Winter is Coming

Intellectual property laws used to mean something when it targeted the consumer.

zootopia, 2016.

Azriel wearing cobalt siphons and Gwyn having teal eyes is....not a parallel.

Lucien wearing a brown jacket in some scene in ACOTAR and Elain having brown eyes is...not a parallel.

Searching for the word 'glow', for example, and then declaring 'look, Gwyn glowed!' is not a parallel to anything. Because Elain glows all the time. "Like the sun at dawn". "With good health".

A parallel is essentially mimicking something, for lack of a better word. For example, Cassian being rejected, dejected, tormented, sad and hopeless at the end of ACOFAS parallels Azriel being rejected, dejected, tormented, sad and hopeless in ACOSF, and both times due to their apparently crumbling relationships with a specific Archeron sister.

Cassandra Clare’s very first adult fantasy novel Sword Catcher hits shelves tomorrow, so now is a great time to have a look at the different characters she has introduced us to over the past months. I have also compiled a list of snippets that Cassie has shared on Instagram. Let’s meet some of the characters of Sword Catcher! (Click on the names for beautiful artwork by Sasha Coleman.) Kellian…

“I smiled at the thought—at how handsome they would be together”

@soyzaweels and I believe that Azriel and Elain's love language are acts of service but they could be gifts right? Maybe this question will be resolved in one of the next Zaweels commissions.

@elriel-month • Language of Love

Touch & Quality Time 💕

Art by the talented @cheesy-cryptid 🧀

Commissioned by me

❞𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐭. 𝐁𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦❞.

- Quote from A Court of Silver Flames.

➵ Art by lovely @/notlris on twitter 💜

➵ Commissioned by me 🥰

➵ Elriel x Bridgerton 💕

Hello! I am very happy to finally share this piece that is undoubtedly an absolute marvel!

I suppose it is super obvious what the reference used for it is. When it came time to brainstorm a piece for Words Unspoken this was my initial idea. I can perfectly imagine such a scenario between Elain and Azriel, after the end of the bonus chapter of acosf, anguish and longing in equal measure.

The looks shared between Elain and Azriel mean so much, there is no need for them to utter a single word. I know they will be one of those couples who communicate with their eyes and instantly know what the other is thinking. I hope you like it very much! 💕

➵ Characters Elain Archeron and Azriel belong to @therealsjmaas

➵ Please don't repost.

➵ Likes and shares are appreciated.

For the “words unspoken” prompt, I wanted to show a quiet moment between Elain and Azriel, where they are communicating their love for each other without even needing to use words. And, of course, because it’s them, it happens during a secret meeting in the garden 💙

🎨 Art by @bethgilbert_art

✨ Commissioned by me (find it on IG here) for @elriel-month

I never can resist a garden moment with Elain and Azriel, so for the peace and quiet prompt, I wanted to show them relaxing in the garden. I've also always loved the closing montage of Notting Hill—you know, the one where Hugh Grant is reading on a park bench while Julia Roberts rests her head in his lap—and I've always wanted to recreate that scene with Elriel. I felt like this prompt was the perfect opportunity to do just that! 

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🎨 Art by @jessamyart

✨ Commissioned by me (find it on IG here) for @elriel-month

This one line is the most true and unguarded thing he said during that whole scene and I will die on this hill. 😭

@elrielmonth | Happy Solstice

♡ 🎨 by @/lynx_illustration on insta ♡

♡ commissioned by me ♡

Elain and Azriel spending a quiet, snowy solstice to themselves, taking in the wonder of “fire flowers” in collaboration with @impossiblescissorspeachpaper and their fic “In the Dark of the Longest Night”. Inspired by solstice nights like in A Court of Frost and Starlight ❄️

A huge ‘thank you!’ to llona for this amazing piece 🥹 she was absolutely spectacular to work with and her talent shines so bright I was nearly blinded by the beauty! 💗