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✨friendly reminder:

elain gave back truth-teller because it wasn’t hers to keep.

azriel gave it to her to use for that day to help protect herself.

he didn’t gift it to her to keep for all eternity.

learn the fucking difference before you go ahead and make yourself sound silly.

also, elriels draw elain with it because she is the only female to ever hold truth-teller.

she is the only female azriel entrusted it to.

so if elriels want to draw elain with it, that’s on canon.

sorry you can’t handle that.

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You can't tell me this isn't beast rhysand and glowing feyre

[elrielhd]

TikTok is a nest of misinformation. I read acotar a while back, prior the release of acosf, and Nessian and Elriel was so obvious for everyone, we were not even surprised Nesta book was coming up next with Cassian as the LI, then we were expecting Elriel.

Turns out, someone in TT started the whole Gwynriel trend and people are jumping on it just because it’s popular, but there’s nothing in the books that indicates they will end up together. I had to re-read the book because I thought I missed something, but no, my Elriel opinion did not change.

I started reading ACOTAR in December last year so I’m very new. I noticed quite a few signs of elriel while reading the series but stupidly, I was waiting for Gwyn’s introduction because I saw so many people shipping her with Azriel and saying they’re endgame. I thought that at some point somehow elriel will end up like moriel where it doesn’t pan out and Gwyn becomes the main girl for Azriel. Thus I tried to not become invested in any of Elain and Azriel’s moments for fear of my heart breaking because they don’t work out. But that was hard as I really enjoyed anything that involved both of them. I especially loved Feyre shipping them because I internally wholeheartedly agreed with her lmao.

I also lost interest in elucien real fast as there was absolutely nothing there lol. Besides Elain’s obvious disinterest in him, I also believe even Lucien isn’t that crazy about Elain. I feel like he feels obligated to take interest in her because of the mating bond and that’s it. He’s not interested in Elain, he’s interested in a mate.

Fast forward to ACOSF (looooong after ACOMAF where already I felt like I sensed something between them after their first meeting, eg. Elain wearing a cobalt blue dress like Azriel’s siphons when they met, her looking to him to see if the dinner discussion is going well, enjoying chatting with him during the dinner despite being scared of fae and getting him to open up a bit more, SJM focusing separately on Feysand, Nessian, and Elriel respectively during the dinner scene. I could go on) and I was wondering how SJM is going to build up gwynriel in (1) book into something worth being invested in and have me letting go of (3) books of elriel build up.

Meanwhile Gwyn only gets introduced a ways into the book and Azriel barely has any notable interactions with her that indicate a future romance. Afterwards, I remember being like “why on earth is this fandom so sure they are/will be canon?” I got a hold of the BC and it literally just confirmed the obvious. Elriel is the next couple.

Imagine my shock when I see all the gwynriel blogs lecturing elriels on this and that (with the most ridiculous misinformation I’ve ever seen) and how elriels are delusional, etc.

It just bothers me that they essentially trick (whether knowingly or unknowingly) new readers into believing gwynriel is endgame, and then the new ones don’t always realize it’s nonsense so the fandom just keeps being flooded with new gwynriel shippers. While I support it as a crack ship, I’m entirely against someone trying to tell me they will be canon. Especially when these people are usually anti IC and Elain haters. I’m not taking them seriously.

Anyway my gut was always telling me I shouldn’t ignore elriel. I went back and reread every single mention/foreshadowing of elriel in the books and allowed myself to just absolutely fall in love with them. And I don’t regret it one bit

Hey anon 🫶

I read the acotar series before acosf came out and it was so obvious just by that series alone, Nessian and elriel were going to be a thing - so I went into acosf unsuprised when elriel started having an attraction towards each other and we got more of their buildup for their story. Gwynriel didnt even occur to me? I liked Gwyn but there was 0 memories interactions she had with Az that made me stop and think “ooh there is something there” I finished acosf and left the book thinking elriel was next. Got onto tiktok and kept seeing gwynriel everywhere in the comments of acotar videos so at first - I thought they were some type of inside joke or acota4 cult…I was shocked to find out people were shipping Gwyn and Az. Nothing in acosf ever alluded to them and I didnt believe an author like Mass would introduce Azriels LI so late into the series, that too a spinoff. I kept seeing gwynriels mention the Azriel bonus which I had 0 idea existed/ out of pure pettiness I didnt read the bonus. My stance was, I shouldn’t need a bonus to understand gwynriel or need it to know they’re the next couple. I should have gotten that from acosf alone and let me tell you - so many Gwynriels struggled with justifying their ship and proving its endgame when they can’t use the bonus which tells you enough.

