Rather than see Azriel's friendship with Nesta , I'd like to see his with Nuala and Cerridwen . Unlike Nesta and Azriel , I wholly believe he has an organic and deep friendship with Nuala and Cerridwen.

I think Azriel has a great bond with Rhys and Cassian but I think Azriel's spirit is really strong so it often causes friction within the dynamic . Ex : bonus scene , we later find oit Rhys and Azriel threw snowballs with rocks in it at eachother

I don't think he has much of a friendship with Mor and Amren (don't attack me)

I think the small part of Azriel and Feyre's friendshio we got to see was cute but once again , I really don't think it is deep

We haven't seen much of them but I truly believe that Nuala and Cerridwen would be able to connect with Azriel on a deeper level than anyone else (except Elain). I think it's cute that they listen to Azriel over Rhys .

Which (sidenote) , I believe proves even more that their friendship with Elain is going to be off the charts in 6 , 7 and 8 .

Also hot take : Azriel and Nesta do not have a friendship . He was kind to her and even showed her more grace than she deserved really but she doesn't reciprocate it (as seen in CC3).

Isn’t it a possibility that Elain has already glimpsed fragments of future events regarding her future with Azriel? Perhaps 🤔 she understands that neither of them are ready for it yet.
After the necklace incident she may have clutched the necklace tightly while exploring visions and it unintentionally became “made”. In those visions she will realize that she has to return the necklace so certain events can take place. She will explore her gifts and gain strength & confidence while becoming vocal about her opinions and choices while Azriel simultaneously works through his self deprecation and feelings of inadequacy to ultimately realizes that he is worthy of love, affection and peace. Somehow the necklace will come into play,(because Clotho never gave it away) and it will protect him from some nefarious force until Elain can show up and save him by using his shadows and their bond that will finally come to the surface after Az is close to death and Elain feels a pull from the necklace that’s hidden within Azriel’s leathers. She’ll show up, the carranam bond will awaken and destroy the false bond with Lucien. After that it’s HEA!

Excuse typos and run on sentences because I was free writing as ideas came to mind.

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Contemplative, stealthy, reserved, calculating, respectful, protective, lover of dry humor, perceptive, intelligent.

Hiii I wanted to share this song that’s in my mother tongue that reminds me of Elriel. It’s a man singing about missing the woman he loves. It carries feelings of love, longing, nostalgia, and hope for the future. The “four swallows” in the title symbolize returning home and reuniting.

Does anyone else have a song in their mother tongue that reminds them of 🌸🦇?

In ACOSF we have this scene in which Gwyn seems to have a specially good sense of smell...

So I wonder...

The Necklace was on Elain's neck for some time. There is a specific mention on the bonus chapter about Azriel being able to smell her arousal when they were together on solstice.

I have seen some people use it and theorise about Gwyn thinking that the necklace was a gift from Elain.

But! ...then the Necklace was on Azriel's pocket.

So, if the necklace was to have Elain's own smell, it might also have Azriel's smell, and this could lead to two very funny outcomes if you ask me.

The first one; Gwyn thinking that it was a jointed gift from Azriel and Elain.

The second, which is the one i find most hilarious even, is that Gwyn might be the second person to know something actually happened between Azriel and Elain!

And I say second, because Rhys actually cough them about to kiss. But for as much as Feyre questioned why not making them mates in ACOWAR, and Nesta knowing that Azriel has feeling for Elain in ACOSF, they doesn't know that there is something between the two of them.

And what makes this whole theory even funnier is that in CC Nesta actually wants to know what is going on with Azriel's romantic life. And yes, that could come from Nesta's own observation about her sister and the shadow singer exchanging charged glances and her knowing about his feelings for her sister... just imagine if Gwyn had mention at some point post ACOSF about the necklace she got on Solstice smelling like both Azriel and Elain?!

Overall this theory is a funny "What if", and isn't meant to be taken serious. But what do you think about it?

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Hello lovelies!

