#nessian fanfic idea

[vidalinav]

Okay you know how I made a LucNes ficlet series where Nesta got over the wall and was in the Spring Court? Well I want to do that again, except while Rhys and Feyre are in the Middle, I want Nesta to try to go over the wall again. I'm not sure why she tries, maybe intuition from the Mother, I'll weave that in some how, that she feels something is wrong and must go find Feyre. But the point is that she goes and she, in this fic, will make it across. Except (I also don't know how) she ends up in the Night Court with Cassian, Azriel, Mor, and Amren, who are like... who the fuck are you? And she's like who the fuck are you? I'm trying to find my sister, know where she is? No, okay, stay out of my way. Which gives Cassian heart eyes for days, and it will give me leverage to once more prove that Fae!Cassian and Human!Nesta is the elite Nessian ship.

[viajandopelomar]

Hey, what if we used the reincarnation manhwa plot and had a Nesta fan reincarnate in her body, still human? Or it could be as a fairy, but I thought of human 🤔. As a fairy, she would have more difficulty "avenging" Nesta (we're talking about a fan's revenge for everything that was done by the IC to her favorite character, and she has access to Nesta's memories, and therefore, she will feel her fear, anguish, pressure when Cassian corners her, etc).

It's interesting because when I thought about it, I thought about putting points where she rethinks about people. Like, it was desperation that made Feyre agree with Rhsyand to take Nesta to the house, but why didn't Feyre deal with Nesta herself, but put someone else to do the job? Nesta would visit her before that solstices a few times a month, it was Feyre who pushed her away by putting the rent on her head. So, from the perspective of a fan who sees everything from the outside and knows that Feyre is also in a shitty relationship, what would it be like (but I personally believe that Feyre deserves the misery she finds herself in for the simple reason that she is a daemati and is not mind-controlled, she is only manipulated because she is stupid and I HATE characters who are deceived 🙄)? What if she entered Nesta's body as a human, how would she achieve stability and power to deal with the queens? She would have to deal with human/fae politics.

interesting, isn't it? Someone think about it and write 😉

🇧🇷 Ei, e se usássemos a trama de manhwa de reincarnações e fizéssemos uma fã de Nesta reencarnar no corpo dela, ainda humana? ou pode ser como fada, mas eu pensei em humana 🤔. como fada ela teria mais dificuldade pra "vingar" Nesta (estamos falando da vingança de uma fã sobre tudo que foi feito pelo IC a sua personagem favorita, e ela tem acesso as memórias de Nesta, e portanto, vai sentir o medo dela, a angústia, a pressão quando Cassian a encurrala, etc).

é interessante porque quando pensei nisso, pensei em colocar pontos onde ela repensasse sobre as pessoas. tipo, foi o desespero que fez Feyre concordar com Rhsyand em levar Nesta para a casa, mas porque Feyre não lidou com Nesta ela mesma, mas colocou outra pessoa pra fazer o serviço? Nesta ia visita-la antes daquele solstícios algumas vezes por mês, foi Feyre quem a afastou colocando o aluguel sobre sua cabeça. então, da perspectiva de uma fã que vê tudo por fora e sabe que Feyre também está em um relacionamento de merda, como seria (mas eu particularmente acredito que Feyre merece a miséria na qual se encontra pelo simples motivo que ela é uma daemati e não tem a mente controlada, ela só é manipulada porque é burra e eu DETESTO personagens que são enganados 🙄)? e se ela entrasse no corpo de Nesta como humana, como ela alcançaria estabilidade e poder para lidar com as rainhas? ela teria de lidar com as políticas humano/feéricas.

é algo interessante, não é? alguém pense a respeito e escreva 😉

[thewoodpeckercries]

ok so…. now i can’t stop thinking about a nesta x lucien fleabag au.

nesta as fleabag !!!

lucien as hot priest

feyre as claire (obviously…. the potential for sister angst is unmatched)

rhys as martin (literally the same person lol)

but from there it gets a little less clear…

boo could be a clare beddor type ORRRR she could be elain…

whereas… i hate to say it… i might have to make mor and cassian stand ins for the dad and the step mom…. just since their feelings towards nesta/fleabag (minus the whole romantic/sexual feelings) is just too similar!!! the dad never standing up for fleabag, never choosing her over the step mom etc… the step mum being the biggest bitch ever….. tell me i’m wrong. obviously i would have to take creative liberties but they don’t call it fan FICTION for nothing

or cassian could be a harry stand in except a much more aggressive version of their not very health relationship… especially since the way nesta uses cassian parallels fleabag/harry

azriel would just be azriel.

plot would vaguely follow the plot of the show… but again the creative liberties… let’s say it will be ‘inspired by’ instead of an AU

@ae-neon thoughts????

[goddessofwisdom18]

Day Court doodles

[spiritedstars]

Bouquet Full of Lust [Nessian]

Prompt: Nesta gets a little taste of sisterly revenge. 

Pairing: Nesta x Cassian (Nessian) with an Elucien cameo. Genre: Fluff/Humor Rating: SFW 

Author’s Note: Third part to Bouquet Full of Loathing and Bouquet Full of Love. I hope you’ll enjoy the silliness that is Nessian and Elucien in this fic. 

Nesta opened the door to her apartment with a sigh, happy to finally, finally be home. It hadn’t been too difficult of a day but that cockroach dating her sister had taken the day off, making Friday a lot longer than necessary. 

Granted, he had taken the day off to spend it with Elain so she couldn’t be too mad at him.

She shut the door and placed her keys on the table next to it and then, she noticed her surroundings.

Flower petals.

Everywhere.

Nesta blinked then her eyes followed the trail leading from the door to the couch to the kitchen, to the bathroom, and lastly, to her closed bedroom door.

She smiled.

Well. Cassian sure knew how to surprise her.

