and understanding of nesta and elains experience with the cauldron.

"they are young, beautiful, rich and surrounded by hot men who want them, why are they so upset?" - are y'all being serious?

their bodies were boiled alive, skin literally felt like it was peeled from their bones, the cauldron violated their bodies and sa'd them. sexual assault.

the actual trauma of being violated aside, elain had a whole life in the mortal world. she was engaged and about to start a family. that was taken from her, and the man that she was in love with turned on her. she should just forget all about it because now she's surrounded by rich hot men?

nesta wanted to travel the world. no doubt she had big plans for herself, and that was stolen from her. her humanity, something she cherished, was stripped away from her. she should just not be deeply affected by it, because she's surrounded by rich hot men?

you guys center these men so eminently, to the point where basic empathy and understanding flies out the window for the female characters who don't immediately jump on board with them, and live your desired vicarious lifestyle, it's actually insane. centering fictional men to the point where you become a misogynist is insane. and what's worse is that a good 90% of you all, are women.

no, you would not jump headfirst into the cauldron. you would be deeply traumatised from having your body tortured, changed and assaulted. you would be deeply traumatised, damn near catatonic, for being taken away from your life, family and friends. please be serious.

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Are you f*cking serious? 🤡

You're so stupid! lmfao

Knowing this, these idiots attacked Aemond in a crowd, beat him, cut out his eye and made him disabled. You are such clowns!

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Alyssa died when Daemon was 3 years old. So shut up with your argument that Rhaenys gave Daemon a chance to claim Meleys. TB does not recognize the OPINION AND CHOICE OF THE DRAGON HIMSELF. DRAGON CHOOSE Rider! VHAGAR WANTED AEMOND!

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Tarquin offers friendship and peace and Rhysand steals from him.

Helion treats him as a friend and helps him with concealing the trove and Rhysand keeps the truth about his son (with the woman he loves) from him.

Lucien works for him without expecting anything in return and Rhysand baits him with his mate and exploits him against Tamlin and Band of Exiles.

Eris spies on his father risking his life and Rhysand betrays him after promising a marriage alliance and throne and help to find his soldiers.

Tamlin helps bring him back to life and Rhysand repays it by telling him to kill himself.

Nesta sacrifices her powers to save him, his mate and his child, and Rhysand wants to kill her for using the trove (that belongs to her) the way she sees fit.

What an ungrateful fuck.