nesta stan

so basicallly me complaining and ranting about books

[sabrinaacarpenters]

Real fucking tired of people clogging the nessian tag with negativity

[nestacorvere]

acosf rant review

i finished acosf a while ago and i just can´t stop thinking about it so this is an attempt to get it all off my chest cause i have a lot of thoughts. 

spoilers below the cut 

i read the first 6 chapters when they were “leaked” and honestly that just set the bar really low. all these years that i´ve waited for the book i always thought nesta was going to illyria and that she would be away from the inner circle (except for cassian and azriel). but then came those chapters and i realized the ic would actually be in the book and i was pissed. 

the first few chapters were hard to get through. what mor said about sending nesta to the court of nightmares (and cassian not saying anything about it), what amren said about putting her in the dungeons in hewn city made me want to through my phone across the room. sure, send a depressed person dealing with ptsd, which is something they have all gone through before, to a place where she´ll feel more tortured. yay that´s so smart. it will certainly make her feel better (/irony). 

also this thing feyre says and sjm apparently forgets about it throughout the book to make us believe feyre acted solely on nesta´s wellbeing. (i dont´t hate feyre yall it was just clear to me she had ulterior motives to send nesta away and that quote proves it)

“It is about how it reflects upon me, upon Rhys, and upon my court when my damned sister spends our money on wine and gambling and does nothing to contribute to this city! If my sister cannot be controlled, then why should we have the right to rule over anyone else?”

but then the part where nesta calls rhysand “an arrogant, preening asshole” got me laughing so much. this whole scene is a fucking disaster but that part was funny af. 

i only began to really like the book after the scene where nesta helps gwyn by trading the books in merrill´s office. when nesta trully smiled for the first time i literally teared up. 

also nesta´s friendship with the House was amazing. one of the best things in this book. and the whole “the house likes romance books” made me laugh all the time. 

“The book,” Nesta said, a bit breatlessly, “is about...” Her nostrils flared and her eyes went a bit unfocused. “A book”. 

“Interesting”, Cassian murmured, “Sounds great.” 

and this dialogue... pure gold. i’m also like that when i’m reading smut and someone asks me what the book is about hahaha. 

now another thing that bothered me:

“Because illyrians are backward and horrible”  

why is sjm constantly depicting the only POC in acotar as monsters? wht tf did she make them to be abusers? it´s a rhetorical question btw. i think we all know the answer. i´m a firm believer that even though this is a fantasy book, stereotypes like this are still damning and wrong. 

the fighting scene between cassian and azriel and nesta fantasizing about a threesome was funny and weird. i understand sjm wanted to show us who the threesome would be with if she hadn´t deleted it and it actually made me glad she did. it would not have fit the narrative at all.

the sex scenes were great in the beginning but then i got tired of them. i always get tired when there´s that much sex scenes and ik sjm warned us. but it was nessian so i made myself read and care about them. 

nesta´s power damn i was shook. i loved it. all the scenes that showed her power were absolutely amazing. 

now moving on to the worst part of the book. nesta Made the weapons. with her power. therefore they are her weapons. they happened to end in rhysands hands but that doesn´t give him, or feyre, or the ic the right to choose not to tell her about her weapons. the whole high king thing sjm threw out there just to make us see that hey rhysand is not bad yall he doesnt want to usurp power even though he has the weapons for it and his friends actually suggested it. amren could go to fucking hell for all i care after this. also for the things she say when nesta confronts her about it. 

when rhysand and all them found out the baby could kill feyre and didn´t tell her i was already pissed. who the fuck they think they are to deny her the information that she might die and that her son would likely die with her? nothing and no one has that right. not even her fucking mate. no one. i think it was wrong of nesta to tell her the way she did and to only do it out of anger. but i was actually fucking glad someone told her at all. and rhysand threatening to kill nesta only makes me more angry. even feyre can see it was because of the parallel she saw between them not telling her about the weapons and she isn´t even angry at nesta. but rhysand thinks he has the right to be angry after not telling his mate she could die? oh fuck off. 

i actually enjoyed the major plot of this book. the dread trove thing, the queen and koschei was actually pretty interesting to me and i wasn´t bored. it actually made me more interested to read the next books. i had promised myself i would be done with sjm after acosf cause all i ever cared about was nesta but i might keep reading cause i enjoyed this plot. 

since i´ve talked about the worst part (to me) let´s talk about the best parts now. nesta´s, emerie´s and gwyn´s friendship was absolutely everything to me. i love them all so much. i was just so happy to see nesta happy and i fell in love with emerie and gwyn as well. i also love nessian and although some things they said to each other and the way cassian behaved toward nesta in some scenes didn´t really make me happy, i will always love this couple. i just like the version in my mind and fanfics better. and nesta´s whole healing arc was amazing to me. it made me so so proud of her.  

