#STOP MISCHARACTERIZING

[dangerousmongoose]

pllleeassee epleaseplesseplease stop treating will graham like a twink PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE this isnt him

#will graham #IS NOT A TWINK #STOP MISCHARACTERIZING #OR I WILL CRY #hannibal #😞 #misinformation #is not okay

[allergictolife09]

How do some people think atsushi is just some uwu innocent soft boy when he's literally so salty

Do they not see this

#theres way more than this #i just didnt want to make this post too long #stop babying atsushi challenge go!! #the mischaracterization istg #bsd #bungou stray dogs #atsushi nakajima #nakajima atsushi #bsd atsushi #thoughts #PLEASE DO NOT TAG THIS AS DAZATSU

[lotus-pear]

it actually pisses me off sm when there is a scene where an aggressor shoots at dazai and chuuya takes the bullet and dies trying to save him and has an elaborate death scene where he's bleeding out in dazai's arms and choking out his last words because we all fucking know man would just step in front of dazai and kick the bullets back to the shooter using gravity manipulation before saying smth snarky like "you can kys when we get back from the job."

#skk angst is always like the biggest hit or miss for me bc half the time it just doesn't even fucking make sense #i hate when theres scenes of chuuya getting gunned down or stabbed bc theoretically unless he has his guard down that would NEVER happen #like the only reason shirase was able to get him is bc chuuya trusted him #but like he isnt just gonna let some random gangster stab him. he can stop that w his ability #if anyone's taking bullets it's dazai?? bc he can't deflect them?? or stop them?? so the sacrifice is meaningful??? #SIGH sorry i think i accidentely found myself on the wrong side of bsdumblr. (the skk mischaracterization side) #bsd #skk

[beanghostprincess]

people often treat zoro as this devoted dude who would blindly and without a doubt do anything for luffy. and don't get me wrong, he definitely is! but what people usually forget, too, is that zoro is the one that keeps luffy grounded and realistic. he's his first mate. he's the one to stop luffy from being irrational or if he does something not worthy of being the captain. he trusts luffy with his heart and soul, but whenever the guy is acting stupid, he tells him without hesitation and stops him.

i'm tired of people making it look like zoro is this big, stupid swordsman who would do anything luffy asked him to because he is not. he would follow luffy to hell and back, not because it's luffy, but because he trusts him consciously and willingly. he chooses to trust luffy. he isn't a brainless dude in love with his captain. he literally stops, thinks about what luffy says, and then proceeds to either agree with his idea or to stop him right away.

why? because that's his fucking job as a first mate.

captains can and will be stupid and irrational too. being the captain of a ship is not being the one to decide everything and it doesn't make you instantly the smartest. luffy is human. he can make mistakes and he can fuck up and that's why he needs somebody like zoro with him. luffy knows this. that's why he chose zoro. not because he was the first one to appear in front of him, but because from the moment they met, luffy instantly knew he would be the one to ground him and keep him in his place if he ever got carried away.

i'm also sick of people pretending zoro's love for luffy is this huge, poetic, religious thing (it is, though) and making it seem like luffy's devotion to zoro isn't the same fucking thing. this shit is not unrequited, folks, i don't care if you don't know how to read luffy's character but the guy trusts zoro just as much too.

TL;TR: these two are not as stupid as y'all make them seem. devotion goes both ways. if luffy does something wrong, zoro will stop him. and luffy loves him trusts him just as much.

#like did you all ignore zoro saying he would leave the crew when the whole water 7 thing happened or ??? #everyone has different views there but zoro was so right during that arc #it's always 'a captain and his first mate!!! so romantic!!' but then y'all never stop to think about what those titles imply #and the canon of it all is even more romantic #it's always 'zoro this zoro that' #but it's never 'luffy would literally be doing the most irrational thing ever and zoro'd be the one to stop him' #i'm starting this club called 'gatekeeping zoro from dudebros and shippers who mischaracterize him' #zolu #roronoa zoro #monkey d. luffy #one piece #opla

[pink-saalt]

Since my other Hobie rant got a lil bit of attention I have another one 🥰

Please stop taking everything he says literally !! I'm so tiredd of seeing Hobie HCs or bots or fics that rely so heavily on his "I don't believe in labels"/"I don't believe in consistency" line. It was one line out of all his dialogue, and throughout his 5 minutes of screentime we see that Hobie definitely has things he believes in. He is distracting the viewer from his true intentions !!

