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Today we celebrate one of the world's most beloved foods... and one of the most beloved Elriel moments. For those who may need a refresher:

ACOFAS - Mor tensed beside me. But Azriel only took Elain's heavy dish of potatoes from her hands, his voice soft as night as he said, "Sit. I'll take care of it." Elain's hands remained in midair, as if the ghost of the dish remained between them.
With a blink, she lowered them, and noticed her apron. "I-I'll be right back," she murmured, and hurried down the hall before I could explain that no one cared if she showed up to dinner covered in flour and that she should just sit.
Azriel set the potatoes in the center of the table, Cassian diving right in. Or he tried to. One moment, his hand was spearing toward the serving spoon. The next, it was stopped, Azriel's scarred fingers wrapped around his wrist. "Wait," Azriel said, nothing but command in his voice.

Honestly, if that's not husband material, what is?

While some people see potatoes, Elriels see romance 💕 while some people see a side dish, Elriels see acts of service 🙂‍↕️ and while some people see carbohydrates, ***Elriels see ***foreshadowing 🔮

Fun potato facts:

• Potatoes are one of the most versatile foods in the world.

• There are over 4,000 varieties of potatoes.

• Potatoes contain potassium, vitamin C and apparently enough symbolism to sustain an entire fandom for years.

• A potato can survive in surprisingly harsh conditions, much like Elriels surviving between book releases.

Today we honor our love for potatoes (and Elriel) feel free to create a post sharing your favorite Elriel art that involves that iconic scene, analyses or theories based off that scene, memes referencing the spud, your favorite potato dish, or your best potato related Elriel puns!

Happy International Potato Day everyone! May your potatoes be yummy, your gardens be thriving and your Elriel hearts be well fed 💙🩷

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The time has officially come! 💙🩷

Comment your design below for a chance to have it become the new banner for r/ElrielFans!

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Community members are welcome to upvote as many designs as they’d like or just one! The submission with the most upvotes will officially become the new sub banner and the winner will be announced on June 1st.

For anyone wanting to participate, here’s the link to the original post featuring all pre-selected designs:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ElrielFans/s/VQAjpolS13

~ A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to create something beautiful for this community. Can’t wait to see all your amazing designs, good luck!!! 🌹🦇💜

Hello Elriels 💕 This is a friendly mod reminder of our sub banner contest going on! I’ll link the original post below but if you missed it, we are asking those who are interested to color a dagger & flower image we provided (in the comments), find their own version if you’d like and color that, or create your own! Submit your art on a scheduled post, May 25th for fellow users to (up)vote on it to become the next sub banner starting June 1st!

You’re free to send your submission via mod mail as well before then and I will ensure it is posted if you’d like to remain anonymous. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, can’t wait to see the creativity! 💙🩷

OG Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/ElrielFans/s/2N64moXLXp

I’m sorry if this is a silly question but am unsure and want to be safe. My husband has celiac disease and I’ve seen that the King Arthur flour is super popular in the gluten-free community. My concern is the “Contains: Wheat” I thought wheat, along with rye, barley, etc was a no no for celiacs. So please help me understand, it’s a flour that seems to be the go-to for lots of recipes so I’d love to give it a try but am worried I’ll be getting him sick.

(I currently use Bobs Red Mill 1:1 Gluten Free Baking Flour and Namaste Perfect Four Blend Flour)

In celebration of Elriel month we will be hosting a banner contest! In the comments you will find four images of a dagger and flowers that you are welcomed to color and submit as your own for the contest. Users are also free to draw up their own design, find a different dagger x flower combo or create a collage to submit. On May 25th at 8am EST we will create a new post for users to submit their designs and the comment with the most upvotes will become the subs new banner!

Users are also welcomed to send in their designs via mod mail before the 25th and we will ensure it is commented with the others in case you are in a different time zone!

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As the title states, Tamlin is the one who seduced Feyre under the mountain in, A Court of Thorns and Roses, not the other way around. Previously I've seen it be said that it was Feyre who seduced Tamlin in Chapter 42 (ACOTAR). Below are some textual facts that show it was Tamlin initiating it all.

Chapter 42 - Pg. 376 (Kindle Version): “*I went rigid when I smelled that rain and earthen scent, and didn't dare to turn to Tamlin." ... "*His fingers brushed mine." Here we have the beginning of their encounter, it is Tamlin who finds Feyre in the crowd, he makes his way to her to get her attention, touched her hand and then (canon text was not provided but) he walks off.

Pg. 377: “when he glanced over his shoulder and inclined his head ever so slightly that I understood." Here we have Tamlin beckoning Feyre to follow him.

She follows him through a door and then, “Darkness encompassed me. I saw only a flash of green and gold before the warmth of Tamlin's body slammed into me and our lips met." Once Tamlin gets Feyre alone in a dark and secluded room he wastes no time, quickly going in for a kiss.

Yes Feyre does say, "I couldn't kiss him deeply enough, couldn't hold him tightly enough..... Words weren't necessary". But NONE of this would of been happening without Tamlin leading the way. Of course Feyre is a willing participant, she loves the man!

Pg 378: "...he grasped my breast" ... "He tore his lips from mine and bit my neck" ... "Our tongues danced" ... "Tamlin growled his desire in my ear." This kiss has now lead to something steamy, Tamlin isn't worried about the world around them, his focus is on Feyre and touching her, kissing her. I will say again that yes, Feyre too is focused on this BUT, he was the one who brought them to this dark room, to talk? Doubt it. Canon shows its to get physical with Feyre. He could of stopped the kiss, didn't even have to initiate it, could of talked to Feyre, created a plan for her well-being to get out or end the trials but instead, he takes this opportunity to get sexual.

Before the two can get any further, Rhysand interrupts them.

Pg. 378: "Shameful," Rhysand purred... "Amarantha would be greatly aggrieved if she knew her little warrior was dallying with the human help," .... Ever so slowly, Tamlin removed my hands from his body and stepped out of my embrace. Thus ending their secret rendezvous.

All this canon text tells us how it was Tamlin who sought out Feyre, Tamlin who had her follow her into a dark room, Tamlin who initiated the kiss which escalated to almost sex. All Feyre did in this moment was reciprocate, sure she could have stopped the kiss to speak as well but she was a young human in this situation who trusted her lover. Her lover who put them in this room and used that time to make-out.