Helion's Thigh Oiler

vanserra sun ▪︎ stawdew moon ▪︎ skyrim rising dex | f/30's | writer in theory | just a girl in practice 🦄 enjoyer of characters(mostly)outside the spotlight

[wisewizardwriting]

Please reblog this post with your Vanserra brother OCs please and thank you!! 🍂🍁🍂🍁🍂🔥🔥🔥🔥

[whispersfrostfall]

I don't have any art of them but I am the proud creator of Laurent, Ivan, and Reuven, Oliver, and Arik Vanserra. I'll post vibes from their boards and you're free to follow Laurent's chaos on tiktok @vancvnty

Reuven Vanserra

Ivan Vanserra

Oliver Vanserra

Arik Vanserra

Laurent Vanserra

I love my Vanserra boys with all my heart🥹❤️‍🔥

[salmon-n-hazel]

Dandelions

My print shop: INPRNT

[litteraslegit]

No. of people who have claimed that Rhysand is the most powerful High Lord in Prythian:

Rhysand

Inner circle

Feyre after falling for his self-centered ass.

And no one else :)

[m4r-len3]

Currently re-reading Acowar for the sake of self-torment and came across this golden line after Feyre has gracefully entered Lucien's mind without his knowledge and proceeds to ask her oh-so-consenting partner whether or not that was morally right:

Feyre that is your friend, a man that trusts and has known you since you arrived in Prythian. "wAs It OkAy FoR mE tO mInD-rApE hIm?" What in the ever loving fuck made you think it was remotely justified- Oh right, your chosen husband.

And what does Rhyseepoo say?

You considerate king. You absolute unit of woke-ism. You progressive martyr. You hypocrite.

[chunkypossum]

[1hide]

WIPs. On the right,it’s my first digital attempt of the vanserra brothers (& Azriel), On the left it’s my latest try of Eris

I’m also just trying different brushes out.

[ae-neon]

Emerie of Illyria x Nuan the Alchemist

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for @shadowqueenjude 💚

Nuan the Tinkerer? Inventor? Wizard?

[bloodyplunder]

Nuan would totally make Emerie some badass steampunk wings for her to fly again too 😭

[oldguardleatherdog]

[eluciey]

🍁Lady Of Autumn🍁

[dedolubka]

Ever had that happen you sit down to write a fanfic based on a book, but while plotting you get so carried away that you end up with not a fanfic, but a full-fledged original retelling of an old ballad and one of your OCs suddenly changes their name and backstory?

Yeah, that's me 🖐️

I'm looking at 200k characters of text and, honestly, I have no idea what to feel. I've never written anything that long in my life and I have no clue what to do with it afterwards (or how to translate it into english (I don't even know if I'll ever finish this, lol))

Anyway, here's some original art. Just for the soul

[maladattata]

also if lucien and nesta were mates and he was the one to go after her in the acofas solstice scene and ask her if she even wanted to be here and she said no he'd probably be like oh thank god me neither, tell me where you want to go I'll bring you, I'll show you the world, I'll stay 200 feet away from you at all times if you want that but I'll get you out no worries no stress

[laxibbeb]

🍂 @sjmsapphic

[spore-loser]

Fandom Culture in the Rise of Anti-Intellectualism

I've been in fandom spaces since I was a kid, so I take for granted all the knowledge I have from that. Through my involvement in the ACOTAR fandom, I've noticed trends that weren't really a thing back in the day.

• More and more people don't see the point of, or value in, critique and criticism. • People think if you don't like something about the books then you have no place participating in fandom. • People need ships to be canon, call anything non-canon a crack ship, and look down on others for liking non-canon ships.

ACOTAR is a lot of people's first fandom, and, because of that unfamiliarity with fandom culture, I suppose this was inevitable.

If you're someone new to (any) fandom, please keep this in mind :

Fandom culture isn't just about liking something. It's also—

a creative outlet : making a piece about —what you *wish had happened* —what you think *makes more sense* —what you just *think would be interesting*

an emotional outlet : being disappointed in media and wanting to talk about it

an exercise of the mind : breaking down the writing of media, looking for the meaning, or explaining an interpretation based on evidence

Fandom is a community and we all have our reasons for being here.

No, you don't have to like a protagonist.

Because stories have different purposes and will convey different things, protagonists aren't always even meant to be likable. • Writers will sometimes specifically create protagonists they know won't be liked. • Writers will write character studies of detestable people, who nobody should like.

No matter how likable a writer intended their protagonist to be, someone somewhere is going to dislike them. • We all have our own tastes, experiences, and world-views. • We can discuss our points of view and reasoning with each other, but there are things we'll never agree on.

Even if a protagonist is meant to be liked, but someone doesn't, they can still find enjoyment in media. There are other things to interest people besides the protagonist : —the world-building —the story and plot —liking side characters

People ingest media for different purposes.

Even by the people reading it, Romantasy is constantly spoken of as only a "turn your brain off" or self-insert fulfillment genre. It's been put in this box as if it can only serve one purpose. But that is a limiting way of thinking.

People have their own reasons for ingesting media. Just as some are entitled to use media as purely entertainment or escapism, others are entitled to look into and discuss media.

