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THE AMY MARCH GIRLIES ARE ALSO ELAIN ARCHERON GIRLIES.. prove me WROOOONG
Facts.
No matter how it pans out (imo they will likely choose each other before finding out they were meant to be all along) THEY. ARE. MATES. Through & through. Iâll die on that hill.
"Even so," Rhys went on, "there will always be a ... tug. For the females, it is usually easier to ignore, but the males ... It can drive them mad.â
Too many razor-sharp thoughts sliced him any time he grew still long enough for them to strike. Too many wants and needs left his skin overheated and pulling taut across his bones. So he slept only when his body gave out, and even then only for a few hours.
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The ancient healer jerked her chin toward Lucien. "See what he can do. If anyone can sense if something is amiss, it's a mate."đ¨
Lucien murmured to me, eye still fixed on Elain, "Should we-does she need ...?"
"She doesn't need anything," Azriel answered without so much as looking at Lucien.đ¨
Elain was staring at the spymaster now- unblinkingly.
"We're the ones who need..." Azriel trailed off. "A seer," he said, more to himself than us. "The Cauldron made you a seer."đ¨
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Mate. The word chased me from the bath sooner than I wanted, (âŚâŚ.) My stomach grumbled, and I realized I hadn't eaten since the day before, becauseâ Because he'd been injured, and I'd gone out of my mindâ absolutely insane-when he'd been taken from me, shot out of the sky like a bird. I'd acted on instinct, on a drive to protect him that had come from so deep in me ...So deep in me-
And what Hybern would do to Elain, might already be doing-
From the shadows near the entrance to the tent, Azriel said, as if in answer to some unspoken debate, "I'm getting her back."
Nesta slid her gaze to the shadowsinger. Azriel's hazel eyes glowed golden in the shadows. Nesta said, "Then you will die."
Azriel only repeated, rage glazing that stare, "I'm getting her back." / Met Azrielâs wrathful stare./ Azriel honed Truth-Teller with relentless focus/ His rage rippled off his invisible form.
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Knelt on those stars and mountains inked on his knees. He would bow for no one and nothing- But his mate. His equal.
Never, Rhys said from where he finished buckling on his own weapons against the side of the wagon. I have never once seen Azriel let another person touch that knife.
â¨matesâ¨
All fae males are absolutely down bad for their females. Especially so for their mate.
This is 100% an Elriel post fyi.
The rage they feel when their female is in danger. They will face death to save them. Without hesitation.
From the shadows near the entrance to the tent, Azriel said, as if in answer to some unspoken debate, âI'm getting her back.â Nesta slid her gaze to the shadowsinger. Azrielâs hazel eyes glowed golden in the shadows. Nesta said, âThen you will die.â Azriel only repeated, rage glazing that stare, âIâm getting her back.â
I stood. Met Azrielâs wrathful stare. âIâm going with you,â I said. Azriel only nodded.
&
âAt least youâre honest.â Azriel smirked. âYou and Nesta are wanted down there.â âBecause of the shit with Elain?â Azriel stilled. âWhat happened to Elain?â Cassian waved a hand. âA fight with Nesta. Donât bring it up,â he warned when Azrielâs eyes darkened.
They dote on their females.
Azriel arrived first, no shadows to be seen, my sister a pale, golden mass in his arms. He, too, wore his Illyrian armor, Elainâs golden-brown hair snagging in some of the black scales across his chest and shoulders. He set her down gently on the foyer carpet, having carried her in through the front door. Elain peered up at his patient, solemn face. Azriel smiled faintly. âWould you like me to show you the garden?â She seemed so small before him, so fragile compared to the scales of his fighting leathers, the breadth of his shoulders. The wings peeking over them. But Elain did not balk from him, did not shy away as she noddedâjust once.
&
Azrielâs power gave out on the outskirts of our camp.
The girl, despite the burns and lashings on her moon-white skin, was able to walk.
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. He dripped blood behind him the entire timeâa trickle compared to the torrent that should be leaking out. Contained only by the patches of power heâd slapped on it. Helpâhe needed a healer immediately.
Rhys lunged for Azriel, taking Elain from him and gently setting my sister down. Azriel rasped, swaying on his feet, âWe need Helion to get these chains off her.â Yet Elain didnât seem to notice them as she rose up on her toes and kissed the shadowsingerâs cheek. And then walked to me and Nesta, who pulled back long enough to survey Elainâs clean face, her clear eyes.
&
But I strode to my seatânestled between Amren and Morâin time to see Elain say to Azriel, âHello.â Az said nothing. No, he just moved toward her. Mor tensed beside me. But Azriel only took Elainâs heavy dish of potatoes from her hands, his voice soft as night as he said, âSit. Iâll take care of it.â
WHY are you tensing Mor?
