#elainandaz

[truthflower19]

One thing I don’t see talked about enough in SJM fandom is how *predictable* her endgame breakups actually are once you notice the pattern.

She doesn’t just end ships randomly—she ties the male character to the FMC’s trauma in a way that makes the relationship emotionally unsalvageable.

Chaol didn’t directly harm Aelin, but he was tied to the system that did—and that association killed the relationship.

Tamlin is the most obvious example. Feyre’s trauma and Tamlin became inseparable. There was no coming back from that.

Even Dorian, who did very little wrong, still couldn’t work with Aelin because of what he represented.

And that’s the key point: **it’s not about intent, it’s about perception.**

Which is why the Elain/Lucien situation is being massively downplayed.

Lucien didn’t throw Elain into the Cauldron. But he:

* aligned himself with Tamlin and Hybern

* participated in the deception that led to Feyre being back in that environment

* was part of the chain of events that ended with Elain’s transformation

People keep saying “he didn’t betray her.”

But that’s not what matters.

**What matters is how Elain experiences it.**

If Elain associates Lucien with that trauma—even subconsciously—then according to SJM’s own pattern, that relationship is already set up to fail.

This isn’t about morality or who is technically at fault.

It’s about emotional reality.

And in SJM’s world, once a love interest becomes tied to a character’s trauma… that ship usually sinks.

[emeraldisleslainte]

Hey everyone! Not gune lie..I’m really very scared to be writing this 😂 I’m not an OG reader & only finished silver flames in Jan after being introduced to ACOTAR last year! So firstly…I’m sorry & I cannot imagine the sheer torture you have all had to endure waiting these long years! Fair fucks to all of you for being so patient! I hope for all of you & me (even though I’ve not had to wait as long as you guys!) that the announcement is in May!

So anyway…as a normal reader that has no fucking idea about the other books/ series & was just genuinely delighted to have found the azriel BC thought tumblr……I’ve never been more shocked in my life than when I saw the fan fics about gwyn/azriel & evil theories about Elain 😂 truely shocked & really made me question everything I thought I read / the characters haha

But had on heart I really think people are so caught up in not wanting to see 3 sisters & 3 brothers together, that they’ve let that cloud their judgement. I really don’t get how people couldn’t want Elain & Azriel to be together…I truely believe that out of all the couples (including feysand) they have the most to bring to each other & the most beautiful love story to unfold.

The narrative between the two has been building since he spoke to elain about the song of wind & showed her the garden - all things he didn’t have to do. He didn’t have to bother with her at this stage. But no. Azriel…not her mate…was the one who was able to put a name to what she was going through… A SEER. I honestly think people underestimate how impossibly beautiful it is to have someone put a name or some sort of explanation to what you’re going through.l when you’re struggling. Azriel did that for Elain ie. No Elain you’re not crazy or insane, you’re a seer. So powerful. Everyone else didn’t bother to understand, and that’s the point. Even on a friend level. Lucien may have described her as beautiful & tugged on a rib etc but even on the basic level did he try to understand or figure out what was happening with Elain? No. And genuinely, I know it wasnt on purpose etc but the point is, the one person who went & did anything about Elain’s behaviour was azriel. No one asked him too. No one pushed. Even Elain herself felt so consumed with her loss of human life & visions, that she didn’t bother to figure it out. But azriel. Azriel did. Because he felt something for Elain.

And then it progressed and progressed and progressed, until we got the BC. And my god I was floored. Hand on heart I think Elain and azriel will be the most beautiful story of them all. I think they’ll defy norms, challenge expectations, grow each other’s power & share a bond so strong that it’ll be legendary in Phrythian. And I think they’ll suprise us all in the bedroom 😂

I don’t wana get into ships cuz I don’t know the books as well as others. But in my mind, it says it all that azriel didnt rush into the blood rite to save gwyn, or anyone else. He just left them to it. And untimely that is not what a mate does based on my readings of all the books. They fight, and they risk everything. Just like azriel did rescuing Elain.

Anyway these are my immediate thoughts & I’m sorry if it offends anyone/ I’ve got anything wrong! But honestly, after seeing the unexpected fanfics, I needed to vent. I never thought after my reading of the book & the BC that there was anyone else for azriel apart from Elain, and despite the bond, no one else for Elain apart from azriel. The beauty of life & death, the contrast of dark & light, the importance of choice, the story of a lonely boy in darkness falling in love with a girl that shines like the sun….Everything he was deprived of. Both quiet & underestimated, both listeners, both noticing each others feelings without having to speak, both beautiful but only open emotionally with each other?! Not to mention the possibility that they will defy others to be together!

