𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒓

Nuala is a shortened form of the name Fionnuala

In Irish mythology Fionnuala was the daughter of the sea god Lir. She and her brothers were turned into swans for 900 years by their step-mother. Throughout the 900 years Fionnuala guided her brothers, keeping the family together and maintaining their hope that their curse would eventually be lifted.

The tale shows Fionnuala's love and loyalty for her family, as well as her ability to endure and remain hopeful through hardships.

I believe these qualities match well with what we have seen of Nuala so far. We know she managed to endure being Under the Mountain with her sister and Rhys, and she has shown great loyalty as a spy for both Rhys and Azriel.

I look forward to seeing more of her in the next book

Sisterhood : Day 2 | Nuala & Cerridwen Week

“She scanned Elain from head to toe, wondering if she’d been taking lessons in stealth either from Azriel or the two half-wraiths she called friends.”

We’re so excited to hopefully see some more spy work in action in the future books, and see more of these two! Hopefully we’ll see them teaching some spying to Elain, or going on missions together 👀

Thank you so much to Rachel for creating this GORGEOUS piece of the 3 of them together. Came out absolutely perfect for what we imagined 💕

Art by @jae.sketch

Commissioned by @lovelyfawnxx @suriel_3738 @theseersgarden

Characters from ACOTAR series by SJM

"i saw the painting in my mind: the lovely fawn, blooming spring vibrant behind her. standing before Death, shadows and terrors lurking over his shoulder. light and dark, the space between their bodies a blend of the two. the only bridge of connection … that knife."

elain

cerridwen

nuala

"But I wonder if everyone has spent so long assuming Elain is sweet and innocent that she felt she had to be that way or else she'd disappoint you all (..) With time and safety, perhaps we'll see a different side of her emerge.”

“But I also think we haven't yet seen all she has to offer (..) Don't forget that gardening often results in something pretty, but it involves getting one's hands dirty along the way."

in this case, her flaws dont allow her to have big, immediate achievements like feyre or nesta, for ex, so u have to pay attention to the details and small actions and see how they change throughout the books

when a character’s arc is centered on internal change/identity/etc, it requires more patience and empathy from the reader bc they’re not going to give u a direct, fast payoff, it takes time. not to mention that this kind of character doesn’t allow as much self-insert bc in general ppl tend to project themselves onto more expressive characters or idealized versions of themselves (like the badass, sharp-tongued warrior girl)

for that reason the criticism toward elain is ALWAYS the same ("she’s a plant," "she’s boring," "she doesn’t do anything", "we dont know anything abt her" etc etc), even though that’s not true, her development is being built slowly and internally above all else (i think that’s also why a lot of ppl tend to dismiss her achievements or dont even recognize them). in fact elain in the latest book already has more of a voice and is trying to act in a more confrontational way which we would never have seen from elain in book 1. but those who like her can actually see her struggles, narrative themes and gradual change

“I smiled at the thought—at how handsome they would be together.”

ROSEHALL.

like of all the names SJM could have picked, literally any name at all, she gave it that one.

“Again,” he ordered, rubbing his hands against the cold, grateful for its bracing bite and the distraction of this impromptu lesson. 

I feel like my creative spark has been gone for a hot minute so this was a really nice way to dip back into it, I love these 3 so much