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Lol I cannot with Elriels

Anytime a version of the word "choose" is mentioned in ANY capacity, it's instant OH MY GAAAAWWWDDDD ELAIN IS COMING ELRIEL FOREVER!!!!

Apparently it's used in the T Swift song SJM posted. AND, much like T Swift, everything Sarah Janet posts is overflowing with deep secret messages.

OR...

JUST MAYBE...

She's a millennial who likes Taylor Swift and posted about a brand new album like literally MILLIONS of other people did yesterday. And continue to do.

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@cheap-spirits @idfendyr a little sneaky peek

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Anyone have any ideas for Nesryn/Sartaq drabbles/oneshots??

Sartaq has been on my mind recently! I miss them!!

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Hello, friends! It’s been a minute!

Chapter 4 is posted on AO3 for your enjoyment!!

We’re almost halfway! Thank you for checking out this fic, even though it’s out being updated as regularly as you might be used to. I’ve been struggling with the imposter syndrome really hard, and struggling with my self-esteem as a writer (and as a human, really) so I’ve been a little less productive lately.

Read on AO3

Here’s a little snippet to tempt you:

Gwyn looked at him expectantly, cheeks dusted in a delicious cotton candy pink. And though it didn’t register to his beauty-addled mind what that meant, the buzz in his pocket made it clear that she was waiting for him to pick up the conversation. With a jerk of his chin Azriel turned, making sure the pretty redhead was at his side before he started walking and fished out his phone.

I said I’m doing great and that I’m impressed with your sign language. I know I didn’t send you videos for all of that, which means you’re either an overachiever or you’re up to something.

With a chuff, Azriel replied, Why can’t it be both?

After firing off the text, he second-guessed his words, and immediately thumbed another message in an attempt to make his intentions more clear.

Maybe I just want to be able to talk to a pretty girl.

The sidelong glance he cast her way caught the redness spreading over her freckles and up to the tips of her ears, which prompted a contented little grin to curl his lips upward.

He wanted to keep making her blush, too.

Tag List: I honestly don’t remember who was on my tag list since I stopped writing on my work computer. So I’m going to tag a few names I’m pretty certain of, and if you’d like to be added or removed, just let me know!

@vikingmagic33 @daevastanner @sunshinebingo @thelovelymadone @highladyofillyria @shadowsxgwynriel @trashforazriel @mystical-blaise @foreverinelysian @freyjas-musings @bearbluebooks @aldbooks @captain-of-the-gwynriel-ship @sv0430

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how do you feel about the purdue loss. before you accuse me of being a uconn fan just know that i was deeply saddened by it

Hahaha I wasn't going to accuse you!

Honestly, it's hard to be upset by it. I'm usually so nervous before Purdue plays, and I wasn't at all before the championship. It was just so cool to even be able to watch them play.

Of course, a win would have been amazing. But UConn was really good and I was just thrilled that we had a shot!

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I am the most honored and still just so thrilled that @aldbooks wrote this. And I love it so much and it made me giggle and kick my feet and grin so hard.

So, my friend @hlizr50 posted this lovely art during Gwynriel week and it inspired an idea that's been rolling around in my head until I finally spit it out in Word tonight. So, don't mind any typos or grammar, I did exactly zero editing 😅 Enjoy!

793 words

A distinctly masculine yelp called the entire training ring’s attention to the far end where Gwyn was…. Hanging from the Shadowsinger’s back… side? It was hard to tell from this angle. All Cassian knew for sure was Gwyn’s coppery head was much higher than it should be, and her feet were wrapped somewhere around Az’s middle, rather than on the ground. His brother stumbled at the sudden shift in weight, his wings flaring wide.

As Cassian watched, Az managed to pry one of Gwyn’s legs from around his torso but she quickly scrambled around his body, repositioning herself until she had somehow draped her body across the back of his neck, one of his arms grasped between hers, the other between her thighs.

“Son of a-” Az’s words cut off with a growl as he again attempted to free himself from her hold. He could hear Gwyn snarl at him to yield, which of course Azriel refused- as he should. He wasn’t defeated yet.

But cauldron, did they look ridiculous. 

