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I sometimes wonder if the IC know what rhys did to feyre UTM,if he ever told them the truth.I highly doubt he came clean about everything and since feyre doesn’t remember much/is delusional because of the mating bond and the IC weren’t there—lucien is the only person who knows the full truth about rhys’s treatment to feyre UTM.I’m almost certain lucien still doesn’t like rhys because of what he saw him do to feyre every night for 3 months straight and rhys is fully aware lucien knows too much and thats why he doesn’t fully trust him.I hope that fact looms over rhysand’s head and he sleeps with one eye open 😊.
#i sincerely doubt he told his friends he SA’d feyre#or that he was drugging her every night#or that he used her to get back at tamlin#pretty sure he’d leave out some details#but lucien knowsss#acotar#a court of thorns and roses#lucien vanserra#pro lucien vanserra#anti rhysand#anti inner circle#rhysand critical
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headcanon where Nesta gives everyone a specially decorated Made dagger as Winter Solstice gifts EXCEPT Amren & Rhys
#pro nesta archeron#acotar#anti rhysand#anti amren#amren critical#rhysand critical#acosf#made items#nesta archeron supremacy#ataraxia#winter solstice
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okay so Cassian sucks at shaving, he perpetually has ingrown hairs and itchy stubble. I will not be taking any criticism on this, it is a fact.
Rhysand sucks at brushing and oral hygiene in general, and thank you @chia--roscuro for putting the image of him with veneers in my mind, this is also now canon.
Now what mundane activity does Azriel suck at?
#anti sjm#anti sarah j maas#anti acotar#anti rhysand#sjm critical#anti inner circle#anti cassian#anti azriel#rhysand critical#cassian critical#azriel critical#anti ic
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dare I dip my toes into acotar fandom discourse….
#i am sooooo sorry followers ik this is not what you signed up for#anti rhysand#anti inner circle#hewn city#court of nightmares#acotar#a court of thorns and roses#a court of wings and ruin#rhysand critical
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i dont have all of the words for it right now but there's something so gross about the way sjm chose to handle tamlin's trauma and his responses to being triggered post acotar. and it's not the fact that she writes it at all, but the way the narrative beats you over the head with the fact that tamlin was Wrong for being harassed by amarantha and not giving her what she wanted, Wrong for being affected by it, and then he was Wrong for not pushing feyre's clear boundaries (her insistence to not speak about what happen UTM) when that is a trigger for the both of them.
tamlin's not sleeping in the bed as a beast as he is also incredibly traumatized after being utm, its framed as him being possessive. he doesn't insist feyre keep her powers secret and not come with him to hunt beasts because he had just watched her die, its because he's controlling. there's no addressing of how feyre was using him sexually as much as he was indulging in her, because the fact of the matter is they were on a path of mutual self-destruction.
then there is his and nesta's fandom and canon vilification and over-criticism because their responses to their trauma are "ugly." the lack of empathy their characters in particular draw. the narrative (rhysand's) insistence that nesta needs to get on her knees and spend the foreseeable future Atoning while tamlin can never make up for his actions.
the justification of the ic forcing themselves onto nesta. the fandom insistence that its rehab when they need to assert control over her, but she can leave at any time when someone points out that rehab centers dont let the therapists sleep with their patients. the gross fandom theory about amarantha being tamlin's mate and how he went "crazy" after the mountain because of it.
all of it reeks of both the 'perfect victim' theory and victim blaming
#acotar critical#pro tamlin#pro nesta archeron#sjm critical#rhysand critical#so apparently i do have the words for it#but also im going to want to rant about this later so im leaving it open ended#the fact of the matter is my god sjm can NOT write mental health without demonizing what she cant romanticize#and the fandom feeds into it#its genuinely so concerning
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my acotar unpopular opinions
taking this time to come out as an acotar reader. yes i've read all the books and i've spent way too much time thinking about it. i enjoy the books in the sense that i enjoy hating on many of the characters and loving a few of the others.
be forewarned inner circle fans. you will not like this.
rhysand is not a 'morally grey' character. he's a rapist and a groomer. he sexually assaulted feyre utm, he groomed her (reminder that she was 19 in acotar), and he withheld important medical information from her. 'you'll always have a choice' my ass.
nesta telling feyre about her pregnancy was not a bad thing. why do people act like it is? 'oh she did it to hurt feyre' hurt her by doing what? revealing the lies that her beloved husband had woven? revealing the fact that she'd die giving birth? the fact that rhysand told literally everybody but feyre?
