#pro elriel

[acourtofquietdreamers]

Azriel Week Day 4: Paid Time Off

𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙤𝙧-𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙡𝙞𝙘���𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘬𝘦. 𝘛𝘰𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝙥𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨. 𝘚𝘰 𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘱𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘸 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴.

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𝘈𝘻𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘭𝘺, "𝘗𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦?" 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁.

Art by the sweet and talented sunshinecovey_ on instagram and commissioned by me 🦇🌸

In Azriel’s bonus chapter, we learn he’s been sleeping terribly because of his feelings for Elain, but when Elain asked him to put her necklace on, his head went quiet. I think we’ll see Azriel finally get a restful sleep once he’s able to sleep next to the woman he’s been wanting and needing for over a year now. The woman who caused those razor sharp thoughts in his head to quiet at the prospect of being close to her.

Once they finally act on their feelings, I think there’s nothing Az would rather do on his time off than spend time with Elain (and catch up on his sleep 😅). We already saw hints of this when he chose to spend time with her in the garden or stay up with her at 3am to talk while everyone else went to bed 💗

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[lovelyfawnxx]

@azrielappreciationweek day 5 | no need for poetry

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“𝓗𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓫𝓮𝓰 𝓸𝓷 𝓱𝓲𝓼 𝓴𝓷𝓮𝓮𝓼 𝓯𝓸𝓻 𝓪 𝓬𝓱𝓪𝓷𝓬𝓮 𝓽𝓸 𝓽𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮 𝓲𝓽.”

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if there’s one thing the bat boys have in common, it’s being willing to get on their knees for their women. and what’s better than azriel willing to beg on his knees for his woman? worshipping at her altar for a taste of the 𝓭𝓲𝓿𝓲𝓷𝓮.

and let’s be honest; there is no need for poetry when the way azriel thinks about elain is poetry in itself.

SO excited so show y’all this one the girls and i have been cooking up! inspired by what is, in my humble opinion, one of the hottest lines SJM has written to date, this art takes elements from the greek mythologies eros+psyche and hades+persephone (bonus points if you can catch all the references!)

shout out once again to our QUEEN, @celestarly . i swear every piece she makes blows me away all over again. i know we put you through the ringer with this one but the end result is jaw-dropping- this might be my favorite az ever, i haven’t stopped ogling it since you sent it over and we are SO SO GRATEFUL! 🫶💜

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🎨 art by @celestarly

🥀 commissioned by me, @faeprincesswarrior , @emilyondemand , @theseersgarden and @botanical_brinn

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[faeprincesswarrior]

Azriel Week Day 4 - Paid Time Off

“Lover”

Thank you so much to Foxydraws for this gorgeous, tender Elriel art for Azriel week! She did probably one of the prettiest Elucien pieces I’ve ever seen during Elain Week, and I knew I wanted to do an Elriel piece with her. I so appreciate her doing something for our ship!

Art by @foxydraws_ on IG

Commissioned by me for @azrielappreciationweek

Character belongs to @sarahjmaas

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No ship war drama please.

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[pinklayla123]

PSA: Azriel saying "This is wrong" in the Bonus Chapter does not mean that touching Elain feels wrong. Touching Elain is the closest this man has come to meeting the Mother herself. The situation is wrong because Elain is technically mated to another guy who is literally sleeping upstairs.

To repeat, touching Elain is not the problem, the situation involving her mate and the political ramifications of that is the problem. I really didn't think this was a point that needed to be spelled out like this.

[nikethestatue]

Azriel Appreciation Week (Day III)

Connections

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[elriel-quotes]

And I think Elain—Elain would like it, too. Though she’d probably cling to Azriel, just to have some peace and quiet.”

I smiled at the thought—at how handsome they would be together.

A Court of Mist and Fury - Chapter 49

[lovemyromance]

In order to show proof for Elriel, all I have to do is hand someone the books, as they are. No additional commentary required.

In order to argue for Gwynriel/Elucien, one has to:

- skip ACOFAS

- watch 30 slide shows

- turn Azriel into a fuckboy character who flits from woman to woman

- read TOG & CC

- read ONLY the 2nd half of the Azriel bonus chapter

- scour through internet archives to see one ambiguous deleted facebook post from 2017

- browse through SJM's deleted Pinterest

- call everyone and their mother an unreliable narrator

- watch 18 more TikTok's to prove how certain words that appear multiple times throughout the text for a variety of reasons - now mean a couple is mates

- ignore all of SJM's most recent interviews

- treat Elain like someone who is incapable of voicing her own wants and needs and is a fickle child

- ignore every Elriel moment and pretend they either only show lust or they only are siblings -> take your pick bc apparently both work despite being contradictory statements (unless you live in Alabama)

- lose your sense of feminism as you cheer for a man to get his happy ending at the expense of a woman

[rae2velaris]

Sometimes, I think about how concerned Azriel was for Nesta in HOFAS when the mask still possessed power over her.

He held firm on bringing her back.

Listed all the people who loved her dearly.

Caught her and stroked her hair.

Prayed thank you to the Mother.

Azriel and Nesta are dearly close friends.

Can you imagine the absolute care and dedication Azriel will have when the official forbidden love trope begins between Elain and him?