“Cas, I’m home.” she called out softly, slipping out of her heels. She would need to change before the dinner at Feyre’s tonight anyway. But they had time. Time to fuck on every single one of the surfaces that he had covered with rose petals.

When a minute passed and Nesta didn’t hear a response, her brows furrowed.

“Cassian?” she called out again. 

Was he not home? 

Nesta moved closer to inspect the petals he had laid everywhere then stopped short at the sight of the couch. Covered in petals. But also...clothes? 

She paled. Was he —? Had he —?

No. She shook her head. Cassian would never cheat on her. 

But then she heard a noise from their bedroom and her eyes flickered to the closed door. 

Nesta straightened her back, her expression a murderous calm. If he was cheating on her, he was certainly going to die today. She stalked towards the door, her hand pausing on the handle as she heard the sound of her bed squeaking.

“Oh, that’s it. Harder, harder!”

“Like that, love?”

And Nesta jolted at the sound of what was most certainly a smack to an ass.

“Lucien!” came Elain’s moan and Nesta’s expression turned into revulsion.

“One more time, love. You can do it,” was that cockroach’s response.

Suddenly, everything clicked into place for Nesta.

The petals. The clothes. Her apartment.

“ELAIN!” she shrieked.

Nesta had known Elain would retaliate for when she and Cassian had ‘accidentally’ fucked all over Elain’s apartment, but she certainly hadn’t expected it like this. Months had passed! 

“Oh, Lucien!” came Elain’s moan again as the creaks of the bed got louder. 

“You better stop what you’re doing and get the fuck off my bed.” Nesta snarled, her expression if possible, more murderous. 

The creaks of the bed slowed at this and Nesta squeezed her eyes shut and shuddered in horror. She and Cassian caused the same slow creaks when they were close to finishing. 

“Oh for fucks sake.” she growled and shoved the door open, nakedness be damned.

What Nesta didn’t expect to find was Elain and Lucien, the former in panties and a bra, the latter in boxer briefs, jumping, yes jumping on her bed.

The two slowly came to a stop, breathless as the squeaking of the bed finally stopped and Nesta’s hands were shaking as she clenched them.

“Hello, Nesta.” Lucien said pleasantly with a wide grin on his face.

“Sissy.” Elain added and had the audacity to curtsy then giggle. “Did you enjoy hearing Lucien make violent sex to me?”

“You two — did you — what — I thought you were having sex on my bed!” she roared.

“As if. On a bedsheet Cassian’s ass has touched? I think not.” Lucien replied, his nose in the air. 

“But we did have sex in other places. I’ll let you figure out which ones.” Elain added, grinning viciously and she grabbed Lucien’s hand, jumping down to the floor. 

Nesta stood dumbstruck for a moment and then her vision turned red, fists clenched harder and fury in her eyes. 

“She’s going to blow, Elain. Let’s run.” Lucien pretended to whisper at Elain.

“The only thing she’s going to blow is Cassian.” Elain said, pretending to do a mic-drop and Lucien choked on his laughter.

Footsteps rushing towards the bedroom had everyone pausing as Cassian came barging into the room, his shirt already off. “Nes baby, you don’t need flowers to seduce me. I’m ready for some fun before dinner and I — oh shit.” he staggered to a halt, taking in the sight. His eyes flickered between Elain and Lucien laughing ridiculously and Nesta clearly about to murder them. “I’m...confused, a little afraid, and kinda horny.” 

“And that’s our cue to leave!” Lucien said cheerily, grabbing Elain and shuffling out of the bedroom. “Cassian, Nesta’s going to blow you, have fun!”

“See you guys at dinner!” Elain called out with a laugh and the two scurried out. 

Cassian blinked, quiet as he and Nesta listened to Elain and Lucien’s laughter while they gathered their things and left. He looked over at Nesta and chuckled.

Nesta’s head snapped to him. “You think this is funny? They contaminated our home!”

“To be fair, we did it to them first.” he said with a grin and walked over to her to give her a gentle kiss on the cheek. Nesta only scowled.

“Give me one good reason why I shouldn’t murder them.”

“Because she’s your sister and he’s her boyfriend?”

“But him. I could murder him.” she said softly, more to herself than to Cassian. 

He snorted and pulled her into his arms, leaning down to kiss her forehead. “I’m pretty sure Elain wouldn’t like that.”

Nesta waved a hand, disdain on her lips. “That’s not a strong enough reason. She declared war with this little stunt.”

Cassian laughed and squeezed her tighter in his arms, giving her a suggestive look. “I can’t fuck you in prison, baby.” 

She pursed her lips at that and her eyes narrowed when she looked up at him. “But I want revenge.”

“The only crime you should be committing is destroying me with that beautiful body of yours.”

Nesta rolled her eyes, attempting to shove away from him but Cassian held on tighter, nuzzling into her neck.

“Please destroy me.” he requested.

She sighed. “You’re being obnoxious. If you’re not going to help me plot my revenge, you’re just in the way.” 

“Alright, alright.” he said and pulled back to give her a once over then leaned down again to give her lips a much-needed kiss. “Let me help you relax and then...we can plot the perfect revenge together.”

“Promise?” she said with a hint of a smile and Cassian grinned.

“You bet.” he replied and kissed her once more then, he gave her the look.  “Lucien said something about you wanting to blow me?”

Whatever small smile Nesta had on her face evaporated immediately. “Don’t say his name!”

It was Cassian’s turn to roll his eyes. “He’s not Voldemort, Nes.”

“He’s worse.”

“With the way you two hate each other so much, I bet he’s your work wife.”

“He’s my work enemy.” she said venomously. 

“Hmm, sounds like your work wife. You just missed him at work today, huh?” Cassian teased. 

Nesta made a retching sound. “As if. It’s the best of days when I don’t see his hideous face, that heathen.” 

Cassian hummed and gave her an amused look. “If you two weren’t so busy hating each other, I dare say you would be best friends.”

