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It's especially telling how eluciens wanted lucien to take papa archeron's place and bring back the ships and 'gallantly' rescuing Elain and co. Honestly if that happened I would have gladly shipped Elucien. You know to whom that romantically coded rescue trope went to? Azriel. Not to mention the truth teller scene :)

Honestly Sarah cannot make this anymore obvious. She really could've written Elucien a lot differently but instead wrote this devoid of chemistry, painfully awkward relationship that is barely hanging by a bond given by a corrupted cauldron.

Anyways I'm usually a lurker by nature but I could not stop myself from posting this cause it surprised me how Eluciens don't see this glaring omission of Lucien in these pivotal moments as warning signs ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

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"Elain should end up with Lucien and heal him""

"Elain should end up with Tamlin and fix him."

"Elain is boring, she should end up alone and work on herself"

Nah, what if Elain ended up with the only person she actually wanted? What if Elain actually wed Azriel for love and beauty? What if she actually got her happy ending?

#the whole “she should be with X Y and heal them!” makes me see red #leave my girl alone #she's not here to heal your creepy abusive faves #elain archeron #elriel

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Happy Elriel month eve!

To get ready for it I wanted to post the elriel art I had commissioned.

I commissioned this Elriel Garden Scene with artist chelzd_art.

The more we get Azriels pov we see that Azriel is actually really tender so I wanted a piece inspired by their time together in the garden showcasing that side of him. This perfectly captures how I feel elriel is with each other ❤️

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Some moments of Mor and Elain in ACOWAR. I miss my girls so much 🥹❤️✨

#yass give me more of them #elain archeron #morrigan

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Elriel Month starts TOMORROW! 🌹💜🗡️

#elriel #also fingers crossed for book announcement #elriel month

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"Elain can't handle the cruel torturer of the NC because she abhors violence"

Wait... are we talking about Elain, Kingslayer? The sister who stabbed the King of Hybern and in turn, saved Prythian - that sister can't handle violence?

The sister who said "I hope they all burn in hell" to the mortal queens in ACOMAF... that sister can't handle violence?

The sister who time and time again, dealt with Nesta, understood what she was going through - that sister can't handle someone's darkness?

"Elain doesn't know about Azriel's darkness. Once she finds out what he does, she'll be disgusted"

Based on what? Azriel's thoughts in his POV?

Personally, I interpreted this as another way SJM has shown us what low self-esteem Azriel has. He's essentially thinking there's no way Elain would've looked at him with such trust and hope if she knew what he did.

But I don't think that's the case, honestly. I think Elain is fully aware.

And again, if antis are going to say things like "Oh we don't have Elain's POV yet, so we don't know what her thoughts are yet, she could be deeply in love with Lucien" then I believe it's a fair statement to also say that "We don't have Elain's POV yet, she could be fully aware who Azriel is and what he does. And it doesn't matter to her either way."

Also not to mention the fact that Elain is literally a SEER. I think there's a very high chance she already knows all about Azriel's day job, and she does not care.

Elain is not a child. She isn't some ditsy airhead that doesn't know what is going on with the politics in her home and the true nature of the people closest to her. She's not a rebellious teenager sneaking around with Azriel just to "act out".

The people who claim Azriel and the IC are just infantilizing her are also the ones saying "they don't need to respect her, she's a fictional character", or "Elain doesn't know what she wants, she doesn't know what's best for her", or "she's not happy with her family and friends and home in Velaris", or "she secretly loves Lucien and is using Azriel to be rebellious". The same people are ignoring her wants, her needs, her desires, in favor of their own agenda. "Pro Elain" my ass 🙄

#elain archeron #pro elain

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So I have news (?) to share.

I had already said that one of my friends was reading ACOTAR, and she finished ACOSF yesterday.

By the way she’s totally a casual reader she is not in the fandom in any way.

Having said that, I asked her back when she was reading ACOWAR what couples she thought were gonna get together, and she said Nessian and Elriel. Then she read ACOFAS and was totally fan-girling over the headache power scene (I hadn’t told her anything, didn’t influence her in any way lol). Now she finished ACOSF and said this:

I showed her the bonus chapters just in case her opinion changed but it didn’t budge. All she told me was that she was so excited for Elriel because now they can’t be together and it will hit harder lol.