Elriel was just naturally developed. Everything about them is complimentary and they just make sense together/ I loved Feyre for clocking onto elriel straight away and I loved reading every single one of their scenes and how much significance Mass places around it. It’s like she just can’t help herself from writing about elriel poetically, lmfao. Yet when Elucien were revealed to be mates, I was taken back but intrigued and already digging the idea of them. The roguish male paired w the polite lady? Sign me up for that dynamic any day yet when it came to actually reading about them / they felt so stale and awkward. Like mixing two different people together and its just not working. Every elucien scene was hard to read yet every elriel scene was flawless. They just matched each other and reading about them together just made sense. I wS so happy when Feyre questioned why elriel weren’t mates bcs it meant Sjm was planning on doing something w that storyline which kept me even more engaged w elriel. Come to acosf - and all thats changed is elrield attraction is confirmed and Az is basically spending the whole book pining after Elain. At no point does Mass break elriel apart.

Gwynriels know there is nothing romantic or even significant about any Gwyn x Az scenes hence why they have to downplay every elriel scene (which they use for their HCs/fics) and exaggerate what little Gwyn and Az scenes there are. Most of their ship is 55% talking badly about elriel to any poor sucker who would listen, 12% fanfics and HCs which is basically copy past of canon elriel scenes, 5% theories that are basically elriel theories that they’ve copied and 28% of gwynriel fanarts to entice people on Gwynriel.

It’s hilarious how they call Elriels delusional meanwhile they’re thinking Sjm would have Az ready to beg on his knees for Elain then get w Gwyn. Thank God thats not her type of love stories. It cracks me up at how disappointed newcomers who have heard about gwynriel are when they realise what little scenes gwyn and az have especially compared to elriel scenes. I think most jumped onto the bandwagon of gwynriel bcs they hated Elain and this way, their precious Az can be with someone they deem “better” then meek, boring Elain.

There is a reason Sjm had Feyre question why elriel aren’t mates. Had Az know what was amiss w elain instead of her mate who stood there uselessly. A reason why she had Elain call Azriels scars beautiful and had Elain be the first to hold TT aside from Az. A reason why Az went to risk his life for Elain whilst her mate was gallivanting trying to help another woman, I can go on but you get the gist. These moments weren’t used as filler scenes. They’re important to Az and Elain as characters separately and together as a couple. No author would spend that many books & important scenes to build a couple only to have them breakup and end w others.

I also dont regret falling in love with elriel 🌸🦇

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This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen 🌸🦇

🎨 natalienardozza on insta is doing the azriel bonus chapter and i am absolutely obsessed with it. Its is absolutely gorgeous! Love the way they draw elain and azriel especially portraying azriels angst.

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I’m confused, didn’t Bryce and Hunt had 3 books written about them? How come that after 3 books of development between those two, people are shipping Bryce with Azriel? Do you imagine reading book after book from one ship and then, almost by the last book the lead ends up with another character. Wouldn’t make any sense. If Azriel were to end up with Bryce, that would have to been developed since book 1 or 2.

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I am a fan of Elain and azriel but I really want to ask why azriel was holding Bryce hands for a long time. We all know he hates physical contacts, but that part has been on my mind for a while

Thank you for sending this to my inbox. 🫶 You’re right, he doesn’t often initiate physical contact so it is worth noting when he does. When I read the scene below, though, I laughed because it reminded me of when I hold my child’s hand as we’re crossing the street. My child will run off, straight into danger, without my guidance. I know that Bryce is an adult, but Azriel acts a bit like a parent in this whole sequence. He does not trust Bryce to walk on her own or do what she says she will do and tries to exert control (for everyone’s safety) as a result. And to be honest, his suspicions are valid: she lied and drew a wyrm to them with her bleeding hand before this, and distracts him and runs for it in this specific scene.

“There are caves and doors throughout the land,” Azriel said, “that open into distant places. Maybe that was one of them.” His gaze flicked to Bryce, noting how closely she was listening to all that, and said, “Let’s go in.”

He took Bryce’s hand in his broad, callused one, pulling her toward the chamber beyond. His face was a mask of cold determination in the light of the golden orbs floating over them, his hazel eyes darting around to monitor the gloom.

This close to him, hand in hand, she could feel the sword and dagger again thrumming and pulsing. They throbbed against her eardrums—

The hilt of the Starsword shifted in her direction—she could have reached out and touched it with her other hand. One movement, and its hilt would be in her grip.

Azriel shot her a warning look.

[…]

Bryce sucked in a breath. “I’m going in. Keep a step back,” she warned Azriel.

“And miss the fun?” Azriel muttered. Nesta chuckled behind them.

