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To sell something unnecessary, you firstly should buy something unnecessary. On this page, I talk about things that are in the area of my hyperfixation; currently, it's Nesta Archeron. Also, I make memes.

[hopeiochi]

Hello, I understood that I have quite a collection of posts and I decided to organise things a bit. Mostly it's analysis posts, but I'm also doing my baby steps in fan fiction writing, so hopefully this category will grow up. And memes, because we all need some positivity in life.

memes

analysis

Nesta as an individual character and part of Feyre's POV

Some reflection on Nesta and Rhysand's relationship

The mating bond instincts and the blood rite

Nesta's story and the K-drama "Jewel of the Palace"

"Rhysand had to SA Feyre in order to save her" parallel with Manacled

How the backstories in ACOTAR are treated more as decoration

“Keep reaching your hand” in ACOSF

ACOSF ch11 - why Cassian isn't a good caretaker

Alternative way for the ACOSF solstice scene

How looking through trope lenses can distort the understanding of Silver Flames

Nessian was poorly written

The topic of alcoholism and rehab in ACOSF

About Nesta and the House Of Wind

How Cassian thinks about Eris and how this translates on Nesta

Rhysand is incompetent

Why did everyone treat Elain differently than Nesta

Nesta was mourning Feyre in TAR

All the quotes where Nesta is associated with a queen

All the instances Cassian observed Nesta’s depressed state

Reminder about chapter 24 of ACOMAF

Tales which can be encountered in Silver Flames

ACOSF - a love story of constant push

Answer to "Cassian actions spoke louder than his lack of 'ily' to Nesta"

A story about tea and why I dislike ACOSF

Reactions to the SJM interview

The parallel between Nesta and Feyre reacting at their ex-boyfriends

shipping talk

Crackship and rareship in acotar fandom

About Neris chemistry

All the things Nesta and Eris have in common

Canon and fandom

acotar x grey's anatomy

ACOTAR throuples talk

Ships better than canon Nessian

fics

Fic idea: Cassian isekai

Fanfic idea for people who want to explore the sibling relationship between Nesta and Feyre.

How does one prepare to die?

AU Archeron's pleas are answered

[hopeiochi]

Today I've seen some bad takes online thinking they're right (they were not). And I didn't interact, choosing instead to scroll for world peace. I'm proud of myself.

On an unrelated note a new Nessian (Cassian) critical post is incoming.

[hopeiochi]

Remember when at Solstice 2.0

Cassian had said they were going to stay here tonight, as he’d be too drunk to fly them back to the House of Wind, and Mor and Azriel would be too drunk to winnow them, not to mention that he’d still have to fly them the last bit of the way.

And after he enters her room without asking and throws a tantrum when she refuses his gift.

Her door opened with a creak, and then Cassian was there, leaning against her doorway, gazing at her in the mirror. “You didn’t want to say good night?” […] “You’ve been tired for a few nights now.” He crossed his arms. “What’s going on?” […] He pushed off the door frame and shut the door behind him. He took up all the air in the room just by standing there.

Gifting the symphonia

The thought was enough for her to straighten and wipe away her tears. “I can’t accept this.”

“It was made for you.” He smiled softly.

She couldn’t bear that smile, his kindness and joy, as she corrected, “I will not accept it.” She placed the orb back in its box and handed it to him. “Return it.”

His eyes shuttered. “It’s a gift, not a fucking wedding ring.”

He snarled. “I see. I get a little too close and you shove me away again. Back to where it’s safe. Better to marry a viper like Eris than be with me.”

Yes. Nesta was the problem. Definitely Nesta.

Cassian was a saint, oh how I envy his ability to support and understand Nesta and the patience he always showed her. The mate of the year and caregiver of the century.

all sarcasm obviously

[araeofdrawings]

[hopeiochi]

Interacting with booktok community was a strange experience, especially because of the unexpected rule to hate blonde man.

Because when I was in the 8th grade, boyfriend ideal was Usui Takumi

(rewatched the anime these days, he still is. need to re-read the manga)

[hopeiochi]

Why Nessian is not a good example of a healthy couple nor a good example of a toxic couple

Everyone who glances at my page and posts can make a lucky guess that I dislike Nessian. There are many reasons why I don't consider them a good couple, and their problematic nature isn't a major part of those reasons.

