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• A Court of Truth and Healing - ACOSF One Shots by flamesandshadows

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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  03 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Elain Archeron/Azriel
  • Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra
  • Feyre Archeron/Rhysand
  • Nesta Archeron/Cassian
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Rhysand (ACoTaR)
  • Cassian (ACoTaR)
  • Nesta Archeron
  • Azriel (ACoTaR)
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Elain Archeron
  • Eris Vanserra
  • Amren (ACoTaR)
  • Morrigan (ACoTaR)
  • Madja (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Book 4: A Court of Silver Flames
  • Pregnancy complications
  • mention of pregnancy loss
  • Mention of Death In Childbirth

  Summary

  I'm taking key scenes from ACOSF and rewriting them the way they *could* have gone if characters communicated honestly or had a bit more emotional intelligence. Each one shot is self contained and I'm adding them as I write them, so they're not in any particular chronological order.

  Ch. 1 - Cassian doesn't like the plan to "intervene" with Nesta
  Ch. 2 - Nesta actually reads p. 236
  Ch. 3 - Feyre finds out her friends lied to her
  Ch. 4 and 5 - Nesta refuses to go hiking
  Ch. 6 - Feyre's Perspective (ACOSF, Chapter 47)
  CH. 7 - Cass and Mor discuss her "suggestion" for Nesta to go to the Court of Nightmares (ACOSF, Ch. 4)
  Ch. 8 - Nesta falls down the stairs (ACOSF, Ch. 10-11)
  Ch. 9 - Aftermath of Ch. 8 - Madja meets with the Inner Circle
  Ch. 10 - Only A Male's Shirt - ACOSF, Ch. 1
  Ch. 11 - Hiking
  Ch. 12 - Hiking Part 2 - Cass, Az, and Rhys in the mountains
  Ch. 13 - The Dance - Mor prepares Nesta for the Hewn City ball

  Note: All of my stories hold the Inner Circle accountable for their role in situations. If you don't like that, don't read my fics. If you don't like Nesta, move along. Thanks!

  Series

  • Part 3 of A Court of Truth - One Shots

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  45,029

  Chapters:

  13/13

  Comments:

  216

  Kudos:

  725

  Bookmarks:

  126

  Hits:

  22,898

• One Week (ACOMAF) by flamesandshadows

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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  25 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Rape/Non-Con
  • Feyre Archeron/Rhysand
  • Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra
  • Nesta Archeron/Cassian
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Rhysand (ACoTaR)
  • Morrigan (ACoTaR)
  • Tamlin (ACoTaR)
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Azriel (ACoTaR)
  • Cassian (ACoTaR)
  • Amren (ACoTaR)
  • Tarquin (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cresseida (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Varian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Kallias (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Viviane (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Viviane's Sister (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Eris Vanserra
  • Nesta Archeron
  • Elain Archeron
  • Feyre Archeron's Father
  • Jurian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Book 2: A Court of Mist and Fury
  • POV Rhysand (ACoTaR)
  • POV Feyre Archeron
  • Not Canon Compliant
  • Rhys decides to spend time with Feyre instead of leaving her alone for a week
  • Rhys being less of an ass than in canon
  • like in all my ACOTAR fics
  • characters actually talk to each other
  • everyone has just a bit more emotional intelligence

  Summary

  Rhys calls in his bargain with Feyre, whisking her away from her wedding. Their bargain gives him one week to show her who he really is, what his court is all about, and he decides to make the most of it.

  Rhys's actions at the beginning of ACOMAF don't make a whole lot of sense. By the time he shows up to crash Feyre's wedding, the mating bond has snapped into place for him. Presumably he wants to win her over and show her a broader picture than what she knows of his court, and of him personally. He also wants her to help him with the threat from Hybern, which would be another reason to at least try to be nice to her. Yet he spends a lot of their early interactions taunting her and arguing with her, if not outright insulting her. Seeing how nice he was to Gwyn and other characters later on, it seems doubly weird that he's such a jerk to Feyre, especially knowing how traumatized she was and how fragile her mental health is at that moment.

  This fic imagines what it would be like if Rhys made a concerted effort to win Feyre over during her very first visit to the Night Court, rather than having a few uncomfortable reading/shielding lessons with her and then leaving her alone during most of that time.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  93,786

  Chapters:

  28/?

