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Hi!

Just a little introduction to this:

I'm 100% Elriel, and I love the IC as a whole, including Nesta. Archeron sisters supremacy always.

I don't like Lucien at all, and personally, I don't think his actions are forgivable.

I don't post that often, but if you decide to follow, you're all very welcome here!

#This is just a pinned post #feel free to ignore it!

azrielsbreedingkink

Rape isn’t a plot point.

Gwyn’s rape wasn’t about Azriel. It was about her. Adding a romantic element to that situation is so far beyond gross I can’t believe we’re having this conversation.

1 in 6 women report being raped. I’m one of the 5 who didn’t report. Gwyn’s story is powerful because SHE has worked to feel confident and safe her in own body again. There’s nothing empowering about a man somehow being a catalyst for healing.

Rape isn’t a plot point. Your feminism is as white as your palm.

sakurakittypeach

my fav gwynriel moment was #GWYNRIELMAY2025

murkyrealms

When Azriel wouldn’t even consider her a friend. That was so hot and sexy of him, best romance ever 🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻🫶🏻

dusktobloom

I'm sorry, but nothing beats the fact that he literally said he could give the necklace to anyone instead of making sure it went to Gwen😭💙🩵🦈

nikethestatue

After all these years, one thing still makes me kind of amused is that when GAs find some kind of 'clue' or think that they have some sign of confirmation, they immediately rush to Elriels and start spamming Anons with a lot of 'ha! ha! now you see it!' or 'what you gotta say about THAT! HA!' or "stupid Elriels, can't you SEE that Gwyn is a shark!!!' (or whatever)

Yet, whenever there is something that Elriels take as a sign or confirmation, none of us, and I mean none, have the urge to run to Gwynriels' anons and start boasting. You'll never see Elriels spamming GAs with 'OMG, another article about Elain! What do you have to say now?"

It's just an observation, but I think it's weird. GAs always have the reaction of a seven year old boy who wins a scuffle on a playground. Or rather, THINKS that he'd won a scuffle.

It's almost like this childish need for approval. Kind of a 'ma, look what I did!'

sakurakittypeach

yeah i'm not taking no morality lessons from ppl that actively defend the womb argument + think a woman shrinking into herself is a sign of romance + ship a sexual assault victim with a guy they claim is an incel and has a complex about women.

lovelydreamshadows

I'm not taking feminism and women empowerment lessons from people that want Elain to leave her family for a man that is part of the reason why her body autonomy was stolen from her and want her to befriend not only a male character that did gang rape jokes about her, but also ship or want Elain to befriend Feyre's abuser that, by the way, was also responsible for Elain and Nesta's almost deaths

elrieluniverse

1. You cannot compare Feysand to Elucien. That’s embarrassing. Feyre was always attracted to Rhysand and was captivated by him from the moment she first saw him. She never hated Rhysand. She was never uninterested in Rhysand. She was never uncomfortable around Rhysand. There was a pull from the very beginning between them. And Rhysand didn’t even tell her that she was his mate in case she didn’t reciprocate his feelings (she did). Their HEA was organic, never forced. Nothing should be forced like Elucien was. If you think romanticizing forced marriage is okay, then I’m also going to assume you’re all for Haunting Adeline becoming a movie.

2. Elain loses her boldness around Lucien. This is canon. Elain doesn’t want to be in the same room as him. This is canon. Elain would rather watch a kettle on the stove than speak to Lucien. This is canon. Lucien said he couldn’t stand to be in the same room with Elain for more than two seconds. This is canon. Feyre said being in the same room with Elain and Lucien was the most uncomfortable thirty minutes she could recall. This is canon. Elain says that Lucien isn’t entitled to her affections just because he’s forced upon her. This is canon. Elain has never gotten Lucien a gift. This is canon. Elain didn’t like that Lucien got her a gift. This is canon. Lucien wanted to force Elain back the second Mor brought her to safety. This is canon. Lucien compared Elain to his dead ex and said that Elain was thrown at him and is nothing like Jessiminda who he loved. This is canon. Lucien wanted to see Elain just once to know if she is worth fighting for. This is canon. Elain has to be forced by Feyre to ask Lucien any questions because she doesn’t want to speak to him on her own. This is canon. Elain has feelings for someone else who is not Lucien. This is canon.

