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springdusk · 17 hours ago
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Spring court world building head canons. (Part 1)
Made this since I'm gonna be a few Tamlin fics. Feel free to correct me with cannon or add your ideas.
Mythology inspiration:
Since SJM took a piece of everything spring court will mostly take inspiration from Celtic mythology (Irish + scottish) as well as Arthurian legends (wales + english). I will also use medieval english and Irish for their vibes. Also beauty and the beast obviously especially Disney version.
Politics:
Monarchy: A single person (monarch) inherits the position of head of state, with varying degrees of power.
The high lord controls the lands but he hired courtiers which he grants titles and lands to control. Due to Tamlin's actions causing many of his father's supporters to leave spring court has the least amount of courtiers.
Tamlin's courtiers is only the essential like court advisor, emissary, finance, military and the village leaders which have their own smaller group of people they order. Tamlin however takes the bulk of the work wanting to be as involved as he can in his court.
Population:
Spring has a higher amount of female Fae rather than male Fae. Some Fae who are magically weak like sprites can't lie and can be weakened with iron. Fae who aren't strong magically gradually lose their resistance to being able to lie or resist iron. Fae of spring can be separated into several types.Which are:
- nature Fae: any Fae that are considered to be tied to nature such as dryad(female tree spirits tied to a tree), nymphs(elemental female Fae that can transform into nature), sprites( small Fae tends to nature). Winged Fae (plant based wings.). Their sizes vary some can be as tall to reach forest roofs and some are small like bonsai. Some are nature bound meaning they can't travel far from the object they are bound to. Some nature Fae can't stay out of spring for long or they'll get weak and slowly wither away (going to autumn/winter, going to the solar courts during winter or autumn). Most can make offsprings alone or just pop out from random plants, some "die" and rebirth as younger versions of themselves like plants.
- fauna Fae: any Fae who have animal traits constantly such as faun/satyrs, puca/Pooka, winged Fae( insect/bird based wings), and other forest creatures. Fauna based faeries are more animal like and rather than being tied to nature their magic is more related to transformation, strength or glamour related. Most of them can roam freely but during the change of seasons might move around to other courts to be more comfortable. Most of them have their own unique magic or skill such as satyrs song that can induce panic/madness, pooka's animal shape shifting or physical aspect boosted by their animal traits. Going to other courts can make them go through hibernation, shedding and other animal behaviours. Most are based forest animals.
- unclassified: Fae who aren't tied to a court and can freely roam to other courts without problem. High Fae, brownies, etc. They usually have access to magic tied to the court's traits or have their own natural magic.
Spring court Fae are usually cheery and hyper like animals or serene and wise like plants. They can also be tricksters (usually harmless) or easily trusting. They however also embody the dangers of nature as most of them can either poison you or throw you like a ragdoll.
Beauty standards:
Beauty standards are wild. For male Fae, a man who's strong with big arms and thighs meant for hunting, can provide, can protect and can beat others down(Male animal competitions) is considered desirable. Being able to perform either dance or music is desirable. Being thin and unable to provide is looked down upon. Unable to dance and sing means you're rizzless.
Female Fae slightly differ depending if they're high or lower Fae. Female Fae are considered fertile as the land but wild as beast (opposite of male autumn Fae with fire in their blood and f- like it too). Plant based Fae are supposed to look delicate like a flower emanating an aura of serene grace. While high Fae and fauna Fae are expected to have curvy figures with a focus on wide hips. Being too thin or pale is considered undesirable by beauty standards.
Monogamy is rare for lesser Fae with most fauna Fae living in huge herds while nature Fae live in small groups typically maintaining nature in a small part, they raise their children in groups like a big family with no set of parents. Most of them are polyamarous or don't practice relationships at all.
Mixed Fae and raising children:
High Fae have no problem mixing with the lesser Fae however the lesser Fae traits are usually less noticeable when the off spring is older.
Lesser Fae like nature Fae can't mix with Fae that aren't plants like them. Some of them are literally plants and can only have spring by growing them like seeds.
