Sincerely Vivi

Writer and SJM Acolyte

[heyovivi]

Valkyries at Starfall

[dimalry]

obsessed with baby ivy + baby catrin (will you ever draw catrin with azriel and gwyn 🥺)

Oh like this?

It’s still a WIP but yeah 👁️👅👁️

[heyovivi]

Azriel was definitely working late when he came home and found his mate had fallen to sleep reading to Baby Berdara 🤧🤧🤧🤧🤧

[dimalry]

obsessed with baby ivy + baby catrin (will you ever draw catrin with azriel and gwyn 🥺)

Oh like this?

It’s still a WIP but yeah 👁️👅👁️

[heyovivi]

AHAHWHEVEISVEHWHSGWISGSB CB SOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSOSCUTEEEEEEEEEE OHMAHGOSHHBBBBBBBBBBB

[heyovivi]

Merry Christmas, Shadowsinger

#gwynethberdara #azrielshadowsinger #acourtofthornsandroses #acourtofsilverflames #sarahjmaas #acotarfanart #acotar #gwynriel

[heyovivi]

I don’t think I’ve prepared properly for ACOTAR5. But now that I think about it, I feel like I’m going to be terribly depressed while reading it…

[tremendouschopshopwombat]

ELRIEL GOT CONFIRMED PLEASE KILL YOURSELF NOW

[heyovivi]

Confirmation where? I hope you’re not referring to E!’s reporting on speculation because that embarrassing especially following SJM’s announcement how she wasn’t going to release anything quite yet regarding to ACOTAR5.

Touch grass please.

[heyovivi]

I don’t think I’ve prepared properly for ACOTAR5. But now that I think about it, I feel like I’m going to be terribly depressed while reading it…

[heyovivi]

I know people think Gwynriel can be weird because they position Azriel as Gwyn’s “teacher” (be fr he’s her trainer) but if you think about it, most of SJM’s main couples have similar power dynamics…

Feysand - Teacher/Trainer/Rent Free Landlord (kinda 😂)

Rowaelin - Trainer

Quinlar - He’s basically her bodyguard book 1

[goghwilde]

𝒢𝓌𝓎𝓃 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒜𝓏𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓁: 𝒮𝑜𝓁𝓈𝓉𝒾𝒸𝑒 ✨🎄❄️

We’re so excited to share our contribution to the Gwynriel holidays! When we commissioned this festive piece by the lovely @jennastokesart we were imagining Gwyn and Azriel taking a private moment for themselves down a quiet side street after a night of caroling together through the streets of Velaris. Gwyn then sees a mistletoe and can’t pass up the opportunity to give the shadowsinger a kiss. Azriel, of course, is happy to oblige.

Thank you so much @jennastokesart for bringing this cozy scene to life! We’re in love with how you portrayed Gwyn and Azriel within the beautiful backdrop of Velaris during the holiday season!

Also, please support our awesome Gwynriel fanfic writers over at @gwynrielshappyendings!

Commissioned by myself and @kt-reads-things

Characters belong to Sarah J Maas

[bookishwillow]

Gwynriel this, Elriel that,

No.

Azriel with me

[heyovivi]

Get in line 😂😂😂

[heyovivi]

Look I hate to throw my hat in the ring but…

If you’re upset about fae sex you’re not reading the right series…

[acourtofthought]

The issue is not really giving Elain wings since SJM herself allowed Feyre to give herself wings and the mother changed her and Nesta's anatomy. Is it a poorly written storyline? Sure, you can acknowledge the problems with it while also acknowledging that in this world things that are questionable still happen therefore Elain being given wings is along the same vein of what's written in the book.

The bigger question is why was Elain given wings?

Is there any single thing to support her wanting to be an Illyrian female? She's not mated to, in love with (and no, glances and a near hookup do not equate to love), nor married to an Illyrian so.....

Is there anything to suggest she secretly might want to be an Illyrian female but is to scared to ask for it?

Is there anything to suggest she'd ever want to change her body for Az?

Is there anything to suggest there is a need for her to become an Illyrian with wings (the way that makes a tiny bit of sense for Feyre considering she fought beside her Illyrian mate in a war alongside Illyrian warriors and her flying with them is more helpful than not. Elain didn't compete in the Illyrian Rite like Nesta, Gwyn or Emerie. She's not a possible target of the Illyrians anger the way those three might be.

