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nikethestatue · 3 months

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This isn’t really a shipwar question, but do you believe that the IC treated Nesta bad in Acosf or before Acosf?? It’s like everywhere I go on the internet, people are continuously making Nesta out to be innocent. I think a lot of people forget that Nesta was a bitch to every IC member (almost everyone) before Acosf. Even when the IC did nothing wrong to Nesta. I have never been a big fan of Rhys, but I feel like he was justified in how he treated Nesta in Acosf. Nesta has always loathed the IC way before Acosf, and it pisses me of when people in this fandom try to twist the narrative into the IC being terrible to Nesta first, when it was in fact the opposite.

Nesta was recklessly spending Rhys’ money in Acosf, but she was still being a bitch to him, his mate, and Elain. And Cassian too. Nesta was still treating them bad, but she wanted to benefit from Rhys, like spending all of his money. I am sort of tired of this “woe is me” narrative being spun about Nesta. People are going so far as to say that everybody except for the IC treated Nesta good. They even pointed out how Bryce and the valkyries easily befriended Nesta because Nesta was “never the problem”. The IC did make questionable decisions when it came to not telling Feyre about her deadly pregnancy, but they have always treated Nesta good, even when she was a bitch to them.

I truly have never understood the “Rhys is a villain” in Acosf narrative.

Nesta vs the IC is always a loaded question, and I don't think that there is a right or wrong answer, because everyone was both right and wrong.

Nesta doesn't have an easy personality, no doubt about that. Nesta is also 23-25 years old, vs the infinite wisdom of the High Lord and someone like Amren, who is like 15K years old and supposedly knows everything about everything.

The 'Nesta was spending Rhys's money' argument really doesn't fly with me. We are led to believe that Rhys is a (equivalent to) billionaire many times over. He has a whole floor dedicated to crowns, tiaras and necklaces heavy with diamonds. Nesta went to pubs -- even if she paid for everyone's drinks there, night after night, I doubt that it hardly dented even a bit of Rhys's wealth. Even if nesta spent a million a DAY, it would hardly put a dent in Rhys's wealth. Nesta spent $500. So the money argument is ridiculous. If Rhys and Feyre wanted to show how much they care and whatnot, maybe building a massive mansion 2 months after the war isn't the way to go about it. But whatever, it's their business.

However, Nesta and Elain were turned into Fae, kidnapped and tossed into a war, because of RHys and Feyre. Let's be honest about that too. Feyre brought Rhys and the batboys to her human sisters' mansion, she also told Ianthe all about them. And Nesta, despite her bad attitude, never denied the IC anything. She allowed them to use her, use her magic, whatever they needed, no matter what. She participated in the war, she scried, she volunteered to actually DIE if need be. The immense psychological trauma that she was dealing with after the war was also kind of dismissed. She literally sacrificed 1,000! Illyrians for Cassian. Imagine waking up every morning with the knowledge that you indirectly contributed to the death of 1,000 soldiers.

To me, the fact that these 500+ year old Fae couldn't handle a snappy comeback or an eye roll from a 23 year old human is kind of laughable.

However, do I think that Nesta needed help? Yeah, absolutely. And though the IC went about it as delicately as a bull in a chinashop, it needed to be done. Nesta needed to heal. And she needed to be loved, even if it was just by a House that became sentient.

Finally, I have 2 sisters. Our relationships sometimes become very tense. Sometimes very intense. We get mad at each other. We love each other. We say hurtful things. We help. And on and on it goes. Do I think it's Rhys's place to interfere in her relationship with Feyre? Berate her? Threaten her? Fuck no. If my BIL did that, we'd have some serious issues. Rhys needs to bud out and stop inserting himself where he isn't needed. And let's remember--Nesta made him very very very very very powerful. She can use a mask that can raise armies of the dead and she can make Made weapons that slay death gods. None of the Trove objects technically belong to Rhys, yet Nesta gave them to him.

As much as I like Rhys, I am with Nesta on this.

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grayintogreen · 1 year

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You're like THE Lucien expert so I was hoping you could help me with something if possible? Was it ever mentioned why the somnoven allowed Lucien to go that far to subdue them? His intentions were pretty clear (e.g. Calling them "babies"in that scried convo with Cree) and yet he was able to use the powers granted to him as he pleased. Did they not know? Or were they unable to do anything about it? I know it's a lot but it's been bugging me for a while now. Thank you!

