#antie\riel

[the-darkestminds]

For everyone who acts like Lucien is all soft and docile…need I remind you that in book one, when he thought Rhys was evil and might kill him with half a thought, he STILL talked back, called him a whore, SPAT at him, and threatened him with a sword. My man is so feisty.

#I LOVE HIM #Rhys was lucky to be spit on by Lucien #👏👏👏 #he was dragging Rhys #lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #pro lucien #sarah j maas #elucien #sjm #acowar #acomaf #acotar #pro elucien #a court of wings and ruin #a court of mist and fury #vanserra brothers #a court of frost and starlight #a court of thorns and roses #anti e/riel #anti elriel

[aelingalathyniusrailme]

acotar stans

nesta stan’s: can’t decide whether they hate rhys or cassian more

feyre stan’s: would murder nesta if they could

elain stans: *cough cough elriel* *cough cough self insert*

rhys stans: *I simply choose to ignore what I don’t want to see*

cassian stans: idk maybe have like a man bun fetish

azriel stans: he has no personality but it’s ok because he has a big dick

mor stans: mor 👏 did 👏 not 👏 lie 👏 about 👏 her 👏 trauma 👏 you 👏 just 👏 think 👏 eris 👏 is 👏 hot

amren stans: we exist?

gwyn stans: protect her with everything they have

emerie stans: she likes smut and is gay if you hate her thats on you

hellion stans: on their knees begging sjm for a hellion x lady of autumn novella

lucien stans: he caught a fish with his bare hands, there is nothing else to say

#nesta archeron #feyre archeron #elain archeron #rhysand #gwyn berdara #cassian #emerie #azriel #mor #amren #lucien vanserra #eris vanserra #hellion #acotar #nessian #gwynriel #feysand #elucien #anti e/riel

[theshadowsingersraven]

Elucien DOES NOT ruin the three x three symmetry, actually, and here's why:

This is a variation of the Death of Koschei the Deathless, in which three sisters marry three kings, one of the Moon, the Wind, and the Sun.

Considering Rhys is the High Lord of the Night Court, and owns the Moonstone Palace, it seems pretty apparent to me that Rhys is the Moon King. And his mate is Feyre.

Cassian is an Illyrian who is born hearing the song of the wind, loves Illyrian culture per ACOFAS, is called the Prince of Bastards, and lives at the House of Wind, it's safe to say that he's the Wind King. And his mate is Nesta.

And Azriel is...

Oh. Wait.

So it's not three brothers three sisters, and yet it still maintains the three symmetry.

Because Lucien means light, he's the son of the High Lord of the Day Court, presumably the heir as his only son, and likely will have access to whatever palace Helion resides in once his heritage is revealed. And his mate is Elain, whose name also means light, who craved sunshine in her darkest moment, and who is often represented by flowers, which benefit from sunlight.

Hmm.

Intreresting.

#elucien #anti e/riel #antielriel #pro elucien #pro lucien vanserra #elucien supremacy #lucien vanserra

[nymphpriestessvalkyrie]

They want Elain to fix him. I want Gwyn to help him realize he’s not broken.

We are not the same.

#gwynriel #anti e/riel #anti elr*el #antielriel

[stargirlie25]

The Suriel:

The house of wind:

The Shadows:

#pro gwynriel #anti elriel #elucien #gwynriel #pro elucien #pro elain #pro gwyn #acotar #anti e/riel #pro lucien #feysand #feyre archeron #feyre acotar #rhysand #nessian #pro nessian #cassian #pro cassian

[lorcandidlucienwill]

The most disturbing things portrayed in ACOTAR

Victim-blaming: Lucien tries to help Feyre and gets physically abused by Tamlin as a result. Feyre then proceeds to call him a dog despite Lucien doing everything he could in a difficult situation. And we're supposed to...support Feyre on this? And Rhysand throws around words like "can never forgive" man stfu you prick.

Sexual Assault: The most disturbing thing is not that Rhysand sexually assaulted Feyre. It's that he's never held accountable for this and never even apologizes at ANY point in the series. There are so many examples but this is the one that is the most disturbing.

Double Standards: We have Tamlin locking Feyre up for her own good being vilified, yet Rhysand is championed for locking Lucien and Nesta up in houses for their own good. Huh? WTF.

War Crimes: What Feyre did to the Spring Court, manipulating the sentries with the whole Ianthe thing and basically getting them killed, then weakening the Spring Court rulership which resulted in all those villagers in the Spring Court getting killed, then laying the Summer Court bare to Hybern as well, are nothing short of war crimes. And...instead of feeling regret, we have the main characters saying "Hybern's actions are their own." Like bitch what? Hybern wouldn't have been able to do shit if it wasn't for you! Have some damn accountability! And the fact that Tamlin and Tarquin are vilified for this never ceases to irk me.

