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[gwynniethenymph]

Do you think so? Part 2.

Link to Ao3

So, here it is! It isn't exactly the first thing I envisioned, but I'm rather content with it. Hope you enjoy your reading!

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Azriel found Gwyn and Tarquin strolling lazily around Adriata's castle, arms linked, heads inclined towards each other as they talked. His shadows refused to intrude on the conversation, much to his despair. Traitorous little things.

He could faintly hear Beron's furious screams in the distance, but he didn’t care. There were few things he cared about now, and the most important one stood a few feet away, her arm linked with another male’s.

Another fucking male.

Another handsome and respectful male. A High Lord who could give Gwyn everything she wanted and more. One for easy smiles and flirtatious jokes. A much younger male. A much better male—

Azriel gritted his teeth and made a sudden turn to avoid hitting a wall. The couple—Mother, how he hated that word—had just stopped to look at the sea. He could hear them murmuring, could see how Tarquin reached to brush a few strands of Gwyn's hair out of her face.

Finding a shadowed spot against the wall, the Shadowsinger hid. He observed as the High Lord inclined his head towards her, cupped her cheek, as he—

Gwyn stepped away slightly, smiling apologetically. Azriel, who had never been one for dramatic commemorations, almost fell to his knees and thanked the Mother. The two talked for a while longer before Tarquin strolled away. He didn’t seem mad or disappointed, just fine.

Not that Azriel cared much about Tarquin. He watched Gwyn wrap her arms around herself, still facing the ocean. He was about to leave when she turned, facing directly at him.

"Shouldn't you be working, Azriel?"

He sighed. Came out of the shadows. Considered running away.

"I hear quite a commotion. Is it the Autumn High Lord? He and Helion seemed angry before."

Azriel stood there, unsure. The few shadows that hadn’t reached for Gwyn seemed to attempt to hit him in the face. His favorite person sighed.

"What? Are you just going to stay quiet now? You seemed rather communicative before—"

"I'm sorry." He uttered. Gwyn scoffed, astonished.

"Oh, you're sorry? That's great. Thank you, this really solves everything." She turned away from him again. Azriel stepped closer.

"Gwyn, I am. I'm truly sorry. I just—You know what he wants."

She faced him with such anger he almost shivered. "And what does he want, Azriel? Please enlighten me."

"You know."

"No, I don't."

He stuttered for a moment, before whispering: "He wants to bed you."

In the time of a blink, Gwyn was face to face with him, a finger on his chest. "So? What if I want him to bed me? Is there something wrong with it?"

Azriel runned his hands through his hair. "No, that's not what I meant!"

She was fully hitting at him "Then what's the problem, you overgrown bat? I am a grown adult, Azriel, and just because you could never desire me, it doesn't mean someone else can't-"

"You thing I don't- that I can't desire you?" He held her fists "Gwyn, I was fucking jealous! You looked like the most unbelievable dream I could have, and yet, he held you on his arms!"

Gwyn stood, considering him, eyes wide. There was a slightly insane smile forming on her lips.

"You were... jealous?" He considered answering, but then, she looked a little maniac, so Azriel stayed quiet. "You were jealous. Over me."

The shadowsinger nodded once. Gwyn - who he feared had just gone insane and was ready to put him down on his ass - turned her head to the sky and laughed hard.

Azriel watched, bewildered, as Gwyn laughed, her head thrown back, her entire body shaking with mirth. He wasn't sure whether to be relieved or more concerned.

Finally, she managed to catch her breath, wiping tears from her eyes. "And how do you think I felt like? For years, while you messed around, when you told me about Mor and Elain and all your minor rendezvous? You are so damn blind, Shadowsinger." Then she sat on the floor and laughed again.

He wasn't sure what to do. Should he sit on the floor? Run? Call for help?

Finally, he decided "I'm sorry, Gwyn. You... you have feelings for me?"

Still laughing, she managed to utter something close to "Of course, your asshole."

Azriel felt himself relax, a smal smile surging on his lips. Just when he was about to answer her, to take her face on his hands and declare everything -

Damn Rhysand came out of nowhere.

"Azriel, I called you one hundr- What? Whats happening here?"