Thank you. I’m glad this is my contribution to this fandom. XD

This is one of the many MANY contradictions of canon that TNEOL has that pissed me off because Lucien is insulting them directly to their faces and they were RETALIATING (like straight up I think Timorei was like yeah we could have warned you your friends were about to die but you told us to shut up) yet they were still like “hahaha this guy won’t betray us.” It doesn’t make any damn sense.

In canon, it felt like Lucien was shielding himself from them, though I don’t really know how- when the Nein go to Cognouza, the Somnovem they meet repeatedly kept saying they couldn’t sense him, which is wild, right? They sensed Cree, Caleb, and Beau, so why not Lucien? And if he’d been planning on betraying them the whole time, of course he would hide his thoughts from them and pay them lip service whenever he was in contact with them. He was running a long con and he needed to keep his plans guarded. This isn’t stated but it’s at least directly implied and it’s the theory I subscribe to. I choose to believe he learned how to hide from them while he was in the Astral Sea to keep from getting fully overwhelmed by the Eldritch Madness and then carried it back to the Material Plane to keep his plans secret.

As for why they didn’t do anything about it… well I do have a couple theories.

1. They’re wizards and they didn’t actually think that Lucien could betray them. (By Talos This Can’t Be Happening) by the time they COULD, Lucien had seven nukes primed to end them.

2. They really COULDN’T do anything. We know the Somnovem can defend themselves but look at their kit and look at Lucien’s immunities and resistances. The only thing they have that he’s NOT resistant to is Culpasi’s slow and Elatis’s pull attack and we still don’t know what Mirumus does. And Lucien’s rend mind is psychic damage- the thing they’re VULNERABLE too. Their servant was literally built to tank them, which is a whole other theory about why that is. Like either they’re stupid or something else was influencing their kits and their blessings. (THARIZDUN???) but again, conspiracy theory.

They were also asking the Nein to stop Lucien too which tells me they know they can’t body him in a fair fight and Lucien didn’t come to fight a fair fight.

3. They’re not actual gods so they can’t even take his powers AWAY so there was nothing they could do. See points one and two.

SO YEAH tl;dr Lucien was probably shielding himself and the Somnovem were too prideful to think he’d betray them up until the last second when they couldn’t have fought him anyway.

#my asks

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dhr-ao3 · 11 months

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Through a Glass Darkly

Through a Glass, Darkly https://ift.tt/zC1fSeR by echoesofmyfootsteps Narcissa Malfoy scries for her son’s future and thinks she knows exactly what she’s seeing. Words: 4012, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Categories: F/M Characters: Narcissa Black Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, Hermione Granger, Lucius Malfoy Relationships: Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy Additional Tags: POV Narcissa Black Malfoy, SCRYING, Divination, Minister for Magic Hermione Granger, and a little glimpse of househusband Draco Malfoy via AO3 works tagged 'Hermione Granger/Draco Malfoy' https://ift.tt/npAE2Pq June 10, 2023 at 08:56AM

#IFTTT #Dramione #Draco x Hermione

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sskk-ao3feed · 27 days

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Bsd dar ăștia îs români acu

read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/fdYxvUE by Anni_nni Bungou stray dogs da uite ca sunt romani si plus sunt si handicapati(AM SCRIS O LA 4 DIMINEATA OAMENI BUNI TW glume indecente si despre Dumnezeu,nu va luati de mine va roaga eu Words: 1250, Chapters: 1/?, Language: Română Fandoms: 文豪ストレイドッグス | Bungou Stray Dogs Rating: Not Rated Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Categories: Multi Characters: Dazai Osamu (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kunikida Doppo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Louisa May Alcott (Bungou Stray Dogs), Lucy Maud Montgomery (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edogawa Ranpo (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs), Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Bram Stoker (Bungou Stray Dogs), Koda Aya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Miyazawa Kenji (Bungou Stray Dogs), Izumi Kyouka (Bungou Stray Dogs) Relationships: Dazai Osamu/Nakahara Chuuya (Bungou Stray Dogs), Akutagawa Ryuunosuke/Nakajima Atsushi (Bungou Stray Dogs), Louisa May Alcott/Lucy Maud Montgomery (Bungou Stray Dogs), Tachihara Michizou/Tanizaki Junichirou (Bungou Stray Dogs), Izumi Kyouka/Miyazawa Kenji (Bungou Stray Dogs), Fyodor Dostoyevsky/Nikolai Gogol (Bungou Stray Dogs), Kunikida Doppo/Bram Stoker (Bungou Stray Dogs), Ozaki Kouyou/Yosano Akiko (Bungou Stray Dogs), Edogawa Ranpo/Edgar Allan Poe (Bungou Stray Dogs) Additional Tags: Funny, High School, Gay, Everyone Is Gay, Happy, How Do I Tag, I'm Bad At Tagging, I Don't Even Know, I'm Sorry, I Can't Believe I Wrote This, I'm Going to Hell, What Was I Thinking?, Jealousy, Swearing, Oh My God, Author is not Christian read it on AO3 at https://ift.tt/fdYxvUE

