āAzriel may be boring as shit but at least he never went after someone who was actively treating Feyre like shit. At least the Archeron heās going after is actually working to fix her relationship with Feyre. Cassian went for someone who was still treating his friend like dog shit and I just canāt respect that.ā ALL OF THIS
iām always hesitant to say this bc some ppl are super sensitive when it comes to cassian for some funny reason (all the other boys are able to be criticized but not him bc he can be funny?) but part of why i donāt like him as much as azriel is because of how he went for nesta too early on, it was super premature for him to come onto her so blatantly in front of everyone even when she was mortal and heād literally just met her, knowing how feyre was treated etcā¦i adore cassian when i donāt look at his character too closely. as much as i prefer feyssian over feyzriel because of her and cassian having more sweet bestie moments than her and az do, whenever thereās a discussion iāll always choose az first because of cassian and nesta. like anon said i canāt help but put myself in feyreās shoes when iām reading but i donāt like that he came onto nesta the way he did and how soon he did, and he had no shame about it in front of feyre and the rest.
i know some people are super chill or they have sisters or family members that cross these lines all the time, like your friend flirting with your sister, but in my family or friend groups we donāt do that especially if a sister is really mean to me, why would i approve of my friend going for her so blatantly in front of me? itās not so much a harsh or possessive petty thing but just basic morale? cassian imo doesnāt get enough flack for how he came onto nesta so soon. itās true too that at least az didnāt show any signs of having a crush until acowar and acofas, i prefer someone humbly and respectfully handling a crush on my sister than how in your face cassian was about it with nesta in only book two. idk sometimes it feels like his dick thinks for him and even acosf proved that.
i prefer acowar cassian! but i also skip the pages whenever heās acting out over nesta or theyāre both being angst ridden for one another, i just canāt take it seriously bc he was obv thinking with his dick or mating bond and she was still treating everyone like they were less than her despite her being a pos who has never done anything.
idk š®āšØ like i said itās so easy to love cass as a character when you donāt look at his dynamic with nesta from feyreās shoes in book two. i imagine mainly feyre stanās struggle with him due to his attachment to nesta so early on. that bonus chapter anon mentioned where cassian put his body up against nestaās asking whether she was a virgin or not? heād only recently met her and was doing that, it being too soon aside, it was very inappropriate to do. even mor made it clear that he acts that way with women when they donāt want him and seeās it as āa challengeā just 10 reasons why az and rhysand will always come off as the most mature to me.
the other reasons i donāt favor him have to do with sjm having him refer to nesta as a queen in acosf, him always showing doubt with the icās decisions in acosf as if heās not apart of the ic (why did he seem so against them in acosf at times? most of the time they were right too so it was just weird for sjm to do) saying nesta didnāt need to apologize to anyone supposedly (really sjm? š) having sex with nesta on a hike where she was supposed to own up to her wrongs and mature after she just told feyre she could die (inappropriate timing much..?) acting funny when rhysand felt the need to tell her to be nice to gwyn and emerie when he knows damn well rhysand isnāt at the house of wind like them to know nestaās behavior had gotten better. how the hell would rhysand know that nestaās not being mean to him when rhysandās only ever seen her be rude af to everyone..? and then made it even worse when he petulantly wrapped his arm around nesta to make rhysand feel uncomfortable.
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SO. I finally finally finished season four so Iām all caught up with the main story. I wanted to get through it before Nightbringer came out and I have done it.
I would like to begin by saying that I am in love with Thirteen. She's perfection.
I wasnāt sure about Raphael at first but he grew on me by the end. His enjoyment of Solomonās cooking is concerning, but at least someone likes it??
I actively disliked Mephistopheles at first but he also grew on me by the end. Now Iād say I'm willing to give him a chance and I find him intriguing.
I still donāt feel like I know these characters well enough to write for them though. š®āšØ I need more content!
I have some OPINIONS but theyāre spoilery so Iām gonna put them under the cut in case anybody wants to read them.
WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON WITH SIMEON I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW.
I mean, I already knew that he was human now so itās not like I was surprised or anything. Even if I hadnāt encountered this truth by spending too much time in the fandom, itās pretty easy to guess.
But Iām annoyed because it MAKES NO SENSE.
I really enjoyed season three and I loved the angels running the cafe, all of that was great. And I get that this happened because Simeon was already a human by that point, but there could have easily been a different reason for it.
This game isnāt exactly known for being consistent or even making sense most of the time, but this whole Simeon is a human thing feels even more haphazard than the usual stuff.
