#rhyslain

⊹elain x rhysand⊹

i'm so excited you asked me about this. it's just you, me, and like four other people against the world.

anyway, as with all things i write about, i personally find their dynamic to be fairly toxic. Rhys can be domineering, impulsive, secretive- a liar, basically. and hes very much an ends-justify-the-means sort of person.

and elain is very much none of those things. i think in THEIR relationship, she tends to roll-over a lot more or suppress parts of herself to keep the relationship easy and the pair of them from being at odds with one another.

in my version, both lucien and feyre are dead, and i think they start as like, just in need of companionship and physical touch- like, when a person's spouse dies and they get into a relationship really quickly because they're so used to another person's presence that they miss it and seek it out? like that, at first.

they've both lost mates- they're the only two who really understand one another. but they're all wrong for each other. feyre understood rhysand, even if she didn't like all the choices he made. she was just as domineering, impulsive, and secretive too. and she was willing to call him on his shit.

and lucien was elains safe space- the first person who ever really SAW her, beyond the pretty face and the murmured pleasantries. rhys can't compete with that and he's not trying to.

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Putting this under a read more lmfao it’s exactly what you think it is brave anon

Elriel isn’t endgame. There are no romantic scenes between them at all. There aren’t four books worth of scenes that show they care and have feelings for one another and I’m going to tell you why.

I figured out what SJM is trying to tell us.

It’s never been Azriel and Elain. It’s always been Rhysand and Elain.

It’s actually so easy to see, idk why people are ignoring what’s in the text.

In the bonus chapter, the reason why Rhysand forbade Azriel from seeing Elain is because Rhysand has feelings for her and wants her.

Do you remember when Rhysand took Elain for a tour of Velaris in ACOSF? Well that’s when he fell in love with her. It’s so easy to see. He even tried to talk to her to help her and she put her hand up to stop him because she was too upset after her argument with Nesta. Talk about banter!

Then remember when Rhysand had to physically take Elain out of Azriel’s arms because he wouldn’t let her go and was holding onto her after he rescued her from Hybern? Rhysand did that because he was jealous that Azriel was holding the woman he loves!

THE GARDENS THE FRUIT AND THE SERPENT

The prequel to A Witch A Warrior And A Reckoning, the story of Dahlia Fairburn and how the next generation of A Court of Thorns and Roses tore down the most powerful tyrant of history.

This prequel will be updated alongside the main story, though the main fic does not need to be read to enjoy this one. (Link for AO3 at the bottom of the post)

Protagonists

Dahlia Fairburn

Elain Archeron

Azriel Shadowsinger/Vanserra

Nyx Archeron

(Main) Relationships

Azriel x Eris Vanserra

Nesta Archeron x Cassian

Dahlia Fairburn x Eve Almila

Summary

Years after the killing of the Deathless, Koschei, the Lords and Ladies of the Courts of Prythian have settled down, and their children freely roam the land, preparing for the day they may take on the Crown.

Dahlia Fairburn, the daughter of Tamlin Fairburn, the wildcard of her father's household, unpredictable with the same shimmer of gold her father has. Her wants are to serve her people, and hone her natural predatory skills in the dance of battle. And perhaps if she can score an invitation to work under the new King of Vallahan, she might get her chance she's looking for.

Azriel is trying to move past the feuds with Rhysand that drove them apart, settling into his life in the Autumn Court alongside Eris Vanserra. Still the ghost of what happened haunts him, and he sees in the now dull eyes of Nesta Archeron. The heaviness of his past weighs down, and he can only hope to shield his daughters from what had happened to him.

Elain Archeron has seen visions, visions she doesn't understand, but knows they are dark. The future is undecided, but all she does know, is one day this mask will come crumbling down. And when it does, it might be helpful to have the most powerful in history under her thumb.

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See the difference between me and gw*nriels is I know what a crack ship is.