#ao3feed sskk #akuatsu #fic rec

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dbs-superleggera · 5 months

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Penemue | The Demonic Paradise Wiki | Fandom

He is a curer of stupidity in man, mentioned in Bereshith Rabba. As an Angel associated with Abraxiel (Abraxas), Penemue was also likely of the order of healing angels called the Labbim. He taught men to understand writing, and the use of ink and paper. Therefore numerous have been those who have gone astray from every period of the world, even to this day. Due to human curing stupidity of man, they have, unfortunately, now been addicted to the method of writing and the use of ink.

For Martinique.

Didier Drogba

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jeffery-emh-pregnant · 1 year

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this is for scri!! as a fnaf fan who doesn’t interact w the mainstream fandom bc of the toxicity, u r pretty cool!!! ur all pppp cool!!

-@lycan-dead-dove

OMGGGG tysm!! Tha mainstream FNAF fandom can be p toxic XCC

~SCRINIARII

#jeffery koval omega #jregnant

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sysig · 4 years

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Wow I love that one musical based on Vargas

(Scriabin & Vargas © @zarla-s)

#Doodles #Vargas #Edgar #So yeah these were inspired by BMC but like - only in spirit lol #Drawing these finally drew into clarity exactly why I didn't vibe with BMC - it's 'cause Vargas does it about 1000% better lol #That said I only barely compare them :P The Squip works pretty differently from Scri I just think the similarities are funny #Double said - leaving Vargas for almost three years did give me exactly enough time to pick up like five other similar stories lol #Before I only had one and the similarities were about as tenuous but now - I think I just have a type as far as stories go??#It's embarrassing lol it's like finding out after dating that you're still in love with your ex and just didn't realize it until you meet #I need to stop comparing fandoms to dating lol

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colorfuldragons · 7 months

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dungeon meshi characters, but as flight rising dragons

𝟣. laios touden: beige/antique/antique

2. marcille donato: caribbean/flaxen/ruby

3. chilchuck tims: auburn/camo/beige

4. senshi of izganda: coal/oilslick/latte

5. izutsumi: obsidian/obsidian/white

6. falin touden: iris/antique/antique

spoiler scry + design notes under the read-more:

7. falin (chimera): vermillion/antique/antique

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i had been meaning to scry/post the dungeon meshi main cast for a while. i figured in honor of the manga's final chapter would be a good occasion

design notes:

𝟣. laios touden:

outfit inspired by fr user Rafale's laios fandragon

ravenskull broadsword bc it has wings like his sword

tundra + antique secondary/tert, like falin (siblings)

2. marcille donato:

ruby runes to represent: her magic, her red hair bow, bloody hands when she was resurrecting falin

will o' the ember for her explosion spells

iridescent primary for her elven heritage + penchant of fancy things

3. chilchuck tims:

veined tert to represent his greying hairs

i debated between the gambeson (closer texture) VS tanned rogue vest (overall closer colors) for him, but ended up going for the gambeson as it feels more distinct

camo secondary for a "camo = stealthy" joke

[edit: 1 feb 2024] i think my screen had the Flux settings too high before and i thought his shirt was beige. its actually white, so i changed his shirt from a shabby to classy dress shirt.