Grooming: Rhysand groomed Feyre. He made excuses for everything he did with trauma, then sent Feyre out to do tasks for him like she's some kind of weapon he can use. WITHOUT giving her proper information, there is no choice. And everything he does is constantly explained away, until eventually Feyre becomes his trophy wife. Rhysand basically assigns Cassian to do the same for Nesta. I'm holding out hope that Elain will be saved from the Night Court.

The pregnancy debacle: the whole thing with the baby having wings and Rhysand withholding information from Feyre is just...disturbing. Idc if you're not telling her FoR hEr OwN gOoD, it is HER life at stake and she deserves to know. They didn't even try to shapeshift her to try and save her life? Like why is everybody seemingly more concerned about the baby than the mother? Disgusting. And why is Nesta vilified for being the only one to tell Feyre? She said it to hurt her, blah blah blah. She also wanted to show Feyre that their situations are similar. That they're BOTH being shit on by the Night Court. And when she's close to a breaking point...Nesta is forced to hike a mountain? That is physical abuse. Also, Rhysand being extremely territorial putting a shield over her and barely letting Feyre go anywhere is beyond weird.

Suicide baiting: What Rhysand did to Tamlin in ACOFAS is nothing short of suicide baiting. And...only Lucien seems to really be that concerned about it? Like...are you telling me I'm supposed to be supporting Rhysand after he basically told a depressed male to kill himself?

Segregation: Separating the Hewn City from Velaris IS segregation, no matter what excuse you try to come up with. You can't claim they're all shitty people, since your bestie Mor comes from the CoN. So, there are good people stuck in the CoN unable to get out of their torment because Rhysand decided that only certain individuals are allowed in Velaris.

Performance Feminism: Establishing laws to help women and not doing shit to enforce them is performance feminism. If he's as powerful as he says, he can 100% stop wing-cutting and r*pe. But, he's a goddamn virtue signaler so he doesn't fucking care. The thing is, SJM could've handled these topics in a much better way and it would've been fine. But she completely fucked shit up here and it's crazy that some people don't see it. Part of me is still waiting for the final book where she says, psych rhysand was the villain the whole time. If so, I'll take everything back.

#lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #pro nesta archeron #nesta archeron #tamlin #feyre archeron #anti rhysand #anti feysand #anti nessian #anti inner circle #anti ic #anti e/riel #sjm critical #pro tamlin

[lullabestie14]

Lucien was supposed to end up With Nesta then Sarah changed her mind.

Sarah then made Lucien and Elain mates.

Lucien was always supposed to get a book.

Lucien was always supposed to end up with an Archeron.

#elucien #anti e/riel #elain archeron #lucien vanserra #acotar

[lovelygwyneth]

I love how poetic it is that Elain is represented as the spring/flowers and they bloom with the sun (Lucien) but die in the darkness (Azriel).

While Azriel's shadows run away from Elain, but dance and are happy with Gwyn's presence.

Mates are made to be complementary, their essence brings life to their mate, not erases it.

#acotar #acosf #sjm books #sjm #azriel #gwyneth berdara #lucien vanserra #elain archeron #gwynriel #pro gwynriel #elucien #pro elucien #anti e/riel #anti ewriel #gwyn x azriel #elain x lucien #mating bond

[meldarkthrop]

Azriel: "Why was the 'third' given to 'another'?"

Elain "I belong to no one" "His name is Lucien" Archeron's reaction if she had heard Azriel's talk with Rhys (plus the "he hadn't thought beyond his fantasies" part):

The necklace would've probably went flying to his face lol

#elucien #lucien vanserra #pro elucien #anti e/riel #elain archeron #elain x lucien

[gwynsdefenseattorney]

✨✨Friendly Reminder✨✨

We don’t need random articles and songs not written by or having anything to do with Sarah to confirm anything. The books speak for themselves. If you need to comfort yourself with things not involving Sarah then. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Elucien Artwork by @brielyasmin (IG handle) Gwynriel artwork by @lucielart (IG handle)

#pro gwynriel #gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy #gwyn berdara #gwyneth berdara #azriel shadowsinger #azriel #gwyn and azriel #azriel and gwyn #elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #elain archeron #lucien vanserra #lucien and elain #elain and lucien #elucienarestillmates #anti e/riel #sarah j maas #sjmaas #acotar #acomaf #acowar #acofas #acosf

[the-darkestminds]

Can we please take a moment to appreciate just how tragic a character Lucien is? And acknowledge how much he deserves his own happy ending? 🥺🥺

Raised in a household where he is hated by all of his brothers and his father. 

Forced to watch as his father executes the female he loves and planned to marry. His own brothers restrain him. When he flees, three of them follow him and he’s forced to kill one of his own brothers, while Tamlin kills the other.

He’s attacked by Amarantha after insulting her. She carves out his eye and sends him back to the Spring Court. The injuries are so gruesome they made Tamlin vomit.

Under the mountain he refuses to give up Feyre’s name and Rhysand basically mind tortures him.

