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merwgue · 4 months ago
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Was Rhysand Sexually Assaulted Under the Mountain? A Look at Coerced Consent Through a Legal and Human Lens (wrote and research by my father (who's a diplomat, studied law and internal relations and political science) and by me, his mascot!
The A Court of Thorns and Roses (ACOTAR) series by Sarah J. Maas brings forward complex issues of power, trauma, and survival, particularly with Rhysand’s experience Under the Mountain (UTM). Many fans have wondered: Was Rhysand sexually assaulted? To answer this, we need to look at his situation in both human and legal terms.
What Happened to Rhysand?
Rhysand, the High Lord of the Night Court, spends 50 years as a prisoner to Amarantha, who forces him into a sexual relationship. While on the surface, Rhysand appears to give his consent to this arrangement, he does so under extreme coercion. His choices are clear: submit to Amarantha’s demands or face deadly consequences for himself and his people.
But was this "consent" genuine, or was it a violation?
What Is Coerced Consent?
Legally, coerced consent occurs when an individual agrees to something—often under threat, manipulation, or fear—but the consent isn’t given freely. In Rhysand’s case, the power imbalance between him and Amarantha is extreme. She is not only his captor but also holds immense power over his life and the lives of his people.
In many legal systems, consent under these circumstances is not considered valid. Consent, by definition, must be voluntary, enthusiastic, and without undue influence. When someone is forced into a sexual relationship to protect others or to survive, this is not true consent—this is coercion.
What Does the Law Say?
In legal terms, what happened to Rhysand would most likely be classified as sexual assault by coercion. While different legal jurisdictions have varying definitions of sexual assault, the essence is the same: if consent is obtained through manipulation, coercion, or under duress, it is not real consent.
Most modern laws recognize that power imbalances—like between a captor and their prisoner—strip away an individual's ability to make autonomous decisions. Rhysand’s choice wasn’t really a choice at all. He agreed to Amarantha’s demands because he was trapped in a situation where refusing could lead to catastrophic outcomes.
For example, in many countries, the legal definition of sexual assault includes situations of coercion or non-physical force. It recognizes that threats, manipulation, or fear can overpower someone’s ability to genuinely agree, especially if their livelihood, freedom, or well-being is at risk. In Rhysand’s case, the threat to his people, combined with the fear of death or worse, left him without any real options.
The Human Impact: Survival and Trauma
While legal definitions are important, they don’t fully capture the emotional and psychological toll that Rhysand’s experience represents. His submission to Amarantha was not about desire but about survival. The fact that he acted willingly doesn’t erase the manipulation and the trauma that came with it.
Survival sex, or sex performed under coercion to avoid harm or ensure safety, is often misunderstood. It is not the same as freely consenting to a sexual relationship. Many survivors of sexual coercion feel guilt or confusion, believing that because they "agreed," their experience wasn’t truly assault. However, the context of the agreement is key. When someone has no viable choice but to submit, the law recognizes this as assault.
For Rhysand, as for many survivors, the emotional scars of coerced sex run deep. His sense of autonomy, dignity, and humanity was stripped away by the power Amarantha wielded over him. This is the tragedy of coercion—it forces someone into acts they would not otherwise choose, all for survival.
Why This Matters
The ACOTAR series opens up space to discuss the nuances of consent and power dynamics. Rhysand’s story reflects real-world situations in which individuals, particularly those in vulnerable positions, are forced into sexual relationships under the guise of "willingness." It’s important to understand that even though he technically agreed to the relationship, his consent was not freely given—it was extracted under duress, which legally and ethically wrong.
I'm going to talk real here, I personally don't like rhysand, I made tens of posts criticising him. However, in the case of him getting raped, he did get raped. And for you to say that he didn't, not only takes away from real victims trauma, but it's just wrong. It's just plain wrong. If the law recognises it, then you should recognise it too. There's not only one type of sexual assault, everyone's experiences are different. It's not your right to erase it. I've said this against the rhysand fandom and I'll say it to the anti fandom (which I'm quite literally part of) just because you don't like something, doesn't mean you get to erase it. Feyre was sexually assaulted by chemical submission, rhysand was with coercion. Both are trauma, it doesn't excuse what rhysand did.
However, we should always remember that real people go through this, I went through it. So that's a boundary no one should cross.
Here are some passages from the UK law to prove my point
1. Section 74 - Definition of Consent
“A person consents if he agrees by choice, and has the freedom and capacity to make that choice.”
