#She had to be there. Aelin had to be there.

[acourtofthought]

Just saw a TikTok claiming that Lucien/Elain will end up being like Lyria/Rowan, making Azriel the Aelin in this situation.

I can’t even begin to fathom the insanity of that theory, so I defer to you — the fountain of ACOTAR theory to pick it apart 😂

Other than being massively insulting to both Elain & Lucien, who stands to gain from it? Rhys? And what would he gain? It’s another part of the Rhys-is-evil-like-Maeve theory which will never happen because SJM LOVES RHYS. I actually can’t with this fandom 😭

I get that some people really love Az but I have to wonder why they think Sarah likes Az more than Lucien?

Lucien who Sarah wrote about in book 1.

Lucien who Sarah then changed his heritage with a very clear path to being a High Lord.

Lucien who Sarah wrote as leaving Spring and joining Feyre in the NC, becoming someone the NC relies on for information, being the person who could command Cassian with a single word and someone who Cassian feels sadness for (not Az) over his situation with Elain.

It's actually pretty hysterical that they think Sarah is going to write Az as getting Lucien's mate, that Az would even DESERVE Lucien's mate over Lucien himself. "Such misogyny, blah blah, girls choice!" Seriously get out of here with that nonsense (not you anon, them). Sarah loves her male characters just as much as the female ones. It was Dorian who she said would accompany her to the theater and Rhys who she said she'd take to a deserted island (not any of the girls). Sarah said Lucien (not Az) has always been one of her favorite characters. She said there was someone special for Lucien (not Elain) at some point in the future and a mate is pretty damn special especially when it's Elain Archeron. She loves Outlander and Jamie Fraser and based Lucien off of him. But sure, her Jamie Fraser is going to lose his mate to AZ???? All because Elain thought she wanted to kiss the guy? 😂😂😂 When said guy couldn't even give her credit for killing the king, didn't think she could handle the darkness of the trove, and didn't bother to ask her how she was after her arguments with Nesta? Why in the hell would Sarah write Az as the one getting the girl over Lucien in this scenario? Az looks like the Walmart version of Tamlin at the moment, at least in terms of Elain and there is little chance Sarah is rewarding him with another guys mate.

As far as the theory, Az is irrelevant to the equation as it relates to Lyria / Rowan / Aelin and Lucien / Elain.

Rowan believed Lyria to be his real mate.

Lucien believed Jesminda was his real mate.

Lyria was murdered.

Jesminda was murdered.

Rowan was shocked to discover Aelin was actually his mate.

Lucien was shocked to discover Elain was actually his mate.

Az is literally just an interloper to all of this, he always was and he still is. He was just the placeholder to create angst with Graysen now being out of the picture, a stepping stone for Elain to go from not wanting any male or mate to starting to come around to the idea of a male (but without any real strings) which takes us to her book where she'll fully accept her mating bond once she fully accepts her faeness. And Sarah is not going to recycle the same storyline, where someone was "manipulating" Lucien's bond the way they were manipulating Rowan's. She might reuse phrases but she doesn't copy exact plots.

That they truly believe Sarah would treat Lucien to the same narrative as she did Lyria, that he'd just be the "fake" mate, proves how little they pay attention to the series as a whole. Lucien is MMC material a thousand times over, Lyria was not given main character energy. He had buildup for his story long before Az ever did. So yeah, I don't know where anyone is getting the idea that Sarah planned on giving Az Lucien's Happily Ever After.

Edit: Also, thank you for referring to me as the fountain of ACOTAR Theory, I'm still smiling over that ❤️

[bluiela]

"Why would SJM write about Elain and Azriel wanting to bang if they’re not endgame?"

Bold take. Also… bad logic.

Lust = tension Spice Drama.

Only Lust ≠ endgame.

SJM uses lust to:Distract characters (and readers)

Show flawed emotional choices

Spice things up (because this isn’t YA anymore)

Endgame = deep emotional compatibility. Growth. Soul connection.

A love that’s passionate and peaceful.

