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IMPLIED HOFAS SPOILERS (Azriel/Bryce/Nesta Bonus Chapter) !!!!

This bonus chapter proving ONCE AGAIN that his shadows dancing are good thing. They’re dancing because Azriel is enjoying himself. He’s relaxed/happy.

I wonder how the “his shadow only dance because of Gwyn’s breath cause she’s a lightsinger!! they’re only reacting to her power!!!* crowd feels right now.

#hofas spoilers #hofas #gwynriel #gwyn x azriel #azriel’s book is so next

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“Gwynriel wouldn’t be a thing without the bonus chapter” and why it’s b*llshit

Or, in other words, a list of ALL the gwynriel moments in ACOSF minus the bonus chapter.

CHAPTER 39

Gwyn had been distracted today—one eye on the other side of the ring. Cassian could only assume she was watching his brother, who had given Gwyn a small smile of greeting upon arrival. Gwyn hadn’t returned it. Cassian cursed himself for a fool. He should have asked her if she’d be comfortable with Azriel here. Perhaps he should have asked all the priestesses about including another male, but especially Gwyn—whom Azriel had found that day in Sangravah.

She’d said nothing about it during the lesson. Only glanced every now and then toward Az, who remained dutifully focused on his charges. Cassian couldn’t read the expression on her face.

CHAPTER 44

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.

CHAPTER 51

“Done,” Gwyn declared, the white ribbon fluttering in the wind where it hung from the beam. Behind them, a few of the priestesses working with Azriel had turned to see what the ribbon business was about. The shadowsinger crossed his arms, angling his head, but remained in his half of the ring.

(...)

But Cassian made a contemplative noise, gesturing to the other half of the ring. “Az told me you also started preliminary work with the steel blades while we were gone.” He nodded to Gwyn and Emerie, the former glancing toward Azriel, who watched in silence. “So show me what you learned. Cut the ribbon in two.”

“We slice the ribbon in two,” Emerie asked Gwyn warily, “and our training is complete?”

Gwyn again glanced to Azriel, who drifted closer. She said, “I’m not entirely sure.”

(...)

“You’re oldest,” Gwyn said, nudging Emerie toward the ribbon. Emerie groused, but stepped up to the dangling ribbon, grudgingly taking the sword Cassian extended. Azriel murmured over a shoulder to the priestesses under his charge as they watched. They instantly began moving again. But Azriel’s attention remained on the ribbon.

(Important to notice what a very different reaction he had when Gwyn was the one cutting the ribbon. (See chapter 60 below.))

(...)

Nesta was leafing through a tome of military history in the library—that had one paragraph on Valkyrie ambush strategies—when Gwyn appeared. “Tell me you found their secret to cutting the ribbon.”

“You and that ribbon,” Nesta muttered, shutting the tome. Of all of them, Gwyn had become the most relentless about succeeding.

I find it very telling that Nesta is the one acknowledging Gwyn’s little obsession with the ribbon, considering what she then tells Azriel on chapter 60. 👀

CHAPTER 55

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 an hour.

Having private training sessions already. I see I see.

CHAPTER 60

They fell silent again as Gwyn shifted her feet, angling the blade. The wind waggled the ribbon again, as if taunting her.

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

(...)

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.

(...)

Azriel clapped his hands, and all the females straightened. “You’ll work in groups of three.”

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 will finish the course, we didn’t bother to get a prize.”

Boos sounded. Gwyn lifted her chin in challenge. “We look forward to proving you wrong.”

This scene singlehandedly ended the “lightsinger” theory, too bad antis pretend it doesn’t exist. His shadows normally dance around Gwyn, whether she sings or not.

(...)

Gwyn threw Azriel a withering stare as she strode past him. “See you tomorrow, Shadowsinger,” she tossed over a shoulder.

Az stared after her, brows high with 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.”

(...)

The three of them made it to the third stage only once in the next two weeks. Roslin, Ananke, and Deirdre were close on their heels, propelling 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.

“Especially Azriel” you say? Interesting.

(...)

