#ACOTAR thoughts

[msbrownwithacrown]

Characters who have lost their temper and had an unexpected Outburst of magic:

1. Feyre, High Lords Meeting. LoA injured.

2. Tamlin, Study, office destroyed, Feyre injured.

3. Aelin, Nehemiah's death, Chaol injured. (Not a magical outburst but fae blinded rage, yes) .

4. Dorian, in the healers office, Sorscha injured.

5. Bryce, interrogation room, room is ruined. Shielding was required.

Characters who get called abusive because of this:

1. Tamlin.

[shittalkingwiththesuriel]

The hottest thing Cassian did In ACOSF wasn’t the headboard scene…

It was when the queen was gonna have him kill Nesta and he decided to kill himself instead

[1800naveen]

Stop saying Tamlin is boring because he's a vanilla type of guy (in a 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝓪𝓴𝔂 way)

First of all, him and Feyre banged in the grass after he proposed to her. Many times I believe.

Second of all, he's good at playing the fiddle, meaning he's good with his fingers. And Feyre tells us so (acomaf, chapter 2).

Third of all, he's a nature guy. He could use vines to tie you up or some shit. Nature shibari.

Fourth of all, he's got a beast form. There are some monster fuckers out there so yeah... Do what you will with that.

Fifth of all, he can shapeshift. Himself and others. If you want to experiment, he's down. If you wanted to be shapeshifted into a man, he'll shapeshift into a woman and y'all can go to TOWN. Pull his hair, those luscious locks.

Sixth of all, he's got nice, sharp nails. He'll drag it down your back. Feyre mentions it in Acowar when he drags his nails and Tam smiled. HE A FREAKY GAL.

Seventh of all, he eats pussy like it's his last day on earth. He will make you see heaven again and again and again. AFTER HE BUSTED A NUT IN FEYRE, HE WENT DOWN ON HER. HE ON FREAKY TIME.

Anyways, take care✌🏾

[deathbealady]

to be clear: I hate Mor because she’s not a girl’s girl (though she loves to pretend she is)

I might have considered hating her less if it turned out she was so cruel to Nesta because she was wildly attracted to her and was jealous because she could see how Nesta and Cassian had a thing between them, but she’s clearly just upset at losing the attention of one of the toys she’s had fawning over her for 500 years

[wallflowers-in-the-wind]

If SJM has it revealed that Rhysand was always the villain he was in the beginning and Feyre has a realization of how much he used/abused her I may have to admit that she’s a much better writer than I give her credit for.

The bad guy who pretends to be the soulful sweetheart was putting on an act plot twist I would love to see.

[extremely-judgemental]

Rhys isn't good guy playing bad. He did bad things and sometimes felt bad about it.

Eris technically doesn't do anything wrong. People believe he did. He doesn't deny the rumours and plays along.

Eris is the real good guy playing bad.

[lainalit]

RIP Rhys you would have loved making street interview videos where you ask women what they think about feminism

RIP Cassian you would have loved going to the gym and filming a bunch of homoerotic tiktoks with your gym bros

RIP Azriel you would have loved Sims 2 emo machinimas with my Immortal playing in the background

RIP Tamlin you would have loved going to Anime conventions and walk behind cosplayers while playing the theme songs on your violin

RIP Eris you would have loved going to dog parks and instigate drama between dog owners

RIP Lucien you would have loved fishing with a bunch of middle-aged dads and trying to make them laugh with dad jokes

[wingsdippedingold]

ACOTAR realistically cannot become a movie or tv series without it being heavily changed, and censored unless they want it to be TV-MA, which I doubt since the reading audience it’s marketed towards is a lot younger

Because the amount of abuse and vile acts that get ignored, swept under the rug, or justified in canon will not fly when put into visual media. It’s a lot easier to move past it or pretend it’s not as bad when it’s in text form, but when it becomes something visual it will not be able to be as defended. The material will have to be severely modified to be able to be aired like that

That doesn’t even begin to mention the casting nightmare it would be. Making the batboys white would be erasing the “representation” (that’s not even actually rep but wtv), but making them poc will raise many racist implications that people choose to ignore in the books.

And I guarantee that the people casted will get viciously bullied because they’re not “perfect” enough. This fandom is so toxic that I could not imagine the effects it would have on actors of characters like Tamlin or Nesta

[elainsgirl]

Imagine being R4ped, SA and tortured for 50 years. Apart from your family, isolated and alone. Having to put on a mask to make everyone hate you but deep down you’re just trying to survive. Imagine being locked up in a cell deep within a mountain; where you’re tortured, made fun off, mentally and emotionally drained, day by day you’re losing your humanity and eventually you die only to be brought back to life as a strange new being.

