“elain would like it, too. though she’ll probably cling to azriel, just to have some peace and quiet. i smiled at the thought—at how handsome they would be together”
Remember when Az lost his shit when Elain went missing in acowar. When she’s was just his new friend. Now imagine Azriel finding out Elain is gone again, as her lover. Phewwww
“If I had not met a shadowsinger [...] I would not have known what it is to truly hope, even when the world tells you to despair.”
“Elain [...] She had looked at that cottage with hope; I had looked at it with nothing but hatred. And I knew which one of us had been stronger.”
Imagine stealing an actual Elriel scene and pretending it's Gwynriel. The desperation is real! I get why you hate Elain so much: everything you desperately wish your ship had is literally happening between her and Azriel. Cope harder.