Post by @ai.aesthetic.romantasy

Some reunions stay with you forever. After all those weeks apart. After everything Aelin had carried alone. After missing him in all the quiet moments she never let anyone see… there he was. Not arriving like a prince. Not surrounded by power or glory. Just a hooded figure standing in the mist, exhausted from crossing an ocean to find her. And the second she realizes it’s Rowan, nothing else matters. She runs. She throws herself into his arms, and he catches her like he was always meant to. She’s laughing and crying at the same time, holding onto him as if letting go might make him disappear again. And somehow, that’s what breaks me most about this scene. Because for once, Aelin doesn’t have to be a queen. She doesn’t have to be Celaena. She doesn’t have to be brave, clever, dangerous, or strong. She can simply be a girl who missed him more than words could ever say. And Rowan crossed the sea to come back to her. “I missed you.” One of those Throne of Glass moments I wish I could read for the first time all over again. 🥹 Aelin & Rowan — Queen of Shadows 🤍✨