#faeriereceipts

“Pretending to Be Evil” for the Greater Good?

Rhysand says he pretended to be cruel, arrogant, dangerous—all to “protect” Velaris and his court from his enemies.

I mean really?? Protecting a City no one knows it exists??

And even for the rest of the court… who exactly are these enemies??

We never actually get a clear answer.

Was it Amarantha? She already had him leashed.

The other High Lords? Helion likes him. Thesan is chill. The high lords of the seasonal court minding their own business

So who? Who are these invisible enemies so terrifying that he needed to be an asshole for five decades (or more) straight?

And then—then—he has the audacity to break Keir's arm for insulting Feyre.

For acting exactly how Rhys told her to act, like dude!! She was acting like a whore and you know it and then get pissed because she was called a whore?!

And this scene exactly is where I knew that I have no hope left for Rhysand in acomaf, I was waiting for him to be the feminist great partner as everyone told me, buut god!! How I hated him this in scene for the way he was manipulating feyre, and she like a delusional teenager giving him everything he want

Becomes Amarantha’s pet to “save Velaris”...

Sacrificing the continent for one city.

Then gives that city up at the first possible opportunity to save the continent

Let’s get this straight:

Rhys sacrifices himself for 49 years to keep Velaris hidden and safe.

Claims it was the only option. Like, sorry Prythian, guess the rest of the continent gotta suffer as long as Velaris stays untouched.

Whole-ass war, people enslaved, murdered, territories falling—and he just sits pretty playing Amarantha’s puppet to protect his one city.

But then suddenly, in ACOMAF: “Oh no, Hybern’s coming 😔 gotta open the gates and bring Velaris into it now.” Like. Bro. YOU made this moral trade for half a century, and now you’re just done?

So when it was your guilt on the line, Velaris came first. But when you have to play the hero of the ady—you sacrificed Velaris without blinking.

So which is it? Did you really protect Velaris for the greater good—or was it always just about your pride?

So you're mad at Tamlin… but let's talk about you, Rhys.

Rhys is furious at Tamlin for not rescuing Feyre UTM.

Says he just sat there on his ass while she suffered. Which, okay—valid if you didn’t do the exact same thing… but worse.

Let’s run the facts:

Tamlin had been there for a few weeks, watched constantly (things rhys's himself admited it), barely allowed to look at Feyre

Rhys had been there for forty-nine years, he knows every tunnel, every hidden path there

Had power, freedom, and access more than tamlin

Was literally with Feyre constantly and he still didn't get her out?? so what's your excuse??

He had more chances. More knowledge. More tools. And yet.

He didn’t even try.

But suddenly when everything over and everyone’s traumatized, now it’s Tamlin’s fault? Like… you were the one who painted Feyre up and paraded her around like a prize while she was dying inside. Let’s not forget that.

It’s honestly wild how the fandom forgets that the entire plot of ACOTAR started with Lucien and Tamlin’s relationship.

like!!

Lucien lost his eye because he clapped back at Amarantha when she mocked Tamlin. Straight-up told her litteraly to go back to the shithole she crawled out of.

Then Tamlin got cursed like full court, 49-year , everyone masked because he couldn’t stay silent while she punished Lucien. He stood up, refused to take it, and paid the price!!!

The entire curse, Feyre ending up in the Spring Court, the dominoes that led to the Night Court arc all of that happened because two best friends(👀) couldn’t bear to watch the other suffer in silence.

And yet people act like their bond was some side note!!!

What’s even wilder is how some folks now say Tamlin "forced his rank" on Lucien as if Lucien wasn’t out there making his own choices.

They say Lucien was “forced” to act a certain way under Tamlin’s authority, but like… let’s be real. That’s the same Lucien who spit in Amarantha’s face, the same Lucien who risked his life repeatedly for both Tamlin and Feyre!!!!

The one who didn't need an oath to protect feyre for the sake of Tamlin!!

It wasn’t about rank it was about loyalty. About surviving something horrific together. About friendship and brotherhood!!!

Oooh I cannot wait for their relationship to finally heal compleatly in the coming book. There’s real depth there. Pain, loyalty, heartbreak and healing that still needs to happen.

Like how can you even hate on them while this is littarly them!!!

Why did he even give Amarantha a name?

Let’s talk about Clare Beddor. Because the math ain't mathin'.

Rhys made Tamlin beg for a promise not to tell Amarantha about Feyre. Rhys agreed. Then next thing you know—boom, a human girl gets dragged out, tortured, and killed. And guess what? Not Feyre.

And here’s the kicker:

He was in Feyre’s head. He knew she lied.

She literally thought: “I thought of our neighbor Clare”—like, that was the moment. So if he was really in her head like he says he was… how did he miss that? How did he not know she gave a fake name belong to a real girl!!

Also how did he not know her real name? Wasn't he the mind-reading master?

He knew Clare was a real girl gave her up anyway

The “Mate Bond” Moment isn’t Adding Up

when Feyre finally confronts Rhys about the whole mate situation, his first reaction is:

“Did the Suriel tell you?” (Or something like that)

…Excuse me??

Like not “you felt it?”

Not even “you realized it when we kissed?”

Just: “Oh. So the suriel told you.”

And that raises a lot of questions in my head.

Because if the mating bond is truly mutual—if both parties are supposed to feel it—why does Feyre need a all knowing creature to reveal it to her?

Why was Rhys’ immediate assumption that the Suriel told her—unless he knew Feyre wouldn’t be able to sense it herself? Unless he knew he was feeling something she wasn't (I'm no saying anything 🤐🤐)

Like, I’m not even questioning the existence of the bond (or maybe I do a little... just a little bit 🤏) I'm just saying… if it’s real, shouldn’t it be something she feels too.

It's like Rhys created his own version of a mating bond aka that bargain and let feyre accepting it without knowing.

Because the way he jumped to “the Suriel told you”?

Why didn’t he know who Feyre was at Calanmai or why she was there?

He knew Tamlin's curse inside out. He knew the deadline was coming. And there’s a human girl in the Spring Court, running around, weeks before it all goes down…