#daughterofthesea

[tragicgallery]

@daughter-of-the-seas​ liked for a starter from Norwell

“You know, one of my friends is a siren. I’m a little more clever than that to get charmed into the sea.” Norwell said, eying the mermaid carefully. He’d once had an unfortunate interaction with a siren so he made sure to keep himself safe. 

#daughteroftheseas #daughter of the seas #c:norwell

[labellefleur-sauvage]

hello! i hope you're doing well and i just wanted to say that i love all of your work! you have such a beautiful way with words and insane talent <333

i was also wondering whether you'd be up for writing something torturously heartbreaking for nessian??? i know it would never happen bc they're obsessed with each other and there would never be anyone else but i think a cheating thing would be interesting to read 😭 like if cassian cheats? or then (although they are going to live ETERNALLY TOGETHER), maybe something where one of them dies? like cassian's reaction to nesta's death or vice versa?

much love to you!!! 🩷🩷🩷

This is so so kind, thank you so much!

I will be the first to admit: I am a huge wimp. A big baby. I cannot handle too much angst or sadness in books, fics, any media, frankly. At this time, I don’t see myself writing anything angsty or toxic for any couple, unless there was some massive twist or misunderstanding involved.

BUT I fully understand most people don’t feel the same as me and want those angsty, toxic feels. I asked some of my Nessian friends for fic recs and this is what they gave me!

Can’t Help It by @moodymelanist. Honestly, her entire Nessian catalog is impressive and wonderful so here’s her entire Nessian masterlist. Also worth mentioning Paint It Red, especially if you’re in the mood for major character death.

Daughterofthesea on AO3 has some soft and angsty fics.

Also on AO3, theteaqueen is also very good for Nessian angst

Wonderland by @c-e-d-dreamer in which Nesta breaks the mating bond with Cassian

Somewhere by @thewayshedreamed for an ongoing toxic Modern AU

Finally, It Looks as Though You’re Letting Go by @xtaketwox. An ongoing soulmates AU fic tagged as “you’re going to suffer but you’re going to be happy about it” on AO3.

If I missed anyone or anyone else has fic recommendations or wants to shout out their own works, please feel free to comment and reblog!

#i hope this is ok anon! #i am truly the worst person to ask for anything besides a brief chapter of angst #i cry looking at pics of pets at my local humane society #i do not have the emotional capability to handle anything toxic or angsty or super mean #fic recs #nessian fics #nessian fic recs

[sundropcass]

something like character growth from @daughterofthesea

#batman #batman and robin #batfam #tim drake #timothy jackson drake #robin #red robin #titans #dc titans #jason todd #red hood #dc universe #dc comics #batman characters #jason peter todd #tim drake dc #mentally ill antics

[whyisaravenlike-awritingdesk]

Almost everything is on AO3 under Daughterofthesea ✨

Nessian:

Promise ACOSF/ACOFAS fix-it fic (Complete) I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV

Just Give Me Tonight Cassian works through his feelings for a mortal Nesta. Set mid-ACOMAF. (Complete) I, II

The Grand Tour Cassian once dreamed of showing Nesta the world. Now he can. Just Give Me Tonight spin-off. (Complete) I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII

Untitled (sort of Nessian, anti-IC) drabble

Overture After seeing her dance, Cassian fills the symphonia with Nesta's favourite songs. (Complete)

Carynthian Cassian watches Nesta through a mirror during the Blood Rite) (Complete) I, II

Dance, Let it Be Set post ACOSF, there's only one thing that will take Nesta's mind off the horrors of the Blood Rite and Feyre's labour. (Complete)

Hold You Till Forever Cassian made Nesta a promise on the battlefield. In the immediate aftermath of the war, Nesta goes searching for him to make him a promise of her own, having realised a few things in their brush with death (Complete)

Semper Eadem Elizabethan AU. It’s 1575 and Nesta Archeron, lady-in-waiting and favourite of Queen Elizabeth I is trying to forget the bastard nobleman who, eight months ago, stole her heart and left. Now, at a pageant thrown in the queen’s honour, Cassian is back and trying to win Nesta round— but there’s no way she’s going to let him off easy. (Complete) i, ii, iii, iv, v