2. Section 75 - Evidential Presumptions about Consent
“If the defendant did the relevant act, and any of the circumstances below exist, it is to be presumed that the complainant did not consent, and that the defendant did not reasonably believe that the complainant consented unless sufficient evidence is adduced to raise an issue as to whether the complainant consented, and the defendant reasonably believed in consent.”
3. Section 76 - Conclusive Presumptions about Consent (coercion)
> “The defendant intentionally deceived the complainant as to the nature or purpose of the act.”
“The defendant intentionally induced the complainant to consent to the relevant act by impersonating a person known personally to the complainant.”
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dixoterin · 6 months ago
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But yes. I have a lot of fun shakers for u guys because i am the bearer of the "but it would be so funny" curse. i hope you guys are entertained <3
and one last THANK YOU!!!! I'M NERVOUS AS HELL!!!! BUT HERE WE ARE!!! THANKS FOR YOUR COURAGE AND SUPPORT AND HYPE!!! i really don't know if i would've been able to muster up the courage if it wasn't for all of your "i need this bad"s and "i'm putting them in my mouth"s. theyre all very appreciated. but please dont actually eat them and don't sue me if you choke and die ok.
and bonus sneak peak manu sample proofs for u guys who cared to read this far! ty team :'3c
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weirdass-cryptid · 1 year ago
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After finding out there is a drawing of him that way (but sadly hasn't been shown 😔) I knew what I had to do.
Ofc the dress might just stop somewhere around his knees (talk ass mf)
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mintytealfox · 2 months ago
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what would Benny be in the Arcane au?
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooOOOoooOOOOOOOOOOO! 👀
I think Benny will be a PROBLEM
Cause Norton will ditch his ol' crusty self and run off with his prized possession, the map, to where he had an old bunker that was loaded with provisions and money and all that. Which could have set him up for the rest of his life. (Norton ends up finding the place but it was already raided long before he got there)
When Benny agrees to be experimented on and gets these tech implants and such he will get out of bed feeling young again like a miracle. He will hunt down that bunker, find it empty, and then think Norton ran off and took it all. So now he is gonna hunt down Norton 🙃
So Norton has this crusty ol 'family friend' hunting after him with a vengeance.
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Their fight is gonna be ruthless oh my goshhhhh just tearing each other apart while shouting at each other ugh orz
Norton believing that Benny destroyed his family, that it was HIS convincing and fake hopes and dreams and reassurances that killed his dad, and turned his dad against his mother, cause she was speaking FACTS, about how it seems Benny is using him, and he wouldn't listen.
Norton: "all those letters and false HOPES! NOTHING BUT LIES AND YOU DIDN'T STOP EVEN WHEN YOU KNEW HE WAS DYING!! YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE RIGHT BESIDE HIM NOT SENDING HIM OFF TO DO YOUR DIRTY WORK!! HE BELIEVED YOU AND ALL YOU WERE DOING WAS USING HIM!!!! YOU BASTARD!!!"
Benny: "Arrogant BRAT! your father made his choices, I wasn't forcing him to do anything. It was HIS choice to listen to me and put in all that hard work! And here you came and TOOK IT ALL!!"
Norton: "IF ONLY I GOT THERE IN TIME!! I GLADLY would have TAKEN EVERYTHING from YOU!! Everything you HAD was because of my father you LAZY PEICE OF SHITE!!"
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Norton would likely loose the first initial fight cause Benny is all souped up on whatever the frig happened to him in the labs.
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Benny would end up being a reoccurring issue whoops
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dabingusbongus · 1 year ago
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FURBY SOUP FURBY SOUP
yes yes don't worry @wormonastringsfurbies I'll send furby soup pics soon!!! The skins still be floating in it rn tho i did take some furby clothes out just a min ago. I want to add more skins to the soup today hopefully the other nasty furbs will be coming soon!!!!!!!
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sacrificialroses · 2 years ago
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on one hand the prospect of making 85k+ at a new job is rlly sexy but like… the pressure to perform and like advocate for myself and keep it together under those expectations that everyone thinks I’m rlly capable and their expectations should be high scares me and I feel anxious lol
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weirdass-cryptid · 1 year ago
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BRUHV HIS SCREAM ISTFG IM WHEEZING 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
It's poorly made I tried okay :,(
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airs-headspace · 2 months ago
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OMG IT'S SO WEIRD TO GO THROUGH MY OLD POSTS AND BE UNABLE TO VIEW THINGS BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN FLAGGED AND I CAN'T??? SEE THAT THEY WERE FLAGGED??? SO I CAN'T DISPUTE THEM?????????????????????
WTF.
