#gwynriel

[azrielsbxtch]

The only “luring” that happened on solstice night was Azriel’s shadows being naughty and not telling him Gwyn was on the ring because they wanted to see Mom and Dad together.

#gwyneth berdara #azriel x gwyn #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel headcanon #gwyn berdara #gwynriel fic #nesta archeron #pro gwyn #house of wind gang

[foxylady13]

SJM Interview and My Thoughts

Court of Maas has a transcript up of one of Sarah J Maas's interviews. There was some things I found very interesting from it.

Let's start with this one:

The "meeting a character and just knowing that they're the next story" screams Gwyn to me. Why? Because she was a new character that was introduced and Sarah had to meet. And Gwyn herself has lines in ACOSF that hint at more to come with her story (and Emeries)

“You had this much to say about us?” Emerie said, choking on a laugh. Gwyn rubbed her hands together. “With more to come.”

The back of her throat ached; her eyes stung. “We’re in a book.” Gwyn’s fingers slid into hers, squeezing tight. Nesta looked up to find her holding Emerie’s free hand as well. Gwyn smiled again, her eyes bright. “Our stories are worth telling.”

Also, Sarah's answer on the question if we'll get an Elain POV in the next book was met with "we'll see Elain in some form" which to me implies she's more than likely not the main character & that just adds to my previous statement.

Next we have this:

"She realized she wanted to write men who will do everything together with their partner and not insist on being 'the hero' themselves"

That screams like Azriel and Elain are a no go since we know Azriel likes being the hero when it comes to her. Just look at him going to Hybern Camp with Feyre to try to play hero... or what about in ACOSF when Cassian talks about Elain being captured and this is what was said by Azriel:

Azriel stiffened. “I know. I helped rescue Elain, after all."

Azriel is "the hero" and will always insist that way with Elain. He's not the one for Elain.

But you know the pairings where the men will do everything together with their partner and not insist on being the hero for their partners? Gwynriel and Elucien.

We already see this with Azriel and Gwyn. He couldn't be the hero for Gwyn when she went into the Blood Rite because of the laws even Rhysand couldn't break. He even tells Cassian they trained them well and to trust in that training.

“There are plenty of other unspeakable things that could be happening to her,” Cassian said, voice thickening. “To Emerie and Gwyn.”

The shadows deepened around Azriel, his Siphons gleaming like cobalt fire. “You—we—trained them well, Cassian. Trust in that. It’s all we can do.”

Also, here are even some ideas of them doing things together that fit with their pairings:

Elucien

Traveling to different courts & explore the world together. Hosting parties and being politically savvy.

Gardening - I actually have a commission of this I'll post soon 🤭

Cooking/Baking - Lucien will want to help Elain and it's something I can see then enjoying doing together given their personalities.

Gwynriel

Spy missions. Training. Singing.

Research in the library for universe theories or general reading & just imagine them sitting up in bed together reading passages to one another, analyzing them, theorizing. Thank you @alex-catlady for this one!

Flying - Gwyn on a Pegasus and Azriel flying beside her. Maybe even making into a race for a little competition? Azriel flying with Gwyn in his arms.

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #elucien #gwyneth berdara #azriel shadowsinger #pro elucien #elain archeron #lucien vanserra #acosf #azriel x gwyn #gwyn x azriel #lucien and elain #elain and lucien #anti e/riel #lucien x elain #elain x lucien #azriel and gwyn

[separatist-apologist]

What are your favorite monster fics? I’ve read all of yours and you have left me craving it.

You can't go wrong with any of these, and they are also my personal favorites:

On Waves of Blue by @kingofsummer93 [elucien]

Elain is bored of her mind-numbingly dull life as Princess of Mushroom Kingdom. The only excitement she's ever known is the threat of the great fire-breathing King Koopa, intent on making her his bride.

Is it so wrong, then, that she doesn't fear his return?

To Tango With The Devil by @iambutmortal [feysand]

For two years, Feyre’s been obsessed with the demon statue in the church. It haunts her dreams, even on the eve of her wedding. To bad the statue’s just as obsessed with her.

Bow Down by @shadowisles-writes [elucien]

When one of Elain's rituals releases more magic than usual, a much bigger demon than what she has ever protected herself against comes to her door. No amount of hidden traps and talismans can protect her from what he wants to take.

My Heart of Stone by @c-e-d-dreamer [nessian]

“Why do you run from me, my mate?” the gargoyle asks, tilting his head and sending his dark hair cascading over one shoulder.

Nesta feels hysterical, fear rising like bile in the back of her throat, but somehow she’s able to choke out the words, “what did you just call me?”

Howl by @iftheshoef1tz [azris]

When Azriel suspects that werewolves are behind the disappearance of his brother, he turns to the only werewolf expert he knows. Unfortunately for Azriel, Eris might be the werewolf he's been looking for.

