Megan 🌸🦇

I fully believe (and manifesting )that Azriel and Elain adopt orphans to raise as their kids in their loving home that will be the TownHouse.

No one’s using it as “confirmation”. But let’s look at who the OBVIOUS choices are.

“She had looked at that cottage with hope; I had looked at it with nothing but hatred. And I knew which one of us had been stronger.”

Rhys about Azriel:

“I would not have known what it is to truly hope, even when the world tells you to despair.”

I just love that in the eyes of their siblings, Elain and Azriel are symbols of hope 😭😭

We have three sisters; Feyre, Nesta, Elain

And three brothers; Rhysand, Cassian, Azriel

Each of the sister has two friends, which makes them three too!

Feyre has Morrigan and Amren,

Nesta has Emerie and Gwyneth,

Elain has Nuala and Cerridwen

These friends are connected to each brother who pairs with each sister!

Feyre makes pair with Rhysand! And her friends are the members of the Inner Circle and Second-In-Command and Third-In-Command to the High Lord of the Night Court!

Nesta makes pair with Cassian! And her friends are the Valkyrie warriors trained by the Illyrian General Commander of the Night Court armies!

Elain makes pair with Azriel! And her friends are the spies of the Night Court trained by the Spymaster of the Night Court!

"Oh but, she told Az that he's the new ribbon" "She's a Gw/nriel" "Nesta's the biggest Gw/nriel shipper"

Nesta has been around Gwyn and Azriel for an entire book and has never picked up anything romantic.

Do you know what she DID notice?

⠀⠀⠀Az following Elain's laugh.

⠀⠀⠀His shadows ready to attack her to defend Elain.

⠀⠀⠀"His secret to tell, never hers"

Bonus: Since lots of them are Nesta stans.

"Elain needs to shut up and obey and accept the bond" "I don't really like Elain that much, I don't care about her, I just want Lucien to be happy" "Baby Lulu deserves a happy ending"

I watched a tear slide down Nesta’s cheek. And I watched as Cassian reached up a hand to wipe it away. She did not flinch from his touch. I didn’t know why, but I looked at Mor. Her eyes were wide. Not with jealousy, or irritation, but … something perhaps like awe.

Mor’s reaction to Azriel and Elain in ACOFS:

''Wait," Azriel said, nothing but command in his voice. Mor gaped wide enough that I was certain the half-chewed green beans in her mouth were going to tumble onto herplate."

Elain is sweet because of her demeanour. She’s soft spoken, lovely, hopeful, optimistic.

But she is ALSO kind.

This is the definition of kindness:

Kindness is the quality of being friendly, generous, and considerate. It involves performing selfless, caring actions for others or yourself without expecting praise or reward in return.

You are not going to tell me the character:

Who brought Feyre paints as a gift without expecting anything in return isn’t an act of kindness.

Who held a dinner for the batboys and her newly fae-made sister despite knowing it would put her at risk, isn’t an act of kindness.

Who warned her sister that her abusive ex was about to grab her, whilst still gagged, isn’t being thoughtful or selfless aka traits that are part of kindness.

Who helped to save Briar, again a selfless act, isn’t kind.

Who helps the twins out constantly with dinner isn’t kind.

Who made friends with two elusive twins AND brought them a gift without expecting anything in return isn’t kind.

Who went out of her way to get Azriel his own medicine after noticing his headaches, isn’t kind.

Elain making Feyre’d birthday cake was sweet AND an act of kindness especially the speech after

Who was the only one to get Nesta a birthday gift, isn’t kind.

“B-b-but Elain did this and she did that!” SO???

Why are we holding Elain to a different standard then these other characters? Imagine me saying Nesta isn’t kind because of her past with Feyre? Or Feyre isn’t kind because she hurt Nesta’s feelings? Do you see how unfair and stupid it is to diminish these characters by their mistakes/instances where they aren’t the nicest?

You can be kind and selfish. You can be sweet yet mean. These characters aren’t 2-d. They are multi-dimensional with all sorts of traits.

Elain IS sweet. Elain IS kind. She is both. Trying to say she isn’t kind because of some bs reason goes to show how biased YOU are and YOUR incompetence at reading.