The Spymaster almost growned. Rhys eyes went from him to Gwyn, seated on the floor, laughing her ass off, and he lifted an eyebrow.

"Does someone care to explain?" Rhys asked. Azriel could just shake his head and shrug.

Gwyn suddenly raised from the floor, her laughs finally ceasing while she rearranged her dress. She scanned Rhysand before looking at Azriel when he reached for her.

"I don't want to talk about it now. Go do your damn job, shadowsinger." She sighed, walking towards the ballroom. "Oh, I need a drink."

Azriel and Rhysand stood for a moment. And then followed her inside, the sunset casting a golden glow on them.

It was going to be a long, long night.

#azriel x gwyn #gwyn acosf #pro gwynriel #gwynriel #pro gwyneth berdara #gwyneth berdara #gwyn berdara #gwynriel vibes #okay bye

[gwynniethenymph]

Do you think so? Part 1.

Pairing: Azriel x Gwyneth Berdara.

Word count: 1212 words.

Notes: Sooo... here is jealous Azriel and a one shot that accidentally became a two chapter story! I'm very nervous about posting this since it's the first story I write in years, but I'm also very excited. Constructive criticism is very welcomed! Don't know if I should post this in ao3, but I'll think about it. Also, Azriel is very, very bad at feelings in this first part.

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"Is it normal for the sun to be so... bright?” Cassian complained for the fifth time in an hour. Azriel only stared at him. His shadows writhed in agitation too, but there was little he could do.

The Summer Court offered oceans of the purest water and clear, hot days. Oddly enough, the Shadowsinger sometimes appreciated this kind of weather, though Illyrian leathers were unbearable in the heat. He missed his leathers.

Despite the initially pleasant atmosphere, the air around them crackled with raw power and fear. War was imminent, and so was betrayal, hence the week-long Courts Meeting. The Spymaster just couldn’t understand why war meetings were disguised as luxurious balls and quick alliances as amicable friendships.

“Courtier's shit,” Rhys had answered with a scoff. They needed to keep the common people calm while orchestrating swift relocations to the south, far from the borders between Spring and the Human Lands. The urgency of such activities was probably the only reason Tarquin tolerated Cassian's presence.

Azriel had plenty of work to do as well, trying to keep his High Lord informed of every glance and conversation. He sighed. It would be easier if that devilish, mischievous little nymph wasn’t so damn... distracting. And offensively good at her job.

With the growing popularity of the Valkyries Division and her remarkable contribution against the Illyrian Revolution, Gwyn had become a respected and well-known name across Prythian. According to Amren, she was also quick-witted, well-versed in history and politics, and "strikingly beautiful". Before understanding her line of thought, Azriel had agreed and added how good of a spy the priestess was.

As a result, Gwyn had been assigned to secure Tarquin's alliance and friendship. Considering how closely they danced at the moment, Azriel thought he might have to remind her of the "friendship" part. Or perhaps punch Tarquin and get himself banned from Summer.

It would be worth it, though.

The dark-skinned High Lord held the Valkyrie against his chest, one hand around her slim waist as they spun. The silk of Gwyn's gown resembled a cobalt ocean, the halter neckline exposing the toned muscles of her freckled arms. If she were closer, he would see her huge, mesmerizing eyes lined with gold and her pink, plump lips. She looked like a siren from the tales Azriel’s mother used to tell him—a beauty like no other, ready to enchant unsuspecting sailors and drag them to the depths of the sea.

Tarquin looked quite happy in his "sailor" position. Azriel would be happy too. He couldn't tear his eyes away from her, couldn't ignore the pang in his chest. Gwyn had become too important to him in the last few years, their time together reserved not only for training and sparring, but for the deepest conversations he’d ever had, for silly jokes and friendly flirting.

Well, he had believed the flirting was not that friendly anymore, but as Nesta and Emerie giggled and whispered about the dancing couple, the Shadowsinger concluded he must have been wrong. As that terrible, awful dance ended and Gwyn separated from the High Lord with a courtesy, Azriel found himself relaxing, his shoulders dropping for a mere moment before he realized how many heads turned towards her.

“Twenty and seven, Singer.”

“What?”

“Twenty and seven males turned their heads to look at Our Light, Singer. Would you be interested in knowing the number of females too?”

