of roses and reveries

Old soul, child at heart ✨️ INFP🌌 Ravenclaw 🩵 This tumblr is currently undergoing its Elriel era🌹

[psychologynerd]

Something I am seeing rampant chaos about is the misinterpretation of what Sarah said about POVs. Here is exactly what she said:

Sarah never said the POV was surprising. She said what came out of the POV was surprising. You get a lot of INSIGHT into various things.

That does not necessarily mean multi-pov.

Here’s the POV I think gives us “…insight into like various things…”

IMO, it’s about the character whose visions give us insight into so many things…

It’s about the character whose visions set-up the entire plot moving forward.

The amount of inSIGHT we can get from a seer is endless.

And I think we should consider that more.

[highladyjane]

It'a SEER we're talking about. There's bound to be multiple INSIGHTS.

[cherrymoonlights]

Elain hate is literally all rooted in misogyny, and once you realize that, you can’t even bother with it anymore. Like genuinely, her crime is being soft and feminine and introverted, in a world where readers aren’t used to it. When a woman is quiet and keeps to herself, she’s boring and useless. When a man is quiet and keeps to himself, he’s sexy and brooding. I am so tired

[highladyjane]

Been saying this all this time 💗

[highladyjane]

While we're waiting for the announcement, what's your guess for the title of the next acotar book?

Lol, you sneaky nonnie! I've seen this Ask all over my dash today yestereve (I fell asleep writing my response to this)😆 Thank you for letting me join in on the fun!

I've actually had a theory about this hiding somewhere in my drafts for a couple of months now, but I've been too lazy to dig into it because 1. Structured writing, and therefore theories, is not my forte 2. I'm a perfectionist but my mind's messy - so it's all a bit messy, 3. so I might sound like a loony... 4. and I'm too insecure about my thoughts at times to even post about what goes through it 😅

But since you Ask'd... Here's a "shorter" version of that draft, at least:

My theory is that Elain's book will have something to do with ✨️Vines✨️.

Like... A Court of ✨️🌿Golden Vines🌿✨️(which I'm leaning the most towards), ACO Twining Vines, ACO Tangled Vines, ACO Blooming Vines, ACO Shadows and Vines... etc. I'm still trying to figure out where to lay my theory 😅🤣

It may sound very Elucien or even Tamlain, but ✨️Vines✨️ are described as "a plant whose stem requires support and which climbs by tendrils or twining or creeps along the ground" which, if you read or search through the books, also hints and applies to the movement of Azriel's shadows in many instances... @wingedblooms absolutely brilliant post that I quite recently came upon, especially supports the 'Twining'... So I think it's the perfect title to confuse people about her endgame 😜

Anyways, to back up my guess/theory...

Elain's scent is of Jasmine (and Honey), which seems to be the bloom of the Night Court 👀, grows as climbing shrubs or ✨️vines✨️. But I'm feeling specifically strongly for the ✨Vines✨ because

Aaaaand because:

1. Ivy is a ✨vine✨ and Sarah has mentioned it in relation to Elain's book in an interview presented at the back of ACOFAS.

2. Nesta's drawer had flames🔥. Elain had...

🌿✨Twining Vines of flowers✨🌿

We often see the beautiful petals (Elain's softness & beauty), but we don't think about the strength, resilience, and foundation of the vines underneath and........ 👇

3. ✨️Vines✨️ symbolise:

Strength & hope & resilience = Elain's quiet strength.

Determination = Elain has shown determination to help in ways she can, but is yet to be given the chance to...

She also has shown a determined disregard and opposition to having a mate...

Connection = Goes well along with my guess on "Golden" or "Twining" Vines which are often used as adjectives in relation to bonds, threads, and even spells.

Also, Elain is an Archeron sister, Cauldron-blessed, and a Seer - connected to basically every plot and possible subplots in the books (The Cauldron ➡️ Ramiel in Illyria ➡️ Made Objects & People ➡️ The Middle & The Prison/Dusk Court ➡️ The Dread Trove ➡️ Koschei ➡️Vassa ➡️The Human Queens etc.🔁); not just for who she is and her Cauldron-given gifts and abilities, but also possibly through her LIs and family. She's the one sister left unexplored and it all leads back to her. She's basically at the beginning (She's the first sister mentioned by Feyre at the beginning of ACOTAR) and in the end (She's the last sister mentioned by Nesta at the end of ACOSF) of everything. So I don't know if that supports her book being next or last...

