#UtM

[maybeiwasjustjade]

Can someone explain to me the logic of Rhysand working with Amarantha, and why I’m supposed to find it brave and selfless?

Seven High Lords on the continent yet none bowed low enough to work with her—except one. Rhysand sold himself into her slavery, turned himself into her pet dog and committed countless crimes in her name for fifty years, murdered children and innocent people in her name. All to protect Velaris—a city nobody even knew existed. Is it selfless or just plain stupid, to sell your soul for a city no one was even looking for?

Explain to me the logic in this. Please. The other High Lords inarguably had more to lose: families, bloodlines, entire courts instead of just one city. Velaris and its citizens are no more deserving of the blood Rhysand spilt to protect it than Adriata or any cities of Dawn, Day, Spring, Winter, or Autumn. Yet, not a single other High Lord bowed to Amarantha’s whims. They were her hostages, but they were never her slaves. Unlike him. Three High Lords and their bloodlines wiped completely off Prythian in their defiance of her, yet somehow it’s Rhysand who is deserving of praise?

Was it bravery or cowardice that led him into her service? He had enough time and magic to erect a shield around Velaris, to wipe clean everyone’s memories of the Inner Circle. That’s more than what everyone else had, when they were all stuck hostages Under the Mountain. That’s more than what Tamlin got with his fifty year curse, when he had to send countless men over the border to die in his defiance of Prythian’s wretched self-proclaimed High Queen.

Power? Freedom? What exactly did Rhysand do with those little movements Amarantha allowed? He didn’t rule, didn’t orchestrate a rebellion, didn’t find intel on how to take down Amarantha from the inside. In fact, he seemed more than content to sit on his ass like everyone else while Tamlin tried to break the curse. So what exactly did those countless moments of hurt and pain and trauma bought Rhysand, hmm? Nothing more than anything else the rest of Prythian got.

Night was a dumpster fire because both Hewn City and Illyria were given too much freedom. Velaris was locked away as it had been for 5000 years. And Rhysand a mass murderer and a criminal, on top of being Amarantha’s consensual non-consensual sex slave too.

So really, what exactly did Rhysand’s whole deal with Amarantha do, beyond making him miserable?

[thatoneautistic]

I just want to recirculate this clip…. can someone tell me the science behind me being so insanely attracted to her in this clip????

[contamination-zone]

Fresh getting a comfy bed and cuddles from Color

He deserves the love and warmth

Everything I'm drawing lately is very summer coded -- I think Color is kinda overheating in this one haha

[witheverynesta]

Saying Tamlin "starved" Feyre is crazy, especially when you remember that Feyre noticed Tamlin wasn't eating either after UTM.

If you want to blame Tamlin for Feyre's dramatic weight loss, then blame Feyre for Tamlin's as well. Why is Feyre's trauma the main point in all discussions but not Tamlin's, when Amarantha had been pursuing and harassing him since he was a young boy? Why is Feyre's trauma considered more important, when Tamlin went through just as much?

Both were drowning in depression after UTM. Both were suffering. However, SJM (being the absolutely genius writer that she is) has no way of introducing Rhys and Feyre's lovely romance other than by ruining Tamlin's character. It's a shame the fandom continues to slander Tamlin and act as though Feyre is the only character allowed to grieve and suffer — and for the record, calling Tamlin "Tampon" does not make you funny, just childish! Thank you for listening.

[azrielsshadows42]

Keir: I'm surrounded by idiots

Rhysand: And look at you, leading the pack

[rache1auren]

~If you’re someone that doesn’t like critical posts about the Acotar series/Feyre please just scroll~

Just my musing for today 💭 but why do we blame Tamlin for not rescuing Feyre UTM?

Tamlin did his part and sent her back to the human lands in order to protect her, sacrificing himself and the freedom of his court because he couldn’t bare the thought of her being harmed even for the benefit for his people. “Burn the world for her” type action right? Very romantic we all love to see it.

Okay so then Feyre decided to go after Tamlin to save him from the “blight” (and then getting the WHOLE RUNDOWN of the situation from Alis now that the curse was over) and then deciding to go and rescue him regardless. Very girl-boss (if a little naive) for her to want to be the Hero Warrior Savior (gender swapping the “typical roles”). Very cute we love to see woman empowerment. Buuuuut she didn’t really have a plan and got captured almost immediately. Very unfortunate wrench in the “plan” for the Hero Warrior Savior.

Now how is she going to save the Damsel in distress (Tamlin) from the evil sorceress (Amarantha)?

Aweee she makes a bargain (not a very well thought out one--with a very glaring loophole) in order to free him and his court. Very Noble, Very Hero Warrior Savior, having to compete in trials to prove her love and save them. This is pretty common in fantasy books.

So how then does it turn out that the Damsel should have somehow saved the Hero Warrior Savior? Like it was very clearly stated he had no freedom of movement UTM, couldn’t show her any attention or else Feyre would be tortured and kil*ed for Amaranthas enjoyment.

Further, Feyre was magically bound by the bargain to complete her trials (or die trying). She could not be “saved”, she would have had to return in order to complete them (or die most likely because she didn’t complete/fulfill the bargain). So her only option was to survive completing the trials. Which is why Lucien was helping/healing her in order to try and ensure she survived.

