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18 Reasons why I think Gwynriel is endgame...

1. There was no need for SJM to make Gwyn a romantic character. She could have made her Nesta’s bestie and left it that. She would still have the Azriel and Lucien love triangle to work with if Elriel was really endgame. But she made her a love interest for a reason. She threw the spotlight on Gwyn and Az at the ending of his chapter for a reason.

2. Azriel is a very closed off person. We hardly see any emotion from him. Even when he’s around the IC. But in 3 pages Gwyn manage to make Azriel laugh,chuckle,surprised and made his shadows curious and dance. She also managed to get him to reveal that he sings. Something that’s obviously personal to him. We have 3 books worth of Elriel moments and so far we’ve gotten no emotional moments with them. Just lingering glances and pure unadulterated lust.

3. Elriel sounds toxic as hell. I feel like Az has never had any form of romantic love in his life and has latched on to this “3 brothers 3 sisters” thing because he desperately wants to be loved like his brothers.But Feysand and Nessian are mates. He can NEVER have that kind of love with Elain. It’s written in the books that the mating relationship if accepted transcends every other form of relationship. Things like marraige become basic next to the mating bond. There is no way Elriel can even emulate Nessian or Feysand because they’re not connected that way.I also think both Az and Elain are using each other to run away from their issues. Az feels left behind because his brothers are on the next step of their lives and he doesn’t want to be left behind.Elain is also using Az to run away from facing Lucien.

4. SJM said she was sure about Elucien the same way she was sure about Nessian in a Facebook Live.

5. Like all other SJM leading ladies, Gwyn has an artistic ability. I’m sorry but singing is far more interesting than gardening.

6. The fact that Az refused to answer when Rhys asked him “What about Mor?” Is a huge red flag for me. If he had sorted out the Mor thing he could have told Rhys he’s not going after Mor anymore. But he kept quiet. And then deflected the question. Also when Helion came and he asked “Where’s my beautiful Mor” Azriel literally stiffened before answering him tightly...Az is running away from something that happened with Mor or something that he’s not ready to face. And he’s using Elain to do it. 500 years of love is not going to disappear in a year. I think Az finally realized he could never be with Mor,then he saw Rhys and Cassian getting their happily ever after with two sisters....so he latched on to Elain so he could also get his happily ever after.

7. At the end of his POV, it said “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 think of secret,lovely beauty.” Obviously there’s something there that he’s not ready to confront. That’s why he buried it deep down.

8. His shadows dissapear around Elain. But they play and sing with Gwyn. His shadows are what makes him different. They’re part of him and they always warn him of any danger or any thing. He learnt their song as a child in those dungeons. They saved him. I don’t know why people think his shadows disappearing around Elain is a good thing. They didn’t just disappear they “skittered” away. That means to go away very quickly. Like they don’t like being around her. He’s a shadow singer. It’s not a title someone made up like he said. He was born a shadow singer. And shadowsingers are extremely rare. In fact Az is the only one we know of. And people want his shadows to disappear? Because of Elain? Lose an important part of himself like that cause of Elain?His shadows are not going anywhere. And if they don’t like being around Elain....well.....And now we’ve seen that the shadows can interact positively with people. That they’re more sentient than we thought. That means they CHOSE to run away from Elain and they CHOSE to play and sing with Gwyn.The fact that they didn’t warn him that Gwyn was on the training ground....meaning it’s like they already know that she’s Azriels safe spot. They don’t need to warn him because they already recognize her and acknowledge her. Deep down Az knows but he’s not ready to face it because Elain,his trauma,his self loathing,his insecurities and Mor.

9. Why hasn’t Elain rejected the mating bond. If she was really ready to get together with Azriel....if she really felt anything more than a desperation to run away from her problems...it’s a simple matter of rejecting the mating bond. Rhys wouldn’t let Lucien come to solstice if Elain asked him not to. But even in ACOSF we see Lucien still coming over...still celebrating. Yes she ignores him and honestly if she wants to ignore him she can just fully reject him. But for some reason they’re still playing this cat and mouse game.

10) The fact that we keep getting teasers about how Elain will fit in the spring court. Twice now. I think its also very symbolic how Cassian made a whole monologue on how Elain looked plain in Night court colors. It was symbolism that Elain doesn’t really fit in the night court. The night court is Azriels home. Elain is also described as someone always looking for sunshine. She’s either going to the spring court or guess who the heir to the day court is.....Lucien. Also I think her leaving the night court is the perfect opportunity to expand the drama into other courts. So far we’ve only seen the night court fully. If Elain leaves the night court for whatever reasons more plot lines could be added and other courts incorporated.

