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amen to the anon about bonus chapters. What antis can't grasp is that a bonus chapter doesn't do anything, if it isn't also supported by the book. Elriel ended, for example? You read the bonus wrong, because Elriel is very much going strong in acosf. Azriel is all about Elain. Romance with Gwyn? You read the bonus wrong. Because neither Gwyn or Az in acosf show any romantic interest. And azriel is still all about elain.
If you interpreted the bonus to mean something that acosf (and the rest of the books) doesn't support, you just read it wrong. And you're blinded by something that won't allow you to see that. Possibly hatred for Elain.
exactly.
How are you making the claim elriel ended, when Acosf left them on a charged glance? Those two things contradict each other and don’t add up.
The bonus proved Gwynriel are mates? Fine, but where does acosf back that claim up? Where in acosf is it clear these two can be mates?
exactly anon. You worded this perfectly,
“If you interpreted the bonus to mean something that acosf (and the rest of the books) doesn't support, you just read it wrong.”
because it is literally true. Every elriel can back up evidence from the bonus to match their claims with the evidence from the books. Gwynriels cannot do this and that speaks volumes.
I've been reading ACOTAR again these last days and I can't stop thinking about Elain, as a person, and Elain with Lucien.
I've been out of the fandom for a while, and I think we're completely missing something big with the ship war going on with Elucien and Elriel. I think SJM has an insane opportunity to give such a message to her readers. I'm mature enough now to take some steps back on the story, but it might not be the case for everybody. At least it wasn't the case for my younger self.
Elain gets a lot of hate because of misogyny, right? Because she's traditionally feminine, loves her flowers and her baking, is a very social person, and isn't a strong empowered warrior protagonist. I'm not saying those carcters are bad. They are necessary to break gender stereotypes and inspire girls to do what they want in life and not to be afraid to be themselves if they don't align with the stereotypes. But I've noticed that this type of caracter has become so mainstream now that it has lost its meaning and is no longer a perspective of choice but an expectation.
This ship war reminded me of Twilight. If I remember right, Bella says at some point that choosing between Edward and Jacob is more about choosing what version of herself is the one she wants to be. So, of course, she chooses an extraordinary life, rebels against the norms, and becomes a vampire. That's good for her. It carried the right message at that time.
But with Elain, SJM can completely change that message around. If Elain chooses Azriel, she chooses an extraordinary life too. She gets to become an active member of the Night Court, probably will be trained as a warrior or a spy at some point and become a revelant political figure with her seer abilities. That's an attractive life, and would probably allow her character to evolve a lot. But it once again perpetuate that idea that you have to become a very warrior type of character for you to have some value. So we're teaching teens that they have to be extraordinary for people to love them and value them, putting a lot of pressure on them, and encouraging them to, in the end, embody the new stereotype of women that we have created.
All the beauty of the idea lies there. If Elain chooses Lucien, she won't have to have that dark, alluring life but can choose an ordinary one. She won't be expected to stop her gardening, to act or speak differently. She doesn't have to completely change her personality, and she is still loved and cherished, but for exactly who she is. Even if she can become that super cool person, but not in alignment with herself. It could show that you can be loved even as an ordinary person with an ordinary life. That quiet lives are just as important as epic ones. And that a simple life can still be filled with happiness and beauty. It's a tolkienesque idea, but it's so important to celebrate ordinary lives.
If SJM writes Elucien, she can create a whole spectrum of representation. You can be a queen, a warrior, or a lover, and each of them is just as good as the other if it feels right to you.
And, by writing all of this, I don't even want to take part in this Lucien vs Azriel thing, or even go deeper in the characters. It's not about the characters themselves. There are a lot of amazing people who have done precise analysis of the canon text already. I just felt that it was important for me to share it somewhere, and I've seen no one talking about it already.
Please don't hesitate to interact with this post because I would love to talk about it with someone. Thanks for reading if you made it that far :)
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So I should probably actually buy the game if I’m already doodling sona ideas for it, huh