#acomaf crossover

[azrielaxtar]

Spoilers

Fans: I wish Feysand and Rowaelin’s kids could meet… get together…

SJM: I got you. On a completely different planet, in a completely different series, we have Ruhn (Rhys’ starborn relation) and Lidia Cervos (son named after Brannen, Aelin’s relation).

Fans: We want a 3some

SJM: I got you. A fiery trio of fire sprites for Flynn

Fans: What if the cauldron was wrong?

Azriel: What if the cauldron was wrong?

SJM: I got you. In a completely different series in another world, (insert random thought: turns out wyrd and wyrd stone and like universal) there are many types of mates and objects can be hoodwinked.

[offtorivendell]

The Weaver's Song

Disclaimer: well I thought I had time to edit this properly and tidy it up, but joke's on me, apparently the entirety of HOFAS has leaked in Portuguese over night. That'll teach me (haha, never) to leave something in my drafts for months. So this may or may not be correct, and YOU might know that, but I'm not going to read the whole thing until I have the original version.

If someone has already posted this theory, I'm sorry!

Spoilers: this contains information from ACOTAR, TOG and CC series books 1 and 2. Please do not discuss spoilers in the comments until after HOFAS has officially been published, or in the reblogs without warning (and ideally a read more option)!

This may be fanciful, but I think I may know what The Weaver was singing about in ACOMAF... it was a metaphor for Prythian history and Void travel.

“There were two sisters, they went playing, To see their father’s ships come sailing … And when they came unto the sea-brim The elder did push the younger in.”

Theia's two daughters, as @silverlinedeyes has posted before, she thinks the second daughter brought Truth-Teller back to Prythian through a rift - though was there a third, unknown sibling, as @wingedblooms and I have theorised?

Playing - playing music? Music as the universal magic/language? Urd’s music?

Whether or not they're also Fionn's daughters, if literal, the ships could be people travelling through the Void/Rift to Midgard… the Feyre, the Nesta, the Elain come to mind, except maybe the Selene, the Eos and the Helios?

The Haldren Sea sounds like it could have a rift/portal in it (similar imagery to the Court of Nightmares/Hewn City). Port/portal?

Did Helena push her younger sister into the rift, to make her return through the Void and save Prythian from the Asteri, per @silverlinedeyes?

If this was then case then Helena knowingly sacrificed herself.

“Sometimes she sank, and sometimes she swam, ’Til her corpse came to the miller’s dam.”

Did she travel through multiple worlds until she reached Prythian, similar to Aelin as the red star? Or was this after returning to Prythian and living her life she then travelled again across the murky realm?

Miller's dam - dam could be their mother? The Mother? Silba?

A dam is also a body of water. The Cauldron?

Miller is one of the oldest human professions - milling grains for bread.

Miller is also a type of moth - moth wings at the HOW library, with their Cauldron/bowl-type statues at the entrance?

What if the Void/Cauldron is the Miller, and Chaos/Cauldron's water is the Dam?

What if the Void/Cauldron is the earth, Chaos/Cauldron's water is the dam, and the Miller is the hypothetical third sibling?

How do the underground waterways and/or the pool of Starlight in the Spring Court fit in?

“But what did he do with her breastbone? He made him a viol to play on. What’d he do with her fingers so small? He made pegs to his viol withall.”

The viol is an instrument; is the language of the universe a song? This would support my idea that Singing is a language of the gods, and Sight/messages from the gods could be a form of Singing.

Breastbone, spells and bonds are threads, viol strings? Pegs tighten/tune the strings. Witchy and sorcery spell vibes, but also hello PUPPET VIBES. Who is/will the Cauldron using as a puppet?

“And what did he do with her nose-ridge? Unto his viol he made a bridge. What did he do with her veins so blue? He made strings to his viol thereto.”

Nose - smells, Azriel can smell the Elucien bond… because it's discordant (theory on the way)? Amren could smell Feysand’s bond, how?

Bridge - I saw the painting in my mind: the lovely fawn, blooming spring vibrant behind her. Standing before Death, shadows and terrors lurking over his shoulder. Light and dark, the space between their bodies a blend of the two. The only bridge of connection … that knife. Paint that when we get home. - ACOWAR, chapter 69. Truth-Teller connecting with the Starsword.

"A violin bridge is a maple piece that sits atop the violin and lifts the strings above the fingerboard in a way that allows you to play both single notes and double stops. It transmits the string vibrations to the soundbox (body of the violin)." It's a conduit. Could Carranam be relevant here?

Blue - Azriel's siphons, the veins in Elain's eyes in the tent scene when she Looked for the Suriel. Can she see the threads?

Viols have six strings - three brothers and three sisters?

“What did he do with her eyes so bright? On his viol he set at first light. What did he do with her tongue so rough? ’Twas the new till and it spoke enough.”

Eyes bright - like Elain's when she's in pain? Pain is a link to the divine, do her eyes go bright when she's using her magic?

Eyes at first light - Sight/Singing at dawn? Eos?

First light - firstlight?

