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Join us in celebrating our favorite bat boy from July 19 through 25, 2026!

Welcome to Cassian Appreciation Week 2026! Feel free to participate in any way you can, from headcanons, fanart, moodboards, fics, drabbles, playlists…. no matter how big or small, anything celebrating Cassian is welcome!

Please tag @cassianappreciationweek and use the tag #CassianWeek2026 so we can see all your lovely posts!

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This year’s prompts are as follows:

Day One: Devotion ⚔︎ Cassian is devoted to many things, his family, his soldiers, Illyria, his mate — how do you see him sharing and showing his devotion?

Day Two: Birthday ⚔︎ Cassian may not have an official, canon birthday, but we all agree he gives big Fire Sign Energy — how do you see Cassian celebrating his birthday and channeling his inner Leo?

Day Three: Enalius Reborn ⚔︎ The Illyrians call Cassian Enalius Reborn — how do you see him embodying the warrior-god? What might Cassian's destiny include?

Day Four: Lover ⚔︎ Cassian has had many opportunities for love across Prythian — who do you ship him with? Nesta? Azriel? Eris? Lucien? Any and all ships are welcome!

Day Five: Home ⚔︎ The cabin in Illyria? The House of Wind? The townhouse in Velaris? Or another unseen home? — what do you think home means to Cassian?

Day Six: Victories & Loss ⚔︎ Cassian's life has been fraught with both victories and losses — how do you see him handling these moments both past and present?

Day Seven: Free Day ⚔︎ Any topic of your choosing!

Thank you to @talkfantasytome, @c-e-d-dreamer, @moodymelanist, @dustjacketmusings, @melphss, @whyisaravenlike-awritingdesk, @theteaqueendom , @podemechamardek, @perseusannabeth, @unhealthyfanobsession, @wishcamper, @xxvalkyriesxx, @jsmelodies, @jellybeanjellyfishblog, and @chelseamorninggirl for helping to plan this event!

Preface: Do I still read the books? Yes. Do I still enjoy most of them? Depending on the series, also yes. Now that we got that out of the way...

Rant #1: Bloomsbury and SJM are being messy with the fandom

Like most people, I was excited to hear about the new release being announced on the CHD podcast. Odd choice for an announcement, but sure. As I watched it, I couldn't help but find it quite performative in comparison to when she used to do lives with Steph post book release. There she felt real and natural. Relatable. On CHD, you can tell the questions were preapproved.

Then, finally, after an hour, we reached the moment of truth and got the announcement of not 1 but 2 books. That's it. Not to say it isn't something, but with the shipwar and all that jazz, and considering Sarah Janet has been silent on this for years, all it got from me was an "Oh." No titles. No couples. Nothing except that the next 3 are one continuous vibing story with hinted multiple povs route (which in itself is ANOTHER RANT I'll post later).

And let the record state that the CHD podcast was entitled "The Wait is Over," while all of us are now waiting 2.5 months for any other news. All we've gotten are some dumb Maasverse shitposts from the 'geniuses' over at the Bloomsbury social network. I don't believe an author is beholden to their fanbase to interact on socials or anything. It's a treat, and if they need to create space for mental health, I'm all for that. But Bloomsbury has zero excuse. They have barely mentioned ACOTAR in the 5 years we've been waiting for the next installment. YES, I know you're going to say, "But, mystical-blaise, we also got 2 Crescent City books in that time." Sure. Fine. Again, another rant I'll go on at a different time. In that same time frame, Bloomsbury dropped the ball on several opportunities to engage the fandom: the tenth anniversary of ToG and the tenth anniversary of ACOTAR. Sure, there was a new ToG boxset, but I'm still honestly still not sure if those covers are AI (mostly due to them using AI generated images on the UK covers of CC via Adobe Stock), so I didn't bother purchasing them.

Old Untouched wips part 4:

I still really love this one. It’s a shame that I never went back to it. I always had this Image in mind of Nesta dancing with death. Though, the dress needs lots of work.

Inej & Kaz, my favorite crows:

And a chibi inej too 🤧

Got some more art of Jude from 2023

It’s a shame that I barely post of her— the colors suck though.

Failed Feysand redraw:

Evil Elain Archeron:

This idea came straight after the evil Valkyries. I had pictured Elain to be so mentally messed up that she would gradually force the Night Court to be a Court of sun and light- meaning she managed to take over the Night Court and killed bunch of people who thrive in darkness and mistreated all those who don’t have a bright aura to them. It isn’t because she’s likes Sunshine or whatever obviously- it’s not like that.

To add on:

Ignore the crap I wrote, it makes no sense (drawn in 2024). Personally I think evil Emerie is my favorite cause her lore and arc is so good. Also, they‘re purely evil. Evil like Emerie slaughtering children because they‘re children and Gwyn trying to sacrifice Azriel to Koschei after ruining his wings with fire (Don’t worry, he gets his lick back)- Nesta would have her Carmilla moment (Castlevania) before her death. Emerie ends up being the only survivor of the Dusk court.

