Ok, but can we talk about just how unloved Feyre was till she entered Prythian?
Reading the first three books, we've always known their mother was cold and Nesta let her go out hunting in dangerous woods (I know, I know it's oft repeated), and their dad loved Elain the most.
But ACoSF, from Nesta's perspective just makes it so much clearer?
• Their mother
Their mother was clearly a cold, scheming woman, and she trained Nesta to dance, and basically become a smaller image of herself, like a protégée. Elain was the doll to be dressed up. Feyre hardly came into the scheme of things because she was so little, and basically nobody took notice of her. Like, she didn't matter, at all. Nesta would marry a prince or something, and Elain would marry for love. But cmon, at least talk about Feyre.
She literally tried to organize Feyre's birthday on a different day than the actual one, and then forgot. And called her strange and withdrawn for having been born on the longest night.
• Their father
Their father treated Elain like a princess, in Nesta's own words. She says Feyre was more his princess than she, Nesta, was. But he too, barely said anything about her hunting. Feyre goes to Prythian, and he says Go, Leave Us. Like seriously, you want to speak up then?
At the end of the War, which ship does he come on? The Nesta. Honestly, Feyre and her dad have a negligible relationship.
• Her sisters
Nesta and Elain have always been closer. It genuinely bothers Nesta, that Elain 'chose' Feyre? The two elders, excluding her, using her as a sack of money when they were humans, and failing to notice her suffering? To the extent that they didn't know she couldn't fucking read? They actually think Feyre will bring any harm to them, and Nesta is always, always protecting Elain? From her own sister? Nesta's explanation for spending Feyre's money: "I knew you could always get more." That's so... ugh.
Little Feyre, staying behind to beg the creditors to not kill her dad, or smash his legs. While the elder two, ran off to hide, without a thought for the youngest, the only one who stayed?
Yet Feyre loves them all. Doesn't understand Nesta, maybe, but loves them and has never, not once said anything remotely as hurtful as Nesta has said to her. (I would like to say at this point, that I'm not a Nesta Anti. I admire her, and I relate to her depression and certain thoughts, but there are a few things I cannot forgive her for)
That is why the Inner Circle is her family, her true Court of Dreams. That is why she fell in love with Tamlin. The first time she truly felt loved and wanted.
Feyre and Nesta have one of the most complex relationships, and fingers crossed, that they'll be closer now, but being the youngest in a family and watching everybody, everybody choose someone else over you, treat you like shit, and then use you when it benefits them just sucks.
This is why I remind you to not hate Feyre. To not call her Tamlin 2.0. That is the most disrespectful thing you could say, and I can't see anything similar between Feyre and Tamlin. At all. She tries her best, to do what she thinks is right. And ok, maybe sending her to Windhaven to train was harsh, but the intent was not to harm?
Feyre has died, loved and lost, been imprisoned, abused in so many ways, depressed and so much more. I stan Feyre Archeron, because she is strong, and if I'm half as strong as her at 21, I will be beyond happy.
(Let me know if I quoted something that was not canon. That said, not to be rude, please don't come at me and hate on me for expressing my views and what I feel about Feyre. I feel the SJM fandom is the most toxic fandom out there, and it makes me scared of saying what I think, because it starts fights, and I honestly don't have the energy to fight)
