Each of Maas’ series, “Throne of Glass” and “A Court of Thorns and Roses” contains halfthe rules that apply to Mates, so if you hadn’t read both, or didn’t catch the rules (some are throwaway sentences), you’d be confused. I’ve seen a lot of people who’ve read one series but not the other wondering about it lately, so I figured I’d gather all the“Rules” in one place :)
- There is only one Mate for everyone (ToG).
- Even Demi-Fae (one parent Fae, one human) have a Mate if their Fae side is strong enough (ToG).
- The Mating Bond takes a while to click into place, a couple or few months isn’t typical but is hardly a-typical (ToG).
- The Mating Bond has a strong pull, even if you are rejecting it (ToG).
- Once the Mating Bond is recognized and the bond is consummated (sex), it grows exponentially in strength (ACOTAR/ToG).
- Mates don’t have to like each other necessarily, as Rhysand pointed out- his parents strongly disliked one another (ACOTAR).
- You cankill your Mate. Like, physically murder them (ToG).
- If your Mate dies (and you weren’tthe one that killed them), it can send you into an epic downward spiral of grief that apparently lasts a minimum of 10 years (ToG).
- The mating bond can be faked by a bitchy Fae Queen with hidden agendas. (ToG)
- A Mating bond, under the right circ*mstances, can exist between a Fae and a Human, when this happens a Fae can reject their Fae-ness and becomemortal (ToG).
- Traditionally, a sign of the mating bond being accepted is the female providing the male with food they’ve made (Rhysand at least specifies it’s the femaleto the male, but that’s just traditional, as in ToG there isa hom*osexual Mated couple, so males can do it too)
- Mates don’t have to be opposite sexes (ToG)
If I’m forgetting any, let me know!
See AlsoLucien VanserraThanks to @Noonesjob , and@gail1012 for adding #11.
And as @crochanblackbeak pointed out, the rules of magic between ACOTAR and ToG tend to differ (iron being harmful, Fae all having a second form vs just high lords, etc), so it’s possible the Mate rules do too!
When your mate dies, another one can appear? (example of Lucien with his first mate dying before the bond clicked and now he has Elain)
lucien’s first love wasn’t his mate, he just assumed she would be. she died before the bond clicked into place so there’s no evidence she actually was his mate. they just loved each other
@thewholeworldofhumor Oh, but i thought that sarah j maas said in that tweet that someone could have more than one mate.