An often take in this fandom is that all these characters are flawed, and it's unfair to expect perfect behavior from them. You've certainly encountered it, especially under critical posts. With Nessian, it also gets the addition that Nesta isn't perfect, so it's unfair to expect Cassian to always behave correctly. I generally agree with the main take because reading books with therapy talk isn't enticing; we need wrongdoings to have conflict, drama, and growth.

However, my main problem with Nessian, as I said, isn't about their problematic moments; it's about a lack of logic and evolution in their relationship. I read these books mainly because of their coupling, and then I finished SF. I still liked the idea that made me read about them, but the more I started thinking and interacting in the fandom, the more I understood that their execution was so poorly done, and my expectations did not match the reality at all. The image that attracted me was only a projection of the fandom. And I tried to ease my desire for that image through fanfiction until I understood I didn't want to see them together in any format.

And maybe I need to describe more about my reading taste to offer some context.

I like to read Dramione in various formats of toxicity, from the sweetest fluff to the darkest and most dead dove do not eat. I like Tomione fanfiction, and it isn't exactly a category with healthy romance. Give me some manhwa with the reddest flags of the manhwa community to enjoy some angst at breakfast. Mafia romance, where the concept of healthy is thrown out the window. The toxic themes and borderline abusive behavior between a couple were never a problem for me if explored in good ways. I could compare works with far more horrible actions than those in SF and point out why the story is better than SF.

The angst of such stories is like good alcohol. Some stories are mild, like good wine, while others are bitter like gin. Alcohol isn't particularly a good thing, but that doesn't stop people from using it for a good time.

Nessian is like spoiled wine that people try to present either as plain grape juice or as exquisite wine. It's neither; there are too many problematic moments never acknowledged as such. Even more, these moments are presented as care, love, and help. There are not enough romantic moments between them to make me forget the bad moments, and the ideas embedded in their relationship, like Nesta needing to fully change to become a better partner for Cassian who doesn't change himself, are raising my aversion.

When I critique their story, I try to explore more about my reasons for disliking it. I try to re-evaluate these reasons and see how much substance there is. My goal isn't to fight for morality; with my own love for dark romance, that would be hypocritical. I'm just spending my time trying to put my feelings and thoughts into words.

At the end of the day we are free people, read whatever you want and enjoy whatever you want.

[theladyofbloodshed]

Why do you hate cassian so much???

The list is very long. Just a few reasons:

Never once asked Nesta what happened in those years in the cottage, just took the story from Feyre and believed every word as truth - never sought to understand how it was for all three of them

Went to Nesta's house gunning for a fight despite being a 500 year old fae and she was a 20 year old mortal woman

Went again in the bonus chapter and asked questions about her virginity and if she preferred girls

Dropped Nesta's hand when she was caring for him because Mor appeared

Slept with Mor to hurt Azriel, not because he specifically wanted her

Knows acting as a buffer with Mor hurts Azriel but continues to do it

Never checks Mor for interfering between him and Nesta (i.e. telling Nesta to keep her forked tongue behind her teeth or telling her to go and fill buckets on the two times she enquires after Cassian's well being)

Monologues about Mor being so beautiful that it takes his breath away and she's like a work of art - whilst never offering the same compliments to his mate

Never telling Nesta he loves her

Never stands up for his mate

Rhys (and feyre) are put above Nesta at every occasion

Should not have slept with her after locking her in the house because he was in a position of power and meant to be a caretaker - he should have been responsible enough to put his lust aside

Takes her on the hike and makes her carry a bag that is very heavy whilst knowing she is underweight

Ignores her until she collapses

Won't let her put sugar on her food despite her being underweight

Ignores her after the war

Ignores her on solstice then chases her down the road despite her asking multiple times for him to leave her alone

Destroyed a whole village in anger

Tells his mate that everybody hates her and not eating won't bring her dead father back

Stalks her most nights and catalogues the men that she takes home despite it being none of his business

Laments being a bastard all the time internally but does nothing to help the little boys in illyria who have the exact same start as him

[ruchi-writes]

enemies-to-lovers is about power, actually

I think a lot of people misunderstand why enemies to lovers is so popular. It’s quickly become one of the most pervasive tropes in many novels. Is it the banter, the tension? That’s definitely part of it. But if that were true, then friends-to-lovers and literally any romance with good dialogue and characterization would scratch the same itch. For some, it does, but for many…enemies-to-lovers just hits different. 