Fauna fae cannot mix with other fauna that aren't a match, like bird Fae with goat Fae. The child would either inherit only one trait or simply not make it.
Spring Fae follow the survival of the fittest mentality. Children who are capable to survive especially the strong are doted on but runts are usually forgotten similar to how animals work, most runts are abandoned or kicked out of the herd. However runts are usually adopted by same sex couples or taken in by the nature Fae, Tamlin made an orphanage to make the process easier since he was once considered a runt.
Types of magic:
- plant magic: plant magic is arguably the most common type of magic with many Fae being able to talk with plants, transform into them and promote growth. High Fae in particular can control high amounts of plants and make them move in certain ways to the point they can even become sentient. Plant magic can cause the land to loose nutrients so a brief period to let the land nourish itself with fertiliser and magic is needed.
- beast magic: fauna Fae use this magic to increase their physical prowess or talk to animals some even controlling them. Some can use them to turn into forest related animals with most lesser Fae becoming prey animals. High Fae on average can only half shift into a beast but the more skilled ones can fully transform into a beast usually taking a beast form that share traits of other animals depending on their skill it however is draining to shift and over use can cause exhaustion easily so people focus on maintaining for long times rather than constantly shifting.
- wind magic: a rarity amongst the court even amongst the high Fae. Wind magic is usually used by the lesser Fae to spread seeds and to let leaves and petals fall. Only a select few have an affinity for wind magic. Wind magic is usually weaker indoors and closed spaces.
- glamour: glamour magic is common in spring due to their connection to poisons and camouflage. Their glamour usually targets the person's senses and focus rather than changing their surroundings like illusions. Examples such as satyrs promoting dancing madness or panic, nymphs or sylphs using it to make people experience hallucinations and lightheadedness as if they just ingested some form of poison, and the more skilled ones can even mess with memories. Their glamour magic usually is far range but duration is low, especially mentally strong people.
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springdusk · 18 hours ago
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Don’t forget that Tamlin offered to teach Feyre how to read but she let her pride get the better of her
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springdusk · 23 hours ago
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Okay so no one ever talks about this but it needs to be said, Sarah J. Maas absolutely stole from The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander. Like, it’s not even subtle she just straight up lifted entire plot devices, character archetypes, and worldbuilding elements and rewrote them in her "sexy fae trauma" aesthetic. Let’s start with the name Prydain = Prythian… my god, then Taran, the humble assistant pig-keeper (who happens to share the same name as her son 🤨) wants to be a hero, is basically the prototype for literally every SJM male lead all tortured, noble, burdened with power and identity issues. And don’t get me started on Eilonwy, who is the blueprint for Aelin, Feyre, Nesta sarcastic, magical girl with royal lineage, trauma, and a destiny she didn’t ask for. Hen Wen, the psychic pig who’s key to the fate of the world? She becomes a chimera or a talking cat or a sassy ancient being in SJM's books it’s the same archetype. And the Black Cauldron?? Literally THE SAME as the Cauldron in ACOTAR a dark magical object used to raise the dead, grant power, and tie fates together. The High Lord one of the books! Even the Horned King shows up again as a dozen different masked, deathless, evil overlords. It’s all there. SJM didn’t just take inspiration she looted Prydain for parts and then added wings and sex scenes. And people think it’s original? It’s middle grade fantasy in a new dress. Lloyd Alexander deserves more credit Prydain walked so SJM could make the Night Court brood in leather pants.
The only thing original about SJM’s book is her name on the front cover.
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springdusk · 2 days ago
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Reposting because I’m in my Tamlin Feels..
Tamlin has a good heart and I will die on that hill. This moment solidified that and I cry everytime i read it. No he’s not perfect and he has done some inexcusable things but they ALL HAVE. Sarah let this man heal and get some sort of happy ending I beg of you!!!
Love this art I commissioned by artist chelzd_art.
