Genuinely don't think any of SJM's dead characters hurt the way Sam does🥲

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Genuinely don't think any of SJM's dead characters hurt the way Sam does🥲
Just me getting emotional again;
Thinking about how Sam wanted Celaena and Lysandra to be friends, because he saw more to Lys (just as he did with Celaena).
And how proud he would be to know Aelin and Lysandra not only became friends, not only avenged him together, but became the more he saw. And are free now. Truly free. Happy even. Known & embraced in their truest selves as he knew them to be. And so far away from Rifthold, and the girls they were forced to be; they finally made it out. All out…
And everything-everyone he had fought for — even those simple words I will not be afraid — the love he felt & taught, it went so far beyond his life or death… it was strong enough to rattle the stars.
TOG ships as Taylor Swift Lyrics
Rowaelin - So, baby, can we dance Oh, through an avalanche? And say, say that we got it I'm a mess, but I'm the mess that you wanted // I loved you despite deep fears the world would divide us
Chaolaena - If I’m on fire, you’ll be made of ashes too // if I’m dead to you why are you at the wake
Doraelin - Sorry that I hurt you, I don't wanna do, I don′t wanna do this to you, I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you
Rowanlyria - I've got a lot to live without, I'm never gonna meet What could've been, would've been, What should've been you
Samlaena - I never thought we'd have a last kiss, I never imagined we'd end like this, Your name, forever the name on my lips
Manorian - Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes What doesn't kill me makes me want you more // he looks up grinning like the devil
Elorcan - Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it, My love, They are the hunters, we are the foxes And we run
Chaorene - This love is difficult, but it's real, Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
Lysaedion - Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down, Give me something that'll haunt me when you're not around 'Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile
Nestaq - If you fail to plan, you plan to fail, Strategy sets the scene for the tale, I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails And the liquor in our cocktails
JAIL JAIL
STRAIGHT TO JAIL
And shit look at that I’m crying
I apologise, but if I must suffer, so shall you
Credits to the artist
BUT ONLY AFTER JAIL
TOG Cast Part 4: Renee Rapp as Celaena Sardothien
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On the other hand... Why do people feel the need to say that Celaena never really loved Sam ? Like... Is this canon ? Is it said in the text ? Aelin says it herself ?! As... ?! You may prefer Rowan ! Rowaelin is awesome ! But why try to make the relationship with Sam less important ? As if she was worth nothing to Celaena ? He literally taught her how to love. He was her first love, whether you like it or not. Besides, he's dead ! Why do you feel so threatened ?! It's ridiculous. Even if they are probably doing this because they know that Sam had stayed wanted, the events that would have followed would not have been the same at all. Sam's death was decisive for the events. It makes me laugh that people try to pretend they would have ended up being friends like Celaena / Aelin & Dorian. What a joke...
I even saw someone say that Celaena admitted that she would have taken Chaol on Sam ?!
Where does this come from ?! So, it's been a long time since I read them, but at no point do I remember Celaena / Aelin even suggesting such a thing !
Am I right, or am I having the biggest memory lapse ever ? On the contrary, I remember her saying she loved Sam even more than Chaol. So completely the opposite.
When they have to be held back by multiple people>>>>>> 😮💨
(The fact that it was four Valg, three trained assassins and two fae warriors…hot)
Lets be honest, if sam hadn't died, celaena never would have broken. She never would have gone with maeve. She would have lived. Lived.
In the end, everything she did was for him. So that assassins and thieves and dreamers could fall in love and live together for eternity without fear or threat. In a better world.