Elain rejected that which makes a warrior in the NC, weapons, Illyrian leathers.

The issue with this is how during Elain Week, e/riels are celebrating a version of Elain that does not exist therefore who are they actually celebrating? Their headcanons of Elain have erased how Sarah wrote Elain and how Sarah spoke about her in interviews.

Can you imagine the riot if Elucien's suggested Elain dip herself back into the Cauldron so she can make herself look different in order to be a better fit for Lucien? I mean, she's already the most beautiful female he'd ever seen so there's nothing to change but if we suggested it? The pitchforks would be out claiming we're changing Elain to suit a man.

Can you imagine the riot if Gwynriels drew Gwyn with Illyrian wings?

They're hypocrites and they know it yet they want to play dumb as to why people are actually upset. They're the ones claiming Gwynriels are "stealing" Elain's body type and plots for Gwyn. They're the ones claiming Elucien's cater Elain's story to Lucien yet they are the one who have created a character during her own damn week who literally does not exist in the ACOTAR world.

[heyovivi]

Based off comments that the artists has said, it feels like she is trying to lift Elain as this white savior, going as far to give her wings, darker skin, and calling her an “Illyrian Princess.” Her only defense against her behavior is that she is Balkan and can depict Elain however she wants because she is familiar with how Illyrians were like because historically, they were a race of people coming from different backgrounds, which made them a blend of different diversities. And although that is true, that is not how SJM has depicted them in her books.

In my opinion, the Illyrians are based off of southeast Asian cultures. Like if you see any of the fanart, their clothes and architecture are heavily inspired by southeast Asian designs, and one could even argue that Feyre’s tattoos are a nod to henna markings. Another thing to note is that there are multiple books that use the name of races that are known throughout history and myths, but are often not related to those history or myths. JLA uses “Atlanteans” as her protagonist’s main race but I doubt anyone would mistake the bloodsuckers in her books as Grecian mermaids.

Also, trying to depict Elain as Illyrian is a real kick in the ass because we have Emerie— an actual woman of color who goes through the struggles of what it is to be an Illyrian woman. Again, I wholeheartedly believe that Illyria is based off Southeast Asian cultures because in a lot of those cultures, women are often oppressed by their male counterparts. This is something that we see with Emerie, Rhysand’s mother, and Az’s mother—not Elain.

Though I’m sure it wasnt intentional, it was very hurtful to see an artist try to twist and gaslight readers. Representation is very important in books, and I’m glad to see that we have it across the SJM Multiverse, but to see it disregarded is very disrespectful. Elain can be strong in her own way she doesn’t need to be with a man and she’s definitely the person to put wings in an call an Illyrian.

[dimalry]

Gwyn is so hot for deceiving everyone and their father by minding her own business.

Haters stay mad 🫶🏽

[heyovivi]

FUCKIN DEAD 💀😂😂😂😂😂

[sserrafeim]

Espresso by Sabrina Carpenter is the Gwynriel song, you can’t change my mind ☺️💖

[heyovivi]

Nah this Jurassien: 🎶 LUCIENS WORKING LATE CUZ HES A SWINGER, OH HE LOOKS SO CUTE 🥰 LOOK AT THAT DINGER

[heyovivi]

Happy (late) Gwynriel Week :)

[heyovivi]

lol you can’t say Gwynriels’ don’t acknowledge Gwyn’s trauma while in the same breath say she’s going to be a evil lightsinger in the next book just to push your theory.

[azrielsdefenseattorney]

✨✨Friendly Reminder✨✨

That’s it, just them. That’s the reminder.

Artist: Frostbite Studios

[heyovivi]

They would make beautiful babies 👶

[toolsofmyenemy]

Do you think SJM intended at one point to make E/riel happen but realized they just didn’t have chemistry?

Or has it always been Elucien endgame and e/riel was just a distraction/red herring/added tension?

[heyovivi]

In one of her latest interviews, she said that she often has trouble reading the chemistry when it comes to characters. I know in the early stages of planning the series she had planned to make Lucian and Nesta a couple, however, when she put Nesta and Cassian on the page together, she found that they had explosive chemistry together on page. In the interview, she stated that sometimes when she puts two characters together on the page, she isn’t feeling the chemistry, which makes it hard for her to write them as endgame. So while I do think that there is some truth into her planning to make Elain and Azriel endgame, I think when she put them together on the same same page, she wasn’t feeling that moment where they clicked together.