Azriel sighed. “No, thank you.”

“Twenty and three females turned their heads to look at Our Light, Singer.”

“Okay, no more counting.”

“This equals fifty heads turned. Dismissing, of course, the heads that didn’t need to be turned because they were already looking in Our Light’s direction, Singer. This includes your head, Singer.”

Azriel gritted his teeth. “Please go check on the Vanserras.”

“Of course, Singer.”

As his shadows went silent and the Spymaster sighed, Gwyn reached the group with a smile. The golden sunlight streaming through the tall, arched windows hit her eyes, making them seem like a gateway to the shallow seas of Adriata. Emerie and Nesta grabbed each of her arms and proceeded to gossip and giggle:

"Who could imagine Tarquin uses dancing as a form of foreplay?" Lady death grinned, mischievously.

Even the tips of Gwyn's ears went red, her eyes going wide "It- it was not! We just danced. Like... friends. Very good friends."

Emerie snickered wildly "I am your friend for longer and never received this type of treatment. You are hurting my feelings."

"Oh, shush. I don't know what you're talking about."

"Oh, but I know, Gwynnie. He looked at you the same way I do when you look too pretty."

Gwyn's mouth went slightly agape. "Wouldn't that make the look even more... friendly?"

Cassian, who had been observing the conversation, pointedly looked at his mate and nodded. "Wouldn't it, Nesta?"

Caught in the act, Nesta cleared her throat before uttering a simple, "No". Gwyn considered her friend for a moment before shaking her head.

Azriel expected her to say the relationship with Tarquin - and, well, Nesta - was nothing but friendly. That their were all going insane and seeing things that weren't there. He expected her to shrug it off. Instead, Gwyn's eyes glinted with interest.

"I'm not going to dive into your last comment, but... You think so? That he looks at me... like that?"

The two Valkyries looked at Gwyn like she had just convinced Helion to give them a pegasus. Azriel's shadows were whispering about murder and something else the Spymaster couldn't quite catch given the zooming in his ears. His fists and jaw were clenched so tightly he feared it may break. She... she truly liked Tarquin?

"SO YOU LIKE HIM!"

As if it was possible, Gwyn went even more red. "Perhaps, but-"

Azriel couldn't help himself from murmuring "That's not what you should be worried about."

Gwyn's eyes found his "Oh. I- Sorry?"

He shouldn't be saying this. It was only meant to hurt her like he was hurting. But, again, he simply couldn't help himself. "I said you shouldn't be worried about silly romantic... whatever. You have a job to do, and seducing Tarquin is not a part of it."

Their small group went deadly silent, Nesta shooting death glares at him. "I... I was not trying to... seduce him. I'm doing my job perfectly well."

Between the hurt he saw in her eyes before, there was anger emerging. One he matched quite well. "Well, then keep your- your heart and feelings out of it. And your body at least a few inches separated from his."

This time, her mouth was fully agape. Gwyn stuttered from a moment, trying to find an answer, when Tarquin suddenly surged behind her.

"Gwyn? Is this a good moment? There's something I want to show you."

She turned around to face the High Lord and, before Azriel could growl at him or stop her, one of his shadows - the only one that actually listened to the Shadowsinger sometimes - nervously darted across his face, whispering about something about Beron.

Azriel turned around, scanning the room in search of the Autumn High Lord, only to find him having a mildly heated conversation with Helion. But when he returned to excuse himself from the group, Gwyn and Tarquin were gone.

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #azriel x gwyn #gwynriel vibes #jealous Azriel #gwyneth berdara #pro gwyneth berdara #gwyn berdara #gwyn acosf #MY FIRST STORY SORRY IF IT'S BAD! #okay bye

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“Gwyn is in the BC to show she’ll be an evil lightsinger that lures Azriel!”

“I admit there’s some mating language in that BC, but Lorcan had that spark with Aelin too!”

“Gwyn will be another woman in E|riel’s story!”

“Gwyn cant be with Azriel, he’s kinky and she’s traumatized so that’s not good for her healing.”

“Gwyn is just a side character!!”

“Gwyn is the traitor!!”

“Of course there’s a spark in Azriel’s chest!! She’s his daughter!!”

“Gwyn’s hair is not red!!”

