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cassianandfenrysaremyboyos · 3 months

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I'm sorry but this just pisses me off (Not Hunt obviously, but Bryce)

Bryce rant incoming which you can just ignore and I'll probably delete later

But Bryce just puts all the blame on the Asteri. And yes ultimately they are to blame in the larger sense of things. But Bryce plays a direct role in leading them down the path that results in Hunt, Ruhn and Baxian being caught. It was her need to find out Danika's secrets with no thought to the consequences, her idea to go to the Eternal City. And she takes NO personal responsibility for it at all!

Hunt is blaming himself for everything that's happened. Even when it's not his fault at all. When we're in his pov he's constantly drowning in guilt, thinking about how he should of done more, he should of tried harder, he should of been better, how it's all his fault this happened and that his friends suffered.

And then Bryce does none of that. When we're in her pov she doesn't really show any major guilt. I can't think of any times when she blames herself like Hunt does. And I'm not saying she should be wracked with guilt. But a normal person, a good person, will usually feel bad and will feel guilty and blame themselves to some degree when something bad happens and people they care about are hurt, regardless of how big or small they're involvement is, or even if they're not at fault at all, case in point Hunt being wracked with guilt even when it's not his fault.

And to make it worse she acknowledges that Hunt warned them, warned her. But that she disregarded it and would of done it no matter what.

And then she has the audicity to say she doesn't regret it. And she thought they were on the same page. ON THE SAME PAGE!!?? Hunt made it clear in hosab that he didn't want to go down this road again, that he didn't want to get involved. YOU just didn't listen Bryce. And yeah Hunt's an adult, he can make his own decisions and he could of said no and not gone. But of course, OF COURSE!! he wasn't going to let Bryce go down that road alone, because he loves her, and doesn't want anything to happen to her, and wants to protect, so of course he would never desert her. But that doesn't mean he wanted to do it!

For Bryce to be that unaware of Hunt's feelings, when he explicitly stated them. For her to be that disconnected from her mate's feelings that she's surprised that he wasn't really on board is kinda unfathomable to me. Just that complete lack of awareness really does make her look quite selfish/self centered.

Anyway sorry, this post is a mess but I just had to vent

And then when Hunt mentions the consequences he and his friends faced, Bryce makes it about her pain. She's hurt that Hunt mentioned that they suffered. And the worst part is, Hunt then regret's it, he regrets saying something that hurts Bryce, because he cares about her and feelings. And she does not consider his feelings to the same degree

It just pisses me off

#honestly with bryce's lack of feelings of guilt her lack of consideration of other people's feelings and her lack of taking responsibility #for her actions i think sarah has unintentionally written her as kinda a bit of a sociopath #anyway like i said in a previous post *sigh* i miss hoeab bryce my beloved #hoeab bryce had gone through so much and had a lot of growth through the first book and had so much potential for more #but then it just stopped. went backwards even. in fact i think hofas bryce has gotten worse #she's had no development for 2 books now and the further i get into hofas more and more apparent it's become how flawed #and one dimensional her character is #her being in prythian and the acotar characters carried her early chapters but now that she's back in midgard her lack of growth and #maturity is starting to grate on me. literally every other pov character has had more development then her #in all the other character pov's they are constantly self reflection they feel guilt they blame themselves they consider the feelings #of those around them. they consider how their actions have affected those around them. they take responsibility for their actions #bryce's pov does not do that to the same degree. if at all #there's minimal critical thought. no self reflection. a lack of taking any responsibility for her actions and the consequences #she's really is a very flat character. what you see is what you get #and her 'sassyness' (that was fine at first when there actually was more to her character) which is supposed to come across as #witty funny badass who takes no shit ect. more and more is just comes across as annoying and immature #and often inflammatory in situations that require maturity sensitivity and tact #her disrespect for the ocean queen who is helping you and is super powerful and not someone you want to make #an enemy of was just unnecessary and not smart tactically #and this is super nitpicky but I'm getting so sick of bryce's clothes. please get her out of those ridiculous leggins and pink sneakers #they were fine when she was going to the nail salon and the gym but how am i supposed to take her seriously on a world saving #mission in those clothes. how am i supposed to take her seriously as a queen (ugh) conversing with the ocean queen #in those clothes #and I'm loath to say it because i love hoeab quinlar with my whole heart but hofas bryce doesn't deserve hunt #the devotion and consideration hunt has for bryce and her feelings is not returned to the same degree to him #anyway i was hoping to get my hoeab bryce back but it hasn't happened but hopefully the second half of the book #can turn things around for her #pleaseee

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tiasalle-blog · 6 years

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that’s TIASALLE DALMA walking down the street, the twenty six year old, who looks like zoe kravitz. here in apple peak, they own "mystique botanica". some say she acts like tia dalma/calypso from pirates of the caribbean, since she can be enticing, but also a little bit frightening

my sixth and final child !! queen of the seas, obeah voodoo priestess, riddler and rhymer. i present my absolute goddess tiasalle.

tiasalle, of african origins meaning “ it is forgotten ”

tiasalle remembers some of her past, but not all of it. it comes to her in flashes, much like visions, and she believes that it is the person she was in a past life, and that she is a reincarnation of tia dalma, goddess of the sea.

she was born in saint mary parish, jamaica, to an obeah woman and a witch doctor. her parents were both heavily spiritual, and believed deeply in demons, hoodoo, and magic. tiasalle grew up learning the ways of obeah, a form of voodoo similar to haitian voodoo that originated in the igbo communities of nigeria and came to the united states with the arrival of slaves.