Life = the meaning of which also applies to her scent of Honey and "Golden" -the colour of (sun)light, honey, her eyes, her hair.

3. ✨️Vines✨️ are also mentioned/connected to the earthen powers described in CC3 that Sathia & Tristan Flynn + Bryce have, which I believe many has already theorised Elain to also have... I quite like those theories (can't remember exactly where I read them as of rn) and would like to believe that it's something the Cauldron has blessed her with since she's associated with gardening and life...

I also read somewhere in a biblical text (which I wasn't too keen to delve into tbh, so don't trust my word for it, but it's Googlable) where ✨️Golden Vine✨️was associated with Life, Rebirth, and Free Will... But if Elain turns out to be the next Messiah/Saviour/Prophet of Prythian, then it's quite perfect 🤷🏻‍♀️

So... that's sort of my take so far 🫣 Hope it makes sense to you, nonnie 😅

What's yours?

[highladyjane]

Reblogging this Ask/title theory I wrote almost 2 years ago since I'm seeing other bets on Twining Vines 👀 in case there's a title reveal in tomorrow's podcast 😉🤞

Betting on anything with Vines tbh 😆

[pinklayla123]

Wait why did I never think about the "A mate can tell what's amiss" quote in the context of Elain being the only person who noticed Azriel's headaches

[greenleaf777]

Yes. I’ve seen that paralleled to nesta being the only one to know cassian had an injured wrist(i think) during the battles in acowar. Almost like she sensed it.

[fluorescentbrains]

seeing straight men be disgusted by booktok smut recommenders has actually radicalized me to the side of booktok smut recommenders. girls your taste may be atrocious but i will never disparage you for exposing mainstream discourse to the concept of soaking through your underwear. spent my whole life listening to men talk about penises it’s about time they get jumpscared by women talking about pussy in crude detail on social media. go forth and goon my warriors

[insomniac-arrest]

I work at a bookstore and hearing one of my male coworkers call smutty romantasy "the downfall of society" because it's "literally just porn" radicalized me

Men have an entire industry. Entire industries dedicated to their sexualities. Let women have fantasy sex. there's not even a camera crew involved.

[furiousfurious]

Left this in the notes

[insomniac-arrest]

😂

[goodattellinglies]

[elrielffs]

SJM fans seeing RY give updates to her fans.

[highladyjane]

It's my 15 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳

[daily-spooky]

[chiefenthusiastwitch]

Elain: The Quiet Storm Brewing in the Shadow of Chaos

My love for Elain grows like the sky grows darker before the storm, an inevitability and force of nature. The fandom, a chaos of questions and theories, but in the midst of it, I write this for her. A quiet manifesto for the strong woman who waits, who watches, who blooms in silence. I hope you feel it too, the weight of what’s coming, the pull of her story, her book next year, like a promise whispered.

In the vastness of her quiet, Elain seems like a ghost, an echo, fragile and fleeting, appearing only when called upon.

However, even a ghost leaves shadows, and there is an unspoken depth to her stillness. She moves in the periphery of Nesta’s journey during ACOSF, like a reflection in someone else’s story. But perhaps, quietly, she is scripting her own - a tale yet to be seen.

She is the quiet woman, and in her, the world finds its balance. While others rush forward, she listens, watches, and tends to what others overlook. Quiet women are the keepers of stillness, mending what is broken and growing beauty in barren places. Their strength lies not in loud proclamations but in the way they endure, the way they know the power of waiting, of steady hands, and unwavering hearts. 

In a world that demands noise, she reminds us of the sanctity of the pause.

She moves upstream, her softness a quiet rebellion. There is something wild in her, a witchy knowing, as though she speaks not to people but to the language of flowers, the hum of bees, the shift of seasons. Her power is unspoken, drawn from presence, not proclamation. An intrigue that draws you closer without demanding understanding.

