This is for all the people who say Gwyn and Az had no chemistry 😒😒😒 (In no way is any of this hate against Elriel shippers, these are just quotes i've found within ACOSF and the bonus chapter in which i believe could suggest Gwyn and Az are canon)

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' Gwyn whispered, "I am the rock against which the surf crashes." Nesta straightened at the words, as if they were a prayer and a summons. Gwyn lifted the blade. "Nothing can break me." — Azriel went wholly still, as if he, too, had felt the shift. As if he, too, were aware that far larger forces peered into that training ring as Gwyn moved. '

They're literally perfect for each other. He's proud of her.

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' Something sparked in Azriel's chest, but he only nodded his thanks and left. He could picture it, though, as he ascended the stairs back to the house proper. How Gwyn's teal eyes might light up upon seeing the necklace. For whatever reason ... he could see it. But Azriel tucked away the thought, consciously erasing the slight smile it brought to his face. '

Azriel who rarely shows genuine affection to others smiling at the mere thought of Gwyn.

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' he could have sworn a faint, beautiful singing followed him. Could have sworn his shadows sang in answer '

This is just cute as fuck. Also the little mermaid retelling??? (See my other post for more on that ;))

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The parallel between Lucien putting his cloak of Elain after she come of of the cauldron and Azriel placing his cloak over Gwyn after he kills the Hybern soldiers (just to clear up i am not romanticising that scene at all! i'm simply pointing out the parallel between the two considering each event was very traumatic for each girl, leading them both to isolation).

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Then in the bonus chapter when Az places the necklace around Elain's neck we see him mention his scars e.g. 'Letting his scarred fingers touch her immaculate skin.' and 'Such terrible things that it was a scarilege for his fingers to skin, taunting her with his presence', however, in the same chapter while he teaches Gwyn how to hold the sword he does not mention his scars once. He does not think about his insecurities with Gwyn.

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Also it's a common theme with mates in the ACOTAR series for them to be drawn to one another, we see this with Rhys ('Maybe that's why i couldn't keep away'), Cassian ('Because i couldn't stay away'), Lucien ('That was all he wanted-to see Elain only once') and even Elain ('The half step she took towards the stairs-as if to speak to him. Stop him') however with Azriel we see that when when referring to Elain he had been 'keeping away from Elain as much as possible' but with Gwyn he 'found himself at the library beneath the house of wind' (to give her the necklace) and when his shadows do not warn him of her presence at the training ground.

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Another untalked about thing is when Cassian talks about Rescuing Nesta from the blood rite and tells Az: '"There are plenty of other unspeakable things that could be happening to her" Cassian said, voice thickening. "To Emerie and Gwyn." The shadows deepened around Azriel, his siphons gleaming like cobalt fire.' After the mention of Gwyn during the blood rite not only did his Shadows react (which have many different theories) but his siphons did too. Personally i believe because he's seen Gwyn be r*ped, Cassian suggesting that it could be happening again has reminded Az of that night (which that night he had acted irrationally, killing multiple soldiers without questioning them) and the shadows and siphons have reflected his hurt/anger whether he's aware of these feelings or not (cause mating bond bitches).

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' "Is it following?" "No,but..." Gwyn's swallow was audible. "I can feel something. Like a cat. Small and clever and curious. It's watching." '

• In contrast to - ' His shadows peered over his wings at her. The young priestess smiled—and Azriel thought it might have been directed at his curious shadows. '

Bitch i just know them shadows are spying on Gwyn.

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Contrast:

' she had no idea that he had done unspeakable things that sullied his hands far beyond their scars '

• compared to - ' “Azriel slaughtered all of them within moments. He didn’t hesitate.” '

Elain is unaware of his brutal side. Gwyn has seen, heard and accepted it.

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Gwyn, in the small time she has known him, has came to trust Azriel. This male who is inevitably associated with her worst memory, who saw her at her lowest, vulnerable and broken. Despite knowing and having seen with her own eyes what he can do, how ruthless he can be, she still sees him as someone worth her trust. She sees him for who he is, not the things he has done. And above all she trusts him. (Quote from @/faiurytale)

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Parallel:

' But a wild, wicked voice weaving in between the drumbeats whispered otherwise. Go, that voice said, tugging a me. Go see — '

' "I got there, and i could only smell you. So i tracked that scent, and...And there you were.-" ' (Feysand)

' He aimed for the trading pit — He found it already occupied. His shadows had not warned him. '

' Spent the rest of his day — with every intention of returning it to the shop in the palace of thread of Jewels — He found himself at the library — For whatever reason he could see it. '

The shadows alert him about everything. They warned him before Koschei made a move, you'd think they would warn him if someone was around but they didn't. I believe it's because they can detect the mating bond (can hear and feel things others can't) they are drawn to her, they do not need to be alert around their mate.

