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Plagiarism in the ACOTAR Fandom

If you write Nessian, Nezriel, or Cazriel and ACOSF fics, take note.

On Thursday, June 29, I learned that my fic, viciousness & intelligence, was plagiarized by A03 user amaliea25 in her story titled Fall from Grace. Since alerting her that I was aware of her plagiarism, she edited the scenes she stole from my fic, but she has not removed them entirely from her story.

This plagiarism came to my attention when amaliea25 commented on my short V&I outtake, promises & punishments. This was the first time she contacted me on AO3, and I was curious about what drew someone to such a minor fic. I clicked onto her page and found that she was also a Nesta/Azriel/Cassian writer. Previously, I ignored Fall from Grace because, as a canon-divergent ACOSF story in which Nesta has an unexpected dual mating bond with Cassian and Azriel, the premise was similar enough to V&I that I did not want to step on her toes by accident.

However, I shouldn't have worried about that. Because when I decided to check out a random page in her fic anyway to decide whether or not I should bookmark it to read after I finish V&I, I discovered she was already plagiarizing my work.

Screenshots below the cut.

The Plagiarized Content

To my knowledge, three scenes from V&I were stolen from Chapters 2, 3, and 6. However, amaliea25 is in the habit of paraphrasing the scenes she steals, and I haven't read V&I in over 6 months, so I have suspicions about at least half a dozen more passages and plot points. I will highlight the two most obvious offenses here.

These screenshots were taken on June 29th.

viciousness & intelligence Chapters 2 and 6 (published 5/10/22 and 6/21/22) vs. Fall from Grace Chapter 22 (published 5/31/23)

viciousness & intelligence Chapter 3 (published 5/19/22) vs. Fall from Grace Chapter 23 (published 6/2/23)

The Reddit Tip-off

I have since read the entirety of Fall from Grace to check for more plagiarism, and while doing so I realized that the title of Fall from Grace and the sentiment in the comment on promises & punishments sounded familiar to me. I used to advertise my fics on r/ACOTAR, and in May I received email notifications about several comments on my old post about V&I... the most recent of which advertised another Nessriel story entirely.

I was appalled that someone promoted another fic on my post, but ignored it at the time and muted the user - I thought it was just a fan of the Nesta/Cassian/Azriel ship being unknowingly rude.

But when I went back and confirmed that the story in this comment was the one that plagiarized my fic, I did get a little heated and jump the gun. I replied, "Considering that fic has plagiarized mine, do not do that." The next morning, the comment advertising Fall from Grace on my post was gone.

But even though that one instance of this user promoting Fall from Grace was deleted, it is strange that it is the only fic u/Embarrassed_Room1347 promotes, isn’t it?

So I suspect that u/Embarrassed_Room1347 and AO3 user amaliea25 are the same person, and that my comment about plagiarism on June 29th tipped her off that I was aware and that she needed to cover up her tracks...

The Alteration

...which she tried to do. Poorly. Here is a screenshot of the same portion of Chapter 22 of Fall from Grace taken today, July 1st, proving that amaliea25 is aware that she committed plagiarism, that it is not okay, and that I am unhappy that she did. This is the only edit she has made to my knowledge, since as of this post, Chapter 23 remains untouched.

Despite amaliea25's attempts to edit away her plagiarism, I also downloaded a copy of Fall from Grace as an EPUB from AO3 on June 29th before she had the chance. This fic was first published on May 8, 2023, and the extreme length and patchwork quality of the writing and plot indicates to me that much of it was taken from outside sources.

If you are a fellow ACOTAR author and you are concerned amaliea25 may have plagiarized your work and is now attempting to cover it up, please DM me. I'll send you the file so you can check for yourself.

She may have altered what she stole from your work even further since June 29th, but it is likely still in her fic.

I only check AO3 for fics. If you are aware of Fall from Grace on any other platforms, I would appreciate it if you told me so I can report it.

A Court of Thorns and Roses Locations

⤷ THE AUTUMN COURT

For @moononastring

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❌ losing weight

❌ mental health benefits

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Halloween Headcanon

Ft. Eris and little Lucien

-When Lucien is around nine or ten, he becomes “deeply weird” in Eris’ opinion. He gets super serious and doesn’t talk much, just reads tons and tons of books about spooky stuff. LoA insists to Eris that it’s just a phase, that Eris himself went through a phase where he stared at people for uncomfortably long amounts of time and led some people to think he was possessed. Eris turns bright red and changes the subject, but later insists that his baby brother is still a weirdo.

-So Eris is horrified when he ends up stuck on Lucien duty during Halloween while his mom holds court with Beron. He’s secretly pissed because he has a super cool vampire costume that he was trying to impress a secret lover with that is now going to be wasted on a morbid little kid.

-Lucien shows up at Eris’ room dressed like a ghost, but it’s basically just this:

-Eris is like…ugh fine, let’s go get candy from everyone.

-They travel all over the Forest House knocking on doors and getting candy for Lucien. If Eris feels like someone isn’t being generous enough with the sweets, he stares at them menacingly until they give his little brother more candy.

-Lucien doesn’t talk much, and it’s freaking Eris out so finally he asks Lucien to tell him about the weird shit he’s been reading and then he can’t get Lucien to shut up about all the ghosts that live in the Forest House and all the macabre ways that they died. Did Eris know that one of the previous High Lords flung himself off the tallest branch of the tallest tree in Autumn because he had his heart broken? Did Eris know that a group of priestesses were drowned in the river and now roam the forest looking for revenge? Eris tells Lucien that he did not know and that he wished he still didn’t know.

-One of the brothers tries to give Lucien grandma candy and Eris has to threaten him into handing over the good stuff.

-Eris nearly has a heart attack when he looks over and notices the “ghost” holding his hand is flickering underneath the sheet. Time for a detour to the library to reinforce the binding spell that keeps the sunshine powers locked away.

-Lucien finally starts acting like a normal kid when he starts whining that he’s tired and he just wants to go back to his rooms to eat his candy. By this point, LoA has returned and Eris is more than happy to hand over the cranky child to his mother. Before he goes off with her to get ready for bed, Lucien gives Eris a huge hug. He stands there stiffly and endures it while his mom beams.

-Eris is annoyed to discover that his would-be lover has gone home and that his expensive costume was a total waste. But he’s secretly happy that he got to spend a little time with his baby brother, even if he is a giant weirdo.

I dunno I mean I knew a lot of Americans were against it but I assumed they were all elitist right wing weirdos.

What's the mainstream left wing position then if it's not socialism?

May the Fourth Be With You

Don’t forget to wear glitter, take your meds, and practice self-care in honor of our dear departed Space Mom.

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