Post by @ai.aesthetic.romantasy

ROWAN, LORCAN & DORIAN VISIT RHYSAND, AZRIEL & CASSIAN Beautiful people, yesterday I said I don’t like crossovers in books. Today, naturally, I made one 😂 But I needed to hear this. Perhaps our bat boys did too. Rowan, Lorcan and Dorian come with kindness, offering lessons I associate with their own journeys in Throne of Glass. Lorcan’s advice is metaphorical: learning to listen to the darkness within yourself, understand it and stop fighting everything it might be telling you. That felt like a beautiful message for Azriel. For Dorian, I thought of the vulnerability he gradually allows himself with Manon after so much trauma. Finding the courage to express what you feel again. That is what I wanted him to offer Cassian: let Nesta hear what is in your heart. And Rowan… I love that loving Aelin never means automatically agreeing with her. He challenges her. He has boundaries. To me, Rhys sometimes seems to struggle with the guilt of saying no to Feyre. Rowan’s reminder is simple: you can love someone deeply and still disagree. You are allowed to feel at peace with that. There was something moving about bringing characters whose main story has concluded into a room with men who still have so much growing and healing ahead. And obviously TamTam had to attend. He is officially a bat boy now 🤭 I haven’t read ACOTAR 6. This comes from the reviews and discussions I’ve encountered, the chapters you have sent me and my own emotional response to them - not a complete reading of the book. Still, this has been painful for many people, myself included. These characters mean something to us. I hope the coming books help us understand the larger purpose of this difficult stretch, and give each of them room to face his wounds and grow ✨🤍 Even Rhysand still has growing to do. Perhaps that is why I loved making this so much. Sometimes, a little advice offered with kindness can feel like hope ☺️