11) When Rhysand asked Az if he planned on seducing her away from Lucien,Az said that he hadn’t actually gone that far in his planning beyond pleasuring himself. Come on guys. We see how Cassian and Rhys think about Feyre and Nesta. Yes it’s sexual but there’s always undercurrents of sentimentality. Rhys never even thought about Feyre sexually until she started healing. His first concern was to get her better after Tamlin. In Wings and Embers,yes Cassian thought of Nesta sexually but he also thought about her as a person first. He said the first time he saw Nesta he saw through all of her. Not her face,not her body,HER. Nesta Archeron. It’s written in wings and embers.With Az it’s literally just sexual fantasies. We don’t see him think of Elain in any other way apart from sexually.Apart from gardening he doesn’t really know anything about Elain. And Elain doesn’t know anything about Azriel either. How can they have 3 books of interactions and not know anything about each other but Gwyn and Azriel have one interaction and she gets him to admit that he sings.

12) People want Elain to fix Azriel. The whole sunshine to his darkness thing. It’s like people think Azriel is this darkness that only Elains sunshine can drive out and heal. I think that’s an incredibly naive belief. First of all there’s nothing to fix in Azriel. He is not a bad person. He’s a person with trauma and you don’t “fix” trauma you heal from it. How can he heal with Elain when he hides all parts of himself from her. Including his shadows. It’s like Rhys said,there’s different types of darkness. And you can embrace it. Just like how Feyre embraced the darkness with him. I think Gwyn is going to do that for Az. Embrace the darkness and all the flaws and faults with him. Elain is described as someone who thrives under sunshine. That’s why she looks so bland in night court colors. It’s not suited to her. Azriel is the personification of darkness. Yes it’s cute thinking about darkness / sunshine but you’re forgetting that these aren’t two fairies kissing in the meadow. They are two deeply traumatized people and sunshine and rainbows will not sustain a relationship where both parties have to change who they are to co-exist.

13) I feel like Azriel deserves his own person. He’s attached himself twice to people who he cannot have relationships with without certain difficulty. He chooses them but Mor never chose him and Elain chose him after Graysen and Lucien. I fully believe Elain is attaching herself to Az because she’s running away from the mating bond. And she’s obviously attracted to Az because come on....it’s Az. But is it love?I want someone to choose Azriel for once without any preamble and not while they’re running away from their mating bonds and boy problems.And Gwyn is in prime position to do that. That’s literally all he wants. To be part of something like his brothers. Where your partner consciously chooses you.

14) Mates are usually close in power. Azriel is one of the strongest Illyrians. Gwyn singlehandedly revived the Valkyries and is a trained warrior.Plus they have both completed the blood rite and are both Carynthian. She’s one of the two females to ever do that. She’s already a legend. She’s an icon. And she is the moment.

15. Azriel regifting that necklace to Gwyn is literally the perfect setup for conflict in their relationship. SJM wrote that because she’s going to use it for drama later. When Gwyn finds out Az gave her a necklace he got for his crush!!! Um-

16) I’m not blind. I realize there are multiple Elriel scenes and cute moments. However this is SJM. If she can drown Feylin where Feyre literally sacrificed herself for love,where they’ve actually said I love you to each other .....if she can drown Chaolena where like it or not there were a lot of multiple and adorable moments......if she can drown Celeana and Dorian,Chaol and Nesryn.....I don’t think that some moments thrown here and there can save Elriel. I’m not saying it’s not significant.....but all these other relationships were significant too.....until they weren’t....Translation... Elriel was significant until Gwyn came along.

17) All these Gwyn and Azriel interactions are not coincidental. It’s setting up for something. Come on. Azriel is a shadow singer. Gwyn then happens to be a singer? (which is an artistic ability...something every main Female character of SJM has) .....and then we find out Az sings? You think that’s a coincidence? I think it’s setting up for something.

18) Their book will hopefully be called a A Court of Songs and Shadows. ACOSAS.

In conclusion,yes Azriel showed obvious signs that he was into Elain. And he was even staying away from her. And was even jealous of Lucien.But I’m sticking to my theory which basically says, Azriel has never known love his whole life. And whatever made him fall out with Mor,made him go straight to the next place where he found kindness and love that could be romantic. Elain. But Azriel clearly wants to find love like his brothers. But they’re mates. He’s not Elains mate and will never be. So he’ll never get that kind of love with Elain.

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