i think that one of elain's biggest fears is her family falling apart bc she's "selfish" and loves someone who isn't her mate, and that's what bryaxis showed her (her family dying during the war bc they didn't have allies bc of her rs with azriel or something like that) and that's why she was so eager to leave and cried harder when nesta asked her if she loved azriel, bc she does but fears her love will lead her family to their death 😭😭😭😭
😭 I can’t get over how much Elriel’s scenes revolve around consent. The emphasis on them saying “yes” to each other, especially Elain choosing Azriel of her own free will and even being the one to take the initiative in moving things forward physically
i’m sorry guys, but rhys, mor, nesta and everyone treating azriel and elain like they’re fucking insane instead of two people in love, all for politics is SO frustrating as if some of them haven’t been in similar situations themselves
ELAIN ARCHERON HAS SPOKEN:
“Lucien is nothing to me”
“I didn’t want the mating bond with him. I’m not like you two, who just so happened to fall in love with males who are your mates. I was given to him, like some piece of property, without any will or desire of my own”
now is it clear enough?