Smite My Enemies by @abraxos-and-ataraxia [nessian]

Nesta summons a creature to obliterate her enemies, but quickly finds another use for the demon that appears.

A Woman So Heartless by @velidewrites [nessian]

When the Goddess of the Underworld grants a mortal General an extended stay in the land of the living, she doesn’t expect him to come back with another deal — one she has no idea will ruin her life forever.

Bejeweled by @thesistersarcheron [feysand]

Every court has their own Great Rite with unique, ancient traditions. The Night Court’s priestesses have played coy with Rhysand since he inherited the throne last year about what imbuing the land with his power really means; all they tell him is that he is meant to spend the night in the Night Court’s mines dripping in ceremonial jewels while everyone else gets to attend the orgy without him.

He doesn’t expect to find Feyre, a faerie made of crystal who leads him on a chase deeper and deeper into the mines as the Rite’s magic overcomes him.

Meet Me In The Woods by @paranoidbagel [feysand]

Returning to the ancient forests surrounding his ancestral home in the Scottish highlands, Rhys quickly discovers how the hunter becomes the hunted when a bloodthirsty Scottish faerie turns her ravenous sights on him.

The Music of the Night by @the-lonelybarricade [feysand]

It's Feyre's first year as an elligible maiden for the village reaping. In order to escape the chance of being chosen, Feyre rushes into a marriage with Lord Tamlin. She is terrified on her wedding night, but foruntately she is spared from consumating her marriage when she is pulled into a strange, erotic dream with an enchanting creature.

Paint It Red by @moodymelanist [nessian]

Nesta Archeron has been thirsting for revenge against Tomas Mandray since a fatal encounter in November 1940. When he suddenly reappears decades later, she finally has the perfect opportunity to make him pay for what he’s done. Her only problem? She and her friends aren’t powerful enough to take Tomas and his lackeys down on their own…

Cassian Valladares is the deadliest vampire hunter Windhaven has seen in a generation. When Nesta approaches him with a plan to kill her ex-fiancé, he’s initially hesitant – he wants nothing to do with leeches, especially one who almost got him killed. But as the bodies start piling up, Cassian and his brothers are forced to reconsider…

Will Nesta and Cassian be able to put aside their differences long enough to work together? Or will they find themselves consumed by something else entirely?

Crow Song by @damedechance [gwynriel]

Three years ago, Gwyneth Berdara became the ward of the Night Institute, a band of hunters led by Rhysand who work to rid the world of vampires. After one fateful night where Gwyn unwittingly welcomes one such creature into their home, she strikes a deal with Azriel, one that is just as likely to condemn them as it is to save them.

What The Shadows Hide by @shadowsxgwynriel [gwynriel]

When Gwyn goes out on the night of Calanmai to search for a missing priestess, she’ll soon find out that something lurks in the shadows...

#one of these days ill compile a complete list by ship #but for now this will have to do #i know im missing more but my brain is empty #feysand #nessian #elucien #gwynriel #azris #make sure you check the tags!!!

[sadiegirl2021]

Gwyn - Chapter 67

“I kept to the trees the first two nights, watching the beasts, and I spotted that horrible male and his companions this morning. Saw they’d found my nightgown and displayed it, and I knew they were hunting for you. I thought I’d take them out before they could find you.”

“You led the beast right to them.” “I learned where the beasts sleep during the day,” Gwyn said. “And that they get very angry when awoken.”

Azriel - Chapter 68

“It seems you’ve forgotten how much of spying is waiting for the right moment.”

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #those private lessons really paid off

[mycadences]

Friendly reminder that Azriel canonically met Gwyn before Elain.

Azriel met Elain in ACOMAF, Chapter 24. Meanwhile, the attack on Sangravah was mentioned in ACOMAF, Chapter 18:

"[...] But Azriel confirmed that they’d raided the memorial in Sangravah three days ago. They’re looking for something—or found it.” Azriel nodded in confirmation, even as Mor cast a surprised look in his direction. Azriel gave her an apologetic shrug back.

Notice that the above line ^ in quotations was being said by Rhys. Now, this was Gwyn's account of the events:

“Azriel slaughtered all of them within moments. He didn’t hesitate. But I could barely move, and when I tried to get up … He gave me his cloak and wrapped me in it. Morrigan arrived a few minutes later, and then Rhysand appeared, and it became clear some of the soldiers had gotten away with the piece of the Cauldron, so Azriel headed after them. Mor healed me as best she could, then brought me to the library. [...]" (ACOSF, Chapter 68)

SJM literally retconned the events of Sangravah so that Azriel would be the one to save Gwyn. In ACOMAF, Rhys said that "Azriel confirmed" and the wording implied that he did not know about the raid until Azriel's intel. But they were both there in the aftermath of the assault, so why did Azriel have to confirm that it took place if they were already present? Furthermore, the original version suggested Mor was uninvolved (notice her surprise as Rhys was speaking), but in ACOSF, SJM rewrote the scene so that she was present as well.