Nesta and Emerie appeared at this side, wearing amused looks as they watched their friend make a proper fool out of the famed Spymaster. “What do you even call that hold?” Emerie asked with a snort as Azriel’s wings bent and stretched, trying to stabilize him while he worked to get free.

“I think it’s called a Nelson?” Cassion shrugged trying not to laugh as Gwyn “accidentally” kicked Az’s wing, drawing another strangled yelp from him. “But I’ve never seen it done like that…’ 

He finally loosed a grin as an idea came to him. Focusing his mind, he called out to Rhys, hoping his brother was paying attention wherever he was in the city. A moment later, a smooth voice spoke in his mind “Yes, Cassian?”

“You gotta see this.”

Rhys gave an intrigued hum. “Is that so?” There was a brush at his mind and Cassian opened a small window for his brother to see through his eyes. 

Just then. Az managed to find a ticklish spot behind Gwyn’s knee, loosening her hold with a squeal. Before he could pull her off of him completely, however, she scrambled around again, somehow hooking one leg around his back, one over his shoulder, ankles locked together, and both hands wrapped behind his neck.

This time the shift of weight unbalanced him entirely, sending him to his knees… Gwyn still hanging from his neck.

Cassian couldn’t help a chuckle then as a matching one sounded in his mind. He felt a pause on Rhys’ end before he felt another presence in his mind. “Oh my,” Feyre giggled. “How did she get up there?”

“I don’t know, I heard a shout and turned around to find her hanging off him. Everytime he manages to get an arm free, she moves and traps him again,” Cassian laughed. “We might want to consider ear plugs for the poor priestesses, Az’s been cursing up a storm the last couple minutes.”

Az wedged a hand beneath the thigh wrapped over his shoulder- dangerously high- and Nesta whistled. “You usually have to pay to get that handsy, Shadowsinger. Watch it!”

The hand quickly disappeared with a frustrated growl, and Gwyn, the cheek, laughed merrily at his predicament. From the corner of his eye, Cassian caught sight of Mor and Amren perched on lounge chairs, watching the show. How and when they had gotten here, he wasn’t sure. But they were turning his training ring into theater and he should probably say something, but he was too entertained by the spectacle.

After a few more moments of struggling - each attempt at tickling Gwyn now resulted in her thrashing about and shrieking, battering Az’s poor wings even further, even as she clung to him like a magnet- until finally, Az’s wings drooped with a sigh. 

“Do you yield?” Gwyn asked cautiously, still holding tight. There was a mumble and then- “What was that? I couldn’t hear you?”

“Yes, I yield. Gods damn it.”

Immediately, Gwyn dropped to the ground, rolling numbly from underneath him and springing to her feet with a triumphant crow. Nesta and Emerie burst out laughing while the other priestesses rushed over to congratulate Gwyn on besting the Symaster. Mor, who apparently wanted more of a show, booed loudly and tossed popcorn in Az’s direction, which Cassian had no idea how she’d gotten.

“Is he- blushing?” Feyre asked.

Sure enough, Az had slunk off to the side of the ring, his cheeks pink as he gingerly rubbed his shoulder. His shadows, which had been dancing around him and Gwyn throughout the entire bout, not interfering, now twirled in the air behind him. If he didn’t know better, Cass would think they were laughing. “Yes, Darling, I think he is.”

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NATTY IS NEXT!!!

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Well I love these

Asking for permission

"Can I hold your hand?"

"Is it okay to kiss you?"

"Can I hug you?"

"Can I call you later?"

"Is it okay if I sleep here tonight?"

"Can I touch your hair?"

"I would love to spoil you, can I do this for you?"

"Can I tell people about us?"

"Would you allow me to walk you home?"

"Is it okay to randomly text you?"

"Can I take a picture of you?"

"Can I use a picture of you as my background?"

"Is it okay if we cuddled while watching the movie?"

"Would you let me take care of this for you?"

"Are you okay with me calling you my girl/boyfriend?"

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Reblogging for knowledge

Hey! I was wondering; do we have your permission to email sjmaas legal team & tell them about the copyright infringement about the book binding of your fanfics as well as contact the archive of our own legal team for support so the sjm team doesn’t go after you for writing said fanfic? Or would you prefer to go another avenue?

