Using Feyre and Chaol as examples to defend Bryceriel is honestly hilarious because it completely misses the point.
Before their stories reached their conclusions, SJM did leave readers wondering who they'd end up with. Why? Because their arcs weren't finished. Feyre's romantic endgame wasn't confirmed until ACOMAF. Chaol's future remained open because his journey wasn't over yet.
When a character's arc is still ongoing, SJM keeps the endgame under wraps.
Bryce is the exact opposite. Her arc is finished.
After Bryce's story concluded, SJM didn't tease Bryce and Azriel. She didn't wink at the audience or hint at some future reveal. She repeatedly confirmed Bryce and Hunt are mates and that Az and Bryce are not mates, and when asked about the theory, her reaction made it seem like she couldn't believe it was still being brought up. This wasn't some elaborate long con or "gotcha" waiting to pay off in a future book. She clarified it multiple times before and after Bryce's story was complete. The distinction isn't difficult. They are just fucking delusional.
An unfinished arc leaves room for mystery. A completed arc doesn't.
Bryce isn't being kept secret. She isn't being saved for a surprise reveal. She isn't secretly still in the running. She was ruled out by both the text and the author herself.
And now they're claiming Bryce and Hunt aren't married.
At this point, it's become a pattern. They take a line, strip it of its context, and then build an entire theory around the misinterpretation while acting like they've uncovered some hidden truth. The problem is that context matters.
Bryce and Hunt are canonically married. The text makes that clear. Pretending otherwise doesn't make the theory stronger, it just requires ignoring what's actually on the page, which we know they do 99.9%
It's honestly impressive how consistently they manage to miss the point. Every time the books or SJM provide a clear answer, instead of accepting it, they twist the context until it fits the conclusion they already wanted.
Definition of confirmation bias.
And no, building a large platform, recruiting followers, or creating websites doesn't make an argument more credible. Popularity isn't evidence. Headcanons aren't evidence. The books and the author's repeated statements are. The only characters SJM has legit teased are Gwyn and Elain, that is it, two characters who have unfinished arcs and actually in his story. Could she write a new character, sure, but I can bet it will never be Bryce, she literally made a face of disgust for being asked.
Ship whoever you want. That's what fandom is for. But there's a difference between saying, "I enjoy this pairing," and insisting it's secretly canon while ignoring the text and repeatedly dismissing the author's own confirmations.
Also, SJM has never, ever publicly shut down a potential ship before its story played out. Yet she did exactly that with Bryceriel. That should've been your clue. She meant what she said. There isn't a secret code to crack or a conspiracy to uncover. Some of y'all are just so committed to the fanon that you're out here creating apps, websites, and recruitment drives instead of asking why your ship can't stand on its own without all the campaigning. Neither Elriel nor Gwynriel has ever had to do that because both are legitimate possibilities within the narrative. That's how the author wrote them. Bryceriel isn't even playing the field, it was explicitly ruled out.
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