Nesta made a retching sound again. “How dare you insult me?” she asked but Cassian only laughed. 

“I’m pretty sure he’s going to ask Elain to marry him at some point. He’s going to be family and you’ll just have to get used to being nice to him.”

“False. I can hate him even more if he becomes so-called family,” she began, using air quotations. 

“I’m just saying, it’s really hot when you’re all angry like that.” he said and wiggled his eyebrows. “Can you unleash your wrath on me, sweetheart?”

Nesta huffed a reluctant laugh and shoved him away. “You’re ridiculous. Get away from me.”

“Stick to you like glue is what you’re saying? Hell yeah!” he said and much to her dismay, lifted her up bridal style and brought her down on their bed, immediately laying on top of her. 

“Cassian,” she choked out in protest but he only cupped her face and proceeded to attack it with kisses. “You’re crushing me!”

He finally stopped at that and grinned at her. “I know you like it when I crush you with my body.”

“Not when I’m trying to plot the murder of my sister’s boy toy.”

“We said no murder.” he chided.

“But —”

“Murder, no. Hot and heavy sex, big yes.” Cassian offered and Nesta’s expression flattened. 

“We can’t.”

“Why not?” he asked in exaggerated outrage and Nesta sighed.

“We need to scrub the apartment clean. I don’t know where their gross bodies were.”

This made the two of them pause and Cassian rolled off of her, and the two slowly sat up.

“How far do you think they went?” Cassian asked quietly, his expression matching Nesta’s disgusted one as they looked around the room. 

“Very.” she mumbled with a glare. “If I know anything about that cockroach and my sister, is that they’re very thorough.” 

Cassian nodded his agreement then shrugged. “It was nice of them to leave us a flower bouquet at least.”

“They did? Where?”

“On the living room table.”

Nesta immediately moved, stomping her way to the living room, her eyes zeroing in on the beautiful bouquet sitting on the table in the center of the room. “How did I miss that?”

“You must’ve been too excited to have sex with me.” Cassian said matter-of-factly with a nod and Nesta scowled. 

She leaned in closer to inspect it and sure enough, a notecard was sticking out of it. With a huff, she grabbed it and read it out loud. 

“To my sissy dearest, you will find in this beautiful bouquet a combination of mauve carnations, corianders, and a mix of coral and orange roses to convey a message from me...Oh god.” Nesta started, exasperated. “I hate when she does this.”

“I thought you loved her flowers?” Cassian said with a laugh, taking the notecard from her.

“I’m dreading to know what they mean.” Nesta replied, sinking onto the couch, and rubbing her temples. “She’s so dramatic. I can already tell I’m not going to like it.”

Cassian laughed again and sank down next to her, giving her a nudge. “She’s traumatized you with her flowers, hasn’t she?”

Nesta made a disgruntled noise. “It’s only become this way because of that weasel. He ruins everything.” 

“Aw, are you jealous that your work wife likes your sister more?” Cassian asked with what was supposed to be a playful pout but Nesta slowly turned to look at him, a glare so cutting, Cassian was sure he was internally bleeding. 

“Read. The. Card.”

He quickly cleared his throat and using his best fake posh voice, Cassian read, “This bouquet was inspired by my other bouquets of feeling. One full of loathing that was unknowingly created just for you. One full of love, created for my handsome knight in shining armor —”

Nesta made a retching sound.

“ — and this last one, created to signify the moment of us christening your home with our love,” Cassian said, then made a disapproving noise. “That’s gross but poetic, I guess.”

“I’m going to kill her.”

Clearing his throat again, Sir Cassian continued. “The mauve carnations represent dreams of fantasies. As you surely know by now, sexual fantasies can be so wonderful when fulfilled.” 

Nesta only groaned in response and his lips twitched.

“The mix of coral and orange roses signify passion and desire, two essential things in any relationship, especially when one has someone as handsome as my Lucien for a partner.”

“I’m going to kill myself.”

“And lastly, the corianders,” Cassian continued with a grin. “Represent exactly what this bouquet is meant to show, lust. A beautiful bouquet full of lust. I hope this inspires you and Cassian to live your naughty, passionate fantasies as Lucien and I surely did all over your apartment. Next time, please don’t have sex in my house.”  

“IT WAS ONE TIME.”

“We had sex several times in her apartment.” Cassian amended and laughed at Nesta’s murderous stare. “That was just the one time we got caught, which is why she went this far.”

“We didn’t choose it to be spiteful! It was either her apartment or some random bar bathroom!”

“Your lustful urges just couldn’t be contained, babe.” Cassian said with a grin and Nesta snorted.

“My lustful urges?”

“You couldn’t keep your hands off me long enough for us to reach our apartment each time.” he said with a smirk. “Must be something about that street that gets you all riled up.”  

Nesta rolled her eyes for what felt like the millionth time that day. “You’re just loving this, aren’t you? Having my sister and that vermin’s ass all over our apartment is funny to you?”

“It’s hilarious. Elain’s got balls. Didn’t know she had it in her.”

“It’s that toad’s terrible influence.”

“You don’t even know if they actually did anything or are just saying they did to psych you out!” Cassian said with a snort and this made Nesta pause.

“They would be the ones to do that.” she growled softly. 

“They really would. Your work wife and your sister make a great team when trying to unnerve you.” 

“Those little shits.” she snarled. “And he’s not my work wife! I can’t stand him!”

“Why do you hate him so much?”

Nesta’s scowl returned and she crossed her arms with a huff. “On my first day of work, as I was getting ready to go introduce myself to my colleagues, that turd bumps into me while he’s on his phone, and the coffee I’m holding spills all over my silk cream shirt! He didn’t even stop! Barely threw an apology my way!” she explained angrily. “I had to go buy a hideous cardigan to cover it and it ruined my whole look.”

Cassian paused for a moment, his lips twitching. “Babe...that was two years ago.”