Etsy has a ridiculous policy that only lets you report copyright infringement if you are a part of the team of the people in question (obviously not with sjm team). I figured they (the sjm legal team) would be swift but I wanted to get your permission.

Hi Anon, while I appreciate the support, DO NOT under any circumstances, go to the SJM team. You know, unless you want them to start potentially going after SJM-based fanfiction online. I don't want that; you don't want that. Here's the thing about fanfiction: It's a derivative work, and generally no one cares as long as (1) no one is making a profit from it* and/or (2) the original works in question, or author, isn't harmed or their works haven't been harmed by the derivative take.**

(*Which is why for artists to make a legal profit from copywritten characters, it's best practice to get licensing **See why Anne Rice said no to fanfic)

Fanfiction at its core is using published characters in a different way than the author. The author and/or publisher still owns the rights to the characters. So, no, a fanfiction author whose works have been posted/sold/etc cannot claim copyright infringement. The legality here is that no one is allowed to profit in any way, without permission or licensing, from a derivative work. Charging more for just the book binding supplies itself, where one makes no profit but simply makes themselves whole, is where the whole thing is illegal. Now, the fanfiction authors themselves may not get punished for it, but we also do not want this online. All we can do is try to get the listings pulled and get the store shut down.

If you want to help, which is appreciated, all you can do is keep reporting. And if you are going to report this to Etsy; DO NOT REPORT IT FOR VIOLATING COPYRIGHT. REPORT IT AS ILLEGAL AND AGAINST THEIR POLICIES. ALSO REPORT THE STORE AND NOT JUST THE LISTINGS.

Thank you.

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We interrupt my typical fandom postings to announce something very important.

PURDUE IS GOING TO THE FINAL FOUR AND I CRY EVERY TIME I THINK ABOUT IT.

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Ugh look at how lovely my babies are! IN LOVE WITH THIS ART

Day & Night ☀️🌃

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In case you all were wondering, this is what I was talking about... like... I cannot fathom this level of... whatever the fuck

Imagine being so fucking racist. It's literally xenophobia and giving, "Nonenglish speakers don't understand English so we can bully them and be rude."

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Welcome to chapter 2, where our favorite couple reunites and the first sparks of romance fly!

Read on AO3

Perhaps a sneak peek to tempt you? FYI, italics denote text notes or text messages!

She immediately typed out a response. I’m Gwyn. Nice to meet you. Well, officially, I guess.

He chuckled at that before asking, Is this your first time in class? I haven’t seen you here before, but I do travel a lot. Maybe I missed meeting you before?

Gwyn shook her head and started tapping out her answer. Then she paused, her eyes growing cloudy and far away, as if caught in a memory. It only lasted a few seconds, but Azriel found himself wanting to know where she’d gone for those moments. But she lifted her phone for him to read. I’ve never come to class before. Nesta has offered. Countless times. But… It just never worked out.

Even through written text, the towering man could tell that there was more to that ‘it just never worked out’ than she was willing to share. Which was completely understandable. Smart of her, to keep her guard up.

But Azriel still wanted to know.

Well, I’m glad you’re here. Have you stretched?

The wide, deer-in-headlights stare he was met with had him tossing his head back with a laugh.

Okay. Let’s start with that.

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In the spirit of encouraging people to comment on fanfics while also making it easier to do so, I feel obliged to share a browser extension for ao3 that has quite literally revolutionized the comment game for me.

I present to you: the floating ao3 comment box!

From what I've seen, a big problem for many people is that once you reach the comments at the bottom of a fic, your memory of it miraculously disappears. Anything you wanted to say is stuck ten paragraphs ago, and you barely remember what you thought while reading. This fixes that!

I'll give a little explanation on the features and how it works, but if you want to skip all that, here's the link.

The extension is visible as a small blue box in the upper left corner.

(Side note: The green colouring is not from the extension, that's me.)

If you click on it, you open a comment box window at the bottom of your screen but not at the bottom of the fic. I opened my own fic for demonstrative purposes.