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springdusk · 2 days ago
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When you think about it, it makes sense that Rhysand only questioned his age gap with Feyre once through five books, because a vulnerable, traumatized 19yo is exactly the type of partner he can control.
She's never had the chance to get to know herself, barely known the idea of love, partnership and romance. She accepts resolving their issues through fleeting pleasure rather than words, never questioning his lack of accountability, justifying any wrongdoings, and falling for the manipulation thinly veiled as the illusion of "choice".
To someone who has never had basic respect and care, the bare minimum feels like a dream. He is her mate, the "one", so why would she question him… right?
Their relationship makes so easy to understand why Tamlin's mother was blinded by love, Feyre basically gave up her personality and became an extension of Rhysand when she accepted the bond.
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springdusk · 2 days ago
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Celine named Rumi after her mum.
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There's Korean on Rumi's mum's grave that translates to "Ryu Miyeong's Grave". "Ryu + Mi." "Rumi." First, we've got a name for Rumi's mum for all your fanfictions out there and second, we've got a boatload of angst. Celine took Rumi's name straight from her mum's!
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springdusk · 3 days ago
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Hey there! This trend seemed kinda fun so what is acotar propaganda you are never falling for?
1. That I have to like the main characters/ the IC if I read ACOTAR (and listen I still like, enjoy…some aspects of them but I also hate the rest haha BUT I have the ability to be mature and discuss them and write them with nuance) I think critiquing is a fun and essential part of reading and if you hate when people criticize your fav characters and even worse, insult them? Like bro chill
2. That Lucien is bad, ugly, inconsiderate, etc etc
3. That Gwynriel’s book is next (Elucien’s book is next yalllllllll)
4. Hating on Tamlin, calling him Tampon (I swear to god that insult is so stupid), and most importantly hating on the people who like Tamlin. You do not have to like Tamlin and I know many people who see their personal experiences with abuse in Tamlin and Feyre, but please don’t project your personal experiences onto others
5. Azriel is a dom (this is a joke because I like him as a top and I think he’s vers lmao but I loveeeeee him as a sub so much more)
6. That Nesta is a toxic abuser (for the love of godddddd yall she said Feyre was stinky I have said way worse to my little sister please)
7. That Elain is a toxic manipulator coward sexy lamp insert-other-terms-Elain-haters-so-often-say. I am fine with someone thinking she’s boring. Fine. We don’t have to like the same kinds of characters. But some of yall are so crazy about her in a bad way lmao
I could say more lmao but it’s mostly me getting annoyed with people throwing around words like abuser and toxic and pedo and incest and stuff like that and throwing that stuff at real people, not just fictional characters
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springdusk · 3 days ago
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@praetorqueenreyna @goforth-ladymidnight
I am making a polite plea and asking you to please unblock me from @tamlinweek.
I came back to Tumblr over a month later to see that I was blocked for no reason when I went to scroll thru the awesome content again.
The supposed reason I was given by you, was that "people have been complaining about me for years" and "I make people uncomfortable." I don't doubt it, bc I get hate dms super often, but probably only .001% are Tamlin lovers.
But my question is, how does any of that have any bearing on my participation in the Tamlin Week event, esp because I am a big part of it each year?
On top of that, I participated this year, in 2025, with no issue whatsoever. Therefore, I fail to see how I was an issue when everything was perfectly fine. I didn't get one bad comment or dm during the event about anything. No warnings, no questions, nothing.
I personally believe that if adult individuals don't like my page content outside the event, they can block me. I have no issue with people protecting their own peace. If I am blocked, they won't even see my content during the event. And if people have an issue with me outside the event, that should not come into play in terms of blocking me from said event.
I was told that after my petition post two days ago, that certain people were harassing you, and you stated it was inflammatory. I stated that my post says nothing about DMs or harrassment, only to reblog and tag you as a plea to unblock me. I then asked multiple times who the harrassers were, and that harrassment was not okay in any form and definitely not the point of my post. I got no reply on usernames or screenshots yet.