She is the quiet woman, moving gently through the tangle of gardens and shadows. In her stillness, there is an unseen strength, like the roots of a tree holding fast to the earth. She listens to the whispers of the wind, the murmur of streams, and within her silence, she becomes the keeper of secrets, the heart of the unspoken world.

Elain, the woman you are 🔪

[trickytowrite]

Decided to choose violence today and discount some of the Gwyn and Azriel evidence with Elain and Azriel evidence. But today I shall utilize the same delusional energy they love to spout. Please enjoy these manic clap backs

“Azriel’s shadows dance for Gwyn!! THEY DANCE FOR HER!”

Ok well Azriel’s body begs for Elain. He, himself, not his magic, wants nothing more than to be with Elain. He literally cannot be around her because he wants her that badly. Forget shadows, Azriel himself would dance around Velaris in a dress if he thought it would allow him to have Elain. Also, since they’re soooo obsessed with the bonus chapter, they should pay attention to what it actually says: his shadows darted out to dance with Gwyn’s breath. Not Gwyn, herself, otherwise that would have been noticed or mentioned in the actual book, not just a bonus chapter.

“His chest sparked at the thought of Gwyn! Sparks mean MATES!!!”

Alright well his manhood got hard for Elain, literally almost ripped his pants. He couldn’t stop thinking about how beautiful Elain is and how much he wanted her. Sexual attraction means lovers. Lovers means marriage or mates. Ipso facto Elain and Azriel are actually already mated, married and kids are on the way (this is how ridiculous their type of extrapolation is).

Regardless mates don’t mean anything to Azriel right now, other than that a mating bond is keeping Elain from him. So even if he did have a mate, he probably wouldn’t care, unless of course that mate was Elain. And again, get the facts straight: the spark in his chest was at the idea of making Gwyn smile. His chest didn’t spark when he saw her, or trained with her, or watched her complete the qualifier, or literally any other instance. I wonder why that is…

Azriel says he likes Elain, is caring and protective towards Elain. But somehow a dancing shadow supersedes his thoughts and feelings. Sounds very similar to Elain declaring herself a part of the night court, only to be told she is wrong because she looks bad in black. And yet Gwyn has not said or hinted at seeing Azriel as anything more than a mentor or friend but apparently she will be devastated at him choosing to love Elain.

Honestly at this point in the story, Gwyn is more likely to officiate the marriage ceremony than she is to care about Azriel wanting to be with Elain. But that doesn’t fit the self insert narrative so instead let’s just say all three characters are secretly harboring feelings that they do not state or express and are in direct contrast to their actions. No wonder antis “need an English degree” to understand mass produced literature. I’d love to see their in depth analysis on the complexities and secret messages of Dr Seuss.

[marauders4evr]

Cinderella was too weak to fight for herself...AND THAT’S OKAY!

I cannot believe we’re still tearing Cinderella down! 2018 only has a few months left and we’re still doing this, we’re still painting her as the weakest Disney princess and we’re still painting her weakness as a bad thing?

Why?

Why are people so caught up on bashing this princess?

“The movie is so simplistic—”

In what way is it possibly simplistic?!

“She didn’t work hard—”

YES, SHE DID!

“Well, okay, but the fairy godmother still had to come in—”

Yep, I remember the movie too, and the countless stories on which it’s based.

“So the fairy godmother was the one who caused the happily ever after.”

She sure was, now, what’s your point?

No, really, what’s your point? Is the point that Cinderella is somehow weak because she wasn’t 100% in control of her own life? Seems like a pretty disgusting opinion to have when the whole movie is about an abuse victim finding a way out of her horrible situation. So Cinderella wasn’t the one who got herself out. So what? Instead of looking the movie at its bare surface, maybe try analyzing it with a bit more thought and tact. You might see something a little different. A magical transformation, if you will.

Because Cinderella did work hard.

And guess what we learned from that?

You can work

and work

and work

And there will still be people out there who will try to tear you apart:

Literally.