“My beautiful silk shirt had to be ruined with an ugly cardigan on my first day, Cassian. I don’t care how long ago it was.” Nesta hissed.

He rolled his eyes with a chuckle. “You and your silk shirts. Did you ever confront him about it?”

She scoffed. “No. But I vowed to make him miserable from that moment.”

“I’d say you’re doing a great job. He can’t stand you.”

“The feelings are mutual.” she replied then smirked. “I can’t wait to hear his screams on Monday.”

Cassian gave her a knowing look. “What did you do?”

“Silly, silly Lucien forgot the windows open in his office. It was such a windy day today. His neat-freak little heart won’t be able to handle the chaos that is his office.”

“It’s 94 degrees today, Nes.”

“Papers everywhere...favorite pens mysteriously disappearing.” she said softly, almost dreamingly.

“You monster.”

“Oh and the thumbtacks for his bulletin board! Somehow scattered all over the place. Poor Lucien is going to end up hurting himself.”

“You’re an absolute menace.” he said, with a laugh. 

“It’s his own fault. He should’ve closed his window on Thursday before leaving. We had such strong winds today.”

Cassian took one look at her and the pure joy on her face imagining Lucien screaming and let out another laugh. “My petty, petty queen. Ready to plot revenge on Elain and Lucien then?”

“Absolutely. But first, we set fire to the apartment and move into a less contaminated place. Just in case.”

“Mm, just in case.” he agreed with a smile, leaning over to kiss her cheek. “Sounds like a lot of work though. Dinner first?”

“Can I make those two idiots miserable while there?” 

“Sure, as long as you being mean doesn’t get us kicked out or have anyone in tears.”

She smirked. “I can work with that if I have an incentive.”

“Oh?” he asked, grinning widely. “And what can I incentivize you with?”

“You. As my dessert, if I behave.” she asked sweetly and Cassian’s grin intensified. 

“I can work with that. On one condition.”

“And that condition is?” she asked with a quirked brow and his grin turned wolfish.

“I get to have you as a pre-dinner snack.”

“Oh, I can definitely work with that.”

Though Nesta would never admit it, Elain’s bouquet full of lust did exactly what it was meant to do: heighten the passion and desire between the love birds, long enough for them to forget that Elain and Lucien may or may not have, forever ruined their apartment.

[stillwintering]

ACOTAR should be told as a modern political drama

The backstory:

Rhys is practically American political royalty. His father served 5 terms in the US Senate before his death. His grandfather had been a beloved governor. It was always expected of him to go into politics as well and run for office. Rhys' mother instead steered him towards the military (his parents had a tumultuous relationship and she didn't want him to be corrupted by politics before he found his moral compass and self-discipline -- Rhys had a wild and overly privileged youth). His father only agreed because having military experience is always good for running for political office later on in life.

Rhys meets Cassian and Azriel in college in ROTC. Rhys did not want to be there. Cassian grew up being passed from one foster home to another. It was through sheer determination and will that he was able to secure an ROTC scholarship to an elite college. Az grew up in a wealthy but neglectful home (he hated his parents who were abusive). He fell into ROTC because he wanted the comradery. The 3 of them became the bestest of friends, though they, of course, hated each other at first. After college, they enlisted together.

After serving 3 tours in the Middle East, Rhys returned home with PTSD. He meets Feyre around this time, and they quickly fall in love. They elope, much to Rhys' family's dismay (no prenup, the horror) but their elopement was attended by only the people Rhys and Feyre loved. Rhys wasn't sure he wanted to return to the military, but his relationship with Feyre made him realize that he wanted to make this world a better place for both her and their future children (around this time, Rhys mother and sister died in a horrific terror attack, and this also solidifies his determination to run for public office). He enters politics and becomes a congressman.

When we meet Rhys (this is where the story starts), he is contemplating a run for president. He had recruited his best friends (and blood brothers) to be on his campaign. Both Az and Cassian had stayed in the military after Rhys left. Cassian was a Colonel (he was on track to be promoted to Brigadier General). Az was working on military intelligence. Rhys needed people he trusted and they both said yes to help him.

The rest of the inner circle:

Amren - a political veteran, both feared and respected by everyone in Washington. She has successfully led countless successful national campaigns now. She helped Rhys with his first run as a freshman congressman and stayed on as his chief of staff. She is now his campaign manager. After Rhys and Feyre, Amren calls the shots.

Mor - Rhys recruits his cousin as his head of fundraising. Mor is blue-blooded as they come. She grew up in the same elite circles as Rhys, but unlike Rhys, she knows how to manipulate the power-hungry people around them (Rhys never had any patience with the aristocratic people they grew up with). Mor attended galas and state dinners all her life, and she knows everyone who is anyone. She was a political animal with a killer instinct.

Az - head of opposition research. His years in army intelligence have given him a vast network of contacts throughout Washington and in many foreign governments. Az knows everyone's dirty secrets and understands how filthy the political game is played better than anyone. Az has horrific scars on his hands and forearms from an injury he incurred when he was held as a prisoner of war for 6 months (Rhys and Cassian raized a town to the ground to get him back but Az never told them what happened and they don't ask).

Cassian - well, he doesn't know how he fits into Rhys' campaign, only that Rhys needed a deputy that he could trust completely. Cassian didn't hesitate when Rhys called - because Cassian knew Rhys would make a great president, because Cassian believed that Rhys could make the world a better place. Cassian doesn't understand politics the way the others do, but he is smart and capable. He knew he had to learn this job, quickly, on his feet.

(Rhys needs Cassian because Cassian is his moral compass - Cassian will always tell him if he has gone too far, or crossed a line, like he has always done for him even in their days as college kids. Cassian is fundamentally good in a way that Rhys knows he is not and knows he must be reminded of every day.)