To set at something, to go after it… with an instrument playing him through the Void? Someone is after the firstlight and will go after it. The Asteri and Bryce. Mystics? Elain?

Till - as in the soil/gardening? More likely a boat's till/tiller; did Theia's second daughter’s tongue become the rudder that allowed “the Miller” to steer his way through the water/Void/space between… Lightsingers? Mystics? And there were three ships named after Feyre, Nesta and Elain Archeron.

Mor speaks the truth, Elain speaks what she Sees.

“Then bespake the treble string, ‘O yonder is my father the king.’”

“Then bespake the second string, ‘O yonder sits my mother the queen.’”

“Then bespake the strings all three, ‘Yonder is my sister that drowned me.’”

The father/king and mother/queen have been separated, and are in different locations.

Different worlds?

Fionn/the father/king is in Prythian.

Theia/the mother/queen "sits" somewhere else… a hell/Hel realm? Sits on a throne?

The sister/Helena is in Midgard.

I really think that the Weaver was singing to nobody/Feyre about Prythian's ancient history, along with the crossover - and potential instructions on how to navigate the Void to "go to Hel" - all the way back in ACOMAF! When she just happened to be collecting a six pointed star sapphire ring (six strings?) for Rhys?

Will each sister become a magical, Singing tiller for the bat boys' wings (as rudders), guiding and guarding them through the Void? It gives a whole new depth of meaning to Papa Archeron's fleet going down in a storm!

This also fits for Vassien, with Lucien being the magical tiller and Vassa as the firebird. And even possibly More and Emerie, if her wings get healed, or she gets her own Pegasus! Could it parallel the way they had to fly through holes in the Wall back in the OT, before Hybern destroyed it with the Cauldron (which just happens to contain Void)?

Will they be the light in the dark?

SJM you wicked bloody genius, this cannot be a coincidence. 🙏🏻

PLEASE BE VERY CAREFUL NOT TO SPOIL HOFAS FOR OTHERS WITH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE LEAKS!

[qu1cks1lversb1tch]

I'm bored and writers block is finally kicking my ass for this fic (Avengers x Acotar), so as my teensy tiny crumb of content until I can immerse myself in writing once more, here's:

The vibes they all bring to the function (but with incorrect quotes ✨)

Featuring: Castoria, the bat boys, and some of the Avengers.

Rhysand: Dumbest scar stories, go!

Azriel: I burned my tongue once drinking tea.

Cassian: I dropped Astoria's hair dryer on my leg once and burned it.

Astoria: I have a piece of graphite in my leg from accidentally stabbing myself with a pencil in the first grade.

Natasha: I was taking a cup of noodles out of the microwave and spilled it on my hand and I got a really bad burn.

Wanda:

Wanda: I have emotional scars.

✦

Rhysand: I CAN'T DO IT!

Cassian, laughing: I CAN'T EITHER!

Rhysand: I CANT FUCKING DO IT ANYMORE

Azriel: WELL I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU CAN EITHER GIVE UP NOW, OR YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT. BECAUSE WE CERTAINLY CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT YOU, AND WE KNOW YOU CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT US.

Rhysand:

Rhysand: I appreciate it,

Rhysand: BUT LOOK WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH-

Astoria: Rhys-

Rhysand: YOU GOTTA DRAW THE LINE SOMEWHERE!

Natasha: Rhysand we gotta-

Rhysand: YOU GOTTA DRAW A FUCKING LINE IN THE SAND. YOU GOTTA MAKE A STATEMENT.

Rhysand: YOU GOTTA LOOK INSIDE YOURSELF AND SAY 'What am I willing to put up with today?'

Rhysand, motioning to Wanda: NOT FUCKING THIS

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Pietro: On a scale from 'damn Daniel' to 'fre sha vaca do', how are you feeling?

Astoria: In between 'it’s an avocado, thanks' and 'how did you defeat Captain America', but as a solid answer I would say 'I don’t need a degree to be a clothing hanger'. How about you, Nat?

Natasha: Probably 'road work ahead'.

Azriel: I speak many languages, and this is none of them.

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Cassian: Bye Astoria! Bye Azriel! Bye Rhys! Bye Natasha! Bye Astoria!

Azriel: You said ‘bye Astoria’ twice.

Cassian: I like Astoria.

✦

Astoria, pointing: May I sit there?

Cassian: That's my lap

Astoria: That doesn't answer my question, Cassian.

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Astoria: On the count of three, what's your favorite cake? One, two, three—

Astoria and Cassian, in unison: Chocolate cake, peanut butter frosting, with chocolate chunks!

Rhysand: Our turn, Az! One, two, three— vanilla!

Azriel, deadpan: I've never had cake, what is cake.

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Astoria: Cass, I'm sad.

Cassian: *Holds out arms for a hug.* It’s going to be okay.

Rhysand: Az, I'm sad.

Azriel, nodding: Mood.

✦

Astoria: *Screams.*

Cassian: *Screams louder to assert dominance.*

Wanda: Should we do something?!

Tony, observing: No, I want to see who wins this.

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Astoria: Why is Rhysand so sad?