4. senshi of izganda:

bamboo dried tea to represent his cooking supplies

unfortunately none of the helm apparel had the right colors for his helmet, so i opted for tan okapi to represent his helm's horn colors

i wanted to include the iron shield apparel for his adamantine shield/pot, but it wouldve covered up his kilt, so i left it out

[edit: 1 feb 2024] changed primary from ribbon to chrysocolla, an earthy gene to match his past as a miner. changed tert color slightly to match better. also gave him carrots

5. izutsumi:

initially i tried nocturne and spiral, but the armour pieces looked too short on them, so i ended up going for mirror instead

i also tried the tanned rogue apparels, but they covered up too much of the torso

wooly antennae for her ears

6. falin touden:

marshlurker's drape to represent her coat, bc there wasnt a lot of suitable coats, and the more purple-y hue (and hat) also references her debut outfit

sparkle tert to represent her magic

tundra + antique secondary/tert, like laios (siblings)

[edit: 1 feb 2024] edited her primary to be more purplish, since the animes confirmed her coat is supposed to be more indigo colored, and gave her browner boots. also edited her reference photo coat color to match it too

7. falin (chimera):

i chose to make the touden siblings both tundras, so that chimera falin could be a gaoler (based on the joke gaolers are just tundra 2.0)

spirit secondary bc she haunts the narrative

if youve made it to here, feel free to comment which fandragon scry is your fav! :)

#dungeon meshi #flight rising #laios touden #marcille donato #chilchuck #senshi of izganda #izutsumi #falin touden #scrying workshop #dressing room #fandom scries

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the-chattering-tower · 6 years

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I still don’t ever plan on getting fandragons, but hypothetically creating them in the scrying workshop is really fun

#uhhh how obvious are they #kata's chatter #not 100% sure on the breed of the last one. i originally wanted to do nocturne #but hnnnng i dont like nocturnes #sometimes you just gotta have fun playing dress up games in the scrying workshop #scries #from fr #the reason i dont want fandragons is bc yeah theyre great but what happens is/when i leave that fandom?#*if #theyll just sit in my lair bc im too attached to them to trade them away but cant disconnect them from the source material either #but if i ever pursued getting fandragons itd probably be either these guys or someone from taz??#lbr karvitz and taako would make some heckin awesome dragons

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gimme-mor · 3 years

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BETWEEN THE LINES: NIGHT COURT ELAIN & SPRING COURT FEYRE

*DISCLAIMER*

This is a really long post and based on my interpretation of the text.

This is strictly an analysis of Elain as a character because, in my opinion, there isn’t a lot of talk about Elain outside of ships and conversations about her character arc typically revolve around to whom she is paired, especially if that person is Azriel. She is her own character and gets the short end of the stick in the fandom because everyone is more concerned about who she’s shipped with rather than her as a character.

Also, anyone who is rude/condescending will automatically be blocked.

In ACOSF, SJM went out of her way on two occasions to highlight Elain not looking good in black. While it may be minor or insignificant to some, I think those instances were meant to show something about Elain specifically and what she may be going through in the Night Court. Elain has been a passive character for the most part, contributing to things in her own way earlier in the series. But after she was taken by the Cauldron, her safety has become everyone’s main concern and the other characters have slowly excluded her from courtly matters. In ACOWAR, this was understandable because she was traumatized and not fully present. However, as of ACOSF, Elain was still excluded from courtly matters with the other characters heavily relying upon Nesta, who made her reservations known, because they were on a time constraint and couldn’t afford to wait for Elain to reacquaint herself with her powers.

The fact that the other characters use the kidnapping situation to excuse their current actions toward Elain is eerily similar to the way Tamlin and Lucien used the Under the Mountain events to excuse Tamlin’s actions toward Feyre in ACOMAF. And the characters use Elain and Feyre’s safety to justify why neither of them should be involved. In my opinion, Elain in the Night Court resembles Feyre in the Spring Court because not only do they experience similar things, but both of them are (or were in Feyre’s case) in places that stunt their growth. Even though Night Court Elain isn’t exposed to all of the things that Spring Court Feyre was exposed to, the similarities in their experiences (and how those similarities might potentially impact Elain similarly to the way they impacted Feyre) shouldn’t be overlooked.

