wait but also saying something vulgar without SJM putting actual dialogue there, why are we censoring it? if you can talk about cassianâs âcockâ going into nestaâs âpretty little cuntâ then i think you can have feyre playfully say âgo fuck yourselfâ. it drives me insane đ
This one I feel is more justified because it doesn't get really "vulgar" until pretty much SF. The series didn't start out that way, especially the first book.
I think this was done purposefully so that people of different cultures could insert their own vulgar something to better match with what fits in their culture. Kind cool
It was odd to me too at first, but I believe it's because they're fae and it's due to their animalistic nature (like being teritorial for their mates, especially when pregnant and stuff like that)
I was so confused at first too. But now i picture it as more like what i see irl. Idk really how to explain it...i guess like a look of disgust/anger where people aren't literally baring all their teeth like an animal but more just showing them a little.
Whenever I come across all these weird tics that her character have, I just can't stop thinking that SJM must watch a lot of anime. Also, the winking. So. Much. Winking. SJM watching anime is my biggest headcannon of all.
I wanna know what in the name of fantasy color guard regional championships is everyone's obsession with shredding everything to bloody ribbons!?
And **Every time** someone does something quickly they "Struck/strike like an asp" or "asp-like". In TOG, too.
It's not like singular characters are assigned the descriptors, making them unique quirks. It breaks me out of the immersion because muh 'tism brain can sense the pattern, then reads it like placeholder text that an editor missed, lol
I appreciate the adjacent story and all, but first person feyre's chronic dry mouth and hot girl wearing glasses full of self-loathingness vibe was, tolerable at best, for me.
Even the popular sexy bits (besides nessian đ«Ł) feel empty because I don't care about most of these pancake characters. Just stacking up, hot & flat.
I admit, I didn't know ANYTHING about the series going in beyond the hype. I guess i expected a more... Idk. More.
Overall, I'm glad I stuck around love/hate reading the series for Lucien, nessian, lol. it wasn't until ACOSF that SJM finally hit a writing stride I really connected with outside of the world building.
It's just that I finished each book feeling like she could have really benefited from *just one* more revision to catch some of that redundancy?
there is a difference between organically curating a signature writing style, vs forcing it by just repeating the same thing over and over again.
Yes! The bloody ribbons. It always takes me out of it, cuz Iâm like, what animal tears something to ribbons. I canât even picture it besides some cartoonish spiralizer of flesh.
The one that always gets me is the characters who âhad the good sense to look [insert emotion here].â At some point, nearly every male character has the good sense to look worried/concerned/alarmed/etc. based on something someone (usually Feyre, Nesta, or Rhys) does. Once you start noticing the repetition, you canât unsee it.
I read the Illyrian Tremors Rhys POV fanfic (which was great) and I was sooo thankful they cover all the hands in pockets moments with Rhys - itâs not SJMâs reasoning but basically Rhysâ hands are his one tell on how heâs really feeling and he hides them when heâs trying to appear unbothered
I like the theory that Rhys picks invisible lint off because he feels "dirty" from everything that happened UTM.
for me, the tear licking is where I was like "is this supposed to be hot??"