“I mean it,” Bryce said, trying to tug her hand from his. “You stay here.”

His fingers tightened on hers, not letting go. “What do you sense?”

“Wards,” Bryce replied, again scanning the arena-sized cavern ahead. And there, right in the center of the space…

[…]

Azriel scanned the chamber, still not letting go of Bryce’s hand as he said to Nesta, “We don’t know what else might be kept at bay in here.”

“I didn’t sense anything except the Harp last time,” Nesta replied, but she still assessed the chamber with a warrior’s focus.

“We also didn’t sense that there was a second entrance into this place,” Azriel countered. “We can assume nothing right now.”

[…]

Bryce’s fingers tightened around the amulet. Then she looked over Azriel’s shoulder, and her eyes widened. “Watch out!”

He dropped her hand instantly, whirling to the unseen, unsensed opponent. The nonexistent opponent.

Bryce moved with Fae swiftness, and by the time Azriel realized there was nothing there, she’d already crossed the ward line.

Cold fury tightened his features, but Nesta was smirking with something like approval.

“You’re on your own now,” Azriel said, blue stones glimmering at his hands with a cold fury that matched his expression. (hofas)

This does not carry a hint of romance to me. It’s even more noticeable when we compare specific scenes:

He took Bryce’s hand in his broad, callused one, pulling her toward the chamber beyond. His face was a mask of cold determination in the light of the golden orbs floating over them, his hazel eyes darting around to monitor the gloom. (hofas)

He took Bryce’s hand and pulled her. But Elain?

“Can I set you up in the garden? The herbs you planted are coming in nicely.”

“I can help her,” said Azriel, stepping to the table as Elain silently rose. No shadows at his ear, no darkness ringing his fingers as he extended a hand.

Nesta monitored him like a hawk, but kept silent as Elain took his hand, and out they went. (acowar)

He offers his hand, she accepts it, and they walk out together. Offer and permission.

Similarly, Bryce takes Truth-Teller from Azriel.

There were two blades practically screaming for her to use them. Bryce again reached out a hand, her will, toward Azriel. And as surely as the Starsword had done, Truth-Teller flew from his grip. He tried to grab it, but even his swift lunge wasn’t fast enough to stop it. To stop Bryce as the knife soared for her fingers.

The dagger’s hilt landed in her palm, cool and heavy.

Her body began to hum. Like having one blade in each hand—the Starsword and Truth-Teller—electrified her.

And proceeds to leave with it despite his panic and pleading (🥺).

“Please,” Azriel said, his gaze now on her hands. On the Starsword—and on Truth-Teller. Something like panic filled his hazel eyes.

Shaking her head, Bryce backed toward the hole she’d made in the world. In the universe. She could only pray it would lead her to Midgard. (hofas)

But he offers Truth-Teller to Elain and she accepts it. Azriel has never allowed anyone to touch his dagger, but he chose to give it to Elain…amid the sighing meadow grasses, poetry once again dripping from his lips in her presence. This act required deep trust and care. He could have offered her a different dagger, but he didn’t. He gave her the one that meant the most to him.

And now, standing amongst the sighing meadow grasses in his Illyrian armor, all seven Siphons gleaming…

Elain’s eyes widened at the obsidian-hilted blade in Azriel’s scarred hand. The runes on the dark scabbard.

“It has never failed me once,” the shadowsinger said, midday sun devoured by the dark blade. “Some people say it is magic and will always strike true.” He gently took her hand and pressed the hilt of the legendary blade into it. “It will serve you well.”

“I—I don’t know how to use it—”

“I’ll make sure you don’t have to,” I said, grass crunching as I moved closer.

Elain weighed my words…and slowly closed her fingers around the blade.

Cassian gawked at Azriel, and I wondered how often Azriel lent out that blade—

Never, Rhys said from where he finished buckling on his own weapons against the side of the wagon. I have never once seen Azriel let another person touch that knife.

Elain looked up at Azriel, their eyes meeting, his hand still lingering on the hilt of the blade. (acowar)

And she immediately returns it to him, most likely grasping its importance and proving his instincts and trust are well placed.

But Elain had given it back—had pressed it into Azriel’s hands after the battle, just as he had pressed it into hers before. And then walked away without looking back. (acofas)

Sarah made the dynamics very different for a reason. There’s a reason the shadowsinger would only give up his dagger to and spout poetry for the lovely fawn, and I am excited to learn more about that in the next book. ✨

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“𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑰 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎, 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒐 𝒇𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂𝒓 𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒎. 𝑨𝒏𝒅 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒕𝒓𝒖𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒍𝒅𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒎. 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒊𝒇 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖, 𝑰 𝒌𝒏𝒐𝒘 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐, 𝒚𝒐𝒖’𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆, 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒅𝒊𝒅 𝒐𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒖𝒑𝒐𝒏 𝒂 𝒅𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒎.”