mor is not the champion for women everyone thinks she is. this i will give to sjm it is truly impressive to make a character like women and still be a pick me. i'm not even going to go into her whole weird ass relationship with her dad (i still don't understand why she wouldn't just kill him. 'oh rhys needed the army' rhys is supposed to be the most powerful high lord ever. either admit he's a fucking loser or give me an actual good reason for this) or the fact she's seemingly incapable of doing anything to help the women in the court of nightmares, but everytime she was mentioned, i had to let out a heavy sigh and rub my temples.
on a similar topic. i liked eris. like a lot. out of all the acotar characters sjm has written, eris is by far my favorite.
the inner circle needs to sit the fuck down. they are the most hypocritical bitches i've ever met. they like to think themselves high and mighty. reading them make fun of lucien's band of exiles while their name is literally 'court of dreamers' was the most infuriating thing ever. and then they have the gall to be insulted when called out. don't dish what you can't take.
out of all the inner circle, the only one i don't hate is azriel. this is simply because he is the only one who hasn't opened his big fat mouth and done something bad (except if you maybe count his whole thing with elain). cassian is on my hit list. it's on sight with cassian.
nessian is sjm's worst ship and i will stand by that. lucien/nesta could have been so much. 'nesta would have ripped lucien apart' and cassian was your first choice? not even azriel was considered? like be so for real right now. sjm didn't see the potential of lucien/nesta and i will forever mourn that.
sjm is a terrible writer. i'm not saying this to be mean but she seriously just sucks at it. that being said i admire her ability to still make millions of dollars off her shitty writing. as a woman, i am rooting for her. as a reader, every day i wake up a shoot a prayer to the heavens begging the gods to not let sjm write any more books from the inner circle's pov.
lucien/elain is better than azriel/elain. argue with the wall.
eris/azriel is better than azriel/elain. you can kiss my ass.
NESTA/ERIS IS BETTER THAN RHYSAND/FEYRE. i know this because i have been enlightened.
feyre is a victim to rhysand. that being said, she is also a major bitch. both can be true because these things are not mutually exclusive. i wish she could make friends outside of the ic like nesta did, but i know that's unlikely.
feyre's pregnancy storyline was completely useless and went against her whole character.
acomaf retconned everything about tamlin and feyre's relationship in order to make more money. idc.
tamlin gets a ridiculous amount of hate. rhysand is hypocritical. so tamlin locking feyre in a house because she wants to ride out with him into potential danger is terrible and abusive, but rhysand locking nesta in the house of wind for... *checks notes*... having sex and spending money on alcohol is helping her? what?
#anti rhysand#anti sjm#anti inner circle#anti acotar#rhysand critical#inner circle critical#acotar#acotar critical#pro nesta#anti nessian#pro eris vanserra#anti mor#this might be a controversial one
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What Makes Feyre’s Pregnancy Plotline in A Court of Silver Flames so Upsetting?
The answer is that the events and outcome concerning Feyre’s pregnancy speak to a fear of one’s loss of autonomy, specifically one’s reproductive autonomy. Furthermore, this plotline demonstrates Maas' consistent prioritization of her male characters at the expense of her female characters. Multiple factors make this subplot feel particularly uncomfortable and upsetting, but I can condense them into three main points that converge to create one frustrating scenario.
1. Rhysand and the Question of Choice
From ACOMAF onwards, the reader is made aware of Rhysand’s unusually progressive politics and his attention to the autonomous choices of women. This is demonstrated through his selection of counsel, appointing Mor and Amren in roles of authority, and eventually crowing Feyre as High Lady of the Night Court. In addition to this, we are shown his emphasis on choice through his interactions with Feyre. Rhysand repeatedly reminds Feyre that she can choose, that she can make an autonomous decision that he will respect. So, it is these positive features of Rhysand that make the pregnancy subplot of ACOSF so disturbing.
He, and the Inner Circle by extension, purposefully omit the information that Feyre’s pregnancy will turn deadly and never volunteer the information to her. During Cassian’s meeting with Rhysand and Amren, we are shown their thought process behind withholding information from Nesta (and Feyre by extension) According to Amren, it is not lying because they are technically not telling lies in the traditional sense, only withholding information.
While this is about Nesta, the reader can see the parallels between both cases. The choice to lie by omission reveals that both Amren and Rhysand are aware of the dishonesty of their actions, choosing to mitigate it slightly on a technicality. It feels distinctly like a loophole in Rhysand’s previous promises to Feyre, making this act feel more deceitful while demonstrating Rhysand’s willingness to undermine Feyre’s authority as High Lady. If Rhysand had a condition or illness that would eventually kill him, informing him of it would be certain, you wouldn’t even consider the possibility of not telling him. However, because Feyre is pregnant, she is not afforded the same autonomy.