Azriel set the potatoes in the center of the table, Cassian diving right in. Or he tried to. One moment, his hand was spearing toward the serving spoon. The next, it was stopped, Azrielâs scarred fingers wrapped around his wrist. âWait,â Azriel said, nothing but command in his voice.
They know exactly what their mate needs.
"Is there something wrong with her?â Madja chewed over the words. âI do not like that wordâwrong. Different, perhaps. Changed.â
âIf anyone can sense if something is amiss, itâs a mate.â âHow.â The word was barely more than a barked command. I braced myself to warn Nesta to be polite, but Madja said to my sister, as if she were a small child, âThe mating bond. It is a bridge between souls.â
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âCan I set you up in the garden? The herbs you planted are coming in nicely.â âI can help her,â said Azriel, stepping to the table as Elain silently rose. No shadows at his ear, no darkness ringing his fingers as he extended a hand. Nesta monitored him like a hawk, but kept silent as Elain took his hand, and out they went."
&
âDo you need anything?â âNo. I ⌠I was sleeping, but I heard âŚâ She shook her head. Blinked at our formal attire, the dark crown atop my headâand Rhysandâs. âI didnât hear you.â Azriel stepped forward. âBut you heard something else.â Elain seemed about to nod, but only backed away. âI think I was dreaming,â she murmured. âI think Iâm always dreaming these days.â âLet me get you some hot milk,â I said, putting a hand on her elbow to guide her into the sitting room. But Elain shook me off, heading back to the stairs. She said as she climbed the first steps, âI can hear herâcrying.â I gripped the bottom post of the banister. âWho?â âEveryone thinks sheâs dead.â
I faced Azriel, exposing my palms to him. âWhat does that mean?â Azrielâs hazel eyes churned as he studied my sister, her too-thin body. And without a word, he winnowed away. Mor watched the space where heâd been standing long after he was gone. WHAT are you looking at Mor?
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But Azriel asked softly, taking a single step over the threshold and into the sitting room, âWhat other?â Elainâs brows twitched toward each other. âThe queenâwith the feathers of flame.â The shadowsinger angled his head. Lucien murmured to me, eye still fixed on Elain, âShould weâdoes she need âŚ?â âShe doesnât need anything,â Azriel answered without so much as looking at Lucien. Elain was staring at the spymaster nowâunblinkingly. âWeâre the ones who need âŚâ Azriel trailed off. âA seer,â he said, more to himself than us. âThe Cauldron made you a seer.â
It made sense, I supposed, that Azriel alone had listened to her.
But Azriel nodded. âYou knew,â he said to Elain. âAbout the young queen turning into a crone.â Elain blinked and blinked, eyes clearing again. As if the understanding, our understanding ⌠it freed her from whatever murky realm sheâd been in. âThe sixth queen is alive?â Azriel asked, calm and steady, the voice of the High Lordâs spymaster, who had broken enemies and charmed allies. Elain cocked her head, as if listening to some inner voice. âYes.â
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âElain is fine,â Rhys said. âAzriel was at the town house.
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Elain turned from where sheâd been speaking to Nesta. âOh, thatâs from me.â Azrielâs face didnât so much as shift at the words. Not even a smile as he opened the present and revealedâ âI had Madja make it for me,â Elain explained. Azrielâs brows narrowed at the mention of the familyâs preferred healer. âItâs a powder to mix in with any drink.â Silence. Elain bit her lip and then smiled sheepishly. âItâs for the headaches everyone always gives you. Since you rub your temples so often.â Silence again. Then Azriel tipped his head back and laughed. Iâd never heard such a sound, deep and joyous.
This isn't even half done. There's still so much more evidence I didn't add.
Tell me why these two are literally perfect for each other.
Tell me why Mor, whose gift is Truth, seems like she knows something everyone else doesn't.
Tell me why they are literally yin and yang.
Tell me why Azriel gets more of a response from Elain than anyone else.
Tell me why Azriel has more in depth mate behavior than Lucien.
Tell me why. I want to hear it. Actually don't worry I'll answer for you-
BECAUSE THEY ARE MATES. They are meant FOR EACH OTHER.
Blessed by the Mother or whatever being/thing that brings soul-mates together.
A bond, a relationship, like that cannot and will not be ignored.
I think it's a fun time to remind people that, once they learned who their mates were, both Rhys and Cassian were like â to other females. To even really thinking about them outside of the platonic. It was ONLY Feyre for Rhys. It was ONLY Nesta for Cassian.
Just like it's ONLY Elain for Azriel. (Just like it seems to be only Vassa for Lucien, who said that??)
So, no, Azriel probably does not have another mating bond he has even an inkling about. It certainly is not someone he met YEARS ago and has known the location of ever since. If it were, he would not be thinking about Elain in the way that he is. He would not be yearning for her in the way that he is.