My theory is that it isn’t actually about love, not really. I think it fulfils a fantasy that no other trope can provide: the fantasy of being seen as an equal. 

Think about what specifically makes someone an enemy in fiction. It’s not just someone the MC dislikes, it’s someone who can affect them in tangible ways, maybe even have the power to ruin them, challenge their worldview, expose their weaknesses, etc. The relationship begins with conflict because the characters are fundamentally opposed in some way. It doesn’t matter why, but they’re fighting. There is a struggle for dominance. 

I would argue that the most impactful enemies-to-lovers moments are never the romantic moments, they’re the scenes where power shifts. They BOTH lose: they’re forced into a position that would have horrified them at the beginning of the story. They end up needing (or wanting) each other. 

That’s why I think people are often disappointed when a supposed enemies-to-lovers story turns out to be a milquetoast attempt where they’re just kinda mean to each other for a few pages, and then immediately start making out. Where’s the risk, the actual threat? If the characters aren’t capable of genuinely affecting one another, then the relationship isn’t actually transforming in a satisfying way. The appeal is in the fact that they have power over each other, because the eventual trust they build requires real surrender.

Because here’s the thing about enemies; they pay attention, and usually more attention than anyone else. They notice weaknesses because they’re actively looking for them, they notice strengths because they need to account for them. They notice habits, blind spots, ambitions, fears. 

They study the MC with a level of scrutiny that borders (and later crosses) intimate, but unlike friends (or supporting characters in the MC’s corner) they’re not willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, they don’t overlook flaws out of affection. Which is exactly what makes the eventual romance so satisfying. It feels earned. 

It’s easy to imagine being loved by someone who sees the best version of you, but it’s an entirely different thing to be loved by someone who has seen you at your worst. That’s why this dynamic often feels more convincing than romances where the characters are immediately into each other.

I imagine there are many who go through life feeling misunderstood, or worse, that the people who love them only love the polished, perfect version they present to the world, almost like impostor syndrome. But what if there was someone who couldn’t be fooled by this carefully constructed image? 

When someone more powerful chooses someone, maybe the fantasy is protection. When it’s someone less powerful, the fantasy might be admiration. But if there’s someone intelligent and observant enough to see the MC as an equal, the fantasy there is the most intense and honest validation. 

Which means enemies to lovers was never about turning hate/annoyance into love, it was about turning power into vulnerability – which is a terrifying loss of power, which THEN leads to intimacy. 

[snarkformysanity]

Cassian be like

[2ndofapril2]

The lighting on this one was a lot of fun

[hopeiochi]

Another day, another occasion to remind you that Cassian is a bad partner, and it's because SJM isn't doing her research.

So there's the scene where he rage-baits Nesta to eat porridge (unsweetened).

“If you don’t eat that, you’re going to regret it in about thirty minutes.” “It’s either that or nothing.”

“I’ll eat toast.”

[bla bla bla Cassian gym bro talk but memories: “You’ll burn through that in ten minutes and be tired.”]

“Are there any other areas of my daily life that you’re going to be presiding over?”

“Don’t give me a reason to add any more to the list.”

Nesta sat down, grabbed the bowl of porridge, shoved a lumpy spoonful into her mouth, and nearly gagged at the taste. But she forced it down. Then another spoonful. Another. Until the bowl was clean and she started on the eggs

Cassian monitored each bite.

So, what we need to take from this scene is that Cassian was in control of Nesta. He wasn't just a good friend trying to help her. She was his job, and he had authority. He used this scene to fight for control and show Nesta who was boss (we know it's Rhys, so no need to try so hard).

