A queenâa queen who bowed to no one, a queen who had faced them all down and triumphed. A queen who owned her body, her life, her destiny, and never apologized for it.
Morrigan; lovely and bright and brilliant as the sun herself. A female who knows hateful abuse by its first name, and can still rise every morning with merriment on her lips. A lethal warrior, a fierce third-in-command, a loyal friend. A good person. So why is she despised?
Mor, from the first page, is depicted as proud and laughing. She loves her family, the Inner Circle, and refuses to tolerate any slander against them. Time and time again, Feyre narrates Morâs devotion knows no restraints, that she would end the world for those she loves. We loved her for it, applauded her sharp remarks against those who had wronged our sweet Feyre, commented on her unwavering allegiance.Â
And yet, when Nesta makes no attempt to hide her distaste for her sister, some of you had the audacity to be shocked when Mor snapped. Mor loves her High Lady, has always stood by her side and protected her fearlessly. It must have hurt her to see Feyre harmed by her own family; donât forget, Mor herself suffered unforgivable trauma at the hands of her parents. To see Feyre crying over Nesta⊠that would have pained her beyond belief. It would have struck a chord within her.Â
Mor saw a friend in fucking tears, and she was furious. She had every right to dislike who Nesta was pre-ACOSF. Are we actually going to blame her for defending someone who was practically her own sister? Mor may not have understood Nesâ trauma, but she was not wrong for what she did. Neither was she wrong in the case of Cassian. Do none of you understand what it means to love someone? You protect them, worry after them, try and ease the source of their pain the best you can.Â
Mor is not a saint. She canât read minds. When she was cruel to Nesta, though it may have hurt Nes, Mor was defending Cassian. Cassian, who reached out a hand when nobody else did so long ago. Cassian, who she has known for five hundred years. Cassian, who looked after her like a brother. Come on. Since when do we hate characters for watching over each other?
I have, rather amusingly, also seen arguments over Morâs sexuality. She is closeted and bisexual, with a preference for females, and little interest in sleeping or going out with males. Mor owes it to nobody to come out; she may do so when she feels comfortable and ready to share her news. I cannot believe people are whining âOhhh, Mor canât lead Azriel on like that, itâs just not fair to him.â Thatâs fucking funny.
I will ask, has Mor hinted towards him she might be ready for a relationship? Has she made advances? Has she mentioned by word or deed that she feels anything but sisterly love towards Az?Â
If anything, she has done quite the opposite. Mor is not responsible for whatever Azriel has convinced himself of. It is not her job to sit him down and tell him she has no interest in their romantic relationship. She is not leading him on: Azriel is simply pining over a female who feels no attraction for him. It is disgusting that some of you think Mor owes Azriel an explanation. He chose to love her. She is not responsible for un-making that decision.
Mor is allowed to defend her family. She is allowed to live her life. She is allowed to have a wonderful girlfriend who will care for her, and protect her, the very same way Mor has protected so many for all her years.
I am not opposed to her dating Emerie, but I hate the theories Emerie will knock Mor down in defense of Nesta. I myself am actually pro-Nesta, but I will not allow lovely Mor to be slandered. She deserves someone who will understand her, not someone who is only going to berate her. Does she deserve to be held accountable for a few hateful comments? Yes. Does she deserve to be detested herself for it? No.
I also happen to hate the theories Mor and Eris are going to reconcile. Fuck, Eris hurt her unforgivably. He saw her bleeding and shaking and sobbing, nails in her stomach, and did he reach out? No, he curled his lip. And insinuating Mor lied about her abuse⊠this is so awful. Abuse survivors are already never believed. We do not need to project this further. And we do not need another shitty redemption arc for a brutal male with a sad story.Â
I would like to see Mor holding Eris accountable. Not Cassian or Azriel or Feyre or Rhys or Nesta. Mor. Because we see in ACOWAR that Mor is not over her trauma, and being around Eris terrifies her. She can never find her closure if she does not stand up for herself, and she desperately needs closure. Even then, I donât think Iâll be able to forgive Eris.
Mor is honestly such a lovely, flawed character. She makes her mistakes, but she has good intentions every time. She defends those she cares for without fail, loves her family fiercely, and moreover, she loves herself. I will not tolerate a word of slander against her.
