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Elain starting a conversation with Azriel (because he seemed the most approachable to her) during their dinner at the Archeron Estate.

Elain wearing a cobalt blue dress (matching the color of Azriel’s siphons) when the mortal Queens came to visit.

Azriel sitting with Elain in the garden, arguably the one who spent the most time with her during a time she wasn’t speaking to anyone after turning Fae.

Azriel being the only one who figured there was something more to what Elain was saying in regards to her visions and then being the one to figure out she is a Seer.

Feyre asking Rhys why Azriel and Elain couldn’t be mates, wondering if Azriel is who she needs.

Azriel being the one to realize Elain was missing when Hybern kidnapped her, and him being dead set on rescuing her.

Elain saying “you came for me” when he and Feyre found her.

Elain being the only person Azriel allowed to use Truth-Teller in all of the centuries he has had it.

DEATH AND THE LOVELY FAWN!!!! DARK AND LIGHT!!! DEATH AND LIFE!!!

Azriel not wanting to keep tabs on Lucien because it would be an invasion of Elain’s privacy.

Azriel sitting with Elain late into the night, listening to her plans for the garden.

Elain buying presents for Azriel on Solstice, but never buying them for Lucien.

Azriel staying up at night, staring at the first gift Elain gave him.

Elain finds Azriel approachable, someone she can talk to (and obviously has feelings for), but shrinks into herself and becomes quiet whenever Lucien is around.

Azriel subtly defending Elain when Amren snapped at her during dinner in ACOFAS (“I’d feel bad for the mice).

Feyre noting multiple times that Elain moves quietly, is a good secret keeper (foreshadowing Elain becoming a spy)

Elain’s best friends are Nuala and Cerridwen aka the spies for the Night Court aka Azriel’s spies

Rhysand trained Feyre, Cassian trained Nesta. . . Azriel is going to train Elain.

Azriel following the sound of Elain’s laugh. Something charged passing through the air (Nesta notices) when their eyes meet.

THEIR ALMOST KISS???? HELLO???

Azriel being in a shitty mood after Solstice when Rhys forbade him from being near Elain

Azriel asking “what happened to Elain?” when Cassian mentions the argument between her and Nesta.

Azriel’s shadows being ready to strike at Nesta when she said to Elain “maybe you’ll become interesting after all.”

Nesta knowing why Azriel stayed far from Elain and Lucien during Solstice because he could smell their mating bond and it made him sick enough to stay far away.

Elain immediately wanting to wear the necklace Azriel got her, meanwhile she obviously rejects/dislikes the gifts Lucien has bought for her.

It’s 3 brothers (the bat boys) and 3 sisters (the Archerons). 3 mountain peaks. 3 items in the Trove. 3 is a big number for SJM. You don’t think that has any significance?? Think again!

The cauldron has been said to be corrupted. Mor has mentioned it, Azriel questioned if the cauldron was wrong, and (SPOILER) its corruption is noted in House of Flame and Shadow, too. There’s a chance it fucked up (or maliciously formed) the mating bond for Elain.

Whether or not Elain’s real mate is Azriel, her bond with Lucien brings up the idea of rejecting the mating bond. There’s a reason SJM had Feyre asking Rhys if mating bonds can be rejected. Elain’s choices have been stripped from her, time and time again. No control over her life since her family lost their fortune, turning Fae against her will, losing Grayson.

SJM has said her books are about the female protagonists finding their agency. Elain’s book is going to be about that, obviously, and rejecting the bond with Lucien and CHOOSING Azriel is no doubt going to be a part of that. Along with whatever SJM has in store for Elain.

Feysand are Night Triumphant and Stars Eternal. Nessian are Lord of Bloodshed and Lady Death. Elriel are Death and the Lovely Fawn. There’s a reason SJM has these titles. You gotta be blind not to see it.

anyways! if you can’t see how all of this is gonna lead to an Elriel endgame then i feel sorry for you

This idea came to life based off my Oh Baby AU. While this is a different version of the AU, we couldn’t help but think of the possibilities of Elain and Azriel building a family together, whether that is through conception, adoption, or anything in between.

We are so excited to bring this idea to life, and there wasn’t anybody else who could’ve made this artwork as gorgeous as it is than luxury_banshee. She was incredible to work with and her style never disappoints. The moment she showed us the first glimpse, we all fell in love. Thank you, lovely, for this stunning piece. It’s better than imagined! 💕❄️🎄

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This selective feminism about SJM characters bothers me A LOT. And I see your fans mocking or demanding that Elain has to become a warrior, otherwise she is useless for the plot.

Women don't need swords or powers to be awesome. Female characters without masculinity is IMPORTANT.