Azriel: He took one of those 'Which Avenger Are You?' quizzes

Astoria: And. . ?

Natasha: He got Hawkeye.

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Wanda: We need to distract these guys

Astoria: Leave it to me

Astoria: Centaurs have six limbs and are therefore insects. Discuss.

Bruce, Tony, and Clint: *Immediately begin arguing.*

Azriel, watching in horror: Oh this. I don’t like this. I don't like this at all.

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*Everyone is standing around the broken coffee maker.*

Astoria: So. Who broke it? I'm not mad, I just wanna know.

Everyone:

Cassian: . . . I did. I broke it.

Astoria: No. No you didn't. Azriel?

Azriel: Don't look at me. Look at Rhysand.

Rhysand : What!? I didn't break it.

Azriel: Huh, that's weird. How'd you even know it was broken?

Rhysand: Because it's sitting right in front of us and it's broken.

Azriel: Suspicious.

Rhysand : No, it's not!

Natasha: If it matters, probably not, but Wanda was the last one to use it.

Wanda: Liar! I don't even drink that crap!

Natasha: Oh really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?

Wanda: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles. Everyone knows that, Natasha!

Cassian: Okay let's not fight. I broke it. Let me pay for it, Sweetheart.

Astoria: No! Who broke it!?

Everyone:

Natasha: Rori. . . Steve's been awfully quiet.

Steve: REALLY!?

*Everyone starts arguing.*

Astoria, being interviewed: I broke it. I burned my hand so I punched it.

Astoria: I predict 10 minutes from now they'll be at each other's throats with warpaint on their faces and a pig head on a stick.

Astoria:

Astoria: Good. It was getting a little chummy around here.

[acourtofquestions]

“A lovely girl gazing at the stars, and the stars that gazed back.” — “To the people who look at the stars and wish. To the stars that listen, and the dreams that are answered.”

[theoverlyenthusiasticwriter]

Howl

This is the moment that Azriel and Fenrys fall in love with each other. Well, maybe not the moment, but the realization.

*****

Mor sighed obnoxiously as she collapsed in her seat. “Did somebody curse me or something? What the fuck is going on?”

Fenry popped an olive into his mouth, grinning. “Tough break?”

“Gah. I’m practically being ignored.” Mor groaned, dropping her head onto the table.

“Oh dear, Fen, what have you done to Mor?” Cassian asked as he slid into the seat beside Mor.

Azriel took the seat across from him and beside Fenrys, passing out the new round of drinks he’d collected.

“Apparently, everyone’s too busy staring at my beautiful face to look at hers.” Fenrys sighed piteously.

“I even tried flirting!” Mor cried. “Do you know how bad I am at flirting?” 

Cassian rolled his eyes. “It’s not that hard.”

“Really? I doubt you even know how to— girls just throw themselves at you.”

“Of course I know how. Watch and learn.”’ Cassian slid closer to her and wrapped a lock of her golden hair around his fingers. His voice lowered. “You busy tonight, princess?”

Mor burst into laughter while Azriel snorted loudly. He was drunk, Fenrys could tell. There was a slight flush to his cheeks, and he’d swayed a bit when he set down their drinks.

“Got something to add, shadowsinger?” Cassian crooned.

“There’s no way that would work.” Azriel sat back, gesturing to Mor. “Look at her. She’s not even blushing.”

“Like you could do any better.”

“Watch and learn, brother,” Azriel purred before turning to Fenrys.

He put a hand on Fenrys’ thigh, dangerously high, and leaned in, brushing a lock of hair behind his ear so he could whisper, “Leave your door unlocked.”

All thoughts flew from Fenrys’ head as he blanched, cheeks aflame. He’d never… Nobody had ever…

Azriel chuckled softly as he withdrew, throwing Cassian a smug look. “That’s how it’s done.”

Fenrys’ tried to control his face and failed, epically. 

Across from him, Mor laughed. “Oh, Azzy! I think you broke him. He’s blushing like a virgin.” 

Fenrys put his elbows on the table so he could bury his head in his hands, mortified by his own reaction. Az was just joking, for gods’ sake. 

Azriel patted his shoulder, which wasn’t very comforting at all. “That’s how you know it worked,” he told Mor and Cassian.

“Don’t tease the poor guy like that. Look. He’s about to have a conniption.” Cassian pushed Fenrys’ drink into his line of sight, which he greedily accepted.

Azriel slung an arm over the back of Fenrys’ chair as conversation moved on. 

Cassian jerked his chin to the bar. “Why don’t you show us in the field, Az? For all we know, Fenny could just have a crush on you.”

Azriel chuckled again as Fenrys choked on his drink. He tilted his head, eyeing the brunette Cassian had indicated. Fenrys’ gaze was drawn to the hard line of his jaw as Azriel leaned closer. The movement pushed his side into Fenrys’ shoulder, warming him. “Not my type.”

“Right,” Mor purred. “You’ve got a thing for blonds. Two seats down, in the black dress.”

“I do not have a thing for blonds. Also, she came in with someone.” 

Cassian elbowed Mor, wiggling his brows. “He’s been watching her, then.”

