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1. the room is on fire, invisible smoke by aristospatroclus_x

   Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Nesta Archeron/Cassian
   • Nesta Archeron & Gwyneth Berdara & Emerie
   • Nesta Archeron & Azriel
   • Nesta Archeron & Eris Vanserra
   • Azriel/Eris Vanserra
   • Nesta Archeron
   • Cassian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Gwyneth Berdara
   • Emerie (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Eris Vanserra
   • Feyre Archeron
   • Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Amren (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Lucien Vanserra
   • Elain Archeron
   • Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Cassian's Mother (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Azriel's Shadows (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Canon Rewrite
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Slow Burn
   • like really slow burn
   • Nesta Archeron Deserves Better
   • Nesta Archeron-centric
   • Nesta Archeron Needs A Hug
   • Nesta Archeron/Cassian Angst
   • Mental health recovery is the priority
   • Pro Valkyries
   • Nezriel besties
   • Neris besties
   • background feysand
   • Feyre and Cassian besties
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Nessian HEA
   • Soft Nessian
   • Cass makes mistakes but is ultimately a good mate
   • Enalius Reborn
   • Cass finds some individuality aside from his family
   • Pro Illyrian Women
   • Location: Illyrian Camps (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Illyrian Culture & Customs (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • IC critical
   • Critical only becuase we hold them accountable without dressing them up with excuses because the narrative allows them to be flawed
   • Not beta read we die like briallyn
   • background Azris
   • It’s just the start of Azris so they are basically enemies with a dollop of sexual tension but they aren’t going to do anything about it
   • references to romance novels/fairy tales
   • ACOSF rewrite

   Summary

   An ACOFAS and ACOSF rewrite focusing on an actual healing journey for Nesta. Hopefully, giving her the orange book she deserves!
   This is my attempt to rewrite Nesta's mental health struggles in a hopefully nuanced manner.

   There will be a pretty extensive dive into Nesta's journey—it will be rocky, with ups and downs, and intermittently heavy. There will be focus on Nesta's arc as an individual, the healing provided by the Valkyries, Nezriel's and Neris's friendships, and the empowerment of Illyrian women.

   This is a Nessian HEA, but it will be a slow burn because I think we never got enough of pining and yearning and support from Cass in SF; setting out to fix that.
   Cass is going to break the confines of the 'clowny general' archetype he's in— he's going to have purpose and an arc of healing and understanding too.

   Crumbs of Azris will be strewn about; but it is a Nessian fic, first and foremost. xx

   Always remember: if you're a Nesta, you don't have to climb the mountain unless it's your choice and it brings you happiness. In this house; consent is absolute, and coercion is out of the question. xx

   Fic title from 'The Archer' by Taylor Swift. xx

   Series

   • Part 1 of who could stay? you could stay.

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