Rhysand could've worked if we acknowledged his ATROCIOUS amount of flaws, and gave him fucking consequences, like dying. Instead, we get a performative feminist who only cares about the women he's attracted to or needs to use as weapons. Making him the 'correct' love interest after the shit he pulled UtM was by far, the lesser fucking choice, considering we brush off his SA like it didn't happen. Go feminist, go strip a drugged woman of her autonomy and parade her around almost naked before making her grind on another man. In my version, Rhysand is the villain who wants Tamlin so bad, it makes him look pathetic. I wanted hannigram level toxicity, but worse. Keep the idea that Rhysand is this benevolent/righteous HL only to find out that he mind controls all of Velaris. It would've made him terrifying! The city looks filled with happy people, but they are scarlet witch level controlled by the man who leads them. Give me an obsessed Rhysand who looses his mind after the loss of his whole FUCKING FAMILY. Obsessed with the Spring HL, because its the closest relation he had until the incident. I'm literally just throwing ideas but the thought of a charismatic and charming Rhysand who helped people from the IC because he simply needed their powers in the long term. Who offered a helping hand to Morrigan, only for her to realise that she's traded one cage for another. You step out of bounds or waver your loyalty for him? Prepare to feel your mind split in half and suddenly the words that come out of your mouth aren't yours. I want a tired Mor, who fell for it in a moment of vulnerability, because that's exactly what he does. Prey on the vulnerable, pretend to be their guardian angel when he's nothing but the devil. Part 2