“I’ve been watching everybody.” Azriel’s fingers danced absently over Fenrys’ shoulder. “Or have you forgotten my job description?”

“Oh, come on, Az. Indulge us.” Mor propped her elbows on the table, pouting. “We all know you haven’t taken anyone home in months. That is, unless someone is waiting for you there…”

“Stop digging, Mor,” said Azriel, his voice lowering a fraction.

“Ha!” Mor slammed her hand on the table. “I knew it! Fen, you owe me ten marks.”

Azriel looked offended. “Fenrys, you’ve joined in their shenanigans?”

Fenrys sheepishly handed over the money. “You never talk about your lovers, and if you’re getting all pissy over the mention of one, that means…”

“I don’t have one.”

Fenrys snatched his coins back from Mor. “Pay up. Both of you. I told you I could get him to admit it.”

“Goddamnit.” Cassian dug around in his pockets. 

Azriel sighed. “Why are you all so invested in my love life?”

“Because it’s so damned boring,” Mor groused. “How long has it been since you got laid, huh? With how bitchy you’ve been, I suspect a month at least.”

“I thought he was normally like this,” Fenrys said around a grin. “There’s some other state beyond absolute grouch?” 

“There's a slightly more tolerable grouch.” Cassian sipped his drink. 

Azriel rolled his eyes. 

Fenrys, who relished any reaction whatsoever from the shadowsinger, couldn’t help but feel a glimmer of triumph.

Triumph, and something else.

*****

Conversation moved on. Azriel was only half-paying attention. He blamed it on the alcohol, but the real culprit may have been Fenrys, laughing at his side. He looked more handsome when he was happy, Azriel thought.

They left an hour later. They still had to train tonight, Azriel had reminded Fenrys when he grumbled about leaving. 

As they flew, Fenrys pointed to the mountain peak. “Can we go there?” he shouted over the wind.

Azriel glanced at him, but shrugged. A new terrain wouldn’t hurt. A few minutes later, they landed on the very tip of the mountain.

Fenrys grinned, looking out over the city.

“Why here?” Azriel asked from a few paces away. 

“I don’t know.” Fenrys went to the very edge. “Do you ever just want to scream?”

“What?” Azriel came to his side, close enough to grab him if he tumbled.

“Like, just… let it out, you know? Just scream.” Fenrys gazed out at the city. “I guess you’ve never had a desire to be loud. It would be against your dark and mysterious nature.”

Azriel snorted. He had the desire to be loud, to scream and cry and rage, but those were emotions better suited to a saner man. He wasn’t sure if he started yelling that he’d be able to stop.

Fenrys blinked at him. “I don’t think you really get it. Shall I demonstrate?”

Azriel waved a hand. “Go ahead.”

Fenrys tipped his chin to the sky, drew in a deep breath, and roared.

The sound was instantly swallowed up by the wind, torn from Fenrys’ throat. It didn’t sound like anguish or rage or any good reason to be roaring. It was just… sound for the sake of sound.

The last notes vanished as quickly as they appeared. Fenrys turned to Azriel, his cheeks flushed with more than the alcohol. “See?”

“Does that make you feel better?” Azriel asked, honestly curious.

“More than you’d expect. Try it.”

Azriel shook his head. “I think I’m good.”

“Come on.” Fenrys poked him in the ribs. “It’s not going to hurt anything.”

“There’s no point.”

“And does everything you do have to have a purpose? What kind of life is that?”

Azriel crossed his arms over his chest and said pathetically, “Ahhhh.”

Fenrys laughed. “Gods. That’s going to live forever in my mind. Not like that. Like… like a howl.”

“Not everyone is half wolf,” Azriel reminded him.

“Hey, the wolves got this one right. I promise.” Just to show off, Fenrys tilted his face back to the moon and howl, low and loud. This one was different: the haunting bay of an animal rather than the pure emotion of a man.

Azriel couldn’t help but be transfixed.

Fenrys’ eyes opened, as dark and depthless as the earth itself. “What?” he asked.

Azriel shook his head. “Fine.”

Fenrys waited.

Rolling his eyes, Azriel tried not to feel a little shy. He hesitated, then turned away from Fenrys, hands fisted at his side. He didn’t close his eyes like Fenrys and let out a shout like thunder. 

The shadows went wild, leaping and quivering, almost as if they were surprised. They licked into the air, devouring the sound almost as quickly as the wind did. 

Azriel opened his eyes wide, a hand going to his throat, where the shout had died. And it… it felt good. He felt almost… lighter? That wasn’t the right word. Some things can’t be described by words.

Fenrys chuckled. “How was it?”

“It…” Azriel’s gaze slid to Fenrys’ mouth without his permission. He wanted to consume that grin and all the noice that came from it. Wanted to eat Fenrys alive. “It’s cathartic.”

“It is.” Fenrys sat down on the very edge of the mountain, feet dangling, completely unaware of where Azriel’s thoughts had turned. It was a long few moments before Azriel sat beside him.

“How often do you do this?” 

Fenrys tilted his head. “Not as often as I’d like to. It’s hard to find places where you can just scream.”