Imagine going through all of that hard journey; losing yourself, losing the ones you love, fighting for a chance to be happy and once you finally get your happy ending it’s invalidated. You dont “deserve” it. You’re villainised and hated. Since other characters have gone through “more” trauma or deserve their happy ending more then you deserve yours. Or to make another character seem better, your entire story is undermined. Your trauma minimised compared to theirs.

Idc what this fandom says; Feyre & Rhys went through literal hell. They had to make tough choices and decisions but it was all for the ones they loved. They deserve to be happy & don’t deserve the treatment certain parts of the fandom are giving them.

[jinxdancer08]

I can’t wait for Gwyn and Az to exchange friendship bracelets.

That’s it. That’s the post.

[bright-side20]

Koschei's Sleeping Beauty retelling 🌹

I've found Koschei's sleeping beauty details so here it is

_In the tale, it is said that once Koschei focuses his gaze on the chosen princess, he is capable of exerting a powerful influence over her. He recites ancient, arcane words, and the maiden collapses gracefully, falling into a deep, unbreakable sleep, immune to the passage of time.

_ Koschei was described to be surrounded by shadows and swirling mist. He then takes the princess to his grand hall with a bone throne, where she waits for the hero who can break the spell.

*In SF:

The being that stood atop the lake was a shadow. It must be a reflection, Cassian thought. Smoke and mirrors. "Where is Briallyn?" Azriel demanded, Siphons flaring like cobalt flame. “I spend so many months preparing for you,” Koschei crooned, “and you don’t even wish to speak to me?”

*Koschei in the book is described as a shadow being as in the tale. Plus he could be trying to lure Azriel to the lake because once he can fix his gaze on him he'll be able to manipulate him with his power and enchant him with unbreakable sleep.

What I think is that Koschei could have been trapped in the lake using the Starsword, so he needs the TT to undo it. That's why he wants Az because he owns the dagger, so he could curse him with eternal sleep and try to make Elain free him from the lake in exchange for breaking Azriel's curse.

_In the tale, the only way to break the enchantment is through an instrument called the gusli which is very similar to the harp.

Gusli. Harp.

_The strings of the gusli are made of pure silver and inbued with encient magic, when played correctly they emit a powerful, harmonic resonance that can break the spell and awaken the princess.

*In SF, the harp has ancient magic in its strings, and they are also made of silver:

The golden Harp, covered in intricate embossing, set with silver strings.

The small strings are for games—light movement and leaping—but the longer, the final ones … Such deep wonders and horrors we could strum into being.

_In the tale, for the Gusli's magic to work, it should be played by a hero who is pure of heart and noble intent.

*We know that Elain can use the harp because she's a cauldron made, and we also know that she has a different kind of strength:

“Elain had always been gentle and sweet—and I had considered it a different kind of strength. A better strength. To look at the hardness of the world and choose, over and over, to love, to be kind. She had always been so full of light.”

She is someone pure of heart, and her love for Azriel will definitely be strong and pure, so I think that could be another reason why she's the one who can break his curse 🥰

My theory about the harp is that, since in Hofas it was said that it can transfer one's power to the soul of another. Therefore, Elain may be able to give a portion of her life power to Az's soul through the harp to awaken him.

[litteraslegit]

WAIT A MINUTE HOLD ON!

You're telling me that the most powerful High Lord in Pythian's history sister couldn't save herself and her mom? InACOMAF when Rhys claims that Tamlin and his family set out in the Illyrian wilderness to kill his mom and sister - Rhysand's sister couldn't do anything about it? she didn't have the same powers as Rhysand???? Not possible. If Rhysand is such a feminist shouldn't he have taught his sister how to defend herself. It is claimed that Tamlin's father was weaker than both Rhysand and Tamlin . Shouldnt he be stronger than Rhys's sister too ? Couldn't Rhys's mom and sister idk just fly away ? And why weren't they flying to go meet Rhysand at the camp.

All I am saying is that someone here is definitely hiding or lying about something. I don't think Tamlin is responsible for Rhys's family's death. There is a possibility when Rhysand revealed where his mom and sister would be to Tamlin someone else must have overheard them and informed someone else who was out for NC blood. And what was the REAL reason for Rhys's family and Tamlin's family to not like each other. there is no way at the time NC only had SC as their enemy!