Feyre and tamlin had only lust, similarly chaol nesryn, chaol aelin, ruhn and many of his partner etc.

Explicit scenes, heavy lust, wild passion. Example:

"My hips undulated, demanding more, craving the fullness of him…"

That was hot, sure. But it didn’t last. Because desire alone can’t hold a relationship together. Above example is of Feyre and Tamlin they lacked emotional alignment, respect, and ultimately freedom. It was possessive, not healthy. Meanwhile, Feyre was physically repulsed by Rhys at first: (just like elain shows towards lucien)

Every spot of contact was abhorrent, unbearable."

Rhys gave no warning as he gripped my arm, snarling softly, and tore off the glove. His touch was like a brand, and I flinched, yielding a step, but he held firm until he’d gotten both gloves off.

Rhysand made her flinch.Guess who she ended up with?

Feylin had only lust. Rhysand was right.

Just like Elriel might be sexy—but Gwynriel/Elucien is where the quiet, lasting depth lies.

Gwyn actually makes Azriel feel emotional feelings, not only Az but also his shadows which are an extension of him, she brings out his best side. She surprises him, makes him laugh, snort, get him to open up. And many people ignore it, but Azriel also sensed Gwyn's pain and made her forget about it. There much more than lust (which they will obviously have in their book) the hints are obvious just like SJM said.

Gwynriel and elucien have actual depth and obvious hints. There are coming no matter what anyone wants. etc.

And just to be clear (cause ik people will twist in into something that isn't it)

Tamlin ≠ Azriel. Azriel respects every woman he meets. He’s a protector, not a controller. This isn’t about character morality—it’s about logic and using brain cells to see which relationship is endgame and which isn't.

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[acourtofquestions]

Overhead, the stars shone clear and bright, and though Mala had only once appeared to him at dawn, on the foothills across this very city, though she might be little more than a strange, mighty being from another world, he offered up a prayer anyway.

Then, he had begged Mala to protect Aelin from Maeve when they entered Doranelle, to give her strength and guidance, and to let her walk out alive. Then, he had begged Mala to let him remain with Aelin, the woman he loved. The goddess had been little more than a sunbeam in the rising dawn, and yet he had felt her smile at him.

Tonight, with only the cold fire of the stars for company, he begged her once more.

A curl of wind sent his prayer drifting to those stars, to the waxing moon silvering the camp, the river, the mountains.

He had killed his way across the world; he had gone to war and back more times than he cared to remember. And despite it all, despite the rage and despair and ice he'd wrapped around his heart, he'd still found Aelin. Every horizon he'd gazed toward, unable and unwilling to rest during those centuries, every mountain and ocean he'd seen and wondered what lay beyond... It had been her. It had been Aelin, the silent call of the mating bond driving him, even when he could not feel it.

They'd walked this dark path together back to the light. He would not let the road end here.

[manonblaqkbeak]

Rowan would invent mother's day for Aelin and no one can change my mind

[eerna]

Love how we all agree that Sam was the only acceptable SJM love interest and ofc he gets killed off💀💀

I was so surprised!!!!! I was fully expecting him to be as bad as the rest!!!!! But his status as the fridged wife grants him the freedom to be more tolerable than his living counterparts. He is kind, he is thoughtful, there is a well established reason why the two of them would love each other, he calls Aelin out for her bullshit but also supports her, he respects sex workers and women in general way more than Aelin ever did... RiP Sam you could have never survived as a SJM love interest because your dick size was never important

[pergaminaa]

Modern au

When asked, Manon would confess that pregnancy wasn't all that great, and she honestly can't understand how some people willingly put themselves through that kind of thing again and again.

The first few weeks were okay; she really didn't think too much of it, and from how things were going she believed it would be smooth sailing. Why were people complaining? Everything is seamless (she really thought she was built different)

A few weeks later, morning sickness began, and with it, Manon's earlier sentiments went out of the window. It was hard and downright brutal. She believes that calling it morning sickness is wrong because it was persistent all day and night long, for days and days and days. Really, it was endless. She was feeling sick most of the time; she wasn't eating and she was tired all the time. During that time there were regular hospital visits because she just kept throwing up and all that dehydration was not good neither does her nor the fetus growing inside of her.

