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All my Devils Night TT audios๐ค
-My favourite Will and Emmy audio๐ฉท
-Torrance-Fane siblings audio๐ช๐ก๏ธ
-Will Grayson eating Emmy๐
-Sad Micheal and Erika audio๐
-Damon Torrance audio๐
-Emory Scott audio๐
-Sad Emory Scott๐
-Kai Mori audio๐
-Damon Torrance audio๐
-Hot devilsnight girls audio๐ฏโโ๏ธ
-Hot devilsnight ๐๐โโ๏ธ audio
-Emory Scott and Nikova Banks parallel audio๐ฏโโ๏ธ
-Sad Damon Torrance trauma audio๐
-Emory and Will proposal audio๐
-Damon Torrance & Will Graysoniii being fruity audio๐ฅญ
-Will being mean/Emoryโs trauma audio๐
-Damon Torrance trauma audio๐
-Emory Scott trauma audio๐
-Alex Palmer and Emory Scott audio๐
-Devilsnight audio 2022๐
-Damon Torrance and Emmy Scott friendship audio๐ฉท
-Will and Emory future audio๐
-Emory and the Horsemen in school audio๐
-Damon Torrance and Nikova Banks audio๐ธ๐ป๐คด๐ป
-FireNight audio๐ฏ๏ธ
-My beautiful Nikova Banks audio๐
-Emory my hot girl audio๐
-Winter Ashby my beautiful girl audioโ๏ธ
-Damon Torrance&WillGraysoniii party audio๐พ
-Emory, Micah, Rory and Aydin family audio๐ฉท
-Will being obsessed with Emmy audio๐ฅน
-Emory Scott touching the untouchable audio๐ช
-Damon and Emory Friend audio๐ฉทpt 2
-Sad Emory Scott trauma audio๐
-Micheal and Erika relationship audio๐ค
-Winter putting Damon in his place audio๐ช
-Damon Torrance mistreating my girls audio๐
-Emory Scott putting Will in his place audio๐
-Damon and his burrito (Will) audio๐ฏ
#damon torrance#devils night series#emory scott#winter ashby#devilsnightseries#erika fane#nikova banks#kai mori#rory geardon#micheal crist#will grayson iii#micah moreau#aydin khadir#penelope douglas#devils night
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โชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโชโช
แดษชแดสแดแดส แดสษชsแด ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
โฒ๊ ๊ ๊ ๊โฒ๊ ๊ ๊ ๊โฒ๊ ๊ ๊ ๊โฒ๊ ๊ ๊ ๊โฒ๊ ๊ ๊ ๊โฒ
Okay so this is a post that I have been planning for a while now to be honest. Devil's Night Series as been a series that honest got me hooked on reading again and all the characters hold a special place in my heart especially Michael and Rika. I have bared witness to all the hate that Michael gets and as a person who like and can relate to him on some level it actually rub med wrong. I also find it crazy how Michael and Emory are literally the same character in different font but Michael gets a lot more hate. (๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐) But this is a Michael post so I will be sticking to just my analysis of him and maybe this can shed some light on his actions and have a discussion. Keep in mind this isn't me trying to justify the shit he does but instead explain his actions.
โฆ So first I wanna touch on who Michael is as a person. We have seen throughout the series and especially in Corrupt that he is a for the most part a loyal person especially when it comes to his chosen family which at the start of the series was solely the other 3 horsemen. But let's go see where this stems from. Michael is considered to be the black sheep of his family despite being the eldest son. We have seen in flashbacks that his father has an unwavering hatred towards him ever since he was younger (a literal toddler), even though we never found out the reason why. I have a theory however, that Evan's hatred stem from the fact that Michael is similar to him when it comes to their stubborn mindset making him harder to manipulate and control compared to Trevor who is literally his father's dog. Now back to regular program... this dysfunctional dynamic in his family is what lead him to find companionship, brotherhood and trust in Kai, Will and Damon. They became his real family. He has proven time and time again that he would and will do anything to protect or even avenge them. He was always giving them advice and even cleaning up after them whenever they fuck up, which we know is a lot.๐คฃ๐คฃ But nonetheless because of his pact and loyalty he will do all this even at a risk of hurting himself both physically and emotionally.
