Jem Carstairs stan, first

I had to fucken argue with the “Gwyn is a child”, side of the Elriel community.

They all need to leave!!!!

UPDATE:

“Gwyn is a Child” Elriel admits she will read whatever SJM writes.

like you don’t get it, Gwyn thinks she should have died that day in Sangravah. She thinks it should have been her. She thinks Catrin should have lived, not her. Azriel rescued her and now she needs to live with this forever. Outliving her twin who gave her life to protect her, dying in the most brutal way imaginable right in front of her eyes. There must be nights where she wished he hadn’t come. How could she ever accept something as sacred as a mating bond when she thinks she deserves to be dead?

Azriel rescued Gwyn but he was late. He was the first to get there but it was already done. He could kill and kill and kill and nothing will ever undo what happened. Rhys, Cassian, neither of them can understand what that feels like. To have been there but be powerless in all the ways that matter. Her body broken and violated, how could he ever even conceive of desiring her?

Could there be two people in a more heartbreaking situation??? Imagine what accepting that mating bond will ask of them!!!

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Rhys asks Eris if he would be willing to give up his first born. Eris says no. I don’t think SJM put this in for shits and giggles. I think it’s because he has/had a first born.

Gwyn’s mom was parented by a River Nymph and someone high enough up in the Autumn court, for her to be allowed to live in the treehouse.

Rhys taunts Lucien about how sad his mom was when he defected to Spring. For him to know that, he would’ve been around her. Under the mountain. So, during the 50 years.

And we know that Amaranth would let them out to play on Fire Night.

Lucien left because his lover was killed by his father and brothers.

Eris refused to help kill them, and it cost him.

Gwyn’s mom was sent away from the treehouse to live with the Priestesses.

What if she was Eris’s first born and was sent away to punish Eris for refusing his father?

Then Gwyn would be Eris’s granddaughter.

I’m a huge fan of this theory, I don’t think SJM gave us this moment from Eris and all the infos regarding Gwyn’s heritage for nothing. It has to serve a purpose. She wouldn’t have wasted page time for nothing.

I do think if Gwyn is indeed Eris’ granddaughter, it will be, first, really really messy (funny too, imagine Azriel in the middle of this), but, also, it will have major implications. Now she would be related to a high lord, more so once Beron is gone, which will ultimately happen.

And I don’t know how the story would proceed from that. Sure, it doesn’t mean Gwyn will be a heir to Autumn, cause that I think that would be too much. Especially considering the land chooses and she never lived there and all that.

So, like, genuinely, I hope she is his granddaughter, cause that would be so so interesting to read about 😭✨ but I can see all thus being some red herring and it’s just someone else from autumn who happens to live in the Vanserra Residence lol

Oh, like feyre calls herself a girl at the same age she was sleeping with tamlin?

Oh, like Nesta calls herself a girl at the same age she is mated with Cassian?

Oh, like Elain calls Vassa a girl, while she is in her mid 20s?

And on top of that, don’t yall ship Lucien with Vassa? Why? Shes just a girl!!

That is massively misunderstanding what a literary parallel is. Nobody has to be arguing that they are the exact same literal thing for the scenes to parallel each other. One can be metaphorical and the other can be an actual magical occurrence while still using similar imagery and language.

And also Az’s “could have sworn” literally indicates perception and uncertainty, it doesn’t prove the first scene is only metaphorical.

Open the schools.

SJM tells us through Eris that:

Spring Court and the human lands look ripe for the taking, and opportunistic Beron is close to invading.

War is imminent because the new borders have not been drawn, and the war on Prythian soil will be started by Beron.

While Eris confirms in the penultimate chapter Beron’s next move is to ally with Koschei, Eris says as soon as Chapter 14 that they can justify a war and win allies if they can prove what Briallyn (and Koschei) are up to.

Related to what Eris says:

ACOSF Ch. 7 Jurian says Graysen’s legions stick to demarcation lines with the implication that they eventually will cross into Spring Court lands

ACOSF Ch. 30 the IC stations Lucien at the Spring Court specifically because they need Spring Court’s forces with war approaching. Presumably a war with Beron.

There’s hints of how ruthless Beron would be with the Dread Trove. He’d rival KoH.

Rhys worries Beron would use the Prison’s inmates in an upcoming war.

Koschei says he’s waiting for Vassa, who is *checks notes* living in the lands Koschei’s latest ally Beron wants to acquire.

This is the playbook for ACOTAR 6 - 8. She handed it right to us. Yes. There’s other plot points like Dusk Court, Illyrian rebellion, and more crossover. But Beron being the next big bad before finally defeating Koschei is the main plot all subplots will feed into.

You cannot escape Autumn Court. You can’t escape Lucien’s relevance. You can’t escape Eris. You cannot escape that lawless and vulnerable Spring Court will also be the cross section where Beron, Night Court and its allies, and the humans all meet and battle.

I’ve said this before, but Beron is the Saruman to Koschei’s Sauron. He needs to be dealt with first.

This is where the story is headed.