Feyre is the heart of the campaign. She is the soft power behind Rhys' hard power. Feyre loves Rhys unconditionally and she would do anything to help him realize their dream of a better world.

Feyre knows someone is missing from their inner circle. She knows exactly who to call: Nesta, her estranged sister.

Nesta had made a name for herself as a writer and political commentator (she wrote a searing profile of the British Prime Minister for The New Yorker that was credited for making him lose the next election). When we meet her, Nesta is in the middle of working on a book - she has signed a big book contract but has not delivered a chapter yet. Her editor is hounding her constantly. Feyre wants Nesta to join the campaign as communication director since she has all the media contacts. Nesta couldn't turn down a front-row seat to one of the most compelling political stories of the year: a promising young US congressman with a dream running a long-shot campaign for president.

Nesta reluctantly joins Rhys campaign. She doesn't like Rhys at first and is constantly challenging him and his leadership. She is not sure if Rhys will make a good president (she will come around later though). Nesta is trying to figure out the dynamic of the inner circle as she works (but also because she wants to write a book about them).

The one person who infuriates her to no end is Cassian - everything from his stupid hair to his swaggering muscles. Amren keeps putting them together on projects (at one point, they go to Iowa together to set up a field office and end up sharing a hotel room because this has to be a romcom after all). Cassian finds Nesta equally exasperating but he also recognizes immediately that he is in deep trouble (at one point, Cassian ropes Nesta into training for a half marathon and Nesta cannot stop staring at his chest and Cassian cannot stop thinking about the way her cheeks flush and how she pants at the end of the workout).

Of course, Cassian and Nesta fall in love. That's going to be the story to tell.

Should I write this or what?

[tremsing82]

ACOTAR Future Families Headcanons

Ok I have few fun family headcanons for the acotar ships. (Disclaimer: I am not an fanfic author/writer so none of this will ever show up in a fanfic, I just like to create characters for headcanons, if anyone wants to use any of this for a story your more than welcome to do so just tag me so I can read it please 🙏😊😊😊🙏)

Feysand: they obviously have Nyx. I think they will definitely have 1 more and it will be a little girl. I also expect her name to be Stella (Star). (Personally I was expecting Nyx to be named Noctis and that their daughter would get the name Nyx since Nyx is actually the name of the Goddess of Night.)

Nessian: I am 100% committed to Cassian being a girl dad. My headcanon is that they have 4 girls. All with beautiful untouched wings. All who have embraced their Illyrian Valkyrie warrior training but also love fashion and formal events. I have this funny snippet that lives rent free in my head of Cassian proudly yelling at someone saying “My 10yr old daughter can kick your ass while wearing a tutu.” I think all their names will begin with the letter C: Cassandra(Cassie) Nesta surprised him with this name, Corine(Corie), Calista(Callie), Camille (Camie).

I do have this idea that Nesta and Cassian start their family journey off with them adopted an orphan/abandoned Illyrian baby girl that Cassian found and brought home to get her medical help and to just nurse back to health. Nesta sees him holding this crying baby trying to get her to eat from the bottle the healer gave him and she just melts for them both. And this baby is Cassandra.

Gwynriel: they had twins, boy girl twins. The girl was named after Gwyn Sister Catrin. And the boy’s name is Haden with his nickname being Hades (this is a guilty pleasure name for me, I have wanted to name a character this for years it even was a name on my boy baby name list). If though they want to stick closer to his name being similar to his sisters though, the boy version of Catrin is Cayson/Kasen/Cason (let me also add Kasen is my sons name so I am slightly bias in the boys names for this one).

Elucien: my favorite ship by the way. And yet I headcanon that they have 1 child, a son. I know crazy 😜. I have 2 reason for this 1) I like to think they like to keep their life simple. 2) I think they struggled to get pregnant. Their son is one of the youngest of the cousins, and he is highly cherished by his parents and family.

Their son’s name is Renard. Renard is French for Fox and Reinhard is German for Brave/Strong Council, which I think perfectly represents a child of Lucien and Elain. His nickname is Ren, I love it so much 🥰🥰🥰

He comes off as shy and definitely likes to clutch at his mother skirts when they first arrive at places. He is the quietest of ALL the cousins, lol (including Eris’ kids). But he’s observant and inquisitive and can be intrigued/curious. He likes to bake and garden with his mother, plays chess and work with his spell cleaving magic with his father and grandfather, go on hikes with his father and uncle where he learns about tracking and living off the land, he loves to read books, he loves to paint and draw, and he likes the piano. He literally is the little chameleon of the family, he see what interests other people and absorbs all their knowledge and collects it to try for himself. He’s been a little cautious around Uncle Cassian because Uncle Cassian was super excited to have another Nephew and tried to treat him like Nyx and Hades and that’s just not the kind of kid Ren is. Ren is closest to Nesta and Cassian’s youngest daughter Camille though. Camie is usually the bull in a China shop but with Ren she will slow down and let him show her what he is reading or drawing or teach her a new piece on the piano.

Eris: Eris is my other girl dad. He has 5 girls, which are nicknamed the Autumn Vixens when they get older. Him and Cassian are in a silent competition about who is the better girl dad, Eris beat Cassian recently by being able to do better girls hair styles. I am leaning towards their names being French inspired: Reine, Sophie & Sylvie (twins), Colette, and Elise.

Vassian: Vassa is an all boys mom. She has 6 boys and on her 7th pregnancy it’s finally girl.

[theshadowsingersraven]

I don't understand why people are so adamant about the idea that SJM would/could change her entire writing style, love for fated mates, and patterns for Elain and Elain only.

Like, why? Why does everyone suddenly care about the "ethics" of a mating bond or the "wants of the character" just when it comes to Elain? Why do people suddenly stop loving fated mates, forced proximity, strangers to lovers, etc. when it comes to Elain? Why do people suddenly believe that her love story with her mate could overshadow her own growth and development when that didn't happen with Feyre or Nesta?