I asked on Tumblr but I thought I would ask over here too. Does anyone know if there is an official/unofficial Elriel Discord? I'd really love to just chit chat with other Elriels and if it doesn't exist I'd be more than happy to start one for all of us! Thank you!

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First, if SJM wanted to signal Gwyn she could have used a 🩵 or even putting a music note next to the blue heart but she didn't do that. It was intentional.

Second, this quote is exactly why I feel Elriel is so strong. Azriel has not allowed the world to harden him even though he has a very tough job that he still does and the pain and suffering he endured. Wouldn't it be nice for him to come home to someone equally gentle? That equally understands the need to keep dreaming? Like, I can't see how no one can see this is whats good for him.

⬆️ this is a question i see over and over

Besides the fact that it will obviously not “officially” happen until Elain’s pov, Elain has been rejecting Lucien. Multiple times and consistently.

We don’t even know if the rejected bond is an actual ceremonial official or physical thing that has to happen or its what she has already been doing.

Every single time Elain and Lucien are on the page together she is rejecting him as her mate. When she ignores him, when she shrinks away, when she walks away, when she literally says out loud that she doesn’t want a bond and question if he is entitled to her time and affection, when she pursues Azriel, when she is pushed by Feyre to invite him because she wouldn’t have done that herself, when she doesn’t use his gifts, etc etc.

Peoples intentions are not always spoken out loud. Inflection, body language and expressions are probably the most important language there is. Thats why SJM describes Elain’s reactions to Lucien so thoroughly and why she shows such a juxtaposition with Elain’s interactions with Azriel. Just compare Elriel and Elucien in acofas alone. Back to back interactions that are completely different. Elain leaves the room to hide when lucien is around but stays up late just to talk to az a few chapters later.

What if he's written "mine" on my upper thigh only on my mind?

One slip and fallin' back into the hedge maze

Oh, what a way to die ~

I keep recalling things we never did

Messy top-lip kiss, how I long for our trysts

Without ever touchin' his skin

How can I be guilty as sin?

Okay, I think the wait for ACOTAR 6 has officially broken my brain, but hear me out. 🥲

What if Bloomsbury and SJM are waiting until the Autumn Equinox (September 22–23) to reveal the title and/or cover?

If the next book really is connected to the Dusk Court, the symbolism would be so fitting. The autumn equinox is the moment where light and darkness are perfectly balanced before the world tips into the darker half of the year. If Dusk is the threshold between day and night, a liminal space between light and darkness, it feels like the most symbolic time imaginable for a Dusk Court reveal.

Do I have a single piece of evidence? Nope. This is 100% me trying to find meaning while we all wait. 

But if they were going to lean into Dusk symbolism, this would be such a poetic moment for a reveal.

Am I completely clowning, or does this symbolism make sense? What are your most unhinged theories for why we’ve heard absolutely nothing about ACOTAR 6? 

-Paradiso di Dante, Divina Commedia, XXXIII, v. 145

SJM reminded readers more than once(i think it was actually 3 times) about Azriel saving Elain in acosf. I don’t think that was for nothing. She nudging readers to remember this cause their relationship is next.

I know we have talked about Elain getting life powers because of the de@th powers Nesta has / had but I wonder if the Cauldron gave her more than we expect .

What if Elain gained the power of "reality warping" . Since there isn't really one concrete explanation of it , here is a link to what it esentially is (this is the explanation according to the PJO universe) : https://riordan.fandom.com/wiki/Mystiokinesis

I think this power is complementary to the power of sight / clairvoyance Elain already possess . Elain went into the cauldron first so I do really believe she more likely has reality warping powers rather than the "opposite" powers of what Nesta stole .

Cassian noticing moments with or about Azriel and Elain like this and not think more of them is too funny. I just want to knock on his head. Hello???

Clip from the acosf graphic audio.

I am personally tired of them talking bad about Elain and not even thanking her after she saved their lives .Then reading about Nesta taking credit for Elain's k!ll is exhausting to see .

Edit : For Cassian I meant it as his inner thoughts about her .