Being monitored

Feyre

I was too watched－too monitored and judged. Why should the bride of the High Lord learn to fight if peace had returned? That had been Ianthe’s reasoning when I’d made the mistake of mentioning it at dinner. Tamlin, to his credit, had seen both sides: I’d learn to protect myself...but the rumors would spread. (ACOMAF)

“Tamlin－Tamlin, I can’t...I can’t live my life with guards around me day and night. I can’t live with that...suffocation. Just let me help you－let me work with you.” (. . .) “I’m drowning,” I managed to say. “I am drowning. And the more you do this, the more guards...You might as well be shoving my head under the water.” (ACOMAF)

Elain

Nesta said, “The Trove. And what happened the last time I scried.” Feyre said, “We won’t allow any harm to come to Elain. Rhys warded her this morning, and we have eyes on her at all times.” “Eyes can be blinded,” Nesta said. “Not the ones under my command,” Azriel said with soft menace. Nesta met his stare, knowing he was the only one aside from Feyre who could truly understand her hesitation. He’d gone with Feyre into the heart of Hybern’s camp to save Elain－he knew the risk. “We won’t make the same mistake twice.” She believed him. “All right.” (ACOSF)

Trying to fit in

Feyre

I hated the bright dresses that had become my daily uniform, but didn’t have the heart to tell Tamlin－not when he’d bought so many, not when he looked so happy to see me wear them. Not when his words weren’t far from the truth. The day I put on my pants and tunics, the day I strapped weapons to myself like fine jewelry, it would send a message far and clear across the lands. So I wore the gowns, and let Alis arrange my hair－if only so it would buy these people a measure of peace and comfort. (ACOMAF)

I sometimes debated asking her to pray for me as well. To pray that I’d one day learn to love the dresses, and the parties, and my role as a blushing, pretty bride. (ACOMAF)

Elain

And he knew the cruelty of the Hewn City troubled her. But she hadn’t hesitated to come. When Feyre had offered to let her remain home, Elain had squared her shoulders and declared that she was a part of this court－and would do whatever she needed. (ACOSF)

So Elain had let her golden-brown hair down tonight, and pinned it back with twin combs of pearl. He’d never once in the two years he’d known her found Elain to be plain, but wearing black, no matter how much she claimed to be part of this court...It sucked the life from her. (ACOSF)

Pretending everything’s all right

Feyre

“Fine,” I breathed. I made myself look him in the eye, made myself smile. (ACOMAF)

Elain

“And you?” I made myself say. “Are you－all right?” Elain looked over a shoulder at me as we entered the foyer, then turned left－to the dining room. In the sitting room across the way, all conversation halted at the smell of food. “Why wouldn’t I be all right?” she asked, a smile lighting up her face. I’d seen those smiles before. On my own damn face. (ACOFAS)

Clothes not looking right on them

Feyre

I really, truly hated my wedding gown. It was a monstrosity of tulle and chiffon and gossamer, so unlike the loose gowns I usually wore: the bodice fitted, the neckline curved to plump my breasts, and the skirts...The skirts were a sparkling tent, practically floating in the balmy spring air (. . .) I might have dealt with it all if it weren’t for the puffy capped sleeves, so big I could almost see them glinting from the periphery of my vision. My hair had been curled, half up, half down, entwined with pearls and jewels and the Cauldron knew what, and it had taken all my self-control to keep from cringing at the mirror before descending the sweeping stairs into the main hall. (ACOMAF)

I again surveyed the room, my wedding gown hissing on the warm marble floors. I peered down at myself. You look ridiculous. (ACOMAF)

Elain

Elain in black was ridiculous. Yes, she was beautiful, but the color of her long-sleeved, modest gown leeched the brightness from her face. It wore her, rather than the other way around. (ACOSF)

Looking good in clothes that suit them and that fact being pointed out

Feyre

My high-waisted peach pants were loose and billowing, gathered at the ankles with velvet cuffs of bright gold. The long sleeves of the matching top were made of gossamer, also gathered at the wrists, and the top itself hung just to my navel, revealing a sliver of skin as I walked. Comfortable, easy to move in－to run. Feminine. Exotic. (ACOMAF)

But those claws now dug in－and my entire body, my heart, my lungs, my blood yielded to his grip, utterly at his command as he said, The fashion of the Night Court suits you. (ACOMAF)

Elain

Gone was the ill-suited black dress from the ball, replaced by a gown of amethyst velvet, her hair half-up and curling down to her waist. She glowed with good health. (ACOSF)