I rock back and forth and mutter and go insane when I see someone say some shit like "He wouldn't call you his partner, he doesn't believe in labels" SHUT UPP, if anything I think he is implying things like gender roles, labels that people have for some reason made political. Not romance. Come on. QPR n shit is a different story because then you're are in a PLATONIC relationship. Ofc he won't call you his partner if it's platonic.

People use those lines to make him an asshole low-key. I've seen people use it to justify him being a cheater, justify him playing with people's feelings, all sorts of shit. ALSO. "I don't believe in consistency" is not an excuse to erase the basis of his character which is the fact that HE. IS. PUNK. Punk is a political and musically based subculture. Yess he will listen to things outside of punk music, but the majority of his playlist will be punk music. Not only is he punk, he's an ANARCHIST. He's just being annoying and fucking with Miles 😭

Please watch schnee's video on Hobie because goshh here's the link https://youtu.be/GQ90GIuawAo?si=9ZMLKDYPBTYDRF1S

#atsv hobie #hobie brown #I'm the only one who understands him #across the spiderverse #spider punk #PLEASE STOP MISCHARACTERIZING HIM HE IS SUCH A WELL WRITTEN DEEP CHARACTER #if he truly didn't believe in consistency he wouldn't of consistently stood by Gwen and helped Miles yk

[itstivan]

If I see someone mischaracterize the sbg kids on tumblr ONE MORE TIME. I’ll end it….

NO. AIDEN ISNT PSYCHOTIC AND INSANE. HES NOT IN AN INSANE ASYLYM. ITS HIS COPING MECHANISM.

TYLER ISNT A HORRIBLE, BITCHY, RUDE PERSON. HE’S PROTECTIVE OVER HIMSELF AND TAYLOR BECAUSE HE DOESNT WANT TO GET HURT AGAIN. ITS WHY HE DOESNT OPEN UP FOR SO LONG. OBVIOUSLY IT DOESNT GIVE HIM AN EXCUSE TO BE MEAN SOMETIMES, BUT HE’S NOT GOING TO BE A DICK TO YOU FOR EXISTING!!!!

TAYLOR IS NOT A DUMB BIMBO. SHE HAS FEELINGS. SHE CAN BREAK DOWN. SHES SMART. SHES LITERALLY INTERESTED IN ROBOTICS??!?!? HOW CAN SHE BE DUMB AND DITSY?!?!? SHES NOT ALWAYS GOING TO BE IN A SILLY, GOOFY MOOD. AND I SAW PEOPLE GET THE AUDACITY TO SAY THAT HER KINDNESS WAS “JUST AN ACT.” WHICH IS ABSOLUTE BULLSHIT BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN SHOWN BEING KIND MULTIPLE TIMES, EVEN IN STRESSFUL SITUATIONS.

ASHLYN IS NOT A FUCKING BITCH. SHE HAS NOT GROWJ UP AROUND FRIENDS. SHE DOESNT KNOW HOW TO INTERACT WITH FRIENDS. JUST BECAUSE SHE HAS BREAKDOWNS AND YELLS AT HER FRIENDS SOMETIMES OR GETS ANNOYED/UPSET WITH THEM DOESNT MAKE HER A BITCH!!!! I CANNOT STRESS THIS ENOUGH. PEOPLE KEEP SAYING SHE DISHES STUFF OUT BUT CANT RECEIVE IT. AND THEY SAY SHES MEAN TO EVERYONE BUT SENSITIVE. RED HAS LITERALLY SAID THAT ASHLYN IS AUTISTIC AND HAS TROUBLE WITH HER EMOTIONS, SHOWING THEM, EXPRESSING THEM, AND RECEIVING THEM. OBVIOUSLY IT DOESNT EXCUSE IT, BUT AGAIN. IT EXPLAINS IT!!!