Azriel’s wings splayed out behind him, curling protectively around Fenrys’ shoulders. The lights of Velaris were a night sky themselves, as breath taking as the first time he’d seen them.

Fenrys leaned against Azriel’s shoulder and yawned. “Do we really have to train today?”

“No,” Azriel said quietly. For his mind was still catching up, still trying to explain the haunting image that had scorched the inside of his brain:

A boy, eyes closed, head back, howling to a moon that was not his own.

[chunkypossum]

Come Hel or High Lord

Chapter 2 || Read on AO3

A little WIP Wednesday. Currently 15 chapters on Ao3 and counting…

“Before you say no-” “I’ve already said no.” Nesta stomped her foot and growled at him, her fists clenched at her sides.  A flicker of silver fire lit her eyes and it took everything in him not to shudder.  “Rhysand just talk to her. You haven’t spoken a word to her since you sent her up here and she is going mad with grief. She just tried to stab me with her gods damned sword!” Nesta threw her harm back and pointed toward the commotion making him flinch. His shoulders slumped slightly and he exhaled slowly. She was right, he hadn’t. A fact that filled him with guilt. He had let everyone else shoulder this burden while he hid away, dealing with his own demons.   A growl followed by a frustrated scream and what sounded like a string of curses in another language came from inside the room and Rhys and Nesta both winced.  “It doesn’t sound like she wants to do much talking.”  “Rhysand .” Nesta hissed at him and he gave her a wink and sidestepped her open hand as it came whirling for his shoulder. He ducked down the hall before stopping at the door.  Rhysand chanced a glance back at Nesta, her arms crossed tightly across her chest. Cassian had his hands clasped at her shoulders and Azriel stood next to them wreathed in shadows, a careful blank stare on both their faces. He took a deep breath and picked a piece of lint off his shirt before tucking his hands in his pockets and sauntering over the threshold.

 

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[colorlesschristmastree]

Do you think Feyre will be featured in CC3

Oh 100%. I mean she was already there at the end of cc2? The three key acotar players at the end of CC2 were Amren, Feyre, and Rhysand. I imagine these three having the most dialogue relating to moving the plot forward.

If you’re asking if I think Feyre is getting a pov, I would really like to think so. I certainly hope so. SJM alluded to the potential of characters who aren’t from the cc universe getting a pov in a cc book so I can only hope that it’s Feyre. I don’t think it would be anyone outside of that key three though, my mind leans towards Feyre because she’s the protagonist of the acotar series and her and Rhysand are the centers of everything. It could end up being Rhys though.

[born-to-riot]

WIP Wednesday

So I know nobody cares but it’s WIP WEDNESDAY SO imma tell y’all my current plans for the next few months and (un)officially announce a project I’ve been working on.

News Regarding Posted Fics:

Within this month (July)

Finish/post the next chapter of Rancor and Risotto

Within next two months (July/August)

Finish “I Know What You Need” my vamren x Nesta two-shot

Post next chapter of SKAM: Prythian

News Regarding Unposted Fics

Eris week

Planning a fun lil Eris betrayal one shot (and by fun, I mean fun for me. Not for you 😈)

Leaving my options open on the off chance I get inspired and do something crazy like write another fic (so far the one I mentioned above is the only one planned for that week)

Crossover fic (post date: before the end of 2024)

I think it’s time to soft launch ACOFAR (A Court of Foxes and Ravens) which is a very special project to me. Basically I’m dropping all the ACOTAR characters into the AFTG verse; the only character I’m keeping is Wymack because I want to see him call Rhys a maggot.

I will give more details once I get closer to posting it (I want to have a consistent posting schedule with this one so I need to do more prep) but I’ve been working hard on it and I wanna thank @ofduskanddreams @chunkypossum and @yanny-77 for keeping me going on it.

Anyway that’s all imma say for now. Hope y’all have a great day.

[darklove9314-blog]