And that sucks. It’s a horrible lesson to learn but it is something we will all face in our lifetimes. There will always be people who will try to tear us down, there will always be people who will try to rip us apart, until we’re in a low place:

Until it seems like there’s no hope…

Until it seems like you’re too weak to get out on your own…

And maybe you are.

Maybe you are too weak to get out on your own. Maybe you’re not the strongest woman in the world. Maybe you’re not capable of screaming at the top of your lungs or brandishing a weapon or throwing a punch. Maybe you’re not able to get out of something on your own. Maybe you hit a low point and maybe you have no way out of it. Not alone. But that’s just it.

You’re not alone.

Even at your lowest point, someone will come help you.

You don’t have to do it all alone.

It’s okay to have a little help when you have nowhere else to turn.

Cinderella is the story about an abuse victim who is unable to get out of her toxic situation by herself and just when she begins to lose all hope, is able to get help from an unlikely source. It’s the story about a girl who needs help getting to her happily ever after and that’s okay. 

Give us advocates:

They deserve their happily ever afters!

Give us warriors:

They deserve their happily ever afters!

Give us fighters:

They deserve their happily ever afters!

Give us girls who are not advocates, girls who are not warriors, girls who are not fighters, girls who still deserves their happily ever afters:

[logo-comics]

This reminds me of that quote that Mr. Rogers said his mother told him: “Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.”

[butterflyinthewell]

YOU might be the magical fairy godmother in someone’s life and not even know it. Something you said to somebody could have saved their life, or given them the courage to ask for help.

[brunhiddensmusings]

people miss the point that the whole reason cindarella was a sympathetic character was that after all that abuse and being crushed she was still determined to be a good kind person who was nice to animals, sang to herself, and didnt lash out or get spiteful early disney princesses may not have been actively controlling their own destiny but they were still trying to convey that remaining a good person paid off, despite the temptations of giving up or becoming cold and hard had she gone to the ball being mean spirited or bitter, or actively looking to wed into money, the story would not have been the same as the one where she only wanted one night of magic to break the monotony of her servitude

[disney-is-mylife]

HELLO, I FOUND MY NEW FAVORITE CINDERELLA POST. BLESS THIS!!!! 

[ima-proud-disnerd]

Cinderella was my FAVORITE Disney Princess as a child, as well as Ariel. I really looked up to her, because it takes alot of internal strength to remain a kind and positive person after abuse like she went through. Sure, she isn’t the most assertive and she’s not the most physically strong one (from what we see) or even the best fighter, but she’s strong in other ways.

To me, that is admirable.

[batfansa]

When people forget that Ella was literally abused since she was a child after her father passed and was groomed by her stepfamily to be their servant, never being allowed to do anything but cook, clean, and serve them. Like, this poor girl was literally beaten down emotionally, yet still remained kind, positive, and helpful to others wherever she could.

And when the opportunity finally presented itself for her to get out of the house in the form of a Fairy Godmother, she took it. And then later when the opportunity to escape her abusive household all together in the form of a glass slipper came knocking on her door, she once again took it and even fought for it with the help of the friends she made through her kind deeds.

The entire takeaway from Cinderella is that Ella ends up rewarded for her kindness and hope. Others saw that she was struggling and needed help, so they helped her because she couldn’t help herself. Not all abuse victims can just leave their circumstances. Ella was broke, had nothing to her name, and was controlled by her stepmother, so felt she didn’t have the option to just leave.

It’s so cruel to blame the victim and suggest that actually helping said victim is somehow unacceptable because, “They shouldn’t be so weak as to not stand up for themselves.”

Disgusting.

[unwinona]

The Importance of Mary Sue

When I was in Ninth Grade, I won a thing.  

That thing, in particular, was a thirty dollar Barnes & Noble gift certificate.  I was still too young for a part-time job, so I didn’t have this kind of spending cash on me, ever.  I felt like a god.

Drunk with power, I fancy-stepped my way to my local B&N.  I was ready to choose new books based solely on the most important of qualities…BADASS COVER ART.  I walked away with a handful of paperbacks, most of which were horrible (I’m looking at you, Man-Kzin Wars III) or simply forgettable.  

