#just like elain lmao

[romanticatheartt]

Nahh I agree cause I only see ship related content for Azriel week.

I did see some Elriel content for Azriel week, but I can’t judge when I don’t know nor care what’s going on over there. I can only agree about Gwynriels focusing too much on Gwynriel rather than Azriel alone. I saw maybe 3 or 4 Azriel fanarts and too many Gwynriel fanarts. The prompt „belonging“ especially is full of ship related content. Wtf?

The only event that I know of in which the character was properly appreciated was Gwyn‘s week. I think Lucien did have plenty of content focusing only on him despite the drama but Azriel appreciation week and Elain appreciation week were done dirty, focusing mainly on ships.

There‘s going to be another Elain week this month so let‘s see how that will go. I have better faith in Eluciens than Gwynriels.

Yeah, I didn't mention Elriel much because I haven't seen more than a few of their works, but in my feed, all I see is Gwynriel. It's crazy at this point, lmao. If I didn't know better, I would've thought it was a Gwynriel week or something.

And for the "belonging" prompt? I literally talked with my mutuals about how no one talked about Bat Boys, or how one day he will feel that sense of belonging about Illyria, or how he has been part of IC for 500 years, and they're his family. NOPE, people decided to make it about a ship. I understand how it would fit the prompt, but he's more than his relationship with another character.

I only saw one Bat Boys fanart with Rhys's mother and a few HoW gang fanart, which are also related to the ship war.

And trust me I saw way too many Elucien fanarts on Lucien week. None of these characters are truly appreciated. It's an event for each side of the ship war to turn it into a competition of who submits more fanart/fic/etc. for their ship...

And honestly, I don't have much hope for the new Elain week lol it's going to be messy imo. These character events are an official week for these people to fight over their ships not to appreciate their favorite character.

Instead of coming together and trying to have some common ground, they turn it into whatever this is…

[arson-09]

i think people who want elriel to happen are just people who are obsessed with the bat boys and just want to read more bat boy romance and don’t actually care about elain as a character 🧍🏻

[astrababyy]

Tamlin and Nesta for the character bingo!

tamlin and nesta in order :DDD

[cleromancy]

it drives me so crazy when people say like such and such male character has like a female characters kind of narrative bc like 95% of the time they're completely wrong... like its not as annoying as the "girl coded" shit but it Is annoying because a lot of the time like. insisting scrimblo scrungus is treated by the narrative the way it would treat a female character 1) is bullshit bc there are female characters RIGHT THERE in that same narrative and the difference in how the narrative treats them is like in your face stupid obvious and 2) the vast vast majority of the time doing this means people ignore the gender stuff thats ACTUALLY going on in the story?? im not saying u have to care about characters' relationship to masculinity but when thats a point of a story ur reading and it whizzes right over ur head thats not a good look!! get better at reading get better at analysis n stop doing this shit

[a-lonely-dunedain]

"A new Title has been bestowed upon you, you may now be known as Celeair, Bird-brained!" DON'T BULLY HIM!!!!!! HE'S TRYING HIS BEST OK!!!!!!!!!!!

[works-of-heart]

Can someone tell me why my "for you" page is filled (and I mean FILLED) with nothing but e/riel posts?! XD

Like, I've not liked one post, I've not followed any e/riel shipper (No offence, I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just not interested in that ship), but for some reason, Tumblr decided "I'm going to litter your day with people who call you delusional and have random hot takes against your ship!" lmfao!

Like, I've clearly got specific tags I follow, and have liked and followed fellow Eluciens/ gwynriels, but Tumblr said "not today, I think you need to see more of this!"

I just find it hilarious, and yet, I'm not sure how to change that.