So how does it become the fault/duty of the Damsel to then save the Hero? Feyre was not the “Damsel” of the story, it was not up to Tamlin to save her. She was on her “hero quest” so to speak. And then afterwords it became “look at all I sacrificed to come save you—you owe me now, I did this for you” like we would never say Snow White owed anything to her Prince because he saved her. Same with Sleeping Beauty, he fought Maleficent’s dragon and saved her from the curse, but we don’t end the story with her feeling indebted to the Prince.

Musing over~ thank you if you read till the end

Not really sure if this is Feyre critical or maybe more an observation/criticism of fandom opinion/interpretation of the events from UTM

[batboys-cumdumpster]

Amarantha was a terrible, horrible, sadistic woman. We all know this.

Every single thing Rhys did UtM was to protect Feyre. The drugging to make her unable to remember the horrible things happening. The dancing to make Amarantha think Rhys was truly keeping Feyre as a pet.

You need to remember that Rhys was doing what he could, within his capabilities, to protect Feyre without raising suspicion. And that deal he made with her was to save her life, to keep her fighting and not give up hope. Had he not entered that bargain with her, she would have lost one of the trials. Without that bargain, her arm would have stayed broken, gotten infected, and she would have died.

And do not forget that when Amarantha caught Rhys protecting/favoring Feyre, she forced him to "service her" for longer than usual as a punishment.

Antis are too eager to try to make Rhys look like the bad guy and it's so funny (albeit frustrating) that they fall for it. They have no reading comprehension to understand that he had to do some bad things to keep her protected. He had to do bad things to keep his own people protected, his friends, his family. Every anti falls for the facade he put up and they cannot comprehend that things are more nuanced than their black and white thinking.

[sleepysashimi04]

"WHAT?!? WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!!?"

UTM TO AICAL Care Bears screenshot redraw

+ low quality ver.

[thedomesticanthropologist]

Honestly, Amarantha won.

"Show me your changing heart, Feyre. Say you don't love Tamlin. Say you changed your mind" (paraphrasing)

Feyre claims she never will.

But that's exactly what happened next, anyway, wasn't it?

[phishphish]

Keep the bad crowd propaganda coming

(This was my first time drawing Robbie help)

[natureboy96]

My god, people literally throwing Tamlin under the bus for everything wrong, even with the text evidence in their literal hands. Feyre turned Tamlin’s help down multiple times, and her family assumed she could read for years, but yeah, it’s Tamlin’s fault she couldn’t read.

It’s a good thing it never rained in the Spring Court, or people would start blaming Tamlin for getting their shoes muddy.

I just can’t.. honestly it’s ruining my investment in Feyre or Rhysand, if not the whole series, if people are just gonna be actively and intentionally idiotic.

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[court-of-secrets]

(Feyre and Rhys UTM)

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Feyre: There is only one thing worse than death.

Feyre: *peels off a piece of paper in front of the word "death" so it now says "Tamlin’s death"

Rhysand: TAMLIN

Feyre: NO

[azrielsshadows42]

ACOTAR Names + Meanings

I was scrolling on Pinterest and fell into a rabbit hole; the result was finding the meaning behind the names of the acotar characters. I have decided to share this information with the rest of the fandom

Rhysand = In the Bible it means perfection/bringer of darkness, it can also mean Enthusiasm.

Feyre = Fair, beautiful and light-haired, origin: Old French. It can also mean bringer of gifts

Nyx = Named after a Greek goddess who was known as the personification of night.

Azriel = In Hebrew it means 'God is my help' Though if spelt Azrael, it then means 'Angel of death' in the Bible.

Cassian = Son of Cassius (Cassius was a Roman general) in Latin and Irish origin. It also means Empty/hollow, cinnamon and curly-headed

Morrigan = I was shocked when her name didn't actually mean truth. Her name comes from a goddess of Irish and Celtic mythology, It means Phantom Queen, and she was the 'bringer of death'

Amren = 'Mighty Nation' in Hebrew

Nesta = Means many things, in Welsh it means 'pure', in Jamaica and Greece it means 'returner' and in Italy it means 'integrity'

Elaine = Sunray or shining light also has French origins

Helion = The Sun or a troublesome/mischievous person.... it also means 'Cattle shelter' though I don't think that was the aim

Thesan = Named after a sky goddess often depicted with a pair of wings, her name most commonly translates to 'Dawn' but can also mean illumination

Kallias = mans name legit means 'beauty' in Greek, you just know Vivianne is a lucky female.

Vivianne = also has many meanings, in French, lively. In Latin, alive. In Hungarian/Irish, joyous, energetic and free

Beron = Bear lol

Eris = This is what the Greeks would name their baby to help embrace their dark, mischievous side, it means 'strife' or 'fight' referring to the Greek Goddess of discord, contention and rivalry

Lucien = Meaning 'Light' cause he's Helion's son, was right in front of us the whole time

Tarquin = Meaning 'Ancient Roman Ruler' with Latin origins

Varian = Variable... and apparently the first name of some American hero

Tamlin = Independence, origin: South Africa

Amarantha = Unfading flower, which is what they used to call her before she was known as the deceiver

[rocketonin]