3. If you ship Elucien you ship forced marriage where the FMC has no choice of her own. You ship the FMC and MMC feeling uncomfortable in each others company. You ship the FMC losing her happiness just for the MMC’s benefit of not going insane. You ship unwanted conversations and a miserable life for the FMC. There is no choice when it comes to Elucien because they have been forced upon each other from the get go. You could say all you want that Elain could suddenly like Lucien and “choose” him but what kind of story would that tell? What would that show readers? That the woman should settle for the man who was forced upon her when she’s spent four books already uncomfortable around him. Not wanting him.

4. If you truly don’t understand why Elain gave the necklace back to Azriel, then that is an issue. Elain who said that the necklace is beautiful and for Azriel to put it on her. For Azriel to then put it on her and want to go to town and her wanting that too. And right before they were about to smash, Rhysand shows up (the outside force) to tell Azriel to stop and get to his office. Then, Azriel (not wanting to disobey Rhys since he has just been caught and can’t exactly smash in front of Rhys) forces himself to tell Elain that it was a mistake. Now, you must think that Azriel actually thought it was a mistake. WRONGO. This is called miscommunication. A very popular theme in romance novels. Azriel clearly didn’t think that kissing Elain was a mistake (I.E. his previous thoughts before Rhys showed up) but he had to say that. It makes for the miscommunication trope to shine so that it could be resolved at a later date. There is something also called the “fuck it” moment in romance novels. That usually comes after miscommunication. So with Elain feeling rejected and sad and confused, what does she do? She takes off the necklace later that night and places it back where the gifts are because Azriel told her “It was a mistake” when he didn’t even mean it. When he had to force himself to do so.

5. No, you do not need a man to have a healing journey. In fact, Nesta’s healing journey didn’t include Cassian. Was he there? Sure. But guess who healed on her own? Nesta. He brought some support. But it wasn’t because of Cassian that Nesta healed. That would actually be a little on the unhealthy side if Nesta’s healing journey was revolved around someone other than herself. Think of it as Cassian held her hand all the way through, but Nesta did all the work herself. Same goes for Feyre. Rhysand is not responsible for Feyre healing. Again, was he there? Yes. But who was the one who did what she had to do to heal all by herself? Feyre. Rhys just held her hand. We do not believe at all that Azriel will be the reason for Elain’s healing. We recognize that he understands her and see’s her unlike anyone else. Just like Cassian see’s Nesta and Rhysand see’s Feyre. But Elain will be the one to heal herself on her own just as her sisters did. This series is about the females. Not the males. As the author said herself that the males take a backseat.

6. Elain’s journey is tied to Koschei and freeing Vassa. She’s had the visions, she even (most likely) hears Koschei’s soul in the stone. Who does Koschei also have his eyes on? Azriel. Who’s been reading up on the queens and doing the reports? Azriel. Elain is also tied to the prison. Lucien is tied to freeing Vassa.

As for Elain not being fit for the Night Court, I’m pretty sure she enjoys her home in Velaris perfectly fine in canon. She loves helping the faeries with their gardens and she loves spending time with her friends, Nuala and Cerridwen. She even smells like Velaris.

7. Saying that “these are just fictional characters” is not a great way to look at things considering that even though you are reading a fiction book right now, there are real people who have similar experiences as these characters. How you write your characters is important. You need to write them with respect and think of the consequences if you don’t. There are certain things where you shouldn’t seperate fiction from reality. Media influences people and if you are an author, you should really think about the messages that you want to be had in your writing. When SJM talks in her interviews about her FMC having free will and that there is a choice and that no one should be forced upon someone, that is a message. And it’s a really great one.

