Kim 🐉✨

Azriel only said, "there's a darkness to the dread trove that Elain should not be exposed to" once. That's it. Nothing about his opinion says that he doesn't care about what Elain wants. If your boss mentions his plan to send someone you love to a Iran or Lebanon for example, to collect information, you would have something to say about it even if it's the person's decision whether they want to go or not. That's just what truly loving someone brings out in you.

Sjm knows what she's doing and how she's been building elriel slowly since acomaf. Gwynriel is nothing but a misdirection set up only in the last book.

The author Demi Winters writes much softer main characters than SJM — they spend a lot of their time fearful but strong through it, pushing through their fears with men not only protecting them, but trusting them, pushing them forward. And this is key in a healthy relationship, even in books.

Let’s take Tamlin for example. He was extremely protective of Feyre but was that what was best for her? Did he bring confidence to her? Did he make her stronger? Did he believe in her? No. Which is why he was NEVER the right choice. Hell even Lucien was like…. “We should probably teach Feyre how to use her powers….so she can defend herself” and Tamlin really said…lock her up instead.

We see this dynamic throughout all of her books, Rowan, Dorian, Hunt, Rhysand they ALL BELIEVE in their “mate”, or their partner for the story they’re telling because THATS SEXY. It’s SEXY to have a man who will kill for you, but also will let you kill them yourself, who believes in you, who supports you.

We see this with Cassian, Cassian is hard on Nesta because he KNOWS she can be better, she can be stronger, I mean that’s what he loves about her. HE loves to hate her attitude and her strength, he’s not afraid of her power, he LOVES IT, but he’s protective but enough to know she can handle herself as well and that’s sexy.

This is why Azriel and Elain are not the pair (I DONT BELIEVE) that will end up together. Every turn Azriel is afraid for Elain, he’s saying she can’t do things, that’s it’s a risk she shouldn’t be taking. And whether people want to admit it or not that’s DOUBT, that’s him not believing she’s strong enough and they ALL do it. Feyre, Azriel, Nesta etc. To be honest the only people that don’t underestimate Elain are Cassian,Rhysand and….Lucien.

Lucien isn’t upset when he sees her on the battle field, when he’s covered in gore. The first thing he says is basically “you killed the king of Hybern? That’s sick, are you okay?” LUCIEN is the one who goes after Vassa because ELAIN had a vision and he believed her. He had to right? If he didn’t why would he have gone?? He’s annoyed by Azriel’s advances but keeps it cool, he isn’t a brute like Cassian would have been. Lucien is thinking about his failings for HER, not her failings for him.

Now on the flip side we have Gwyn, a character some people like to minimize but she had more time in the last book then Elain or any of the other “main characters”. And what does Azriel think about Gwyn? How strong she is, admiration POURING from his face. When they’re thrown into the bloodrite it’s AZRIEL who says “we have to believe in them”. They challenge each other.

And as a romantasy girly THATS the biggest difference. We all want a man who will protect us, not shield us, not lock us away but stand with us through the hard times.

Period.

!! SPOILERS !!

I just watched all of peaky blinders with the conclusion being “The Immortal Man.”

It was fine, but nothing that I needed.

1.) I hated that they made Tommy kill Arthur. I understand Arthur’s actor was unable to participate in the film due to his own substance issues but the idea of Tommy murdering his own brother in a drunken rage really rubbed me the wrong way. Tommy LOVED his brothers, his sister, his children, Polly etc. that’s why as they all die it slowly chips away at him starting with the death of Grace and ending with the tragic death of his daughter Ruby.

2.) I don’t like that they didn’t really finish the N*zi plot. What happened to Mosley? What happened to Alfie? What happened? Seemed like a lot of unfinished business that he just abandoned. And further on that I actually liked that he had a tuberculoma. The “unkillable” man being killed by something so human, so unpreventable I thought was poetic.

3.) if they were going to kill him why not extend season 6 and I’m sorry but have him kill himself? Or have him die fighting N*zi’s? Tommy’s self loathing is quiet compared to Arthur’s but his PTSD is just as strong if not stronger. Or why not have him die in some big plan after he kills Michael in Canada?

4.) I think a better ending would have been him living as a gypsy, alone with his horses and his ghosts. That’s what he deserved a long life alone because he sacrificed his family for money. I don’t really like the “son killing the father” play.