Today on I Reread Effloresce And Had What If Pov Thoughts: RHYSAND. Like what is going on in this dude's head? Seriously. In the little snipit we get of his pov it sounds like Hyburn is his biggest concern but that derails into a desperate need to one-up the Archerons SO damn fast. His oh so ~well~ thought out plan gets blown to smithereens instantly and his control freak self is PANICKING while also trying to maintain his whole calm cool casual facade. Will he ever admit how badly he misjudged the whole situation in the human lands? No. Does he even care? Probably also no. All that really matters by this point is that Feyre's sisters keep upsetting her and THAT can't stand.
Added to all this other plan breaking bullshit, Cassian starts following around after the angry loud one like a lovesick puppy and he's not 100% sure what's going on with Az but Something is.
And of course Lucien FUCKING Vanserra.
I'm willing to bet that Rhys's suggestion of going to get shithead papa Archeron is based on just how much Nesta and Elain seem to hate him.(And then Az shuts that down with "I will fucking KILL HIM")
Then the wardrobe of dead birds happens and he thinks for like half a second that he should feel bad about that but then Nesta is shouting at Feyre and he can't have THAT. (Then the sweet polite sister grabs the knife from Cass's boot. Oh yeah, she did STAB Az didn't she)
He looks forward to seeing Nesta put in her place by a bunch of misogynistic Illirian assholes but instead the entire legion is ride-or-die for team Archeron practically from the moment their feet hit the ground. How the HELL did they mange THAT? (it's called respect and basic decency. Try it sometime)
(and then Mor gets there just in time for Az to start noticeably losing his shit.)
(I also noticed that there was a line where Rhys bit back a snarl because even after all this time it would make Feyre uncomfortable. Meanwhile Lucien just has no qualms about being absolutely undeniably Faery in from of Nesta and Elain and they give exactly zero shits about it.)
Oh man, Rhys. Rhysie Rhysie Rhys slowly but surely showing more and more psycho.
So, the thing is, Hybern IS the top priority. However- and I think this is just like, so pivotal to Rhysands character as a whole- it has to be fighting Hybern his way. He has a year to tell the other lords shit, and he doesn't. He steals, he lies, he puts civilians in danger.
And why? Well, because that's the story he's telling.
Textually, observably we have Rhys, arrogant misogynistic selfish fuck face that he is, and then we have Rhys, the battered but unbroken noble underdog fighting against odds for the Good of All tragic hero man- this is the story he tells himself. It's the one he makes sure Feyre believes. It falls apart against all his actions, but that doesn't matter to him.
The humans don't want to talk to him? Of course he's going to find a back way in. Feyre's human sisters might die? Well, one less thing to take her away. Humans might die? Sure, Rhys feels bad, but not enough not to weigh the cost favorably.
Then he actually gets there.
And they're so... Unbiddable. Hostile. They've upset Feyre, they've written blood magic all across their land, and Rhys might appreciate cleverness but this is just more than he wants to deal with.
And Lucien. Sidebar: what I think is hilariously never talked about is. Well. Lucien actually is all the things Rhysand romantically imagines himself to be. He is ACTUALLY the lost heir, the disinherited son, the noble prince. He actually did stand against Amarantha for his friends. He's drinking respect women juice by the gallon while actually being charming and powerful. I cannot imagine this doesn't lie cardinal to the reason why Rhys is so disdainful towards him.
Lucien is easy to write off by himself. (Because Rhys fucking hates him). Nesta Archeron sets everybody's teeth on edge. Elain keeps smiling. They're all the worst and every one of them is important to Feyre and thus, a threat to Rhys. Anything that could hurt her is, he won't allow her to be hurt.
Cassian is acting like an idiot but Cassian is an idiot about women. Azriel is all Azriel but what else is new? Rhys will deal with it.
(Rhys will not deal with it. Rhys does not believe for a second how serious this all is. Rhys is, frankly, already bored. Maybe he'll find Feyre's father. It'll make her happy, and someone else can wrangle the others.)
They're merchants- of course they're merchants, grasping little mortals- they have a contract? Well, if they want to play with magic so badly, Rhys will help them.