Wanting to keep Feyre in blissful ignorance is not a sufficient reason, especially when Feyre is still of sound mind and can advocate for herself. Rhysand’s reasoning sounds noble, but in reality, it is just benevolent sexism. It doesn’t matter if he thinks it will cause Feyre stress, she NEEDS to be aware of what’s going on and the fact that the news will ruin her peaceful pregnancy is of little consequence when her life is on the line. Rhysand prioritizes his feelings and implicitly gives himself executive authority over Feyre’s pregnancy, demonstrating his disregard for her autonomy and choices. This action directly contradicts the progressive beliefs Rhysand stated in previous books and is a betrayal for the reader as well as Feyre.
2. The Infantilization of Feyre
The omission of this critical information, good intentions or not, is based on a belief that Feyre would not be competent enough to handle such a pressing situation in her pregnant state. Amren claims that the stress and fear could have physically harmed Feyre, but such a claim assumes that Feyre would not have the fortitude or ability to handle the situation.
Amren's explanation demonstrates a belief that Feyre's input on the matter would be irrelevant and pointless because it prevents Feyre from offering any. It is a plan that assumes Feyre will not be able to add anything meaningful to the solution and that it would be less harmful to her if she was kept out of it. This is infantilizing and paternalistic because Feyre has proven herself to be capable of coping under pressure and happens to be an unprecedented magical anomaly. Feyre’s access to pertinent medical information should not be revoked and it is insane that Madja her physician, actively misleads her with Rhysand’s consent.
This infantilization of a pregnant character echoes how pregnant women have been infantilized throughout history. It is a terrifying thought to imagine that your bodily autonomy could be stripped from you in the name of serving your supposed best interest. Rosemary’s Baby is one of the most famous horror movies of all time and it explores this exact topic, the same is true for the short story The Yellow Wallpaper, both stories capture the horror of reproductive/medical abuse that still happens to women today.
3. The Aftermath & Prioritizing Male Rage
Lastly, one of the most disturbing elements of this subplot is the way the text consistently prioritizes and coddles the violent rage of male characters at the expense of female characters. This is on full display when Rhysand flies into an intense rage after Nesta reveals the truth to Feyre. Although Nesta can be faulted for her harsh phrasing, let it be known that even Feyre felt that she did the right thing and was expressing her anger at the paternalistic and unjust practices of the Inner Circle. However, Nesta is still subjected to severe physical and emotional punishment in the form of a grueling hike where she is left to stew in her guilt and suicidal ideation despite Feyre ultimately not faulting her.
Feyre admits that Rhysand “majorly overreacted” and that she wanted Nesta back in Velaris. And yet, Nesta is still punished. But why? Will Rhysand or any of the Inner Circle be punished for betraying Feyre? Why, if Feyre agreed that Nesta was right to tell her, would she ever need to be subjected to a severe punishment when she was justified in what she did?
This is a particularly telling detail that compels me to ask: is this punishment about Feyre’s feelings or Rhysand’s? Why is it that Rhysand’s “overreaction” needs to be assuaged by punishing Nesta? What I observe from this passage is the characters prioritizing the feelings of a male character and placating him with the suffering of a female character, even when he wasn’t the one who was hurt in that situation. Feyre asks Cassian to tell Rhysand that the hike will be Nesta's punishment as though it isn't truly a punishment, but it undoubtedly is.
Throughout the hike, Nesta is in a silent spiral of guilt and self-hatred, Cassian never tells her that Feyre is alright and that Rhysand overreacted, letting her dwell in it alone. He hardly speaks to her, he pushes her to the point of exhaustion and is somehow surprised that Nesta shows signs of suicidal ideation.
This isn't constructive at all, it is not evidence that Cassian cares about Nesta's well-being, and the scenes of Nesta internally repeating that she deserves to die and that everyone hates her are nothing but gratuitous and disgustingly self-indulgent. The text basks in Nesta's suffering, even when she was in the right and this hike only happened to placate Rhysand who wronged Feyre in the first place.
Hindsight am I right? Fuck off. A more productive resolution to this matter would be for Feyre and Nesta to talk it out ALONE. Feyre could express her feelings to Nesta directly and they could find a solution together, that way Feyre’s situation could be centered on the two sisters working together. Cassian can see that Feyre is alright, she’s obviously upset, but she didn’t crumble like he expected and that makes it completely baffling that he would punish Nesta anyway. It’s a solution that prioritizes his and Rhysand’s feelings as opposed to Feyre’s, making it not about a perceived transgression against Feyre, but against Rhysand.
