#elaingate

remember when we, the opponents, were rightfully pointing out that various characters do shitty abusive things so applying moral standards is pointless because then everyone should essentially be banned from Elain Week?

remember when we specifically used rhysand as an example to illustrate this? because people can be triggered by different things, i.e. a character like rhys and us saying Elain Week trying to "protect survivors" by not sharing submissions of ""abusive ships"" is shitty and completely subjective? and invalidating of other people's trauma?

wouldn't it be so funny if an Elriel commissioned an Elain/Eris art piece and is now actively receiving the exact same treatment from their own "sisters" and trying to defend themselves saying the exact same thing Eluciens, Tamlains, or just generally pro-fandom people did?

...But I'm not supposed to believe that a decent portion of Elriels are toxic and hateful? When so many people have awful experiences? When they ban ships from Elain Week? When they harass authors of opinion pieces in magazines? When they make artists not want to create for this fanbase? When a cosplayer hired to portray Gwyn for an ACOTAR event was getting harassed, bullied, and body-shamed?

It’s late a night, I’m tired, but I kind of want to make a Tamlin, Elain, Beron piece.

Oooh this is fun!

I would say being added to my friend's Elucien groupchat was definitely the best thing that happened to me this year in this fanbase. Everyone is so sweet and caring and we put our love for Elucien first, which has been really important to me because the drama in this fanbase is exhausting. One thing that is really important to remember and is something I learned: form friendships based on what you both enjoy, not what you both hate. I cannot make mutuals based on the shipwars anymore because it just ends up with us ranting and getting mad together all the time. But forming friendships because you like the same characters? Because you're both writers or artists and you are both so obsessed with a certain ship? That's how to do it. And that's why this group is so awesome. You know who you are and I love you guys 💕

Starting to put my Lucien backstory fic A Court of Embers and Sunlight out on Ao3! I have been working on it for two years and I got some really great people to help encourage me to finally start putting chapters out! People who followed me on tiktok really helped me get motivated, and specific shoutout to @zenkindoflove and @little-fierling who were kind and betaread the first few chapters! I'm a big, anxious, perfectionist baby so I need to remember that it's a fanfic, it's just for fun and it doesn't have to be perfect 😂💕 I got 10 chapters out and I have received so many kind comments and anons and DMs and it's been so nice. This has also been the year where I have put out fanfics in general which has been really nice too.

If you feel the need to question whether or not I like Elain "enough" to be involved in a week appreciation for her, feel free to say something directly to me instead of blocking me and just saying nonsense for whatever purpose you think it serves.