The second thing: Nesta was malnourished, and we have a lot of hints before this scene that she has some sort of ED.

Took cold baths some days. Forgot to eat on others.

Her beautiful face was pale, far thinner than it had been before the war with Hybern, her lips bloodless

Her appetite had been the first thing to go after that battle. Only instinct and the occasional social requirement to appear like she gave a shit about anything kept her eating.

So, if you do the most basic research, you'll know that it is unhealthy to force a malnourished person to eat too much food. You'll also see that you should encourage a person with an eating disorder to start eating anything; the important thing is that they rebuild a healthy attitude towards food. Forcing someone to eat disgusting food just because of the idea it's healthy will add more disgust (speaking from experience). The entire scene is icky, and like everything SJM tried to show as help from the IC side, it was more harm than good. Read more about refeeding syndrome.

And the third thing, remember the phrase "how toast won't give energy":

Cassian stood above her, a plate of what looked like mushrooms and toast in one hand. “Eat. We’ve got a long day ahead.” “We’ll be hiking from dawn until dusk, only two stops throughout the day. So eat.”

What do we have here. Apparently it's enough energy for a "healing" (healing you hear this!!!!) hike. Wow, no wonder she fainted from so much care -_-.

You can defend whatever you want about Cassian, but you can't ignore that his actions were harmful to Nesta. And hey, who doesn't make some mistakes? But these harmful actions are presented as love, care, and help. All because SJM didn't do her research. Good thing she peeked online enough to read about lactic acid provoking muscle pain, but too bad she didn't read enough to see this myth debunked. And worse, she didn't stop to think how extra misogynistic a world looks where there is enough research and science to know about nutrition principles and lactic acid, but not enough to ensure a safe cesarean.

And when you see another person online bashing Cassian, before coming with "SJM loves Nessian and confirmed they are mates picked right by nature," don't forget to ask SJM why she wrote so many moments where Cassian looks like a POS, mainly because she didn't bother to research mental healing in a book presumably about mental healing.

[beedreamscape]

This is just ridiculous. How can a 500 year old man pass judgement onto a trio of girls with max three years of difference between them? They should equally be vulnerable and young to him, while he should admit his bias has nothing to do with their age but his attraction to Feyre.

[hopeiochi]

Looking at ACOTAR a bit from a pedagogical angle and societal norms.

If you re-read chapter 16 of MAF, you'll read about how Rhysand tells about his childhood. It's a fragment where it's described how Rhys's mother sent him to Illyrian camps, where child abuse is normalized in an educational scope. We see how Rhys is highly defensive of his mother and her decisions:

“That, too,” Rhys added drily. “When I turned eight, my mother brought me to one of the Illyrian war-camps. To be trained, as all Illyrian males were trained. And like all Illyrian mothers, she shoved me toward the sparring ring on the first day, and walked away without looking back.”

“She abandoned you?” I found myself saying.

“No—never,” Rhys said with a ferocity I’d heard only a few times, one of them being this afternoon. “She was staying at the camp as well. But it is considered an embarrassment for a mother to coddle her son when he goes to train.”

[…]

I flinched. Hitting children—

“They do worse, girl,” Amren cut in, “in those camps. Three lashings is practically an encouragement to fight again. When they do something truly bad, bones are broken. Repeatedly. Over weeks.”

I said to Rhys, “Your mother willingly sent you into that?” Soft fire indeed.

“My mother didn’t want me to rely on my power,” Rhysand said. “She knew from the moment she conceived me that I’d be hunted my entire life. Where one strength failed, she wanted others to save me.

And at some moment, my mind made a connection of how this concept of "tough love" is normalized in the ACOTAR community and story. Especially, it's an interesting parallel when you think of Nesta's story, who also was sent to train in Illyria without much thought. At least, we didn't see the thought process on the page except: she needs training to burn out her emotions.

I think looking at how teaching is described in these books is an interesting subject, and I would like to ask people from the educational field to react with which moment stands out to you the most. It doesn't matter if it's in a bad or good way. Which techniques have you observed and how much do you agree with them?

Disclaimer: This post isn't really structured, more of a chaotic thought train, but I swear everything is connected.