Notice again that Azriel's shadows are prone to vanishing whenever Elain is around (from his bonus chapter) whereas they are curious about Gwyn, dance with her breath and sing to her. Azriel notes twice that the shadows seem to be responding to music coming from Gwyn.

You know what has been repeatedly compared to music?

"Those golden threads between their very souls shone with the words, as if they formed a harp strummed by a heavenly hand.

For it was music between their souls." (ACOSF, Chapter 58)

That's right, Nessian's mating bond.

And you know what else took place in Chapter 58? The solstice... where Azriel's bonus chapter occurred. Where his shadows heard silent music from Gwyn and sang back in answer. Where it was mentioned that his shadows have ALWAYS been prone to vanishing whenever Elain is around.

I won't be surprised if we get a scene where after Azriel realizes his mating bond with Gwyn, his shadows tell him that they have always known about it, which is why they keep actively avoiding Elain.

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy #antielriel #anti e/riel #mates be mating

[gwynrieldefenseatty]

Friendly Reminder Azriel tucked away the thought of Gwyn's teal eyes might light up upon seeing the necklace. but he tucked away that thought, erasing the slight smile it brought to his face. He buried the image deep down, where it glowed quietly.

A thing of secret, lovely beauty.

#gwynriel supremacy #gwyn berdara #gwyn x azriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel x gwyn #gwynriel #gwyn and azriel #pro gwyn #azriel shadowsinger #azriel spymaster #azriel acotar #gwynriel is endgame #a thing of secret lovely beauty

[lovelygwyneth]

Nessian’s bonus chapter and Azriel’s bonus chapter: both ended with a bat boy highlighting his beloved's eyes.

#acotar #acosf #bonus chapter #sjm #nessian #nesta x cassian #nesta archeron #cassian #azriel #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwyneth berdara

[infinitefolklore]

I don’t normally personally comment on the ship war stuff but:

Why do e/lriels like to use Romeo and Juliet as their example for forbidden romance?

Did they pay attention in high school Literature class?

Romeo and Juliet ends in a double suicide

It makes no sense…

#acotar #elucien #pro elucien #gwynriel #pro gwynriel

[youkoeyes]

#acotar #elain archeron #feyre archeron #nesta archeron #rhysand #cassian #azriel #mor acotar #amren #lucien vanserra #tamlin acotar #Emrie #gwyneth berdara #feysand #nessian #elucien #gwynriel #elriel #feylin #vassien #vassian

[starsreminisce]

This:

But Feyre, Cassian knew, had been aware of what she’d see before entering. And well aware that these ten minutes had only been the opening movements in a symphony of pain that Azriel could conduct with brutal efficiency.

Is compatible with this:

Gwyn crossed her arms, pale robes rustling. She winced and rubbed her shoulder. “Did you know shields weighed so much? I certainly didn’t. No wonder the Valkyries learned to use them as weapons as deadly as their swords.” She sighed. “They’d have been quite a sight in battle: cracking open enemy skulls with blows from their shields, throwing them to knock an opponent onto their backs before skewering them …” She rubbed her shoulder again. “Their arm muscles must have been as hard as steel.”

but it's not compatible with this:

Nesta wasn’t going anywhere. She could barely stay sitting. And Elain … Amren was holding Elain upright as she vomited in the grass. Not from the Cauldron. But pure terror.

as this is:

I looked to Lucien, but the color had blanched from his face, leaving a sickly white-green in its wake. “Lucien,” Tamlin said—a quiet command. But Lucien kept gaping at the faerie’s ruined back, at the stumps, his metal eye narrowing and widening, narrowing and widening. He backed up a step. And another. And then vomited in a potted plant before sprinting from the room.

however this:

Her focus wholly on me, on taking from me the beauty I’d burned from her, Brannagh did not see him winnow until it was too late. Until Lucien’s sword refracted the light of the sun leaking through the canopy. And then met flesh and bone.

is similar to this:

But as a black blade broke through the king’s throat, spraying blood, I realized someone else had. Elain stepped out of a shadow behind him, and rammed Truth-Teller to the hilt through the back of the king’s neck as she snarled in his ear, “Don’t you touch my sister.”

which is different from this:

She smiled crookedly at Nesta. “I kept to the trees the first two nights, watching the beasts, and I spotted that horrible male and his companions this morning. Saw they’d found my nightgown and displayed it, and I knew they were hunting for you. I thought I’d take them out before they could find you.”

but is similar to this:

“Azriel slaughtered all of them within moments. He didn’t hesitate. But I could barely move, and when I tried to get up … He gave me his cloak and wrapped me in it.

