Nesta Apologist

Nesta is not Feyre's mother. She is not her father. Papa Archeron is guilty of neglecting all his children.

Was Nesta mean? Yes, sometimes. Annoying? Yeah. What she was not, was responsible for Feyre's needs.

People love to pull the "As an older sister, I have problems with Nesta" so I'll share my experiences.

I have 3 younger siblings. One is close in age to me, about 2 years younger. I am not responsible for her needs. Our parents may ask me to advise or share my experiences with her as an older sibling with more experience, but she is, ultimately, my parents' responsibility until she is independent. I cannot neglect her in the legal sense.

My 2 youngest siblings are 8 and 11 years younger than me, respectively. I am still not responsible for them. A larger age gap does not make me their parent. When I'm at home, I may be asked to drive them somewhere or cook them a meal if our parents are out, but ultimately they are my parents' responsibility. I may agree to take on some responsibility of them temporarily but it's just that: willing and temporary.

Have I been mean to my siblings? Yes. Annoying? Definitely. But since I am not their parent, I am unable to neglect them.

Sometimes, when Nesta stays out too late at Rita's with the Valkyries, when she stays up too late reading in the library, Cassian carries her back to their bed all soft and sweet 😌

A very happy Day Four of @nestaarcheronweek! And a very very big thanks to @maybemacdc for working with me on this absolutely beautiful and tender commission 🥺 Please do not repost without credit and don't feed into AI programs.

@nestaarcheronweek | Day One: Bonds

“I love you, Feyre.”

[Nesta] had never said the words aloud. To anyone.

[…]

“I love you, too,” Feyre whispered to her sister, and smiled.

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Family relationships often leave us in doubt about the validity of the feelings that others have for us, whether they exist genuinely or simply because of the obligation and strength of blood ties.

Specifically in Nesta and Feyre’s case, their relationship was troubled for many reasons, from the absence of parents to poverty, and the doubt about the reciprocity of love always hovered over them. That is why Nesta’s first “I love you” being for Feyre and her receiving one in return, in a reciprocal way, is possibly one of the most moving moments in Acosf.

But, as much as a declaration in an extreme situation was welcome in the case of both, imagining them later sharing their tastes and everything that makes them who they are, thus strengthening an existing bond, enchants us.

Art by: Auri (aurithemoon)

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NESSIAN ⚔️

Cassian and Nesta