Through the Dark When the ravens attack the library, Cassian suppresses every violent instinct he has in order to give Nesta what she needs. (Complete)

The Bargain People whisper about the god that lives in the forest, that grants wishes to the desolate and the desperate, but when Nesta Archeron takes it upon herself to enter the forest and ask the god to save her family, she gets much more than she bargained for. (Complete)

Heirs to Empty Thrones In the absence of the king, Nesta finds herself carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders, and there's only one knight in the world that can take her mind off it. Medieval AU. (Complete)

How The Light Attaches to a Change of Heart It’s been three years since Rhys demanded Nesta move to the House of Wind or be exiled to the human lands. That day, she walked away and never looked back, choosing a new life for herself on the continent. But something’s not right, and when she returns to Velaris for Elain’s birthday, she figures out what she was missing all along. (In progress)

A Final Poison Kiss Delivered Gently Nesta Archeron is a renowned and ruthless fae warrior, but she gets far more than she bargained for when, in the midst of battle, she finds herself up against the most fearsome General. Retelling of the Achilles/Penthesilea myth. (Complete? Maybe? Maybe not?)

How Could You Think, Darling, I’d Scare So Easily? Set post-acofas and pre-acosf. Each night Cassian sits on the roof of the building across the street from Nesta’s apartment, waiting for a light in her window. (Complete)

Nevermind Twelve months to the day since she and Elain were thrown in the Cauldron, Nesta finds herself at one of Feyre’s dinner parties, trying to wrestle with an entire year’s worth of grief— until Cassian holds out a hand. (Complete)

Begged & Borrowed Time Stuck in a loveless marriage, Nesta meets Cassian at entirely the wrong time. ACOMAF AU. (In progress) Prologue, I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII, IXX, XX, XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII, XXIX,

Nezriel

A Liar, A Fool Cassian pulled away from Nesta's touch, but when she fled, Azriel followed. ACOWAR fix-it) (Complete)

A Part of Me That Will Never be Mine It's Solstice Eve, and in the wake of Cassian's Solstice gift to Mor, Nesta flees the town house, but instead of Cassian walking her home, it's Azriel. (Complete)

A Taste of the Divine Returning from a mission, the Night Court’s spymaster arrives back in Velaris in need of a stiff drink above all else, but after seeking out Velaris’ seediest tavern, Azriel gets more than what he bargained for when he finds Nesta inside. Post-ACOWAR, pre-ACOSF. 

Nessriel

The Light I Need Set mid-ACOSF, Cassian finally notices Nesta's aversion to fires. Wanting nothing more than to help the woman he loves, he turns to the brother who he knows has faced similar trauma in the part. Soft three-part Nessriel fic. (Complete) (I, II, III)

Neris

The Gold in the Flame (Burns Brighter Now) Nesta had always been too sharp for their liking-- for her sister and Rhysand's Inner Circle. But during the Solstice celebrations at the Hewn City, Nesta dances with Eris in Feyre's place and learns that, perhaps, being sharp isn't always a bad thing. (For Nesta Week 2023 day 2: sharp). (Complete)

Elucien

A Rose Without a Thorn Growing tired of all the barriers between them, Elain finally snaps during one of Lucien’s visits to the River House. Set post-acosf.

Gwynriel

That one little snowball fight fic I wrote that doesn't have a title

#masterlist #nessian #that one gwynriel fic from ages ago #nezriel too now apparently #used this header just so i have an excuse to look at one of my favourite paintings again #links are to the tumblr posts with the exception of the later chapters of Promise because i always forgot to upload those here

[belabellissima]

✨💭🍰 for the ask game!

✨ Choose three adjectives to complement your own writing:

Y’all started with the hard stuff 😅 alright uhhh

1) emotional - I feel like I'm really good at conveying what characters are feeling (at least when its angst) and bringing readers along on that journey

2) hopeful - except for my one mcd fic (but even then I wrote a second ending where it was happy and hopeful again), i only write happy endings. Like no matter how bad it gets, there's always something good waiting beyond that. Because life would suck without hope - it's imo one of the strongest things in the universe, and I like my writing to reflect that.