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In the bonus chapter when we have the scene of Gwyn and Az together at night with no one else around. This is Gwyn's first scene we know of alone with a male. Yet she wasn't uncomfortable, wasn't afraid and more importantly she laughed and talked with Azriel. They enjoy each others company despite neither one of them being the sociable types, both for different reasons. She even gave him an excuse to leave because she knows he likes to be alone, but he didn't take it. He thought about turning back and leaving before seeing whoever was in the pit, but when he saw Gwyn and she openly offered a way out—he decided to stay. He wanted to stay. As did she.

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' Gwyn asked Az, her teal eyes bright, "What do we get if we finish the course?" Az's shadows danced around him. "Since there's no chance in hell any of you would finish the course, we didn't bother to get a prize." Boo's sounded. Gwyn lifted her chin in challenge. "We look forward to proving you wrong l." — Gwyn threw Azriel a withering stare as she strode past him. "See you tomorrow, Shadowsinger," she tossed over her shoulder. — Gwyn to push her group harder. She wanted to be the first. Wanted Nesta and Emerie and her to be the ones who wiped the smirks from Azriel's and Cassian's faces. Especially Azriel's. — And when Gwyn reached the finish line, bloody and panting and grinning so wildly her teal eyes glowed like sunlit sea, she only extended her battered hand to Azriel, "Well?" '

TWO WORDS: THE CHEMISTRY

GWYN'S CONFIDENCE, THE FACT THAT THEY CHALLENGE EACH OTHER, JUST THEM.

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' Cassian glanced over at Az, but his attention was fixed on the young priestess, admiration and quiet encouragement shining from his face. '

(When Gwyn cut the Ribbon, set after the bonus chapter scene) He's proud that he taught her 😭

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' Azriel laughed. "I'll give you that." Gwyn smiled broadly. "Thank you." Azriel dipped his head in a sketch of a bow, something restless settling in him. Even his shadows had calmed. '

The shadows rn: mom???

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' Pure amusement glittered in her stare. So he offered her a crooked smile. '

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' Gwyn let out a high pitched noise that was nothing but pure excitement. Azriel, on the other side of the ring with the rest of the priestesses, half-turned at the sound, brows high. '

She surprises him, amuses him and yet y'all don't like them 🙄

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' Azriel had winnowed her and Cassian here after training, but hadn't lingered. Apparently, Gwyn wanted him to go over dagger handling, so he'd left them with a promise to return in one hour. '

They spend time together in private ^

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' She shrugged again, irreverently. Az narrowed his eyes, studying her. "Do you though?" She pressed. "Sing?" Azriel couldn't help his soft chuckle. "Yes." '

Az openly sharing info about himself???? since when??

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' He nodded to Gwyn and Emerie, the former glancing toward Azriel, who watched din silence. '

' Gwyn again glanced to Azriel, who drifted closer. '

These little unnecessary sentences while we're still in Nesta/Cassian POV 😩😩

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' Gwyn threw Azriel a withering stare as she strode past him. "See you tomorrow, Shadowsinger," she tossed over a shoulder. Azriel stared after her, brows high in amusement. When he turned back, Nesta grinned. "You have no idea what you just started," she said. Az angled his head, hazel eyes narrowing as Gwyn reached the archway. "Remember how Gwyn was with the ribbon?" Nesta winked and clapped the Shadowsinger on the shoulder. "You're the new ribbon, Az" '

Foreshadowing? (Nesta knows what's up lmao)

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In conclusion. Gwynriel.

<<< I want to give loads of credit to @/deargwyn on instagram, they post tons of quotes/theories/headcanons on there related to Gwyn and Gwynriel, some of which i've used in this post. Go check out their insta if you want more Gwynriel evidence >>>

I'm Ele.

I'm new to this wiki and I love Sarah J Maas books.