azriel´s present to nesta made me soft. i love them so much omg i wished they had interacted more.  

the scene where it´s revealed nessian are mated is so heartcrushing. it made me sad to see cassian say he was “shackled” to her because she had already admited she felt unworthy of his love and by saying that he just made her feel it all over again. sad sad sad sad sad. i actually cried. 

the whole blood rite thing to me was only to prove to us readers that nesta was strong even without her powers and it was preparing us for what would come. that being said i actually liked it. i think the bond the girls created there and nesta realizing how strong she was made it worth it. 

now to the ending. i unfortunately read spoilers of the ending before i finished the book. so throughout it was already preparing myself for that scene. i think that was part of the reason that i wasn´t pissed by the end of the book. i don´t think power means strenght and i also believe nesta is strong regardless of her power. but i just loved her power, you know. i don´t think she´s any less strong now because everything she learned makes her strong in a different way. but i was just sad. it made me think sjm just didn´t want anyone more powerful than rhysand. 

also sjm really made nesta think of rhysand as her brother, seriously. out of nowhere. he never did one good thing toward her. never. and he also didn´t apologize for the bad things he did. no one apologized actually. nesta and feyre were the only one´s that actually said they were sorry and that realized they were wrong. sjm made nesta apologize to everyone. but only one person apologized to her.  disappointed but not surprised. 

i think that´s all i have to say. this book was truly a rollercoast of emotions to me. i was angry, sad, i laughed, i cried (of sadness and of happiness) and in the end i was just happy. all the things i wrote here were because i couldn´t stop thinking about the book after i finished it and i started realizing some stuff. but i still loved it. nesta is my favorite character and in the end i´m just happy she´s happy. 

[nestacorvere]

okay this new cover is so awful i don’t even know what to say. what’s the fucking point of changing the whole aesthetic???? just keep it as it was for fucks sake. i’m not from the us but if people bought the old covers (which are beautiful) this one won’t match and besides it’s just awful. the colours don’t match, that mask thing is like wtf???? and there are too many elements on it. anyways.... let’s just hope she doesn’t ruin nesta as she did the cover

[elriell]

Lets talk about Nesta Archeron a second… Because it seems like a few people still don’t really see how much she has lived through, and how she is dealing with it. This is not hate towards any of the mentioned characters, they are ALL flawed. But it seems like a lot of people think the inner circle is a group of precious angels that can do no wrong, and Nesta is this evil bitch. And yeah no, that doesn’t sit right.

Nesta is a child in comparison to them, still learning and evolving as a person and yet they treat her like she is 500+ years old like them, it is beyond unreasonable. Especially considering they’ve all probably done and acted like shit that they regret. [looking at you Rhys in ACOTAR] But god forbid Nesta does, because then it is unacceptable.

 Most especially Rhysand claiming she is Illyrian.

“If you blame one, you have to blame the other.”

“No, I don’t. Elain is Elain,” he repeated. “Nesta is … she’s Illyrian. I mean that as a compliment, but she’s an Illyrian at heart. So there is no excuse for her behavior.”

Okay but like, SHES NOT. She is not Illyrian, she is a girl, just like Elain. (A year or so apart, in age). This is the most bullshit statement I think in the whole book to be honest, because it is simply ridiculous. So Elain has an excuse because she is a softer more pliable personality? Fuck that. Total cop out. 

And yet again what applies to one doesn’t apply to her.

Feyre was a brat to Rhys when she first arrived in the night court, throwing shoes, and harsh words. And guess what, it was okay! Because she was struggling, and trying to hold on for dear life. That is exactly what Nesta is doing. 

To be honest the slightly redeeming part of Feyre in ACOFAS was this.

“After the war, with everything else that was going on, it … you … I should have been there to help you, but I wasn’t, and I am ready to admit that this is partially my fault.”

Because she finally acknowledged she should have been there, and been more understanding. We all collectively hate and judge Tamlin for his treatment of Feyre after ACOTAR, and how he ignored her suffering yet what are they doing now with Nesta?

“He knew a wounded animal when he saw one. Knew the teeth they could bare, the viciousness they displayed.”

We need to remember Nesta is a deeply flawed but also emotionally traumatised woman. 

From nearly being raped [Thomas], to having her body violated by Hybern, watching her sister/person she loves the most have it happen, watching her father be killed, Cassian injured. Hating Fae to being one, having death/darkness power lurking beneath her skin. Imagine, just imagine the emotions she harbours. Even just ONE of those things would be hard, but all of it.

