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[bookofchoice]

(...)

“Because of the shit with Elain?”

Azriel stilled. “What happened to Elain?”

Give us their book!!!! Plssss😩❤️‍🔥

[bookofchoice]

Waiting👀🩷💙

[pagemasters]

Sarah said in the interview at the back of ACOFAS that Elain will have nightmares being choked by ivy, but when that happen can she pretty please be in Azriel’s vicinity and he hears her/his shadows go berserk and he wakes her and comforts her?

Or if not a nightmare then a surprise vision and maybe she has a panic attack because it caught her off guard or the content of it

I feel like he will need that sort of event in his head in order to overcome rhys’s “stay away from her order”, this just gives him the permission to do exactly what he’s dying to do which is be close to her. And she will need something in order to overlook the hurt from his “rejection”

[ceren2]

[leilousblog]

How I imagine Elain and Azriel sleeping

[elainarcheronsvisions]

I really don’t understand how not everyone ships Elriel when the rescue scene exists.

It makes me squeal every single time.

“I’m getting her back.”

“Then you will die.”

“I’m getting her back.”

“Are you hurt?”

“You came for me.”

“Hold tight and don’t make a sound.”

The girl screamed, but Elain moved. As Azriel battled to keep them airborne, keep his grip on them, my sister sent a fierce kick into the beast’s face. Its eye. Another. Another. It bellowed, and Elain slammed her bare, muddy foot into its face again. The blow struck home.

“Azriel still cradling Elain to his chest. He dripped blood behind him the entire time—a trickle compared to the torrent that should be leaking out.”

“Azriel rasped, swaying on his feet, “We need Helion to get these chains off her.” Yet Elain didn’t seem to notice them as she rose up on her toes and kissed the shadowsinger’s cheek.”

[tragiclore]

At this rate, we're probably getting titles and covers together. For both of them. At the same time. As opposed to the titles separate/covers separate strategy.

We're T minus 5 months to D-day.

June is the month. I know it.

Just hang on.

[acourtofquietdreamers]

Imagine reading this:

And not flipping to chapter 21 of ACOSF to see what it’s about.

Oh it’s about Elain! No wonder antis don’t finish figuring out what this clue means.

The Valkyries story is worth telling and it was told in ACOSF. Will they continue having their story told as a subplot in Elain’s book? Probably! Just as Feysand had a subplot in Nesta’s book.

But who has a story that was hinted at in chapter 21 that is also very deserving of being told? Who made it clear that she is ready to explore her powers and to find her when it’s time to begin? Whose story did the author show interest in telling on CHD?

Elain Archeron.

Here’s the link to the Elriel that originally created the chapter 21 theory 💙🩷

Post by @blaircmorgan · 2 images

💬 21  🔁 90  ❤️ 237 · Numbers in ACOTAR · This is the first time I'm sharing a theory of mine... I had posted this before on tiktok and Insta

[mortalfae7]

Elain x Azriel

[courtofblooming]

elain and azriel. 🩷💙

[silverlinedeyes]

Elain and Song

When I first saw pictures of the Alex + Ani Elain bracelet and looked closely at the watering can, I thought it was saw what might be a music note (purple) and the bottom curl of a treble clef without the line through it or a bass clef (cobalt), and @offtorivendell and I both also saw what looks like a bass clef on the other side (pink), and @offtorivendell and @psychologynerd saw these too and confirmed I was not crazy 🤣:

And then look at the handle of the watering can—is that shaped like part of a treble clef (upside down) without the line through again?!?

Are these intentional musical references on the watering can charm on Elain’s bracelet? Is it possible this is a hint that Elain is a Singer like I theorized here and @wingedblooms and @offtorivendell theorized here? Or is this possibly a hint at Elain’s future use of the Harp? Has @wingedblooms been right all along about Elain’s connection to song??

Whatever it’s hinting at, I think we have been on the right path all along 🥰🎶🎼🎵🪉🎤

[offtorivendell]

Yes!

And not just Singing/the music of the land, but if the musical note is intentionally a quaver, which is an eighth note, could it tie, thematically, into the symbolism of the eight pointed star, Wyrd, and how, possibly, eight of them may need to come together to unchain and heal the land, as you and @wingedblooms have posted?

And the fact that musical notes appear on a watering can, could @lovelydreamlight be correct in that water nymphs and Singers are related? And what does it mean for other forms of water, like Prythian's underground waterways? Does the rushing music of that water source help to fuel the Song and magic of land? And the pool of starlight in Spring, what of that? Will the Archeron sisters and their bat boys sail the Void to free their world? Is the watering can actually a gardener's Cauldron, evoking the art Feyre saw back in book one?

