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Re-reading ACOMAF I noticed this on page 392 Cassian is trying to compliment Feyre
I caught Cassian glancing at me for the third time in less than a minute and demanded, “What?”
His lips twitched at the corners. “You just look so…”
“Here we go,” Mor muttered.
“Offical,” Cassian said with an incredulous look in her direction. He waved a Siphon topped hand to me. “ Fancy.”
“Over 500 years old,” Mor said, shaking her head sadly, “a skilled warrior and general, famous throughout territories, and complementing ladies is still something he finds next to impossible. Remind me why we bring you on diplomatic meetings?”
I love this in regards to Nesta because she does not care for frivolous compliments. When Nesta meets Helion again in acosf and he calls her lovely she just stares at him. When she dances with Eris she is just amused by his interest in her. Also beyond her outfit and crown for the ball, Nesta is never described as wearing jewelry or ornate outfits. Nesta is devestatingly beautiful without trying and she doesn’t need anyone else telling her that.
So it doesn’t matter to her if Cassian isn’t good with words or compliments. Nesta herself doesn’t talk that much, often choosing to remain silent*. They both value actions more, and express their love long before they say it aloud.
*Nesta uses words strategically or as weapons to hurt, but never physically gets violent. Her love is the opposite. She doesn’t know how to express love and her feelings through words, so she does with her actions.
For my fellow Taylor Swift and Sarah J. Maas fans. Since it’s A Court of Silver Flames eve, here’s a thread of Taylor Swift lyrics that fit ACOTAR characters and ships.
Feyre Archeron / The Archer: I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost, The room is on fire, invisible smoke, And all of my heroes die all alone, Help me hold onto you
Rhysand / Peace: I never had the courage of my convictions, As long as danger is near, And it’s just around the corner, darling, ‘Cause it lives in me, No, I could never give you peace
Starfall Feysand / Enchanted: This night is sparkling, don’t you let it go, I’m wonder struck, blushing all the way home, I’ll spend forever wondering if you knew, I was enchanted to meet you
Feyre and Tamlin / exile: I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind), I couldn’t turn things around (you never turned things around), 'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
The ACOMAF wedding scene / Speak Now: Don’t say yes, run away now, I’ll meet you when you’re out of the church at the back door, Don’t wait, or say a single vow, You need to hear me out, And they said speak now
Nesta Archeron / The Man: And I’m so sick of them coming at me again, 'Cause if I was a man, then I’d be the man
Elain Archeron / Breathe: And we know it’s never simple, never easy, Never a clean break, no one here to save me
Cassian / State of Grace: And I never saw you coming, And I’ll never be the same, You come around and the armor falls, Pierce the room like a cannon ball, Now all we know, is don’t let go
Nessian / Treacherous: And I’d be smart to walk away, But you’re quicksand, This slope is treacherous, This path is reckless, This slope is treacherous, And I-I-I like it
Azriel / Beautiful Ghosts: So I watch from the dark, wait for my life to start, With no beauty in my memory
Mor / ME!: I promise that you’ll never find another like ME!, I’m the only one of me, Baby, that’s the fun of me
Amren / Ready for It?: Knew I was a robber first time that he saw me, Stealing hearts and running off and never sayin’ sorry, But if I’m a thief, then he can join the heist
Lucien / I Know Places: They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run, Baby, I know places we won’t be found, And they’ll be chasing their tails trying to track us down, 'Cause I, I know places we can hide
Elriel / gold rush: 'Cause I don’t like a gold rush, gold rush, I don’t like anticipatin’ my face in a red flush
Elucien / invisible string: And isn’t it just so pretty to think, All along there was some Invisible string, Tying you to me?
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I’m already irritated by Celeana. This is going to be hard to read
A concept art of the book cover of Azriel and Gwyn’s book (this is not canon) I thought the truth teller and the ribbon go very nicely, so decided to try and make a new cover.
What does everyone think the new book will be called? Who will it be about?