Harrassment is never okay. And I am still willing to speak to whoever it was if I know who they are personally.
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I also just want to note for the record as part of my plea:
I was the reason that Henry, Tamlin's voice actor, participated too, because he is my friend and I asked him if he could graciously make content for it.
I also held up the IG side of things for two years prior to 2025 until you guys decided to reroute and do it yourselves. We did our own thing when the time came, and it worked out fine.
Blocking me behind my back when I'm not even online is honestly upsetting.
As for you two personally, you know I adore and appreciate what you do with all the planning the event takes and how y'all stay on top of it.
However, that does not invalidate my raw hurt at this moment.
I wholly believe (this goes for everyone) that the event should not be used as fuel for any personal vendettas for anyone complaining about others outside of it.
If anyone has one against me personally, I suggest it to be hashed out like adults in DMs instead of me being unfairly blocked from an event I love.
IN CONCLUSION, I PLEAD, PLEASE UNBLOCK ME.
Tamlin remains one of my favorite characters, and I enjoy contributing as much as I can for his week.
And as an aside, I'm not even mad at you. There are worse emotions than rage. I am hurt. I feel betrayed. I feel used. I feel backstabbed. I feel like Tamlin in ACOFAS, frankly.
I'm not even looking for a reply or anything else of the sort if you don't want to. I simply just want to be unblocked from my favorite event, even if that's done silently.
♡Mel
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springdusk · 4 days ago
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someone pls send me motivation to write
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springdusk · 4 days ago
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I’m tired of explaining why a certain act is an abuse when it is clearly described word for word in these books. Why don’t you explain how these are romantic instead?
Why a man essentially stripping a woman naked and parading her in a room full of strangers is hot.
Why a woman in her drugged state forced to grind up against a man is hot.
Why a woman being dressed up in the same clothes she was traumatised in and kneeling to a man is hot.
Why a woman sitting on a man’s lap and getting off in front of people who have zero interest in such shows is hot.
Why a man keeping secrets about a baby growing in a woman’s body is romantic.
Why a man locking a woman in an inescapable tower is romantic.
Why a man controlling what and when she eats is romantic.
Why a man forcing her into clothes she isn’t comfortable in and taking her to a place she won’t be comfortable at is romantic.
Why a man training a woman in a skill she has no interest in is caring. Or to the point she is so physically exhausted she passes out later.
Why a man laughing at a woman with bruises is fun and flirty.
Why a man having sex with a woman, who is forcefully isolated from society and hurting, under his supervision is hot.
Why a man punishing a woman for her issues with her sister is caring.
Why a man dragging a suicidal woman up a hill, isolating her even more, without even checking on her once is romantic or healthy.
Why a man pushing a woman to be vulnerable when he never did so ever with anyone is romantic.
Without the names, looking at the actions objectively, if you still believe these are the ideal scenario in romance, you need to sit down and really need to reflect on why the concept of a woman being helpless with a man is appealing to you.
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springdusk · 4 days ago
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i can't believe I forgot to tag @me-amora
dawn court world building headcanons
for @starscreambbymama
Location:
Due to their place between the day court and the mountain closest to winter their culture is wildly different depending on where you are. Places closest to the winter court are very north and central Asian influenced while the lands closest to the day court are more west, south and south east Asian themed. The central of the dawn court is very much like east Asian influenced with most of the culture being influenced by Japan and China.
Culture:
Those of the dawn court are peace keepers, healers and inventors. Hard work and usefulness is prioritised in their culture, being lazy or a burden is shameful to the point you'll be ostracized for it. Showing emotions that are "negative" is considered bad and always working is considered good. Those who are unable to work are left to fend for themselves so prosthetic and medicine are prioritised for them but it's kept hidden to not show weakness.