And when Gwyn reached the finish line, bloody and panting and grinning so wildly her teal eyes glowed like a sunlit sea, she only extended her battered hand to Azriel. “Well?”

“You already have your prize,” Azriel said simply. “You just passed the Blood Rite Qualifier. Congratulations.”

To notice how she immediately went to Azriel 👀

CHAPTER 68

“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. “You—we—trained them well, Cassian. Trust in that. It’s all we can do.”

Let me know if I missed any!

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The way that certain people in the fandom have more of a problem with the ones wanting Gwyn to heal and be in a loving, healthy, consensual relationship because “it’s disrespectful to real SA survivors” rather then the ones perpetuating actual harmful stereotypes and saying straight up disgusting things about SA survivors such as “we have no proof that she was actually r@ped and therefore she must be lyings and we shouldn’t believe her” (which, by the way, is not only disgusting but also canonically wrong), “she’s actually seducing males and pretending to be afraid of them”, “she has the same eye color as this one r@pist so she must be like her!” is... concerning to say the least.

Some of you have been really bold lately, openly admitting to have no problem reducing Gwyn to her SA when it comes to her being shipped with Azriel (especially considering acotar is a romance series where all of the main characters have healed from trauma and found love at the same time, proving that it’s not impossible nor unrealistic as y’all like to claim) but suddenly it holds no power when talking about the possibility of her being some men-eating monster (which is based on nothing but y’all’s wishful thinking, so don’t even try to say it’s “weaponizing SA”. If it’s a legit theory give me actual evidence to support it other than “I want her to be and it’s convenient for my ship”, “SA survivor can be evil, so she is because I say so” and a bunch of other made up things about lightsingers to try and fit Gwyn into it, because the canon version of them has nothing to do with her and you know it).

It’s disturbing. Really, really disturbing. Says a lot about the type of person you are, IMO.

#really didn’t want to make this post again #but some of y’all never learn to shut up #gwyneth berdara #gwyn berdara #gwyn x azriel #gwynriel #acotar #acosf

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HOSAB / HUNT AND BRYCE’S BONUS CHAPTER SPOILERS

Sarah was getting tired of all of you misinterpreting Azriel’s bonus chapter and trying to turn my girl Gwyn into a damn monster based on a single quote (which was clearly meant to hint at a mating bond between the two) and said “Fuck all of you. I’m going to use the exact same quote for a mated pair and put in a bonus chapter as well so y’all can stop with that nonsense.”

She couldn’t make it more obvious and I stan her for that.

#hosab spoilers #cc2 spoilers #hosab #anti lightsinger theory #gwynriel #quinlar #azriel #hunt athalar #bryce quinlan

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SPOILERS FOR BRYCE AND HUNT’S BONUS CHAPTER / IMPLIED HOSAB SPOILERS !!

You’ve been warned!

YOU GUYS.

“Hunt had done that for her. She’d never stop being grateful for it—for him. Bryce’s heart tightened and something brighter than starlight filled her veins. It remained, shimmering and secret, glowing inside her for the rest of the day.”

“But Azriel tucked away the thought, consciously erasing the slight smile it brought to his face. Buried the image down deep, where it glowed quietly. A thing of secret, lovely beauty.”

#SCREAMING #hosab spoilers #cc2 spoilers #gwynriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel #quinlar #bryce quinlan #hunt athalar #hosab #acosf #gwynriel endgame

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Wait a minute—

ACOMAF

“Rhys still knelt, wings drooping across the white sheets, head bowed, his tattoos stark against his golden skin. A dark, fallen prince.

The painting flashed into my mind. Flashed—and stayed there, GLIMMERY, before it faded.

But it remained, SHINING FAINTLY, in that hole inside my chest. The hole that was slowly starting to heal over.”

ACOSF

“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 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. Buried the image down deep, where it GLOWED QUIETLY.

A thing of secret, lovely beauty.”

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara #feysand #ACOSF #ACOMAF #parallels #ACOTAR #azriel x gwyn #gwyn x azriel

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My heart 😭❤

Gwynriel piece by @hancorrine_ on instagram!