3) physical - i was told one (1) time during one of my classes that I was very good at writing the physicality of the characters during a fight scene, to the point that the reader had absolutely no trouble or confusion what-so-ever about where the character was, what they were doing, which hand the weapon was in, etc. and proceeded to make that my entire writing personality for years. Any time i write an action scene specifically, i think back to their complement and try to judge whether the new scene would get that same commentary, and if I think the answer is no, i go back and edit it to that internal standard. Which i think leaves the writing very easy to understand and easy for the reader to feel when reading.

💭 What is a headcanon you have about your own work?

ooh this one took me awhile to come up with! I don't really know if it means like... about my writing as a whole? or just one of my fics? So I'm going with the second. I 100% headcanon that azris is real in my State of Grace series (ace!Elain and amnesia!Feysand). I have more fics planned in this series and hope to get azris' story one day, but i don't have any ideas at all for them yet so it remains headcanon. I also headcanon that when Nesta finds out Feyre thought she was a puca she finds it hilarious (though she'll never admit to it), and doesn't let Feyre live it down for at least a decade.

🍰 Name one eight of your fave comfort fics (doesn’t have to be your all time fave).

I have so many for all the different ships let me try and narrow it down😫 and put them below the cut!

Feysand:

The A Court of Faded Dreams series and The Outlier, both by the-lonelybarricade. ACoFD is so good at making the angst of UTM and the fallout of time travel be heartwarming, and is definitely a favorite of mine to reread. Meanwhile The Outlier is adorable and definitely a comfort fic when I want to read something short and sweet with flustered!Rhys.

A Court Outside of Time by Sonata_IX - I reread this one so often its not even funny. Feyre trying to seduce Rhys while he's still wearing his UTM mask is hilarious, heartbreaking, heartwarming, and all around amazing. And the Starfall scene???? Rhys learning he's going to be a dad?🥹

What Dreams May Come by as_with_a_sunbeam - sick fic with feyre taking care of Rhys. What else is there to say? Feyre's desperation to save Rhys, only to be as self-sacrificial as him and give him up? It's so good I can feel Rhys' heartbreak every time I read, which makes the happy ending so so sweet.

Nessian:

Anything by TheTeaQueen - she writes Nesta so fucking well and has put out phenomenal fics focusing on Rhys and Nesta bonding. I'm in awe with every single one. Of Death and Resurrection specifically is amazing, and one I return to over and over again.

Begged and Borrowed Time by daughterofthesea - seriously go read this fic. Its so good and heartwarming and heartbreaking all at the same time. One of my favorites hands down - Cassian noticing the embroidery right off the bat? Seeing something that even her sisters haven't noticed? Nesta admitting the truth to him when she can't to anyone else? I die in the best way. 🥹

Elucien:

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room and Don't Blame Me by separatist-apologist are my go-to fics when I need a pick-me-up. I think don't blame me was actually the first of mb's fics I ever read (it is I just checked), and SDIABR will always hold my heart with the fake-courting to real-feelings pipeline, and the way Lucien reacts when he learns of the truth, running around all night to help them out.

Literally the reason it took so many days to post this is that I got sucked into rereading these fics as I linked them😅

#ask game #shows up five days later with coffee: what did I miss? #anyway thanks for sending this in!

[wellwhatisnttaken]

WIP Title Game

Rules: post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.

Hi! Thank you for the tag @the-lonelybarricade !!

Id love to hear more about kiss me saltwater !

Here are my wips

The Silent Death of Impropriety - trans eris, azris endgame, who is Lucien’s dad shenanigans + angst

Through Miles of Clouded Hell - king Lucien and Jurian travel the cursed lands of his kingdom in the hopes of finding and waking the sleeping goddess that can bring back spring

The Game Is Afoot - Someone left a bruise on Eris, and Azriel will hunt until he finds the perpetrator

Lanterns - elucien tangled AU

Your Turn Now - Eris shows -soon to be dad-Lucien how to take care of a baby, the way he once took care of Lucien.

