#nathan's casual constant supremacy and support for oppressive policies speaks for itself

[dhampirwomen]

"the ivashkovs were a royal family, one of the wealthiest and most powerful. they were the kind of people who thought they could get anything they wanted and walked over those in their way."

-rose hathaway, frostbite

#vampire academy #the ivashkovs #the ivashkovs are prob the best example in va of the way royal moroi exploit dhampirs and reinforce cisheteropatriarchal moroi supremacy #the unjust and oppressive standards of their society are believed and reinforced by all characters to different levels #but it really hits its peak with the ivashkovs #as the family with the most power in the series they're symbols of the inherent injustice and corruption of that power #(anyone and everyone below them including other royals like tasha aren't immune) #tatiana daniella and adrian are sexually interested in dhampirs (ambrose and rose) but that doesn't make them any less moroi supremacist #in fact the way ambrose and esp rose are objectified is one of the biggest way moroi supremacy and misogyny is reinforced #daniella wants dhampir women enslaved with compulsion #tatiana's idea of a compromise is putting 16 yo dhampirs on the front lines #she slutshames and threatens rose's career for having the gall to be *checks notes* sexually harassed by tatiana's royal nephew #nathan's casual constant supremacy and support for oppressive policies speaks for itself #and adrian direspects violates and gaslights rose while telling himself he respects women's consent and did it all for love #one of the most fascinating levels of adrian's character is the way he mirrors the rest of his family tbh #and i feel like it gets disregarded bc it doesn't make him sympathetic even tho it makes him more interesting #(from a watsonian analysis pov) #his contempt/resentment for dimitri a working class dhampir man long predates last sacrifice #he always disregards rose's will and happiness if it conflicts with his own #and he has double standards for dhampirs even if he has no moral ground to stand on #(it's ok if adrian tries to seduce rose while she's dating mason but it's an outrage when rose cheats on adrian etc) #i should prob tag this #anti adrian ivashkov #even tho it isn't really an anti take but ik his stans prob won't want to see it #queue*