#hofas bonus chapter

[rainingriversofyou]

There was only one thing that Bryce Quinlan would describe her as: “A warrior.”

-House of Flame and Shadow

Art by Jodi McCafferty / jodicreatesartwork

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[blackholepenguin]

Azriel making requests of a Prythian orchestra to recreate the songs Bryce played him:

"It went *doof doof doof* *ttunz ttunz ttunz* and there was this ethereal sound like swelling strings but metallic. I need to hear it again."

#im actually crying #how could bryce do this to him #azriel #bryce #bryce quinlan #hofas #hofas spoilers #hofas bonus chapter #crescent city #crescent city spoilers #cc3 #sarah j maas #sjmaas #sjm

[gracieart]

The Illyrian snarled softy, “my mother is anything but awful.”

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[decadentpostnachos-evil-twin]

I love how we're all collectively shitting on Cassian for being the most backboneless shit in the entirety of the SJM books in terms of Nesta. He has his head so far up Rhysand's ass that you could make eye contact with him if the mighty High Lord opens his mouth.

Weak, Cassian. Nesta, leave him please. I know a bunch of people who'd treat you better (myself included)

#anti cassian #nesta archeron #ember quinlan #anti rhysand #hofas spoilers #cc hofas #hofas bonus chapter

[wishfulimaginings]

Okay, just read the bonus chapters of hofas

Ember handing Rhys his ass in defense of Nesta , it's like hearing everything Nesta stans have ever wanted to say to him through her mouth !!

New favourite character unlocked: Ember Quinlan!

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[moondrawss]

—You remind me of the wind. —He tried to explain. —Powerful and able to cool or freeze with half a thought, shaping the world itself though no one can see you. Only your impact on things. 🔥

Lidia Cervos portrait

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[throneofsapphics]

HOFAS WALMART BONUS CHAPTER

Bryce, Azriel, & Nesta

PDF VERSION HERE

#house of flame and shadow #hofas #sjm #hofas bonus chapter #crescent city #crescent city 3

[hlizr50]

It's always "Cassian should stand up for his mate" and never...

**HOFAS spoilers below**

CASSIAN IS IN A REALLY ROUGH F*CKING SPOT BC HIS MATE JUST GAVE AWAY A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION, SENDING IT INTO A WORLD WHERE THE FORMER OVERLORDS OF THEIR OWN HOME COULD EASILY GET THEIR HANDS ON IT AND COME BACK AND DESTROY EVERYTHING THEY KNOW AND LOVE. AND MAYBE HE CAN STILL BE MAD AT HIS MATE FOR DOING SO BECAUSE THAT'S HIS HOME, TOO, BUT HE ALSO STILL LOVES HER BECAUSE NUANCE EXISTS AND NESTA DIDN’T CONSULT WITH A SINGLE PERSON BEFORE CHOOSING TO DO IT.

#i'm so over it #cassian continues to do nothing wrong #nesta doesn’t walk on water #nesta isn't god #can we think reasonably for two seconds??? #its the acotar fandom so of course not #cc hofas #hofas #hofas spoilers #hofas bonus chapter #nessian

[shansenfan]

Hofas Spoilers

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Nesta’s going to name her future daughter Ember.

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[sankta-wraith]

"I coordinated the hit on the Spine-a wedding was nothing."

LIDIA CERVOS YOU ABSOLUTE FUCKING BADASS

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[rainingriversofyou]

CC3 - HOUSE OF FLAME AND SHADOW - INDIE EXCLUSIVE BONUS CHAPTER - BRYCE & DANIKA - PART 1

LIGHT IT UP ❤️‍🔥

Art by Petit Kitsune

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[gwyns-shadowsinger]

Songs Gwyn & the priestesses sing during service 🤝 "Stone Mother"

EDIT: So, "Stone Mother" is like a song version of the Invoking Stone? 😇 😉

#gwyneth berdara #azriel shadowsinger #hofas #acosf #hofas bonus chapter #hofas spoilers #stone mother #gwynriel #gwyn x azriel #pro gwynriel #pro gwyneth berdara

[sirendeepity]

You seriously want me to believe that Feyre "protector of the Rainbow" Archeron wouldn't have done the same thing Nesta did, reckless as it was, if Bryce had showed up in her living room, parents in tow, begging for the Mask to save humanity itself? Yeah, that's what I thought too

#be so for real right now #was it stupid af? absolutely #no one claims otherwise #but don't act so 😯🫢🙄 when Feyre is *right there* #hofas spoilers #hofas bonus chapter #how am I even supposed to tag this thing? #anti sjm #just because

[timetravelersintervention]

HOFAS Barnes & Noble Bonus Chapter - Bryce & Hunt, Part Two

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[wishfulimaginings]

Hofas Headconon

Midgard figures out a way to sustain their tech with their own powers in place of firstlight. And Bryce sends Nesta and Az an apology present.