Untitled Elucien mental hospital Au - just working through mu own shit with this one lmao

@thelovelymadone @ofduskanddreams @iftheshoef1tz @daughterofthesea @octobersveryown @helion-ism

(Sorry if any of you have already been tagged)

#acotar #wips #writing is haaaard #i have even more ideas

[the-lonelybarricade]

I’m usually not a fan of modern AUs, but I read Once Bitten, Twice Shy and thought it was the cutest shit ever. Rhys put all that effort in for her 🥺 Really well done! I’m a huge fan of your work. You, daughterofthesea, TheTeaQueen, and separatist-apologist are my favorite authors (among many others)! I don’t know what I would do without Tumblr and Ao3 tbh

Awww 🥺🥺 It always makes me so happy seeing some of my older fics get some love, I'm so glad you liked it!! And i'm honored to be a favorite among a list of other incredible (very sexy) authors!! 🥰

This encouraged me to go re-read Once Bitten myself, and goodness it really is fluffy. Thanking LB of Christmas past for giving us the wholesome acotar fluff we deserved.

If you like Nessian, I wrote a Nessian Christmas fic that takes place in the same universe called Countdown to Love. Hehehe and I also wrote an Elucien oneshot for the same universe called You Would Be There, Too. All the Archeron men were putting their whole pussys into showing the sisters a good Christmas that year 😂

#I meant to write a sequel where they all come together but 2021 was a very busy Christmas for me haha #Anyway thank you very very much for letting me know you enjoyed it! #Means so much 🥺 #lovely people being lovely

[dustjacketmusings]

✨ and 🥰 for the fic rec ask game

✨️ a fic you wish you could read again for the first time:

Going for gold - this_immortal_hope/ @unhealthyfanobsession

No secret I love this fic. It was so interesting when it was written. I was on the edge of my seat! Have literally never cared about synchronized diving before in my life but this fic changed my mind

🥰 a fic that gives you a warm fuzzy feeling:

The grand tour - by daughterofthesea/ @whyisaravenlike-awritingdesk

This is so soft. It's just so incredibly soft. 🥺

#ask games

[tiffanydmuacosplay]

My sister @leonietaganphotography OWNING it again with another amazing photo and edit of my Jaina cosplay! 😍 Swipe to see more pics of the finished costume (and to show you what background my sis was working with! 😱) and one of the main reference images I used when constructing this costume :) Staff file by @blastmakerprops Pendant file by @cosplayengineering This costume is my @berninanextgen @thecoscollective entry :) #coscomp #berninanextgen #jainaproudmoore #jainaproudmoorecosplay #paxaustralia #paxaus #blizzcon #daughterofthesea #jainacosplay #bfajaina https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cA43RD8xT/?igshid=rxsxscxvg7i5

#coscomp #berninanextgen #jainaproudmoore #jainaproudmoorecosplay #paxaustralia #paxaus #blizzcon #daughterofthesea #jainacosplay #bfajaina

[azurhil]

"The power alone is not to be feared..fear instead those who wield it!" - When I heard Laura Bailey say this at the Blizzcon 2017, I was like "OMG she is the best voice actress, she can give any sentence the right emotional dose, transporting the viewer into the magical world of World of Warcraft" - 📸: @axel.nova.photo (check his profile, he is very talented and kind❤️) - #Jaina #jainacosplay #proudmoore #jainaproudmoore #jainaproudmoorecosplay #worldofwarcraft #bfa #blizzard #blizzardcosplay #cosplay #cosplayitalia #cosplaygirl #gamer #armor #mmorpg #alliance #forthealliance #daughterofthesea #azeroth #blizzardgames #blizzardentertainment #wow #boralus #kultiras #cosplaymodel #cosplayphotography #cosplayphoto #cosplayphotoshoot #battleforazeroth #picoftheday (presso Azeroth) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6DtKOKoXLu/?igshid=1guxfvtec4yfo

#jaina #jainacosplay #proudmoore #jainaproudmoore #jainaproudmoorecosplay #worldofwarcraft #bfa #blizzard #blizzardcosplay #cosplay #cosplayitalia #cosplaygirl #gamer #armor #mmorpg #alliance #forthealliance #daughterofthesea #azeroth #blizzardgames #blizzardentertainment #wow #boralus #kultiras #cosplaymodel #cosplayphotography #cosplayphoto #cosplayphotoshoot #battleforazeroth #picoftheday