Chapters: 10/? Fandom: Crescent City Series - Sarah J. Maas, A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas, Throne of Glass Series - Sarah J. Maas Rating: Explicit Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Hunt Athalar/Bryce Quinlan, Lidia Cervos/Ruhn Danaan, Baxian Argos/Danika Fendyr, Celestina/Hypaxia Enador, Declan Emmet/Marc Rosarin, Ithan Holstrom/Unnamed Wolf Mystic, Ariadne/Tristan Flynn, Juniper Andromeda/Fury Axtar, Nesta Archeron/Cassian, Feyre Archeron/Rhysand, Elain Archeron/Azriel, Azriel/Gwyneth Berdara, Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra, Amren/Varian (A Court of Thorns and Roses), Emerie/Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses), Lucien Vanserra/Vassa, Aelin Ashryver Galathynius | Celaena Sardothien/Rowan Whitethorn, Manon Blackbeak/Dorian Havilliard, Yrene Towers Westfall/Chaol Westfall, Elide Lochan/Lorcan Salvaterre, Aedion Ashryver/Lysandra, Nesryn Faliq/Sartaq Characters: Bryce Quinlan, Hunt Athalar, Baxian Argos, Hypaxia Enador, Lidia Cervos, Ruhn Danaan, Tharion Ketos, Cassian, Elain Archeron, Emerie (A Court of Thorns and Roses), Feyre Archeron, Gwyneth Berdara, Lucien Vanserra, Morrigan, Nesta Archeron, Nyx Archeron, Rhysand, Aelin Ashryver Galathynius | Celaena Sardothien, Rowan Whitethorn, Dorian Havilliard, Manon Blackbeak, Chaol Westfall, Elide Lochan, Aedion Ashryver, Lorcan Salvaterre, Sartaq (Throne of Glass), Nesryn Faliq, Declan Emmet, Ithan Holstrom, Tristan Flynn, Celestina (Crescent City Series), The Autumn King (Crescent City Series), Rigelus (Crescent City Series), Aidas (Crescent City Series), Apollion (Crescent City Series), Sabine Fendyr, Ariadne (Crescent City Series), Ember Quinlan, Jesiba Roga, Juniper Andromeda, Fury Axtar, Pollux Antonius, Danika Fendyr, Connor Holstrom, Cormac Donnall Additional Tags: Crossover, Fantasy, Romance, Angst Summary:

Since it'll be a while until we get HOFAS, I thought it would be fun to write a fic of how I think the story will turn out. (Major Spoilers for House of Sky and Breath if you have not read it yet. Proceed with caution!!)

[thefaithfulwriter1]

Hello everyone! I hope you're having a good day or night lol! Oh, also Happy Holidays! Below the keep reading I have a fic that IDK if you will like that I'm not sure if I'll upload here. But I thought why not let you know about it. And I'll do a poll to see if I should upload it here on Tumblr for you guys. It's all up to you guys if I do it or not.

𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐲 | ❝ The act of loving someone who loves you; a love returned in full. ❞

She was just a shy normal young woman enjoying her life. That is until she found herself in the claws of Amarantha while visiting her friend Clare Beddor. She then finds herself being kidnapped and endearing pain like no other and witnessing many horrors. She thought it could get no worst… but then she soon found herself in the grasp of King Hybern. She was just about done with life. Until she finds herself being turned into an old extinct creature, and then finding herself in the hands of the Inner Circle. Soon she then finds herself catching the eyes of two of the Inner Circle. Two men who want nothing but to protect her from her past and the upcoming war. Two men who happened to be her mates.

↝★★↜ Taehyung x FEMALE!POC!READER x Jungkook↝★★↜

I have it on my Wattpad account if it doesn't make it on Tumblr which is thefaithfulwriter1 and yeah. It is a ACOTAR ( A Court of Thorns and Roses ) fic with BTS added or sprinkled in lol. I honestly don't know if you will like so just let me know. It is in your hands lol.

Alright BYYYEE!

[1800naveen]

My appreciation.

September 2023, I started the "a court of thorns and roses" series. Booktok got me hyped to read it so when I did, I really enjoyed it. (I fell victim to liking Rhysand and the inner circle, forgive me)

Feyre, Tamlin, and Lucien were my favorite characters. Their dynamic, how their relationship grew, I loved it all. (I was also a hater of Nesta but I changed now, my mind opened.)

I also saw spoilers on Tik Tok about acomaf and Rhysand which put me into a slump and I didn't continue reading the series again until April 2024. Yeah, it was that bad.

Finding out that people hated Tamlin for his later actions got me bummed because I really liked him at the time. I got spoiled for the rest of the series but I don't really care for spoilers that much.

During my slump, I made an account on Tumblr. I mostly liked posts but I would comment at times. I was afraid of making a post because I was just nervous.

I still had love for Tamlin so I avoided the Acotar side of Tumblr for a while. Because what if someone came after for my thoughts or opinions? That scared me. I felt somewhat alone when it came to not hating Tamlin or seeing him as a "villain" (he's more morally grey). I also still didn't like Rhysand because of the whole under the mountain thing which weirded me out.

Then one faithful day, I was looking through the Bryce Quinlan tag after finding out about her when I saw this post (it was about the crossover) and it was the first anti Rhysand post I liked.

And I clicked on the anti Rhysand tag and my third eye opened. When it came to booktok, I thought that hating this man was some sort of taboo.

These guys showed his wrongdoings, went on analysis, how he was toxic, how he treated certain characters, etc. Thanks to them, I was right to feel what I felt about him. He fucking sucks.

I then went on the pro Tamlin tag and I had finally found my people. Ones that shared the same thoughts as I did when it came to Tamlin and it gave me inspiration to make my first post on here.

(And the rest was history...) *cue the clapping*

Nah but seriously, I want to give my appreciation to the Tamlin, Nesta, Lucien, and Eris fans, the anti Rhysand people, the inner circle haters, and the people who just hate this series in general. I'm grateful for finding a community where I fit right in and where I won't get burned at the stake for my opinion (most of the time). I actually made friends on here which is great because I usually suck at making friends (Me and Tamlin twinning, can't make friends for shit) so this is great.

TIME FOR THE TAGS!!!