(coming from an autistic person^^^^)

AND LOGAN ISNT A CRYBABY!!!! HE PROBABLY HAS HAD THE MOST NORMAL REACTION TO BEING STUCK IN A FUCKING ALTERNATE DIMENSION WITH MONSTERS!!! OBVIOUSLY HES SCARED AND GOING TO CRY. PEOPLE BASH ON HIM JUST FOR BEING INSECURE, A CRYBABY, AND ANNOYING. BUT LOOK ME IN THE FACE AND TELL ME WHAT 14 YEAR OLD BOY ISNT ANNOYING IN SOME WAY SHAPE OR FORM??? EVERY SINGLE 14 YEAR OLD BOY IVE MET AND IS ACCURATELY PORTRAYED IN MEDIA IS AT LEAST A TEENSY BIT ANNOYING. AND OBVIOUSLY LOGAN IS GOING TO BE INSECURE ABOUT HIS STUFF HE WAS BULLIED OR IT COULD JUST BE HIM BEING INSECURE BC HES 14!!!!

Thankfully no one really mischaracterizes ben!!! And if people did I would lose it even more!!! 😇😇😇

would say more but yall are prob sick of me bc of this rant but wtv had to get it off my chest 😇😇😇🎀🎀🎀

if i see one person say im overreacting i will go insane

#school bus graveyard #sbg #sbg (webtoon) #school bus graveyard webtoon #sbg aiden #sbg tyler #sbg ashlyn #sbg taylor #sbg ben #sbg logan #sbg mischaracterization #tivan rant #sbg rant #i’m going to kms #stop mischaracterizing them it’s so f’in annoying

[zaacoy]

The sillys!! Back at it again!!!

#When you casually trip and fall into the arms of your beloved in the most gay way possible #Would they canonically be this sappy over one of them literally just tripping? no #will that stop me? also no :3c #Because I am evil and devious and will minorly mischaracterize my favorite characters whenever I want mwahahaha #Pacing is kind of bad but it is a-okay because theym #I am so normal about them in particular heeheehoo #freenoodleshipping #lmk freenoodles #lego monkey kid fanart #lego monkie kid #monkie kid #Lmk #lmk pigsy #lmk tang #Many more freenoodles ideas but I don't have the time to execute them yet sigh #Still have 5 more exams and 2 big experiment things I need to get through + some projects I think #+ normal school work and then I'll be freeeee #Late may through June is going to be so so fun I can't wait to flood the masses with freenoodles #Zaacoy art💫

[powderseas]

girl help the amount of bramblestar defenders in the comments of your lonesome love pmv are driving me up the wall

mfs won't even give an in-text example of squilf """"abusing""""" bramble, they literally just keep repeating "b-b-but squilf was abusive to bramblestar too!!" without even offering a crumb of text to add some credibility

but other than that your squilf design is top tier and all hail squirrelstar

I JUST TWEETED ABT THIS SITUATION IT DRIVES ME MAD?????

im a people pleaser so i dont wanna start a conflict BUT IM TRYING SO HARD TO STOP MYSELF FROM REPLYING TO ALL THE COMMENTS CUZ I KNOW I WILL GET CARRIED AWAY AND START A WHOLE DEBATE....

squilf was making brambleclaw jealous by using ashfur -> bramble literally pushed squilf away when she talked about her concerns abt hawkfrost (THAT CONFIRMED TO BE RIGHT) so she started to hang out with other cats including ashfur, if anything all bramble and squilf did up until that point was argue about stuff so it was natural for squilf to wanna hang out with other cats. she also literally stopped talking to ashfur when he started to baby her instead of treating her like a normal cat

she lied to brambleclaw about the kits -> she literally had to???? she said multiple times that she didnt wanted to take the kits cuz she couldnt lie to brambleclaw until starclan lied to her abt being infertile. do ppl actually think that squilf would trust a cat who starts an argument whenever she speaks up abt anything?? especially a topic that is controversial such as halfclan kits??