[shittalkingwiththesuriel]

I still can’t get over how Mor’s POV in ACOFAS was just collectively forgotten…

Like, she was in the woods and there was a powerful dark entity STALKING HER

And then we get no further information and it’s been like six years

I’ve never heard any one even mention it

[highqueenofnarnia]

Just thinking about Nesta Archeron, Lady Death, the one who the Dread Trove answers to, who regularly pisses off Rhysand, High Lord of the Night Court, and how even after the power she sacrificed to save Feyre (and by extension, Rhys) and Nyx, she’s still a character who’s generally regarded as possessing untapped power.

Thinking about the eight-pointed star and the comparison made explicitly by Bryce in HOFAS.

Thinking about all the times Nesta has been referred to as a “Queen” and how in ACOSF, so much of her memories revolved around her mother and how Nesta was raised to be royalty and a Queen.

Thinking about how there hasn’t been a High King in a long time amongst the courts.

Thinking about how canonically, the Inner Circle all possess a healthy caution/fear of Nesta, even Amren.

Thinking about how, even as Nesta grows and changes as a person, she will not bow to Rhys just because she lives in his court. How she unapologetically questions him and defies him in a way that infuriates him.

Thinking about how Nesta’s story can’t possibly be over yet because wtf, her story should not end with a man (no hate to Cassian, love him).

Thinking about the fact that in HOFAS, before Nesta and Cassian are together, Rhys starts putting Cassian in more diplomatic roles.

Yes, hello, welcome to my crack theory about how Nesta will become High Queen and Cassian her king. In this essay I will—

[deathbealady]

This is going to be a sort of incomplete bunch of thoughts, but:

I know that the 500+ year age gap between Feyre and Rhysand is like, Not Good, but I think a huge factor in why Feysand manages to work is because despite his big age, Rhysand’s mental/emotional maturity is not much more evolved than Feyre. (The whole IC is kind of like this, in fact, but I’m not going to get into that rn)

Ultimately, I think Feyre and Tamlin couldn’t have worked out in the long run, because for all of his own faults and shortcomings, Tamlin as an individual was/is already much more mature than Feyre, and that’s a gap that’s hard to bridge.

As it is, Feyre has a gigantic chip on her shoulder as the youngest sister who lacked the education of her sisters, so I think there’s a lot to be said about the weird feelings of inferiority she likely had around Tamlin. Like, I think it’s part of why Feyre wouldn’t accept Tamlin’s offers to help her learn to read, but she accepted the lessons with Rhysand; it’s like she perceived Tamlin’s higher level of maturity as placing him above her, therefore his default state meant he was “looking down on her” even if that wasn’t the case. It’s similar to how she said Nesta as her older sister wouldn’t have deigned to help her learn to read. It’s also arguably part of why people see a lot more initial chemistry between Feyre and Lucien in ACOTAR. Feyre warmed up to Lucien faster because he was being snarky and a dick, and that was easier for her to navigate than the quiet brooding of Tamlin

Anyway, like Lucien in ACOTAR, Rhysand’s offers to help in ACOMAF were similarly snarky and kind of immature in a way that essentially was disarming for Feyre, so she was more inclined to accept his help. In this sense, Rhysand and Feyre are definitely equals, just perhaps not the way that SJM intended

[1800naveen]

Here's an "unpopular" opinion (not really because it's kinda true)

The Tamlin that people hate on is the fanon version of him.

The real Tamlin is absolutely nothing like the way people describe him out to be.

I went into this series, thinking that Tamlin would be a villain.

That ain't no villain, that's a traumatized man who needs help.

Tamlin never laid hands on Feyre. Yes, he exploded furniture in a fit of emotions but he never put his hands on her. Also she didn't put a shield over to protect herself, even though she could easily do that but whatever...

Tamlin is not at fault for Nesta and Elain becoming fae. That's all on Ianthe. He didn't know that Ianthe was going to do all that. But if you want to be salty, he's at fault but only a small percent.

Tamlin literally could not do anything for Feyre under the mountain because Amarantha would lose her marbles.

"Oh, they did this!" PULL UP THE QUOTES! PULL UP THE CHAPTERS! PULL UP THE SCENES, ALL OF IT! GIVE ME THE PROOF.

They talk all this shit and pull it out of their asses but the second you ask for proof, it's silent.

Where did that spontaneity go? You Helen Keller dupes; blind to the actual source when reading the books and deaf when someone calls you out on it🤨

And the fanart or people who exaggerate scenes are annoying. Especially when it comes to making jokes.

Joke about the canon all you want but try to be accurate when you do. "oh, you do the same thing!" Maybe, but I don't really care.