I love Rhys and Feyre. Nesta is probably my favourite character though.

SHE EVEN SINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey my name is Aurelia. I can’t remember if I was on here before but I went by a different username: @Toastcrunchy and was known as calypso, but I had to leave and here I am again using a different account and alias. Sooo hello everyone! Also I love Rhys.

If you can only fly to The House of Wind or take the 10 000 steps, how did all the guests on Starfall get there? 🤔

I read this book pronouncing Rhysands name as

Rye-Sand but on tik tok people are saying Ree-sand that I personally just feel it doesn’t flow as nice. And even his nickname, Rhys, I pronounced as Rye-s (kinda like Rice with an H: Rhice) but with other pronunciation it would be Ree-s like the damn candy, Reece’s, which doesn’t sound as good. Or Reece like the frat boy name. Google Pronunciation agrees with how I say it but what do you guys think?

So I’ve been rereading TOG recently and I’m currently on Tower Of Dawn. In chapter 32, Yrene says “When I was on the steppes last night winter..” and it immediately reminded me of the Illyrian steppes in ACOTAR so I looked at the map of the Southern Continent again and lots of fan theories already say that possibly the ACOTAR world was a very early TOG world, so what if the land masses shifted and Hybern and Prythian ended up becoming one island: the Southern Continent? The shape kinda works correctly and there are plenty of other connections between the two series that say that they possibly are connected. Basically all I’m thinking is what if the steppes are something on the landmass that never changed?

Thoughts guys??

How many books are there? Because I remember someone telling me there are five books, and then someone again told me there are only four books. Can anyone tell me actual number of books and in what order I should read them?

I’m staying in this cottage that has this little book corner and ACOMAF is there lol. The spine is cracked so maybe the owner is a SJM fan 🤭

I just...UGH WHY DO I EVEN LOVE THIS SHIP?!

I DO NOT know. I just do.

THIS LINE IS KILLING ME-

Gwyn smiled broadly. “Thank you.”Azriel dipped his head in a sketch of a bow, something restless settling in him. Even his shadows had calmed. As if content to lounge on his shoulders and watch.

I love them so much

They're so beautiful-

Send help. Please

We all know Nesta treated Feyre horribly, even before they fell into poverty, in silver flame she get some redemption and it is told that she feels bad for it but am i the only person who thinks she needs a little more redemption for the stuff she did? She only started feeling bad for Feyre after she had gotten kidnapped and possibly killed by Tamlin, she never felt bad for the neglect and endangerment while they were living in the cottage or when Feyre went hunting. Only angry that Feyre wouldn't bring enough food or wouldn't give her the money.

Does she even apologies to Feyre and Rhysand in the end for all of the pre-high fae life and for the way she acted when she drowned her misery after the war?

Ever since reading ACOSF, I’ve started to not like the direction the ACOTAR series is going. I loved the original trilogy, but I just feel like what made those first three books so great was just kinda put in a blender with this newest novel. The original books focused a lot more on plot and characters, but all ACOSF really felt like it was focusing on was... sex? It was just so explicit, to the point where I actually found it uncomfortable to read, and I was thinking maybe that’s just because it’s Nessian, but then I read the Feysand and Azriel bonus chapters and they were also about sex, despite only being a couple pages long each, which leads me to think it’s probably just how all SJM content is going to be now she’s moved up to writing adult fantasy instead of YA/NA. It’s honestly making chapter 55 seem tame lol—like, I signed up for a romance/fantasy series not 700 pages worth of smut. Please tell me I’m not alone in feeling this way 😅

(I also really hate the whole Rhys becoming High King thing and I really hope that gets dropped, though tbh I doubt it will now it’s been mentioned. Anyone else?)

Please let me know if you agree or disagree in the comments :)

(Gwyneth Berdara---given above)

Oooh and I just this looked cute

(Gwynriel)

And this is pretty darn cute too-

(elriel)

The way I see it, there are two different aspects of how you feel about a character: the way you feel about them as a person, and the way you feel about them as a character. I hate all three of them as characters, and I hate all three of them as people. I would love to have a discussion about this in the comments on this post, so if you have anything to say, please don't hold back! :)

I found these beautiful pictures of Estella Boersma, Barbara Palvin and Sonia Ben Ammar and I think they are exactly what I imagined Feyre, Nesta and Elain to look like. I'm absolutely blown away!