Anti E/riel - Tumblr Posts - Page 2

All these "theories" like 'Azriel is Gwyn's father!', 'Gwyn is a lightsinger!', 'Elucien's mating bond is fake!!!'

Just prove y'all are truly, deeply desperate.

and it's really funny, continue please

Azriel had his shadows since he was a little tiny boy, locked away in a small room with no windows, feeling unloved and uncared for.

The shadows were not a part of his trauma, they actually may have been one of the reasons he survived through his trauma.

They are his company, his little spies, a literal manifestation of his powers and honestly, very loveable little beings. The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of Azriel is that he is a Shadowsinger.

AND Y'ALL WANT THESE SHADOWS TO DISAPPEAR?

Let me tell you something: That's exactly why I don't ship e/riel. Because, if they were to truly be happy together, someone (or both) would have to give up in such essential parts of themselves that they wouldn't be the same person.

Elain would have to give up on traveling around the world and planting gardens everywhere. She would have to give up on glamorous parties because her partner is an introvert and terrifies everyone in Prithyan except his family and the people who want to fuck him (I'm looking at you Helion). She would not live somewhere sunny all the time and take walks in the nature.

Azriel? Apparently, he has to give up his shadows. He will have to hide the darkest parts of himself, not because Elain can't deal with it, but because he is clearly extra-self conscious and ashamed of those parts around her. He would forever feel afraid of "tainting" her or scaring her away, because he clearly doesn't consider her someone capable of dealing with darkness. He would have to give up on having a mate.

IN ORDER OF THIS SHIP TO WORK, THEY NEED TO BE DIFFERENT CHARACTERS.

Spoiler ahead: these characters already exist.

I don't ship Gwynriel and Elucien because I'm anti-elain or some other bullshit. I ship it because I love these characters and I want to see them grow without needing to become something completely different from what they are.

I don't need gentleman, well dressed Azriel because LUCIEN IS THERE.

I don't need warrior, bloodthirsty Elain because GWYN IS THERE.

Honestly, it's so very simple it hurts.

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.

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.

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

Good. Someone has to do it.

That's the last post I make about any e/riel theory, because it pisses me off.

Gwyn is THE ONLY character who says, with all words, she searched for professional help with her trauma. She's so damn emotionally intelligent and we can see it everytime she goes through Nesta barriers and traumatic responses, understanding her with no words needed.

She showed so many sings of healing, going from being afraid of Cassian and Azriel to bickering Cassian with Nesta and Emerie, and having private lessons with Azriel.

Of course, the rite must have had a deep affect in her healing. But it does not mean she can't search for help. Yes, her trauma is the most terrible thing that can happen to a woman, but putting her in a position where she can't heal and overcome it, is terrible as well.

And I am not even starting to discuss what suggestions like "she can't be with Azriel because of her trauma" or "She'll never have sex" implie. It's just so degrading to say a SA victim can never heal and have normal relationships. It's almost like they want her to be in the position of a victim for the rest of her life.

And I'll tell you more: Elain never got professional help.

Azriel never got professional help.

When we ignore Azriel's fear of non-sexual intimacy/Elain's trauma from her previous relationship and say that Gwyn, a sexual assault victim, is the only one not ready to date, we reduce all the aspects surrounding a romantic relationship to sex.

Dating is not sex, y'all. Yes, sex is important and a great thing. But people involved in a relationship without trust, communication, love, and friendship, are called sex buddies, flings at most. Not mates, not lovers.

If you believe Gwyn can't have a relationship, fine. But then you have to assume neither Azriel, or Elain, or Lucien can have one too.

I see Elriels say that they can’t wait for Az and Elain’s sex scenes or Az is down bad for Elain’s 🐱. Which okay, have we seen him lust for her? Yeah. But do they really think that sex is end all be all for a relationship? Cause sex isn’t the only thing that makes a healthy relationship, and at that, sex doesn’t even need to be there period for a relationship at all.

I guess it makes sense since they also say that Gwyn is ‘damaged goods’ for being SA’d and that she can’t possibly be with Az because of it. That she can’t possibly heal, when WE HAVE CANON TEXT of Azriel notice Gwyn’s improvement since that moment. Sorry but if that’s one of your arguments for furthering your ship, please do better 🤷🏼‍♀️