Funnily enough, I never see peope explain why they don’t consider Elain kind. Its always, “she abandoned Nesta!” Meanwhile, Nesta was the one ignoring Elain. “She pushed Nesta’s boundaries!” And Nesta blamed their fathers’ death onto Elain which is 100 times worse then anything Elain said especially when she was doing it to absolve Nesta of her own guiit. “But the way she treats Lucien!” stfu. I genuinely wish she treats him like dirt in the next book just so some of you can realise and appreciate just how neutral and respectful she was of him.

This community is the only place where I feel like myself. Ι don't care if you're leftists, rightists or centrics here as long as you don't offend each other and you are not prejudiced! I’m here because I want to enjoy the fandom and escape real-world stress for a bit. I completely respect that people have different views (really, I don't give a damn!), but I’d prefer if this tag stayed focused on Elriel and the story instead of political discussions.

light and dark… the space between a blend of the two… pink, blue, shadows and roses…

i love being an elriel

1) Elain didn't grow vegetables she only grew flowers:

- ACOTAR page 11 from Feyre's perspective "It still hadn't stopped me from buying her seeds for the flower garden."

- ACOTAR page 258 Feyre speaking about Elain "- about her plans to start another garden by the greenhouse, perhaps a vegetable garden, if she could learn enough about it over the next few months."

Literally book 1 we are told Feyre gifted Elain flower seeds, and Elain did not know how to grow a vegetable garden. Interestingly though, once Elain has the means she does plan to learn that valuable skill. She no longer needs to grow vegetables but she chooses to try and learn. That is growth.

2) Elain and Nesta are equally bad in ACOTAR.

- ACOTAR page 11 from Feyre's perspective "- it wasn't that Elain was cruel. She wasn't like Nesta-"

From the first chapter of the series we are told the sisters motivations. We can see that Elain is being set up as the Anastasia to Feyre's Cinderella, while Nesta is alluded to being the Driscilla. It's not even moderately subtle, one is stated as naive while the other is cruel. You can dislike that take but it is Feyre's perspective and this is her part of the story.

- ACOTAR page 11 from Feyre's perspective "And it hadn't stopped her from buying me three small tins of paint -"

The way so many readers glaze over the paints is honestly diabolical. Ignoring the fact that these paints are brought up multiple times throughout the series it is a clear indication in the first chapter of ACOTAR that Elain cared about Feyre. Elain did something for Feyre. Maybe not in the way she needed to, but she did more for Feyre than their father or Nesta did as far as we know.

3) Elain doesn’t do anything

- ACOTAR page 253 from Feyre's perspective "-Elain said, hooking elbows with me. "Come inside. We'll show you the house!"

- ACOTAR page 256 from Feyre's perspective "You should come with me ... but you and I ... Oh, we'd have fun wouldn't we?!"

- ACOTAR page 258 from Feyre's perspective "Instead I spent most of my time with Elain in her little garden."

- ACOTAR page 258 Feyre speaking about Elain "- a woman I found myself proud to know, to call sister."

- ACOTAR page 260 Feyre speaking about Elain "- Elain had said she missed it - a shelter from a world that possessed so little good, but she tried to find it anyway" ... "She had looked at that cottage with hope ... And I knew which one of us had been stronger."

- ACOTAR page 272 from Feyre's perspective "Elain, to my surprise, had a horse, a satchel of food, and supplies ready -" ... She nodded, tears in her eyes. "I would have liked to see the continent with you Feyre."

As far as supporting characters go, Elain is the only Archeron who really treats Feyre like family. Elain welcomed Feyre home, and when the glamor wore off helped Feyre leave. She displays joy at Ferye's return and gladly spends time with her sister. Elain even makes plans to travel with Feyre. Elain is the symbol of hope and light that Feyre fights to protect. Being kind and caring and inspiring is not nothing.

Yet Elain didn’t seem to notice them as she rose up on her toes and kissed the shadowsinger’s cheek. And then walked to me and Nesta, who pulled back long enough to survey Elain’s clean face, her clear eyes.

And yet Azriel cradled Elain to his chest until Rhys took Elain from him.

The gray light of morning had broken over the world, mist clinging to our ankles as we headed into that camp, Azriel still cradling Elain to his chest…

…She let out a sob at the sight of Elain, still in Azriel’s arms.

…Rhys lunged for Azriel, taking Elain from him and gently setting my sister down. Azriel rasped, swaying on his feet, “We need Helion to get these chains off her.”