A few weeks later it eased up a little but did not stop. She was still going to the hospital once every few days getting hydrated through an IV because really, her body is not dealing with this at all.

A while later when she was 4-5 months along, she began noticing some spotting. Dorian called the doctor and got them seen almost immediately. Things were okay, they’re baby is doing fine but from that moment on Manon was put on strict bed rest until her daughter was born.

At around the sixth-month mark, Manon was so over being pregnant. "Hate to break it to you, witchling, but you still have three more months to go," Dorian got kicked out of the room that night for his smart remark. But she called him back later on because she was lonely and by that point, she wasn't used to going to sleep without him being there.

It seems that all of her biology lessons in school have evaporated. And she was horrified at finding out some things she was certain she'd remember if she had actually studied them. She honestly didn’t think of what the difference is between giving birth and having a c-section in her mind she was just ‘a baby gets born’ without thinking how that would actually happen (Asterin was the unfortunate soul that discovered this and had to explain it)

'It's not too late to back out from this now, is it?' Asterin only rolled her eyes at her because yeah sure, by all means just stop being pregnant.

Newfound information aside, nothing actually prepared Manon for the grand finale: almost four days of (slow labor) and a little over 30 hours of active labor was all it took for her daughter to be born.

Manon, bless her soul, right in the middle of active labor, (literally her baby is only a few hours away from being born) realized one thing: she wasn’t her ready to become a mother.

The notion terrified her, and she seemed to realize it all of the sudden. She confidently thought that she can stop or try again later (???) but that wasn’t possible for obvious reasons. She wasn’t in pain (thanks to the epidural) but she was terrified. That is something she doesn’t know how to navigate and she was just panicking. She did end up having a panic attack and yeah imagine going through that while giving birth. (She really wasn’t having a good time)

Dorian was right next to her, his presence steadied her somewhat and after a WHILE she finally started listening to him and calmed down enough to focus on the main task.

Honestly the sudden cries kinda distracted her then she realized that her daughter is actually born and it took her a minute to fully realize that it’s all over.

Honestly, she'd rate the experience -10/10 even though her little baby girl is so worth it. She was born a little early (3-4 weeks, nothing too major) and she might have taken over 30 hours but she was out at last.

She won't do this again willingly though. Never.

Manon's both in awe and lowkey wonders of Aelin and Asterin are okay in the head. Her cousin went though this twice (willingly) and Aelin has like four children and Manon just cannot comprehend this.

[tinasshelf]

y’know maybe Chaol was onto something because I too loved Celaena Sardothien with my whole heart and disliked Aelin Ashryver Galathynius for a while till I came to terms with the fact that this is just how she is now and I have to learn to like it

[starryyvenus]

I just can’t fathom how untrustworthy chaol is about aelin. They’ve became friends to lovers to bitter exes than to friends again been through thick and thin together grown to know each other yet he still thinks that she can do all these terrible acts in tower of dawn which she can but doesn’t want too and that’s the whole point she doesn’t want to she has a whole list of reasons why she could do all that but she won’t because it’s just not who she is even after all this time he still doesn’t believe that she wouldn’t do all these things and it’s just so disheartening because like he says in chapter 36

“But he knew that there were no restraints, no inner ones, on how far Aelin would go to protect those she loved. Protect her kingdom.

And if someone stood in her way, barred her from protecting them ... No lines existed to cross within Aelin in regard to that. No lines at all” she would do anything to protect the people she loves no matter what and the funny thing is is that he would do the exact same things for the people he loves he treats her so bad even in his own mind like yes aelin can and would do anything for the people she loves and cares for even if it would lead to her own demise which she does do for elide in empire of storms, I don’t know I just find it so fucking funny that he can criticize and judge her and reprimand her all the way across the fucking sea when he would do the exact same shit aelin would do for the people he’s loves and cares for.

