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Also antis: ... let's put Elain with Tamlin bc she likes flowers ... oh ik he's her sisters ex but this isn't high school it's fine we're all adults here

JUST in ACOWAR, we see:

Rhysand sacrificing his life to save Feyre

Cassian willing to die for Nesta

And Azriel sacrificing his life to save Elain

Now everyone can argue circles around each other, but Azriel rescuing Elain was inherently romantic.

Not only does she reach for him, say "you came for me", but he's bleeding out, she's protecting him from the hounds, he's carrying her and refusing to let her go, demanding "get those chains off her", then she kisses his cheek -

This is a romantasy. And that is a romantic scene right there. It is also a rescue scene. A scene where Feyre is brave. It can be all of these things at once... they are not mutually exclusive. In fact, most good writing involves more than one goal per scene, btw.

Now let's think. Just one book earlier, SJM declared Elain & Lucien mates. Chronologically, less than a year has passed. He was with them mere weeks ago.

I've always wondered if SJM was going for an Elucien endgame, why would she write such a powerful romantic scene with Azriel, instead of Lucien?

And I know many antis will be like "hehehe dummy Lucien wasn't there how could he save her??"

THAT'S MY POINT. SJM could've easily had Lucien present for the battle, but she didn't. In fact, Azriel is literally the spymaster wouldn't it make more sense for him to hunt down this fire queen in her lake?

Also - this point of "oh Lucien wasn't there he couldn't save her" is such a fucking cop out. He's her MATE.

If Rhysand could save Feyre from the opposite end of the continent on her wedding day, then Lucien could've saved Elain.

"Oh but Lucien was too far away"

If Bryce could cross WORLDS, I'm sure Lucien could've paid the Prythian tolls to get to Elain .

It's just never made any sense to me why SJM has given all these romantic moments, even just MOMENTs with Elain to Azriel and not her mate.

Well he wasn't much help with Nesta or Feyre's 99999 powers was he?

Matter of fact, he's known Mor for 500+ years and he doesn't know her powers either so like....

Their love interests are Rhys. Cassian. Azriel.

Genuinely how are people arguing this series is about anything other than the Archeron sisters?

It's not about Rhysand's family. It's not about Cassian's childhood. It's not about Lucien. It's not about Azriel's missions.

It is about Feyre, Nesta, and Elain. It is about their bond, their trauma, their family.

It's not about the inner circle. It's not about the Valkyries.

It is Feyre -> Transition book -> Nesta -> transition book -> Elain

"Oh she hates all fae" maybe like 2 books ago but that's obviously changed given how she's fae, her friends are fae, her family is fae, the guy she gets wet for is fae....

"Oh she is afraid of how much she wants lucien" really? 🫪 that's the excuse? Elain is a middle schooler who is afraid of how much she wants her mate so she stays away?

"Oh SJM is setting up for an enemies to lovers situation" is she? Enemies still interact btw.

There's quite literally no reason why Elain wouldn't pursue Lucien, her mate, the man everyone seems to be encouraging her to be with. Except for, idk, MAYBE SHE DOESNT WANT HIM ??

Because let me tell you, all the reasons people use to say why Elain & Lucien haven't gotten together yet, well they certainly don't explain why Elain wants Azriel.

If she's afraid of fae or hates them (🙄) why would she want Azriel?

If she's afraid of how much she wants Lucien (🫩) why would she be getting wet for Azriel?

If SJM is setting up for an enemies to lovers with Elain & Lucien, why is Elain ONLY interacting with Azriel ???

The lack of logic and simple reading comprehension is astounding in this fandom. You don't need 4000 half-assed explanations that contradict each other to make one couple make sense.

You need one explanation -> They want each other. Simple.

Right now, Elriel is the only couple that wants each other.

When she's literally at rock bottom, he's not thinking about helping her he's thinking about fucking her?? And she's beautiful??

That's okay? Why? Because he's her mate? And it's "biological" ??

EUCKKKKKK. BOMBASTIC SIDE EYE

But when Azriel is dreaming of touching Elain, when she's willing, when she's clearly wanting him just as badly, when she's aroused for him.... THATs unacceptable???

Because if you're going to claim "Azriel only wants a mate" then why the fuck would he go for the only woman he knows is already mated??

That's like if someone said "I want a relationship so badly, I'm gonna marry the next person I see" and then they pine over a married man ??

Like if Azriel just wanted a mate, he would choose someone AVAILABLE.

Not ... Elain & Lucien, even though they've been confirmed mates since ACOMAF....?

Why is that? It's not like anyone would be shocked if SJM mentioned Elain & Lucien as mates, we been knew.

I want people to ask themselves: is this how anyone would market or hint at the next MMC? By talking about how their love interest doesn't want them? By talking about how nature made a mistake?

There's only been two people SJM has consistently talked about since ACOSF. And that's Elain (and her ill fitting mating bond, but never any direct mention of Lucien) and Azriel.

Did she write a romantic scene between Gwyn & Azriel or did she just have an interaction with any available woman that's not Elain??

While simultaneously writing fanfics and having headcanons about Azriel and Gwyn fuckin in the library (like it isn't literally a convent for women who've been SA-ed)

🙄

Something that isn't even in the books?

Was deleted by the author??

That is now directly contradicted by everything SJM has said in her interviews since then?

Like... do you know how much authors lie about their plot twists and future book plot lines? All you can trust is what is printed in the books

Like we didn't just see Lucien literally treat her like she was crazy and made of glass when before she discovered she was a seer.

Rhys: Azriel has literally never let anyone touch that dagger holy sheeeeet

Cassian: oh my god he told me he'd strangle me with my own hair if I touched that dagger

Mor: am I still drunk from this morning??? I can't believe this oh my god ohmygod this is insane wtf

But we don't though. We just hate the way EL/GAs put her on some kinda pedestal and make her out to be more important than she actually was in the books.

I genuinely like her. I enjoyed ACOSF. I like the Valkyries and what they stand for.

But now that character has become associated with the crazy Gwynriels fighting me in the comment sections of my own posts. It has nothing to do with a fictional character, it has to do with her very real fans.

I'm tired of them claiming reading is subjective. It's not. When an author writes something clearly, you are meant to take away a certain main idea. It is not open to interpretation

Your SAT/ACT/GCSEs didn't give you points for getting the answer wrong in the reading sections because you thought a passage had a different interpretation. So I don't know why people grew up to be adults and demand that your interpretation is valid even if it's entirely different from the written text.

There is a right answer, and then there are theories. Gwynriels have constantly tried to blur the line between the two, and are using the fact that the series isn't complete yet as evidence they could be right.