One book did not disappoint.  I fell down the rabbit hole into a series that proved to be as badass as the cover art promised (Again, Man-Kzin Wars III, way to drop the ball on that one).  With more than a dozen books in the series, I devoured them.  I bought cassette tapes of ballads sung by bards in the stories.  And the characters.  Oh, the characters.  I loved them.  Gryphons, mages, but most importantly, lots of women.  Different kinds of women.  So many amazing women.  I looked up to them, wrote bad fiction that lifted entire portions of dialogue and character descriptions, dreamed of writing something that the author would include in an anthology.

This year I decided in a fit of nostalgia to revisit the books I loved so damn much.  I wanted to reconnect with my old friends…

…and I found myself facing Mary Sues.  Lots of them.  Perfect, perfect, perfect.  A fantasy world full of Anakin Skywalkers and Nancy Drews and Wesley Crushers.  I felt crushed.  I had remembered such complex, deep characters and didn’t see those women in front of me at all anymore.  Where were those strong women who kept me safe through the worst four years of my life?

Which led me to an important realization as I soldiered on through book after book.  That’s why I needed them.  Because they were Mary Sues.  These books were not written to draw my attention to all the ugly bumps and whiskers of the real world.  They were somewhere to hide.  I was painfully aware that I was being judged by my peers and adults and found lacking.  I was a fuckup.  And sometimes a fuckup needs to feel like a Mary Sue.  As an adult, these characters felt a little thin because they lacked the real world knowledge I, as an adult, had learned and earned.  But that’s the thing…these books weren’t FOR this current version of myself.   Who I am now doesn’t need a flawless hero because I’m comfortable with the idea that valuable people are also flawed.

There is a reason that most fanfiction authors, specifically girls, start with a Mary Sue.  It’s because girls are taught that they are never enough.  You can’t be too loud, too quiet, too smart, too stupid.  You can’t ask too many questions or know too many answers.  No one is flocking to you for advice.  Then something wonderful happens.  The girl who was told she’s stupid finds out that she can be a better wizard than Albus Dumbledore.  And that is something very important.  Terrible at sports?  You’re a warrior who does backflips and Legolas thinks you’re THE BEST.   No friends?  You get a standing ovation from Han Solo and the entire Rebel Alliance when you crash-land safely on Hoth after blowing up the Super Double Death Star.  It’s all about you.  Everyone in your favorite universe is TOTALLY ALL ABOUT YOU.

I started writing fanfiction the way most girls did, by re-inventing themselves.  

Mary Sues exist because children who are told they’re nothing want to be everything.  

As a girl, being “selfish” was the worst thing you could be.  Now you live in Narnia and Prince Caspian just proposed marriage to you.  Why?  Your SELF is what saved everyone from that sea serpent.  Plus your hair looks totally great braided like that.

In time, hopefully, these hardworking fanfiction authors realize that it’s okay to be somewhere in the middle and their characters adjust to respond to that.  As people grow and learn, characters grow and learn.  Turns out your Elven Mage is more interesting if he isn’t also the best swordsman in the kingdom.  Not everyone needs to be hopelessly in love with your Queen for her to be a great ruler.  There are all kinds of ways for people to start owning who they are, and embracing the things that make them so beautifully weird and complicated.

Personally, though, I think it’s a lot more fun learning how to trust yourself and others if you all happen to be riding dragons.

[geekmehard]

Mary Sues exist because children who are told they’re nothing want to be everything.

A girl making herself the hero of her own story is a radical act. Stop shaming girls for doing it. Stop shaming yourself for it. 

[aethersea]

Who I am now doesn’t need a flawless hero because I’m comfortable with the idea that valuable people are also flawed.

That… that’s important. So’s this whole post, but I just.. wanted to pull that out for a moment and look at it a little longer.

[positivelyruined]

This is beautiful.

[angels444yuri]

[nicawritesandwhines]

Imagine five hundred years of longing

Five hundred years of wanting. 182.500 days of needing from afar. Respecting boundaries, never taking action. The small gestures were all rejected.

The endless hesitation. The eternal control and vigilance.