I don't understand why people in this fanbase treat Elain with this random ""autonomy"" that was never given to Feyre or Nesta. It's giving such infantilization for a character that these people swear up and down is underestimated (true) and yet they do the exact same thing the Inner Circle does, but in real life.

"Elain doesn't like Lucien!"

1. We don't know that. We don't have her POV, and she's only ever said that she doesn't want a mate, not that she has an issue with Lucien. We need her POV to know for certain how she feels. If you don't think we need that and her "body language" or "observable reactions" are enough, respectfully, nothing you say about Elain is going to be worth my time. If you can't acknowledge that a character can have more complex internal feelings that don't match her external expressions, especially considering how Nesta and Feyre behaved with their mates prior, then I don't want to hear any of your analysis. It seems surface-level at best, and I'm not interested in starting and ending character analysis at their surface-level, external behaviors.

2. Okay, say for instance that she doesn't like Lucien.

And?

Did we not all read Feyre going through not one but two enemies to lovers, forced proximity dynamics with both Tamlin and then Rhysand?

Feyre quite literally referred to Tamlin as her captor, and built traps in her room because she didn't feel safe in his manor.

Did any one of those same people give nearly as much of a shit that she didn't like either of them or wring their hands about it to this degree?

I can tell you one thing: I shipped Feylin during ACOTAR and then Feysand during ACOMAF, as I'm sure plenty of people did, too. And a majority of these people adore Feysand.

What about Nessian during ACOFAS and ACOSF?

Did any one of them give a shit that Nesta didn't have a "choice" either when SJM wrote a forced proximity love story for her character? When Nesta kept pushing away Cassian and told him to leave her alone? And Cassian believed that she wanted nothing to do with him? Shouldn't that greatly upset those people?

It didn't upset me because I like enemies to lovers and forced proximity tropes. I didn't question the morals of ethics of the tropes or the mating bond during their book. And if those same people didn't either, then I raise them all, as well as generally most of the fanbase this question:

Who cares if Elain doesn't like Lucien? Elain is a fictional character written by a fated mates and enemies-to-lovers author.

Like...what do you guys think you're reading? Do you not expect her character to change and evolve and thus feel differently about things?

I'm tired of these lukewarm, inconsistent takes that only prove that people just don't want her to be with Lucien because he isn't "as hot" (when everyone in the series remarks on how handsome Lucien is) or broody like Azriel is. I'm tired of people projecting themselves onto Elain and claim that they want what "she wants" when not a single one of us know for sure what she wants, and it's just an excuse for people to feel "correct" or "just" in their preference.

Everyone wants something for Elain if you have skin in the game for her endgame ship. Because you have to. Elain will never be able to choose her endgame for herself because she is a character, and SJM or fanfic authors writing her decide for her.

That is just how writing works. Love to break it to you.

Yes, she wanted Azriel at one point. But he rejected her by calling their almost-kiss a mistake, and then she gave back the necklace. There are no interactions between them on page after this.

We no longer know for certain what Elain "wants". We only have the last time SJM put on page what Elain currently feels toward Azriel and Lucien from other character's point of view.

Elain's character deserves better than the infantilizing stans that treat her as if she's somehow so beleaguered and victimized. She's not. She's a character with trauma, just like her sisters. She's a character that people will villianize or adore, just like her sisters. She's a character that gets both warranted and unfair criticism, just like her sisters. She's just a character.

Everyone's love or appreciation or disdain for her is real, but Elain herself will never be real. And some people really, really need to internalize this.

[rosanna-writer]

Hello again gorgeous, Secret Santa calling! 💖📞✨️

Hope your day is going well. Are you doing good? I love our talks.

But darling, I MUST know - what are some of your favourite fanfic tropes, especially when it comes to our dear Feysand? Any favourite fic recommendations? I'm chomping at the bit to know.

Until tomorrow, lovely.

- Secret Santa 🎅😘✏️

HELLO MY DEAR I'M GOOD HOW ARE YOU

Favorite tropes: canon divergence, role-reversal, shifters and monsters, all the goofy "what if you can't see color until you meet your soulmate"/"first words your soulmate speaks to you are tattooed on your body"/etc soulmate AUs, "missing scene" fics

OK SO FEYSAND FIC RECS TIME TO GUSH THE REAL GIFT IS TALKING ABOUT THESE FICS

Poltergeist Darling by @thesistersarcheron is the spooky gothic romance AU that speaks directly to my inner 12 year old self who just discovered Phantom of the Opera and had her entire world changed

You know when you're like "damn, that's a great idea for a fic, I hope someone writes it so I can read it"? That was me with The Thief and the Rake, I swear @popjunkie42 is living in my brain or something (and I know @annaskareninas ALSO has one that's in the tbr list I'm slowly making my way through!)

Tempt My Trouble by @whatishowedyouinthedark because come for the smut (lol pun unintended), stay for the caretaking and art museum heists. Also the scattering of little canon details in a modern mafia AU is just so clever and fun

Queen of Thieves by @the-lonelybarricade because I love AUs where Feyre is born fae but also this might be the hottest Rhys she's ever written??? I still think about that scene where Feyre falls asleep on Rhys's lap after dinner

And speaking of born fae AUs, To Steal A Bride of Spring by @yourstarsmyscars is another favorite of mine, with Feyre knowing a bit more about what's going on than ACOMAF, this is just one of those warm and fuzzy, "what if they didn't have to be so mean to each other?" fics that are so soothing to read

@foundress0fnothing is a legend for making the Pied Piper hot in whistles far and wee like the flute is such a deeply unsexy instrument it should not work but she's a witch and the fic is so good and Rhys is seductive af!!!!