People not wanting them to be involved in things

Feyre

“I want to go.” “No.” I crossed my arms, tucking my tattooed hand under my right bicep, and spread my feet slightly further apart on the dirt floor of the stables. “It’s been three months. Nothing’s happened, and the village isn’t even five miles－” “No.” (ACOMAF)

“I could use my powers against Hybern.” “That’s out of the question,” Tamlin said, “especially as there will be no war against Hybern.” “Rhys says war is inevitable, and we’ll be hit hard.” Lucien said drily, “And Rhys knows everything?” “No－but...He was concerned. He thinks I can make a difference in any upcoming conflict.” Tamlin flexed his fingers－keeping those claws contained. “You have no training in battle or weaponry. And even if I started training you today, it’d be years before you could hold your own on an immortal battlefield.” He took a tight breath. “So despite what he thinks you might be able to do, Feyre, I’m not going to have you anywhere near a battlefield. Especially if it means revealing whatever powers you have to our enemies. You’d be fighting Hybern at your front, and have foes with friendly faces at your back.” “I don’t care－” “I care,” Tamlin snarled. Lucien whooshed out a breath. “I care if you die, if you’re hurt, if you will be in danger every moment for the rest of our lives. So there will be no training, and we’re going to keep this between us.” (ACOMAF)

Elain

“Nesta’s spine straightened. No one spoke, but their attention lingered on her like a film on her skin. ‘You will not go looking for it.’” (ACOSF)

“Then go off on adventures,” Nesta said. “Go drink and fuck strangers. But stay away from the Cauldron.” (. . .) “Keep out of this,” she hissed at her youngest sister. “I have no doubt you put these thoughts in her head, probably encouraging her to throw herself into harm’s way－” (ACOSF)

Amren said, “We do not have the time to wait for Nesta to decide. I say we approach Elain tomorrow. Better to have both of them working on it.” Azriel stiffened, an outright sign of temper from him as he said quietly, “There is an innate darkness to the Dread Trove that Elain should not be exposed to.” “But Nesta should?” Cassian growled. Everyone stared at him. He swallowed, offering an apologetic glance to Az, who shrugged it off. Amren drained her wine and said to Cassian, “Nesta has a week. One more week to find the Trove with her own methods. Then we seek out other routes.” She threw a nod toward Azriel. “Including Elain, who is more than capable of defending herself against the darkness of the Trove, if she chooses to. Don’t underestimate her.” (ACOSF)

“I think Eris is our ally, and will expect to dance with a lady of this court at the ball no matter what. I won’t let Feyre within five feet of him, Mor might kill him, and Amren is more likely to scare him off than win him over, so you and Elain are the only options.” “Elain doesn’t go near him,” Feyre said. (ACOSF)

Their safety being brought up when they want to be involved

Feyre

“Please. The recovery efforts are so slow. I could hunt for the villagers, get them food－” “It’s not safe,” Tamlin said, again nudging his stallion into a walk. The horse’s coat shone like a dark mirror, even in the shade of the stables. “Especially not for you.” He’d said that every time we had this argument; every time I begged him to let me go to the nearby village of High Fae to help rebuild what Amarantha had burned years ago (. . .) “People want to come back, they want a place to live－” “Those same people see you as a blessing－a marker of stability. If something happened to you…” (. . .)Tamlin said softly, “I can’t do what I need to if I’m worrying about whether you’re safe.” (ACOMAF)

“I’m sorry about earlier,” he murmured. “It’s fine,” I breathed. “I understand.” Not a lie, but not quite the truth. His fingers grazed lower, circling my belly button. “You are－you’re everything to me,” he said thickly. “I need...I need you to be all right. To know they can’t get to you－can’t hurt you anymore.” (ACOMAF)

“Tamlin got what I didn’t,” Lucien said softly, his breathing ragged. “We all heard your neck break. But you got to come back. And I doubt that he will ever forget that sound, either. And he will do everything in his power to protect you from that danger again, even if it means keeping secrets, even if it means sticking to rules you don’t like. In this, he will not bend. So don’t ask him to－not yet.” (ACOMAF)

“Did he let you take me today,” I said hoarsely, “so that I’d stop asking to help rebuild?” “No. I decided to take you myself. For that exact reason. They don’t want or need your help. Your presence is a distraction and a reminder of what they went through.” (. . .) “I know you wanted to help,” Lucien offered. “I’m sorry.” So was I. (ACOMAF)