โฆ During the events of Corrupt it is noted on several occasion that he is also extremely self destructive. This can be explained as a direct result of his upbringing. One of the things that I realize that alot of readers and fan of the series like to skip over is the extreme abuse that Michael suffered at the hands of his father. I get that as opposed to Damon and Emmy, it wasn't a main highlight in his novel so people tend to downplay it or outright ignores it. Michael was physically & mentally abused by his father simultaneously for years, from his childhood to when he was mid to late teen (he was 16 if i recall correctly). It was at this time that he finally fought back against Evan, with Rika being an unknowing witness to the event that lead to the stop of the physical abusing but the increased in the verbal and mental abuse. And where was his mom during all of this? Acting and being oblivious ofc. But we can see that he still; in present day Corrupt; is affected by his fathers words which reflects in his self loathing and believing he doesn't deserve to be happy or the love of anyone, especially not Rika. The Rika he loved and his world revolved around since he was 3. The same Rika that his dad as been grooming and basically training to be the perfect match/wife for Trevor. And he would rather continuing to live in emotional pain than accepting that someone can love him, that's why he was so hellbent on avenging his friends at the risk of burning the bridge with Rika in the process.
โฆ I will be the first to admit that he is blunt, brutal and overall mean in his speech especially at times when he speak to Rika. Michael is not one to cut words and will things in the most brutal of ways especially when he is angry or hurting as I genuinely believe he is one of those ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ, ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ type person who believe that if they are hurting others should too. Though for some reason this doesn't extend to when it comes romantic feelings. Wit that let's focus on his interactions with Rika. Even from the first encounter we saw of the two of them we knew that they had history between them and that their relationship runs deep, this is something that is immediately confirmed. I think one of the biggest issues that the fandom have against Michael is that he is hard on Rika, which is true, but the thing is I think readers are so used to the MMC babying the FMC that the concept of hard love is so alien to them. I will say though some of the things he did say to her are beyond harsh and outright so fucking cruel, like calling her just a pussy or even this:
"๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐ข๐๐'๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐," ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. "๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข, ๐๐๐๐? ๐ฑ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข, ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐๐๐." "๐ธ'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐," ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข. "๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ข. ๐ธ๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐." ๐ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ข. "๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ธ'๐ ๐๐๐? ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐? ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐? ๐ธ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐! ๐๐๐'๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐ข๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐-๐ข๐๐๐-๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐!"
โฆ This was just uncall for, but it goes back to what I mentioned before of him believing that if he is hurt, everyone should also hurt, not an excuse but merely an explanation. And as harsh as he is some of his actions are from his perspective a way of teaching her to be stronger and fight her own battles and not wait on others to come to her rescue. He was the first to recognize her fire help her make it shine brighter:
"๐พ๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐. ๐ณ๐ ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐? ๐พ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐ข๐๐." -
"๐๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ข๐ฆ๐ญ-๐ข๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ ๐ข๐ด ๐๐ข๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ช๐ญ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ช-๐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฃ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ง๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ. ๐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ง ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ต๐ฉ ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ด ๐ช๐ง ๐ช๐ต ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ญ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ." - ๐๐ช๐ฌ๐ข.
โฆ Another instance that I see people always judging him about is the events of Conclave which I find fucking ridiculous cause he literally reacted how any normal person would. For month Rika as been distant from him, all methods and efforts to try and get through to her as been futile, fast forward to that night on the ship, he walked in on his fiancรฉ in the arms of his best friend finding comfort, when she has been brushing him off for months. Rightfully so both him and Banks were upset but everyone tend to only judge him. Come to find out that the woman he loves thinks so low of him, that he would leave her because of fertility issues and even confided in someone else. So yea him walking away from the situation was honestly a normal and natural reaction. Like he is allowed to feel and react like anyone in his shoes would. and I find it crazy how people love saying he doesn't care for, love or respect Rika when there is evidence proving otherwise.
๐น๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
. ๐ฑ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐พ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
"๐ฐ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐," ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, "๐จ๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐ฐ ๐
๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ฐ'๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐." ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐. "๐ฐ ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐.
๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ช๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐. ๐ป๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐. "๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐, ๐น๐๐๐. ๐ฐ'๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐."
๐บ๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. ๐พ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐๐'๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
"๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐
๐ฐ ๐
๐๐
๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐."
โฆ Like you can bring up that he didn't apologize to her and it is clear that this is one of people's biggest freeze moment but let's not forget that people have different ways for expressing themselves and in MichaelRika case, they have proven over and over again on multiple occasions that they prefer and believe in actions over words. Rika wanted Michael to show her that he is sorry to basically dedicate his life to her and guess what? He did just that.
