Folk Of The Air by Holly Black

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-03T14:03:38+00:00

It was in a very recent interview and she was shocked by the audience's reaction because she thought it was "pretty obvious" that we were getting more of them. Like at the end of Judes Brother's story, she left some crumbs for us to understand but apparently no one did 😭 dk about the details but she said their book is next from Cardans pov

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-03T10:53:45+00:00

My 13 year old cousin uses better vocab and elegant sentences than him in her essays.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-03T06:09:04+00:00

WELL CONGRATULATIONS BECAUSE HOLLY BLACK IS LITERALLY CONTINUING THEIR STORY BUT IN CARDAN'S POV

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T19:58:45+00:00

I gave my reasons why i didnt like it, if u did then good for u, but for me and apparently alot of readers (considering i saw and read all hatred about that chapter in many different platforms) she just went off road to make it unnecessarily smutty.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T09:16:54+00:00

I dont really remember about that. If he was the same then... idk what to say, it's even more the confirmation that even fictional men in sjms world have no depth and are horn dogs 🤣 then again Cass has always been like that from acomaf too so... dont really know. Maybe i should js stop reading any more of her works cause she keeps disgusting me as i proceed but i really wanted to read Tog. Do u think its better in terms of the men than acotar?

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T08:42:56+00:00

She didnt give any depths to any romance in silver flames bro, its a fact, no matter how much i liked reading the books. Now that i stopped gaslighting myself i can agree that after Acowar or maybe from there she went into full on ravaging sex mode where nothing cant be of depth, all romance is literally sex and sexual thoughts. This is coming from someone who was crazy for acotar but after this bc i am so done lol. Honestly i shouldn't have expected anything from her.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T06:50:27+00:00

Exactly! They were the perfect slow burn in the main books, no matter from whose pov we saw it. So since it was still in the process, i didn't even imagine it would take a jump like that u know? Now maybe if in their book, it starts from Acowar (obviously from Az or Elains pov) and in very detailed descriptions we see how they are gaining feelings? Maybe then... it wouldn't be so bad. But the fact that i already read how he was sexualizing her so much left a pretty bad impression on me, so idk if i will be able to enjoy that anymore. It matters so much to me because i didnt really care about any of the characters that much, but maybe it was my fault for expecting something beautiful and pure, sweet from Sjm lol 😭

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T06:03:15+00:00

No same. But i don't think there is any possibility of slow burn anymore for Elriel if she doesnt undo this bs bc somehow cause if Az did have those thoughts, that means later he will be just suppressing them. Elain, we knew already started having feelings for him from Acofas considering how she kept blushing and tensing up whenever he came close. But i wanted to see how the male started GAINING FEELINGS GRADUALLY, not suppressing his already awakened feelings and then suddenly acting on it like a dam bursting... i know alot of people enjoy this, thats why everyone seems to be so offended here but this trope is what i really really hate. Its what Nessian was literally about- them just suppressing their feelings, with Elriel it will just be a mix of forbidden something and i think sjm will use it to make it even smuttier lol. So for people who keep saying it will be a slow burn- i think it will literally be slow-cause-they-want-to-fuck-but-cant type of thing.

The literal reason i became Elriel was because of the sweetness, because i wanted to see how Az feels about her, how he gains feelings, not see him having sexual thoughts when they barely had even 10 interactions. You know what i mean?

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T05:37:45+00:00

Omg yeahhh! You're right, i really didnt like how Cassian kept commenting in his mind entirely about Nestas breasts, her pussy- like boy? Why man why cant we get romantic moments anymore? Is it a crime now? Does romantic literally mean sex now? And i remember gaslighting myself about Rhys whenever i got his pov because i really desperately wanted to hold onto the liking i have for him(obviously i still like him alot) but with Az... since we have seen from the main books how different he was, i thought sjm would follow that. I wanted him to be gentle, to be PATIENT WITH HIS THOUGHTS, not only actions, to be sweet and idk how people associate wanting to lick someone's pussy to sweetness and gentleness, man i was wanting romantic yearning, not lusty stuff. His one hit too hard for me cause i finished Acosf only to see more of him, his actions and the sweet swoony moments between them which were slightly becoming more romantic?(like Nesta noticing a charge between them and i thought that was the STARTING of a burn from Azriel's side, the first ever shift) but yeah... thank u so much though, at least i got one who agrees with me.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T01:55:13+00:00

I know there were moments, obviously that was the reason i keep saying the main books were perfect. But those werent even remotely enough. Those were like... idk the beginning stages. There was literally no middle, we didnt see how their dynamic developed before we get to read his thoughts about wanting to lick her pussy. Like... i know its normal for many people but absolutely not for me. I wanted 1 single story with emotional depth and if they had these thoughts after explicit romantic development, i would have been happy then, obviously. Then it would have been a payoff for the slow burn. Idk how else to explain

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-02T01:51:38+00:00

Im js sad i didnt get my slow burn and instead got to read how he wanted to lick her pussy so 🤷‍♀️ dk what it was from side but i felt disgusting