“But she didn’t light the fire in the hearth across the room. She could barely stand to hear the crack and pop of the wood. Had barely been able to endure it in Feyre’s town house. Snap; crunch. How no one ever remarked that it sounded like breaking bones, like a snapping neck, she had no idea. She hadn’t lit one fire in this apartment. Had kept warm with blankets and layers.”

“So she freed all four locks. Locking them each night was part of the ritual. Even when the nameless male had been here, even with the wine, she’d remembered to lock them all.”

“That she would even get into it was the biggest accomplishment she’d made in the past year. It had begun with willing herself, forcing herself to put in her feet. Then, each time, going a little further. Until she’d been able to stomach sitting fully submerged in the tub without her heart thundering. It had taken her months to get that far.”

The interesting thing is everyone thinks she is doing nothing, just ruining her life slowly but she is fighting her OWN INTERNAL battles. Invisible battles but no less important. She couldn’t bathe, light a fire, eat. Does that sound normal or even heartless to you? She has PTSD, and I doubt the people who despise her so much would say to someone IRL that their trauma was invalid and to get over it. 

“She hadn’t felt anything in months. Had days when she didn’t really know where she was or what she’d done. They passed swiftly and yet dripped by. So did the months. She’d blinked, and winter had fallen. Blinked, and her body had turned too thin. As hollow as she felt.”

 “Don’t take her to the wine—take her to the food,” Amren called to Elain from her perch on the armchair as she slid the pearl earrings Az had given her into her lobes. “I can see her bony ass even through that dress.”

“Rough year, he almost said. Because that beautiful face was indeed still pale, thinner than it’d been before the war, her lips bloodless, and those eyes … Cold and sharp, like a winter morning. No joy, no laughter, in any plane of her exquisite face.”

She is depressed. 

Trying to stay afloat anyway she can, drinking and fucking. And in a way I think she wants to feel wanted, because she doesn’t feel they [IC] want her, she feels like a burden. Unwanted and it is only further proven by them literally leaving her out.

“So any offering, she knew, was made to appease his mate. Not because Nesta was truly needed for it. Truly … wanted.”

That quote says so much, she wants to be needed and wanted. Accepted. And it is why I so desperately crave her POV because thus far all we have are Feyre’s unreliable narration. 

Feyre criticises throughout ACOFAS why she wont come around, and is pushing them away, yet doesn’t include her herself?? 

“There were no paintings of her in this house, they did not invite her to parties or dinners anymore, they certainly didn’t visit—”

“There was not one of her, naturally. Even their gods-damned father had a picture in here, with him and Elain, smiling and happy, as they’d been before the world went to shit.”

“But during that tour, Nesta had noted the lack of herself here. Said nothing, of course, but it was a pointed absence.”

Oh GOSH darn it I wonder why she doesn’t feel included or comfortable. 

“It occurred to me only when she said the words that none of the gifts in this room had Nesta’s name on them.”

“Nothing from Nesta, but I didn’t care. Not one bit.”

No comment.

“As if Nesta were looking at us through some sort of window. As if she were still standing out in the front yard, watching us in the house.”

Because she feels like an outsider, unlike how quickly they accepted and showed love to Elain they never did with her, Mor and Rhys especially have been cold and unrelenting. Which in part is to do with her attitude in the beginning but AFTER THE WAR? After everything she did, bullshit. The only one who occasionally included her [Elain aside] was Cassian, and now even that link is frayed. 

They all tread on eggshells when Elain was first recovering, what is different now? 

“He understood. He really did. It had taken him months—years—after his first battles to readjust. To cope. Hell, he was still reeling from what had happened in that final battle with Hybern, too.”

See you say this Cassian, but where is your compassion when she is in front of you struggling. I love him, and Nessian so much but they both need to sort their respective shit out.

also 

I misplaced the quotes but I REALLY hate them lording money over her for rent, (drinking and whatever sure) but rent? For all intensive purposes she should be on the human side of the wall living her life, she isn’t because of of them [well mostly Tamlin of course, but as a consequence on Feyre]. Yet they use it against her and too shame her. Sorry but it sits very badly with me.

I obviously do not believe Nesta is some innocent snowflake, far from it. But i seek to understand this double standard in the fandom and beyond for why she is SO evil and Cassian deserves better, when every IC member is highly flawed. (Well Az and Amren I can’t think of much they’ve done but still point stands lol)

It is so hard, I love them all. ACOMAF Is forever my fav, but ACOFAS just felt sooooooooo hypocritical of Feysand especially.

