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he's going to be waking up in a cold sweat by his nightmares. he's going to hate himself. this is not a man that needs "challenging". he's plenty challenged already.

he needs someone who gives him peace and quiet where he is already so turbulent. that person is so obviously elain.

because bloomsbury isn't stupid, they know she's a fan favourite. so why not include her?

she wasn't in the mates quiz, or in the autumn equinox promo. she wasn't even in the pilates valkyrie workout promo as that only included questions about the core characters. SJM hasn't talked about her once.

if i'm being honest i think SJM knows about the ship war but resents that it's mainly gwynriel / elriel rather than elucien / elriel as that second option is what's actually in the books.

Q: Can you quickly explain what that (mates) means in the world.

A: It's kind of like your destined true love in a way, but it's complicated because there's a biological component to it. Where you can be mated to someone who is like, not actually your true love. So there's like true-true mates, and then there's like...nature made a mistake.

I mean like Rhys's parents--did not love each other. Like, it was not a great relationship. But they were mates, and it was like, there's a biological thing where it's like, we want to be together, but we're fucking miserable with each other--especially his mom. So it's tricky.

But when you find your perfect mate--like Rhys and Feyre, Cassian and Nesta--that is like the last little piece of your soul that was kind of like a little broken, and is like now...you found your person.

Podcast with the author, ACOTAR is discussed Gwyn is not mentioned, Elain is mentioned and talked about

Valkyrie-themed promo Gwyn is not mentioned, Elain is mentioned

Autumn Court-themed promo Gwyn is not mentioned, Elain is mentioned

It seems the publishing company and the author have forgotten the next FMC Gwynethy Gwendara Archeron savior of Prythian and Illyrians High Lady of Dusk Court, Autumn Court and Night Court Founder, CEO, President and Owner of Valkyries Legendary Pegasus Tamer Mermaid Empress

and yet not a single mentioned or any indication by the publisher or the author???

but “boring” and “no one wants her book” Elain is?????

Yet here we have:

Elain/Az/Lucien (no mention of the other supposed love interest) Autumn Court Cauldron HOFAS mention (we know what that means... corrupted cauldron) "Most likely to start an accidental war"

Because the way the story started and ended until now, if that's what they want, this has a 100% probability - no mistakes - of being a forbidden love story between Azriel and Elain (just like it was always meant to be), both with mates that nature gave them, but feeling that HOT as FUCK arousal and attraction for each other, that silent understanding, and secretly being lovers behind their mates' backs. I'm not kidding.

Azriel saved Gwyneth that time and then trained her through the Valkyries, he saw her in her most vulnerable state and in her strongest, and he still thinks about Elain EVERY DAMN NIGHT, gets hard for her, touches himself thinking of all the ways he could fuck her, wants to kneel for her, and bought a beautiful gift thinking about her, and probably how she would look naked only using that rose necklace like a fucking goddess, having all these poetic thoughts about her, how she is the fucking sunrise when she appears. And that is after spending a lot of time with her, having those cute, romantic moments we saw, showing his worry and protection over her, his interest for her, and slowly getting over the 500-year-long crush on Mor.

Dirty story is what they want? How about Azriel buying a solstice gift thinking about that gorgeous asf gardener woman with hot brown eyes smelling so fucking sweeeet, and throwing it away, doing a CHARITY for his "mate", and staying so PISSED because he wants to fuck and be fucked by the hot sister of his brother's wife? Azriel is ready to fuck happiness into her behind her mate's back, so much he is fighting with his own brother, and Rhysand having to put a damn leash on him.