#cormac donnall

[whatisamettafor]

I'm enjoying the anime cross over drawings a little too much I think XD

#crescent city #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #tharion ketos #ithan holstrom #ruhn danaan #cormac donnall #syrinx

[sydneymack]

Crescent City Characters (Part 2)

Artist: @/elizianna.the.one

#fury axtar #juniper andromeda #ruhn danaan #hunt athalar #celestina #hypaxia enador #brann #ace #cormac donnall #king morven #einar danaan #sabine fendyr #ithan holstrom #thanatos #rigelus #apollion #crescent city #sjmaas #actaeon #brannon

[cassianandfenrysaremyboyos]

Cormac saying this to Ruhn in hosab

Feel even heavier after Cormac's father saying this about him in hofas

Despite all the abuse they suffered from the hands of their fathers, they both retained their goodness. I'm not crying, you're crying

#😭💔 #ruhn danaan #cormac donnall #hosab #hofas #house of flame and shadow #house of sky and breath #crescent city #hofas spoilers #lisa reads hofas

[highladyofterrasen7]

He looks so offended 😭😭

#sarah j maas #acotar #throne of glass #crescent city #sjm #rhysand #feyre archeron #azriel #cassian #dorian havilliard #rowan whitethorn #aelin ashryver galathynius #aelin galathynius #bryce quinlan #ruhn danaan #hunt athalar #sam cortland #the thirteen #gavriel #cormac donnall #the suriel

[crescentcityweek]

🌙 Crescent City Week 🌙

Calling all Lunathion citizens and Crescent City fans! Crescent City week is coming November 5-11, 2023.

Prompts and more info coming soon!

Art by @madschofield

#crescent city #crescentcityweek #crescentcityweek2023 #bryce quinlan #danika fendyr #hoeab #hosab #hunt athalar #ithan holstrom #lidia cervos #lunathion #tharion ketos #ruhn danaan #tristan flynn #declan emmet #hypaxia enador #crown prince of the valbaran fae #cormac donnall #lidia x ruhn #quinlar #hofas #cc3 #house of flame and shadow #house of sky and breath #house of earth and bone #sjmaas

[whitenight11007]

AELIN X CORMAC

Hear me out.

I think cormac is Aelin without hope. Sure she didn’t have hope in the mines but with Chaol and Dorian she made it through. She held on and both of those boys were a vital part to her healing process. Now Cormac? His mate died and it utterly destroyed him. He had no hope. He had no lifeline, no friends to get him out of his dark hole. That’s why he sacrificed himself. That’s why he did that for the greater good. He wanted so desperately to be reunited with Sophie that death did not scare him. Aelin became a queen in the end. And I feel in his own way, cormac became a king not in birthright but in actions.

I believe cormac might be the single greatest character in crescent city because of that. Yes, Aidas too but he’s in Hel not Midgard.

#sarah j maas #crescent city #bryce quinlan #cormac donnall #aelin ashryver galathynius #throne of glass #house of sky and breath #sjm books #random

[shallyne]

Crescent City characters as Reputation lyrics

Bryce - If a man talks shit, then I owe him nothing, I don't regret it one bit, 'cause he had it coming

Hunt - I loved you in spite of Deep fears that the world would divide us

Ruhn - For you, I would cross the line, I would waste my time, I would lose my mind

Lidia - But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time

Danika - Cut me into pieces, Gold cage, hostage to my feelings

Ithan - I struck a match And blew your mind, but I didn't mean it And you didn't see it

Fury - Knew he was a killer first time that I saw him

Baxian - My castle crumbled overnight

Tharion - Inescapable, I'm not even gonna try

Cormac - I've made mistakes and made some choices, that's hard to deny

The Viper Queen - I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me

Feyre - Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time

Rhys - And all at once, you are the one I have been waiting for

#crescent city #House of earth and blood #hoeab #house of sky and breath #Hosab #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #ruhn danaan #lidia cervos #danika fendyr #ithan holstrom #fury axtar #baxian argos #tharion ketos #cormac donnall #The viper queen

[unyieldingwings]

Bryce is just so freaking iconic for this. LMAO

#crescent city #house of sky and breath #bryce quinlan #cormac donnall #hunt athalar #ruhn danaan #ithan holstrom #sarah j maas #sjm

[sweetclassyfreaknerd]

It‘s just my opinion, but Danika was an absolutly shitty friend to Bryce. All the stuff and secrets she didn‘t told her. I am just so sorry for Bryce.