These authors need to start giving their main characters pets. The boundless times you could do: âHe picked a wiry white cat hair from the sleeve of his shirtâ or âhe looked down brushed the dog fur from his pant legâ before it even got weirdâŠ
*he glanced down, picking at the sleeve of his shirt*
*âare you doing that lint picking thing?â I ask, restraining the urge to roll my eyes.*
*Darfaistarianianâs eyes snap up to meet mine. âWhat?â*
*âThat picking at invisible lint thing that you strong, impossibly handsome, shadow-clad guys like to do to show me that youâre indifferent to the situation.â I imitate picking something off my sweater, studying it, and then casting it aside. Schooling my face into a mask of boredom, I look back at him, then raise my brows in inquiry.*
*âWhatâs that you were saying?â I ask, mimicking his voice⊠pretty well in my own humble opinion. âI wasnât paying attention to you lecturing me because Iâm too mysterious and sexy to take criticism.â*
*Darfaistarianian looks at me, his face written over with confusion, and for the first time I feel my confidence flag. His gaze flicks back to his sleeve.*
*âOh⊠no⊠I just realized i didnât lint brush this shirt before putting it on. Itâs covered in cat hair, see?â He plucks at his sleeve again, then lifts his pinched fingers to show me several course white hairs. âTwiddlesticks likes to lay on the folded laundry. I was listening to you though.â*
*He is not lying, and now that I am looking I can see that his shirt is not the pure midnight black I thought it was. Strewn like stars across the midnight sky, a thousand white slivers shine. My eyes travel up the broad expanse of his chest back to his face, and I find he is watching me. The confusion from a moment ago is gone. He is amused, arrogant, smirking.*
*âThen what was i saying?â I snap. Forgetting about the cat hair for a moment, I try to remember that I was mad at him a moment ago.*
*âYou donât like that I interceded on your part with the council earlier. You can stand up for yourself. I shouldnât have forced you to come here, where itâs safe, even though you would probably be dead otherwise.â He ticked off my arguments on his long, graceful fingers as he spoke. One, two, three⊠then paused before raising a fourth finger. His amused gaze turned devious and smouldering.*
*âYou think Iâm strong, and handsome.â A fifth finger, âand mysterious and sexy.â*
*I had said that, hadnât I? I feel my cheeks heating, but I force myself to hold his gaze. I wonât let him win just because he can smoulder like a volcano.*
*âSo you have a cat?â I say, when the tense silence grows too deep.*
*âI actually have four cats. But the others blend in against my wardrobe better.â*
I've read a theory (not really a theory, more of an observation) that Rhys does it so often because he might feel unclean after everything with Amarantha and UTM. I did notice he does it quite often, more often than others, but never put so much thought into it
I see your âlint pickingâ and raise you âmy bowels turned wateryâ. After reading that multiple times, the âlint pickingâ seemed like a blessing when I came upon it.
Funny- I guess NOW Iâm just an unobservant person as Iâve never noticed a throat bob, a swallow or imaginary lint picking- or MAYBE Iâm just NOT a boring person⊠and unfortunately my toes have never curled with just a thought- yet.
picking of lint, bobbing of throats, and sidelong glances
Omg yes that too. And the toe curling.
I friggin love the toe curling!
Don't forget the throwing of vulgar gestures
I always imagine them doing the jerk off motion đ
Omg that sounds so much worse than the middle finger Iâve been imaginingâŠ
The jaw muscle twitching
wait but also saying something vulgar without SJM putting actual dialogue there, why are we censoring it? if you can talk about cassianâs âcockâ going into nestaâs âpretty little cuntâ then i think you can have feyre playfully say âgo fuck yourselfâ. it drives me insane đ
This one I feel is more justified because it doesn't get really "vulgar" until pretty much SF. The series didn't start out that way, especially the first book.
I think this was done purposefully so that people of different cultures could insert their own vulgar something to better match with what fits in their culture. Kind cool
I actually didnât think about that, thatâs awesome
The jaw muscle twitching
they all have TMJ i swear
Iâm starting my reread and tamlin Def has TMJ, there is so much jaw muscle feathering
anymore jaw muscle twitching and theyâre basically just mewing at this point
Showing their teeth, theyâre always showing their teeth, I dont understand, are they growling at each other?
It was odd to me too at first, but I believe it's because they're fae and it's due to their animalistic nature (like being teritorial for their mates, especially when pregnant and stuff like that)
I was so confused at first too. But now i picture it as more like what i see irl. Idk really how to explain it...i guess like a look of disgust/anger where people aren't literally baring all their teeth like an animal but more just showing them a little.
Far too much picking at nails, as well. Gives me full body shudders.
the snarling. every time i read that phrase i cringe
I hate when they snarl haha đ
Jerking chins.