[heyimanowl]

[potential-fate]

Abe turned back to Callum. He bit his lip for a moment, then reached for his boyfriend’s hand, “Well this was…–” 

“Abe, dear!” Abe flinched, dropping Callum's hand far quicker than he’d reached for it in the first place, and turned to greet his mother. She kissed one cheek, then the other, and smiled at him. She didn’t spare a glance in Callum’s direction as the other man shifted to stand close behind at Abe’s shoulder, and Abe felt the blonde stiffen at the lack of acknowledgement.. 

“Hey mom…” Abe gave her a half-hearted smile as she pulled away. 

“I’m surprised we didn’t have time to chat before the ceremony started,” Elaine said, “I know we both got here with plenty of time to spare.” 

“Yeah…” Abe let out a short awkward cough, “It’s been pretty busy around here…” 

“Oh, I know!” Elaine clapped her hands together, smiling across the room at the bride, “Pia looks so happy!” 

“Yeah, she does” Abe chuckled pleasantly at that, “Thomas is a good match for her.” 

That, at least, was true. Abe had known pretty quickly how smitten his friend had been in college, even though they’d fallen out a bit in their later years there. Thomas was an ideal match for Pia’s wit and her admirable amount of perseverance. He couldn’t think of a better match for her. She’d been lucky to find someone so well in tune with her own goals.

[separatist-apologist]

You call yourself a one trick pony but nonetheless a trick is still a trick — which is a treat for all of us. 🥰 have a good morning!!

You'll get the first part of it tomorrow and tragedy is some of my best sass is in chapter two

[featherstcnes]

regret had been aching in his very bones since he'd left elain in that hall during the winter solstice. he'd had no choice, not entirely. if it were a different world, and rhysand was not his high lord, he would simply have never left. the image of possibility had been on repeat in his mind for longer than he'd liked to admit. this was a mistake. it was painful, practically -- seeing that image of hurt on her face after he'd said those words he'd never meant. had he ruined every single memory in her head that they'd shared? every single walk in the garden, every moment that he'd sat with her after the cauldron?

his shadows seemed to be creeping around his shoulders even more lately, as if they wanted to pull him into a corner and drag him down into depths unseen. he wanted to pretend as if nothing could hold him down, as if nothing could stop him from having what he wanted, but of course, he understood rhysand, despite his hatred for having to stay away, despite the envy he felt for what his brothers had and yet he lacked. he'd been successful, for the most part -- keeping away from the house was easy, if he kept himself busy. but velaris was home, he couldn't stay away forever. and despite his attempts to stay away and keep his distance, the very voice he'd been trying to avoid filled his every sense. shadows slowly started to disappear from around his shoulders as she spoke. azriel stilled.

@homebehind asked: did you mean it? any of it? (elain to azriel? ����)

with his gaze focusing on her, he felt the hit of her words to his chest. it seemed they both were saying things as if they were daggers ready to be thrown, finding their target. " elain. " the name leaving his lips felt almost like a plead to him. but it sounded as if he was unsure of what even to say -- her name leaving his lips softly, as if it was a petal from a flower in her garden. he allowed himself to look at her then, desperately trying to replace the memories of that flash of hurt in his mind, the image of leaving her standing there as if he'd not wanted to kiss her then and never leave. as if he didn't want to simply disappear into the shadows with her and finally taste what it was like to kiss her, to hold her in his grasp.

he didn't know how to approach this, and so, instead of filtering through his mind for the right thing to say, he simply spoke. he was sure rhysand would hate that he was even having this conversation, but it was too late for that now. it was too late to pretend as if this hadn't been eating away at him endlessly since he'd last seen her. " if you think, for one moment, that i have not meant every word, every action before i --- " he didn't really feel like bringing up the event in their recent past; of leaving the both of them wanting. he continued, hoping that the expression on his face was enough of an explanation as to what he was referencing. " i'm sorry. " he didn't want to blame rhysand, he didn't want to go into details that he knew he shouldn't share.

PRE ESTABLISHED RELATIONSHIP PROMPTS

[the-lonelybarricade]

Has an Elucien Little Shop of Horrors AU been done? And if not, who volunteers to write it?