Daenerys Targaryen, Margaery Tyrell, Sansa Stark and Alysanne Targaryen are sensational FEMALE characters who don't need a sword or super powers to be awesome, just diplomacy, strategy and communication. The greatest power of these characters is their brains.

I'm disgusted to see posts saying that Elain is useless for loving flowers and not being a warrior.

Its this scene in particular that I’m scared for the future of elain. She already has so much hate for being a traditionally feminine character that if SJM does turn her into a warrior it would prove her anti’s right. That she needs to learn how to fight to be “interesting.” I’d love to see a political elain who defeats men with her mind and as soon as she walks into a room naturally commands an audience. Who can use her beauty against men and draw information from their minds and slipping poison into their drinks. But with those she loves she still keeps her kind positive personality that makes you wonder if they are the same person.

Alex clearly has a lot of sexual trauma from her childhood as well as from her last relationship. So much so that she was unfazed when Darlington, a man who was supposed to be her mentor, grabbed her thigh in the middle of a room where, apparently, an orgy was taking place. It just goes to show that she is used to people grabbing her and/or forcing themselves on her. I don't even think she has a very clear understanding of consent when it comes to herself because she's so used to people not caring about her consent. I want to see at least one conversation where they both talk about this after they get together and set boundaries.

This is the plot twist that I never knew I wanted until someone brought it up, and now I can’t unsee it. I know that there are many posts about this out there, so my post only adds more evidence to the Elriel = true mates theory. Please keep in mind that this is a pro-Elriel theory/post so if that’s not your cup of tea, this is where you should stop reading.

I will begin with the scene that inspired this post because it made me connect it to something that Feyre says in both, ACOMAF and ACOWAR:

We know that Feyre was influenced by the mating bond—the silence, the emptiness in her chest—was due to Rhys’s powers being contained, him being hurt, or (ACOWAR Spoiler) him being dead.

But how could Azriel know what that feeling in your chest—the one caused by your mate being restrained, hurt, or dead—means?

He couldn’t… unless he’s experienced it before.

acotar

acomaf

acowar

acofas

acosf

a court of midnight songs - book about a “love” triangle forming between azriel, gwyn, and elain. elain doesn’t outright reject the bond with lucien but she’s like open to exploring things with az. but on the side, az and gwyn start getting really close and figure out they are mates (gwyn is also heir to the spring court - she’s tampon’s daughter). this sets elain off because she once again feels like she is being tossed aside by the one person she wants (az and greyson) and she ends up being courted (excuse the pun) by korschei and goes to him on the continent… basically elain becomes the villain (midnight = shadows, songs = gwyn is a singer, az is a shadowsinger)

a court of burning prophecies - elain is now the big bad, so lucien has to stop his mate. the band of exiles and the inner circle and the valkyries all come together with the other high lords of prythian (tampon get his shit together bc of gwyn) to go to the continent and stop the human queens and korschei/elain. lucien during this book realizes his true parentage (and his sick ass powers) and just fucking dominates. nesta becomes in tune with the Mother and feyre becomes even more in tune with the power from the high lords and there’s like this epic battle between the three sisters where feyre and nesta are able to subdue elain (feyre has a hold on elain with her magic and then nesta/ the Mother break elain’s bond with korschei). during the battle of the three sisters, lucien and everyone else are trying to stop korschei and are kinda failing until the sisters are able to join in against him. then it kinda mimics the story of the three illyrian warriors who the mountains are named after. elain then sacrifices herself to be able to kill korschei (like the illyrian warrior did, like nesta did during the rite, like feyre did under the mountain) but the mother takes pity on her and brings her back…. and idk how to end it from there (burning = lucien fire powers, prophecies = elain is a seer) 

(the 6&7 titles follow the format that sjm set with it not being silver and flames but silver flames)

and yeah this is my ideal actor series ender - HOWEVER i am obviously not sjm when she goes a different route than this (because she will) i will gladly support whatever route she takes because this is her world (as long as she’s not problematic) and because we are not toxic acotar fans in this household – also like i said before this is just one of directions that i could see this series being taken in. 

I was rereading Empire of Storms the other day and I found a ton of similarities between Aelin and Rowan with Elriel. The Elriel fandom has always thought that the couple in TOG that had more similarities with Elriel was Elorcan, as Elide is similar to Elain in so many aspects. I know there have been posts about those similarities before so I won’t go into much detail.  This post won’t contain spoilers for TOG besides that quote from EOS. It discuses the potential connection between shadows and divination/seers:

Elain once she found out what Rhys did

I know, I know there’s the sleeping beauty theory and that maleficent is koschei in elriel’s story, but what if it’s rhysand🤔

“I don’t like those two together, but it’s a beautiful drawing.”

“I can’t stand Elain, but I love your art 😍”

“I just picture this art with red hair and I’m happy 😊