BAHAHAHAHAHAA I CANT, I can totally see the shadows being jealous of Azriel getting all of Gwyn’s attention : Like this is how they would feel in the ‘court of shadows’
This is also for sjm romance week but it’s a crack ship :
High Lord Shadow : *grumbles* I can’t believe that motherfucker stole her away from us this easily. WE WERE THE ONE WHO GOT THEM TOGETHER!
High Lady Shadow : I KNOW RIGHT?!! WE WERE THE ONE WHO GAVE HIM THE IDEA TO TAKE HER OUT ON A DATE! WE WERE THE ONE WHO PESTERED THEM!
Clown Shadow : and he stole her away simply by preparing a candle lit dinner, y’all are stupid af *snickers*.
Everyone : *murmuring* Shut up.
Logical shadow : No but srsly, we did all the work, we made the bond snap for Azriel, we made him realize his true love was Gwyn. I think he took advantage of us.
High Lord Shadow : *Gapes: NO*
Clown Shadow : *breaks out into laughter* It’s ironic isn’t it, he made her forget about us by not even taking us on his first date, a date WHICH WE ORGANIZED.
High Lady Shadow : Enough. We’re having a war. get the ignorant shadows ready. We aren’t helping him until he promises never to leave us alone and leash us into place when he’s with her. Get the innocent and lovey dovey shadows ready too, we’re gonna get mama Gwyn on our side.
Ignorant shadows: *groan* We have to work? Again? Gods why can’t this guy do anything right.
High lady shadow : Oh shut up, all you have to do is ignore him.
Ignorant shadows : *role eyes* fine
High Lord Shadow : Great. Let’s commence this war. ALL HAIL GWYNETH BERDARA!
This art has been done for a while and was originally meant for a personal project one of my friends is doing from April to June where you pair an art with a story (hence why it is clearly depicting a scene that should be in the middle of a writing piece), however we decided against it when we realized it could look like we’re infringing on another fandom even currently taking place.
Either way, I am blow away by how amazing this art looks! When I first imagined Gwyn saving Azriel in the middle of battle I was reluctant to commission the idea because it was rather specific, but everything from the pegasus, the expressions, to the background are so gorgeous and I’m beyond happy with how the final product came out!
A huge thanks to @mostwantedpotato404 for taking on this commission and bringing it to life!
“Nesta around Gwyn was a wholly different creature than who she was with the court. They didn’t tease or laugh with each other, but an easiness lay between them that he’d never witnessed, even when Nesta was with Elain. She’d always been Elain’s guardian, or Feyre’s sister, or Cauldron-Made. With Gwyn … he wondered whether Nesta liked the girl because with her, she was simply Nesta. Perhaps she felt that way around Emerie, too.” -ACOSF Chapter 27
Whenever someone asks me why I love the Valkyries I’m just going to show them this quote.
In the Night Court with the IC and even in their old house with the Feyre and Elain, Nesta still had to hold up a certain image because she was so used to that after being around these people after so many years or just because of the things these individuals heard about her.
With Emerie and Gwyn, there’s none of that. Neither of them had any sort of negative reaction to the animosity Nesta displayed.
““He does, but I am …” Fine. If the female could be blunt, so could she. “I’m cut off.” Curiosity flooded the female’s eyes. “Why?” Nesta stiffened. “I don’t know you well enough to tell you that.” The female shrugged.” -ACOSF Chapter 9
“I doubt you’ll enjoy the way I speak to most people,” Nesta said. Gwyn snorted. “Try me.” Nesta looked at her from under lowered brows again. “Get out of my sight.” Gwyn grinned, a broad, bright thing that showed most of her teeth and made her eyes sparkle in a way Nesta knew her own never had. “Oh, you’re good.” Gwyn turned back to the stacks. “Really good.” -ACOSF Chapter 9
Both of these women just understand Nesta and from the very first moment looked past her front. There was no history between them before they met, no Feyre or Elain to talk about their messed up family dynamics, no high tension first meeting, there was nothing but a clean slate for the eldest sister and that’s what she so desperately needed in my opinion. If there’s one thing I adore about Nesta’s journey it’s that she was able to find two friends, two sisters who see, acknowledge, but also look past her faults and love her.
I just absolutely adore these girls and I’m so excited to see their dynamic more in the upcoming books.