she was jealous about bramblestar and jessy -> so?? its normal to be jealous after a breakup its called having a character.... and she literally got over it in the end of the book

#ask #squirrelflight #squirrelstar #squilf #squilfstar #squilf haters dni #STOP MISCHARACTERIZING HER AND ACTUALLY READ THE BOOKS IF U WANNA SHARE UR OPINIONS ABT HER!!!!! #my squirrelflight autism cant handle this #warriors cats #warriors #wc #waca

[i-can-not-art]

I need to study for like 1000 tests but I managed to squeeze this out

#if I see someone horrible mischaracterize Nagoriyuki ONE MORE TIME ILL EXPLODE #ALSO STOP MAKINF ELPHELT SEEM HINGED SHE IS STRAIGHT UP INSANE #art #i can not art #my art #guilty gear strive #guilty gear #ggst #elphelt valentine #nagoriyuki #elphnago #elphelt ggst #nagoriyuki ggst #sketch #wip #unfinished

[frog-legss]

I hate seeing cabinet man by lemon demon on wheatley spotify playlist cause the song is LITERALLY glados' story. someone getting their conscious put into a robot thing, the robot makes people complete tasks/tests (one through hypnosis(?) the other through imprisonment), getting mad with power, at one point they get beaten up, THATS LITERALLY GLADOS!!!! ITS DESCRIBING GLADOS!! WHY IS THERE SO MANY WHEATLEY PLAYLIST WITH CABINET MAN

#i get that wheatleys white and doused in tboy swag but enough #portal #portal 2 #wheatley #glados #please stop this mischaracterization !!! damn !!!

[iamumbra195]

Live picture of my reaction every time I see someone make a headcanon that Tyler is an irresponsible student like this kid isn't trying his best to keep his grades up really high while being a star athlete to get a college scholarship, despite being stuck in a nightmare dimension with creatures that want to kill him for seven whole hours every day and not knowing if he or his sister will survive long enough to actually have a future:

#i'm going to commit a murder #if ppl don't stop mischaracterizing him #like him and taylor are both responsible students that are working hard towards their future #why is that so hard to understand #Like NO #HE WOULD NOT SKIP ASSIGNMENT TO GO HAVE FUN #DID NONE OF THESE PPL READ CHAPTER 48 & 49 #THIS MAN HASN'T HAD FRIENDS OR FUN UNTIL VERY RECENTLY #HIS PRIORITY WAS TAKING CARE OF HIS FAMILY AND MAKING SURE HE AND TAYLOR BOTH HAVE A FUTURE #I'm done ranting now #sorry #this isn't directed at anyone specific #I was just angry so no bullying #school bus graveyard #school bus graveyard webtoon #sbg #sbg (webtoon) #tyler hernandez #taylor hernandez #hernandez twins

[cat-downthestreet]

hey, listen! this is a rant post about neurodivergent characters in Genshin and my frustration with the fandom's reading comprehension skills. if you're in a bad place or just don't like angry rants, please don't force yourself and go read something else instead. <3

Okay, so, I watched this video recently, and let's just say, I have some thoughts.

https://youtu.be/tYK3297p4rk?si=eMaf8NF57HFlUhfd

This isn't just a Xiao problem- the entire fandom is terrible at characterization. The example that makes me the most angry is the mischaracterization of neurodivergent characters.

Take Alhaitham for example. He's often seen as rude and narcissistic by the fandom- which is especially apparent in Haikaveh content, where people portray him as straight up abusive.

You wanna know why this makes me so mad? The supposedly narcissistic and rude traits Alhaitham has are actually just exaggerated symptoms of autism.

Like, come ON, people. Don't skip dialogue. Better yet, go read through his story quest again. He straight up tells someone who sees him as narcissistic that he doesn't see others as less than himself. Also, his voicelines basically confirm this- he's extremely socially inept and he doesn't care. He has difficulty showing emotions as readily as his peers- that doesn't mean he doesn't have them, just that he expresses them differently. He comes across as rude because he doesn't get that people don't like to hear what they're doing wrong, and he probably doesn't care because that's not his problem. If people don't like how blunt he is, that's their problem. At least, that's how I think he views the world.