[ecce-felix]

Feyre stan’s like Elain way more than Nesta anyways 😩

I don’t understand if this is supposed to hurt my feelings but most feyre stans are rhys stans in disguise anyway so I don’t really care tbh

[daycourtofficial]

In a world of boys, he’s a ✨gentleman✨

Summary: based on this request - your friends help walk you through all the nice things Azriel does for you

Author’s note: I forgot all about this tbh lmao why was this just sitting in my drafts all alone

“I think Azriel has the best manners,” Feyre says, her cheeks glowing from the wine, wisps of brown hair coming out from her braid.

“And the biggest wingspan,” Mor adds, raising her blonde eyebrows.

“I’m serious,” Feyre turns to Mor, “he’s so polite, he cleans up after himself, he treats (y/n) like a queen, he-“

You choke on your wine. “Treats who like what?”

Mor slaps your shoulder, causing you to almost spill your glass. “Oh, do not start this again, I will scream.”

“Start what?”

Mor rolls her eyes, falling back on the couch, “pretending like you don’t know how nice Azriel is to you.”

Your face heats involuntarily. “He’s very nice to me, I’m well aware of that. He’s a nice guy.”

Mor groans, getting up for more wine, “see! This is what I’m talking about!”

Nesta and Feyre giggle, but you sit up, “what do you mean what you’re talking about? What is wrong with me thinking that he’s nice to me?”

Feyre’s giggles continue, “it’s not that, sweetie. It’s just… he’s exceptionally nice to you.”

“So? We’re friends.”

Mor chimes in, “if any male was as nice to Nesta as Azriel is to you, Cassian would slit his throat.”

“Cassian’s more of a hands-on brute, but I see your point,” Nesta corrects.

“Friends don’t act like the two of you do,” Feyre muses, refilling her wine glass.

Soft touches, sitting needlessly close to each other at gatherings, Feyre catching the two of you napping on her couch on multiple occasions.

“He always blushes around you,” Elain observes.

Images of Azriel’s reddened cheeks and ears flood your memory, and how adorable you’d find it.

“He always asks you if it’s okay for him to pick you up to fly.”

A montage of soft “may I?” and “is this okay?” flutter through your mind. His soft touches of your hair when you’d take off, knowing it was your least favorite part, trying to comfort you in some way.

“He pulls out your chair for you at every family dinner.”

“-and plates her food!”

Azriel’s scarred hands grab the back of your chair, a soft scraping noise filling your ears, replaced by your soft “thank you”.

He sits next to you, grabbing your plate reflexively, piling it with roast, carrots, and potatoes, knowing to avoid the celery.

You thank him again, oblivious to Cassian’s exasperated arm movements at the two of you, as well as Nesta’s immediate swatting of him.

Elain giggles, “he always comes by every Sunday asking me to help him arrange a bouquet for her.”

Nesta smirks as the other two females let out soft “ooooh”s, as if you all were gossipy teenagers. Maybe you were. Your eyes draw towards the bouquet sitting on the table in front of Elain, the pink and yellow hues making you smile.

“He always has a hand on you whenever you’re out in town.”

The warmth from his hand is a welcome presence on your lower back as you two push through the crowds of the Velaris stalls. You prefer going out into town with him in tow - he was much taller than you and could see over the crowds.

Not to mention how he carried all of your bags and you spent the rest of the day catching his scent on your clothes afterwards.

“I’m not even sure you own your own coat from him lending you his.”

Nights out at Rita’s always ended with the two of you walking along the Sidra, his arm around your shoulder. He’d always wait for you to start shivering before placing his coat around your shoulders, helping your arms into the sleeves.

You scratch at your neck, uncomfortable with all the attention on you. “That doesn’t mean anything… right?”

Mor huffs, dramatically falling back on the couch after draining her glass, “I can’t explain this again.”

