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the october book will not resolve the ship war it will only make it worse

I feel like we never talk about the Illyrians boys NOT THE MEN but the child soldiers. They get thrown into war camps at 8 years old, most likely away from they're families until they are done with training!

These boys are treated horrible to the point where three lashing is considered good, and those are the legitimate children. The bastard born boys literally have to fight others for clothes!

I feel like this often get sidelined in the fandom and most people talk about the women and wing clipping. All of the Illyrian men and their behaviors are tied back to their childhood, no one is born misogynistic, barbarian and backwards. And if Rhys wants the girls to train too does that mean they train in the same condition as boys?

I know sjm wanted to show how backward and barbarian Illyrians are and most likely got inspiration by the Spartans but Rhys has been High Lord for at least 400 years! While Illyrians doesn't listen to High fae he is part Illyrian, he had more chance to change things than any of his ancestors! While we hear that he made wing clipping "illegal" we never hear him talk about changing the laws against child soldiers! He had time to change things! If he's such a good High Lord why does things like this still happening? It could of been a literal rhys glazing about how good of a High Lord he is because he abolished child violence against the Illyrian boys! Instead it never gets brought up, and when it does it's to show how horrible childhood Cassian and Azriel had! You know never about the current boys who are getting trained and brainwashed!

At least he could of changed some laws against child violence, making the training less brutal and violent! He could of changed the training age to 10 or preeteen! Or literally did anything else!

Eight year old boys are still children no matter their early upbringing or gender!

And yes it is Rhysand's fault and responsible! Because he is the High Lord, the ruler! It is his job to make change and better his people's life!

I wonder what will happen when Nyx has to start training...

2ndofapril2

The lighting on this one was a lot of fun

boomer-bird

Look girl dad tam is cool and all but I think it’s kinda born from the idea that his issue was misogyny and raising a daughter would force him to reconsider that flawed mindset even though his issue was never misogyny. Him having a son is more interesting to me; it would force him to face the circumstances under which he, a son in a patriarchal monarchy, was raised. He’d have to figure out how not to pass on his flaws to his male kid, who he’d more easily see his younger self in.

goodladchompher

That's my idea too, I love boy dad Tamlin not because it's cuter but because it gives him a chance to actually face something.

"I love my son. I wouldn't let anything hurt him....so why did my father and brothers hurt me. Why could my own mother project me...? " Kinda way

He would show his son he loves him but he's riddled with anxiety from repeating his father's and mother's mistake.

Honestly there's also the pressure of raising him into the next high lord since he's likely the heir. Tamlin would want to raise his son normally, without having to prepare him to be a leader but he knows he has too so he'll raise him normally as long as he could then prepare him.

Bonus point if his son isn't pure high Fae like him but he's a half breed with either a lesser Fae or a human. His son would be subjugated to racism from outside of spring court same way Rhys was when he was young.

eldritchguava

The acotar fandom is a weird experience. Never in all my years in fandom culture have I seen a fandom this straight, this rigidly heterosexual.

I was genuinely shocked that Tamcien and Tamsand aren't popular. Like what do you mean? In any other fandom they would be HUGE. They'd be dominating the fandom. And yet I logged on, full of expectation, and ??

Where is the queerness? The exploration of couples that aren't canon?

Tamcien?? I'm sorry, how is this not THE biggest ship in the fandom. I'm biased, sure, but hello? Are we seeing this? Living together for centuries, they basically had to be everything for each other because they only had each other during the worst times of their lives. Desperately loyal to each other? Tamlin saved Lucien and "claimed him as my own"? Lucien calling Tamlin "Tam" constantly, worrying about him when he's gone, losing an EYE for him?? Lucien leaving hurt Tamlin more than Feyre leaving. The betrayal, the yearning. The husband behaviour is so strong with them, it smacked me across the face every single time they are on page together. SJM trying to tell me there's a magic orgy every year and nothing happend between them ever? I don't buy ittt. Lucien can fix Tamlin, I know it.