Critique and criticism are healthy and valuable responses to media.

they help people build and exercise critical thinking skills : —learning about the structure of writing and discussing it —learning about the issues of bias, prejudiced depictions & harmful messaging and discussing them

they offer ways to shape cultural thinking for the better : discussing biases, prejudiced depictions, and harmful messaging in writing, we can shine light on the problems in our societies and be aware of issues we need to address

they encourage writers to grow : discussions about writers' technical shortcomings or personal biases can cause them to see the issues with their writing or personal thinking, and cause them to work on those while creating future projects they inspire new writers to create their own works : when someone takes issue with media, comes to understand why, and has suggestions, then they see writing isn't a closed off thing — anyone can do it

Continuing media even if to "hate read/watch/etc" is still a completely valid way to engage with it.

I've seen people say they bought books in a series all at once and felt they had to get through them rather than adding to the DNF pile. They wanted to get their money's worth, and after spending the time they did, they want to offload disappointment by giving their opinions. That's great!

criticism can prevent others from being disappointed too : people with similar tastes, who would feel their time and money wasted on something, now have a better chance of spending it on something they would actually enjoy

Criticism and critique of media are not automatic judgment of the people who like it.

If your identity is wrapped so tightly with media that you try to shut down discourse or dismiss it because you feel threatened, then that is the actual unhealthy response.

Again : Fandom is a community and we all have our reasons for being here.

[maladattata]

I saw a post (can't find it anymore, but I'd like to link it here) analysing how Rhysand's scene at calanmai in acotar seems added in later considering the flow of events and I agree with it and the analysis.

Plus that analysis fits with a belief I have always held: that the scene where rhysand walks onto the page to steal sjm's heart is the kneeling scene. Because I do firmly believe that sjm made him walk in as a villain but the energy of that guy being stronger and more powerful than tamlin made her attracted to him. So she let him go on a sexy power trip of invading feyre's mind and making tamlin and lucien kneel but unfortunately she gave herself ick towards them with that. And that led to rerouting feyre to rhysand and probably had ramifications for lucien's whole deal.

I also think that that's why it's necessary for the villains to either be women or extremely pale characters, bc for amarantha or ianthe being overpowering towards men doesn't make them suddenly sexy and the better love interest to sjm and king of hybern or koschei aren't even a person but if they were allowed to be cool and an actually a threat by overpowering the main characters sjm would suddenly fall in love with their power and would get the ick towards whoever is overpowered. That's also why at the end of acomaf king of hybern can and must restrain tamlin and lucien but feyre and gang can choose to stand around by their own free will bc being actually restricted and bound would again be unsexy as it is for tamlin and lucien to the power trip view.

This is also a factor in the weird sexual predation themes, sjm set rhysand up as sexually submissive to amarantha whereas tamlin is sexually dominant in the sense that he is being lusted after and refuses. But later on when that doesn't fit her anymore she claims that sexual submission by tamlin would be the right thing to do. At the same time rhysand needs to be an active agent against amarantha to not lose his sexiness by being actually powerless. So the descriptions of their sexual relationship are super strange where he chooses to act like he enjoys her but also she is forcing it but also he is in power but also nothing is his fault. It's also interesting to see the way ianthe propositions rhysand is by being naked herself and getting her hands broken, so while this is intrusive behaviour we actually see her in a more vulnerable position than rhysand ever is. On the other hand lucien is being shackled by her and loses agency way more than rhysand.

Any male display of power is sexy and all male submission to power is weak, so the villains can never be actually interesting or a danger to the mmc. Meanwhile female power is suspect (ianthe, amarantha, nesta) and redemption from being powerful can only happen by giving up your power (nesta) or not knowing how to use your vague power/not using it (feyre in acomaf/acosf)

[illyrianbuck]

fire blood, fire lord

[clarranam]

writing is a hobby and should be fun. this is true for everyone except me

[ser-matilda]

Eris Vanserra K!nk/Favorite Things During S!x List Pt. 2!

Note: Here’s part 2! Please be gentle, I’ve never written fics or headcannon stuff online before. Dialogue is not my strong suit, but I hope to get better at it. Enjoy!

- Eris enjoys light choking. Think a firm hand around your throat, his long, deceptively strong fingers pressing against the sides of your neck as he thrusts into you.

- Breath control is another one. As you gasp for air after he lets go, he would center and calm you by saying “There you go pet, deep breath in and out..” “Look at me and follow my breathing…yes, there you go. Good girl…”

- Mirror fucking? Now we are getting to the good stuff. There is nothing Eris loves more than dragging his full length dressing mirror to the end of the bed and positioning you in front of the mirror as he takes you from behind, pulling your head up by your hair so you can view everything-your flushed cheeks, the sweat sliding down Eris’ chest, his burning gaze as he watches you see yourself in the mirror being fucked by him.

- The quickest way to get him worked up is to pull out the “My lord” title at him every chance you get. Eating dinner in the formal dining room and want to tease him in front of others? Just say “My lord Eris, what a fine evening it is.” Being deferential in his presence in front of party guests? “Oh, I don’t know. What does my lord Eris think?” while lowering your eyes and batting your lashes up at him. Moan a few breathy “my lord, should we be doing this here??” in his ear during a hot and heavy makeout session in a secluded alcove away from the party, and you’re done for. It’s old fashioned, but it works every time.

- Dry-humping. It cracks Eris’ self-control when you become so desperate for his touch, you don’t even wait to take off your dress before you have hiked up your skirts, crawled into his lap, and began grinding yourself onto his thigh whimpering and keening. Feeling your wetness soak through your smallclothes and into his trousers as he growls at you to “Get on the fucking bed…now.”

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