Always here to discuss and listen, so long as its all respectful ❤︎

[just-shower-thoughts]

Every single odd number has an “e” in it.

[savvygunner]

[violetnpurple]

LISTEN-

[bl6ckwoman]

Not all of them. 30 and 50 aren’t spelled with the letter e in it …

[antiandrogen]

[teamnowalls-deactivated20180918]

father god 

[abrown16]

…if you can split a number in half evenly, it’s even. 30 and 50 are odd.

[antiandrogen]

[ethereal-sketches]

-_-’

(15+15=30

25+25=30)

[britteryikes]

25+25 = 30? You sure about that??

[laurdlannister-kingslayer]

Lord have mercy….

[kumasenpai]

Bye

[mf-johnson-deactivated20190605]

3 days into 2018 smh

[kwantsu]

LMAOOOOOOO

[effigyofubiquity-deactivated202]

[lizzysarai-deactivated20190109]

One

Three

Five

Nine

And since everything else after that is a variant of these numbers, then all odds have the letter ‘E’.

[britteryikes]

🗣YOU FORGOT SEVEN!!

[thxrsdxy]

It keeps getting worse.

[e-wifey-deactivated20201128]

LMAOOO WHAT IS GOING ON

[ellsworthej]

[goldensweetcheeks-deactivated20]

My head hurts…

[skullprincess]

This is why that Tumblr University shit was the dumbest idea ever just look at this

[drankinwatahmelin]

who failed yall?

[microtear-deactivated20181213]

IM SCREAMING

[lukestarkillerisgay]

[hey-hey-shutthefuckup-deactivat]

You whole ass forgot about eight - a number with an e and is pretty fucking even

[shaolinbynature]

why would 8 be brought up if it’s EVEN in a post about ODDS??????? the post said “every single ODD number has an ‘e’ in it” not “every single number with an ‘e’ is odd” what the fuck

[emma-d-klutz]

3 days until 2019 and we’re still here

[legowerewolf]

happy New year’s eve

[prguitarman]

I’m going to bring this flaming dumpster into 2019 so future generations can see what a mistake Tumblr was

[majitowfoxlover]

Er, guys two is odd and doesn’t have an e. Just saying…

[hurleyquinnzel]

did you deadass just try to tell me two is odd? i’m fucking crying throw the whole website away

[untitled42717]

Reblogging for the last one😂

[kitsumekat]

The one thing I notice is that no matter how much you want to throw this site away, you just can’t.

[alternative-memo-deactivated202]

TWO IS ODD?!?! PFFFTT I’M SCREAMING

[binkeljuice]

Wait what about zero that’s an odd number ,no?

[hurleyquinnzel]

[mysticalpoodle]

ok but hear me out fifty and thirty make up for the fact they have no e by the way they are pronounces third-E fifth-E

[im-an-aesthetic-mess]

bro why do 30 and 50 matter THEY’RE FUCKING EVEN

[fish-food-s]

what the actual fuck is happening

[dickplinko]

1 is an even number

[link-the-feral-anon]

I’m gonna smack you

[insert-gay-pun-queer]

-30 and -50 have an e in them

[kurlyfryz]

Wait why are we so quick to throw away the Zero idea

[anachronistic-cat]

Zero isn’t a number

[kurlyfryz]

It can’t be divided by two though, can it

[toaster-120]

It can??? 0/2=0??

[kurlyfryz]

[baconaxolotl101]

OD NUMBERS

onE

thrEE

fivE

sEvEn

ninE

[batsdotjpg]

OD numbers huh?

[the-kleptomancer]

Anything that ends with a 0,2,4,6,8 is even and the rest is odd (1,3,7,9) stop freaking out y’all

[batsdotjpg]

YOU FORGOT 5

[ozzypawsbone-princeofbarkness]

DUDE WHAT ABOUT FOUR

[batsdotjpg]

What about it?????

[ozzypawsbone-princeofbarkness]

THAT DOESN’T HAVE E IN IT

[batsdotjpg]

THAT’S BECAUSE IT’S EVEN?????

[frogseyy]

A R E Y O U G U Y S O K A Y

[getinthehandbasket]

21 days away from 2020, folks.

[m-pennanti]

Please tell me I can start the new freaking decade with a post arguing about something as stupid as this. Please. 🙏

[nerdy-as-heck]

This is art at its finest

[hey-there-princey-deactivated20]

one week to 2020 dudes

[gingerlovesio]

I’m so done

[theartistformerlyknownasmma]

Im so upset that even with all the “zero is odd” “no it’s not” stuff no one bothered to point out… It doesn’t matter. Zero, 0, zEro

[thegreenpea]

But zero isn’t odd. It’s fucking the lack of a number. It’s neutral. It’s empty. There’s nothing there

[kayas-wife]

Zero is a number.