8. There’s a difference between having the MMC be the focus of the FMC’s journey and having the FMC be the center point of her own journey with the MMC holding her hand all the way through. Elriels do not put Azriel in the center of anything. He is not the focus here. Elain’s journey is her journey. Just as Nesta’s was her’s and Feyre’s was her’s. You needed a book to be centered on Azriel in order for Gwyn to get her pov. That is not exactly having the FMC and MMC in an equal playing field.

Not everything is fated mates. Not everything should be about fated mates. And no, this isn’t a fated mates series when the author is talking about free will and choosing your own destiny instead of the one that is unwanted and forced upon you. There are different stories to be told. Different storylines. Not every character or couple is going to be the same.

9. Elriel has a ton of conflict to overcome. There’s the miscommunication, Rhys’ orders because of needed allyship with the Autumn court and Elain’s unwanted mating bond with Lucien.

10. No one, and I mean NO ONE. Thinks that a sexual assault survivor getting a healing journey and falling in love is icky. That’s fucking disgusting and to even say something like that is terrible and out of line. I don’t even know how to comprehend that statement. I cannot in any capacity understand how someone would even think that. There are so many characters who unfortunately dealt with SA and who have had incredible healing journey’s and found love along the way. Hannah Wells, Rhysand, Nesta Archeron, Jules Ambrose, Summer Hamilton, Bree Prescott ETC. There is no way that someone actually thinks that reading a story about an SA survivor getting their happily ever after is “icky”. That’s fucked up. Beyond fucked up.

Time to revisit some iconic Elriel moments. 🩷💙

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.

and Elain, noticing Azriel’s ease as proof that things weren’t indeed about to go badly, offered one of her own as well.

Azriel arrived first, no shadows to be seen, my sister a pale, golden mass in his arms. He, too, wore his Illyrian armor, Elain’s golden-brown hair snagging in some of the black scales across his chest and shoulders.

He set her down gently on the foyer carpet, having carried her in through the front door. Elain peered up at his patient, solemn face. Azriel smiled faintly. “Would you like me to show you the garden?” She seemed so small before him, so fragile compared to the scales of his fighting leathers, the breadth of his shoulders. The wings peeking over them. But Elain did not balk from him, did not shy away as she nodded—just once. Azriel, graceful as any courtier, offered her an arm. I couldn’t tell if she was looking at his blue Siphon or at his scarred skin beneath as she breathed, “Beautiful.” Color bloomed high on Azriel’s golden-brown cheeks, but he inclined his head in thanks and led my sister toward the back doors into the garden, sunlight bathing them.

It made sense, I supposed, that Azriel alone had listened to her. The male who heard things others could not … Perhaps he, too, had suffered as Elain had before he understood what gift he possessed.

From the shadows near the entrance to the tent, Azriel said, as if in answer to some unspoken debate, “I’m getting her back.” Nesta slid her gaze to the shadowsinger. Azriel’s hazel eyes glowed golden in the shadows.Nesta said, “Then you will die.” Azriel only repeated, rage glazing that stare, “I’m getting her back.”

Rhys lunged for Azriel, taking Elain from him and gently setting my sister down. 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

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.

But I strode to my seat—nestled between Amren and Mor—in time to see Elain say to Azriel, “Hello.” Az said nothing. No, he just moved toward her. Mor tensed beside me. But 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.”

I found Elain studying it, beautiful in her amethyst-colored gown. I made to move toward her, but someone beat me to it. The shadowsinger was clad in a black jacket and pants similar to Rhysand’s—the fabric immaculately tailored and built to fit his wings. He still wore his Siphons atop either hand, and shadows trailed his footsteps, curling like swirled embers, but there was little sign of the warrior otherwise. Especially as he gently said to my sister, “Happy Solstice.” Elain turned from the snow falling in the darkness beyond and smiled slightly. “I’ve never participated in one of these.”