Someone Azriel cares immensely for?

[elrielsgarden]

“Sit. I’ll take care of it.”

‘Azriel only took Elain’s heavy dish of potatoes from her hands, his voice soft as night as he said, “Sit. I’ll take care of it.”’

-ACOFAS, SJM

Elain’s response to this small, gentle gesture of gratitude and “I know you can, but let me” is to leave the room to freshen up with the cutest little flustered blush. You can’t convince me this girl doesn’t have a crush.

‘Azriel set the potatoes in the center of the table, Cassian diving right in. Or he tried to. One moment, his hand was spearing toward the serving spoon. The next, it was stopped, Azriel’s scarred fingers wrapped around his wrist. “Wait,” Azriel said, nothing but command in his voice.

... Azriel didn’t let go. “Wait until everyone is seated before eating.”’

- ACOFAS, SJM

Rhys explains to Feyre that Azriel has some scars in regard to how his mother was treated, and one of them clearly surrounds this moment with Elain.

What’s more important is that Azriel chose this point in time to give this moment of caring to Elain. He saw the work she put into this meal, and chose to offer her a little extra care and respect. It’s really such a sweet moment, and the perfect way for Azriel to show to Elain his genuine care for her.

[nikachansstuff]

Elriel.

[pastelpinkkadan]

This isn’t a safe space, but I’ll say it anyway.

I really hate that whenever Elriels talk about their (valid and canon) reasons for either not liking Gw*nriel or not believing that it’s endgame, it feels like we HAVE to say that it’s not because we hate Gw*n.

We always have to reassure antis that we still think Gw*n is great and wonderful and it has nothing to do with her character! That she’s super cool and we love her, she’s just not right for Azriel!

But Gw*nriels (and even some El*ciens…😒) have NO problem hating on Elain. In fact, half the time it seems like the main reason they ship Gw*nriel is BECAUSE they hate Elain. They’d rather see Azriel with anyone else, as long as it’s not Elain.

Yet Elriels have to go overboard on how much they still like Gw*n, otherwise we’ll get “you just hate women!” comments. Even though antis don’t have that same energy concerning Elain.

I’ve never seen an Elriel straight up HATE on Gw*n. Thinking she might be a lightsinger, isn’t hating her. Saying that she’s a side character whose main purpose was to be Nesta’s friend, isn’t hating her. Not thinking Gw*n is going to be the next FMC and be super important/badass to the main ACOTAR plot, isn’t hating her.

So, I’ll say my peace about Gw*n.

I truly don’t care about this character. In fact, I forgot she existed until I came into the online fandom. She has never been important to me, and I don’t find her that interesting/cool in general. I don’t think she’s that important to the story, either. She could never show up in ACOTAR again, and I would not care or miss her. And you know what? Neither would a majority of the characters in ACOTAR. 🤷🏼‍♀️

Antis have given her more importance and personality than the actual books do. So anytime I see “well Gw*n will be heartbroken if Az doesn’t choose her” I have to laugh. No she won’t. They’re not together. She has shown no signs of feelings for him. She was a side character for Nesta, can antis PLEASE stop self-inserting themselves onto her simply because she is the only other single female in the series that has talked to Azriel and has no flaws (because she’s isn’t important enough to have flaws)?

Anyways, thanks for coming to my TED talk.

[faeprincesswarrior]

Azriel Week Day 5 - No Need For Poetry

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There's no need for poetry when it comes to Azriel letting go of control with Elain. It's a simple beauty-a quiet, unspoken act of trust. For so long, Azriel has held everything together, every part of himself tightly guarded. But with Elain, he finds himself loosening his grip, allowing himself to surrender to someone else.

In her presence, he doesn't have to control every moment or shield every feeling with his shadows. With Elain, he's free to let go, to simply be. There's a profound beauty in that trust—a rare, grounding peace he finds only when he allows her to guide him forward.

A huge thank you to the wonderful Crisol for capturing this moment so beautifully in their illustration. Your work brings such depth and emotion and we are endlessly grateful for it!

Commissioned by @lovelyfawnxx, @elainsvisions and myself!

Art by CrisolCrowling

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[flowersandshadows112]

When you think you’re the biggest Elriel shipper, but your opponent is Azriel🙃😏

[nikethestatue]

Azriel Appreciation Week (Day IV) Day Off

Azriel's day off would be devoted to his wife and his children

Making children--something he rather enjoys

Watching his children grow inside his wife--always a beautiful sight

Seeing them born--the only thing that makes him cry

Raising them--praying that he would make a good father and that they would find love and support and encouragement in him and know that no matter what, he'd have their backs and their best interests at heart

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[elriel-quotes]

My sisters both stiffened at Cassian and Azriel, at those mighty wings tucked in tight to powerful bodies, at the weapons, and then at the devastatingly beautiful faces of all three males.

Elain, to her credit, did not faint.

And Nesta, to hers, did not hiss at them.

A Court of Mist and Fury - Chapter 24

[ater-love]

People saying that Azriel feeling unworthy of Elain is a bad thing as if every male character of every romance book doesn’t say at least once “I don’t deserve her”