Does everyone else think about Feyre's first flying lesson with Azriel in ACOWAR on a daily basis or are you normal?
I mean, I live for canon Feysand moments, but you cannot tell me that this scene is not filled with the most fist biting tension (as are several of Feysand and Azriel's interactions, actually).
Your honour, may it please the court:
His piercing stare didn’t stray from my face, my posture. As immovable and steady as the granite this lake had been carved into. I might as well have been a flitting butterfly by comparison. “Do you need me to turn around?” He lifted a dark brow in emphasis.
Feyre, there was really no need for this level of detail.
“I appreciate you making the effort to pretend that it wasn’t because I was desperate to avoid Cassian and Nesta’s early-morning bickering.” “I’d never let my High Lady suffer through that.” He said it completely stone-faced.
My High Lady hnnnnggg.
“Good.” He cleared his throat. “I know you’re not Illyrian, but … amongst their kind, it is considered … inappropriate to touch someone’s wings without permission. Especially females.” Their kind. Not his. It took me a moment to realize what he was asking. “Oh—oh. Go ahead.
Ah yes, there he is. Feyre and Rhys' vicious guard dog with the softest and most impeccable manners.
Azriel’s hands, for all their scarring, were featherlight as he grasped and touched certain areas, patting and tapping others. I gritted my teeth, the sensation like … like having the arch of my foot tickled and poked. But he made quick work of it, and I rolled my shoulders again as he stepped around me to murmur, “It’s—amazing. They’re the same as mine.” “I think the magic did most of the work.” A shake of the head. “You’re an artist—it was your attention to detail.” I blushed a bit at the compliment, and braced my hands on my hips.
These two are TERRIBLE at receiving compliments but they need them, and if it doesn't immediately make me think they both have a praise kink... Oh wait, no, it does make me think that. Good job Rhys is generous with his praise (a direct quote, probably).
“You need to strengthen your back muscles—and your thighs. And your arms. And core.” “So everything, then.” Again, that dry, quiet smile. “Why do you think Illyrians are so fit?” “Why did no one warn me about this cocky side of yours?” Azriel’s mouth twitched upward. “Both wings up.” A quiet but unyielding demand.
STOP IT. But also don't.
And even before this, we get Rhys saying:
I sent another pretty face for you to admire, Rhys said. Not as beautiful as mine, of course, but a close second.
A pretty face. A PRETTY FACE. Goddam it, Rhys. To my unhinged mind he's either confirming that he knows his mate has a little crush on her scary guard dog, or he's confirming he does. Or both. Both is fine.
Whatever SJM has in store for the next book, please give me more Azriel and Feyre moments. PLEASE. I am starved.
No further questions, your honour.






