In Conclusion
This topic has already been discussed at length by many people in the fandom, but it is a topic that still stays on my mind with how upsetting it is. It is a stunning example of the misogynistic undertones in Sarah J Maas’s writing and makes reading a very straining experience due to her obvious bias towards certain male characters. Not even her main character matters when Rhysand is factored into the situation, his emotions are always centred by other characters and is permitted to betray his wife and get off scot free.
Feyre’s reproductive autonomy is violated, and Maas doesn’t bat an eye. But when Nesta rightfully reveals the truth to Feyre, everyone loses their mind. Both Nesta and Feyre have their autonomy stripped away from the, by way of the Inner Circle’s paternalism, and when Nesta advocates for herself and Feyre, she is punished severely. Being put in her place as the hierarchy is strengthened.
#a court of silver flames#acotar#nesta archeron#acotar meta#feyre archeron#amren#rhysand critical#rhysand#cassian#sarah j maas#acosf meta#anti nessian#close reading#acotar analysis#anti sarah j maas#anti sjm#anti inner circle
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“Its makes sense for Rhysand to hide Feyre’s pregnancy issues from her. He wanted to protect her from it, hE’s MoRaLlY gReY..”
He would be MoRaLlY dEaD if I was Feyre because I would have ripped him a new asshole for lying to me about MY OWN DAMN BODY.
SJM should re-write that whole fucking mess and let Feyre go ape-shit crazy on Rhys and the IC. #JusticeformyHighLady
#acotar#rhysand#feyre archeron#feysand#anti rhysand#rhysand critical#acosf critical#acosf#feyre should have gone apeshit#morally grey characters#justice for my high lady
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The thing is…Rhysand’s reasoning for specifically hating Nesta doesn’t even have to revolve around getting revenge for Feyre by proxy. It could very easily be turned into an opportunity to examine his character on a deeper level and eventually lead to a potential reconciliation or “burying the hatchet “ moment between himself and Nesta. Because despite his claims that he’s hostile to Nesta because “she made Feyre suffer” it feels like there’s more to it than he’s letting on due to the extent of his abuse of authority when it comes to targeting her.
When Rhysand targets Nesta, he is going against Feyre’s wishes by doing so. Feyre told him before, that she wanted them to get along, that she wanted him to treat her sisters fairly, but Rhysand refused. He gives nonsense answers when Feyre questions him like “Oh, well you see Feyre, it’s because Nesta is Illyrian” as if that actually means something and isn’t him being purposely vague. Makes you wonder if there’s a more emotional reason for why he’s doing this (not that there is, but still).
For example, maybe Rhysand doesn’t like Nesta because he feels she isn’t grateful enough for having two living sisters. It could connect back to his own younger sister who he’ll never get back and how he’ll never have a chance at experiencing a relationship like the ones the Archeron sisters have with each other. He could be projecting his feelings of guilt and envy onto Nesta and make his sister’s death function as more than just a footnote in his tragic backstory. Maybe he could realize that he judged Nesta unfairly and that his own unresolved emotions got in the way and caused him to take that out on her.
Idk…it just feels like a missed opportunity and it makes Rhysand look shallow that he reacts so strongly to Nesta’s past mistakes and yet he can barely articulate why he has that reaction. It’s just “ grrrrr you hurt my mate *snarls* raaaahhhh” which is soooo boring.
#anti sjm#anti rhysand#pro nesta#sjm critical#anti acosf#nesta archeron#acotar#feyre archeron#acosf thoughts#anti feysand#a court of thorns and roses#rhysand critical
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tbh what's wild is if SJM and the Fandom didn't go out of their way to justify everything Rhys did or pin all the blame on someone else or try to use his trauma to justify everything, I'd probably like him
I like fucked up male characters. It is so well known on my page that Damon Salvatore is my FAVORITE male character of all time and he's lile Prime Toxicity. He's entertaining to read, people are allowed to hate him, he's allowed to grow and he's incredibly self aware of how much of a dick he is lmao. and he's very, very funny
Rhys being some christ figure who's just carrying this perpetual cross on his back, getting every excuse under the sun. who's just so tortured and hated and suuuuch a selfless and good person is the worst turn off when his actions SUCK. he SUCKS and whats worse is he's not just allowed to suck and be awful without either him or someone around him crying about it
Rhys could have the same toxic elusive behavior and notoriety of the Darkling or Damon Salvatore if SJM put in the WORK but she doesn't. Her narrative she writes prevents him from truly being great and a little fucked up
give me villainous book 1 Rhys back
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I think it’s crazy that rhys is constantly going on about how he can’t ever forgive lucien and he’s still trying to make his peace with him and how he can just about stomach him because what the fuck is he talking about 😍??