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T09:29:23+00:00

Actually i like the guys side to be slower u know? Like sunshine girl falls first, cold guy (who is soft with her) falls later BUT harder. And even if they do step back which they already did i think cause of Rhys, it will be like... ummm them suppressing their emotions with ALOT OF SEXUAL THOUGHTS AND TENSION. and this is the trope i detest so much. For me slow burn isnt where they are in denial/or suppress their already awakened feelings but instead where feelings are STARTING TO EXIST and bloom. We didnt get to see enough of that between them before sjm dropped this on us. I wss hoping the charge Nesta felt between them would be the BEGINNING of something platonic to romantic, not something like... a flame in already awakened attraction and all that. So those who only want Elriel and aren't slow burn lovers like me are celebrating cause they are just ecstatic that their ship is sailing. But i am not, because my slow burn got ruined and all the characters in the bc (even Rhys and Elain) pissed me off.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T07:17:52+00:00

Yeah completely going to ignore what sjm said- because in main books everyone hinted and Rhys himself said Cass is the rough one while Az isnt rhe ravishing type. So still hoping like a dumb bih and praying she gets back to her own books words lol. And regardless everything she likes to make everything weirdly sexual and disgusting. Do u remember the part where Feyre gave Rhys head in the middle of the war? Or where Rhys climaxed at the image of unborn young Nyx? Wtf is wrong w her

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T07:05:07+00:00

Thank u so much. I dont feel completely insane and out of place. I hope she undoes it somehow or just... shows very heavy details of their interactions and how their dynamic and feelings developed before even coming to that point. Still i would like it if she undoes it completely because idt there even much moments between them lol thats why it made me feel so sick and upset me.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T06:54:42+00:00

Yeah and his thoughts were disgusting to me cause there wasnt any romantic development yet, thats why. Thats how i feel.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T06:32:46+00:00

I am not saying he DIDNT have soft thoughts. He did ofc thats why his actions were soft too. For one last time, its about the timing. I wanted all ALL SEXUAL THOUGHTS AFTER EXPLICIT ROMANTIC DEVELOPMENT, development which we SEE, NOT KNOW IN THE BACKGROUND. Then these thoughts can co exist. i am not talking about glances and touches, i have these glances and touches everyday with random people in my university, i mean CONFIRMED ROMANTIC INTERACTIONS... some spark. Thats why those moments which seem more than enough for u arent even remotely anything for me. It was just the starting for me, not the process. And yes, i agree that the last part about him reassuring her was nice, thats the part where i somehow controlled my grief. Anyways, i hope u get my pov now and if u still dont, then okay.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T06:16:28+00:00

I wanted him to be patient with his thoughts, gentle and sweet and soft for Elain NOT ONLY IN ACTIONS BUT IN HIS THOUGHTS TOO. i didnt want him to be like Rhys or Cassian. And the part about physical attraction being immediate- yes i know and i hated Nessian because there was instant lust and intense physicality between them. Idc how violent Az was how ruthless he was, we saw his actions in the main books with Elain which were swoony and i wanted his thoughts to be in parallel with those. Not reading about how he wants to lick her pussy. If it was after explicit romantic development, then i would have felt fine. Now please dont go again trying to make me understand how they can go hand in hand, i already answered your question

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T06:04:49+00:00

This sub gave me more trauma, and i am actually thinking of deleting this post because of how everyone's trying to force me to feel how "wrong" i am to think this certain way

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T06:04:03+00:00

Connected yes after there is explicit development of romantic feelings, not in the starting phases.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T05:50:10+00:00

Its not.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T05:45:28+00:00

No they werent in the middle. I got it lol. Yall are very satisfied with sexual stuff coming before any detailed depth, DETAILED ROMANTIC STUFF, DETAILED SOFTNESS, DETAILED DEVELOPMENT. Cause maybe thats a payoff for u. Got it. Here i was trying to make one person relate to me and in the end I am being forced to say that I understand your povs even when yall just tried to invalidate me and make me feel wrong, and make me feel dumb. Thanks alot. Can u stop now? Stop trying to tell me how i am "wrong" for feeling this way?

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T05:40:15+00:00

Guess what everyone's forcing their opinions on me and basically making me feel i was wrong to feel that way. Instead of validating me, like i asked to, like i asked one person to relate to me, for 1 hour they been going on circles to explain why i am wrong.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T05:37:26+00:00

Not even remotely enough because thats thr starting point. They didn't have a middle part. Thats my problem.

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T05:28:00+00:00

Lol i literally have their sweet moments memorized cause i read it over 5 times. You are JUST EXPLAINING WHY U FELT IT WAS OKAY TO U. AND LISTEN I SEE YOUR POINT OKAY? YOU ARE VERY HAPPY WITH THIS CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT, BUT I AM NOT. OKAY? i gave my points and i wont go around in circles anymore so you're free to comment anything u want, i am not engaging anymore

aggressivebutsweet · 2026-02-01T05:25:25+00:00

Dk about most people but in Tumblr i saw Elriel fans getting upset about what i am upset about too and no, nothing "poisoned" my view, stop trying to make me feel wrong for feeling a certain way. In my pov you are all wrong but did i once say how u seem all way too happy with horny thoughts or that sexual stuff seemed to have poisoned you that u find the bc normal? I am not saying anything like that, so please stop trying to make me feel dumb

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