โฆ I could go on more but as this post turn out longer than I anticipated I will end it her on this note. Michael to me is the perfect representation of a complex character, he is a product of cause and effect and it shines through alot through the series. I wanna finish by saying that I am in no way shape or form defending his actions but simply highlighting and explaining them.
#michael crist#michaelrika#devils night#devils night corrupt#erika fane#devils night series#rika fane#michaelerika#penelope douglas
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thinking about DN (with a focus on conclave and nightfall, in particular) and the way Damon Torrance becomes so bland in those later books. i know he's been redeemed and all, but jfc, let the man still retain some facets of his actually unique personality. how is the former psycho villain the 'voice of reason' in nightfall out of everyone else present? how is he so easily re-integrated back into their group when previously he & the gang had such fundamentally opposing ideologies and ways of dealing with shit? damon had a redemption arc, i know, but i would've preferred to have seen more of his darkness seeped into the plot and maybe even corrupting the group as opposed to just this switch in how they all now view damon and the welcoming him back into the fold.
i don't hate damon's character and actually love his storyline in kill switch (despite being a diehard kaibanks shipper & banks stan, i will concede that kill switch is the best written book in the series even if it isn't my favourite book) but after kill switch, he seems to shed the majority of what made him so fascinating and terrifying as the villain in corrupt/hideaway/killswitch and just becomes the resident grump of the group ๐ญ it's probably a little morally wrong of me but i would've liked for some of Damon's harshness and darker tendencies to have remained intact in nightfall.
#devil's night series#devils night#devils night series#damon torrance#winter ashby#kill switch#nightfall#will grayson iii#emory scott#hideaway#conclave#michael crist#erika fane#penelope douglas
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You either have my back, you're at my side, or you're in my way. Be Lilith, never Eve.
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partners in crime
#damon torrance#will grayson iii#devils night#4 horsemen#winter ashby#emory scott#kai mori#michael crist#nikova banks#erika fane
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๐ฑใ
คฬธฬธ. แฐ โโโ โแฆพ ๐
ฒ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐พ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ!ยก โ
.ย โ
ใ
ค ๊ แจ . โ๐กแฆพ๐ แฐ๐ผ๐ใช, ๐ฅ๐kฬฒแฆธแฉ ๐ ๐ฃ ๐ฝแดฅ๐ฏ๐๐ฆน๐ดแฉง ๐คบ โฆ าโ
๐จ ใ
คฬธฬธ. แฐ โโโ ๐ฒ๐ฟแฆธแฉdฬฒยก๐s ๐๐แน โป๊ท ึข ึด ึน โญ ึด โ๏ธ โ
with dark filter
#random girls moodboard#icons#corrupt#erika fane#devils night#tumblr icons#aethestic#tumblr fyp#fyyyyyp#blonde girl#nighthoss#icons moodboard#icons with quality#erika isla fane
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Saw this on tt and it reminded me of them
#devils night series#penelope douglas#damon torrance#winter ashby#kai mori#nikova banks#erika fane#michael crist#will grayson iii#emory scott
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he wants to corrupt me.
and i let him.
โ ึข ๏ธถ เญจเญง ๏ธถ ึข โ
devil's night series by penelope douglas.
#devils night#moodboard#aesthetic#aesthetic moodboard#devils night series#penelope douglas#corrupt#corrupt penelope douglas#hideaway#hideaway penelope douglas#killswitch#killswitch penelope douglas#nightfall#nightfall penelope douglas#erika fane#rika fane#rika#michael crist#girlblogging#this is what makes us girls#girlhood
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* The horsemen in High School *
Damon (holding bottle of beer) : How much money for you to throw this at Martin Scott?
Kai (horrified) : You can't pay Will to throw beer at Scott!
WILL: You're right kai, this is wrong.
WILL (Snatching bottle of beer) : I'd do it for free.
#devils night series#emory scott#will grayson iii#The devil's night#damon torrance#kai mori#erika fane#winter ashby#nikova mori#Michael christ#The horseman#cowgirls#Killswitch#Hideaway#Nightfall#corrupt
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My biggest regret is not buying the Devilโs Night series 3 years ago when I first read it , i love these new covers but the old ones have my heart, I canโt find it anywhere, especially in brazil๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
*If someone knows anything let me know โค๏ธ
#devils night#penelope douglas#kill switch#nightfall#hideaway#fire night#damon torrance#winter ashby#erika fane#nikova banks#kai mori#devils night series#will grayson iii#emory scott
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Will and Emory edit๐ค
#Will&Emmy#damon torrance#devils night series#emory scott#winter ashby#devilsnightseries#nikova banks#erika fane#kai mori#micheal crist#will grayson iii#nightfall
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Erika โRikaโ Fane
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DN thoughts: Alex Palmer.