A definition of an even number is that it can be divided by 2 and the result is a whole number. Since you cannot divide zero, you cant divide it by 2 and that means that zero is an odd number.

zEro, onE, thrEE, fivE, sEvEn, ninE, ElEven, and then the suffix -teen and every other odd number in english contains the names of the numbers 1 to 9.

[endertrender]

zero is not a goddamn odd number what. even i know that and i’m not good at math. also you can divide 0 by 2, it’s 0, you literally just divide it  and you just get 0 out oh my gosh. you can’t divide by zero but you can divide zero. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parity_of_zero

https://www.britannica.com/story/is-zero-an-even-or-an-odd-number

https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/zero-odd-even.html Quote from this one “ So, technically, [zero] is even. In fact, it is the most even number there is.”

also does anybody on here ever look anything up or? this is making my brain physically hurt. christ.

[mynameismichealwithab-deactivat]

NO. NO FUCK YOU ALL WE ARE NOT BRINGING THIS SHIT INTO 2020. WHOEVER BROUGHT THIS BACK DID IT ON PURPOSE AND I WILL FUCKING HUNT YOU DOWN FOR SPORT FUCK YOU. FUCK THIS.

[natelove]

This post was an absolute train wreck and I’m cursing my followers with it

[the-hope-that-sleeps-inside-you]

Damn you

[sword-and-nightingale]

“Anyone can do math, even gay people”

Bitch, are you sure???

[naught-but-a-delusion-deactivat]

This post is amazing. The Chaos is pleased.

[guiltiest-gear]

Is this fucking number discourse

[naught-but-a-delusion-deactivat]

Do you have an issue with that?

[guiltiest-gear]

No but just out of all the things it’s about numbers

Just that it’s weird is all

[naught-but-a-delusion-deactivat]

The internet is weird, you should be used to that by now.

[guiltiest-gear]

Yeah that’s true

At least the cum soup post was less weird than this

[gecko-lizzard]

Uhh I’m sorry the what

[guiltiest-gear]

Oh boy here we go again

How many times have I done this so far

I’ve done this like… three, maybe four times so far

Do you really want to know

You can turn back now

[a-bisexual-teenager]

Please why did I have to see this post I had midterms today and my brain is already dead I don’t have enough brain cells for this

[coffeeandcrown]

I had never seen this before today and I told my grandma about it and she’s shaking her head in both humor and disappointment. Good job everyone!

[cy-n0-suree-deactivated20210707]

This is the longest post but yall forgot 6

[lem-hhn]

And 1,3,5,7, and 9 are odd numbers. 5 is an honorary even number, but it is still odd.

[im-just-here-for-the-comments]

Happy 2020 everyone! Everyday we stray further from god.

[achocolla]

(Museum of Portuguese Language, 2015.)

(The National Museum of Brazil, 2018.)

(Amazonia, Brazillian Rainflorest, 2019.)

Brazil is being consumed by flames once again, while our government is ignoring the whole situation. And all i ask is why my people, our florests, culture and animals have to suffer so much?

[herongraystairs-tid14]

DON’T SCROLL PAST THIS

for the last 2+ weeks, the Amazon has been catching fire. Yes, it’s the season where that’s normal but because of the sayings (aka incentive) of our new president, some farmers are taking advantage of that and intentionally setting the trees on fire. Yesterday, because of this, the sky of São Paulo looked like this. AT THREE IN THE AFTERNOON.

Hospitals of the northern states are filling up with people (especially children and seniors) claiming they can’t breathe properly. ALREADY ENDANGERED ANIMALS ARE DYING. THIS IS SERIOUS.

Germany and Norway, huge donators to the Amazon cause will stop sending money because they don’t see results (that can also be credited to our president, who has been tweeting angrily ever since - not because he cares about the environment, btw). That money gives this guy and his team equipment to save little guys like these:

THIS AFFECTS EVERYONE, NOT JUST BRAZILIANS. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world, and it’s being destroyed. WE HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.

If your country is holding elections, vote for someone who cares about this. Don’t let another Bolsonaro or another Trump have the power to do something and then do nothing. This is going to shape our future — if we have one.

PLEASE REBLOG, EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS!!

side note: not to sound bitter or ungrateful but also like what’s up with Europe... y’all exploited South America for centuries but just because you “aren’t seeing results” you stop helping altogether?? if you really wanted to help you wouldn’t stop because you think you aren’t helping lol

[lovevangeline]

SARAH J MASS

Nesta: Feyre, Cassian, ACOTAR generally.