I would like to hear more opinions because I have had this thought ever since reading some dark academia books. How certain types of behaviors are "romanticized," especially those of teachers who are harsh and mean but want what's best for you. And, without a doubt, I can see how sometimes a more rigid attitude is needed, but there are so many factors to take into consideration.

To offer an example, recently I rewatched a fragment from "Desperate Housewives" where Gabrielle Solis wanted to lose some weight. She asks her friend Enid for help, and this way she gets enrolled into a group with a very, very strict regime. Physical training even if you can't anymore, everyone doing the same set of exercises, punishing the group for the mistake of one, and so on. Basically, army training just to make sure she can wear an old dress. And this type of training is seen as good and a sign of solidarity.

Reminded me of TV shows about extreme weight loss, criticized by health experts for promoting dangerous and unrealistic practices. However, the image of someone pushing you to great achievements is more impressive. After all, what can be bad about the idea that you need to work hard for great results, and if you can't, there will be someone who will ensure you don't get lazy on your path.

As we are on this topic, I'll make a short personal remark regarding weight loss: prioritize your health and choose moderation.

Moving on, the examples I gave are very popular in our media. Some people take this as an example of what is normal, and often when talking about these books, people will point out how "yeah, what IC did to Nesta maybe wasn't orthodox, but it worked," or "how good and funny Rhys taught Feyre to read," or "Feyre is actually competent to rule because she read books on geography and history." Things we see in media are getting normalized, and that's why it's important to talk about them.

Did Gabrielle Solis need to lose weight when she already had a stunning body, and it's normal for a woman's body to have some changes? Was physical training the best solution for Nesta, or were there other ways to help her? Is it a good choice, from a relatively feminist world-in standpoint, to make the women train in Illyria? And why is the same regime of physical training and barbaric traditions being preserved in Illyria instead of trying to change society?

To conclude, don't take the outcome from the page or screen as a good sign that the things described are a good idea. This is fiction, and while it means it doesn't follow the same rules of the real world, it does form and at the same time already shows things we consider a norm.

And making the circle back to the fragment of Rhys's childhood: obviously SJM didn't mean that child abuse is a good pedagogical decision. What I see is the idea that his mother loved him, wanted him strong, and she knew he needed to work hard to be self-sufficient. It's also a popular idea in the real world, with parents forcing harsh regimes on their kids to make them better, beating them, signing them up for a lot of additional stuff without asking the kid, sending them to religious schools or troubled teen camps.

We often see this kind of thinking, popularly named "tough love," sometimes with worse or better representation. For example, how Azriel taught Feyre to fly, Nesta's entire time at the House of Wind, Nesta's and the bat boys' childhood, and how Rhys taught Feyre to read and write. I'm not saying all these moments are bad; what I'm suggesting is to see the bigger picture and think more (not about something specific, just think more).

[hopeiochi]

I procrastinated a thing at job for so long now I'm very pressed by the deadline. My anxiety is skyrocketing but I try to calm myself with the thought that I procrastinated my own birth, so my job isn't more special than that. It doesn't help.

One day I really will invest in that plan B: Beekeeping 🐝 🍯

[daybreakmusings]

Elain telling Nesta “All you can think about is what my trauma has done to you” was incredibly ignorant and no one can convince me otherwise.

For some reason, Elain thinks the trauma that had resulted from that night belongs solely to her and Nesta is being selfish for trying to take any ownership of it.

Everything in Nesta’s life, has always been about Elain. She came first and she never stopped to think about how it could impact Nesta. Very rarely does Nesta have the time to face her own trauma and learn to heal from it because she was always in environments/situations that put her on guard to protect her sister. And Elain has always been comfortable allowing her to do so while she retreats to the background where it was safe. She has never thought twice about putting Nesta in these positions all her life. 

When the sisters first come to Pythian, Elain completely checks out from the weight of the loss and trauma she has experienced. Which is completely understandable. But she isn’t the only one to have lost so much. So had Nesta. But at a time where Nesta may have needed her support, she wasn’t there. 

All Elain could think about was what their shared trauma has done to her. But Nesta never cared.

