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• What Burns Beneath by KayWatS

  Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas  

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  12 Aug 2025

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  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)/Original Female Character(s)
  • Elain Archeron/Azriel
  • Nesta Archeron/Cassian
  • Feyre Archeron/Rhysand
  • Azriel & Cassian & Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Amren/Varian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Elain Archeron/Lucien Vanserra
  • Emerie/Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Nesta Archeron & Original Female Character(s)
  • Cassian (A Court of Thorns and Roses) & Original Female Character(s)
  • Feyre Archeron & Original Female Character(s)
  • Eris Vanserra & Original Character(s)
  • Azriel & Cerridwen & Nuala (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lucien Vanserra & Original Female Character(s)
  • Inner Circle Members (A Court of Thorns and Roses) & Original Character(s)
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Rhysand (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cassian (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Feyre Archeron
  • Nesta Archeron
  • Elain Archeron
  • Morrigan (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Amren (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Eris Vanserra
  • Beron Vanserra
  • Lady of the Autumn Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lucien Vanserra
  • Vanserra Brothers (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Nuala (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Cerridwen (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Angst
  • Fluff
  • Spy Shenanigans
  • POV Original Female Character
  • POV Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Enemies to Lovers
  • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
  • Slow Burn
  • Book 4: A Court of Silver Flames
  • The Night Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • The Autumn Court (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Lady of the Autumn Court Has a Name (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • There Was Only One Bed
  • Battle Scenes
  • Canon-Typical Violence
  • Trauma
  • Mates
  • Spymaster Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
  • Strong Female Characters
  • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
  • Fire Powers
  • Bad Parent Beron Vanserra

  Summary

  The key to deceiving people is believing your own lie. And Adara Vanserra had spent years – centuries – perfecting this ability. She had taught herself how to fully embody whatever character would give her the advantage in a given situation. She knew how to make anyone see what she wanted them to see.
  So how was the Night Court’s Spymaster able to read her in a way no one else could? And why did she want to abandon her carefully constructed mask around him?

  Azriel hated working with others, especially those he didn't trust. And there was no way he could ever trust a Vanserra. Even one as captivating and infuriating as Adara.
  So why did working with her feel as easy as breathing? And how did she get under his impenetrable armour so fast?

  (Runs parallel to ACOSF cannon, so does contain spoilers!)

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