So many questions! I need to stop word vomiting.

But mainly, I just love how the imagery that appears to be present seems to confirm that Elain being a gardener is not accidental, and could actually be central to the plot.

🌿🩷🎶💙🌸

[wingedblooms]

I would love for this potential seed to come full circle in Elain’s story. This is crack (meant to be fun), but there are only two references to quaver in the entire series, and Elain’s voice is one of them:

I do think we’ll see more of Elain’s quiet voice and strength in the next story.

She’s so connected to the land, and the land is full of magic. It has its own natural symphony:

All the world is a song. In the crossover, we learn the slumbering land’s awakening is compared to song:

Love me, touch me, sing me.

In acosf, Nesta Makes her own trove of swords, the act of creation accompanied by a song only she could hear. Feyre’s words in the original series foreshadowed this moment:

It’s a matter of months until we see what this means for Elain’s own acts of creation, but if I had to guess based on all the clues, it’s connected to awakening the land and making it sing—bloom—again.

[nikethestatue]

Elain is really out there about to pull Helen of Troy and have whole Courts go to war over her.

Truly a face that launched a thousand ships.

The power she has.

[mortalfae7]

You know what? Elucien share one thing… both were carried by Azriel ✨

And you know another thing? Lucien’s biological father and his mate both want to sleep with Azriel ✨

[nicawritesandwhines]

I think I peed a little

[livywoohoo]

Jewelry and quotes, and rising into their full powers-together.

I don’t have any more poetic words to add that haven’t already been expressed, but there’s something significant in the fact that this Ilyrian Sword and Shadows cuff has an engraved Azriel quote related to the Nephelle Philosophy on the inside:

💫

And, yes, while I'm here, I just saw that cuff image on Instagram, and I find the phrase “Rise Into Your Power” an interesting choice of words. Does it mean anything? Maybe not. Does Alex & Ani know the plot of ACO6? Not likely. Is this intentional? Eh.

But I do believe we have two individuals, Azriel and Elain, who are closely connected to the Nephelle Philosophy, swords, twining shadows, and vines, as well as an upcoming story where both are potentially given the time and safety needed to rise into their full powers…together.

Alright, I suppose I did still have some poetic words to say...☺️

[furtivelywanderingturtle]

I'm neither lesbian nor bi but I have to admit... I might as well be for Elain... SHE IS SO FREAKING HOT! 🥵🥵🥵

Azriel, you are SO LUCKY! 🔥

🎨: moonlight._art_ on Instagram

[livywoohoo]

Sarahhhhhh, Elriel seems to be one of your favorites, huh? 😏

Maybe my fandom bias blinds me, but I genuinely believe Elriel is one of Sarah's best couples so far-and they haven't even had their own book yet. They're a top-tier pair, comparable to Rowaelin and Feysand in my view. I fully expect Sarah to admit she's completely obsessed with them once the books are all out!

[te-al-latte]

Death and his lovely fawn. 

re-upload cause i fixed something. 

[amethystblooms]

posted in 2017. it’s been them for so long 💙🩷

[wingedblooms]

Twining souls

The word twine or twining is used to refer to things that are woven together—two things that combine into one. Sarah uses this word to describe powers, vines and flowers, serpentine beasts, and romantic pairings. Is it possible she will weave these elements together in the next book through Elain x Azriel? Let’s take a look, shall we?

Azriel’s shadows twine around him, as Mor and Rhysand note below. They also behave like serpents, ready to strike when threatened.

Much like Elain’s vines of flowers twine on her dresser…

Or her Sight twines dream and reality, forging a connection between the two.

The carvings in Hewn City blend these elements together—serpentine beasts twine and devour one another as vines of flowers flow between them. A beautiful balance of life and death.

Like the serpentine beasts, the souls of mates entwine when they accept the bond. The threads of their bond weave together and their scents merge, or blend, to create something at once ancient and new. Something harmonious.

And so, perhaps this iconic scene is truly prophetic: there is already a bridge of connection between Elain and Azriel, one where life meets and merges with death.

It seems it’s only a matter of time until we see blooms of spring twining with Death’s slithering shadows, creating something both ancient and new. Light and dark endlessly devouring one another. A beautiful balance where they meet.

[wingedblooms]

Are those twining shadows with Ramiel, an Illyrian sword, and the Nephelle Prophecy?

And twining vines of flowers?

Looks like the perfect balance to me.

(Thanks to @silverlinedeyes who pointed out that they both appear like vines, which reminded me of this very old post.)