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The way Elain rushed to make herself pretty when Azriel grabbed the potatoes.
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On Mate Behavior: Elriel
So, when it comes to Azriel's mate behavior, I would say the most commonly discussed point (which I definitely agree with) to *disprove* that Azriel displays any mate behavior towards Gwyn is his overall calm demeanor and focus on Eris when the Valkyrie are kidnapped in the middle of the night and dropped into the Blood Rite.
However, there is another example that additionally highlights the lack of "mate behavior" in the bonus chapter, and I truly don't see it come up that often, though I think it is even more telling!
When he meets Gwyn's gaze, and that bloody memory of when he first "met" her (if you would like to call that their meeting) flashes, he is otherwise completely unruffled. He simply reflects on Gwyn's growth, and two seconds later, is snorting and having an easy, playful conversation.
While this certainly points to their comfortability and fun banter that they share, it does not scream *mate behavior.*
ToG and CC spoilers ahead
I think about Rowan seeing Aelin's ruined back for the first time, and being so overcome with anger at discovering the violence that had been enacted on her that he took to the skies to get control of his violent instincts:
I think of Cassian in his bonus chapter with Nesta- going into a rage as he smelled Nesta's fear while she recalled Tomas's attempted assault. He would have gone to kill him right then, I have no doubt:
I think of Ruhn hating Lidia, being sick over discovering the female he had fallen for was The Hind. And yet, when Pollux lays a hand on her, he was ready to rip out his throat for hurting Lidia. He couldn't understand how he could hate her and need her and want to kill for her at the same time:
So I do think it's interesting that in comparison to the to the other mated males who get a POV and an inside look into their heads while they reflect on trauma their mates have been through (even before knowing they are mates, which is the case in all three of these examples) they are completely unhinged. And yet we get this pointed moment where Azriel actively reflects on Gwyn's trauma, the absolute horrors that had been done to her and... nothing. A snort, and a little bit of form correction and teasing.
Meanwhile in this same book, Elain gets called boring and Azriel's shadows are like hoe who do we need to mf-ing end right tf now:
Azriel has already established that he believes the Cauldron could be wrong. While I personally disagree that there is foreshadowing to Azriel and Gwyn being mates, even in trying to give it a fair and unbiased look and say okay- could they be mates? I still wind up drawing the conclusion that even if they are, it would mean as little to Azriel as Elain's mating bond currently means to her.
I am personally super open minded about whether or not Azriel and Elain are true mates. I think a reveal that they are could be lovely. I also think them choosing each other above all, even fate, would be lovely.
But there is simply no denying that these two already have a set up plotline of questioning the Cauldron, and the only two characters *acting* like mates in this scenario are Az and Elain.
As always, I am Lucien and Gwyn positive even though I ship Elriel, so be kind in the comments! But I just really don't see how this could possibly play out any other way. Azriel has had too many on page opportunities, even from his personal POV, to display mate behavior towards Gwyn and there is nary a lick. It's just... not how a lead up to a mate reveal typically goes. So the pure, undiluted facts are that even if you think Sarah is a "fated mate" author above all, she is not treating these characters as she usually does. And that is noteworthy.
Thank you for joining me on this dissertation!
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Azriel after his bonus chapter:
“Three days passed with no word from Cassian. He’d been replaced in training with a stone-faced Azriel, who was more aloof than usual and wouldn’t even give her a smile?”
Azriel is still very much upset about the whole thing with Rhys forbidding him from being with Elain (obviously). His feelings for Elain and her feelings for him are still very much there (obviously).
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Why don’t the gwynriels and eluciens understand that Az didn’t care who that necklace went to and that gwyn more than likely does not have it??
He literally did not care who Clotho, CLOTHO NOT HIM, gave it to. He just wanted to get rid of it because now it reminded him of a bad night.
AND THERE’S NO PROOF THAT CLOTHO GAVE IT TO GWYN! Absolutely none. I can almost guarantee you that either we will never see that necklace again or Clotho still has it in a desk drawer waiting to give back to Az for Elain to finally have.
Like this is what a red herring is. A distraction from the real thing.
It drives me crazy when I see them say “what would Elain do when she finds out that her endgame gave her necklace to another woman and it made his chest spark”. 🙄 like stop assuming she has it or is ever going to get it. Until it’s written by Sarah, it’s not canon. Right now, it’s canonically with Clotho.
#acotar#elain archeron#elriel#pro elriel#anti el*cien#anti e/lucien#anti g*ynriel#anti gw/nriel#azriel and elain
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Anti-El*cien and kinda Anti-Lucien so I would really not read if you’re triggered by that.
