#pro elriel

[acourtofquietdreamers]

Elain and Azriel are so obvious, we have yet another company assuming their book is next.

It’s not at all confirmation, but companies acknowledging Elain’s book and Elriel shows that we aren’t crazy for believing in an Elriel endgame, no matter how much antis try to make us feel stupid for thinking so 🌸🦇

[lovelyfawnxx]

“I remember the day I found Lucien ‘s thread, tying him to me, and I remember the freedom I felt when I cut it. I wasn’t fated for anyone, I chose you, Azriel.”

(this is not a quote, just the artists headcanon 🫶)

🎨 art by wwispart

[blu3butterfly]

I’m a casual reader but I decided to make a post because I’m baffled, after going online to see what others make of the Elucien mating bond when the books seem to set up Elain and Azriel, to discover that most of the discourse is not about Lucien/Elain/Azriel but about people shipping Gwyn with Azriel. Like that to me makes no sense, because aside from there being close to nothing on page to point to that, they also have no conflict. Nothing is stopping those two to be together if they so wish, what are those 700+ pages gonna be about? And same could be said about Elucien too, no conflict aside from the fact that Elain doesn’t want to be anywhere near him, and a story where the couple is only together because they are forced by a “soulmate” type situation is kinda a bad romance. Then going back to Gwynriel, I’ve read that pairing is popular because of the BC, but it’s exactly the bonus chapter why they would never work as a couple. Not after it’s been confirmed Azriel has those thoughts and feelings for Elain. If he and Gwyn are mates it really makes for a shitty romance that the only reason he would be with her is because of the mating bond. If the bonus chapter didn’t happen a case could maybe be made for them but even if he only feels lust for Elain, who wants to read a story where the MMC lusts after someone else while the female character was nearby all along he just didn’t notice her? Like in what world makes that for a good romance? Again same applies to Elucien. Maybe, maybe the pairing could be salvaged somehow if they are not mates and just fall in love but why would have Sarah J Mass set it up like that. The other two mated couples had conflict for why they weren’t together and were in each others orbit and radar and had feelings for each other before the mating bond. Like Nesta was willing to die with Cassian, they were clearly set up, where is that with Azriel and Gwyn? It just wouldn’t make sense to have a Azriel/Gwyn pairing with no prior set up. Even in the first book when it seemed Feyre might end up with Tamlin, Rhys was very much being part of her story. And sure, Gwyn has trauma and that might make her trusting a man hard but last book was exactly about trauma, it’s a flimsy plot point to fill another 700+ pages.

[tswaney17]

Azriel is questioning his religion because he feels so strongly for Elain. That should tell you something.

I think there is a misunderstanding :

Azriel doesn’t think that Elain SHOULD BE his mate.

Azriel thinks that Elain IS his mate.

That’s why he questioned the Cauldron.

And I think some people interpreted it the same way as Rhysand—that is, they think Azriel just wants to be Elain’s mate because he should be or deserves to be.

« You believe you deserve to be her mate ? »

But it’s understandable for Rhysand to think that way because he doesn’t know Azriel’s secrets like Nesta does. He doesn’t know that Azriel can’t stand the bond between Elain and Lucien or that Azriel is no longer interested in Mor. However, readers are supposed to know this from the books and the bonus chapter.

Rhysand also thinks this way (that Azriel believes he deserves to be Elain’s mate) because, for him, it’s unthinkable—even impossible—that Elain could have two mates. He witnessed the bond forming between Elain and Lucien; she already has a mate. She can’t have another one. That has never happened in the history of mates. So, he doesn’t even consider what Azriel believes, because it’s unheard of in history for someone to have two mates. For Rhysand, Azriel must simply mean he feels he deserves to be in Lucien’s place.

So, because Rhysand doesn’t have all the information about Azriel’s secrets (the whole BC chapter exposed his secrets) and because the idea of Elain having two mates is unimaginable (since, again, Rhysand was there when Lucien said to Elain, ‘You are my mate’), Rhysand assumes that Azriel means he should or deserves to be Elain’s mate instead of Lucien.

But no. Azriel believes he is Elain’s mate.

I think this misunderstanding between Rhysand and Azriel has also extended to the fandom. (Which is understandable for Rhysand because, as I said, officially in the books, only Nesta knows Azriel’s secrets, she’s the only one who knows why he was at the door and the only one who knows he’s interested in her sister and not Mor)

For Rhysand, it’s weird because for him Azriel is still in love with Mor « what of Mor, Az ? » So what’s happening is so sudden for Rhysand. Because Azriel and Elain don’t even see each other often anymore, since Azriel avoids the dinners, avoids Elain and stays in the House of Wind, but anyway, his secrets are explained in the bonus chapter. And why he’s doing all of that but Rhysand ignores Azriel’s secrets.

To be clear: Azriel questioned the Cauldron because he believes he is Elain’s mate, not because he thinks he should be/deserve.

There’s a difference between be and should be that’s important to note.