I don’t know if this made any sense the point is is that chaol just doesn’t know aelin at all

Could she conquer the fucking world yes would she? No, that’s just not who she is

[ninelivesart]

I’m having a bit of an artist dilemma and I’m hoping someone might be able to help.

Every year my work does a pumpkin decorating contest (painted, not carved). And the prompt is always “Favorite book character.”

This year I thought it would be fun to do all the main SJM girls. I also bought a pack of acrylic paint pens just for my pumpkin.

However, I usually work digitally and wanted to draw up my designs digitally just to play it safe. Since you can’t really sketch on a pumpkin.

Now I’m stuck trying to figure out how to get the designs onto the pumpkin. Nothing I’ve tried so far has worked. I tried to decoupage the images but they just peeled right off. I then downloaded a paid app that’s supposed to superimpose your images over the camera. Great in theory. Didn’t work out for this particular project.

And now I’m back at square one. I considered the old pencil tracing technique but the designs are just too detailed and I know it won’t come out visible enough to be worth the effort.

The only other thing I’ve thought of is a projector. But since I have no plans to use it for tv, I don’t know what to look for. I still want something relatively affordable. But I’m not looking for something to project big images. The pumpkin is fairly small even for a pumpkin. I know I’ll probably use it for canvases. But I still don’t want to shell out the money for something unless I’m sure it’ll do what I want it to do. And we don’t really have a store here that I can go browse and talk to people.

Also I did consider a home made projector but to get it to do what I need, I’d have to buy so many supplies that I may as well just buy a real one.

So that’s where I’m at. I had this issue last year too and i ended up giving up just because nothing worked out. I’m hoping I can get at least one of these ladies on my pumpkin this year.

If you have any ideas or know of a good projector I can buy, I’d be really grateful.

[acourtofthought]

Imagine if you had a friend with a crush.

Imagine if she decided to stop pursuing that crush in December.

Imagine if 5 months went by and there was absolutely no indication that she liked him any longer. No reaction to his presence (good or bad), no looks - just complete indifference.

Then imagine if you insisted that she still had a crush on him, you were extremely forceful in telling everyone around you that she still wanted him despite her returning the gift he got her which should be a clear indication of her decision to move on especially considering she's got absolutely zero connection to this person, zero ties to him any longer after returning everything he gave her - the way she would if she shared a mating bond with him, still had his jacket, still accepts every one of his gifts (because no matter Elain's declaration that she didn't want a mate or her refusing to speak to Lucien, she accepts his gifts and has not formally rejected their bond - both which do send mixed signals).

That's E/riels when it comes to Elain currently having feelings for Az.

5 MONTHS. 5 months and not a single glance his way, not a single sentence where Nesta noted Elain being sad, not even a single mention of Elain shooting daggers Az's way. 5 months and plenty of opportunities where Elain and Az were both on page at the same time yet Sarah gave no indication of any interest on her part, no irritation, no hesitation, nothing. Instead Elain stood with Helion at Starfall. Instead Elain was at Mor's side when Feyre and Nyx nearly lost their lives.

Could Sarah write that changing in the next book? Sure! Just like Sarah could still write Elain wanting Lucien in the next book. However based on where we're currently at Elain does not want Az. Sarah stopped her character from having any further interactions with him once Elain returned his necklace, a clear signal of her being done. Sarah stopped her character from even having "open to debate" interactions with him the way she did with Lucien (i.e., the reason for why Elain shrank back into herself is still open to interpretation regardless of E/riels being convinced it's a negative thing. Sarah's writing has provided enough scenarios where a FMC is overwhelmed by the feelings of want that she has around her mate to make this a plausible explanation).

As it stands, Elain and Az have no further business together compared to Elain and Lucien since a decision about their bond has not been made.

If she wants, Sarah could easily never delve into Elain and Az's interactions again where we know she will have to have Elain and Lucien communicate.

And it's clear that after the snowball fight Az didn't take long to turn his attention towards a certain redhead what with the admiration and encouragement he had shining in his face for her. His anger over being told to stay away from Elain lasted a total of 3 days (anger that probably had nothing to do with actually wanting a future with Elain and simply because he doesn't like being told what to do).