And like, there are SO many hints that he's autistic. He wears sound-blocking earpieces, for crying out loud. Hell, the ENTIRE REASON why he helped out during the Archon quest was because he didn't want his life to change too much. Preferring routine is an autistic trait.

And the worst part is, when I talk about this outside of neurodivergent groups, people tell me I'm wrong and that he couldn't be autistic DESPITE THOSE PEOPLE NOT BEING AUTISTIC THEMSELVES.

And I'm not saying that every autistic person relates to Alhaitham, but I certainly do. And I'm actually quite friendly because I'm anxious about being rejected. Alhaitham isn't, and I'm so jealous of him for that. He's living his best life.

Finally, back to the Haikaveh thing... Alhaitham isn't abusive. He doesn't say horrible things to Kaveh, and the one example of him doing that I could find, he immediately backtracked and subtly tried to make Kaveh feel better. Hell, Alhaitham doesn't even actually care about making sure Kaveh pays rent. He says it as a joke, but because he's autistic and his tone of voice doesn't give that away as well, he's portrayed as abusive and misunderstood as narcissistic. Y'all just don't like neurodivergent people and it shows.

Yes, neurodivergent includes Xiao. PTSD is often viewed as a form of neurodivergency, and there are many MANY characters in Genshin that have PTSD or some other form of neurodivergence. Yet people refuse to see them as such and mischaracterize them as "edgy," "narcissistic," "unapproachable," "weird," and the like. Yet none of these characters are any of those things.

You wanna know the true narcissists? The true edgelords? The actually rude people? Might I direct your attention to Scaramouche, Childe, and Dottore, whom everyone makes out to be as misunderstood pathetic little meow meows that need love.

Reminder that only two of those three are actually redeemable, and one is STILL an edgelord who is more rude than Alhaitham could ever be, while the other is a certified insane person with a weird set of morals.

(Side note: I love Scaramouche and Childe as characters. I'm just tired of people acting like they aren't worse than the autistic characters. Scaramouche is extremely rude, but he's trying to be better as Wanderer thanks to Nahida's help. He has severe PTSD, and Childe does, too. But both of them are actually messed up and have done horrible things, yet people portray them as better and more in need of love than the characters with unlikable (read: neurodivergent) traits.)

Don't even get me started on how people portray Kokomi, Sucrose, Fischl, Diluc, Zhongli, Cyno, Furina, Neuvillette, and Albedo. Especially that last one- I WILL get mad if one more person tries to tell me he's just emotionless and rude.

Also, if anyone is wondering where I've seen people misunderstanding these characters, it's mostly on Hoyolab site discussions. There's one too many posts talking about how "rude" and "annoying" these characters are.

With Alhaitham especially, I see many people writing him as abusive in Haikaveh content. I see people arguing about the ship being toxic because Alhaitham is "abusive," "unfeeling," and "cruel." Even people who like the ship portray him as such. And I've seen too many people comparing him to Dr. Ratio, who is literally just a narcissist who views others as beneath him. Don't get me wrong, I understand the comparison. It's just... very obvious that people skipped dialogue during Genshin's Archon and story quests.

And it's frustrating because I've been misunderstood in the exact same way. I've been called "rude," "annoying," and "unfeeling" in the past and it's screwed me up. Seeing people do the same thing to a character I so deeply relate to makes me lose confidence in both myself and people around me.

If that's how you view a fictional character with autistic traits, how do you treat real people with the same traits?

Thanks for reading this far. My previous post seemed to get a lot of attention, so I felt more confident about posting my full perspective on this subject. Can any of you think of other characters that have been constantly misunderstood in the fandom? I'd love to hear about it.