Elain bit her lip and then smiled sheepishly. “It’s for the headaches everyone always gives you. Since you rub your temples so often.” Silence again. Then Azriel tipped his head back and laughed. I’d never heard such a sound, deep and joyous. Cassian and Rhys joined him, the former grabbing the glass bottle from Azriel’s hand and examining it. “Brilliant,” Cassian said. Elain smiled again, ducking her head. Azriel mastered himself enough to say, “Thank you.” I’d never seen his hazel eyes so bright, the hues of green amid the brown and gray like veins of emerald. “This will be invaluable.”

Azriel and Elain remained in the sitting room, my sister showing him the plans she’d sketched to expand the garden in the back of the town house, using the seeds and tools my family had given her tonight.

“Because of the shit with Elain?” Azriel stilled. “What happened to Elain?” Cassian waved a hand. “A fight with Nesta. Don’t bring it up,” he warned when Azriel’s eyes darkened.

“Eyes can be blinded,” Nesta said. “Not the ones under my command,” Azriel said with soft menace. Nesta met his stare, knowing he was the only one aside from Feyre who could truly understand her hesitation. He’d gone with Feyre into the heart of Hybern’s camp to save Elain—he knew the risk.

Elain just linked her arm through Nesta’s and led her toward the family room, where Azriel stood in the doorway, monitoring them. As if he’d heard Elain’s sharp laugh and wondered what had caused it. “I was just checking on dessert,” Elain explained as they approached the doorway and Azriel. Nesta met the shadowsinger’s stare and he gave her a nod. Then his gaze shifted to Elain, and though it was utterly neutral, something charged went through it. Between them. Elain’s breath caught slightly, and she gave him a shallow nod of greeting before brushing past, leading Nesta into the room.

Shadows darkened his eyes, full of enough pain that she couldn’t stop herself from touching his shoulder. Letting him see that she understood why he stood in the doorway, why he wouldn’t go near the fire. His secret to tell, never hers.

#acotar #elriel #elain archeron #pro elain #pro azriel #pro elriel #azriel shadowsinger #sarah j maas #acotar 6 #elain x azriel

nikethestatue

GAs and their random periods of mass psychosis

azrielsbreedingkink

Licensed merch about the sisters and news articles (including one published by her marketing company): Nothing

Sharks??? for some reason: PROOF

I don’t know why they think this makes us nervous in anyway 😭

amethystblooms

“Azriel told Elain it was a mistake after he almost kissed her.”

His hands tightened slightly on her waist, his thumbs grazing the bottom of her ribcage. It was an effort not to arch into his touch. ..

He dropped her hands as if they were on fire, stepping away, those green eyes flat and dull in a way she hadn’t seen for some time now. Her throat closed up even before he said, “Don’t do that. Don’t—touch me like that.” ..

“I didn’t mean—” She backed away a step, toward the door on the other side of the roof. “I’m sorry,” she repeated. “It was nothing.” ->queen of shadows, ch. 44

She was now lying on her side, her back to him. “About last night,” he said through his teeth.

“It’s fine. It was a mistake.” ->queen of shadows, ch. 49

“Azriel felt entitled to Elain when he questioned the Cauldron.”

“I wanted it to be you,” he breathed, closing his eyes. “For months and months, even in Wendlyn, I wondered why you weren’t my mate instead. It tore me up, wondering it, but I still did.” He opened his eyes, and they burned like green fire. “All this time, I wanted it to be you.” ->kingdom of ash, ch. 41

“Elain said she doesn’t want a male.”

“Good,” she wound up saying, though the idea of her having her emotions so easily identifiable was unsettling. It made lying and pretending almost worthless. “I’m not interested in men … males.” ->heir of fire, ch. 25

i love when antis try and use comments like these against elriel, thinking it was the end of them..

after all, history sure has a way of repeating itself..

aelin and rowan say hello x

These girls are just creepy stalkers.

Chasing down SJM's friends and replying to them with photos of G like they're begging, "Please, please pick me! Look at me!" isn't cute or clever like they seem to think.

