Ooh just saw that post you reblogged about Lucien vs. Azriel and finding out what was “wrong” with Elain, and imo anyone who took Azriel identifying her as a Seer to be example of Az besting Lucien in Elain’s diagnosis is not comprehending the text correctly.
Like I’m sorry if that’s mean, but it’s true. In regards to her powers/having a healer visit Elain, Lucien didn’t find anything wrong with Elain because there was nothing wrong with Elain.
She’s a seer. And Nesta stole something from the Couldren. They have powers, new and unfamiliar, and those powers are not the cause of any wrongness or ailment with them. It’s not like Cassian said “ah yes, Nesta’s power is death.” And she was fixed, is it? Feyre was actually the one to point that out. But it was Cassian who knew Nesta needed an outlet (training), and then that she also needed joy (music, dancing). Why? Because the powers weren’t what was wrong with her. Her trauma was.
Step one for Elain’s healing was sunshine. To get out of the HOW and go somewhere (community gardens, cooking with Naula and Cerridwen, etc). S/O to the love of our lives for knowing that. But it’s pretty blatant that not only is Elain’s healing & story not done yet, but she’s not surrounding herself with people who will pay her the attention and respect needed to figure that out, and help her on that journey.
Again, not trying to be rude. But when that instance is used as justification for that “true mates” theory…it’s giving poor RC skills
- not to start some mess 🧼✨
NTSSM! 🧼✨
I seriously love every single word and thought you just wrote and I couldn't agree more. I especially love how you pointed out that when they discovered what Nesta's power was, it was never something that was wrong with her. Sure they wanted to help train her powers so they didn't overwhelm her but not once did any character claim that she needed to be fixed because her Power was Death.
It's the same with Elain. Sure Lucien may have been confused by her riddles, but the reason he couldn't "sense" what was wrong was because her being a Seer was never a "wrongness" for him to detect. It was just a piece of who Elain had become, something she will always possess.
Az was basically a talent scout with her. "Oh look! I sense these riddles mean you're a Seer and we can profit from that!"
Lucien wanted to help Elain emerge from her depression so she didn't continue on her downward spiral while losing weight.
Az had a light bulb moment where he figured out Elain had some cool skill the IC could put to good use.
These two things are not created equal.
I hope you had a wonderful Sunday NTSSM!