Giving my appreciation to the people who inspired me to become the blog that I am today: @szalonykasztan00, @copypastus (love your art❤), @shi-daisy, @arson-09, @thrumbolt, @achaotichuman, and @feyres-divorce-lawyer (so glad that I found you on tik tok first, a fellow Rhysand hater).

My mutuals where we are united by both love and hate: @sonics-atelier (thanks for making those analysis posts), @wingsdippedingold, @rin-u-pos, @positivelyruined (bless you for the Luke Eisner fancast🙏🏾), @nickel156, @viktoriaashleyyx, @thatapologisttoyourantis.

And those who I first found out on tik tok and then found them again on Tumblr (some are mutuals, some aren't and the first two I found out there asoiaf tik toks): @watcherintheweyr, @kataraavatara, @booksnwriting.

Yuh, that's about it. Just wanted to make something nice and sweet. Thanks to my 107 followers that I got for mostly being a hater or from other stuff that I post.

Me to all of you (This feels corny but I was born on the cob🌽):

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(Here's the posts I was talking about.)

[the-lonelybarricade]

Hello!! prev anon here thank you for answering !!! yes i would love some recs whenever ur free <3 i'll gobble up anything that doesn't show feysand in a bad light haha yes i would like any type of fics that are retellings/ canon divergence, crossover w tog any other aus and i especially love it when ic is part of it as well!! and if u can please tell me some stuff thats not smut focused the fandom really writes it well actually shoutout to all the writers but its just not what am looking for right now!! this is all over the place but thank you lol !

Ohhh anon I've gotchu!!!

One of my all time favorites is What Dreams May Come by as_with_a_sunbeam and it sounds exactly your speed! Genuinely felt like reading acomaf for the first time again.

A few other completed fics I would definitely recommend:

Hate Me Instead by my beloved friend @popjunkie42!!

to make them love me and make it seem effortless and (self-indulgently) Love at First Sight's For Suckers by @rosanna-writer

Your Eyes Whisper Have We Met by @climbthemountain2020

no reason to stay by xelly

I'd also recommend checking out my rec list masterlist as there's probably a few more gems in there you might enjoy as well!

[acourtofquestions]

Why do the Blue Blood Heirs & Witches give me Ianthe & the Priestess vibes???

— I don’t trust it, been burned before…

[thisisnovelty]

Do these people hear themselves?

‘Gwyn has been developed too much to be a plot device’

Wait, so was she in more than just half of the last book?? Because I must be missing something. Because it seems to me that much like Elain, we don’t know everything yet regarding her powers but we know her trauma … much like how we know elains trauma, but we also know more than that if you pay attention to the actual text in the now 3 books and a novella where we’ve been told little things about her … hinting … setting up… foreshadowing for her.

and ‘Elain hasn’t been developed enough to be the partner of the main character’ ???

BECAUSE ELAIN IS GOING TO BE THE MAIN CHARACTER IN HER BOOK.

SJM couldn’t give us everything about Elain in other people’s books since that would ruin the experience and character arc in her own book.

Also, ‘Elain hasn’t been developed enough’ you know… beyond what we know of her trauma and powers so far, and her friendships and her sense of humour and her ability to befriend anyone because she’s so lovely and warm and yet her ability to fight back and stand up for herself when it’s needed, buuuuut in half a book Gwyn is fleshed out enough to be with a main character as if HE would be the main MC anyway? When SJM herself said her books will always focus on the females journey? Ya okay

Not to mention, since ACOMAF (when Gwyn didn’t exist) SJM said she always knew there would be a nesta book and an Elain book… and then recently she said she knows who the couple is for this coming book, but the last one she doesn’t yet know and has 5 options. So since for Az it’s either Elain or Gwyn, and Gwyn didn’t exist then, and since ACOMAF Sarah wrote all those moments for Az and Elain.. it’s pretty obvious she’s intending it to be their book. And then the last book could be anyone.

If it was Elain and Lucien, SJM wouldn’t have given so many sweet moments AND a near kiss to Az and Elain if her plan had always been to stick with Lucien and Elain. And then how would there be 5 different couples to choose from in the last book as if she would leave Azriel either without an endgame or up to chance?

It’s so clearly going to be Elriel. She has done a similar foreshadowing pattern with Nesta and Cass.

Elains book was always going to be next, since she said her plan hadn’t changed since ACOMAF, AND…. Az had a bonus POV setting up for next book… kind of like wings and ember?? So since it must be elains book next and based on the BC and him being significant in the CC3 crossover (*cough* corrupted cauldron *cough*) then we could also say it’s clear the next book is Azriel.

HENCE ITS ELAIN AND AZRIELS BOOK.

And it will be a beautiful one.

(I think Elain and Lucien could maybe build a friendship and choose to have their bond be that, while they be with other people better for them, which will be beautiful also)

[acourtofthought]

Credit goes to @acourtdelaluna as she was the one to draw this conclusion. I just loved it so much I asked if I could create a post!

Sarah J Maas 2024: ""Azriel is someone I'm going to be exploring more."

