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nesta stans are able to differentiate between reality and fiction. we understand that nesta is simply a character, and not the person that hurt us in our past. if words on paper trigger you to the point where you have to anonymously comment on a page YOU KNOW is pro nesta, then i suggest taking a step back. go seek therapy. there is absolutely nothing wrong with going to see someone about a traumatic event you might’ve experienced during your life. it’s much more respectable than someone who is suffering in silence, and in turn wants to make others suffer by spreading negativity online. at the end of the day, nesta is a fictional character. you are a very real person spreading hate in a place that doesn’t belong there, nor is it wanted.

something i have noted with nesta antis is that they are so convinced that nesta is the person that hurt them, to the point where they will twist what the author herself has written in order to place nesta in a narrative that suits them. she is NOT the villain in this series. nesta hasn’t been self-centered or selfish ONCE in her life. she was always protecting elain. she was willing to whore herself out to the man that assaulted her, both sexually and physically, to help out her family because it was the only way she knew how to pitch in. she walked through unknown woods to find her sister. she even gave her last cent to do so. even after she was turned into a specie she was taught to hate, nesta contributed to the war effort. she tended to the wounded and scried. she used her voice to convince both the high lords and mortal queens to join their efforts. she used her own body to shield cassian, a man she had no particular relation to at that point in time. she held the line for her friends during the blood rite, knowing it would mean certain death for her. she motivated the priestesses and helped them overcome their fears. she gave away the powers she was slowly getting used to, just to save her feyre’s life. i won’t even get started with what she did in cc3, because it’s the epitome of selflessness.

nesta does not have a “victim mindset”. she WAS a victim. she was ripped away from her home, experienced literal torture from the cauldron, and turned into something she was raised to hate and fear. she watched her father get killed in front of her eyes. she was SAed both by tomas and the kelpie. she was groomed and beaten as a child. she was neglected by her father. the list goes on and on. and despite everything, nesta managed to overcome her trauma and grow into a better person. you know who hasn’t done that yet? nesta antis. 😬