  Comments:

  369

  Kudos:

  957

  Bookmarks:

  268

  Hits:

  39,200

• Riddles in the Dark by flamesandshadows

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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  13 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Major Character Death
  • Feyre Archeron & Rhysand
  • Feyre Archeron & Lucien Vanserra
  • Rhysand & Lucien Vanserra
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Tamlin (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Amarantha (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lady of the Autumn Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Eris Vanserra
  • Helion (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Nuala (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cerridwen (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Dagdan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Brannagh (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Attor (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Kallias (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Under the Mountain (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Book 1: A Court of Thorns and Roses
  • Rhys uses his daemati powers for good
  • Enemies to Friends
  • All the UtM triggers apply
  • But with less SA because we're not doing that to Feyre
  • Fixing all the things I hated about ACOTAR
  • Beron Vanserra Being an Asshole
  • Major character death - Freeform
  • but it's a good one

  Summary

  What if all the people who tried to help Feyre Under the Mountain were able to work together?
  A partial ACOTAR rewrite.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  114,990

  Chapters:

  28/?

  Comments:

  325

  Kudos:

  438

  Bookmarks:

  112

  Hits:

  14,866

• Above All Shadows Rides the Sun by flamesandshadows

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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  18 Dec 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Lucien Vanserra/Vassa
  • Elain Archeron/Azriel
  • Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra
  • Azriel/Gwyneth Berdara
  • Jurian/Vassa (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Helion/Lady of the Autumn Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Elain Archeron
  • Vassa (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Jurian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cassian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Nesta Archeron
  • Tamlin (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Briar (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Tarquin (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cresseida (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Eris Vanserra
  • Lady of the Autumn Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Helion (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Kallias (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Viviane (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Alis (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Jesminda (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Nyx (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Original Nesta Archeron/Cassian Child(ren)
  • Amren (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Varian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Post-Book 4: A Court of Silver Flames
  • The Band of Exiles (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Aftermath of the necklace incident
  • rejected mating bonds
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • The relationship tags kind of give it away
  • But it's the journey not the destination
  • No cheating
  • Amicable breakups
  • POV Lucien Vanserra
  • I'll be posting Elain's POV separately
  • Racism
  • Classism
  • The Summer Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)

  Summary

  “Above all shadows rides the Sun
  and Stars for ever dwell:
  I will not say the Day is done,
  nor bid the Stars farewell.”
  ― J.R.R. Tolkien

  It's been ten years since Lucien's mating bond was rejected, and he's moved on as best as he could -- soaking up every moment he can with the human woman he knows he can't have forever, helping his friends rebuild their courts post-war, and above all, avoiding the Night Court and any reminders of Elain Archeron. But when he and Tarquin finally convince the High Lords to meet and discuss equality initiatives for lesser fae, and the human refugees still living in Prythian, he'll have to face old ghosts of the past.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Bid the Stars Farewell

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  213,357

  Chapters:

  53/?

  Comments:

  779

  Kudos:

  1,107

  Bookmarks:

  131

  Hits:

  53,040

• Bid the Stars Farewell by flamesandshadows

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

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • F/M
  • Work in Progress

  04 Nov 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Elain Archeron/Azriel
  • Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra
  • Azriel/Gwyneth Berdara
  • Lucien Vanserra/Vassa
  • Elain Archeron
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Nesta Archeron
  • Cassian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Amren (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Vassa (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Jurian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Eris Vanserra
  • Gwyneth Berdara
  • Emerie (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Nuala (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cerridwen (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Post-Book 4: A Court of Silver Flames
  • Aftermath of the necklace incident
  • rejected mating bonds
  • Angst with a Happy Ending
  • The Night Court
  • The relationship tags kind of give it away
  • But it's the journey not the destination
  • POV Elain Archeron
  • Amicable breakups
  • No cheating
  • Lucien's POV is posted separately

  Summary

  “Above all shadows rides the Sun
  and Stars for ever dwell:
  I will not say the Day is done,
  nor bid the Stars farewell.”
  ― J.R.R. Tolkien

  It's been ten years since Elain rejected the mating bond with Lucien, and she's settled in to a quiet, comfortable life at the Night Court, married to the male she loves. But as everyone grows and changes, and she starts to feel stagnant, she wonders if she's gotten *too* comfortable, after all.

  Series

  • Part 2 of Bid the Stars Farewell

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  251,638

  Chapters:

  59/?

  Comments:

  1,011

  Kudos:

  1,144

  Bookmarks:

  114

  Hits:

  56,138