Sarah J Maas 2021: "Because I know this is where I wanted things to go, it allowed me to plant things for Nesta's journey and even Elain's journey early on."

Sarah J Maas 2018: "When spring came, I was heavily pregnant - so I was really nesting - and we realized that the garden beds were pretty overgrown with ivy. There was literally ivy everywhere: in the garden beds, wrapped around the trees, crawling up the sides of the house. So I went into this obsessive, I-need-to-rip-out-every-last-strand-of-ivy-before-I-have-this-baby mode. And I remember the entire time I was ripping out the ivy, and trying to get some semblance of order into the garden beds, I just slipped into Elain's head. Elain is a gardener, and everything I did during those weeks became research for her book. I'm not even joking, Elain's now going to have dreams about ripping ivy out and the ivy creeping in through the windows to strangle her at night, because let me tell you, that ivy does not want to let go"

In 2021 (after the release of SF) Sarah did mention being excited to write Az's journey but never once mentioned laying crumbs for him in ACOMAF, ACOWAR, or even the novella, never once mentioned that she knew early on where she wanted his character to go. If we look back on the trilogy and the novella, we also don't find that Sarah set him up for anything plot related whereas we saw Cassian's desire to train Nesta in ACOWAR, his visit to Ramiel and meeting Emerie in ACOFAS, his desire to see female Illyrian's training. Instead she's spoken of Az's journey as if it's a more recent development since SF and the crossover and that makes sense when Az's plots finally seem to be established as of HOFAS (time travel related things / his connection to TT and Enalius).

If E/riel was always endgame then why would Sarah suddenly talk of exploring Azriel's character ONLY with the release of SF and HOFAS? To state in 2024 that Az will be someone she'll explore more in the future? If E/riel was endgame, shouldn't she have already explored his character alongside Elain's? Already been excited back in 2016 / 2017 for where she was going with him? She's clearly got no issues discussing that she'll be focusing on him at some point so why did she never bring his journey up before the release of SF?

One could argue that Sarah didn't often speak about Cassian's future journey but we still saw the direction she was taking him in the novella, we already knew he had feelings for Nesta in ACOMAF and ACOWAR when he was trying to reach his hand out to her while she was in the Cauldron, where Feyre noted him looking at Nesta with longing. Compare that to how Sarah wrote Az holding Mor's hand and snarling at the King over Mor in ACOMAF? Compare that to how Sarah wrote Az still looking at Mor with heat and yearning in the novella? She didn't need to mention Cassian's journey when it was clear that his journey would be wherever Nesta was and she had already spoken about Nesta and Cassian as a thing in multiple interviews. But Sarah spoke of Elain's journey and then Az's journey. Meaning two separate journey's and she did not speak of their love interests (i.e., Lucien / Gwyn) in the same way she spoke of Nesta's journey but did not often speak directly of Cassian's journey (outside of the Twitter interview / vacation interview where Elain and Lucien were also mentioned).

Sarah doesn't only explore a characters future journey in their book, evidenced by the fact that she herself stated she planted hints for Nesta and Elain's journeys early on (so 2016 / 2017) yet neither sister had a POV at that point. If she knows the direction they're headed she lays those crumbs out well before then especially when it involves their love interest. If Az was always meant to be Elain's endgame then why wouldn't Sarah have explored his character alongside Elain's as she planted the seeds for Elain's journey? Why not lay out clues on how Az's journey will mirror that of Elain's the way she did Elain and Lucien in ACOWAR (Elain was the one with the visions of Vassa and Koschei and Sarah wrote Lucien as the one to go after Vassa, becoming friends with her and meeting Elain's father. Sarah doubled down on the Elucien parallels in SF what with Lucien being permanently stationed in Spring, with the Spring Court continuing to fall apart though the readers is reminded that the NC needs the Spring Courts army back in shape and with Nesta then thinking how the Spring Court had been made for someone like Elain). Why is she suddenly eager about Az's journey, talking about Az's journey only now if it's something she always knew about?

Also, there are no parallels in plot for Elain and Az even now, even after she talked about being excited for Az's journey. If Sarah always knew Az and Elain were going to end up together then why not explore his character in more detail back in ACOWAR? Why not connect Elain and Az's future plots back then? Why give Elain and Lucien the complimentary characteristics of being happiest in nature, her needing sunshine and revealing him as the heir to Day Court? Sorry, that became very long winded and rambling. To sum it all up, it's telling that Sarah is only now speaking excitedly about Az's future journey which seems to suggest she finally realized where she'll be going with his character. Compare that to how she knew early on where she wanted Elain's character to go and I think it's a sure sign that Az's journey and Elain's journey were never one in the same.

[elriell]

I have been apart of the Elriel community since ACOMAF came out and we were but a mere few souls, over the many years there have been so many incredible fan theories explored.

One of my favourites is one I came up with and posted about eons ago which was the concept of Elriel as a Sleeping Beauty retelling.😂

I am beyond in love with what @fremuard did to bring this crossover to life! She absolutely breathed life in to this piece! Bless you.

What is your favourite fairytale & what would you want to see Elriel’s retelling melded from if any?