Compared to the other courts, those of dawn have the most work hours with very little holidays that give them a proper time off. Most of them have a "don't intervene it's not our problem" and a " the problem will solve itself mentality"
Citizens:
Their emotions effects the light around them, so it's easy to tell when they're angry, sad, bitter and so on. Due to this many of them learn from a young age to control and be at peace. Cause the worst of their emotions can lead to blinding or causing the gentle light around them to dim. They all look happy but they are all emotionally repressed.
Their clothing is very modest with a priority on pastel and soft colours. Big sleeves, agender looking styles, and gems are their main focus for fashion.
Due to their focus on magical tools, they try their best to mix traditional looks and magical tools. Their lives are easy compared to the other courts but maintaining that life is hard and mentally taxing.
There are many older very cultural building but nowadays their buildings are more minimalist as they focus more on development and less on culture. There is a minor old vs young age going on at dawn.
Magic:
The most common magic is soft light magic. Unlike day court where they blast sun light like a Nova blast, dawn light magic is more gentle. It's not flashy, it's bright and can be shaped. Most powerful users of this can not only make powerful constructs of light that can be manipulated at high speeds but their shapes are also very complex.
Many of the dawn court being a peaceful land have some form of emotional magic. While spring has plants and sounds that make you happy, dawn has incense, colouring and even magic that promotes emotional calmness/ lack of emotion.
They also are medically focused so their light and emotional magic can be used to heal like surgery and making potions. A lot of their healers are either surgery, inventors or alchemist.
The most skilled of the dawn court can even do something called fake darkness or dim light manipulation. Essentially they can reduce light in a certain amount and shape the dim darkness, usually this magic is hard to counter amongst them and can even challenge the dark magic from the night court but it's kept hidden. Usually those who have traces of the high Lord's blood can do this.
Buildings and surroundings:
Dawn court is almost perpetually morning, due to their HLs influence light is dimmed and extended to make the place almost like it's always morning even when the sun is at it's peak. Their mornings take up most of the day cycle with a shared amount of night and day time but with very little time for dusk.
The land is conquered with a lot of buildings and almost every peace of land is used in some way either for work or agricultural needs. Dawn is the third in pyrinthia for food sources as they produce a lot of rice and rice based treats, they also have a few herbs but they mostly rely on spring and Autumn for other staple foods like most of pyrinthia with more focus on spring since their animal products and plants help their medicine and potion making.
The land is very modern with very little natural landmarks left, it's mostly flat land where everything has been magically modernized. Magic tech is everywhere, with holograms, moving automatons and simple magical tools to help.
Their technology is solar/dawn magic powered and as long as the sun is shining all of it is in peak condition, they of course have several battery crystals that store extra charges in case of anything.
Combat and military:
Most dawn court soldiers are very reliant on magic and their weaponry over their physical prowess. Many of them aren't suited for close quarters combat that doesn't mean you can win, fighting the dawn court is like fighting a slow moving fortress armed to the teeth.
Many of them will use their magic to create thick light walls while their advance military weapons break through defences where their close quarters combatants go to finish them off like the Peregryn Fae.
A shot from dawn will never miss, their magic is enchanted into their weapons making it hard to dodge and needs to intercepted. Their arrows, spears and spells work like homing devices. Due to this they can gain land over time, it's slow but efficient.
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springdusk · 5 days ago
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There’s no one right way to enjoy a book series…
So one thing I tend to see a lot in the ACOTAR fandom is people questioning why people who don’t like or are critical of Feyre, Rhysand, and the Inner Circle are even in the fandom. Some people just flat out just try to gatekeep and say the rest of us should leave. And honestly, those are kinda dumb takes. 🫤
Feyre, Rhysand, and the Inner Circle are not the only characters in these books. SJM created a variety of character that are enjoyed, even the ones that side of the fandom seems unworthy of love and praise. You can enjoy books and not just accept everything handed to you as gospel. There’s only one pov in these books, Feyre’s, and sorry, not sorry, but there’s nothing in this world that will convince me that her pov alone is the most accurate telling of events, especially when she actively blocked out information that makes her uncomfortable like when she’s confronted with the consequences of her actions.