The website also gives explanations on how exactly it functions, but I'll summarize regardless.

insert selection -> if you highlight a sentence in the fic it will be added in italics to the comment box

add to comment box -> once you're done writing your comment, you click this button and the entire thing will automatically copied to the ao3 comment box

delete -> self explanatory

on mulitchapter fics, you will be given the option to either add the comment to just the current chapter or the entire fic

The best part? You can simply close the window the same way you opened it and your progress will automatically be saved. So you can open it, comment on a paragraph, and then close it and keep reading without having the box in your face.

Comments are what keep writers going, and as both a writer and a reader, I think it's such an easy way of showing support and enthusiasm.

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I was shown a post this morning (I think it was from Tumblr, but I'm not 100% sure) where someone asked if maybe something was LOST IN TRANSLATION because so many Gwynriel shippers aren't native English speakers.

Now...

I'm going to give this person the benefit of the doubt and believe that they truly don't mean anything negative by the question, even though the implications are... harmful to say the least.

Here's the deal, guys.

There are Gwynriel shippers all around the world because there are ACOTAR readers all around the world. The ship is not localized to a region or a language.

When people read books, the words on the page send a message. Sometimes, if we're super casual readers, the messaging is limited or we don't read a ton into it. For other readers who choose to delve deep into how the author writes to try to understand what might come next, it is obviously a bigger investment.

But at the end of the day, we all read the SAME BOOK (and bonus content) and those words made us all feel different ways. Made us want or predict different things. And that's all well and good. The problem comes up when we try to explain why we feel the way that we do.

I'm an engineer. Even though I enjoy creative writing and art, my brain is practical. I like having evidence. I like being able to identify trends and make an educated prediction based on them. As someone who ships Gwynriel, I have never denied that there are canonical moments where Azriel and Elain have some level of... something. On page. It would be ignorant of me to say that those moments don't exist. However, for the most part FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN, when a Gwynriel shipper tries to use canonical evidence to support their ship -- WHICH EXISTS -- it's a constant barrage of 'that's not what that means' or 'how could you read that romantically?' or 'Gwyn is just a side character'. And then there are the blatant hypocrisies, like how Azriel saving Elain from Hybern is romantic but Azriel saving Gwyn at Sangravah should never be mentioned ever again.

I guess what this long-winded ramble is trying to say is that there's nothing lost in translation. We've read the same story, and we believe Gwynriel makes sense. We lean on canon and trends in the author's style to support the ship, and then we headcanon the hell out of it, because fandom is supposed to be fun like that. Some people read the story and believe that Elriel makes sense, and that's perfectly fine. But don't come at a Gwynriel shipper, attacking their textual evidence with your headcanon that Elain was barely existed in ACOSF bc she was apparently training to be a spy and she and Azriel were falling in love completely off-page with nothing to show for it.

And don't you dare make an implication so blatantly out of bounds like blaming it on some strange translation error that somehow miraculously makes Gwynriel makes sense, but only if it's not in English. Like... give me a break. And... think about what you're saying. For A SINGLE MOMENT.

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This fandom makes me tired.

Which is sad, bc I have things planned.

But I also never know anymore if the plans that excite ME are actually that exciting to everyone else. They don't really seem to be.

I'll finish A Sign of Affection bc I think it's adorable, regardless of its popularity. But I really don't know what to work on next.

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Not me reblogging this one specifically

@sunshinebingo @mystical-blaise @daevastanner @captain-of-the-gwynriel-ship @aldbooks @renxzs @vikingmagic33 @trashforazriel @foreverinelysian @shadowsxgwynriel

Hurt/Comfort Dialogue Prompts

Part IV

"It's going to be okay. I promise you."

"Let me feel your temperature."

"Can you just look at me? Please?"

"You can trust me. I hope you know that."

"Is there something I can do to make it easier?"

"Please talk to me. I need to hear you."

"We'll be fine. I know it."

"Let me wipe those tears away."

"You're doing amazing, I'm so proud of you."

"It would make me feel better to know that you're alright."

"Can't you see that you are being loved?"

"Do you want me to hold you?"

"You're comfort is more important to me."

"Thank you for sticking by my side."

"I never want to be a reason for you to hurt."

Hurt/Comfort Masterpost

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