#thecourtofnightmares

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I don’t know if it’s bad writing or hinting at rhysand’s character but the descriptions of feyre’s outfit UTM where she is sa’d, degraded and roofied and the description of her outfit when mate introduces her to part of his court leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

“nearly identical to those I had been forced to wear Under the Mountain.”

(ACOMAF)

“my hair onto a crown atop my head—right behind the black diadem”

(ACOMAF)

“my hair coiled around a small gold diadem”

(ACOTAR)

“my face adorned with cosmetics rouge on my lips… kohl lining my eyes”

(ACOTAR)

“vicious line of kohl at the outer corner of each. My lips she’d painted bloodred.”

(ACOMAF)

It’s like she’s physically still there. Why is she in the same clothes she could have skimpy clothes to sell be bit but not a replica. he knows how uncomfortable feyre was before

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“Good. They should be afraid of them.Afraid of me.”

(ACOMAF)

This I think is kinda sad because they are not afraid of her they are afraid of rhysand. The only reason she is somewhat safe is because of rhysand’s reputation. This scene is supposed to show where feyre becomes sexually empowered there is a section where she imagines them calling her a whore and she learns to ignore it comparing it to the music. But all rhysand does here is present her in the same way amarantha presented her while UTM.

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“And with a tug on my waist, he perched me on his lap.The High Lord’s whore.”

(ACOMAF)

She is still a doll. There is so much weight put on names and titles in this series and in other maas books so I find it a bit distasteful that rhysand’s trigger is used here. It’s the one phrase that is shown to deeply effect rhysand and one of the few times his sexual trauma is even mentioned. I know it’s all a part of there ruse and it’s just a trick but it’s strange.

“That every male in here is contemplating what they’d be willing to give up in order to get that pretty, red mouth of yours on them”

(ACOMAF)

There could have been so many other things said here about how they are all bowing to her and they are worthless and she could kill them if she wanted but he reduces her to only sexual power, she is something to be consumed. And I see that he can be trying to make her more confident in her own body.

Yes she is sat on the throne but she’s in his lap he is always that barrier between her and power this is seen in later books when rhysand ordered the IC to withhold information from feyre even though she is the high lady and it was pertaining to her body. They are mates and supposedly equal but the chain of command is never altered.

“He’d apologized in advance for it—for this game, these roles we’d have to play.”

(ACOMAF)

I really despise how it is suggested that this was the only way they could have gotten the orb, rhysand didn’t need to have her on his lap or lick her. He’s 500 years old and he couldn’t conjure up a better plan than extended foreplay.

“But it seems true: Tamlin’s pet is now owned by another master.”

(ACOMAF)

From a political standpoint why would he want such an important figure thought of as a private escort? This takes away all of her credibility to the illyrians. It is trained into the illyrians that females purity is currency and their bodies a commodity so how is this smart. If I was a misogynistic warrior who sees humans as scum my highlord grinding on a woman clothed in scraps wouldn’t convince me of her political prowess.

“The Steward was staring unabashedly as he leaned against the wall. Unsure whether to interrupt. Half terrified to. We were his distraction. We were the sleight of hand while Az stole the orb.”

(ACOMAF)

HOW THE HECK WAS THIS THE BEST PLAN THEY COULD COME UP WITH!!!????

who was their sacrificial sex doll before Feyre 👀?