Synopsis: takes place post-Acosf, Gwyn returns to training after a long time of relishing in the sanctity of the library to chase away the lingering horrors of the Blood Rite. She seems to be ready to face the world, for real this time. In doing so, she further forms a friendship with Azriel...... however is it more than mere friendship blooming in between them.....?
From tangled sheets to training rings ❤️🔥 Gwyn and Azriel are sated, satisfied and ready to burn off some extra energy in the ring (cue the shadows helping out 👀)
Happy @gwynrielweeksofficial 🩵 artoffrostandflame strikes once again with a hot commission of Gwyn and Azriel and it was such a fun process working on this!!
Happy International Women’s Day to Nesta Archeron!
art by esttrellare
So many people can relate to Nesta, specially to being traumatized or depressed in a way that is not pretty or quiet. We are allowed to be angry. We are allowed to snap back when provoked. We are allowed to ask for space and to put boundaries between us and those that do not make us feel safe or happy. We are allowed to say no and stand our ground.
We are allowed to be difficult, to be messy, to be works in progress. Being a woman is not just being gentle and kind—sometimes it is clawing our way to survival, fighting our way back from the darkness, and demanding more for ourselves even when the world tells us we do not deserve it or are not owed it.
Women are not required to be palatable or amenable to be worthy of love, respect, or happiness. We do not exist to be convenient. We do not have to shrink ourselves to make others comfortable. We do not have to change ourselves to make a man love us. Our rage, our grief, our sadness, no matter how they may exhibit themselves—they are all valid.
Nesta Archeron has shown us that a woman can be messy, spiteful, angry, stubborn, and steadfast in her beliefs yet still be loved. She is loved by her fellow Valkyries, who listened to all the things she hates about herself and in turn shared the parts of themselves they hide from others. They did not shame her or hate her, they loved her all the same. And she is loved by us—even if she is not real and cannot feel it—there are thousands of us around the world who see her, flaws and all, and love her exactly as she is. She may not be real, but her struggles, her flaws, and her personality is. There are women out there going through very similar things—I know I have in the past—and to read about a woman who did not back down, who did not roll over and take it, is so important and healing in itself.
Happy International Women’s Day to Nesta and everyone else out there. You are worthy. You are strong. You are loved.
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