This isn’t even half of the problems ACOTAR/TOG has, but this particularly infuriates me in a new type of way.

I believe Nesta has the potential to be a strong woman who’s character — not physical strength, could be strong and powerful. The way her personality and her description is presented towards us indicates this. Sure, I acknowledge that the way she treated Feyre in the past was absolutely unacceptable, and given their situation, was hard for Feyre and we must take this into account. Yes, she is a bitch, but where there is room for redemption, there is a room for recognising faults.

However, to shove someone who’s loathes Pythrian; who hates the Fey, let alone can’t grasp the concept of being among them, and be them; who like Feyre and everyone among them, is still coming to terms and healing from the war, that is also Nesta. Everyone suffers & responds to situations differently. Nesta still suffers from everything that occurred and to shove something she clearly hates is absolutely disgusting.

The problem is, Nesta doesn’t fit in with the Feyre and her Inner Circle’s “perfection”. It is evident she doesn’t want any part of this, and naturally so, because this stems to the hatred and feelings she has towards the Fey. Feyre cannot come to terms with this, clearly. She has her own version of “perfect” Nesta, which clearly isn’t who Nesta is — she’s someone who Feyre is. Feyre feels the undeniable urge to play matchmaker between her and Cassian, who also, cannot accept Nesta, shown during ACOWAR and ACOFAS respectively. The scene when Cassian completely ignores Nesta when Mor walks in during the war, and the fact that after the war he doesn’t attempt to help her heal, only when the situation calls to his advantage.

The whole concept of a relationship between Nesta and Cassian does not represent love, this will eventually lead to toxicity if it isn’t already was.

Nesta herself does not need a male relationship to make her badass, nobody does. A heroine or female MC does not need a relationship to power the plot at all. Nesta and Cassian does not need to be pushed together, and honestly should be recommended given Nesta’s state of mind at the moment.

More broadly, most of SJM’s relation does not, and will never represent healthy love. It is an carefully crafted form of deception towards her readers who think Feysand or Rowaelin are the “ride or die”.

ACOTAR-wise, Nesta herself needs time to heal on her own, and discover herself before she does anything significant with her life; she needs to discover what route she wants her life to take. For Feyre to make these decisions for Nesta herself, is disrespectful. At the end of ACOFAS, this is shown.

Feyre herself is her younger sister, not High Lady. Nesta has firmly and explicitly said so, she does not view her sister as a leader. We need to shed light on the fact that Nesta currently has no place to go, only within her sisters care. Personally, Feyre has no experience of leadership and has only began to grasp her role fairly recently, and clearly, this shift in lifestyle has gotten way over her head. For her to make Nesta’s life decisions and judge her is also unacceptable. Nesta is her older sister; carries the same blood and genes as her, first and foremost. Feyre has no respect for people who aren’t “perfect”, and that extends to family.

Dictating where someone goes, to the point where it’s force, does that sound familiar? Yes, Tamlin. This is no different to when Feyre was trapped in the house, but this time, the setting is going to change to that insufferable war camp where IT IS NOT GOOD FOR NESTA’S HEALING PROCESS. In fact, to knowingly send her to a place where women are treated horribly, especially when she is aware how Nesta is currently, is absolutely despicable. Again, not good leadership or sisterly qualities, are they?

And Rhysand? Ranting about him will make my blood boil. He is a carefully painted version of Tamlin, who’s sex-crazed and subtle about the way he behaves to make everyone seem like his that “feminist” icon. He and Tamlin have similar qualities that is evident if you read between the lines. When in reality, his mate is the High Lady of the “desk”. The fact that he purposely tries to intimidate Nesta during the teaser for the upcoming series, and is satisfied about it until the point where is mate had to intervene? Totally the “feminist” icon, I see. I am aware that he tried to give Nesta jobs, but for what? To please his mate. He even makes jokes about Nesta during ACOWAR, and it occasionally goes too far. What Nesta needs stretches far beyond just jobs — clearly, he is also infuriated that Nesta doesn’t fit into his “perfect” Inner Circle, just like Feyre.

In conclusion, I’m going to hate how this turns out because it’s so clear how it’s going to end, just like Feyre, but with Nesta. The cards are literally in place for Nessian to turn like Feysand. Right now, ACOTAR is leeching with toxicity. I’m so disappointed. Knowing Sarah J Maas, this is inevitable and 100% not what feminism is, or what it stands for. This is abusive, toxic, and I will not read someone who’s basically, a pretty doll. That is not who Nesta was, or will be, or anyone should be.