Those first few weeks in Pythian? Nesta was there to check on her. To make sure she is eating. To ensure her wellbeing. To see to her needs. To make sure she is comfortable.

In ACOSF, for the first time in Nesta’s life, she isn’t capable of putting Elain first. But Elain is unwilling to confront the possibility that the trauma they both experienced that night may have affected her sister differently than it did her. As a result, she avoids putting herself in a position where she might have to face the full extent of that truth.

I’m not saying that Elain doesn’t have a right to feel greatly impacted by what had happened to her. She went through alot. But she doesn’t get to pick and choose whose trauma that night was greater and warrants more concern.

[moon--mama]

But I think that Elain has a very valid point. The entire series, Feyre observed that Nesta would do anything to protect Elain. By the time SF rolls around, and Nesta is describing Elain as a dog, it’s because Nesta has never viewed her as anything more valuable than a pet.

When the Night Court visits the human world in ACOMAF, Nesta has been given everything she felt that she lost. But she’s still angry, because she knows that her father didn’t take care of them and return their fortune. Once again, Feyre’s sacrifice is what kept their family going. Elain has to remind them “And as for Feyre’s hunting during those years, it was not Nesta’s neglect alone that is to blame. We were scared, and had received no training, and everything had been taken, and we failed her. Both of us.” Everyone, even Feyre, thought of Elain as part of Nesta until that point. Even Feyre directs all of her anger and frustration toward their oldest sister, never blaming Elain for anything.

Then. Nesta fails at protecting Elain. Everyone fails at protecting them as they’re Made, and Nesta is rightfully pissed about that as well. But watching Elain’s reaction to the event is all about Nesta—she knows that she failed, she’s unable to bully Elain into eating or living, and she resents that Feyre’s the one who saved her. She hovers over Elain in the House of Wind and hardly lets Feyre or anyone else near her. Nesta thinks that she failed again when Elain is kidnapped by Hybern, and she still doesn’t get the opportunity to rescue her. Then when Elain starts to recover at the River House…It’s like Feyre stole Elain away from her.

I’d also like to point out that Elain and Nesta kill Hybern together. “But as a black blade broke through the king’s throat, spraying blood, I realized someone else had. Elain stepped out of a shadow behind him, and rammed Truth-Teller to the hilt through the back of the king’s neck as she snarled in his ear, “Don’t you touch my sister.” Until that point in the series, they’re a unit. This is the first time that Elain has any sort of agency, and it’s simply to lash out at the person threatening Nesta. As a dog would defend its master.

So in SF when Nesta is self-destructing, it’s because she’s lost her purpose. She doesn’t need to take care of Elain any more. Because of the Cauldron, she can’t take care of Elain even when she wants to.

Elain’s comment just tells Nesta that she knows about the way Nesta thinks of her as a pet. Instead of being happy that Elain is somewhat adjusting, it just makes Nesta destruct even more. Because for Nesta, Elain’s trauma IS something that happened to her as well. SHE failed her sister, many times, and then Feyre stole her away.

For the first time in the series, Nesta acknowledges that Elain is capable of taking care of herself. And that is killing her. “Elain could make her own choices. And had chosen to thoroughly shut the door on Nesta. Even as she fully embraced Feyre and her world. Nesta’s chest tightened, but she refused to think of it, acknowledge it. Elain was like a dog, loyal to whatever master kept her fed and in comfort.”

Elain’s comment that Nesta’s fixated on Elain’s trauma too personally is perfectly valid—because Nesta doesn’t see her as a capable individual most of the series and resents her once she becomes one. Her Making was something that happened to Nesta’s pet, until the pet pointed out that she was traumatized personally as well. It’s the first time Elain stands up to Nesta, and it changes their relationship in a huge way.

And perhaps Elain’s new relationship with Feyre says more about her acknowledging the way her trauma effected others than anything else. She’s supportive, does things to take care of Feyre and her family for once, and blossoms as an independent person. At last, someone in the family is taking care of Feyre.

[daybreakmusings]

I am so confused about the point you are trying to make, since you are talking about events that don’t even correlate to what I referenced in my original post. But I’ll try to break down what I think you’re saying.

