og only

if they are truly mates they have the most pathetic bond ever

"get her back" pls 🤣

PLEASE

the "get her back" vs the "I'm getting her back"

IS TELLING

"I'm getting her back" iconic, powerful, amazing, showstopping, sexy.

"get her back" weak, pitiful, literally sounds like a kid throwing a tantrum.

“mates” vs true mates 😌

“I’m going with you,” he said again, face splattered with blood as bright as his hair. “I’m getting my mate back.”

- Lucien. A Court of Wings and Ruin, page 68.

Miss Congeniality (2000) dir. Donald Petrie

if there’s one (1) thing i’ll always adore about the 90s anime it’s how chaotic and silly the group dynamic was 🫡

some lucien art ❤️‍🔥

@nestaarcheronweek | Day 05: Wolf

I've tasted blood and it is sweet

I've had the rug pulled beneath my feet

I've trusted lies and trusted men

Broke down and put myself back together again

Stared in the mirror and punched it to shatters

Collected the pieces and picked out a dagger

I've pinched my skin in between my two fingers

And wished I could cut some parts off with some scissors

[...]

I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night

That I'm no sweet dream, but I'm a hell of a night

No, I won't smile, but I'll show you my teeth

And I'ma let you speak if you just let me breathe

I've been polite, but won't be caught dead

Lettin' a man tell me what I should do in my bed

Keep my exes in check in my basement

'Cause kindness is weakness, or worse, you're complacent

I could play nice or I could be a bully

I'm tired and angry, but somebody should be

- Nightmare, by Halsey

In Silver Flames Cassian thinks Nesta was "a wolf who had never learned how to be a wolf, thanks to that cage humans called propriety and society. And like any maltreated animal, she bit anyone who came near", and I loved seeing Nesta finally getting out of that cage and becoming her true self in this book.

Thank you @/searland_art for bringing this stunning art to life! 

Art by: @/searland_art

Commissioned by: @melphss

Characters belongs to: Sarah J. Maas

𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤: 𝐍𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧

I’ve been saving this baby for Nesta Week, so I’m really excited to share this heartwarming art of Nesta and Cassian!

@lyyzis_art did such a wonderful job! I love the way she drew Nesta and Cassian relaxing in the House of Wind library. Thank you @lyyzis_art

Link to Instagram post

@nestaarcheronweek

Characters belong to Sarah J Maas

After watching how booktok is making people fall for overconsumerism with book hauls and such, it was nice to go to my local library. They even put how much I'm saving, and I wonder if other libraries do that too! Please let me know!

@nestaarcheronweek | Day Four: Lover

A swift shadow passed overhead, followed by a whisper of wings, and Nesta didn’t need to look to know who sailed high above, making sure all was safe. That she was safe.

Busybody. [...]

Her mate. Her love. Her friend. The light within her chest brightened to a radiant sun. – A Court of Silver Flames, Chapter 80

For today I wanted an illustration of Nesta and Cassian enjoying the tranquility of the House. This was, in fact, the first illustration that I commissioned with Pablo and when I saw how it turned out, I was unable to correctly order the words because of how impacted I was by the beauty of the illustration.

Art by: Pablo Souza (pablochmn)

Commissioned by: @podemechamardek

🚫 Please do not repost.

@nestaarcheronweek

Liking doing the pencil stuff at the moment, indulge me.

Before becoming fae, Nesta was already a fierce lover, protecting her sisters from the numerous threats both outside and inside their cottage. So here I give you Nesta and Elain, long before they took a dip in the cauldron.

— haven’t posted anything in a while, kind of struggling with art at the moment, here’s a little five minute sketch that I enjoyed the process of making.

recently obsessed with acotar atm, still gettin through the series so no spoilers plz <3

Quick Elain and Lucien kiss cause it's been a while 🥰

little lucien vanserra painting bc without him i would never have gotten through the first book

@nestaarcheronweek | Day 03: Self Care (tumblr)

“You don't understand music: you hear it. So hear me with your whole body.” ― Clarice Lispector, The Stream of Life

Due to her love of music and dance, in an alternate universe I believe Nesta would have been an very talented dancer. Thank you @/sunsetrina for creating this beautiful art.

Art by: @/sunsetrina

Commissioned by: @melphss

Characters belongs to: Sarah J. Maas

@nestaarcheronweek | Day Two: Metamorphosis

“I feel nothing”, Nesta said silently. […]

“Is that not what you wanted? To feel nothing?”

“I thought that was what I wanted. […] But no longer. […] I want to feel everything. I want to embrace it with my Whole heart.”

“Even the things that hurt and hunt you?” Only curiosity laced the question.

Nesta allowed herself a breath to ponder it, stilling her mind once more. “We need those things in order to appreciate the good. Some days might be more difficult than others, but… I want to experience all of it, live through all of it. With them.”

That wise, soft voice whispered, “So live, Nesta Archeron.” – A Court of Silver Flames, Chapter 77

Although Nesta transforms in more than one way, her embracing life in its entirety, with its ups and downs, as opposed to not caring about her own death as long as she no longer felt anything, will always be my favorite transformation.

To represent this, I asked Pablo to illustrate Nesta in two moments: the trauma of being submerged in the cauldron manifesting itself during the bath and her swimming serenely. Pablo even suggested that we use John Everett Millais’ Ophelia as a reference, because of the colors, but the idea that Nesta, as opposed to Ophelia, ends up alive because she chose to live, warms my heart and I’m very happy to finally share this illustration.

Art by: Pablo Souza (pablochmn)

Commissioned by: @podemechamardek

🚫 Please do not repost.

So @shadowisles-writes, @damedechance and I just finished binging Blood of Zeus and I um. I just think Apollo is Lucien coded

i already have a job and it's called keeping myself alive. why do i have to be employed on top of that

Posting the still for @nestaarcheronweek ⭐️⭐️

Definitely the Archeron sister I feel most akin to.