#pro gwyn berdara

[silly--fangirl]

Gwyn is an absolutely adorable, lovely, awesome and strong person. A badass, first reborn valkyrie. A priestess of the Mother. A carynthian. A descendant of water nymphs. A breathtaking singer. A beautiful woman.

AND SOME PEOPLE HATE ON HER BASICALLY BECAUSE OF A MAN?

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[ithan-holstroms-girl]

can’t wait for acotar 5 to come out and we see elucien and gwynriel then the elriels either frantically deleting their posts or dragging the new book with stupid rants. but i am so ready for the ship wars to be done

[onlygwynriel]

Rhys being protective of Gwyn just melts my heart because there’s a reason he’s so protective and it’s because he relates to what she’s been through and knows what trauma like that does to someone. And now it’s making me want to see more Rhys x Gwyn sibling-like interactions. Kinda like Azriel x Nesta and Feyre x Cassian.

Like just imagine Rhys randomly appearing at Valkyrie training one day and Gwyn is challenging Azriel to a duel. Rhys watches in disbelief because he’s never seen someone that doesn’t know Azriel for long challenge him like that. And then Rhys sees how far Gwyn has come and it makes him so happy, he tells Gwyn all of Azriels weaknesses and cheers her on just to piss Az off and Gwyn is loving every second of it…

UGH SARHA PLEASE I NEED IT 😩

[nightcourtreader]

I am seeing a lot of gwynriels getting hate lately because we’re excited about new character information about Az and a lot of people believing that Azriel’s book is next.

I feel like it’s fair, as readers to point out how the author is deliberately bringing a lot of attention to Azriel at the moment. It’s absolutely fair to believe that Azriel’s book is going to be next. We all know that Elain and Azriel’s stories are going to be told and it’s just a matter of when. A lot of people just think that it’s Azriel next and that’s fine if you disagree, but gwynriels shouldn’t be attacked or called delusional if they think that.

But being called delusional when we think that when SJM has build on Azriel’s character arc purposely since we’ve seen him on page since acomaf, gave him a bonus for acosf, then had him feature in cc3, then have him apart of a bonus again for cc3 is crazy. Especially since we learned more about Azriel in cc3.

Then people are dissing the hell out of Gwyn. Oh she’s just a side character, she isn’t important. Isn’t everyone a side character at the moment besides feysand & Nessian? Since they already had their stories told. And wasn’t Gwyn the one to introduce the valkryie storyline in acosf & became the first valkryie when the valkryie plotline is a huge plotline of acosf to the point where SJM named the different sections of acosf valkryie titles? And SJM could have easily had nesta become the first valkryie.

Gwyn can absolutely have a pov with Azriel in the next book. SJM herself stated she has two more acotar books (I’m not sure if she’s contracted for more). She said for each book, a couple is going to come together. That leaves 2 pov besides Azriel and Elain because we know she’s going to give them one. For Azriel’s counter part, it could easily be Gywn.

Gwyn is still in the library. The valkryies are still training. Gwyn has a autumn court ancestry, no matter how many people claim she doesn’t have a firm claim for it. Gwyn’s powers are a very popular controversial topic in the fandom on the daily. Gywn’s story is left opened and SJM didn’t add all that to Gwyn’s backstory for no reason. She retcon the sangravah story so Azriel was the one to save Gwyn. SJM dropped mate language in her BC with Azriel and Gwyn and yes, SJM references her bonus chapters in text. She did so in acosf when it came to cassian’s & nesta’s bonus chapter for acomaf, titled wings and ember.

Yrene in tog, was really fledged out in tower of Dawn and became a really important factor in the next book in the series, kingdom of ash. Why couldn’t the same thing be said for Gwyn? Just because she was introduced in acosf, doesn’t mean that Gwyn can’t have a pov in the next book.

There are different plotlines for Azriel to go through in his story. It’s not like he has 0 plotlines to filter through. SJM would be the one to decide what plotlines have the sense of urgency for the next acotar book.

CC3 can be used for evidence, because the author herself stated that cc3 will set up future acotar books. You know what acotar 5 is? A future acotar book since it isn’t out yet. From what I’ve seen, since I haven’t read cc3 yet, Azriel is a prominent figure besides nesta in cc3 when it comes to the acotar characters. If SJM herself is stating that cc3 sets up future acotar books, why wouldn’t we use cc3 of evidence for Azriel, especially since nesta’s story has already been told? So yes we can use that as evidence. We shouldn’t be talked down about and called delusional for it.

Yes CC is a separate series. But SJM recently stated that we should read acotar before reading CC now, at one point of time she said we didn’t have to. See how things have changed?

If she’s telling people to read acotar before cc, does it matter if she’s not telling people to read cc before acotar 5, when she’s already stated to read acotar before CC so no matter what readers are understanding what’s going on in both series no matter the order since acotar 5 isn’t out yet? She’s telling us to read both series regardless.

I get it, some people might not want to read the CC and they don’t have to, but I have seen people who said they aren’t going to read CC but are still asking for information about the acotar characters in it, and with people talking about it, they are going to find out about the information of acotar characters in CC anyway, whether they read the full book or not.

And I’m sick of e/riels claiming that since Azriel is being brought up a lot, it’s going to be Azriel and Elain’s next. To the point, when new fans are asking about who’s the next book, they’re “confirming” it’s Elain and Azriel’s. Which is ridiculous. Because when it comes to the two, Elain would be the one to strong hold the book, not Azriel. SJM hasn’t brought Elain to the forefront as she’s doing Azriel lately, if anything, it just shows to me how SJM isn’t going to have a book with BOTH Azriel and Elain together. Just not happening.

