1. You cannot compare Feysand to Elucien. Thatâs 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 didnât even tell her that she was his mate in case she didnât 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 Iâm also going to assume youâre all for Haunting Adeline becoming a movie.
2. Elain loses her boldness around Lucien. This is canon. Elain doesnât 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 couldnât 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 isnât entitled to her affections just because heâs forced upon her. This is canon. Elain has never gotten Lucien a gift. This is canon. Elain didnât 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 doesnât 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 MMCâs 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 âchooseâ 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 sheâs spent four books already uncomfortable around him. Not wanting him.
4. If you truly donât 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 canât 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 didnât 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 âfuck itâ 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 âIt was a mistakeâ when he didnât 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, Nestaâs healing journey didnât include Cassian. Was he there? Sure. But guess who healed on her own? Nesta. He brought some support. But it wasnât because of Cassian that Nesta healed. That would actually be a little on the unhealthy side if Nestaâs 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 Elainâs healing. We recognize that he understands her and seeâs her unlike anyone else. Just like Cassian seeâs Nesta and Rhysand seeâs 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. Elainâs journey is tied to Koschei and freeing Vassa. Sheâs had the visions, she even (most likely) hears Koscheiâs soul in the stone. Who does Koschei also have his eyes on? Azriel. Whoâs 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, Iâm 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 âthese are just fictional charactersâ 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 donât. There are certain things where you shouldnât 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 itâs a really great one.
8. Thereâs a difference between having the MMC be the focus of the FMCâs 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. Elainâs journey is her journey. Just as Nestaâs was herâs and Feyreâs was herâs. 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 isnât 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. Thereâs the miscommunication, Rhysâ orders because of needed allyship with the Autumn court and Elainâs 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. Thatâs fucking disgusting and to even say something like that is terrible and out of line. I donât 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 journeyâs 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 âickyâ. Thatâs fucked up. Beyond fucked up.
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