There’s nothing wrong with taking a step back and trying to understand situations from the perspective of other characters like Tamlin, Nesta, Lucien, or Eris, but so many people act like sympathizing with these characters and trying to understand their mindset makes the fans evil.
These are work of fiction. What people like in fiction doesn’t have to reflect their real life desires and views. People who claim they do are no better than the people who claimed video games encourage murder and that’s simply not true.
I like the ACOTAR series. I really do. I also hate Feyre and Feysand as a couple and am critical of Rhysand and his Inner Circle. I see so much potential in the world SJM created as I wanna see where things go. I adore her secondary and background characters. I think the bat boys are aesthetically hot. I prefer Rhys in his villain mode minus the SA. Nothing ever condones SA, not even the enemies to lovers trope. I adore pre-FAS/SF Cassian and kinda wish Nessian was nothing more than a fling. I don’t give a shit about the Elriel/Elucien shipping war and I’m a multi-shipper anyway. I do hate how shippers treat each other though! Please be kinder to each other! I think the Tamlin, Nesta, Eris, Lucien, and Jurian hate is blown out of proportion and half of it is made up or projection.
If you like Feyre, Rhysand, the Inner Circle, Feysand, or Nessian, good for you. I’m happy for you. Do whatever you please, but don’t shit on the part of the fandom who doesn’t. Let people enjoy a made up world of hot faerie men and women however the hell they want.
ACOTAR isn’t perfect but fanfiction exists for a reason. Write your own or read some that hit you in the feels like you hoped. Draw and commission art that brings you joy.
Don’t shit on people for enjoying this series in a different way than you.
If people wanna gatekeep, gatekeep against people who send death threats and wish physical harm on others. People who wish to harm others should never be welcome in fandom spaces. Death threats are pathetic and cowardly.
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springdusk · 5 days ago
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Tentatively slides another over to y’all
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springdusk · 6 days ago
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The full cowboy AU drawing (also the first time I’m posting Lytheilis properly, probably shoulda posted something about her not in an au first but oh well.)
Probably one of the better Tamlins I’ve drawn, and I really like the outfit I gave him.
Might draw Amrantha, Rhysand, Lucien, Ianthe, Andras and the Hybern twins and king. Cause I’m Lowkey attached to this AU now. But Im gonna be swamped with Artfight so idk when I’ll get to it.
:’D
@geniemillies its donneeeee!!
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springdusk · 6 days ago
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dawn court world building headcanons
for @starscreambbymama
Location:
Due to their place between the day court and the mountain closest to winter their culture is wildly different depending on where you are. Places closest to the winter court are very north and central Asian influenced while the lands closest to the day court are more west, south and south east Asian themed. The central of the dawn court is very much like east Asian influenced with most of the culture being influenced by Japan and China.
Culture:
Those of the dawn court are peace keepers, healers and inventors. Hard work and usefulness is prioritised in their culture, being lazy or a burden is shameful to the point you'll be ostracized for it. Showing emotions that are "negative" is considered bad and always working is considered good. Those who are unable to work are left to fend for themselves so prosthetic and medicine are prioritised for them but it's kept hidden to not show weakness.
Compared to the other courts, those of dawn have the most work hours with very little holidays that give them a proper time off. Most of them have a "don't intervene it's not our problem" and a " the problem will solve itself mentality"
Citizens:
Their emotions effects the light around them, so it's easy to tell when they're angry, sad, bitter and so on. Due to this many of them learn from a young age to control and be at peace. Cause the worst of their emotions can lead to blinding or causing the gentle light around them to dim. They all look happy but they are all emotionally repressed.
Their clothing is very modest with a priority on pastel and soft colours. Big sleeves, agender looking styles, and gems are their main focus for fashion.
Due to their focus on magical tools, they try their best to mix traditional looks and magical tools. Their lives are easy compared to the other courts but maintaining that life is hard and mentally taxing.
There are many older very cultural building but nowadays their buildings are more minimalist as they focus more on development and less on culture. There is a minor old vs young age going on at dawn.