#cresent city #danika fendyr #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #umbra mortis #ithan holstrom #tharion ketos #ruhn danaan #lidia cervos #house of sky and breath #house of earth and bone #fury axtar #juniper #cormac donnall #baxian x danika #hunt x bryce #lidia x ruhn #hypaxia enador #declan bennett #throne of glass #aelin galythinius #rowan whitethorn #dorian havilliard #feyre archeron #a court of mist and fury #azriel #cassian #chaol westfall #chaol x dorian #rhysand

[whatisamettafor]

this was supposed to just be Bryce, Hunt and Ruhn looking cool in their ball clothes, but my hand slipped or something.

#cormac donnall #tharion ketos #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #hypaxia enador #ruhn danaan #crescent city

[sydneymack]

Crescent City Poster

Artist: @emiliesnaith_art

#ruhn danaan #tristan flynn #baxian argos #declan emmet #danika fendyr #daxian #ithan holstrom #quinlar #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #lehabah #lidia cervos #syrinx #cormac donnall #tharion ketos #fury axtar #juniper andromeda #crescent city #sjmaas #malana #rithi #sasa

[tobethestars-blog]

the scottish accent the audiobook reader (elizabeth evans) gives cormac makes him about 10x more attractive in my head change my mind. i’m a sl*t for scottish accents

#hofas #hosab #hoeab #cormac donnall #crescent city #sjmaas

[highladyofterrasen7]

Bryce: what’s wrong with ruhn?

Cormac: he took one of those “which cc character are you” tests

Bryce: who’d he get?

Cormac: me

#I’ve seen this done for lots of other fandoms #but not cc #sarah j maas #crescent city #hoeab #hosab #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #quinlar #ruhn danaan #ruhn danaan crown prince of the valbaran fae #cormac donnall #lidia cervos #ithan holstrom #tharion ketos #tristan flynn #lord tristan flynn #declan emmet

[decadentpostnachos-evil-twin]

So, I'm very careful saying this, and I hope it doesn't come back to bite me in the ass.

But Cormac is kinda slay? Like go rebel, go.

#cormac donnall #hosab spoilers #cc hosab #hosab

[offtorivendell]

Silverbows and Moonbeams

A crack theory about Rhys' surname. 🏹🌙

Please don't share or screenshot this post without credit.

Disclaimer: the following is a theory only, about how to possibly combine TOG and CC information into ACOTAR's lore to solve the riddle of Rhys' ridiculous family name. I could very easily be wrong, in which case we can all have a good laugh later on. Let me know your thoughts!

Spoilers: the ACOTAR, CC and TOG series to date (January 2023).

After the Feysand bonus chapter for ACOSF was released, we were given a hint at Rhys' possible family name:

"I'd never name him anything ridiculous." "I don't believe you." I tapped his nose. "Your family name." "Let's not talk about my family name," he said, nipping at my fingertips. I laughed. "Fine." - ACOSF, Feyre's bonus chapter

Apparently it's "ridiculous," whatever that means.

Galathynius, Havilliard & Moonbeam

Even before CC HOSAB and it's intense ending was published, people were discussing the possibility of Rhys' family being connected to fae/people in Erilea, both due to his similar appearance to Dorian Havilliard - not to mention the invisible magical hands - and the fact that Fenrys and Connall Moonbeam can perform a sort of short-range winnowing trick, which wasn't found in any of the other TOG fae (from memory).

In my opinion, Havilliard isn't really ridiculous, though I can see the magical and physical resemblance that Dorian has with Rhys being important down the line (especially because Dorian is descended from an ancient fae line).

Moonbeam would be an amazing surname for a Night Court High Lord who is often described as having stars in his violet eyes, and yes, it's more than a wee bit extravagant. It would also complete his association with the night sky (and yes, I can hear you screaming from here, @merymoonbeam 😅).

@ladynightcourt3 reminded me that another option existed: Galathynius. I hadn't thought of it, because I was assuming any link between Rhys and Aelin would be through Mala Fire Binger and/or her sister Deanna, but Brannon Galathynius was a bastard fae from Wendlyn, so we don't know where his family came from. It's a little silly, but not on the scale of Moonbeam.

Darling

The other prominent option is (and was) "Darling."

Equally ridiculous as Moonbeam in its own way - and by ridiculous I mean cute/silly - Darling has the added bonus of being a massive fuck you to Tamlin whenever Rhys called Feyre "Feyre, Darling." It would be such a fun callback.

Danaan, Donnall & Silverbow

After CC 1 and 2, though, there were new options.