Imagine this:

Nesta n Az lounging in the HoW private library and suddenly a portal opens, before they can react it closes back up. And in its place is a tiny package with the note,

" Dearest friends Azriel and Nesta ,

Consider this as an "Im sorry I stole your Dagger" and a " Thank you for helping me save my world from evil Intergalactic parasites" presents.

Xoxo,

Bryce

Ps: if it stops working hit it with your power, "

And when they open it they find two ipods full of music from Midgard !

And and and

Imagine an ugly baby statue present shows up on solstice with a note , " my mom made me send it "

#nessian #nesta archeron #bryce quinlan #nesta x azriel #hofas bonus chapter #cc hofas #hofas theory #hofas #house of flame and shadow #crescent city #crossover Acotar #acotar x cc #sjm #sjmaas

[offtorivendell]

My thoughts on the Bryce, Azriel and Nesta HOFAS bonus chapter...

Disclaimer: as suggested by the title, the following discusses the Walmart HOFAS bonus chapter featuring Azriel, Bryce and Nesta. I haven't read the main text, so it won't feature anything related to that, but there are massive Maasverse and HOFAS spoilers ahead regardless. Please beware.

These are just my initial thoughts, not expanded upon in any substantial way and, as usual, I could always be way off the mark.

Also, yes, fair warning that I'll be mentioning the ACOTAR characters a lot. If that's not your jam, and you'd rather avoid any of the possible implications of the crossover, then I'd give this post a miss. On the other hand, if you're interested in how CC/HOFAS may affect Prythian going forward, please read on.

Music:

The Stone Mother song has me 👀 especially as the stone and water were "talking" at the start.

@cassianfanclub and @wingedblooms have already posted about the Stone Mother (here and here); @ladynightcourt3 has found the Phrygian goddess Cybele, also known as the "Mountain Mother," who sounds very relevant.

That being said, am I crazy to think Elain could have been listening in? Is Azriel stone and Elain water? His stone siphons - which Elain called beautiful, did she hear their song, as kin? - and Elain possibly as water? Was she using salt water to boost her powers, or a reflection pool to scry, and keep tabs on her sister and friend?

Or is it the space between linking worlds? Are the old gods talking?

Alternatively, could stone be referring to Nuala and Cerridwen, who are capable of manifesting stone around themselves and others (ACOTAR).

Is this what SJM meant when she said we'd see Elain in "some form" in the next book?

@psychee92 said she wished that SJM had somehow included Mr Brightside, and now I wish the same; even a mention of indie rock. 😭

Josie and Laurel - "He/god will add/increase" "(laurel) trees/victory"? Elain? Lol sorry, but it's either giving gardener, or Elain killing Hybern.

Wraith-like harmonies? After the description of Josie and Laurel's voices? It's crack, but is it a metaphor for Nuala and Cerridwen?

The musical similarities between what Juniper dances to and Prythian's music?!

Azriel's humming/singing made the shadows dance, once more suggesting that shadows dancing is a response to power, not mate bonds

The music Az liked was death metal. Could this link to any sort of metal artefact, like an iron crown for grounding? Or wyrdstone jewellery?

The glass coffin?

"Nineteenth century literature presents the glass coffin as a prison within which sleeping women are frequently mistaken for dead or vice versa." (Source). It's giving Sleeping Beauty (credit to @elriell for the OG SB theory), and a little Snow White.

Check out this tale from The Brothers Grimm, which sounds... suspiciously relevant to Elain.

@cassianfanclub also suggested that it's giving necromancer vibes, and I'd love that for Elain.