Your hand, those deeply scarred hands, dare to reach her for one second. One impulsive moment, and the rejection was so sharp it burned. Burned you like your brothers did all those years ago.

So you keep yourself in the shadows, only watching the Truth keeper you swear will be your forever love. The one the Cauldron promised.

Five hundred years.

And then, sunshine.

It starts with just a flash of light, similar to when you forget that small glimpse in the curtains and it stings your eyes in the morning.

She asks you about flying. You tell her about how the wind sings.

The days passes, the sun is not always shining bright. But your hands, those deeply scarred hands, are enveloped by soft skin. And you swear you heard as she whispered beautiful. No one has ever called you beautiful before. Not your past lovers, not even Truth keeper.

Your hands burn again, but for a different reason this time.

She grieves and stare at the void. Those were the cloudy days, so you take her to the gardens. She also enjoys the silence, like yourself. But with her presence, the quiet is no longer cold. She is light, and she is warm.

In those tempestuous times of war, the enemy dares take that sunshine away. Suddenly living another five hundred years doesn’t seem as important. You would risk it all in getting her back. Because without this new found hope inhabiting the globe, what is the point?

Still chained, she kissed you in the open, in a display of gratitude. That warm light again; hitting your senses.

She saves the world armed with a part of yourself. And with a smile that lights up everything in the room, she expresses the wish of building new gardens. To give the world life and hope.

Five hundred years of restlessness are not heavy anymore. Because for once, you’re not alone.

She sees you. From your wings, your traumatized hands to your chronic headaches and silent brooding.

She sees you, religiously. And that’s when you first question…

What if the Cauldron was wrong?

Because you’re touching her and it feels right. In the gardens, by the kitchen. Brush of fingers, longing glances.

In your endless imortal time, that primal need is unheard of. Seasons change, and it still pulses there. You had changed houses, but the sleepless nights followed you everywhere.

You’re not supposed to be craving someone promised to another.

So you risk it again. In the longest night, you offer her what you have, she gives you permission to take it. In your hands, those deeply scarred hands. The promise of unrestrained touch nearly brings you to your knees.

But once again, fate fails you.

You’re interrupted. Initially by your brother, but it’s the High Lord speaking. Ordering you to stay away. To go into the shadows again, until you’re nothing, nothing at all.

You miss sunshine. Everyday.

W hat if the Cauldron was wrong?

[shitwillnotbegiven]

[nikethestatue]

Where does 'phantom wind' come from exactly?

Appears only when you descend down the stairs in a floaty gown

Gently plays with your hair whenever the mood strikes

At random times during Starfall

Created by Feysand fucking in the air

Created by Rhysand's powerful orgasms

Happens when you are trying to seduce a High Lord

Happens when Azriel unfurls his wings

When SJM tries to get a TV show happen and thinks it will create a good visual

Voting ended onJun 7, 2024

[dollymess]

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[highladyjane]

Thank you @sc11vb for always including me in your taglist🥰

Favourite colour: Lavender and pink, though I wear a lot of blues and reds and yellows in all shades too 💜🩷💙❤️💛

Favourite movie: LOTR trilogy🧑🏽🧙🏼‍♂️🧝🏻‍♂️ (I watch it about 5 times a year, lol)

Favourite brand: You'll have to be specific 😅

Favourite celebrity: I don't think I have one... or I have too many 😅

Favourite Lana album: Born To Die - The Paradise Edition✨️ is probably my most listened to album of all time

Favourite animal: Dogs and Horses... 🐶🐎 I've also befriended some small birds and an owl who've been visiting me daily, so I've been really into birds and owls lately 🐦🐦‍⬛🦉

Favourite hobby: Exploring new and old places, Creating things (food, pastries, woodwork, clothes, flower arrangements, pottery, ceramics & glass works, stories), Reading, hanging with people who genuinely want to hang with me, Watching things and people, Acting, Daydreaming

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[thepuppyclub]

any advice for someone who isn't really that interesting?

you weren’t put on this earth to entertain people. live your life as a boring bitch to the fullest.

[highladyjane]

You'll never be "boring" or "uninteresting" to the right people.