[synergycraft]

➡️Swipe for full photo! ⚓ I got a few new shots of Jaina at #animestlouis this past weekend! Compared to Orphea, Jaina feels so comfy like pajamas, lol. My husband @tunatoe gets better and better at photography with every shoot! . . . . . 🧵Cosplay made by Lizz of @synergycraft 📸Photo by Aaron of @synergycraft . #jainaproudmoore #jainacosplay #worldofwarcraftcosplay #cosplay #cosplaygirl #forthealliance #warcraftwednesday #battleforazeroth #midwestcosplayer #daughterofthesea (at Anime St. Louis) https://www.instagram.com/synergycraft/p/BxN6OdQjDo0/?igshid=123kf90u0map2

#animestlouis #jainaproudmoore #jainacosplay #worldofwarcraftcosplay #cosplay #cosplaygirl #forthealliance #warcraftwednesday #battleforazeroth #midwestcosplayer #daughterofthesea

[evergreenangel]

My new favourite person tbh. Sylvia Earle. If you love the ocean, animals, and pioneering then get on learning about her. She has a great documentary on Netflix called “Mission Blue”, and many incredible books also. The importance of veganism, and looking after he oceans is imperative to the future of our planet🐋💖

#sylviaearle #missionblue #mermaid #freedive #scuba #ocean #daughterofthesea #seashellkissesmermaidwishes #nautical #conservation #vegan

[theveiledduchessseries]

I decide to genderbend my favorite Greek god and I’m in love with the results! I think I might do more 😍 #Poseidon #gbposeidon #genderbend #cosplay #goddess #queen #makeup #blue #tiktok #daughterofthesea #oceaninmyveins #mermaidpastlife (at Martinez, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD4dKs0gME4/?igshid=1rfnhdom4rshj

#poseidon #gbposeidon #genderbend #cosplay #goddess #queen #makeup #blue #tiktok #daughterofthesea #oceaninmyveins #mermaidpastlife

[gamermantra]

𝕭𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖊…𝕭𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖊…𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖚𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖊𝖗….. ————————————————————— made by @mikotografi… 𝕭𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖊...𝕭𝖊𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖊...𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖉𝖆𝖚𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖊𝖗..... ————————————————————— 📸 made by @mikotografie 🥰—————————————————————-#jainaproudmoore ,#worldofwarcraft ,#blizzard ,#blizzardcosplay,#worldofwarcraftcosplay , #blizzardgames, #battleofazeroth, #daughterofthesea , #sea, ,#jaina ,#arthas , #worldofwarcraftbattleofazeroth , #sylvanascosplay , #forthehorde ,#forthealiance , #wrathofthelichking , #germancosplay , #warcraft , #jainaprachtmeer , #cosplaygirl, #photography, #gamergirl , #game Source

#arthas #battleofazeroth #blizzard #blizzardcosplay #blizzardgames #cosplaygirl #daughterofthesea #forthealiance #forthehorde #game #gamergirl #germancosplay #jaina #jainaprachtmeer #jainaproudmoore #photography #sea #sylvanascosplay #warcraft #worldofwarcraft #worldofwarcraftbattleofazeroth #worldofwarcraftcosplay #wrathofthelichking

[slackergami]

my weekend is incomplete without a meme :^)

[plsfeedme]

#sylvaina #jaina proudmoore #sylvanas windrunner #WoW #world of warcraft #this must've been done before but i'm doing it again #coz i thought im a genius for like a hot sec #now i sleep #also taking the @daughterofthesea from Zellk coz #that is genius #why dint I think about that hdkdnjdnd

[authorrachelm]

Breakdown of my second #book #calmbeforethestorm the first book in the #daughterofthesea series. Cannot wait to start writing tonight in my PJs in my bed (nest) with snacks and my lamp on. (I like a cosy atmosphere, like a rainy evening) #writingcommunity 🌺👸🏻🧜🏻‍♀️ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzcx2CwAd_1/?igshid=749hs5humg4z

#book #calmbeforethestorm #daughterofthesea #writingcommunity