#autism #autistic #mischaracterization #genshin impact #genshin xiao #alhaitham #haikaveh #autistic characters #rant post #autistic vent #neurodivergent #ptsd #i just wish things were different #if people like me were seen as normal this wouldn't be happening #but here we are #people need to understand what autism actually looks like #because if they did then maybe they wouldn't treat characters that are autistic the same way they treat actually autistic people #or better yet #maybe they would even stop excluding and belittling us for being different #but that's just my opinion

[incorrectbatfam]

What are your thoughts on Batman 138?

I know for sure that now, after I read it, I totally agree with you statement about Bruce being trash.

Guys, I was poking fun at the inconsistency of how he's written. The recent comics have sucked (no spoilers if you really wanna venture into it), but I would not be here if I didn't like the central part of the batfamily. Bruce Wayne is a great character to work with but the problem is that many writers focus on the wrong aspects of what makes him a hero. They see his past and his fighting prowess and treat that as his whole character. I fell in love with Bruce because of the canon moments where we see him be vulnerable, heal, and learn to be loved—it's what highlights the theme of him being just a man among gods, not the fact that he fights without superpowers.

#bruce wayne #batman #batfamily #batfam #batboys #batman family #dc comics #personal #opinion #maybe i still have the rosy lenses from when i was a kid and superheroes were simpler idk #i just wish people would stop equating dark and gritty with complex storytelling #remember when we were younger and the grocery store was an adventure? bring that energy into comics #you can create an epic saga without power stacking or grossly mischaracterizing

[kuuyooo]

Can't wait until the hermitcraft writers on ao3 that only use yhs as angst for grian find out that grian Canonically has a crush on Sam and watch them have a cardiac arrest

#grian #samgladiator #yhs #yandere high school #hermitcraft #kuuyoooo..orwtv #griam #like its so painfully obvious that yall only watched the taurtis arc and it shows💀 #the day that sam stops being Mischaracterized by the hermitcraft writers on ao3 is the day that I'll finally live😔

[beanghostprincess]

"who would be the one taking care of the crew if something happened to luff-" zoro. it's fucking zoro. it's canon. shut up. oh my god. shut up. it's roronoa zoro. that's a first mate's job. literally canon, just- i can't deal with some people. shut up.

#i saw people discussing this and like #there's literally NOTHING to discuss #are we not watching the same thing did you all just suddenly forget that zoro is his right hand man or #stop mischaracterizing the boy thank you very much #he's very capable of taking care of the crew now shut up #'haha but they'd get lost-' OH MY GOD SHUT UP #sorry i get violent when defending zoro #roronoa zoro #monkey d luffy #one piece #zolu

[viridianevergarden]

“Elain is weak”

“Elain is plain”

“Elain is boring”

“Elain has no personality”

Really? I’m convinced that people either glaze over the page any time Elain’s name is mentioned or they completely forget out of their own ignorance and convenience.

(This is long so read at your own peril, mainly a lot of receipts from the books for proof)

This is where the internalized misogyny really becomes externalized at this point.

I mean- Elain is the epitome of the common woman at the moment. Of course she’s not some battle hardened warrior. Of course she’s not some head strong fighter that actively goes into the face of danger to save the day as a hero.

She’s a woman who wants a normal life, or at least, the most normal she can have it.

She wants to love and be loved by someone of her choosing. Thats normal.

She enjoys more “feminine” hobbies or activities. Thats normal.

She helps the people of velaris by acts of service. Thats normal.

She wants to help her family any way she can.

She is normal.

Normal is good. Normal is relatable.

I think that some people’s brains have been plagued by the case of “every female main character should be a strong warrior” disease and hate Elain because she doesn’t currently fit into that mold. Thus she’s deemed uninteresting.

They want another Feyre or Nesta copy out of her. They want her to wield a sword and have the power to dominate whole territories and rule a court or two. Yet Elain doesn’t want that.

But even then Elain isn’t weak. She’s not boring. Elain has a voice.

Every rose has its thorns to protect itself.

Here’s a few big examples:

ACoTaR, ch. 40

Context: The queens just left the sisters’ manor after their first negotiation.

And it was Elain—Elain—who sighed and murmured, “I hope they all burn in hell.”

