A Blog Dedicated to Nesta Archeron & Cassian

amren telling rhysand he can be high king with the weapons that nesta made with her power and then we see her being gifted a powerful sword made by the last high queen is peak comedy if you think about it

How torturous is it to love with everything your heart can give, and then some, only for your acts of love to either be forgotten about or to be treated like the villain for caring? And on top of that, you never once receive even a fraction of the love back.

Nesta loved Feyre enough to go to the wall for her, and she would've gone farther, if she were able, only for Feyre to forget.

Nesta spent her entire childhood taking her mother's abuse so her sister's didn't have to, only for Elain to turn her back on her.

Nesta spent her whole life trying to give Elain the love that she would've given anything to receive from their mother, for Elain to abandon her and condemn her when she needed that love more than ever.

Nesta joined a war for Feyre, only for it all to be forgotten.

She stayed in the mortal lands, despite it being dangerous after the Queens denied the IC's request for the book, clearly ready to sacrifice their people, including Nesta and Elain, all because Elain wanted to be near her betrothed and be comfortable, just for Elain to try and force Nesta out of her safe space, and into uncomfortable situations.

Nesta stayed with Elain, putting aside her own trauma for her sake to look after her, but when she needed the same love and understanding, Elain abandoned her for the comforts Feyre provided.

Nesta put aside her own trauma to help with war efforts, but it's never brought up again.

Nesta is most likely the one who cooked and cleaned and looked after the cabin, and who thanked her?

Nesta is the one who demanded their neglectful father be held accountable for his failures, but, instead, that burden was forced onto her.

Nesta is the one who demanded Rhysand be held accountable for lying to both her and Feyre, only for Feyre to turn around and laugh at the idea of her being punished for something Feyre said herself, that she isn't mad at.

Nesta endured verbal abuse at the hands of Feyre's new family, let them stare at her like a zoo animal, and didn't comment on it.

Nesta would've gone into the blood right after Emerie and Gwyn, laws be damned, to save them. She would've done it for any of them, only for them to decide she's fine and leave her there. Did they worry about her while she was there? Azriel didn't seem worried. Neither did Feyre or Elain.

That's not even the half of it. Nesta loved so much, with her whole heart, and not a single person could give it back to her. Not one. How tiring, and heart breaking must that be for her? The thought alone brings me to tears.

So it really is true. The people who hate Nesta are the oldest parentified daughters who resent her for not going through what they did willingly with a smile on her face. They're also the people who would forgive a man for anything as long as he is conventionally good-looking.

Nesta and Cassian - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Artist: @tonyviento

Lady Death, Nesta Archeron

A sketch of Nesta. She is serving "Hewn City fashion" realness in custom Jean Fae Gaultier.

I promise I'll add full-body looks once I am done with my other artworks (spoiler: more Elriel on the way). Thank you for all the suggestions you gave me last time! I decided that Kendall's look will probably go to Feyre 👀

It is not that I care about the IC caring or not caring about Nesta. The disrespect of boundaries and violation of rights under the pretext of "caring" infuriates me.

I wish there was a scene where she asks them all to sod right off for it.

IC's general overreaction of Nesta is stupid af.

I don’t understand why the narrative/IC tries to portray Nesta as this killing machine (even before the training) that they have to walk on egg shells around like she'll explode and slaughter them all purposefully whilst simultaneously being dicks. Like, not everyone is going to be immediate best friends with fae they were brought up to fear coming into their lives and changing it forever without a slick of protection. Not everyone is going to be so nice when randomly being antagonised by strangers over a one-sided sob story. Who the hell would like to remain in a place where they know they're not welcome and just take snide comments that her own sister allows and hardly reprimanded or corrects?

Like, Nesta treats everyone the same and then acts accordingly depending on their behaviour and actions towards her. You want to snap, she'll snap back. You have something sly to say, prepare for a lashing. You give common decency, and you get the same in return. She's not complicated.

She doesn't go around randomly beating people up, destroying mountains in arguments, ruining other courts or killing people as that seems to be the coping mechanism for the IC. She doesn't go throwing her power around and forcibly asserting dominance. It's how they act, so they believe she'll lash out just as violently, when in reality, she'd rather keep to herself if she can.

The only times she's killed anyone was when they were trying to kill her or were an immediate threat. The King of Hybern, the Kelpie, the Illyrian’s during the blood rite she was trapped in, Briallyn, the Asteri. All unavoidable. All necessary for her survival.

Like, their fears are so over the top and matches nothing of Nesta's character. She's not blood thirsty. She'd sooner give you a verbal lashing than a physical one even before her powers.

In truth, they simply fear her power. They know she doesn't bow to them. That alone brings uncertainty and unease as something uncontrollable, and Rhysand and Co. hates her for that, I'm sure. Hates that she has an unexplainable power. Hates that she controls the Troves. Hates that she can *make* weapons. And would probably hate that the Mother spoke to her if they knew. They see her moreso as a weapon than a person and if they were smart enough, they would have befriended her faster than trying to dominate and I'd hope, make an enemy out of her because the IC do the most for no reason and then act shocked at the result from others perception of them.

It's like they want a self-fulfilling prophecy. Out here manifesting Nesta's villain arc and honestly, I'd be here for it just to see more characters put them in their place and someone breaking free from the IC shackles.

I made the tragic mistake of agreeing to a re-read of the ACOTAR series with a friend and the brainrot is back in full force.

I don't know about everyone else but I find it absurd that it was never mentioned again throughout the entirety of the series that Nesta had tried to rescue Feyre. She had braved the forest with the mercenary and attempted to seek a way through the wall. Why was it so easily forgotten?

Edit: It's almost as if it was intentionally not mentioned anywhere. Ever again. To make her character be perceived in a certain way by the readers.

this!!! and keep in mind, this was a week after feyre was taken. nesta was barely recovering from the effects of near-starvation when she undertook four days of hard travel, in the deep of winter, through wolf country, with a mercenary, when she was so scared of mercenaries after being harassed by a band of them mugged that she could barely look at them. and when she got there, she went up against ancient magic and tried to break through the wall, knowing nothing but danger lay on the other side.

all because she believed “it wasn’t right” that feyre was taken.

nesta is one of the bravest, strongest, most honorable characters, with the most developed sense of right and wrong, in this entire series.

archeron sisters

Nesta and Cassian - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Artist: @bubblebabyro

@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.

day seven: free day ( h e a r t ) @nestaarcheronweek

Nesta did not flinch at the clash and din of battle. She only stared toward one black-armored figure leading the lines. By the time I strode away, Nesta had already faced the battle once more, rain plastering her hair to her head. Resuming her unending vigil of the general battling on the valley floor below.

Nesta Archeron - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Artist: @/paintfaery