They’re ✨Unhinged✨ Your Honor..🥰

⭐️Bonus

Them when a girl who likes to garden being called ‘gardener girl’:

[gwynniethenymph]

Gwyn - Chapter 28

A glance over her shoulder revealed Gwyn walking to the water station, either to give the two males privacy or from discomfort at being left with them.

What scars had been etched so deeply in Gwyn that two of the most trustworthy males in this entire land couldn’t put her at ease.

Gwyn - 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.

[gwynniethenymph]

After 7 failed versions, 15 attempts to rewrite it, 2 existential crises, finding out I have a tendency to over explain everything in my story, a lot of useless research and one mildly good idea, I think I'll post a Jealous Azriel one-shot tomorrow.

#azriel x gwyn #pro gwynriel #gwynriel #gwyn berdara #pro gwyneth berdara #gwyneth berdara #gwynriel vibes #okay bye

[gwynniethenymph]

"Gwyn is an evil lightsinger, she's luring Azriel away from Elain 😡😡😡"

Good. Someone has to do it.

#gwyneth berdara #pro gwyneth berdara #gwyn berdara #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwyn acosf #azriel x gwyn #anti e/riel

[gwynniethenymph]

*Few months after HOFAS*

Gwyn: *Bloodied and smiling wildly after winning another hardcore obstacle course* *Extends her hand for Azriel*

Azriel: *omg what do I do* *HELP*

Azriel: ...

Azriel: *Holds her hand*

Gwyn: ???

Gwyn: I want my prize,Shadowsinger.

Azriel: *Panicking*

Azriel: I'm your prize 😏😉

Shadows: *need a raise*

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #azriel x gwyn #gwyn acosf #gwyn berdara #gwynriel vibes #pro gwyneth berdara #gwyneth berdara #okay bye

[gwynniethenymph]

This is a Gwyneth Berdara defense post.

And yes, it’s open to all, I want them ALL to see it. Let me explain to you why we say the “Gwyn is a lightsinger” theories are horrible:

1. Luring people to do things against their will is a bad character trait to write for a SA survivor like Gwyn. It’s bad writing, it’s out of character and it doesn’t fit. One of SA’s key points is will and consent, because survivors get that taken away from them by their abusers. Do you really think Gwyn will do that to somebody else when that’s the thing that hurts her the most? When her heart got torn out of her chest just by telling Nesta and Emerie about it during the Blood Rite?

2. “But she’s not aware she’s doing it”. Sweetie, that take’s even worse. Imagine what that will do to her when she realizes she’s been luring people to do things agains their will without knowing it. It will devastate her. Sarah will not do it, mark my words.

3. Cassian’s definition of a Lightsinger DOES NOT APPLY to Gwyn. Is this definition accurate? We do not know, but from what we DO know, it doesn’t fit Gwyn. Gwyn IS NOT a Lightsinger by this definition.

4. Does Gwyn have some sort of powers? Abso-fucking-lutely. But trust me, they do not lure anyone to do anything they don’t want to do.

If you need an explanation for what compelled Azriel to go downstairs and give that necklace to Gwyn; then look towards a possible mating bond between him and Gwyn. That’s what pulled him to her. You’ll have better luck with that theory. Sarah did point to it after all with the ✨spark✨in Az’s chest while thinking of Gwyn’s joy. Azriel didn’t need any mind trick or evil spell to think about her.

My girl is the least problematic character the Acotar series has ever seen and you only wish she was a forgetable side character. So put some respect on Gwyneth Berdara’s name (First of her name, Priestess of Velaris, First Valkyrie and Seventh Carynthian of the Blood Rite)

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So, there's a lot of discussion right now about the color of Gwyn's hair (???) so I wanted to give my thoughts on it.

Oh, just wanted to add, she's so insignificant that even her hair's color is subject for discussion, you see...

Now, to the point:

Apparently, not even SJM actually knows what her hair color is, since it's described like this:

"Rich coppery chestnut", "Coppery brown", "Copper" and apparently it looks like "strands of gold" in sunlight.

Now, if you search on pinterest, these terms are used for basically the same color:

It may be because I have the most brown hair to ever brown, but that looks a lot like red hair to me.