[elainemg97]

✨Azriel Bonus Chapter Annotated Part 3- Azriel’s conversation with Clotho ✨

PS: pls don't mind the typos, I made this at 4 am

Disclaimer: I am basically using the culmination of all the knowledge Elriels have shared throughout the years as well as my own opinions to make this analysis. Elriels typically have similar views therefore you may find something you have seen before.

For more in-depth analyses check out tumblr blogs: @silverlinedeyes @psychologynerd @merymoonbeam @nikethestatue @duskcowboy @wingedblooms @psychee92 @juusworld5728 @acourtofquietdreamers and many more...

[elainsgirl]

as a recap-

Antis have now harassed caused juniper books to take down a pro elain/elriel article

They’re now claiming that elriels pay these journalists to write pro-elriel articles

once an elriel pointed out how on BB’s post the elriel emojis were naturally suggested/ this prompted antis to spam the 3-week old post with their own emojis

4 years later and they’re still annotating & talking about the bonus, nothing new at all just the same recycled points

once a well known acotar theorist, who till this point has been neutral - pointed out how likely elriels’ book was, this prompted multiple stories on disproving her take with bs that literally made 0 sense

antis have literally confirmed that they do in fact stalk elriels

antis have been buying followers to grow their accounts & buying likes for their fanarts, my guess is to make their ship seem more popular but at a point it becomes clear the engagement is fake

lying about credible news outlets also talking about gwynriel/elucien

Getting jealous over companies interacting with elriels such as Spotify

Making sure new readers know to read the bonus properly

whining about elriels leaving positive comments under BB’s HOFAS post

but absolutely, this isn’t the beginning of a crash out. They’re totally showing us how calm and confident they are.

Meanwhile elriels? Are literally just chilling and enjoying our ship and how popular it is becoming within and outside of the fandom.

[moonfalles]

Elain visiting Vallahan and attending a ball on behalf of the Night Court, with Azriel and Mor as her protection squad. Some fae royals and upper echelons approached Elain to engage her in conversation. They have all heard about her devastating beauty and had been dying to behold her beauty with their own eyes. When Elain curtsied and introduced herself, Azriel noticed where their eyes were glued to.

His wings shifted in agitation, which earned a haughty sneer from one of the fae princes. “And what are you? Her bodyguard?”

“I’m her husband.” He said with a straight face and eyes that promised death.

“I’m her bodyguard.” Mor countered with a delighted smirk on her red lips and murder on her mind.

[feyrescourt]

I was told that these articles and social media posts meant nothing. So what’s with the fucking incessant bitching and moaning when a new one is released?

For the last year it’s been nothing but mentions of Elain’s book being next. Yes, there’s been elriel mentions as well (because it’s pretty obvious that is the direction of the series), but the primary consensus of these articles has been that Elain’s book is next. This is not a controversial statement!!!!

And if the GAs need EL to happen so badly, then what’s wrong with admitting Elain’s book is next? With their logic, wouldn’t this be an EL book?

No, because they know they’re wrong and are not ready to accept it. That’s why they have to say “elain better not end up with azriel!!!” over and over again thinking Sarah will give a shit. She won’t.

It’s clear as day that Lucien is not Elain’s endgame, and we were reminded of this fact just last year. Love it or hate it, one of the main discoveries in HOFAS was that the cauldron is in fact corrupted. Now why would that matter if Elain’s bond to him, which has been questioned multiple times, was not meant to be a primary plot point in the next book? And why in the hell would that book then follow Azriel and Nesta’s friend instead?

“Oh btw the cauldron was corrupted by a parasitic entity not of their world, which only sought influence, power, and complete control, but don’t look here it will never be mentioned again despite the wrongness of so many cauldron-made mating bonds which force females to be stuck in unhappy pairings, because, well, powerful offspring!!!”

Give me a break.

[shadowsatdawnx]

the closer we get, the more accurate this becomes

[amethystblooms]

nesta his secret to tell, never hers archeron is elriel’s #2 captain

sorry, but feyre i smiled at the thought, at how handsome they would be together , why not make them mates archeron beat you on this one

[elrielhd]

If Azriel is not Elain’s real mate, then why does he has mate-like behaviors?

[acourtofquietdreamers]

🌸 Art by brunojlopez

🦇 Commissioned by asirenspins

[ater-love]

I wanna know how Azriel’s wings were when Elain was about to kiss him

Were his wings tucked back because he didn’t want to scare her away and felt like he had to be delicate and subtle not to ruin the moment?

Or were his wings completely spread and flared in the hallway because he was feral for her?

Or were his wings ready to embrace Elain in a protective way as soon as they kissed?

I wanna know so bad.

[nikethestatue]

Elain to Azriel

Azriel to Elain

[pinkrasberryfish]

Elain is such a faerie but in like a *fairy* kind of way. Like she’s constantly serving “flying through a garden in Pixie Hollow” energy. Gardening… floating around a kitchen… hell, even randomly popping up out of thin air to stab a man’s neck… it’s just so… fairycore 😌