Elain

“The last time we involved ourselves with the Cauldron, it abducted you,” Nesta countered, fighting her shaking. (ACOSF)

“Like calls to like,” Amren countered. “You were Made by the Cauldron. You may track other objects Made by it as well, as Briallyn can. And because you are Made by it, you are immune to the influence and power of the Trove. You might use them, yes, but they cannot be used upon you.” A glance to Elain. “Either of you.” Nesta swallowed. “I can’t.” But to let Elain involve herself, jeopardize her safety－ (ACOSF)

Nesta’s pulse pounded throughout her body. “Do you not remember the war? What we encountered? Do you not remember the Cauldron kidnapping you, bringing you into the heart of Hybern’s camp?” “I do,” Elain said coldly. (ACOSF)

If it was between her and Elain, there was no choice at all. She would always go first if it meant keeping Elain from harm. Even if she’d just hurt her sister more than she could stomach. (ACOSF)

Pushing back against what others want

Feyre

He hissed, “You have no idea how hard it is for him to even let you off the estate grounds. He’s under more pressure than you realize.” “I know exactly how much pressure he endures. And I didn’t realize I’d become a prisoner.” “You’re not－” He clenched his jaw. “That’s not how it is and you know it.” “He didn’t have any trouble letting me hunt and wander on my own when I was a mere human. When the borders were far less safe.” “He didn’t care for you the way he does now. And after what happened Under the Mountain…” The words clanged in my head, along my too-tense muscles. “He’s terrified. Terrified of seeing you in his enemies’ hands. And they know it, too－they know all they have to do to own him would be to get ahold of you.” “You think I don’t know that? But does he honestly expect me to spend the rest of my life in that manor, overseeing servants and wearing pretty clothes?” (ACOMAF)

Elain

Cassian shifted in his seat. “So we track down the Dread Trove－how?” Elain spoke from the doorway, having appeared so silently that they all twisted toward her, “Using me.” Nesta’s head went silent as Elain’s words finished sounding in the room. Feyre had twisted in her seat, face white with alarm. Nesta shot to her feet. “No.” Elain remained in the doorway, her face pale but her expression harder than Nesta had ever seen it. “You do not decide what I can and cannot do, Nesta.” (ACOSF)

“It nearly killed me. It trapped me like a bird in a cage.” Elain said, “Then I will find it. I might require some time to...reacquaint myself with my powers, but I could start today.” “Absolutely not,” Nesta spat, fingers curling at her sides. “Absolutely not.” “Why?” Elain demanded. “Shall I tend to my little garden forever?” When Nesta flinched, Elain said, “You can’t have it both ways. You cannot resent my decision to lead a small, quiet life while also refusing to let me do anything greater.” (ACOSF)

Being used as pawns against others

Feyre

“We need you to tell us everything,” Tamlin said. “The layout of the Night Court, who you saw, what weapons and powers they bore, what Rhys did, who he spoke to, any and every detail you can recall.” “I didn’t realize I was a spy.” Lucien shifted in his seat, but Tamlin said, “As much as I hate your bargain, you’ve been granted access into the Night Court. Outsiders rarely get to go in－and if they do, they rarely come out in one piece. And if they can function, their memories are usually...scrambled. Whatever Rhysand is hiding in there, he doesn’t want us knowing about it.” (ACOMAF)

Elain

Rhys angled his head at the not-quite question. “I trust in the fact that we currently have possession of the one thing he wants above all else. And as long as that remains, he’ll try to stay on our good side. But if that changes...His talent was wasted in the Spring Court. There was a reason he had that fox mask, you know.” His mouth tugged to the side. “If he got Elain away, back to Spring or wherever...do you believe, deep down, that he wouldn’t sell what he knows? Either for gain, or to ensure she stays safe?” “You let him hear everything tonight, though.” (. . .) I considered his question: Did I trust Lucien? “I don’t know, either,” I admitted, and sighed. “I don’t like that Elain is a pawn in this.” “I know. It’s never easy.” (ACOWAR)

Cassian glowered at Amren. “It’s not right to wield Elain as a threat to manipulate Nesta into scrying.” “There are harsher ways to convince Nesta, boy.” (ACOSF)

Although Elain and Feyre are surrounded by two different groups of people with varying levels of care for their wellbeing, they’re treated similarly which is hard to overlook. In Elain’s situation, Nesta, Azriel, and Feyre take on the “Tamlin role” (either undermining Elain’s attempts to contribute to things or preventing Elain from helping altogether) while everyone else takes on the “Lucien role” (validating the concerns of others while also enabling their behaviors, which doesn’t support Elain’s desire to be involved).