But I need people to stop being mad/upset at gwynriels because we’re pointing out things from textual evidence that the author has set up. We could be wrong, I agree, but stop making it like we have no standing, that were dumb & delusional.

[believer25]

I was thinking about Gwynriel's book. We know that having Azriel's pov will be heartbroken. He has a very traumatic past.

For me, as a survivor, Gwyn's pov is going to be even harder to read. The events of Sangravah were very hard to read in ACOSF. We are going to see even more how those events affected her life.

I know that I will need a long therapy session after reading this book.

[gwynsdefenseattorney]

✨✨Friendly Reminder Pt.2✨✨

I wanted to circle back to this because the ewriels found my Gwyn isn’t uncomfortable around men/Azriel post and had a fit. 🤭 So let’s go over some of the misinformation again shall we?

Saying she never requested a private lesson? Really? She didn’t ask for Azriel to go over dagger handling with her? That’s what you wanna go with? This passage from the book tells a different story.

It literally says AFTER TRAINING. Which tells me all the priestesses have gone back to their normal routine in the library and Gwyn has asked him for some additional dagger handling training. Sounds like private, alone, just the two of them training to me.

Azriel lied to her…where bestie? Are we talking about when she asked how his solstice was? Because duh he’s not going to tell her how he really felt. When has he EVER told anyone about his feeling. It’s not a thing he does.

Saying she wasn’t uncomfortable with men during ACOSF does her a disservice. How hun? Exactly how is that doing her a DISSERVICE to point out the GROWTH my lady has during the book to the point where she can be around Cassian and Azriel comfortably and not be afraid?

She tries to get him to leave. Way to take something out of context to fit your narrative. Have I mentioned before how this is the thing that pisses me off the most about the book community. All the context is RIGHT THERE. Please use it. She wasn’t trying to get him to leave because she didn’t want him there or because she was uncomfortable, it was for his benefit. She fucking says it.

And this screen shot also leads into the last point I want to bring up. Them both thinking about her SA. Of course he thought about it. He was there to witness one of the most traumatic moments of her life. It’s not surprising. And of course she knew he was thinking about it. Any SA/DV survivor can tell you that when they meet someone that they don’t know particularly well and that person knows about the abuse that’s the first thing that will sometimes pop into their heads. It’s a look we know well so of course she knew he was thinking about it. Of course it’s a little uncomfortable, that’s why she took the moment and turned it around like a freaking pro. To erase that awkward uncomfortableness. Then she proceeded to tease him and allow him to touch her to correct her wrist placement.

I need y’all to stop diminishing her growth in this book just because of a man. Like I said yesterday about Azriel, everyone of you that are trying to make Gwyn smaller, and unimportant I don’t want to hear a lick from any of y’all about how she’s the best and that you love her once their book comes out. No ma’am, keep your hateful selves away from my girl.

[mystical-blaise]

Some of you all in the fandom claim Gwyneth Berdara needs some extended, arbitrary amount of time to heal from her trauma yet didn't bat a fucking eye when Rhysand not only got his mate the day after he was free from 49 years of sexual trauma, he went for it when Feyre was ready...mere months later...

[silly--fangirl]

at the gym rn, the set was so bad i started telling myself "i am the rock against which the surf crashes"

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[artinelysian]

I was looking for references on Pinterest and found this photo which reminded me of Gwyn, so I decided to do a study of it!

Total time: 3 hr 24 min

[onlygwynriel]

I wonder if the bond will snap into place first for Gwyn instead of Az. I need that actually. Gwyn knowing about the bond but keeping it a secret because she believes that Azriel wouldn't want the bond or he is clueless and she knows this.

So when Azriel starts to develop feelings for Gwyn, it's genuine love he feels and not the desperation of wanting a mating bond that he felt in his bonus chapter. And by the time he is completely in love with Gwyn, the bond snaps into place for him and it shocks him but doesn't surprise him because regardless of whether they were mates or not, it doesn't change how much he loves Gwyn. It's only an added bonus at that point.

And when Gwyn reveals that she already knew and kept it from him because she was scared, he holds her close and tells her that it's all going to be ok and the wait was worth it because it doesn't change his love for her anyways!!!!

Ok now I'm sobbing 😭

[shadowsxgwynriel]

💙 Gwyneth Berdara 💙

✨ Gwyn nimbly rolled to her feet, grinning so broadly that Nesta was momentarily taken aback by it. The priestess had been pretty in the library, but with that joy, that confidence as she aimed for the three priestesses, she had emerged into a beauty to rival Merrill or Mor ✨

[nightcourtreader]

I find it interesting how Lucien says this about nesta’s powers in regard to his own:

* Rhys mused, then said to Lucien, “the flame in her eyes was not of your usual sort, I take it.” Lucien shook his head. “No. It spoke to nothing in my own arsenal. That was…Ice so cold it burned. Ice and yet…fluid like flame. Or flame made of ice.” (Page 256, acowar)

But here is nesta with Gwyn, when they first met.

* The priestess drew up to her full height, which was slightly taller than average for Fae females. A crackling sort of energy buzzed around her, and Nesta’s power grumbled in answer. (Pg 113, acosf)

What is in Gwyn’s “arsenal” that had nesta’s death magic/silver flames grumble in answer?

[believer25]

Gwyn aka The Cutest

My girl is so cute 😍 Her little scream ❤️

She is the sweetest and cutest character in the ACOTAR Series. I love her so much.