Magic:
The most common magic is soft light magic. Unlike day court where they blast sun light like a Nova blast, dawn light magic is more gentle. It's not flashy, it's bright and can be shaped. Most powerful users of this can not only make powerful constructs of light that can be manipulated at high speeds but their shapes are also very complex.
Many of the dawn court being a peaceful land have some form of emotional magic. While spring has plants and sounds that make you happy, dawn has incense, colouring and even magic that promotes emotional calmness/ lack of emotion.
They also are medically focused so their light and emotional magic can be used to heal like surgery and making potions. A lot of their healers are either surgery, inventors or alchemist.
The most skilled of the dawn court can even do something called fake darkness or dim light manipulation. Essentially they can reduce light in a certain amount and shape the dim darkness, usually this magic is hard to counter amongst them and can even challenge the dark magic from the night court but it's kept hidden. Usually those who have traces of the high Lord's blood can do this.
Buildings and surroundings:
Dawn court is almost perpetually morning, due to their HLs influence light is dimmed and extended to make the place almost like it's always morning even when the sun is at it's peak. Their mornings take up most of the day cycle with a shared amount of night and day time but with very little time for dusk.
The land is conquered with a lot of buildings and almost every peace of land is used in some way either for work or agricultural needs. Dawn is the third in pyrinthia for food sources as they produce a lot of rice and rice based treats, they also have a few herbs but they mostly rely on spring and Autumn for other staple foods like most of pyrinthia with more focus on spring since their animal products and plants help their medicine and potion making.
The land is very modern with very little natural landmarks left, it's mostly flat land where everything has been magically modernized. Magic tech is everywhere, with holograms, moving automatons and simple magical tools to help.
Their technology is solar/dawn magic powered and as long as the sun is shining all of it is in peak condition, they of course have several battery crystals that store extra charges in case of anything.
Combat and military:
Most dawn court soldiers are very reliant on magic and their weaponry over their physical prowess. Many of them aren't suited for close quarters combat that doesn't mean you can win, fighting the dawn court is like fighting a slow moving fortress armed to the teeth.
Many of them will use their magic to create thick light walls while their advance military weapons break through defences where their close quarters combatants go to finish them off like the Peregryn Fae.
A shot from dawn will never miss, their magic is enchanted into their weapons making it hard to dodge and needs to intercepted. Their arrows, spears and spells work like homing devices. Due to this they can gain land over time, it's slow but efficient.
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springdusk · 7 days ago
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I hate that the critics are still, in a way, supporting SJM or these books. Some of her characters are decent but that isn't enough to vindicate the series from criticisms. People are still rooting for a Nesta/Tamlin/Lucien/Eris book knowing her arcs *will* be a disappointment with mediocre romance and a hefty dose of unfair redemption.
You can pirate the books and tear it down piece by piece, but that is a form of publicity which is a paradox we have to suffer through in order to address the problematic themes. It's going excite someone enough to pick up the book and see what the fuck everyone is going off about.
But the moment you go "reading to criticise it" or "i'll keep going until my favourite gets their book" is also falling for the same hype the stans do. However much you hated the idea of ACOTAR TV, most of you would've watched it just to "point out what's wrong".
And now the merch. Critics are still going to buy that (not at the same scale as the stans, but a sale is a sale). How many of you anti-SJM-Tamlin-stan will resist the urge to buy a shirt with his quote on it?
Why would this woman care about fixing the problems in the series (or her own life) if her bullshit always brings her money? You are better off making something of your own or from fandom space (even they have to pay for copyrights that is again supporting her but at least they get traction to their work) instead of throwing money directly at her.
Critics who support these series are part of the problem too.
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springdusk · 8 days ago
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what do you mean i benefit from oppressive power structures. that would make me ontologically evil and that can't be right because i'm ontologically good since i'm a victim to other oppressive power structures. i am going to lie about what you said to a bunch of people now and they will all believe me because of said oppressive power structure
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