First, what even is the angelās blessing? How does not having access to it make Simeon straight up human instead of just an angel without powers? Is he mortal now? Is he gonna start aging like a human would?
Second, Simeon saved MC and/or Luciferās life (depending on your choice iirc) by taking the Ring of Light. MCās powers were so great that it was causing actual harm in the world that would only get worse. The Ring of Light fixed that without anyone having to die. Isnāt that more important than the fact that Simeon took it without permission? Is the Celestial Realm so weird about rules that they canāt see past them when itās necessary?
Iām not exactly fond of the Celestial Realm in general. I know the brothers always seem to be like we miss it and oh yes what a lovely place and blah blah, but it sounds bonkers. They're stuck up, overly strict, and too fond of punishments that donāt fit the crime. I much prefer the Devildom where that sort of thing only really manifests as a leftover in Lucifer, at least in my opinion. (I mean, the punishment for skipping class at RAD is detention and while writing lines is pretty old school, Simeon's line was "I may smile all the time, but I'm scary when I'm angry! ā”" So you know.)
Third, Lucifer said that Simeon couldnāt go back to the Celestial Realm now. So does this mean they not only took away the angelās blessing, but also straight up kicked him out? Or is it more like you just physically canāt get there without the blessing?
Fourth, Lucifer also suggests that Raphael is there to watch over Simeon. I find the motivations here questionable. If Raphael volunteered to be an exchange student for the express purpose of looking out for Simeon, that would make sense. Raphael seems to be genuinely fond of Simeon. So if the motivation was his own and he just wants to look out for his friend, that checks out. And it makes me like him more. But if it was more like the Celestial Realm (Michael??) being like, hey Raphael can you go watch that guy for us? Then I find it concerning.
I thought all of this might make some sense if Simeon is meant to fall completely at some point and become a demon, but no. That still makes no sense. Lucifer and his brothers fell after a major war, it wasn't like they gradually started going down or anything. And there is no mention of any other angels falling and becoming demons, so I don't know if it's even happened again.
I just donāt get where theyāre going with this. Is MC supposed to help Simeon get his power back somehow? Because while I would like that to happen, itās annoying that it had to happen in the first place. Especially since Simeon DID THE RIGHT THING.
I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS UP WITH THE REAPERS.
Thirteen is obviously still living in her cave, which is fine and all, but is she like one of many? It sounds like she is. And apparently they don't belong to any one realm, so are there reapers living in all the three worlds? Do they have some kind of leader? How many candles do each of them keep in their own caves? Like there are a lot of humans so there must be a pretty decent amount of reapers needed to keep track of all the deaths and what not. The existence of the brothers' candles also implies that they can in fact die, especially since that was the whole reason for going to the cave to begin with. But I'm confused about how that even happens. Like do demons just live a really really long time, but then at some point they age rapidly and fade away? Or is it more like at some point they just meet with a terrible accident or something?
I think the big issue for me personally with all of this is that I want EXPLANATIONS but this is not really an explanation sort of game. The focus really is on MC's relationships with the brothers and others, not really about how the Devildom/Celestial Realm/magic works.
But because I have so many questions, I have a tendency to want to fill in the missing information for myself. I could absolutely answer all these questions in fic form in a way that makes sense to me personally, you know? Do I have the time to do that, no not really, but do I very much want to? YES.
We'll see, maybe I'll do some more long form stories exploring some of this stuff. But I'll probably wait until after Nightbringer because with any luck they'll give us some answers! At the very least, they seem to be about to give us some Barbatos and Solomon backstory which is another thing that I HAVE MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT.
And don't even get me started on the whole student council joining nonsense, what even was all that about? A dark crevasse, really?
All I really want is for Barbatos to say he loves MC in the main story. Is that too much to ask?! You can leave all my other stuff unanswered if I can just have that. (Though it'd be really funny if that actually has happened and I just forgot about it. I wouldn't be surprised haha. But I can't remember him ever saying that or anything close to it in the main story.)
I just love him so much and I really thought he was going to say something about his feelings at the end, especially when you choose to say I love you to him, but he didn't. Even if you choose the other option, he doesn't. I want to both shake him and smother him with kisses.
Okay, okay, rant over. Clearly the brain rot is all consuming. I didn't even realize I had quite this much to say and I could keep going. Now I'm also greatly concerned for my own sanity.
But it's okay, it's about to get worse because I'm ready for Nightbringer! I can't believe it's coming out so soon! But there's no doubt in my mind that it's going to increase my obsession.
If you read this whole post, you are truly a lovely person and I appreciate you. Also if there are inaccuracies in what I've said because I forgot something or misinterpreted something, please let me know!
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