My views on Alex are probably not as interesting or as spirited as some other people's viewpoints. However, as someone who was thoroughly apathetic to her storyline, I think the DN fandom is skewed on a double-ended spectrum of either hating on Alex like a devil incarnate, or revering her like a goddess. I find this difference very fascinating as someone just peering in as a casual observer of her character.
Ultimately, I think the problem with Alex is that often, in typical dark romance series spanning over several couples like Devils Night, you'd expect Alex to get her own book and to end up with a horsemen. This is what many fans expected of Alex. She was Rika's best friend, the only other woman we were allowed to care about and be invested in through the duration of Corrupt and I guess, beyond it too, so fans were invested in her. Unlike the other girls, Alex was never villainised by the horsemen at any point, she was accepted into the fold and that made her interesting because she was untouched by the brush that tainted all the other female main characters. Alex was put on a pedestal and was the 'all-around badass' of the series.
If this was any other dark romance book, the next tale in line would've been for Alex after Corrupt.
Add in the fact that there was also A LOT of Will / Alex shoved into the books prior to Nightfall... Well, it probably fed into this assumption regarding Alex. Nightfall and Conclave only made it worse as they both put forward the idea of a love triangle of Alex / Will / Emory. It probably felt natural for some fans to be pre-disposed to supporting and excusing all of Alex's actions because we met her first, Alex was portrayed as Will's partner in crime, so it maybe felt natural to ship AlexWill over WillEmmy. Personally, I was never a fan of Alex (and I also wasn't much of a fan of Will) but I can see why Pen subverting expectations and pursuing WillEmmy as endgame from the very start might've surprised people. After all, Alex was pushed into the spotlight so much in the other books. She was given so many scenes with Will, and she even ended up invading the storyline of Nightfall and was positioned as Will's other choice who stuck with him at his worst... So even if she was shitty to Emory, it's very easily swept under the rug.
Alex was cool girl. Alex was the one who stood by Will. Alex supported Rika as her ride or die. Alex could do no wrong... Alex was honestly a very hollow character.
I think, within DN, Alex was the only character who felt the most like caricature to me. She was the very embodiment of the 'female lead's best friend' trope. Pen tried to get her out of that mould, but it didn't really work because they weren't willing to let Alex's character fail or stumble or be anything other than well-liked and universally adored.
In my opinion, this glazing is because Alex's character is supposed to be proof that the books aren't misogynistic or self-insert wish fulfilment โ Alex is a neon sign that says 'look! this book doesn't shit on all women that aren't named Rika. It really doesn't. Look, we have a sex worker bff character who everyone loves too. This isn't just Rika's world. See, see, look at Alex!' But well, the problem is that the world is still very clearly Rika's to own and we are only really allowed to like Alex because she bows down to Rika and will never be perceived as better than her.
Then, as the series progresses, Alex evolves into the fairy godmother role of being the cool girl who gets the other girls outside of their square box by ?? talking up sex a lot ?? Personally, I found it weird. I strongly disliked Alex's scenes in Hideaway, I didn't understand why she had to come onto Banks, I kinda got Rika / Alex in corrupt because that was about Rika showing Michael that she could do exactly what he does even if I did found it kinda cringe. But Banks / Alex, I didn't see any value in itโ all of Alex's scenes in Hideaway were just done for the purpose of shoving her in as that fairy godmother, sexually-charged bff role again. Same with Nightfall, I found the Emory / Alex sex scene to be useless rather than them reclaiming power, reconciling, getting square with each other, or whatever the hell it was supposed to mean.
Personally, I think the problem with Alex is that she is a trope rather than a fully-formed character. In some instances, she even felt more like a plot device. To improve her character, Alex should've been given her own book rather than glomming her into Nightfall's storyline. Or she should've just stayed in her trope-y role of Rika's BFF.
Keep in mind. This is just MY interpretation of the character. I neither like nor dislike her. Y'all feel to love or hate her as you wish.
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alex palmer & erika fane โ moodboard.
devil's night series by penelope douglas.
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