#elain archeron #feyre archeron #gimme meta #gimme queues

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Icon Stereotypes 2 Electric Boogaloo

I'm not the original person who did the avatar icon stereotype stuff but figured I'd add in mine because it seems like fun.

Guardian: Either a veteran player with fifty different how-to guides in the forums, or a new player with no experience beyond "ooh pretty dragons."

Mirror: Does nothing but post in the forums for three days straight and then goes radio silent for two weeks. Rinse and repeat.

Fae: Really shy and doesn't post much but really nice when you start talking to them. OR they're loud, post more than anyone else, and kind of a nightmare to talk to -- I swear most scammers or lowballers are those with fae icons.

Tundra: Introverted, lurks the forums and discords but hardly posts, but when you look at their lair half of it is incredibly well written lore with lots of art and the other half is joke dragons with purble-esque humor.

Imperial: Not a G1 collector but has that stereotypical G1 lair aesthetic where all of their dragons are triple gem gened and are dressed in flowerfalls, silks and UMAs.

Coatl: 50% chance they're an artist or accent maker. Almost always have a really consistent lair with one aesthetic but all of their dragons have individual lore and outfits.

Wildclaw: G1 collector, their icon is their most expensive dragon. It has a metric ton of lore and art. This person is on every single FR artist's pinglist and they only ever buy art of this one dragon. You didn't even know they had other dragons in their lair until you looked.

Skydancer: Dominates the dragon share forum. Either they have a single-aesthetic lair or every single one of their dragons are XYZ and completely different from each other. Changes their icon often.

Pearlcatcher: Seems like these are always the people who write a lot. May run a lore shop but they definitely have lore for ALL of their dragons. Makes headcanons for dragons they haven't even bought yet. Has unlocked all of their lair slots but has only filled maybe a fifth of it. Wishes there were more lair tabs. They write all of their BBCode themselves and/or run an open-use thread for their bio codes OR they have never touched coding in their life but somehow have beautiful bio layouts anyways.

Spiral: Dragon capitalists, usually G1 flavored. Half of their forum posts are in item and dragon sales. If they buy a dragon off the AH there's a 50% chance it's a new project or they bought it to flip. Could fist fight the marketplace and win because they have ten times the gene scrolls that it stocks. If you see this person post in an auction it's already over.

Snapper: Usually casual players. Does a little bit of everything; runs a fodder operation, plays the fairegrounds and coli, breeds cute dragons. Most of the time they're not a G1 lair but if they are they have a whole tab of unfinished projects that they bought a year ago and still haven't gened. Always has at least one joke dragon.

Ridgeback: Goes absolutely ham in the coli and has a whole tab dedicated to all of their level 25s. Has a team for every venue with the most optimal elements. Always does all of their dailies. Times themselves to see how fast they can max out their daily treasure cap playing Glimmer and Gloom. Most likely users to play FR on a gaming rig with RGB lights while drinking an energy drink and playing glitch hop playlists in the background.

Bogsneak: Used to be a casual player but went completely wild after Baldwin was released. Has a maxed out cauldron and makes all of their money by melting down materials. Always has a 30 minute timer running on their phone. Never hoardsells. Has a maxed out hibernal den but not a maxed out main lair. Most likely user to have a hoard of a particular item.

Nocturne: Most likely to have fandragons and OC dragons. Has at least one tab dedicated to a fandom. Decks their dragons out in so much apparel that you're not even sure there's a dragon under there. Always gem-broke.

Ancient breeds: Mostly just casual players; 99% of the time runs a hatchery with twenty different pairs. But if it's a dark colored ancient with a UMA it's absolutely a G1 collector with a huge, impressive lair. Just don't look at their hibernal den because it houses half of their lair count in projects, each one takes three months to gene because they all have expensive scries (but also because they keep immediately geneing their impulse buys).

Not all of these are going to be super accurate because it's just from my perspective but maybe I've got some right.

#Flight Rising #Long post #No salt #submission

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