#elucien #pro elucien #elain x lucien #antie/riel #antielriel #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #all canon quotes too

[nymphhazel5]

A wild thought

Okay why would an author make a character in his bonus character write about how his relationship with a female character and really hint about how it’s just so wrong and how it feels wrong, how it’s nothing more than just sexual attraction. Then make him go get some fresh air only to meet another female character who brings him out better. And she made us know more things about him than we did in the last 4 books. Then have a small conversation and he shows a lot of reactions (like good ones ofc) . When he leaves he could hear a singing calling out to him. Then the author ends it with the words

A thing of secret, lovely beauty

Ps: he could even imagine how her eyes would light up.

#gwynriel #gwyn acosf #azriel shadowsinger #azriel x gwyn #azriel acosf #gwyn acotar #gwyneth berdara #gwyn x azriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy

[azrielsbxtch]

I’m missing my babies so here’s another Gwynriel aesthetic from Pinterest🩵✨

#gwyneth berdara #azriel x gwyn #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel headcanon #gwyn berdara #gwynriel fic #nesta archeron #pro gwyn #house of wind gang

[foxylady13]

Friendly Reminder - Shadows & Gwyn

Azriel's shadows have a distinct, positive reaction to Gwyn that CANNOT be ignored or brushed away as them reacting to Gwyn's power when she's not even singing.

From the Bonus Scene of Azriels (which is accurate portrayal of how they act around people):

He found it already occupied. His shadows had not warned him. 

His shadows peered over his wings at her.  

The young priestess smiled--and Azriel thought it might have been directed at his curious shadows.

Her breath curled in front of her mouth, and one of his shadows darted out to dance with it before twirling back to him. Like it heard some silent music.

Azriel dipped his head in a sketch of a bow, something restless settling in him. Even his shadows had calmed. As if content to lounge on his shoulders and watch.

He could have sworn a faint, beautiful singing followed him. Could have sworn his shadows sang in answer.

From A Court Of Silver Flames itself:

Gwyn asked Az, her teal eyes bright, “What do we get if we finish the course?”

Az’s shadows danced around him. “Since there’s no chance in hell any of you will finish the course, we didn’t bother to get a prize.”

Boos sounded. Gwyn lifted her chin in challenge. “We look forward to proving you wrong.”

Azriel is a Shadowsinger (who can see/hear things others cannot) so it's entirely plausible his shadows can pick up on a mating bond that has yet to be revealed and that Azriel himself does not know yet. It's entirely plausible they know Gwyn is his mate, the person the Mother picked out for him, and that's why they have the reaction they do around him when he's interacting with Gwyn.

#azriel's shadows #azriel's bonus chapter #azriel's shadows danced around him #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #pro gwyn #gwyneth berdara #azriel shadowsinger #gwyn and azriel #azriel and gwyn #gwyn x azriel #azriel x gwyn #gwyn acosf #azriel acosf

[kayas-obsession]

Let’s state the facts.

Elain has a mate. Deny it all you want with your true mate theory and the couldron being manipulated but it is a fact that Azriel could smell the mating bond.

During Azriel’s entire POV, you can tell that all the reaction of him towards Gwyn has been involuntary as if it stems out of something instinctual and out of his control.

His shadows, his restlessness, the image of Gwyn glowing deep within him, the silent music that he can hear.

The thing is even if Elain and Azriel do end up together there is a huge question left hanging of who Azriel’s true mate is.

You never know or can predict anything with SJM but Gwyn feels like the answer to this question.

#acotar #azriel #fantasy #gwyneth berdara #books #gwynriel #gwyn acotar #pro gwynriel #anti elriel #gwynweek2023 #azriel x gwyn #pro gwyn #az x gwyn #gwyn x azriel #gwyn acosf

[sadiegirl2021]

Feysand

Nessian

Elucien

Gwynriel

#feysand #nessian #Elucien #gwynriel #Slow burn #enemies to lovers #marriage of convenience #friends to lovers

[mycadences]

Gwyn: Is it true that an Illyrian's wingspan has a positive correlation with their lower genitalia? Azriel: Their what? Gwyn: Lower genitalia. Penis. Dick. Cock. Phallus - Azriel: *dryly* I know. Why are you asking me this? Gwyn: It's for research purposes. Azriel: ... Uh-huh. Gwyn: Really. Do you want to be my test subject? Azriel: *stares at Gwyn dumbly* Gwyn: If you're not free, I can ask Balthazar - Azriel: *immediately* I'm free. Free is my middle name. What do you need me to do?

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy #incorrect acotar quotes #gwyn's research is spicy 🔥 #two words #WING #SPAN