But watching Elain’s reaction to the event is all about Nesta—she knows that she failed, she’s unable to bully Elain into eating or living, and she resents that Feyre’s the one who saved her. She hovers over Elain in the House of Wind and hardly lets Feyre or anyone else near her. 

First and foremost. Nesta never failed Elain. 

Secondly, throughout the series, Nesta puts Elain first. Whether it be her safety, her wants and needs. Elain always had Nesta looking out for her and helping her. You referenced briefly the initial meeting between the sisters and a newly-turned Feyre with her court. Remember that it was Elain’s decision not only to help Feyre with her war, but also stay back in the human lands instead of seeking safety in Pythian. And Nesta? She goes along with what Elain wants then and throughout the series:

“It is your choice, ladies, whether you wish to remain here, or come with us. Elain thumbed the iron ring on her finger. “It is your choice,” Nesta said with unusual gentleness. For her, Nesta would go to Prythian.

So to claim that Nesta would even think of “bullying Elain into doing anything” is a blatant lie. She never even swears at her. And at the same time, you purposefully misread Nesta’s concern for her sister as Nesta “making the event all about herself.” It’s as if you have read an entirely different book than everyone else because how can you draw such conclusions? And to say that she resents that Feyre is the one who saved Elain when this exists in canon:

“She let out a sob at the sight of Elain, still in Azriel’s arms. I’d never heard a sound like that from her. Not once. […] I swallowed my shout of pain as Nesta’s arms went around my neck and she embraced me so hard it snatched my breath away. Her body shook—shook as she sobbed and said over and over and over, “Thank you.”

But yeah…if you want to misunderstand what is clearly black and white, that’s on you. The obvious gratefulness and joy at her sisters being alive seems to escape you. But what really makes me laugh is your comment about not letting Feyre or anyone near her:

“Nesta only shook her head, turning toward the chair and her book. “I don’t care. Do what you want.” A stinging dismissal, if not admission that she still trusted me enough to consider Elain’s needs first”

Nesta is furious that Feyre and her court failed to protect them from Hybern and is raging at the loss she and Elain suffered. She doesn’t fully trust them (which is fair because she doesn’t know them) but she doesn’t prevent Elain from interacting with them either. And Nesta never stopped Feyre from being around Elain. 

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[hopeiochi]

The people in the ACOTAR fandom who find the Tampon joke funny are the equivalent of 5th grade boys who are laughing hard after they drew some genitalia on school property.

Same level of intellectual development and makes me ignore all their takes on the text.

I know it was a typo joke, but it is stupid. The RhySAnd offense at least has a meaning.

Also calling Tamlin incel, when there is Cassian (some may even say Azriel but I'm not touching that pot) in the plot… (ik ik I'm a broken record but Cartagena must burn and I have a retoric to promote 🤷‍♀️)

[hopeiochi]

Using Tamlin-Tampon as a starting point, I decided to offer you a list of some offenses for other characters. And I even won't use the obvious rhySAnd and cASSian.

Rhysand - rice&sand. Marketing made me expect luxury rissoto and the reality was as disgusting as rice & sand 🍚 🏜️

Feyre - Fairy (detergent). Be it a hot or cold scene, she's very efficient at making my interest dissolve 🫠

Cassian - casino. Seems funny but is actually toxic and dangerous as hell. Also I never know how enraged I'm gonna be by his next move 🎰

Now we have the silly kindergarten rhymes category: Nasty Nesta, Plain Elain, and Bore Mor. Maybe even: Morigan - Borigan.

Some nice combinations for Lucien and Azriel: Douchien and Horniel Bat.

Do all these sound extremely stupid and childish? Yes, but so does the starting point.

[hopeiochi]

Gosh I don't know how it happens but every time I try to re-read ACOTAR, I accidentally found myself with a fic open. I really try but I'm still at chapter 20 of TAR for some months already.

On another note, I re-read this weekend Nesta vs the Buffer and ngl, I like a supportive Rhys for the Nezriel. Also reminded myself how much more sense canon Nezriel would make.