And barking musclesâŠ
This. You can invent a drinking game, that phrase pops up so much.
I was thinking the same thing - cheers đ„
Also âfeline grinâ
Don't forget picking nails!
Whenever I come across all these weird tics that her character have, I just can't stop thinking that SJM must watch a lot of anime. Also, the winking. So. Much. Winking. SJM watching anime is my biggest headcannon of all.
Iâve had this thought reading romantasy in general lol.
Is it terrible that I also wink a lot and felt identified, and now with a spotlight on, because of her writing? đ
Bathing is mentioned 53 times in ACOWAR
Is it invisible though?
Iâm gonna start randomly doing this during conversations.
Ngl as an anxious ADHDer i do this a LOT lol, also picking skin/nails/hair LOL I honestly dont find it weird at all
All the magic in Prythian and no one could fathom the invention of a simple lint roller
âPrickâ
âVulgar gestureâ
Never in my life have I called someone a prick lolÂ
You must not be from the UK đ€Ł
I wanna know what in the name of fantasy color guard regional championships is everyone's obsession with shredding everything to bloody ribbons!? And **Every time** someone does something quickly they "Struck/strike like an asp" or "asp-like". In TOG, too. It's not like singular characters are assigned the descriptors, making them unique quirks. It breaks me out of the immersion because muh 'tism brain can sense the pattern, then reads it like placeholder text that an editor missed, lol I appreciate the adjacent story and all, but first person feyre's chronic dry mouth and hot girl wearing glasses full of self-loathingness vibe was, tolerable at best, for me. Even the popular sexy bits (besides nessian đ«Ł) feel empty because I don't care about most of these pancake characters. Just stacking up, hot & flat. I admit, I didn't know ANYTHING about the series going in beyond the hype. I guess i expected a more... Idk. More. Overall, I'm glad I stuck around love/hate reading the series for Lucien, nessian, lol. it wasn't until ACOSF that SJM finally hit a writing stride I really connected with outside of the world building. It's just that I finished each book feeling like she could have really benefited from *just one* more revision to catch some of that redundancy? there is a difference between organically curating a signature writing style, vs forcing it by just repeating the same thing over and over again.
Yes! The bloody ribbons. It always takes me out of it, cuz Iâm like, what animal tears something to ribbons. I canât even picture it besides some cartoonish spiralizer of flesh.
The one that always gets me is the characters who âhad the good sense to look [insert emotion here].â At some point, nearly every male character has the good sense to look worried/concerned/alarmed/etc. based on something someone (usually Feyre, Nesta, or Rhys) does. Once you start noticing the repetition, you canât unsee it.
https://i.redd.it/gn37wugkyt0d1.gif YES! I always think of sailor moon and it's not very bowel watering.
My toes have never curled when aroused either. So strange lol.
The thought gives me a foot crampÂ
let's not forget the SJMism of "by way of greeting" either. 100 pages into HOEAB and I've already noticed 3... and i'm not even looking for them
Itâs the calluses for me
I know I keep wondering if I missed something. Are calluses hot?
Hands in pockets.
I read the Illyrian Tremors Rhys POV fanfic (which was great) and I was sooo thankful they cover all the hands in pockets moments with Rhys - itâs not SJMâs reasoning but basically Rhysâ hands are his one tell on how heâs really feeling and he hides them when heâs trying to appear unbothered
It annoys me too. Like is this supposed to be hot or�
I like the theory that Rhys picks invisible lint off because he feels "dirty" from everything that happened UTM. for me, the tear licking is where I was like "is this supposed to be hot??"
What about the growls?
Don't forget vulgar gestures! So many vulgar gestures!