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✮♱✮ art by hanna.digiart

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I hope you’re all doing very well today!!! I’m so very excited to share this absolutely beautiful and magnificent masterpiece done by the amazing and wonderfully talented hanna.digiart. I’ve loved Sleeping Beauty ever since I was a child, and the theory that Elriel could be a Sleeping Beauty retelling just makes my heart race with excitement so I’ve been dying to commission this!! I was also inspired by pandoras_book and her breathtaking Sleeping Beauty Elriel pieces!! So I hope you guys are as in love with this piece as I am, and once again show support to the insanely awesome hanna.digiart for bringing my ideas to life in ways I couldn’t even imagine! This piece was also very inspired by my lovely friend, @elriell sleeping beauty Elriel commissions!! If you haven’t already, you MUST check hers out they’re absolutely perfect!!!

Sleeping Beauty Elriel Theory

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✮♱✮ characters are Elain Archeron and Azriel from A Court of Thorns and Roses

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i've stepped away from the fandom for the past couple months because i've been hyperfixating on other books busy. it's always in the back of my mind tho, and i'm always checking for any updates. anyway. stepping back from all the nuances and over-analyzations really makes one realize how simple and obvious the future of this series is.

like

L/ucien - son of the most powerful spellcleaver - lives with Vassa who is *gasp* under an unbreakable spell. treats her like an acolyte. laughs around her to the point feyre notices. bro is prolly going to *shock* break her spell using his *gasps again* spellcleaving powers and the two will live happily and fiery ever after.

Elain/Az - want to bang. this is established. doubts the mating bond. everyone around them also doubts the mating bond ('cept Rhys, because p l o t). Az yeeted his life away to rescue Elain from a whole army. Az finds out the cauldron is corrupt. Az figures out her powers when her own mate was just like "hmhmhhmh idk lol". right afer miss healer says a mate could figure out what was amiss (!!!!!!!!!!! bruh). the series' m a i n c h a r a c t e r bb girl Feyre is headcanoning them so hard it becomes canon. Az is a spy. Elain is displaying spy characteristics. best friends with Az's spy friends. probably learning spy stuff. Az gets all moody and broody when L/ucien is around bc the mating bond is STINKY. moves to a whole new zipcode bc Elain is such a cutie patootie. Elain buys gifts for her sisters, bffs and...Az?? stays up late at night talking to him about gardening plans. lets him carry her to the garden. holds his hand to go out into said garden!!! (omg). would rather stare at boiling water than be in the same room as her mate. shrinks into herself. sits as far away as possible. associates him with her kidnapping. 0/10 does not like him. seeks out Az at night to give him a gift k n o w i n g her mate is upstairs and not giving a single shit while trying to make the moves on Azzy boi. (love that abt her btw). where do you THINK this is going bro it's so obvious i scream into the VOID.

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What if”—I jerked my chin toward the window, to my sister and the shadowsinger in the garden— “that is what she needs? Is there no free will?

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Xaden addressing the senarium and assembly:

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Haven’t seen a fandom so toxic like acotar fandom. Elriel usually stay on their circles, but there’s always a comment from that other ship. It’s tiring.

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I saw this in TikTok (credits to the creator) but it seems like a foreshadowing. A rose half-hidden in the shadows and placed before a goddess (that could be The Mother) and Nesta does not know why she had to place the rose there.

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What’s worse is that Azriel had more chemistry with Bryce than with his supposed mate, girlie was in the same place he had been for the past 2 years and me never, not once, seek her out.

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Azriel supremacy 🧎‍♀️

Why is Lucien being able to catch a fish with his hands made a big deal , real life human men can do the same exact thing . He's really nothing special and it's time people admitted that

Azriel can shield half of Velaris and sneak into the Hybern camp and grab his girl.

Lucien catches a fish.

Lucien stans: He can TOTALLY beat Azriel in a Blood Duel!

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ACOTAR 6 : Elain’s book and Azriel is the love interest

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Now can we all move on?????

Please, just live in “fanon world” for yourself, but accept the canon already .

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“Articles don’t mean anything! It’s not confirmation!”

but obviously they trigger you enough to send horrible messages when a company posts something you don’t like.

enough so that the person who posted it feels the need to take it down because your poor little feelings were hurt and they didn’t mention your crack theories and head canons.

this fandom can be so fucking childish.

the quicker SJM announces the next book, the better.

because i truly don’t know how much more i can take of this negativity and toxicity.

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Hot people stay together🔥

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