Your Eyes Whisper Have We Met literally has EVERYTHING you could possibly ask for in a feysand fic. @climbthemountain2020 is serving swoony regency balls and dream conversations and fun OCs and Under the Mountain suspense, she is doing it ALL, it's insane just go read it

I re-read Spirit in Disguise by @witch-and-her-witcher the other day, and it's another one of those "huh I wish someone would write this AU, OH LOOK SOMEONE DID" fics because damn do I love anything where Feyre meets Rhys before he's High Lord, and all the worldbuilding and the way the plot just dovetails to seamlessly with the main Nessian fic it branches off from are so, so good

Hot for Teacher by @beesays goes SO HARD on the school setting, it's just delightful. The emails, the gossip, Feyre handing Superintendent Rhys his ass in front of everyone, it's like Abbott Elementary but better and also Feysand

There are a ton I'm probably forgetting, but I'm so bad about actually bookmarking things so I'll stop here so my night doesn't devolve into tracking down fics I only remember the plot of but not the title or the author!

everyone go leave all these authors nice comments on their fics!!!

[vidalinav]

If I wrote good smut I would be writing an acotar au where Nesta actually does decide to hit the brothels to “provide” for her sisters or at least to get rid of one mouth to feed. All of the other plot though would stay relatively the same. So when Feyre does come back with the IC in tow, Cassian meets that Nesta. That feisty as shit, takes no shit from any man, male or otherwise, where she’s also well-versed in how to get what she wants and to make the most money. She’s got the brain of a court lady and the skills of a courtesan, so she’s very popular. 

She’d probably have the same vibes as acosf Nesta though where she likes sex and I’d probably paint the brothel as more woman choice focused and less exploitative, but that’s just me not wanting to write so much angst. I’d also go the route of discussing mating and marriage and the roles they play in this society, where Nesta thinks that she’s not going to be able to get married now based on the traditionalist views of humans and that she’s accepted this even likes it--that now she has her own money, that’s she’s earned and there’s not one person on this earth who can tell her what to do with her body, her money, or her mind. But Fae, as y’all know, have a very lax view on sex and Nesta can do whatever she wants with her body, as long as that’s what she wants to do with her body and not just because it’s the only thing keeping her fed and clothed. Cassian, I think would take on that perspective because I wouldn’t write him being judgy about her choices, in that regard anyways. 

Because he’s also like... I’m going to kill any man who touches you. I’d probably have him like visiting the estate and Nesta being like someone just threatened my clients and another person paid for my time in spades and they never showed and it would be Cassian who did both those things. She would know it was him too, and Cassian would be like I have no idea what you’re talking about. He would get so irate thinking of her with another person, though, and Nesta would use this, goading at him to admit what he’s done.   

Mostly, I would want them to hook up as human Nesta and fae Cassian because that’s my bread and butter. That’s the dream. Again, it would fall in the similar vein as acosf Nesta so it would be casual and Nesta would be like pay me for my time and that’s the only way she’ll start this relationship, because she doesn’t want it to be serious and she knows it just might be if there’s no agreement between them. It basically gives her what she wants without the icky emotional attachment lol, because she does want Cassian. She has the hots for him. 

I think it would also make it more fun too then when she becomes fae, because I would so be using that same MO for any thing that the IC want Nesta to do or even helping Eris in some way. She’d be like what’s the difference between working in a brothel and working for Rhys? And then she’d be like oh I know! I choose to work at the brothel, I didn’t choose to be fae or come here. She’d be bratty of course and quick witted but that’s just how I always write Nesta. That’s my fave Nesta. And Eris would be like I won’t pay you for sex... unless you want... but I’ll pay you to help me kill my father and set up a trap and she’d be like buy me land and we’ll see how much I’ll play along. 

[viajandopelomar]

But what if Nesta didn't believe Feyre was Feyre when she entered her home with three fae warriors and decided to head to the mainland? if she suspected something, whatever it was, and decided to go to the queens herself and inform them that fairies were going against the treaty and crossing the wall to try to talk to humans? What if the queens had worked with the king because there were daemati in the game???

🇧🇷 não, mas e se Nesta não acreditasse que Feyre era Feyre quando entrou em sua casa com três guerreiros feericos e decidisse ir para o continente? se ela desconfiasse de algo, seja lá o que fosse, e decidisse ela mesma ir até as rainhas e informa-las de que fadas estavam indo contra o tratado e atravessando o muro para tentarem dialogar com cm humanos? e se as rainhas tivesse trabalhado com o rei porque tinha daemati na jogada???

[theladyofbloodshed]

do you actually like SJM’s books? i never hear you say anything positive about her books or characters or writing, but you have an acotar blog and write acotar fanfic so i’m a little confused?

I like the groundwork but not the execution. I think she has great ideas and on the first read, I’m always hooked. The deeper I get, the more plot holes and retcons I find which puts me off. There’s a lot of repetition in her writing.

Three things I do like:

Nesta

Hunt

Elorcan

I started this blog before ACOSF was out because I loved nesta (and back then Nessian) then I read ACOSF and was just so angry about the book. I love to write, I always have. I like a lot of the characters and I treat the books like my sandbox to play in :)

[romanticatheartt]

A little birdie told me you love Feysand! We want to spread some love for our favorite couple ~

What first made you start shipping Feysand?

What about Feysand really draws you in/what do you love the most about them?

What is your favorite Feysand fanart, fanfic, edit, etc? Do you have a favorite creator? (Feel free to link more than one!)

What is your favorite Feysand theory and/or headcanon?

Is there something else that our questions did not cover that you’d like to share?

Aww the birdie was right jfdngbnnbcv. This is such good way to spread positivity and love and I appreciate it<3

What first made you start shipping Feysand?

I've said this many times atp lmao but I hopped on Feysand ship the moment they met. And the moment I started to get in my feelings for them was after the dinner scene in acomaf where Feyre told Rhys that it is a shame that the world don't know the real him. And the scene after Summer Court incident where Feyre is trying to make him feel better, it was such a beautiful change of their dynamic and I knew they're going to be the best fictional couple I've ever read.

