Rhys in the pregnancy plotline
coming from someone who hates rhysand, I still cant help but feel like this wasnt him. keeping crucial details from Feyre about her pregnancy—i feel like he just wouldnt do this? knowing feysand, since they act as unit, it seems more in character for him to tell only feyre, then they both keep that secret together from the IC. i know people disagree that its out of character for rhys to do this. i agree that keeping secrets is his thing, as he's done it multiple times in the past, but one thing people seem to forget is that rhys did those knowing, 1. feyre would be safe in the end, and 2. she could handle whatever he threw at her. (I dont entirely agree with either of those ideas, as i dont agree with the basis from which it stems from, but thats for another post). all of a sudden he decides feyre cant handle this one. he doesnt trust she'll be able to pull through, keeping her emotions in check and not hurt the baby. I dont know why, but im having a hard time believing that.
like as cheap and unearned as it was (imo), this girl survived the oroboros. she faced the worst parts of herself and came out on top. I guess I just dont understand where his fear of her knowing is coming from. I get that he's worried about nyx, but I feel like he has a sound enough mind to know that feyre knowing the truth wouldve been better than her not knowing, because then they can try to find a solution together. that seems more plausible to me. they already have the bargain secret, why not throw in the pregnancy one? it feels way more in character for him to do this than what we got in SF. im not even gonna touch on the "no other solution" aspect because for a lot of reasons it was stupid.
anyways thats my hot take (and rant) for that day. curious to see what you guys think. peace
Posted Jun 10, 2026, 4:37 PM UTC