Feyre once said she could sleep for a hundred years after coming back from the Prison, right before going to the Hewn City in ACOWAR. After Elain had left the room, and before Feyre went to check in on her to find her "asleep—breathing."

Let's not forget Elain's assistance in rescuing the human COTB, Briar, from Hybern's camp.

Will Elain prick herself while weaving?

I was tired enough that I could barely summon the breath to ask, “Do you think the Cauldron made her insane?” “I think she went through something terrible,” Lucien countered carefully. “And it wouldn’t hurt to have your best healer do a thorough examination.” I rubbed my hand over my face. “All right.” My breath snagged on the words. “Tomorrow morning.” I managed a shallow nod, rallying my strength to rise from the chair. Heavy—there was an old heaviness in me. Like I could sleep for a hundred years and it wouldn’t be enough. “Please tell me,” Lucien said when I crossed the threshold into the foyer. “What the healer says. And if—if you need me for anything.” I gave him one final nod, speech suddenly beyond me. I knew Nesta still wasn’t asleep as I walked past her room. Knew she’d heard every word of our conversation thanks to that Fae hearing. And I knew she heard as I listened at Elain’s door, knocked once, and poked my head in to find her asleep—breathing. - ACOWAR, chapter 27

Azriel specifically said Nesta "beheaded" Hybern, after looking down at Truth-Teller.

This is not Azriel giving Nesta credit for the assassination. If anything he's hiding Elain's involvement.

I've said before, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who has done so, but I would expect Azriel to protect his LI with silence, whoever they are.

He had to have been thinking about Elain, who I've theorised could now/soon be known as "The Shadowsinger's Knife" after she became the "knife in the dark" in Azriel's place at the end of ACOWAR.

The young girl sitting on the mushroom:

I'm still looking into the carving of the young girl sitting on the toadstool with the hound sprawled on the ground beside her, as I find it really interesting. My initial thought was that it seemed like a convenient place to drop a mention of a garden-like fairy carving with a hound right after Bryce had quizzed Azriel about his hypothetical mate, or lack thereof (Elain being both heavily associated with plant life, thanks to her "little garden," as well as dogs, after Nesta called her one in ACOSF).

I also wonder if it has anything to do with the Czech tale that amanita muscaria - while psychoactive/toxic - are said to protect from lightning and other ill fortune. If this is correct, it reminds me a little of the markings - wyrdmarks - on the Archeron cottage.

I don't know where Bryce and co were walking, as I have only read this bonus chapter and the prologue, but given it was carved on an underground wall, and I suspect that there are underground portals in at least the Hewn City and the Prison, and maybe the waterways... could it have been for protection against the invading lightning Asteri? Or did the Asteri (Daglan?) put them there to protect against Thunderbirds, or whatever Hunt is?

Miscellany

Maybe Bryce hadn't been sent there by Urd? Who then? Was @silverlinedeyes right all along?

The mention of pleasure halls seems like a call back to Azriel's bonus chapter, but it's also likely that they aren't all brothels (see Rita's).

Azriel listening closely about Nesta now liking being Fae; he could extrapolate her responses to Elain. Maybe she's no longer miserable, and in need of their pity. And maybe she's changed her mind from ACOFAS, when she said to Feyre "I don't want a mate, I don't want a male."

Azriel said "no" to whether or not he has a mate rather quickly. Hmm... the shadowsinger doth protest too much?

It's also potentially important that Nesta said "yes, WE are" curious about Azriel's mate status. Her, Azriel and most of the fandom! 😂

"Okay, okay," Bryce said. "But it'd be cool to know something about your world. Or about you." They were both silent. Bryce asked Nesta, "You have a mate, right?" She nodded to Azriel. "Do you?" "No." Azriel said quickly, flatly. "A partner or spouse?" "No." Bryce sighed. "Okay, then." Azriel's wings twitched. "You're incurably nosy." "I think that's the nicest thing you've said about me." Bryce winked at him. "Look, I just... I'm curious. Aren't you?" Azriel didn't answer, but Nesta said, "Yes. We are." - HOFAS, Bryce, Azriel and Nesta bonus chapter

All in all, while there were no overt mentions of Elain - and really, why would SJM do that in a series that wasn't Elain's own - imo we got the Elain-shaped holes in the text that I was hoping for, and I can't wait to see if there are any more in the full book.

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