Is he forgetting that just a few years ago he was the one terrorizing lucien ,threatening him,demeaning him with stupid nicknames,taunting him with his dead lover and estranged mother every single time he saw him??
Is he forgetting that lucien had his ass handed to him UTM just for feyre—that he saved her life twice and was willing to die/get tortured for her??but sure rhys you’re the one that has to find it in you to forgive lucien.I really need rhys to get his head out of his own ass and realize that nobody likes him lol 🗣️🙏.
#i know lucien hates his ass#rhys lowkey jealous lucien stole his ex bf tamlin 🤷#acotar#a court of thorns and roses#lucien vanserra#pro lucien vanserra#rhysand critical#sjm books
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Remember in ACOSF when Rhysand got the bill from the bar and he read it out loud and raged at the table while Feyre silently cried into her breakfast?
Yeah, what the fuck was that? Did that not make anyone else feel severely uncomfortable? It felt like a weird power play, with the intentions to embarrass Feyre so she would agree to lock her sister up. He didn’t care about the money. And we know at least him and Amren have been planning the intervention for a while, given how fast they called Nesta to the river house and the lies Amren spewed so confidently.
Idk if SJM intended it to come across that way, but it was really fucking weird to me
#acosf#anti rhysand#anti inner circle#anti amren#rhysand critical#inner court critical#amren critical
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Rhysand yelling at Lucien it's ridiculous.
I believe I'm not the first to talk about it, but Rhysand yelling at Lucien for all the things "Lucien did to Feyre" is ridiculous.
Rhysand intentionally and deliberately hurt Feyre, breaking her arm, forcing her into an agreement that would only benefit him in the end, dressing her in a piece of fabric and practically leaving her, forcing her to drink, forcing her to dance until she vomited, and then making her dance again, sexually abusing the girl - and that's just in the first book.
Then, under the pretext of teaching her to read, Rhysand had Feyre write multiple times about him just to boost his ego, had her train to fly with someone who didn't think twice about her safety before throwing her into the air, knowingly urged her to enter the home of a death god without any preparation under the dumbest of pretexts, put her on a mission where she only didn't die due to sheer luck - even when hearing her cries for help, he didn't lift a finger to assist her, and more, always more.
On top of all the craziness of the pregnancy, to me, among all these actions, the most outrageous is Rhysand prohibiting - PROHIBITING - Feyre from talking about what he did to her as if he were the victim of that monstrous act. The worst part is he never, under any circumstances, apologizes for what he does, but always justifies himself, as if he were right even when doing bad things with equally bad intentions.
Rhysand, my love, you are this woman's worst enemy. You.
#Rhysand critical#Anti Rhysand#Anti Feysand#ACoTaR critical#acomaf critical#sjm critical#acotar#a court of thorns and roses#Feysand ins't cool#Rhysand are the Feyre's worst enemy#rhysand#rhysand acotar#acomaf#acowar
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“rhysand hates nesta because he can never forgive ANYONE who hurt feyre for ANY REASON” meanwhile in book one he’s yanking feyre’s exposed arm bone around like it was a joystick. so it seems forgiveness is possible.
#carly’s anti rhysand manifesto#anti rhysand#rhysand critical#carly’s pro nesta propaganda#rhysand slander#rhyslander
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tamlin doesn’t need a redemption arc. tamlin needs a rocking chair and a 12 gauge laid across his lap so he can take pot shots at rhysand the next time he next breaks onto his property
#a court of thorns and roses#tamlin#pro tamlin#rhysand winnows directly in front of the spring manor#tam spits out the long grass he was chewing on and yells GET OFF MY LAWNNN#it would be therapeutic i think#bc why do you just keep showing up to kick a depressed & mentally ill man when he’s down what the fuck rhysand#rhysand critical#bc of prev tags
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People compare Eris and Rhys a lot. I just pray to SJM that she will not ruin him as she did Rhys. Please let him be what he is, don’t make him “explain” his shitty actions. He did what he did for what he believed was the right thing at the time and he doesn’t need to explain himself.
I love that until now he has never tried to pretend he is something he is not. I feel Eris knows he isn’t the hero and embraces it, unlike Rhys who never accepted that part of himself (this is imo his downfall).
I cant wait to read more about him.
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