The thing is, why is it described as "strands of gold" in sunlight? Gold is the color used to describe Mor's hair, which is very very blonde. This perhaps indicates that lightning in the library is not the best and Gwyn's hair may be lighter than first described.

But then, why does anyone care??? She could be bald and would still be beautiful, funny, smart, brave and in possession of a ✨charming irreverence✨ that delights a certain Spymaster. Deal with it.

#gwyneth berdara #pro gwyneth berdara #gwyn berdara #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwyn acosf #azriel x gwyn #anti e/riel #bros are mad about cute redheads #y'all are running out of arguments #sjm please #save this fandom #okay bye

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Gwyneth & Azriel ✨❤️

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[gwynniethenymph]

Emerie winning the blood rite and becoming Carynthian is actually the most important thing to happen in the Acotar series .

Emerie an Illyrian woman that had her wings clipped by her abusive father. A father that made Emerie dig her own mothers grave after he beat her to death. And later beat Emerie so bad that he broke her back.

Emerie who originally joined training to spite her abusive father. Then continued to train for months while simultaneously running her own business. And having to deal with family members harassing her.

Emerie was kidnapped from her own bed and forced to compete in a death tournament. Yet still managed to win the entire thing. Being the first Illyrian woman to do so.

And that was just in one book! Imagine where she’ll be by the end of the series.

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No but it's so funny when people get mad about anything related to a character if said character is in a ship they don't support.

I'm using Gwyn as an example because I see this happening a lot with her, but it happens to a quite awful lot of characters:

I understand not liking Gwynriel, or even simply not liking Gwyn's character. But it doesn't mean you need to invalidate and shame every theory and aspect about her, even when it has literally nothing to do with the ship.

Like why are some people mad she's a redhead/ pictured as a redhead? Or that we're curious about her ancestry/ lineage and powers? About theories saying she can play a bigger role in future books?

I'm sorry, but when a character is introduced in a series like ACOTAR and gets the attention and the development she got, people are going to speculate. Even more when said character has no apparent reason for being the highlight in a few scenes, but is nonetheless.

SJM is not dumb. No, she is not the best writer in the world, but she does think and plan a lot for her books, mainly with the foreshadowing. There's a reason Gwyn is the first reborn Valkyrie, even when Nesta is the MC. There's a reason for the sentences indicating "larger forces" noticed Gwyn when she was cutting the ribbon. There's a reason she talks about wanting to leave the library and that she's the one saying their stories are worth telling. There's a reason she became Carinthyan just when the Illyrian rebellion was about to start.

And finally, it's not shameful or "dumb" to theorize about a character possibly having larger roles in future books when the narrative itself suggests so.

If you're threatened or mad about it, the shame is on you.

and everyone knows the real reason some people think the Valkyries shouldn't have won the Blood Rite, and it has nothing to do with being "unrealistic".

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

[gwynniethenymph]

Sarah is just taking this long to write the damn book because she can't decide if it's Gwynriel or Elucien 🙏

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #azriel x gwyn #elucien #pro elucien #elain x lucien #sjm is a gwynriel and elucien shipper #gwyneth berdara #pro gwyneth berdara #pro lucien #pro lucien vanserra #understandable #but please hurry up a lil bit

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no but like why are people mad she's a redhead? It's giving Medieval Church😭🙏

If someone asked SJM “is Gwyn really a redhead?” She would have the same look on her face as when people asked her if Gwyn was a child.

I really need this fandom to stop being so stupid.

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and holding very tightly to a door.

How are you feeling about this wait/waiting?

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I do see the interactions between E/riel. Every Gwynriel / Elucien does.

I know they have the hots for each other. I know Azriel gave Elain Truth-Teller. I know he saved her when she was kidnapped.

I can recognize that and still say it doesn't bother me at all because, in every single one of these interactions, at least one of them was in love with someone else. Or for every single one of these interactions, there was opposite foreshadowing.

The fact that E/riels completely deny the existence of Elucien and Gwynriel foreshadowing and similarities or "suspicious" interactions tells me a lot.

#pro gwyneth berdara #gwyn acosf #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #azriel x gwyn #elucien #pro elucien #pro lucien vanserra #elain x lucien #anti e/riel #SJM is a Gwynriel and Elucien shipper #okay bye