[justrollinon]

One Day at a Time could end really quite perfectly as it did with season 3 but I really hope it doesn’t end there. There is likely so much more they could do with these characters. I want to see more Elena and Syd. I want to see them go off to college together, flash forward to them getting married. We’ve seen how Penelope has dealt with Elena and Syd having sex, but we’ve not seen how she deals with that with Alex, though brilliantly the show has talked about consent for young men and generally speaking which is really important. I want to see Penelope put all her studying to good use in her job as a nurse practitioner. I want to see what else happens between Schneider and Avery. I want to see Schneider get his second 1 year sober chip.I want to see more of Lydia and Leslie’s trip to Cuba, or at least hear more about it. I want to see.. well… just more of all of it. One Day at a Time is a brilliant family show. With the way it has been written, with the way it deals with various topics, and how inclusive it all has been I’d wager to say it’s the best show Netflix has ever produced.

[queer-autie]

odaat things people aren’t talking enough about:

- ruth. bader. ginsburg. and the x-files.

- “that was a wedding? i thought that was just a very affectionate bbq”

- the adorableness that is schneider and avery

- elena encouraging dr. b to work on his relationship with his daughter

- that non-binary heart card

- how episode 6 could have been a very long, plot-driven benihana commercial

- lydia high

- “at least she lived to see our president make america great again” and penelope’s subsequent reaction

- gloria calderón kellett crushing it acting

- the facial expression journey penelope goes through when she finds out elena and syd got a hotel room

- how odaat managed to discuss gentrification in a really approachable way

- elena’s toast in front of alex, and alex being such a supportive brother

- that. anxiety. episode.

- schneider’s whole arc, and alex’s reaction to finding him in the laundry room

seriously, this show is incredible and everyone should watch it.

[monumentalnightmare]

One thing that really got me with ODAAT this season, which I loved, is the consent topic. I particularly loved the scene with Elena and Syd before their first time.

It reminded me a lot of Waverly and Nicole and their first time with the consent topic surrounding that scene too.

The fact that this message is being spoken makes me so incredibly happy.

[gay-elena]

reasons one day at a time is the show we all deserve

1. Doesn’t shy away from social issues and discussed them in a serious yet entertaining and relatable way including toxic masculinity, alcoholism, ptsd, depression, anxiety, immigration and so many more.

2. Showcases a whole load of under represented groups of people

3. So. Many lesbian fandom references

4. ‘Hey guys, don’t rape’

5. The brilliant actress that Justina Machado is

6. Lydia Alvarez and her curtain

7. Syd, a non binary character who is never undermined or disrespected by the writers

8. Literally so many more. I actually can’t even tell you enough how much I encourage people to watch this show

[sonofagaylord]

You guys are all sleeping on One Day at a Time

I don’t know why more people aren’t talking about this show???? It is a genuinely great show that deals with important social issues unlike any other show I’ve ever seen.

The majority of the shows main characters are Cuban, that’s right, almost entirely PoC. There is one only white main-ish character.

It deals with mental illness. The mother suffers from PTSD after serving in the army. She is never belittled or made to seem weak. She is a strong woman who is portrayed as more than her illness. The show even shows her taking the steps she needs to help herself.

One of the main characters is a feminist teenage lesbian. 

Once she comes out her whole family supports her. Her mother struggles to come to terms with it but never lets her daughter know, instead she educates herself and eventually fully accepts it. Her grandmother, a devout christian, struggles as well for all of 20 seconds before she destroys the argument that being gay goes against god in a few short sentences

The white character is a rich white straight dude but is also a nice guy. Not a Nice Guy™ but an actual nice guy. He sometimes says/does racist and sexist things but is quickly corrected by either himself or other characters.

The show also deals with issues like illegal and legal immigration, racism and sexism. 

In short, this show is sent from fucking heaven and idk why more people aren’t talking about it. Go watch it

[bob-belcher]

*does nothing for 3 days straight* today is a “me” day, i deserve it, i need to relax

[snacmc]

You are the Reason {Nessian//Chapter 2}

Summary: A lot has happened since high school and Nesta isn’t the same girl she used to be. When her high school sweetheart comes home from university for Summer vacation, he finds out who she is now. Little does he realize the girl Nesta has become isn’t the same girl he had fallen for at seventeen.

Nesta + Cassian. Modern AU.

Author’s note: For those of you who don’t know me, I love angst. For those of you who do know me…I promise you’ll smile at some point. :)

- Tara

Previous chapters here :)

“You have a beautiful laugh,” Cassian told her, lying next to her on top of a flannel blanket in the bed of his truck.