I thought it‘s a cool angsty horror series. No I don’t want to get into what I had pictured for Evil Elain and Feyre working alongside Amarantha. I‘m quite embarrassed to share this. Originally they were suppose to be sort „girlboss“ dark and have some romance involved, not outright monsters. Nesta is actually the most „decent“ villain here.

ANYWAY

One of the Ship babies from early 2024 (I think?). Yeah don’t think I forgot about them.

Last but not least:

I visibly cringe whenever I look at it- it’s so corny 😭 I remember the reference and I had wanted to make my own version of said reference

“She wanted to live, and live well, and live happily.” 🩵✨

Character: Gwyn Berdara

Belong to: SJM

With ten minutes to spare, a contribution for day 4 of @nestaarcheronweek , Lover!

The Love Actually AU of my dreams is finally here. This is the most self indulgent thing to ever exist.

Stay tuned for chapter two which is... smutty ;)

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"Zer liburu mota da?”

Tilting her head, Nesta furrowed her brows, confused.

Cassian pursed his lips, thinking how best to translate.

“Liburu. Libro. Is, um… “ Raising his hand, he made a mock stabbing motion. “Crime? Or erromantzea…romance?"

“Oh!” Nesta said, understanding. “Oh, yes. Romance. I write romance. Romance books.”

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Resilience (scientific definition): the capacity of a system to absorb disturbance and reorganize while undergoing change so as to still retain essentially the same function, structure, and feedbacks. 

Snippet:

Maybe, maybe, maybe.

That was the life Cassian had built here in Chile - seasonal. Always changing, never static. It was supposed to calm the restlessness he had always felt thrumming underneath his skin. He’d said it to Nesta just a few nights ago – he wasn’t built for an office. He wasn’t built for a routine or a steady place. He wasn’t … he didn’t stay. And no one ever stayed with him.

So why, suddenly, was he feeling more restless than ever. 

Cassian decided to go back early that day. He was covered in dust, but he didn’t have that usual sense of satisfaction in the center of his chest. Just all this restless energy surging underneath his skin. 

“Hey,” everything slowed down. 

A casual, pale hand on his dust-covered forearm. 

His head turned.

Grey - not blue - eyes caught his and then …

Calm.

His shoulders untensed, the humming beneath his skin slowed.

“Hey.”

Read on A03 HERE

I saw on the prompt “What does her resilience mean to you?” and it got me thinking about why I love Nesta so much, so instead of headcanons, I’m gonna answer this question honestly.

To me, Nesta is the heroine I wanted when I started this series. She’s smart, she’s strong-willed, she doesn’t take anyone’s shit, she’s kind, she’s romantic, she perseveres when things get tough, she’s beautifully broken, and she has the potential and willingness to grow. She’s like Belle if Belle got to learn swordplay!

Her backstory where she was abused by maternal figures and forced to carry such heavy expectations all her life resonate with me on a deep level since I experienced something similar growing up. The fact that Nesta, even though she fights with them, is still so protective of her sisters to the point that she road off to try to rescue Feyre in the first book is something I really relate to because I too am an eldest sister who would move heaven and earth to protect my sisters.

Despite everything she’s been through, all her trauma, Nesta is so resilient. She has no true court, no true home, but Nesta is revered as a Queen of Queens and whether the Inner Circle wishes to acknowledge it, Nesta is a savior of worlds. She might seem prickly, but it’s just a defense mechanism, and she is truly compassionate. I love how she fights for what’s right.

Nesta isn’t perfect but she is a queen. I want nothing more than for her to have her happily ever after. I want her to explore and rediscover herself as she heals from years of pain and responsibility. I want her to finally see herself for the wonderful person she truly is because if she can heal, maybe fans who see themselves in her can heal too.

Nesta Archeron Appreciation Week 2026 | Day Five: Resiliance

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This is probably one of the most personal one shots I've ever written. It's a silly little modern AU thing for @nestaarcheronweek, dealing with trauma, therapy and mental health, and the soft, safe haven we all deserve. I hope you enjoy!

The Book Of Love

Rating: T

Chapter: 1/1

Word count: 5,811

Relationship: Nesta Archeron/Cassian

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Snippet below the cut

"[He] laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in a marriage. [...] You see, he does not believe I am sick! And what can one do? [...] - what is one to do? Personally, I disagree with their ideas.Personally, I believe that congenial work, with excitement and change, would do me good. But what is one to do? I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus—but [he] says the very worst thing I can do is to think about my condition [...]. So I will let it alone."

Girl, get out from under these men, get out of the wallpaper and get creeping!