In conclusion, Elriel endgame is very obvious and is EXPECTED because SJM wanted it to be.

#i thought it was obvious #she said it for a reason 🤭 #elriel

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I can't wait to read Elain's book. Wanna know how her mind works. What she really is instead of how other defined her, see the surface and decided yep that's who you are then treat you accordingly.

You know sometimes when you don't correct others about yourself 'cause you think it's not that big of a deal there's no need to confront it, usually a small thing and then not so small but the misconception is already a fixture and live moves on.

You'll get tired tho and one day the conversation, confrontation or change will happen, straightening who they thought you were to who you actually are.

I think and hope that'll be part of Elain's journey. She's the kind of someone most overlook because she does "little things" people tend to brush off and called her personality plain (relatable).

In short, I wanna be inside Elain's head. I'll definitely cry reading her pov.

#elain archeron

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NEW ELAIN AND AZRIEL ARTICLE !!! 🤍🌸🦇

#elriel #acotar 6

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Such a fun piece prompted by the super cool @separatist-apologist

Rhys and Feyre reunited in ACOWAR

Definitely more challenging doing full body poses for me but something I want to get better at! Might try doing a different perspective of this scene in a few weeks.

#feysand

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#their “proofs” are laughable #anti gwynriel #elriel

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Azriel recognises the sound of Elain's footsteps, Azriel can read Elain's voice tone without relying on his magic, Azriel can understand the slightest change in Elain's facial expression. Azriel is obsessed.

#elriel

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The way my heart hurts for Elain in this moment:

For a heartbeat, it appeared that Elain might say something to soften the words. But Nesta cut her off, seething at the pity about to be thrown her way. “Look who decided to grow claws after all,” she crooned. “Maybe you’ll become interesting at last, Elain.”

Nesta saw the blow land, like a physical impact, in Elain’s face, her posture. No one spoke, though shadows gathered in the corners of the room, like snakes preparing to strike. Elain’s eyes brightened with pain.

Elain is the girl who never felt seen for who she truly is. The girl who was only looked at as a pretty doll to be married off. The girl whose mother thought she had no drive, no ambition. Nothing, but a pretty face. And Nesta exploits that deep rooted insecurity by basically calling Elain boring in front of the IC. This clearly hurts Elain, but she doesn’t cower at Nesta’s words:

Something imploded in Nesta’s chest at that expression. She opened her mouth, as if it could somehow be undone. But Elain said, “I went into the Cauldron, too, you know. And it captured me. And yet somehow all you think of is what my trauma did to you.”

Nesta blinked, everything inside her hollowing out. But Elain turned on her heel. “Find me when you wish to begin.” The doors shut behind her. Every awful word Nesta had spoken hung in the air, echoing.

I’m so proud of her and I can’t waaait for Elain to continue to show everyone who she is.

#nesta is a mean bitch #pro elain #elain archeron

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my favorite thing about azriel is that his response to elain having a mate that isn’t him was basically, “well then this whole continents religion is wrong” which is the most melodramatic thing he could have possibly said

(and then he like immediately finds out he was correct and there’s no way he’s ever going to shut up about it)

#elriel

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Rhys and Nyx WIP 💜

Not my fave,but posting so I don’t lose the sketch ✌🏻

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ACOWAR

Elain with Azriel

“Elain sat silently at one of the wrought-iron tables, a cup of tea before her. Azriel was sprawled on the chaise lounge across the gray stones, sunning his wings and reading what looked to be a stack of reports—likely information on the Autumn court that he planned to present to Rhys once he’d sorted through it all. Already dressed for the Hewn city— the brutal, beautiful armor so at odds with the lovely garden. And my sister sitting within it.”

“Why not make them mates?” I mused. “Why Lucien?”

ACOWAR

Elain with Lucien

“Lucien and Elain sat in stilled silence by the dim fireplace, an untouched tea service between them.”

“It was the most uncomfortable 30 minutes.”

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Bat Boys - A Court of Thorns and Roses

Artist: @brunojlopez for @pinsofmarvelandmagic