Show the artist some love!

Link to artists patreon here 💖

#gwynriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel #art

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This piece was inspired by Azriel and Gwyneth from “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series.

#gwynriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel #art

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art by @the.sketching.hour on instagram

#gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara #art

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They can’t keep their eyes off each other.

Gwyn had been distracted today—one eye on the other side of the ring. Cassian could only assume she was watching his brother, who had given Gwyn a small smile of greeting upon arrival. (...) She’d said nothing about it during the lesson. Only glanced every now and then toward Az.

He nodded to Gwyn and Emerie, the former glancing toward Azriel, who watched in silence. (...) Gwyn again glanced to Azriel, who drifted closer.

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

Az stared after her, brows high with amusement. (...) Az angled his head, hazel eyes narrowing as Gwyn reached the archway.

#gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara #acosf #azriel x gwyn #gwyn x azriel #pro gwynriel

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i post about #azriel way too much

#called out

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Valkyrie | Carynthians of the Night Court

“You are immortal,” he said quietly. “You are very hard to break.” A pause. “That’s what I told myself.” ~ Azriel

“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.” ~ Gwyn

So excited to share with you this lovely piece I commissioned from the amazing and talented Angelika. Please check out the rest of her work here and show her some love. 🥰

#stunning!! #gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara #art

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Hello guys! Here is my latest Gwynriel commission by the amazing Blustock_ on IG! Go and show the artist some love! I’m so happy with how beautiful it is! ❤

#gwynriel #gwyneth berdara #azriel #art

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Rant. Unedited.

I will never understand when people say Gwyn can’t be with Az/can’t have a love story because of what happened to her. Because she’s not healed yet.

As if that isn’t the whole point??

Look me in the eyes and tell me Feyre at the beginning of ACOMAF was perfectly ready to be in a new relationship. Look me in the eyes and tell me that Nesta was also ready at the beginning of ACOSF.

Feyre was depressed, had PTSD, couldn’t sleep because constantly haunted by nightmares which also caused her to throw up every night and lose so much weight. Nesta too was depressed, had been sexually harassed, had PTSD and unhealthy copying mechanisms with borderline suicidal tendencies that caused her to lose weight (and rather freeze to death than stand near a fire, to add right beside the fear of taking a normal bath.)

At the end of their books, both of them were happily mated and basically married. Hell, Nesta and Cassian even considered having kids. You know why? Because that was the point of the books: to show their progress, their journey, and how you can heal and find love at the same time. I haven’t seen a single person complain about that. I haven’t seen a single person say it was unrealistic for them to heal in such a short period of time, much like I see with Gwyn.

So why is it unrealistic for Gwyn to heal and find love? Especially when she has already started making the first steps on her own: she got out of the library for the first time in two years, made friends (and two of them are males), started reading smutty books and getting comfortable (and even curious, may I add) talking about Nesta’s sex life. She’s not repulsed by it as some make it look like.

Gwyn said she doesn’t want pity. She said she’s tired of taking the safe road, tired of hiding in the library and that yes, she had been broken before, but will not be again.

So why are we still treating her like she’s a victim and not a survivor? Like she’s made of glass and ready to shatter at any moment? There’s a big difference between respecting her trauma and infantilizing/pampering her while also diminishing all she has accomplished thus far.

#tw depression #tw ptsd #tw sexual assault #gwyneth berdara #gwynriel #pro gwynriel

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“Gwyn threw Azriel a withering stare as she strode past him.

— See you tomorrow, Shadowsinger.”

Comission from ellyness5

Please do NOT repost.

#gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara #art

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Gentle Reminder

...that Gwyn went from this

to this

and lastly this

So stop treating her like she’s only a victim. She’s a survivor and a warrior.

#defending gwyn on the internet is a full time job #gwyneth berdara #pro gwyn #gwynriel

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secret beauty✨ by @_lisippa (IG) go support the artist!!

#gwynriel #azriel #gwyneth berdara #art