#SJM verse

[positivelyruined]

*wanders out of the wardrobe*…oh hi there. What year is it? I may have forgotten that the majority of the audience hasn’t read all twenty chapters of this — oops. Welcome back to Prythian. An all new chapter of A Ballad of Thorns and Roses has been posted.

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[autumnshighlady]

What are some of your predictions regarding the next acotar/cc book?

What are your opinions on

- Gwyns heritage

- azriels future so

- Spoiler for cc2

Do you think cc3 plays for the most part in prythian? And do you think some tog characters are gonna be there too?

predictions are:

rhys is valg / related to maeve

azriel possibly the prince of hel ?

Aelin gets powers back

the Asteri were the ones that Amren served / rules the all the sjm universes

as far as Gwyn’s heritage, i honestly don’t think much of it. i def don’t think she’s related to lucien, and i don’t think she’s tamlins daughter. but maybe still related to him somehow but idk

i hope azriel doesn’t end up with elain. im team gwynriel BUT mans needs to sort shit out with mor first. i hope we see his pov without a relationship / SO in the way, unless it’s maybe gwyn but it has to be done right

as far as the end of CC2 i’m excited for the crossover but i hope it’s not the IC coming in and “saving” everyone, but rather aelins court. i want aelin manon and nesta as besties too lmao. i think it’ll mostly bounce between prythian and midgard, but mostly midgard because acotar 5 will be separate i think. im really hoping they find a way to bring TOG characters in and i think they will. sjm knows how popular and loved they are so surely she’ll at least bring in a few. maybe not aelin and rowan but i can see her using manon and dorian

[cipherninethousand]

I have got to be careful about being on Instagram while I'm reading the Throne of Glass series. I just got a spoiler for the first book, and while it is actually something that makes me cry happy tears, I'd rather not have found it.

[i-only-see-daylight]

Elide: You really put aside everything and came all this way for me? How did you even get here so fast? 

Lorcan: Several traffic violations. 

Aelin: Three counts of resisting arrest. 

Manon: Roughly thirteen cans of energy drinks. 

Aedion: Also, that’s not our car.

[im-sleepingbeauty]

controversial opinion but an argument can be made for elain archeron is the muse for taylor swift’s “the bolter”

[tamlindudley]

Cassandra Clare’s characters will always remain superior honestly. Their development is top notch and her women are just 🤩😮‍💨🫠🫨🙇‍♀️

[my-beautifulnightmare]

I have a new theory to break your heart. (TW: this one is brutal)

I don't think *we* have met Az's mate.

But I think he has. Two years ago. When he flew into a temple and slaughtered the beasts who were attacking Gwyn - and found his mate, in pieces on the floor, her scent nearly identical to her twin's.

"You'd know if she'd died", Azriel said, pausing his work and looking up at Cassian. He tapped his brother's chest with a scarred hand. "Right here - you'd know, Cass."

I think Az knows how it feels to lose a mate. Intimately.

Because he's already lost his.

Because he was too late.

[kissofthemuses]

@illyrianbabyrhysand liked || And gets Emilia

Emilia let out a huff as she as she slammed the heel of her hand into the dough she was rolling out. It was early enough that she was the only one in the kitchen. That wasn't unusual for her these days as, more often than not, she'd wake from a dream, her sister's voice still ringing through her head. The quiet of the early morning to bake helped ease her mind.

It was in this quiet that she heard the sound of the restaurant's door beyond the kitchen. She frowned slightly in confusion and headed into the other room. ❝Sorry, we're not ope-❞ she stopped as she saw Rhysand. ❝Oh! My Lord, how can I help you?❞ Belatedly, she wiped her flour covered hands on her apron.

[arson-09]

Sneak peek of my illyrian characters ;)

[huntquinlan]

perhaps this is too deep cut but i desperately need to know if any of my current mutuals remember/read A Court of War and Starlight by @svfanficarchive from back in 2016

[dionadaiiraaa]

small starter call.

like this post for a small starter in Eden's sjm verse!

[vanserrass]

who needs pre workout when you have acotar book tok theories?

[theablokhus]

SJM verse Tarot cards. I really want to continue this project at some point.

[ofbreathandflame-archive]

I think people are purposely ignoring the issues when it comes down to both (1) Feyre's decision to get pregnant and (2) the pregnancy plotline in general. Motherhood does not equate to weakness - not inherently. Traditionally, though, we've seen motherhood and/or pregnancy used as a conduit to disempower women in both literature and entertainment industry as a whole. The issue is not that Feyre decides to get pregnant, but that the pregnancy and motherhood status has resulted in Feyre's prominence in her own series diminishing. I know this because even people on the pro-side have complained about Feyre's lack of appearence in the last two books.

First and foremost - it's not misogynistic to critique Feyre's decision to get pregnant because Feyre is fictional, so the choice is the authors - and readers have the right to question the author's decision, especially when it undermines the the whole theme of the first three books. Or at least provides some contentions to it.

Secondly, Feyre's role is diminished after her pregnancy. The entire pregnancy plot is written to...disempower Feyre. Feyre is not able to do combat, she's not 'allowed' to leave Velaris. Rhys covers Feyre in a shield so strong and so heavy, that her own family cannot hug her, or even smell her natural Fae scent. Feyre is not allowed to make a decision about Nyx...and ultimately Feyre dies as a result of this pregnancy without ever knowing the severity or have any control on how she would like to approach the issue. And - within SJM's work - motherhood is generally indicative of hyperviolence and fridging. And as I've mentioned earlier, it's not until SJM becomes a mother herself, that we see semi-positive representations of motherhood and pregnancy (see: Yrene, Ember, Feyre). And even with those examples, two of the three characters are at the receiving end of extreme violence and pain as a result of their pregnancy.

And on the flipside, Rhys's role in the Maas-verse has only increased. He's the secondary antagonist in SF, and is the one who has the most conversations with and about Nesta, even though Feyre is her sister. He's the one featured in HoFas as a primary character - not Feyre. And the only comments we even get about Feyre or in relation to her have to do with....motherhood. So, even within this short-frame of time, Fatherhood is not shown to hinder or diminish Rhys role, if anything he's even more prominent not just in his own series, but across all of SJM's works.

If Feyre was prominent and written like a character similar to Catelyn from asoiaf - then I would not complain. I could respect the decision, even if it misaligned with my own opinions. But in this case, I believe Feyre's pregnancy and her role as a mother have acted a conduit to disempower and ultimately fridge Feyre. And I think the criticisms that derive from the plotline are worth having conversations about.

[throneofsapphics]

SJM Celebration Weeks left in 2024

Cassian  7/22-7/28

Acotar Omega Verse Week 8/4-8/10

Tristan Flynn 8/4-8/10

Rhysand 8/18-8/24

Neris 8/24-8/30

Elain 9/1-9/7

Eris 9/8-9/14

Nessian 9/15-22

Rowaelin Month - September

SJM Villain Week 10/1-10/7

Feysand  10/13-10/19

Valkyrie 10/20-10/26

Lucien 11/3-11/9

Mor 11/10-11/16

Azriel 11/10-11/16

Emerie 11/24-11/30

I made this and figured I'd share, please tell me if I'm missing anything!

[tamlindudley]

Haha guys. Stupid question. Why are acotar characters in CC? I thought CC is some futuristic era 🤔