There are obvious reasons the antis don't want to acknowledge this, but I just think it's fun to talk about đ

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I never want to know what it feels like to not stan The Holy Trinity
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A MATE giveaway!
Fandom:
Azriel and Mor (bi/gay) = MATES!
Azriel and Rhysâs sister (??) = MATES!
Azriel and Emerie (gay) = MATES!
Azriel and Gwyn (Lightsinger) = MATES!
Elain and Lucien (who dislike each other, and interested in other people)Â = MATES!Â
Elain and her going back to Greyson = MATES!
Elain and Tamlin (because she likes flowers) = MATES!
Elain and Jurian (who was responsible for her turning) = MATES!
Elain and Eris (?? who the hell knows?) = MATES!
Elain and Tarquin (?? she likes summer? the beach?) = MATES!
5 books of hints, build up, tender glances, soft touches, rescues, bleeding wings, dagger exchanges, solstice gifts, window vigils, arousal and aching cocks
Azriel and Elain = Absolutely fucking not in a million years! Preposterous idea!
friendly reminder that SJM didnât write Azriel asking âWhat if the cauldron was wrong?â and then him promptly finding out the cauldron was corrupted in the last book just for it to be right in the end, fyi
One of the most beautiful things about elriel, and what drew me to them, is the fact they werenât insta-love or insta-lust. They developed a genuine friendship that then turned into something more.
From the first moment they met - they just clicked. They made sense. The two quiet introverts, the observant ones. A smile blooming on Azriels face, Elain looking to him for reassurance. Elain asking him questions which he answered poetically. Then their bond, much like themselves, quietly grew. In acowar, he was showing her the gardens. Offering his hands. They sat together completely relaxed as if it was a common occurrence. Az peacocked a little bit, elain not shying away from him or his shadows or anything that made Azriel, Azriel. Acofas comes along and Elain is still mourning Grayson with Az still longing for Mor. They wanted different people yet were drawn together. This is the book where they officially become friends and their closeness is obvious. Elain going out of her way to make sure Azriel had his own special headache powder. Azriel choosing to spend his solstice sitting with Elain, listening to her talk. They built a beautiful connection - one where they began understanding each other and becoming aware of the othersâ presence then comes acosf and there is a shift between these two. Their friendship is turning into something greater then them both, theyâre toeing a line both know they shouldnât yet canât seem to help themselves. Their feelings are becoming more noticeable and its like they just canât help themselves from a small touch here, smiling at each other like theyâre the only ones in the room. From friends they developed crushes on each other- Azriel literally stared at that headache powder Every. Single. Day.
Its true that love comes when you least expect it. I doubt either of them ever thought they would end up together and now? Azriel is out there wanting to beg on his knees for Elain and questioning his religion over her whilst she was ready to risk it all, her mate right upstairs, just for Azriel.
so apparently Elriel is a made up ship. And Az thinks passionately and deeply about gwyn more than elain and its only lust between elriel and Az just wants Elain because hes still getting over more??
we're cooked.
So the only ship where the two people have canon attractions and feelings for each other - the only ship where the two characters actually want each other and have had multiple romantic as well as romanticlly intended scenes across the seriee, that is the âmade-upâ ship?
and its made up whereas you have Gwynriel where neither Gwyn or Az want each other. Theyâre not even canon love intetests but That ship is somehow more plausible then elriel? Elucien where Elain doesnât want him and Lucien cant stand being around her, the only mated pair with a questioned bond that too is more likely then elriel?
BrycerialâŚwhere Bryce is literally mated to another male and lives in another worldâŚAzris where Eris nor Az want each other -
out of all these ships, elriel is the âmade-upâ one? This is why antis canât be taken seriously. Their statements and arguements dont stem from common sense, logic or canon. It comes from a place of immaturity, entitlement, biased reading comprehension and wrong interpretations.
is the passion in the books? Because what. He wouldnât call Gwyn a friend and moved on with his life. Their sessions where so irrelevant for him, he never brought the pre-bonus one up & didnt think of Gwyn at all after their session in the bonus but here he is losing sleep over elain, staring at her gift etc.
Im glad Sjm isnt online anymore because these interpretations are an insult to her books.
The world is cooked tbh, I hate agreeing with the classistsâ but reading comprehension has gone down hill to a concerning level. And the acotar fandom is the only proof you need.