Omg she cussed. Elain showing outward hatred and opening her mouth about it? That’s new.

ACoWaR, ch. 21

Context: About tracking the cauldron, Elain claimed she will find it if Nesta cannot. Nesta protested immediately.

“Why?” Elain demanded. “Shall I tend to my little garden forever?” When Nesta flinched, Elain said, “You can’t have it both ways. You cannot resent my decision to lead a small, quiet life while also refusing to let me do anything greater.”

Elain cut in sharply, “I am not a child to be fought over.”

Elain finally bearing her fangs to Nesta? Nesta flinched at her words.

ACoWaR, ch. 74

Context: during the war, Elain saved Nesta and Cassian’s life from the King.

Elain stepped out of a shadow behind him, and rammed Truth-Teller to the hilt through the back of the king’s neck as she snarled in his ear, “Don’t you touch my sister.”

Weak huh? I mean if she was weak, I don’t think she would’ve wielded the blade. Let alone step out of a shadow with it. Yet she had the courage and will to do so. (She will protect what she holds dear even if it means she has to kill for it, even if she doesn’t like spilling blood or causing harm).

ACoFaS, ch. 18

Context: Feyre talking Elain about Lucien, Elain standing her ground on her decision.

Those doe-brown eyes turned toward me. Sharper than I’d ever seen them. “And that entitles him to my time, my affections?”

“He doesn’t know me.”

Her mouth tightened, the only sign of anger in her graceful countenance. “I don’t want a mate. I don’t want a male.”

She has boundaries and she sticks by them. What a surprise. Using her voice.

ACoFaS, ch. 58

Context: Nesta finally came to solstice on her own accord per Cassian’s request. Elain greeted her and pleaded that Nesta does not upset Feyre since it’s her birthday. Nesta cussed Elain out without a thought.

And then Elain burst out laughing. Howling, half-sobbing laughs that sent her bending over at the waist, gasping for breath.

Elain held up a hand, wiping her eyes with the other. “You’ve never said such a thing to me!” She laughed again.

Elain being elated that Nesta had the balls to cuss her out? To be mean to her? Must’ve been a breath of fresh air from the suffocating overprotection. If anything, I’d feel intimidated that she laughed. Confused like Nesta. Elain has never laughed like this before.

ACoSF, ch. 76

Context: Feyre on her death bed during childbirth.

And when Elain began praying to the Fae’s foreign gods, to their Mother, Nesta bowed her head, too.

Elain was desperate enough to pray to The Mother and the Fae gods for help. For comfort. Shows some semblance of development in her journey of acceptance of her new life. (I don’t know why people think she refuses to accept her new life, the NC is her home)

ACoSF, Azriel’s Bonus Chapter

Context: Solstice night, Elain gifts Azriel earplugs with a humorous meaning.

Azriel unwrapped the box, glancing at the card that merely said, You might find these useful at the House these days, and then opened the lid.

Elain’s mouth twitched into a smile. "Nesta wouldn't appreciate the joke.”

Elain has the humor for making sex jokes lol.

• • •

I could continue adding more but I think you get the point now.

I don’t want her to be like Feyre.

I don’t want her to be like Nesta.

Elain has a voice and she has used it time and again.

She has plenty of character and I’m sorry if you don’t like it. She’s shown hatred, assertiveness, compassion, elation, acceptance, and humor throughout the series.

Just because she’s soft spoken and less combative than her sisters doesn’t make her any less than them.

No one can make you like a character except yourself. However, if you’re going to bash a complex character and say there’s no sustenance to her when she’s been shown to have obvious development and presence, then that’s an issue lol.

She’s a very fleshed out character and we haven’t even gotten to her story yet.

Even without military or magical prowess like her sisters, Elain has personality and I find that a lot of people including myself can definitely relate to her.

SJM merely set the stage for Elain.

All she needs to do is begin her Act.

#acotar #elain archeron #pro elriel #pro elain #when will the mischaracterization stop? #Elain is complex and dynamic #I don’t see why people think she’s a flat and unchanging character #a court of thorns and roses