obeah was outlawed in jamaica in 1760 following a slave rebellion, and the practice was still dangerous throughout tiasalle’s childhood. her parents were very secretive about it, and ended up moving to the united states with their daughter so they could teach her about their religion and culture without persecution.

they moved to apple peak when tiasalle was ten, and to be quite honest she hated it. it was cold, wet, and nothing like the home she had always known. she didn’t understand at the time that it was done to keep her and her parents safe.

the saving grace of apple peak was the beach. tiasalle had always felt connected to the water in some way, particularly the ocean. if you ever needed to find her, it was an easy bet that that was where she would be, searching for crabs and shells to bring back home for her spells.

her parents opened mystique botanica as a way to make money. originally it operated out of their home, but as business grew more steady they were able to afford a small shop in the shadier part of apple peak.

tiasalle spent most of her days helping her parents in the shop. it functioned both as a traditional botanica (an herbal supply store specializing in folk medicine) and hoodoo shop. her father was a natural/magical healer and her mother performed spells and made potions to help the community. outwardly it seemed like a steady and happy operation, but there were darker dealings going on that most people couldn’t see.

aside from selling balms to promote hair growth, doing tarot readings, and conducting love spells, mystique botanica’s other specialty lied in dark magic. voodoo dolls, possession, spells to cause harm to others. this was the dark side of obeah, and the side most commonly practiced by tiasalle’s mother.

a key part of obeah is the fact that the practitioner controls the spirits. there is no such thing as the rule of three or karma in obeah. the man or woman controls karma and bends spirits to their will. it is a dangerous practice, but incredibly powerful when done correctly. you dabble with both dark and light magic, good and evil spirits.

as tiasalle grew older and became more in touch with her magic, she began to feel inner turmoil. she felt as though she didn’t belong on this earth in a physical form, and believed she was meant to be part of the sea. her practices reflect this, and she focuses heavily on ocean-based spells.

when she was nineteen, a spell of tiasalle’s went horribly wrong. she is convinced that she angered the wrong type of spirit and that it lead to the tragic death of her parents, who succumbed in a mysterious fire inside mystique botanica. police blamed it on all the candles, but tiasalle knew the truth. she has been plagued by this ever since.

she repaired and reopened mystique botanica to both honour her parents and keep obeah alive in apple peak. she enjoys the control it gives her over some of the residents who come to her for her less savoury spells. light magic can be bought with money, but dark magic is bartered.

tiasalle is not a con-woman, but she firmly believes in being paid properly for what she is giving. if you want her to spend a month whipping up a potion for you to slip in somebody’s drink so that they’ll fall into a romeo and juliet style death-sleep, she’s gonna need more than a few dollars. she’ll want favours. gathering ingredients, finding interesting artifacts, human sacrifice, selling your soul ... these are the prices you may have to pay to get her to mingle with those dark forces that killed her parents. though it’s not a high price to pay for what you’re getting. tiasalle promises a 100% success rate with any of her “ products ”

speaks in riddles, and with a heavy jamaican accent. sometimes she can be hard to understand because of her dialect, as she was raised speaking jamaican patois, a pidgin language that, though not officially recognized, is one of the main languages in jamaica. she didn’t begin learning “ real english ” until she moved to the united states.

didn’t go to high school, or elementary school. she grew up being educated in the family business by her parents, and they never felt the need for her to partake in traditional schooling.

tiasalle is very flirty, and very charming. she often uses her beauty to her advantage, to gain customers or convince you to ask her for something other than what you originally came for. calypso was a seductress, after all.

her personality is quite playful and enigmatic, and she thinks of most things in life as a game with a prize to be won. the only thing she truly takes seriously is obeah, because she knows how terrible things can turn out if you are disrespectful of the spirits who are supplying you with your power. she will always come back at your question with another one, until you are completely puzzled and falling into her trap.

she is messy. super messy. messy unlike anyone has ever seen. she keeps mystique botanica clean because it’s a business but her house is a mess of jars and plants and crystals and animal bones and candles and anything you could think of.

she swims in the ocean a lot. though she more just floats there and thinks than actually swimming. she feels the most connected to her magic when she’s in the water.

reads tarot. will tell you your future. you won’t believe her but she’s got a p decent idea. bridal parties are her favourite.

tiaselle is a talented scrier, using water as her medium to “ contact the beyond ”

she once was in love with a young naval officer. she met him when she was eighteen, and fell for him quickly. he fell for her too and they were so sickeningly in love that she would have done anything for him. however, when he found out about her family and obeah he thought she was insane and left her, which broke her heart. this was what led to her channeling the spirit that eventually killed her parents. she wanted to get back at him for breaking her heart and so she attempted a spell that would kill him. she had never attempted magic that dark before and her mother had warned her time and time again not to ask the spirits for something as dramatic as giving or taking life. it didn’t go as she planned and the officer didn’t die, her parents did.

she has slowly gotten a little battier over the years, an effect that practicing obeah so heavily can have on the mind. she often talks about things that make no sense.

there is a loving woman under there somewhere, but she’s too interested in herself to really show it.

don’t trust her to cook you anything. there will be weird shit in it i guarantee. eyeballs in your gumbo, man.

more will be added as i explore the character !!

#curse:intro #anything but what i am; (tiasalle)#death tw #just a mention #ableism tw

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