CC 1 introduced us to Ruhn Danaan, Bryce's older half brother, who is the son of the Autumn King, and descended from Avallen royalty through his mother. In addition to sharing shadow-like powers with Rhys and Azriel (though not identical to either Rhys or Az, Ruhn's shadows definitely have a lot of similarities with both of them). When Bryce met Rhys at the end of CC 2, she even noted how similar Rhys and Ruhn were in appearance - almost identical, barring Rhys' darker skin.

Danaan is possibly a play on the word Danann, as in the Tuatha de Danann, and Danann itself seems to derive from the goddess Danu, who is a Mother goddess figure, which could fit with where the plot is going, especially if Theia - or the Starborn fae in general - were associated with the Mother. It also refers to an ancient Greek person.

The reason why I don't think Danaan is the most likely candidate for Rhys' surname is that, despite it not being silly at all, Ruhn inherited it from his father; his links to Avallen - in both appearance and powers - are through his mother.

I do think Danaan (if it is a play on Danann, which has historically been spelt Donann) could still be linked to the surname Donnall, especially given the intermarriage between the ancient fae lines that came to Midgard. However, that transition likely occurred after the Dusk Court arrived, in which case it wouldn't affect Rhys.

Cormac Donnall was the crown prince of the Avallen fae, related to Ruhn through his mother, and to Bryce and Ruhn distantly through their father (the Autumn King). The Avallen people in general seem like they have a pretty strong link to Prythian's current Night Court (possibly through the lost Dusk Court), which includes fashions that Bryce noted were similar between Velaris and Avallen, as well as shadow powers. Cormac could also winnow, and manipulate fire.

A fun fact is that Donnall means "world rule," "world mighty," or "brown-haired fighter." World rule/mighty both sound very appropriate for where the plot is going for both ACOTAR and CC, but it's not a ridiculous name... unless Feyre thinks it's too normal for a High Lord. Or unless Rhys' family name is actually Mighty.

Cormac opened up one other option for us: in his work with the Ophion rebellion his codename was Agent Silverbow, which I think could be promising. There are parallels between Rhys and Cormac that go beyond the winnowing and shadow powers that they share. Both have had to don masks of cold brutality at times, in order to survive in certain situations, yet are capable of true feeling and love, not to mention fighting for a better world and future.

Could Silverbow possibly create a link between the ruling families of Avallen and the Night/Dusk Court? I think so! And maybe with Erilea, too.

The Priestesses of the Mother in Prythian are associated with both silver and the moon.

Crescent moons look like simplified (silver) bows, and moonbeams could be considered arrows from the moon (also known as a bow)... perhaps as an "off-shoot" of the royal line???!!! 🌙🏹

Rhys' family has quite a bit of crescent moon paraphernalia, such as a crown and a diadem. His bargain tattoo with the Weaver in ACOWAR was a crescent moon, just as Feyre's bargain tattoos with the Bone Carver and Bryaxis were of the four phases of the moon with a star in the middle inked down her spine.

Could Cormac's codename have come from the Dusk Court/Theia's line back when it was matrilineal?

Did Donnall come from Pelias, or another male who married in and overhauled the royal line to be patrilineal?

Moonbeam and Silverbow are the two most likely (in my opinion), and if I had to narrow it down further, then I really wouldn't be surprised if Rhys' surname is Silverbow, and the Moonbeams are a cadet branch, of sorts, from way back up Rhys' line. We know there has been mingling of the fae through various rifts, so it's hard to say exactly how the Moonbeams fit in - as @ladynightcourt3 reminded me, Fenrys and Connall descend from Doranelle nobles, could this somehow associate them with the Donnalls as well? - but I think it could be something like this.

Maybe Silverbow and Moonbeam are actually the same name, translated and then evolved in different languages? I don't know, though I hope we learn.

Thoughts?

#rhys #rhysand theory #acotar #acotar theory #acotar cc tog crossover theory #hosab spoilers #fenrys moonbeam #fenrys moonbeam theory #throne of glass #acosf spoilers #ruhn danaan #cormac donnall #ruhn danaan theory #cormac donnall theory #crescent city #crescent city theory #cc 3 #agent silverbow #feyre archeron

[aelinfireheartgalathynius]

I love that Rhys and Cormac explain winnowing so similarly. Can't wait for Bryce to learn more about winnowing from the fucking Night Court!!!!!

#sarah j maas #sjm #acotar #acomaf #hosab #hoeab #house of earth and blood #house of sky and breath #acowar #acosf #bryce quinlan #cormac donnall #rhysand #feyre archeron #mine