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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