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Rant below because I need to get these thoughts off my chest:
I feel like people who hate Elain and ship Gwynriel are the ones who binged the entire series between 2020-2025. As someone who read the books as they were released, we were experiencing Elain and Az in real time, falling in love with them as they started to fall for one another. The big question at the time was not will Az pick Gwyn or literally anyone other than Elain, the question was will Az and Mor get together, which nobody considers a ship anymore. So when ACOSF came out, Gwyn wasnât even a consideration for me because I spent 6 YEARS with Elriel build up. I was SHOCKED when people were pairing Az with other people because the answer was obviously Elain. People are able to ignore their connection when binging them at such a quick pace. I also donât understand Elucien shippers at all. Their entire argument revolves around Lucienâs backstory and his feelings but ELAIN DOESNT WANT HIM. Is consent no longer important? They also fixate on them having unlimited years to heal and reconcile and âtwo years isnât long enough for immortalsâ but Elain was human. She still has the mindset of someone with a human lifespan. Two years is plenty long for her to know she doesnât want him.
It also frustrates me how much focus people put on the bonus chapter. It was a Bonus. Chapter. Not included in every copy. Only certain editions have it. Meaning it wasnât an important piece of plot. It was just extra fluff to get us excited for the Elriel drama to happen in Elainâs book.
As yes, Elain is now hated like Nesta was hated. People change up so fast based on whose POV it is. Once ACOTAR6 is released, people will probably go right back to hating Nesta. Maybe now theyâll give Rhys and Feyre a break from being so hated (even though they were beloved throughout the first 3 books.)
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Letâs set the record straight:
The bonus chapter from A Court of Silver Flames is not some sweeping, swoony love scene. Itâs a quiet, emotionally painful look at a man wrestling with feelings he doesnât believe heâs allowed to have. From the first page, we learn that Azriel isnât in a place of romantic blissâheâs in emotional torment:
âToo many wants and needs left his skin overheated and pulling taut across his bones.â
âSo he slept only when his body gave out.â
This is a man haunted. Not content, not satisfied. His insomnia isnât caused by lustâitâs caused by internal war between desire and restraint. He aches for Elain but doesnât act on it. He denies himself even the right to imagine a future with her:
âHe hadnât gotten that far with his planning, certainly not beyond the fantasies he pleasured himself to.â
That isnât evidence of one-dimensional lust. Itâs an admission that he canât let himself hope. The physical fantasies are all he allows, because believing in anything more feels dangerous. This is shame, not indulgence. Then the scene turns heated. Azriel has desire for Elain. No one denies that.
But look closely: itâs not casual. Itâs tortured, controlled, and rooted in shame.
âIt was a sacrilege for his fingers to touch her skin, tainting her with his presence.â
That isnât lust.
Lust doesnât think youâre unworthy.
Lust doesnât call touch âsacrilege.â
Lust doesnât ache and pull back and self-loathe.
His thoughts are carnal and conflicted. Thatâs key. When Elain leans in and gives him verbal and non-verbal consent, it nearly destroys him. This isnât a man chasing gratification. This is a man drowning in emotion. If all he wanted was sex, he wouldâve taken it. She was willing. The room was empty. No one was watching. But he didnât. Instead, when Rhys interrupts him, Azriel steps back. He apologizes. He says âThis was a mistake.â
This is restraint. This is guilt. This is not lust-driven behavior. He doesnât resent Elain for the moment. He isnât frustrated that it was ruined. Heâs devastated because heâs convinced it can never happen again. Azrielâs training scene with Gwyn is emotionally disconnected. He notices her improvement. . He trains her like he trains others. But the tone is completely different. Thereâs no pining. No aching. No shame. He gives her the necklace not out of desire, but out of kindness and guilt.
âTell her it was from Rhys.â
He doesnât want credit. He doesnât want it to be known that he even gave her anything. Let's not forget the Gwyn scene happened when Azriel was in emotional withdrawal. He just winnowed away from the most painful interaction heâs had.The bonus chapter is not about Elain being nothing more than a sexual fantasy. Itâs about Azrielâs deep internal conflictâhis desire, his guilt, and the love he believes heâll never be allowed to act on. If youâre only reading the chapter for what he says out loud, youâre missing the entire emotional subtext. Because if anything is clear in this chapter, itâs this: He wants Elain.
But more than thatâhe believes he canât have her. And thatâs not lust. Alsoâthis is one chapter from Azrielâs POV. Thatâs it. One. Scene. To base an entire argument about the depth of Elain and Azrielâs connection off of a single emotionally repressed momentâwhile ignoring the many other scenes across the series where their dynamic is built upâis reductive at best. Itâs also hypocritical. Because when people talk about Gwynriel,they refer to a few just a few interactions, and suddenly thatâs evidence of deep romantic compatibility. Yet Elain and Azriel?Theyâve exchanged gifts. Shared glances. Been attuned to each otherâs presence in nearly every book. But all of that is dismissed because one chapter doesnât spell it out in emotional prose? Thatâs not objective analysis. Thatâs cherry-picking.
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