[bluiela]

"Elain shrinked around Lucien once so obviously they aren't endgame or compatible"

The claim that Elain and Lucien aren’t compatible or “endgame” simply because Elain shrinked in his presence once fails to consider how Sarah J. Maas consistently writes romantic stories as slow-burn, tension-filled, and transformative.

Initial discomfort is not disproof of endgame.Feyre found Rhysand abhorrent and unbearable at first and even flinched from him. In ACOMAF, when he first linked elbows with her, she described every spot of contact as “abhorrent, unbearable.and flinches as he removes her gloves.(According to their logic feysand, Nessian, rowaelin, quinlar shouldn't be endgame)

Yet Rhys is her true mate, and their relationship becomes a healthy, equal partnership. That initial aversion wasn’t a sign of incompatibility—it was a sign of trauma, mistrust, and emotional walls that needed to be broken down.

Love that grows over time is more resonant. SJM rarely writes insta-love for her true, lasting pairs. Instead, she favors tension, conflict, and eventual growth. Nesta despised Cassian. Aelin despised Rowan. Even Bryce and Hunt (Crescent City) had moments of serious emotional clash. These dynamics allow for transformation and emotional payoff—relationships that show choice and evolution, not just fate.

Mates in SJM's world are not about immediate comfort.Being mates doesn’t mean immediate ease. It means the potential for a deep, soul-bonded connection—but that potential must be realized through mutual growth, healing, and trust. Elain shrinking in Lucien’s presence can be read as fear of vulnerability, trauma, or even the pressure of the bond—not proof they’re incompatible.

Also, Elain is still developing.Just as Feyre had to grow into her role and open herself to love again, Elain is still in her cocoon phase. She’s learning who she is, especially after being made Fae against her will. The fact that she’s unsettled by Lucien is realistic—and perhaps necessary—for a relationship that will eventually mean something.

They always ignore that Tension doesn’t equal toxicity—it signals potential.SJM uses angst and resistance to build up the most rewarding relationships. The ones that start easy—Tamlin and Feyre, for example—often fall apart because they don’t challenge the characters to grow. The true SJM pairings are forged through struggle, choice, and healing.---

To conclude Elain shrinking in Lucien’s presence doesn’t disprove their compatibility—it proves they haven’t yet scratched the surface of what their bond could become. Like Feyre and Rhys, or Nesta and Cassian, their connection needs time to bloom. A relationship that starts with tension, discomfort, or avoidance is not a sign of failure—it’s often the beginning of something far deeper, richer, and more transformative.

[androjello]

lidia the woman that you are

[selene-moonie]

You know how in every SJM book, the last 100 pages is the world upside down and on fire? Like. The majority of Empire of Storms has been that but god I did not expect that ending.

[acourtofquestions]

Aelin.

He had no voice here, but he spoke her name. Threw it across the gulf between them.

Slowly, she turned to him.

It was her face—or it would be in a few years. When she Settled.

But it wasn't the slightly older features that knocked the breath from him.

It was the hand on her rounded belly.

She stared toward him, hair still flowing.

Behind her, four small figures emerged.

Rowan fell to his knees.

The tallest: a girl with golden hair and pine-green eyes, solemn-faced and as proud as her mother. The boy beside her, nearly her height, smiled at him, warm and bright, his Ashryver eyes near-glowing beneath his cap of silver hair.

The boy next to him, silver-haired and green-eyed, might as well have been Rowan's twin.

And the smallest girl, clinging to her mother's legs ... A fine-boned, silver-haired child, little more than a babe, her blue eyes harking back to a lineage he did not know.

Children. His children. Their children.

With another mere weeks from being born.

His family.

The family he might have, the future he might have. The most beautiful thing he'd ever seen.

Aelin.

[gwandas]

and if i said rhys' similarity to bryce and aelin says everything about who sjm sees as the main character of acotar— *gunshot*