It's just weird and invasive.

#acotar #anti gwynriel #anti elucien #pro elain #sarah j maas

lady-surieldown

"Sarah loves arranged marriage!"

"Unless Her Higness decides to be useful and gain us men and arms through marriage"—a sharp glance at Rowan—"we are alone." (...) Perhaps the gods did hate her. Perhaps this was her test. To escape one form of enslavement only to walk into another. Perhaps this was the punishment for those years in Rifthold's riches. Empire of Storms - Chapter 5.

"Its been decreed." (...) "By her sire, the Autumn King, and mine, the High King of the Avallen Fae." (...) "You're an unwed Fae female," Cormac said, unmoved. "That means you belong to your male kin until they decide to pass you to another. The decision has been made." House of Sky and Breath - Chapter 4.

Bryce truly wasn't sure if Jesiba was serious. She sighed again. "I don't suppose you have any insights as to why the Autumn King suddenly decided to ruin my life." Jessiba tsked. "Males will always try to control the females who scare them. Marriage and breeding are their go-to methods." House of Sky and Breath - Chapter 8.

Sathia said with impressive coldness, “It is within my rights to refuse any suitor presented to me.” Morven gave her a look dripping with distaste. “It is, girl. Just as it is within your father’s rights to disown you for failing in your duty to continue the family bloodline.” Bryce grumbled, “So what’s the point of giving females refusal rights at all if you punish them for it? House of Flame and Shadow - Chapter 48

Sathia goes on to enter a marriage of convenience, because it was that or be sent back to the Asteri to likely die. Y'all should know the difference by now, stop saying it was an arranged marriage situation when the actual arranged marriage was something Sathia was running from, that FMC Bryce was very against, and that Sarah has repeatedly presented as a horrific outcome that takes away a woman's right to choose throughout all her books.

Not once has Sarah written an arranged marriage in a positive light so miss me with this bullshit that it's something "she'd love to write."

And forced marriage is a violation of human rights, stop trying to turn this into a romantic thing, you "feminist queens" for fuck's sake.

mortalfae7

„Sarah J Maas never tried a forced marriage plot“

Yeah well… because the author you claim to love writes about women’s choices. And I think she made her views on forced marriages pretty clear in CC.

fawnsgarden

elain and the symbolism of hands as a form of autonomy - moodboard

"it wasn’t meanness that kept her from offering to help; it simply never occurred to her that she might be capable of getting her hands dirty" (acotar)

"i didn’t ask my sister, and she supplied no answer as she took the water bucket dangling from elain’s still-bloody hands, and i followed them both through the trees" (acowar)

"and i wondered if she preferred to have torn and sweaty hands, if the dirt and cuts were proof of her labor. her joy" (acofas)

"don't forget that gardening often results in something pretty, but it involves getting one's hands dirty along the way" (acosf, bc)

nikethestatue

I can assure you that if the situation was reversed and we read about Azriel thinking about Gwyn for the past two years, being sleepless over her, keeping a momento from her, yearning for her, fantasizing about her, fighting with Rhys over her,

And on and on and on

No Elain Stan would ever utter the word ‘Elriel’ ever again.

If Azriel gave a gift to Gwyn, a beautiful necklace that he picked out for her, and then she returned it and he went to Clotho and told her ‘give it to anyone. You can give it to Elain if you want to’ and he thought to himself ‘i wouldn’t call Elain a friend’ there would be no Elriel, and no Elain stans commissioning fan art with Elain wearing said necklace. No Elain Stan would be leaving comments like ‘nice art but I prefer Elriel!’

No Elriel would want Azriel to jump from Gwyn to Elain. No one would want a regifted necklace.

There wouldn’t be a 5 year long ship war and there would be no Elriel.

And if SJM was to write Gwynriel in the next book, no Elriel would stoop so low as to want Elain and Azriel ship to actually happen.

And that’s the truth of it.

Elain always deserved better than to be someone’s second or third choice.