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Waiting for Christmas ❤

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Let’s talk about Doraelin...

So, I understand that a lot of people like Rowan and I don’t mean to offend you if Rowaelin is your OTP (these are just my opinions), but I just don’t see it. To me, it seems like Rowan is an older brother figure to Aelin with the way they acted towards the end of Heir of Fire. I don’t want them to be anything but friends, and I think Aelin really needs a platonic relationship with a male. Rowan is a great choice for a friend because they’re so similar, because they’ve gone through the same depression and chaos. But I cannot imagine them in a relationship together. Everything about their relationship was intense and extreme, and Aelin already has enough chaos in her life. She needs someone she can calm with in terms of a mate. And Aelin mentioned being attracted to Rowan, even considered taking him to bed, but decided against it because they’re just friends.

Everyone keeps going on about how Rowan has always been accepting of Aelin while no one else has… but that isn’t true. Rowan was really harsh on her in the beginning because she was an assassin and it took him some time to accept her. DORIAN, on the other hand, accepted her from the very beginning of Throne of Glass. Despite the fact that he was raised by the actual devil and should have all sorts of prejudices, he doesn’t. Dorian never cared that she was an assassin in the first book and when they were talking, he actually pressed her to tell him more about herself, knowing that ���assassin” wasn’t all that she was. He saw her for what she was and he loved her for it. And when he found out that she was the lost queen of Terrassen, he was only upset because he had been lied to by his best friends. But even though she is supposed to be his enemy, he still doesn’t hate her. 

I believe Rowan’s main magic is wind. Ice is like his second, like Aelin’s minimal water ability. Dorian is the true ice mage. And there was even foreshadowing within Manon’s story, where they talked about how opposites attract in magic. Fire and ice. Imagine the freaking power couple Doraelin would be. And they balance each other out in more ways than just powers. Remember that scene where they talked about judgments of the heart and mind? Aelin uses her head to make decisions. Dorian uses his heart. 

And Dorian grew up with the responsibility of a throne. Remember that scene where Nehemia was talking to Dorian as they watched Chaol and Aelin dance, when she commented about how they could never understand what it was like to have the weight of a kingdom on their shoulders? Well, I think that was more foreshadowing for Dorian and Aelin. Despite the fact that Rowan is a prince, he has no real claim to a throne. Dorian, meanwhile, is the heir to Adarlan. HIM AND AELIN ARE EQUALS. Dorian is the only person I could really see rising up to rule beside her, and think about them united the two kingdoms after all that has happened? Chaol couldn’t even handle the responsibility of being a Lord of Anielle and Rowan is a warrior, not a king. And Dorian is going to be a fantastic king. Even in the first book, he gave a big speech about how he didn’t want to be like his father. And then, in HoF, Chaol mentioned how Dorian had become a king. Like the very next chapter, Rowan mentions how Aelin has become a queen. Coincidence?

Dorian and Aelin’s fates have been intertwined for a long time. They met when they were little. And then again, as strangers at a party who flirted with one another. There was a scene towards the end of The Assassin’s blade when Aelin was staring up at the castle and she noted a tower (I believe she was looking at Dorian’s tower). And then there was the scene between Nehemia and Elena about getting things set into motion. Dorian and Aelin are basically destined to be together. 

Both Dorian and Aelin know the pain of loss. Yes, Rowan lost his mate, but Dorian and Aelin’s lovers were both indirectly killed by the evil men who raised them. The king of Adarlan ordered for Sorscha to be killed. Arobynn ordered for Sam to be killed. And think about all the other things Dorian is going through. He’s on the same journey that Aelin is on. Seriously, the parallels are endless. They were both raised by terrible people. Both had a crown constantly hovering over their heads. Both lost a lover. Both had to deal with terrifying, uncontrollable powers. And now, Dorian is going to be facing a lot of dark stuff. This is going to change him forever and he’s probably going to think himself a monster. Just like Aelin did. 

Then, something I think is crazy important is the way Dorian always goes to HER first. After the battle with Cain in ToG, Dorian immediately rushed to her aide, despite the fact that his father was right there. Chaol didn’t go to her; Dorian did. Then, we have the scene where Aelin finds Nehemia dead in Crown of Midnight. Everyone is just standing around but Dorian immediately goes to Aelin. And, with tears in his precious little eyes, he stands in front of her and tries to block her view of the scene even though she’s scene a lot worse in her line of work. 

And I think most of Rowan and Aelin’s deep connection can be attributed to the fact that they are carranam. They don’t have to be mates to care about one another, to understand each other, and to have all the other connections that they have. Sarah J. Maas talked in an interview about how emotional Heir of Fire was to write because of how she had to put herself in Aelin’s situation when it came to losing your best friend, and about how powerful friendship can be when it comes to healing. Rowan’s not a love interest. He was the friend that Aelin needed, and he doesn’t have to be anything more than that to matter just as much as any love interest.

But I think Dorian and Aelin will be good for each other. They build each other up (Dorian said she made him feel like a king). Their relationship is incredibly healthy and balanced and equal and adorable and passionate and empowering.

So there are some of the many reasons why I ship Doraelin. 

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Me: *sings* Santa can you hear me? I have been so good this year. All I want is one thing, tell me Doraelin is canon.

Me: It's all I want,just for me. Underneath my Christmas tree. I'll be waiting here. Santa that's my only wish this year.

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I can’t lose you.

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WTF????

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friend: Are you finished with this book?

me: Physically? Yes.

me: Emotionally? *stares into distance* NEVER...

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I'll come back for you ♥ ♥ Dorian&Celaena

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Dorian Havillard ♥ Aelin Galathynius

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Someone: all I want for Christmas is youuuuuuu

Me: all I want for Christmas is Dorian Havilliard

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Dorilena forever♡

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"If you like, you could be my friend. " ♥Little Aelin to Dorian