I cannot reiterate enough how Lucien has done the BARE minimum for Elain as her “mate”.
Lucien is not “being a gentleman and giving her space/comfort” by living with the band of exiles. He’s AVOIDING her. It’s not polite, he’s literally just dipping out. Because it’s so painfully obvious that ELAIN DOES NOT WANT HIM. And honestly, there’s nothing in his actions to suggest he actually wants her either.
He’s not being a “good male” and thinking of Elain’s feelings. He wants out.
Him gifting her gardening gloves is NOT a good gift, If he actually cared, he’d know that Elain likes to garden with her bare hands. And in the Feysand BC it even says Elain has not used these gloves once. Also, the pearls he gave her? I literally cannot think of a worse or ill fitting jewel to give Elain. Like, he could have chosen anything and he went with pearls?? The jewel you’d give some stuffy old court lady. That’s a “safe” jewel you give to someone you DO NOT KNOW.
I’m just sick of these wild interpretations that Lucien is such a gentleman and a good mate, when he’s done nothing to deserve the title. Or the theory that Elain avoids him because she likes him sooooo much.
SJM has shown us time and again that Elain and him DO NOT FIT.
If Elain was not his mate, Lucien would not give her the time of day. Which he barely does already.
This is why I truly believe their bond is wrong/false in some way. If they were REALLY mates, Lucien wouldn’t be able to stay away like he is. And to an extent, neither would Elain. But they can separate for months without so much as batting an eye. It goes against EVERYTHING we know about mates.
Note- I’ve also been seeing from some El*ciens that “Azriel is like Graysen and that’s why Elain wants him”, and I cannot BELIEVE the reach. 1. We’ve gotten like one scene of Graysen and he was NOTHING like Azriel so where is this comparison even coming from? 2. It’s super disrespectful to Elain and her growth/healing to imply that she would do that. She’s into Az because of how kindly he’s treated her, how they’ve spent time together, and the romantic/connecting moments with her rescue and TruthTeller come ON.
#acotar#acosf#elriel#elain archeron#pro elain#pro elriel#azriel#elain x azriel#anti gw*nriel#anti el*cien
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Sneak peek for @elriel-month !
#Can't wait to show you everything !#Hope you will like it#pro elriel#elriel#elriel fanart#elriel month#elain acheron#azriel shadowsinger#sjm#acotar#Tess art tag
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The anti-Elriels often forget that these characters don't just randomly find themselves in situations and act accordingly. SJM orchestrates it. It's all purposefully written.
So to those who say that Azriel rescuing Elain from Hybern wasn't romantic (it IS) or that he was just doing his job (he wasn't) - ask yourselves this - why Azriel then?
SJM could have just as easily sent Azriel to go retrieve Vassa. "Who better to find her then the Spymaster? He has eyes and ears everywhere, if anyone can locate her it's him." And she could have just as easily made it Lucien who stuck around, noticed Elain was missing, and insisted on going to save her, regardless of the threat of death.
He could have winnowed to the edge of the camp. Used his "slyness" to sneak through and find her. And finally, use his heritage as SPELL CLEAVER and his magical eye, to break the wards which did not allow anyone to winnow out. And boom, he winnows himself, Elain, and Briar to safety, and Feyre winnows herself out too.
Then it could have been Elain and Lucien who shared a moment. Maybe she doesn't want him as a mate, but she can't help but be thankful to him for his rescue. CCan't help but admire his courage, his bravery, his resourcefulness in getting them out.
But she DIDN'T. She wrote Az and Elain. Az rescuing her. Az carrying ehr. Elain kicking the hounds off Azriel's back. Elain kissing Azriel's cheek. This didn't just happen on accident. This was intentional. And Eluciens and Gwynriels alike love to pretend that it was just chance.
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In ACOFAS, Elain gets Feyre paint brushes and Az gets Feyre paint from the continent.
In ACOSF, Elain (and Feyre) get Nesta a year book-buying credit to her favorite store. Az gets Nesta a reading light.
I can’t help but put them together when the story does it in whatever way it can.