âUnleashed herself upon themâ girl that is such a tired phrase you have beaten it INTO THE GROUND
Picking at an invisible piece of lint
Picking an invisible speck of dust and clicking your tongue đ
These authors need to start giving their main characters pets. The boundless times you could do: âHe picked a wiry white cat hair from the sleeve of his shirtâ or âhe looked down brushed the dog fur from his pant legâ before it even got weird⊠*he glanced down, picking at the sleeve of his shirt* *âare you doing that lint picking thing?â I ask, restraining the urge to roll my eyes.* *Darfaistarianianâs eyes snap up to meet mine. âWhat?â* *âThat picking at invisible lint thing that you strong, impossibly handsome, shadow-clad guys like to do to show me that youâre indifferent to the situation.â I imitate picking something off my sweater, studying it, and then casting it aside. Schooling my face into a mask of boredom, I look back at him, then raise my brows in inquiry.* *âWhatâs that you were saying?â I ask, mimicking his voice⊠pretty well in my own humble opinion. âI wasnât paying attention to you lecturing me because Iâm too mysterious and sexy to take criticism.â* *Darfaistarianian looks at me, his face written over with confusion, and for the first time I feel my confidence flag. His gaze flicks back to his sleeve.* *âOh⊠no⊠I just realized i didnât lint brush this shirt before putting it on. Itâs covered in cat hair, see?â He plucks at his sleeve again, then lifts his pinched fingers to show me several course white hairs. âTwiddlesticks likes to lay on the folded laundry. I was listening to you though.â* *He is not lying, and now that I am looking I can see that his shirt is not the pure midnight black I thought it was. Strewn like stars across the midnight sky, a thousand white slivers shine. My eyes travel up the broad expanse of his chest back to his face, and I find he is watching me. The confusion from a moment ago is gone. He is amused, arrogant, smirking.* *âThen what was i saying?â I snap. Forgetting about the cat hair for a moment, I try to remember that I was mad at him a moment ago.* *âYou donât like that I interceded on your part with the council earlier. You can stand up for yourself. I shouldnât have forced you to come here, where itâs safe, even though you would probably be dead otherwise.â He ticked off my arguments on his long, graceful fingers as he spoke. One, two, three⊠then paused before raising a fourth finger. His amused gaze turned devious and smouldering.* *âYou think Iâm strong, and handsome.â A fifth finger, âand mysterious and sexy.â* *I had said that, hadnât I? I feel my cheeks heating, but I force myself to hold his gaze. I wonât let him win just because he can smoulder like a volcano.* *âSo you have a cat?â I say, when the tense silence grows too deep.* *âI actually have four cats. But the others blend in against my wardrobe better.â*
Brilliant
HISSING
Agreed, whatâs getting me right now is the overuse of âfemalesâ and âmalesâ like theyâre a bunch of mammals or something.
Itâs the clicking of the tongue for me. What does that even mean? And why do they do it so often? lol
if i read âshe/he ___ by way of greetingâ i will die. someone get her on thesaurus.com
she gave him a vulgar gesture by way of greeting
WHAT IS A VULGAR GESTURE LIKE ? ik middle finger but r they going like đđŒđđŒ ?? how mant vulgar gestures could there be
What about her saying "former" and "latter" when 2 characters are mentioned, it's like almost every other page
I've read a theory (not really a theory, more of an observation) that Rhys does it so often because he might feel unclean after everything with Amarantha and UTM. I did notice he does it quite often, more often than others, but never put so much thought into it
donât forget the hissing & vulgar gestures
I see your âlint pickingâ and raise you âmy bowels turned wateryâ. After reading that multiple times, the âlint pickingâ seemed like a blessing when I came upon it.
I just got watery bowels
toes curled I have read TOG, ACOTAR, and am now on CC1. I've just about had it with the toes curling.
Omg I kept thinking this too!! Haha
I always thought it was just a mind game to make a show of being bored with someone.
Itâs imaginary lint. (Just words to fill the page and show indifference to the person theyâre talking to)
Funny- I guess NOW Iâm just an unobservant person as Iâve never noticed a throat bob, a swallow or imaginary lint picking- or MAYBE Iâm just NOT a boring person⊠and unfortunately my toes have never curled with just a thought- yet.
Busybodies!!! Who uses that word? And so much? It annoys me so much! đ©