Second most obvious, Tamsand. I mean... it's all there. EASY. Rhysand cannot stop thinking about Tamlin, ever. That man is always on his mind, truly has a chokehold on him. He can't let him go. Enemies to lovers back to enemies?? Story writes itself. Rhysand teaching Tamlin to fight and how to fuck ("females", sure), gifts him special knives. Killing each other's families?? Toxic breakup cranked up to the max. The angst is off the charts! Centuries later Rhysand is still not over him, constantly busting down his door to torment him when he's already down. Rhysand gives Lucien so much shit for no reason, constantly bringing up Tamlin to piss him off ("Your beloved Tamlin." I SEE YOU, Rhysand). Gotta say, reads like a bitter ex-boyfriend shitting on his ex's new lover. Hmmm dare I say - jealous, Rhysand?

We all know SJM has a fetish for the bat boys... all that masculinity, they work off steam by physically fighting each other... probably all sweaty, rolling around in the dirt. Fucking in the same room?? Are you looking at each other during it, offering comments, applauding?? Like what is happening. There is a very obvious next step here. Sure, they are "family" but we've seen Cassian gift Mor lingerie, so clearly that definition of family is pretty loose. Cassian is just waiting for a sexy command from Rhysand, always so willing to please him. Rhysand, just put him out of his misery and fulfill his wish, please.

Azris. Azriel chocking Eris out, enough to launch a ship. The dynamic of shadowy Azriel and Autumn fire Eris, both having experience with abuse, both operating in the metaphorical or literal shadows, keeping secrets. Keeping constant track of each other... I see you.

Nesta! Prime candidate for a sapphic ship. Spent her whole life being taught her only value is to marry well? Her worth always seen in relation to men? Listen, I don't even have to think about how interesting of a story that would be, if she could unlearn all that with a woman. To make a story about her finally being herself without having to fulfill a man's expectations, to be allowed to step outside these gender roles. Also, Nesta can be mean and sassy and I find that very attractive in a woman. Please, let her kiss a girl.

The potential for queer ships is so high! Yet the majority of the fandom goes feral over canon straight couples only. Never have I seen a fandom hold onto canon text this strongly, only ships that are canon or will become canon are allowed.

Where is the exploration, the imagination? Going wild with crumbs, just for the fun of it. Disregard canon, embrace the flavour, have fun with the source material!! If the canon books are boring and bland and predictable, I'm at least enjoying the parts of fandom that are cool and interesting.

pitohiu

My mutual was crashing out to be about this but I thought I’d bring it up here too.

For how much of the series takes place in Illyria, for how important Illyria is the the “bat boys” backstory, for how integral the abuse against Illyrian women is when depicting the place. It is genuinely criminal that the the first time we hear an Illyrian woman both have a name, and speaking lines…..is in Silver Flames.

It takes us until past the point where series was supposed to end, to get a female Illyrian character. The series was going to end originally, before we got a female Illyrian character.

In fact the ONLY other Illyrian character we had at all in the series until SF was Lord Devlon.

laxibbeb

“If you were to name a sword, what would you call it?' Gwyn answered, thought she hadn't been asked, 'Silver Majesty.' Emerie snorted, 'Really?' Gwyn demanded, 'What would you call it?' Emerie considered. 'Foe Slayer, or something. Something intimidating.'

@emerieweekofficial

elainsarchercn

lowkey tamlin's at his funniest when he's Going The Fuck Through It. the high lord meeting? unmatched. dumping lucien's shit at the spring border like a jilted ex? incredible. i love his miserable little ass so much

dedolubka

My favorite meme by the way

I regret not drawing Tamlin's sleeping cap. But I did draw Rhysand in curlers.

dimalry

WIP doodles

I‘m too tired to clean and render these, so just accept the smudged version. I still have to design Rhys and I actually want him to to wear ottoman/turkish inspired clothing (and more fairy like), so don’t take this weird- looking top literally. I like how Tamlin turned out though.

anu-ca

A little bit of a new thing: I liked this scene in A Court of Mist and Fury and it was so fun to try to portray Feyre's dark thoughts in opposition of a idilic spring garden...Hope you like! ❤️🌹

limeandorange

I’ve been diagnosed with Acute Nestaship Syndrome: A medical condition where I can picture Nesta being shipped with literally anyone and it’s instantly hot.

It’s fortunately incurable, though the symptoms get noticeably weaker when picturing Cassian.