“Ask him out,” Feyre says, while Nesta nods her head, “just do it.”

As if the Mother herself were in the room gossiping with you all, Azriel strolls into the room, a bit shocked when five pairs of eyes peer back at him, amusement in four pairs, adoration in one pair.

You can’t help the smile that graces your face when you see him, and Nesta loudly placing her cup on the table jolts you out of your trance.

“Will you- would you,” you clear your throat, rushing the words out before you get too scared, turned in your seat to peer at him, “would you like to have dinner? Tonight? With me? Alone?”

Mor and Feyre are trying, but failing, to hold in their giggles at your nervousness, but you have completely forgotten they were in the room with you.

Azriel’s lips curve into a smile, “I would love to. I can pick you up at 7?”

[thestrangeblob]

"I'm getting her back" "then you will die" "I'm getting her back" “You’ll never get far enough into the camp” “I’m going to walk right in.”

You know what I’ve been missing from the ACOTAR books? The absolute ferocity that mates are supposed to feel when the other is threatened or in danger. I need to see some of these characters going bat shit crazy no matter who it is they’re up against.

Azriel slaughtering every single Hybern soldier in Sangravah within moments to save Gwyn? That’s what I want to see.

Lucien using his spell-cleaving powers for the first time to get to Elain after she was dumped from the Cauldron? That’s what I want to see.

I can’t wait to see Gwyn and Elain both having the “you touch him, you die” personality because they absolutely would and Azriel and Lucien deserve it.

[just-a-ghost00]

Celeb series : channeled advice from your bias' higher self

Group 1

Cards : 2 of coins, 7 of swords, Strength, 3 of pentacles, Death, 9 of wands

Be mindful of the way you spend your time and energy. Of course, work is important but... are you getting any rest? Are you even eating properly? I don't want you to be sick and tired. I don't want you to be exhausted and forced to step away from what you love because of that. You have to be strategic. I know how much of a hard worker you can be. No one can take that away from you and I am proud of you for the efforts you put in your success, your studies, your job. I hope you are proud of yourself too. But remember that you are not alone. You don't have to handle all this pressure on your own. You can count on me too. You can come and rest on my shoulder. I will lend you a bit of my joy and energy if that gives you comfort, if that brightens your day. I would be happy if I could lighten up your load and make your life a little easier. Remember that you are human and you deserve to have fun, to spend time with the people you love and doing the things that make you happy. You were not born to grind yourself to death. You were born to live and laugh and love. Lmao that sounds so cheesy but that's the truth. Hang in there. I know you can do it. I know you have it in you to be the most beautiful and successful being the world has ever known. I believe in you. When you feel down or stressed, please don't mull it over all alone in your corner. Come to me and let's chat it out. Maybe I can help you. Okay? Love you.

Shufflemancy : Are you having any fun? by Elaine Stritch, Freak like me by Halestorm

Group 2

Cards : 8 of wands, page of pentacles, page of cups, Tower, knight of swords, 7 of swords

Don't hold back. Whatever you wanna say, say it. Whatever you wanna do, do it. Be you. Do you. Feel you. I know it, you know it. This life is too short to have any regrets or mourn it. So just live, shine bright, have fun. Learn as much as you can. Go as far as you can. Don't hold back for any of them hyenas who would be too happy to see you fail. Shake the world. Break the rules. There's no one like you. Speak your mind. Embody your truth. I see you. I feel you. I know what it's like. Don't share any of your tricks with them. They jealous. Let them choke on their venom. You got no time for their BS. Okay? You're a queen/king. You bow down to no one. The dumbest of them all is the one that never learns, never asks, never speaks up. But you know better, honey. I know you're going to nail it. I know you're a good one. I know you're gonna rock the world because you're a rockstar. Just don't stop, don't look back. Don't let anyone stop you. I'll cheer for you wherever you go, wherever you are, whatever you believe in. Don't be afraid of what you feel or what you want. Just embrace who you are. There is nothing to be ashamed of. You are perfect. I hope you see that. I am in awe at how gorgeous and smart you are. I'm your number one fan! Show me how it's done! Show me what you got.