She didn’t let a lot of people hear that laugh.

“I’m glad you think so,” she said.

He kissed her forehead, gently, which led to his lips brushing over hers, and Nesta’s stomach roaring from the inside out.

As those lips found her neck, her phone vibrated from beside her.

Nesta sighed. “It’s Feyre. She’s called me three times.” She slid the button across the screen before saying, “Hello?”

Feyre was crying when she said, “It’s mom. Come quick.”

~~~

“You’ve been here every night this week.”

Nesta should’ve jumped, should’ve been surprised by the sudden company, but she had no reaction except for a lifted brow. “Don’t you have better things to do than check up on me all the time? I’m a big girl. I can take care of myself.”

Feyre sighed. “Nesta.”

Continuar lendo

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You are the Reason {Nessian//Chapter 1}

Summary: A lot has happened since high school and Nesta isn’t the same girl she used to be. When her high school sweetheart comes home from university for Summer vacation, he finds out who she is now. Little does he realize the girl Nesta has become isn’t the same girl he had fallen for at seventeen.

Nesta + Cassian. Modern AU.

Author’s note: Beginnings are so awkward….Aren’t they?

Let me know what you think. :)

- Tara

Previous chapters here :)

“What do you want, Nes?” he had asked, his hazel eyes blazing. He hadn’t seen it coming. He hadn’t been prepared. “What do you want!”

Nesta shook her head, her cheeks already damp. “I-”

Cassian sighed, rubbing his temples. “Okay. Fine. But if I walk away, Nesta, I’m not coming back. I’m not playing this game with you. Not anymore.”

Nesta said nothing.

She watched him as he sorted out his anger, his heartache.

She watched him as he kissed her cheek, told her he loved her, and walked away.

At least he was honest.

He never came back.

~~~~

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You Are The Reason {Introduction//Nessian}

Summary: A lot has happened since high school and Nesta isn’t the same girl she used to be. When her high school sweetheart comes home from university for Summer vacation, he finds out who she is now. Little does he realize the girl Nesta has become isn’t the same girl he had fallen for at seventeen.

Nesta + Cassian. Modern AU.

Author’s note: Hey, y’all. It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything! I had a busy summer (getting married, babies), but now the semester is starting and I’m back on the writing wagon with a new multi-chapter! I’ve missed you all. And, as always, I love feedback. I’m a little rusty, but I’ve got big plans for this baby. Enjoy!

- Tara

“I find peace in the rain.”

“You are a wild, beautiful creature, Nesta Archeron.”

Nesta propped her cheek in her palm, her elbow resting on the soaked, flannel blanket. “What are the odds of this summer lasting forever?”

He grinned.

One week of summer vacation remained and Nesta was not prepared for it to end. She had spent every waking moment with him, breathing him in, loving him more than any seventeen year old should love a boy.

But he wasn’t just a boy.

He was kind. Gentle. Dangerously handsome.

Different than the rest of them.

He leaned down and kissed her mouth, softly. Nesta held on, savoring the moments of such a simple embrace.

“I love you,” he said.

He meant it.

Nesta felt it in every inch of her body, the tingling sensation, making her feel weak. Vulnerable.

“I love you, too,” she said, and although her voice was soft, her words were confident.

It was there, by the lake after one too many sips of stolen wine, that Nesta allowed herself to be completely free. She laid herself before him, bare, and he had accepted her without any hesitation.

There was something about the first time that was uncomfortably beautiful, something that Nesta would never forget. It was her first time, and it was perfect, because it was with him, and she loved him.

Little did she know that it would be the last time, too.

Nesta awoke in her bed, the moonlight still streaming through her open window. She glanced at the clock - 4:16.

With a groan, she fell back against her pillows, golden-brown hair flying in all directions.

She hadn’t stopped thinking about him, couldn’t stop thinking about him no matter how hard she tried. Not that she hadn’t thought about him at all over the past few years.

Nesta didn’t regret a lot, but she regretted him.

She picked up her phone with shaking fingers, rereading the text message she had received the morning before, the message that she had never replied to.

Saturday night, you’re coming out with us, her sister had texted. Az and Cass are back in town for summer vacation. We’re partying.

After tossing her phone on her nightstand, Nesta pulled her blankets up to her chin.

She had managed avoiding him their entire last year of high school, and had thanked the gods after he’d left for college.

Surely she could avoid him for a summer, too.

As the thought crossed her mind, her heart ached.

But before she could think too much of it, she drifted back to sleep and fell into another dream of the love she’d lost.

The love she’d pushed away.