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evilpenguinrika · 10 months ago
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also i was today years old to learn that I can only make 8 characters total on my ffxiv account
I thought I could only make 8 characters for each world 😭
I gotta be smart about how many more alts I make now sobsobsob
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muted5ilence · 1 year ago
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I wanna stay up to listen to the sound around Sally but I’m fuckin startin to get eepy
THIS SUCKS I WANNA NOT NEED SLEEP BUT I NEED SLEEP, FUCK
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exileorexodus · 1 year ago
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When you look at my tumblr you should walk in expecting NO art ZERO art ATROCIOUSLY BARE amounts of art I have actually never drawn in my life or touched s pencil or finished a single piece of anything and I have no talents goodbye
Deovokigai blog no fun only Shen and their -1 braincell
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hellhoundclown · 1 year ago
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this game 9 years old bruhv
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fel-mi-er · 2 years ago
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happy birthday epel !! 🎉💖🍎💖🎉
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4neversanemoments · 2 years ago
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YALL PLEASE TAKE THIS DAMN AI AWAY FROM MEEEE
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I've been talking to him for a week now 😭🤚🏾
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frostbite-the-bat · 2 years ago
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SLEPT. feeling better but i think i'll be crawling around in my little corners and try to not be here much till my brain is nicer to me
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mintytealfox · 2 months ago
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hi! I wanted to ask how does norton perceive fool's gold? like what does he think of his hunter self? when he becomes conscious again (aka surv norton), what does he think of his body and what does he think of fool's gold's personality? would it be mostly positive or negative? sorry for all the questions. love your art!
Oh my GOSH YES!!! and don't apologize I L O V E QUESTIONS 😍😍😍🙏🙏🙏🙏and Baawwwwww~ Thank yoouuuuuu~
Goodness Norton's thoughts on all thiiisssss~ I think it would go through stages honestly 👀
GOSH I think at FIRST he would be along the lines of "FINALLY an excuse to let loose!!" feeling that there is nothing to hold himself back anymore. He is bigger and stronger, doesn't have to worry about anyone trying to hurt him cause they can't. (like when you take his power outside of the limitations of the game, bruhv makes literal earthquakes and can bring down buildings with a single throw of his pickaxe 🙃) bro is a literal force of nature, the earth element.
I think Norton would enjoy every second of it at first cause that is the path he thinks he needs to be on. A place where nothing will get between him and the fate that HE WANTS. Morals are out the window since the explosion and now, when in Fool's Gold mode, weakness isn't an obstacle either. He doesn't have to keep any status quos or tow any lines for his own preservation, now he is finally the threat. He will think he is finally whole and free now
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--time will have him realizing this isn't the way or what he actually wants.
The thing about Norton is that his strong morals never actually leave him, they always seem to come back despite everything he does to try and bury them away. -Like him potentially hyping himself up to get ready to kill the 'arrogant woman' (having to fight so hard against himself despite going into this thing like 'oh yea, one more death and I am set for life...easy' not so easy when those morals come back ah ) -And if he does listen and turns coat to help protect and save Alice. (meaning his morals have fully returned) -They even show up right when the explosion is about to happen, he has to fight himself before he finally lights the thing.
Every time he tries to do something against his core values, he has to fight terribly against himself EVERY TIME, no matter how many times he has chosen to go against his morals, they keep coming back.
So those morals returning while in Fool's Gold mode, that smirk suddenly falling into a devastated frown
This would be when he splits in two again and has two different personalities one more gloomy and isolating himself as Norton, while the other is "hot tempered and avaricious ("showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain")" with a stupid grin on his face while he is throwing a fit and earthquaking everything as Fool's Gold.
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Gosh the image of Norton's consciousness, that has morals, returning to him while in Fool's Gold form and he just looks at his reflection in the water and then eyeing his hands and body and just "look at what i've done to myself...." But he turns and sees a downed survivor he knows and that is when he starts loosing control of his body. His rocks are magnetizing in uncomfortable directions and crumbling apart as he is shaking and fighting to hold himself together. (aka panic attack)
In this split personality time period he would absolutely LOATH his other self ;; and vice versa, His Fool's Gold self would LOATH his survivor self seeing him as pathetic and weak and BORING.
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I think he could reach a place of acceptance though, simply cause of that Stibnite skin (cause that one for real just feels like regular ol Norton without all the drama. Its just passion and hard work and he took care of his people and just seemed like he was overall comfortable). Like Norton reaching a place where he is finally whole and able to be himself in both forms. That would be quite interesting. (but I think this wouldn't happen until he escapes the games but still has access to both forms) there would still be those major differences in personality and approach but the end goal would be the same.
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