I just don’t know how anyone couldn’t want them to be together 😔 so yeh safe say that I will be devastated if azriel & Elain don’t end up together! Thanks everyone for the fanfics etc it’s been so great to see!

[truthflower19]

Nothing screams yearning more than the brush of fingers and the exchange of looks of two forbidden lovers

Elriel= Yearning

Elriel month🩷💜💙

[truthflower19]

“Fans”: Omg Elain is gonna be super jealous of Vassa being close to Lucien and of Gwyn when Azriel realizes Gwyn is his mate

Canon: it is Azriel who can stand the smell of the elucien bond and is Lucien snarling at Azriel and Elain together

Look guys regardless of the ship it would be Lucien and Azriel begging on their knees for Elain. There is a love triangle and center was, is and always will be Elain.

[truthflower19]

Every time someone gives this really weird elain takes like she will end up alone, we are not sure if she find the mate bound uncomfortable, Elain is not a spy, Elain is miserable in the NC. They like to act like they care for Elain but most likely than not in some video,post or comment they would said “I dont really like Elain” and I am like girl we can tell.

[truthflower19]

Elriel month: Fate

Azriel was tired of Fate. Tired of the cruel thing he had been taught to worship, the same force everyone claimed was always right. If Fate was truly kind, then why did it make his stomach twist whenever the scent of Elain’s bond with Lucien drifted through the air?

He wanted nothing more than Elain’s happiness. If this bond truly brought her joy, he would have forced himself to be grateful for it. He would have thanked Fate for placing someone worthy beside her.

But she did not look happy.

There was pain hidden behind her smiles, quiet and aching, and every glimpse of it carved something deeper into Azriel’s chest. Watching her suffer while standing powerless beside her felt far crueler than never having known her at all.

Still, perhaps Fate was not entirely merciless.

It had allowed him to meet her. To know the softness in her voice, the warmth of her presence, the way her face seemed to brighten whenever their eyes met. Fate had given him stolen moments and fragile hopes he would carry for the rest of his immortal life.

And that was the cruelest part of all.

To be given something so beautiful only to learn it was never meant to be his

[truthflower19]

I think it’s kind of crazy how parts of this fandom treat assumptions like they’re actual theories. What I mean is that people read one small thing and jump to the wildest conclusions without any real evidence to back it up.

For example, Nesta once said that Elain would love the Spring Court, and somehow people turned that into “Wow, this means Elain will end up with Tamlin.” I’m sorry, but there is absolutely no canonical evidence that supports that conclusion.

Another example is the bonus chapters. As we know, bonus chapters are very unlikely to introduce major new information or confirm something as important as an endgame relationship. Not every reader even has access to them, so confirming something that significant there would basically mean that only readers who got the bonus content would know the truth while everyone else wouldn’t.

People read the bonus chapter and assume that Azriel’s shadows reacting to Gwyn is automatically a positive thing, while them vanishing when Elain is near must be negative. Could that interpretation be possible? Sure. But the truth is that there’s nothing that actually confirms that argument. We still don’t even know what Azriel’s shadows really are, and something that important is unlikely to be fully explained in a bonus chapter.

So maybe we should stop treating assumptions as facts and stick to what’s actually canon when making arguments.

[truthflower19]

Gardens: Elriel

Elain loved plants not only because they showed the cycle of life, birth, death, and decay but also because they could speak a language words never could. She and Azriel had avoided being seen together; she suspected he was forbidden from being close to her. So, she began planting a garden outside his window, a silent way to communicate what she couldn’t say aloud.

First, she placed pots of ranunculus, letting him know she felt drawn to him, and that if this were a spell, she would never want it undone. Then came matthiola, because to her, no man could be more handsome than him. White roses followed, to show her emotions were pure, no matter the taboos surrounding them. She added peonies, symbols of a lasting romance and prosperity, wishing their connection could endure. Finally, she planted red roses, a fire only he could calm, representing the passion she felt for him.

Here and there, she scattered lavender, for devotion and calm, and violets, for faithfulness, hoping he would understand not only her love but the depth of her trust. In her garden, each bloom was a word, a confession, a plea and slowly, she hoped, Azriel would read her heart without a single sound being spoken.