He helps Feyre in the first task and his punishment is to be whipped by Tamlin (his best friend). Amarantha slows his healing powers so he can’t even move for days.

During the second trial, Amarantha chains Lucien to the floor and he almost dies again, all while his brothers watch and laugh.

When Tamlin refuses to perform the rite on Calanmai, Lucien goes in his place, despite his hatred for Ianthe. This is borderline SA in my opinion.

He finds out he has a mate only to lose her instantly. Thinks she's being tormented in the NC.

He is used as a pawn in Feyre’s schemes to destroy the Spring Court. This eventually results in him not being able to return to Spring because people think he helped hurt Feyre or was complicit.

Ianthe ties him to a tree and tries to assault him.

Once again his brothers attempt to kill him as he and Feyre try to get to the Night Court.

He is constantly rejected by Elain, probably thinks he will never be loved by her.

At one point Lucien comes back from the Spring Court with a black eye. He is now being physically abused by his former best friend.

After Rhysand taunts Tamlin, Tamlin has all of Lucien’s belongings dumped on the Spring Court border, so now he can’t return there either. He has no home.

HAS MY MAN NOT SUFFERED ENOUGH? 😭😭😭

#how does this man not deserve a hea? #I don’t get people who feel nothing for him #😭😭😭 #he is everything #lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #pro Lucien #sarah j maas #sjm #pro elucien #elucien #acowar #acomaf #acotar #a court of wings and ruin #a court of mist and fury #a court of thorns and roses #a court of frost and starlight #a court of silver flames #PLEASE SARAH #LET MY MAN BE HAPPY #I LOVE HIM #anti e/riel

[highladyofterrasen7]

It wasn’t “because I love her”

It was “what if the cauldron was wrong”

And that to me makes all the difference in the world

#he wants a MATE #not elain #sarah j maas #acotar #azriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel #anti e/riel #anti elriel #elain archeron

[mycadences]

"Keep reaching out your hand" was used seven times verbatim in ACOSF as a central theme between Nessian. And now, I present to you this juicy little tidbit:

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. (ACOSF, Chapter 60)

(Also I'm crying because Azriel finally got to see for himself how "Gwyn's teal eyes might light up [...]" in this scene because he didn't see her reaction to the necklace 😭)

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy #gwyn x azriel #I love them so much #they have my whole heart #antielriel #anti e/riel

[venusin-aries]

I don’t want to read about Azriel’s shadows vanishing around his love interest. 

I want them to seek her out, tease her, be playful with her, engage enthusiastically with her in the bedroom, and yes, sing and dance with her. Imagine how boring it would be for such an interesting power to vanish around someone you’re supposed to be with, when SJM has already emphasized how curious and willing to interact with Gwyn that power is.  

I want Azriel AND his shadows to feel safe enough to be seen by her, completely. Gwyn saw Azriel and those shadows in action when they first met, yet she never displayed any fear towards them. 

They danced when Gwyn challenged him. They danced with her breath. They calmed when they were watching her. They sang when Azriel left her.

The mating bond is called ‘silent music’. 

These interactions are so much more positive and soooo much more fun and interesting than vanishing. 

I understand people insist Gwyn and the shadows are evil out of jealousy. It really must suck to be deprived of those interactions for your favorite ship 😔

People are so boring for arguing against the 🎶 mate magic 🎶 instead of embracing it and getting excited for whatever else Sarah decides to do with it 🥵❤️‍🔥

#gwynriel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel supremacy #gwyneth berdara #gwyn berdara #azriel #azriel shadowsinger #I guess I’ll tag it as #anti e/riel #though no other ship is even mentioned #antie/riel

[stargirlie25]

The fact that Elains dream is to travel around the continent and Lucien ´ s job requires him to do exactly that.

The fact that Gwyn likes to read about adventure and Azriel has 500 years worth of adventure stories because of his job.

The amount of parallels SJM made for the two possible ending ships that make more sense is crazyyy

#pro gwynriel #elucien #anti elriel #gwynriel #pro elain #pro gwyn #pro elucien #acotar #anti e/riel #pro lucien

[lorcandidlucienwill]

ACOTAR opinions that should be universal but somehow aren’t

Tamlin, Lucien, and Eris do NOT need redemption arcs. They need healing arcs. Nesta did NOT need a redemption arc either, but rather a healing arc.

Neither Nesta nor Tamlin is morally grey; Nesta just has a strong personality some people can’t handle, and as much as SJM tried to retcon Tamlin, his issues in ACOMAF and ACOWAR just read as PTSD and dissociative identity disorder.

Lucien is a far better fit for Elain than Azriel.

Feyre’s only real remaining friend is Lucien who she treats like shit. Edit: if you want to know why I say Tamlin has DID, click here.

#tamlin #pro tamlin #lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #eris vanserra #pro eris vanserra #nesta archeron #pro nesta archeron #the valkyries #elucien #pro elucien #feyre archeron #anti e/riel