(Rhys does not understand what Azriel finds so compelling, much less Cassian. Illyrians do not brook with disloyalty- even the mention is enough for shame. They won't betray him. They won't, but it's still enough to annoy)
Cassian's bleeding heart has always been a problem. Azriels moods. Honor. What honor did they ever learn, starving in the freezing mud, Rhys thinks. These humans want to wade into waters that will only drown them- Feyre will be so much safer, no ties left to mortality- of course Illyrians, backwards, difficult Illyrians, side with these misbegotten nightmare women. Let them be crushed by it, let one rebellious legion die, Rhys doesn't care either way.
He's pissed, but he's also letting things play out hoping it just implodes an entire situation he doesn't want to deal with.
He's also not actually totally in the loop. Cassian's POV makes Azriel really distinct because they are so, so close, but Rhys, for a lot of reasons, doesn't have the same understanding. He knows Azriel went off the rails when his mother and sister died, but so did, you know, half the mountains. He refuses to even entertain how personal it was beyond maternal feelings.
Things get worse and Rhys gets worse because this is not how it was supposed to go. What the hell is it about these Archerons?
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Oh man oh man I just finished BG3 and NONE OF MY HOMIES GOT THERE YET I GOTTA SCREAM ABOUT SPOILERS
Oh my godddd.... hfjdhgjf
Karlach's breakdowns RUINED MEEEE GODDD I turned her into a Mindflayer and SHE FUCKED THE BRAIN AND SHE'LL LIVE but god it fucks me up to see her like this
Gale???? He was still sus during my ending I had to tell him again to DROP THE IDEA OF REFORGING THE CROWN FFS
Astarion began to fhfjjfjg fry under the sun and had to make a run for it I HOPE HE'S OK his character really grew on me
Haven't seen Jaheira during the ending much I hope she's fine >:0
I fucked up for Lae'zel and Shadowheart so they weren't there for me during most of the game fhjdjgjg
HALSIN IS TOO PURE FOR THIS WORLD 😭 DADDY HALSIN HELLO?? Taking care of kids and leaving- It's so sad but fits him so well 🧡 Neylan WILL join him as soon as he can fhfhg
OK AND THE EMPEROR???? HELLO??? BALDURAN... AND HE HAD A BOYFRIEND DRAGONBORN WHO TURNED TRUE DRAGON?? Oufhdkjg that got me weeping too Jesus
I've been emotionally captivated all day, Act 3 really suck it all out until the end, its progressive and intense and Damn
Loved the game, WILL replay with a new Tav! 👁👄👁
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7, 11, & 24? 💕
7: what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because of how fanon acts about them?
so my knee-jerk reaction is tim drake. I didn't really have an opinion on him at first but hoo boy. hooooo boy. the thing that drives me nuts abt tim fans in particular is that there's the RIDICULOUSLY obnoxious ones we all know + deal with, but on the other end of the spectrum there's people who can't fucking STAND him and make it their whole personality and it's just. sigh
an honorable mention is buck (firefighter show) who is unfortunately in a similar position as tim to the fandom. he's the Fandom Sweetheart and he can Do No Wrong and if anyone in the show even BREATHES near him everyone starts wailing bloody murder. at this point he's still enough of a blorbo to me that I don't hate him yet but man. sometimes it's really fucking tempting because I loove his character in the show but oh my GOD. oh my god.
11: number of fandom-related words you've filtered
40. lmao.
24: topic that brings up the most rancid discourse
firefighter show again but. every time someone DARES say that buddie (the Token mlm Ship(TM) that isn't even canon but is nevertheless the most popular) isn't their favorite ship all hell breaks loose. and god fucking FORBID a female character get anywhere NEAR either of the characters involved because she can Get In The Way Of Buddie(tm) (except for any woman who is already in a relationship with someone else and thus Safe, and buck's sister who is hated anyway for the most fucking STUPID reasons to exist) 💀💀 the hatred for Single And Available female characters in particular is INSANE. there's "[character] bashing" tags on ao3. the fandom even sends hate + harassment to the ACTRESSES of the female characters. the misogyny in this fandom is so ridiculously insane and I hate it soooooo fucking much
choosing violence ask game
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