What about Feysand really draws you in/what do you love the most about them?

The fact that they would destroy the world to only be with each other. At the end of acowar if Feyre knew Rhys was dying she wouldn't have fixed the Cauldron, she would've let the world fall apart if it meant they would face it together. And Rhys at the end of acosf would've destroyed the world which was unfair to her even if he had only a few seconds or minutes left before joining Feyre because he wouldn't let that world exist, it felt like some sort of vengeance for her...

What is your favorite Feysand fanart, fanfic, edit, etc? Do you have a favorite creator? (Feel free to link more than one!)

This is a hard one help I can't only choose one!!

gessueter

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Honestly all of gessueter art pieces specially her Feysand fanarts are my favorite. She's so talented and I'm in love with her style<33

2. bexo.hara

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@inverted-typo has recently joined acotar fandom and their fanarts are one of the most detailed and beautiful arts I've seen<33

3. lulybot

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This one from lulybot will ALWAYS be my favorite fanart of them. They've also drawn Nessian and Gwynriel too check their page out ;)

4. mysleepyblue

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This was my wallpaper for a long time...

5. ruisfree

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ruisfree also drawn the best fanart of my absolute favorite scenes hehe

And so many more artist which I can name but one post wouldn't be enough... and as for fanfics I want to mention @littedidyouknow she writes one of the most heartbreaking and heartwarming Feysand fanfics ever<33

What is your favorite Feysand theory and/or headcanon?

I don't have any theory... I just want sjm to leave them alone BECAUSE THEY'VE HAD ENOUGH!!! Please... Feysand and Nyx have conquered death and came out alive, I think it's time for them to be happy😭

And as for headcanon: I always have this idea that whenever Nyx cries in the middle of the night, Rhys can't help himself and brings him to their bed. Feyre, doesn't like this because their son needs to learn sleeping without them and she has discuss this with Rhys multiple times. But whenever he brings him to their room and Feyre look at his tiny teary face being calm in his father arm, playing with his fathers night power while he forms little stars for him, she can't bring herself to argue him💞

Is there something else that our questions did not cover that you’d like to share?

Nothing else... just that I really really love them and I haven't read any other book couple as beautiful as them🥺💕

[jsmelodies]

N and R for the asks!

N: Any fic ideas brewing that you'd care to share?

Hmm I do have a Nessian focused rewrite of ACOMAF and beyond. It's the one I've been kind of secretive about (until I hit 4k words on it!)

It's an AU where Nesta's father decided to marry her off when she was younger. She's widowed by the time the war comes around with a young daughter to protect. I think the dynamics between that and Cassian would be really interesting.

I think I've been the most hesitant with this one because it deals with some darker themes and I want to address them correctly if I actually post it.

For Elucien, I have a canon verse fic where she leaves the Night Court for a bit (a decade).

Imagine angry Elucien, and that's pretty much the premise for the rest of it.

This one I'm hoping to drop a chapter or two of during Elucien week!

R: Which writers (fanfic or otherwise) do you consider the biggest influence on you and your writing?

For Nessian fanfiction I'm going to have to say @kale-theteaqueen because she writes soft/angsty Nessian in a way that makes my brain melt. I remember her interacting with me for the first time and then going into her archive and finding so. much. Nessian. And they all changed my brain chemistry.

For Elucien, I absolutely love the way that @missfckingfortune approaches storytelling. I wish I could write imagery the way she does. I'm slowly making my way through I Dream of Rain/I Dream of Fire and I am thoroughly enjoying every second.

And let's see...I love the approach @separatist-apologist takes to Elucien. I love love love her characterization of the two of them (and she is also so incredibly kind to newer fandom folks/writers here)

I could keep going, but then I'd be here forever. But just know that there are so many more, too (and I love all of you)

[stillwintering]

let's start somewhere

"Nesta did not want to be here."

A modern AU set in the throes of a political campaign. Rhys is running for president. Amren is his campaign manager. Mor heads fundraising. Feyre, Rhys' wife, asks her sister Nesta to join the campaign team. Nesta is a freelance writer in between jobs and she couldn't turn down a front-row seat to one of the most compelling political stories of the year. Little does she know that she's going to have to work with Cassian, one of Rhys' top advisors, who infuriates her to no end.

Cassian met Rhys and Az in the military. But he's struggling to find his place in the civilian world.

I watched too much West Wing and now I can't get this story worm out of my head.

[glossamerfaerie]

I have so many Valkyrie headcanons that FEEL set in stone that I’m always taken aback when I reread scenes from Silver Flames. Like what do you mean they don’t have tattoos yet (depicting a ribbon, of course)?! Where is the stable with their Pegasi? Why aren’t Emerie and Gwyn wielding the weapons from the Nesta-made trove? Surely they’ve recruited Illyrian women and interested Velaris citizens by now. Why isn’t Emerie using her green siphons during training? Hasn’t Nesta tried to winnow yet**— it would make training so much easier if she could help everyone get into the same room.

It’s a sickness. Everyone out here is debating ships*** and meanwhile I have Valkyrie brain rot. My most recent delusion is that they take a vacation at Adriata (Summer Court) to meet Sellyn Drake at a book signing. Cassian is bitter that he can’t attend but the girls have a ball sunbathing and swimming for a week. I wish I had any writing ability because I desperately want to read a fanfic with that premise. 😭

** it’s wild that Nesta says she hasn’t even TRIED to winnow in HOFAS. I get that she likes hanging out with her friends in the House of Wind, but come on. Feels like a giant hint from the author that she WILL try in the future. Alternatively: Nesta should casually summon the Harp every day and winnow wherever the hell she wants. God, Rhys and Amren would blow a gasket, which means it’s a fantastic idea.

*** TO BE FAIR I also have Gwynriel and Nessian brainrot, but it pales in comparison to my beloved sisters. 🥰