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art by @bibillustrate
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ACOSF Bonus Chapter Azriel
https://everygirllovessparkles.com/blogs/news/what-is-the-rarest-stained-glass-color
https://islandfreepress.org/hatteras-island-features/a-beachcombers-view-purple-seaglass/
#elain acotar#elain archeron#elriel#elain x azriel#azriel#elriel supremacy#azriel acotar#pro elriel#acotar#acosf
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Something that I always find funny is when el*ciens who also happen to be gw*nriels are so against vassien and always use arguments like "you can´t seriously believe Vassa can carry a whole book", "Vassa isn't going to be the one to kill Koschei", "Vassa is a side character, she isn't getting a whole book", "what can Vassa do against a death god?", "You only ship vassien because you don't want el*cien to happen"
Like, first, Vassa is a huge part of the Koschei plot. You can't seriously believe she isn't going to become more important later on.
Second, I'm sorry to break your heart, but Gwyn is a side character too. We have known Vassa longer than we have known Gwyn and, more importantly, Vassa is more tied to the overarching plot than Gwyn.
And third, I, who was not in the fandom until a couple months ago but read the books in 2021, who had never seen theories or any other content apart from the five books, shipped vassien from the moment we got introduced to the band of exiles.
From my very first read, I was all for elriel and vassien. And I was truly shocked when I came into the fandom and saw how many people were all for gw*nriel (a ship I didn't even know existed) and el*cien (a ship I always thought had zero chemistry).
You can say that you don't like vassien, but having those kinds of arguments is so stupid. Specially when they can be used against gw*nriel.
In my opinion, there's a bigger possibility of vassien happening than gw*nriel, but I may be a little viased.
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Reminder that Sarah doesn’t sit around gushing about matings bonds, but LOVE.
Love conquers all. Not mating bonds.
Don’t worry Elain, Sarah’s got you 🫶🏼
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The Antis do enjoy their fanon over actual canon…
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Friendly Reminders: Elain Archeron and Sarah J. Maas
After Elain got dragged by the fandom for being boring and useless online, Sarah J. Maas- knowing full well that she as an author loved Elain and couldn't wait to tell her story that has been brewing for nearly a decade- wrote this:
-ACOSF
And this:
-Feysand Bonus Chapter, ACOSF
After certain members of the fandom collectively decided that Sarah J. Maas so *obviously* ended Elriel because she may not be able to have Azriel's babies and nothing is more important than that, or she owes Lucien her time because she is his mate and he deserves her, she wrote this:
-HOFAS
It's almost as if the author of the books has heard the things people said about a FMC whose book she has described as being *obsessed* with writing, like when you have a crush, and explicitly addressed and dragged the legitimately abhorrent takes surrounding the remaining Archeron sister.
Sometimes I truly wonder why one would read a book from an author they so vehemently disagree with. The author has told you her stance on these opinions. And it is... not positive. She does *not* agree with these ideas. Full stop.
I have no doubt most will be won over by Elain's book. But I find theories antithetical to the beliefs of the author to be at best bizarre, and at worst needlessly harmful to women. And the author has made it quite clear she has no interest in catering to those ideals.
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“Az said nothing.
No, he just moved toward her.”
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regarding guilty as sin and a certain subsection of the fandom attempting frantically to connect it to their ship, gwyn is a single lady with literally no ties at all what could she possibly be guilty about. and if they did date it wouldn’t be secret trysts it would just be a love story.
yk who does have something to be guilty about? elain. the one with a mate she doesn’t like. & yk what pairing would have secret trysts because their love is literally forbidden, as per rhys, their high lord? elriel.
fuck out of here
#elain archeron#pro elain#pro elriel#acotar#ghostposting#ghost posting#pro elain archeron#elriel#elain acotar#azriel acotar#elain x azriel#azriel x elain#anti gwynriel
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Seeing Eluciens scramble saying Elain is gonna reject the bond but STILL gonna choose Lucien…
First of all why would she reject the bond if she’s gonna choose him anyway? What purpose would it serve?
That SJM interview about mates has everything to do with a possible Elriel endgame because there would be no reason for Elain to reject anything with Lucien. They would have the easiest romance in a SJM novel. The only conflict being Lucien waiting for Elain to come around. Geez talk about boring.
Pulling out OLD interviews assuming SJM can’t change her mind when she literally planned for fox boy to get with Nesta first. She’s a writer, she said she lets her characters guide a story. So don’t come at me with prehistoric interviews because at the time she hadn’t written anything with them, and that’s when the two dolls who won’t kiss come in. Don’t you think she would’ve written at least SOME tension or chemistry between them beforehand? Why would she give Azriel a POV? You ignore all the foreshadowing but then you’ll act surprised and say “I never saw this coming!” literally only you didn’t.
#tired of them#if blondie doesn’t announce anything soon#hope she says something during may#literally every casual reader thinks elriel is next don’t even try#now i’m mad#pro elriel#elriel
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