Shufflemancy : Zoom by Jessi, OMG by Usher ft will.i.am

Group 3

Cards : 3 of pentacles, 10 of swords, 9 of pentacles, ace of pentacles, queen of wands, 9 of wands

It's important that you take care of your health. Especially if your mind isn't in the best place right now. I know how hard it can be. But I also know how resilient you are. You are going to get everything you want and more. I have no doubt about that. You are so patient and kind, so hard working. You carry yourself with such grace and humility that it would be impossible for you to fail. I can't imagine a world where you don't shine. It would be impossible not to love you and admire you. I wish I could be of help to you but to be honest I feel like I have nothing to teach you cause you give me so much more than I could ever give you. I know so little about this world, about this life. But I hope that you can find a friend in me. A reliable shoulder to lean on when you feel down. I hope that your days are bright and that I can contribute to that. If I can give you just a little piece of advice, it would be to find a community where you feel safe and like you can be your true self, show your vulnerable sides without fearing rejection or retaliation. Go at your own pace. One step at a time, make your dreams come true. I will help you in any way I can. If it's by sharing your work or giving you words of affirmation, I will. If it needs me listening to you ranting for hours, I will gladly do that. There's only so much that I can do and say, but I hope that it's enough. Know that I am always by your side. You are so beautiful. Never give up. Please don't forget about me when you're successful. Because I am sure that one day you will surpass me and the greatest of them all. And if that happens, I wish I can be part of your world.

Shufflemancy : R U Mine? by Arctic Monkeys, I don't think I'm okay by Bazzi

[roseadleyn]

Hi, while I dont know much about ACOTAR beyond what Ive read about it online, I want to ask for your opinion on why its depiction of the fae is dissatisfactory to the point they "arent fae", because in general it is accepted that there are multiple different ways to interpret mythical creatures such as vampires, werewolves, dragons and fey. Vampires have been depicted as everything from predatory, blood-thirsty abominations to cute and loveable heroes in children's media.

hii, how are you? i'm actually glad you've asked because now i have a reason to rant lmao

portrayal of every mythical creature varies but the mythical aspect is still kept in, yk? like for example,,, vampires have the oddly translucent skin, too-long fangs, the moon affecting them etc in every every every medium they've been depicted in ( or as far as i've seen ).

sarah j maas' fae portrayal is just. people. humans with powers and pointy ears. like feyre wears leggings and sweaters and teaches art class; what part of that is whimsical or fae? velaris is just new york if you could never leave. what is so special about it? where's the magic? the spring court wasn't very fae either but it had pools of starlight, will 'o' the wisps, etc. there was fantasy, magic.

to me it's just unsatisfactory because it's not magical or fantasy. i could pick up the average Dark Contemporary Billionaire Mafia Romance book and get pretty much the same dynamics. like you're telling me the court of night... has DAYLIGHT??? no. absolutely not. it should be night always, the plants grow sustained by dark magic or whatever.

like write the fae whatever way you wish but give them NUANCE, MAGIC, YOU KNOW THINGS THAT AREN'T NORMAL. like i don't want rhysand breaking the human status quo by fucking assaulting feyre, i want him to be too eerily flexible or have too many teeth or SOMETHING otherworldly. give tamlin a tail. lucien has thorns along his collarbones now. like please. be so fucking fr.

ALSOO how nesta and elain were changed by the cauldron but nothing changed about their physical appearance other than their ears??? they should have oddly translucent skin that shivers thinly over their veins because of their power, nesta's hands could be permanently tinged red to show how she wrangled the cauldron's heart from it, i'm sad at the lost potential now

anyways i yapped a lot but i hope this makes coherent sense <3 if u want some good depictions of fae in ya i'd recommended holly black's books