“Keep reaching out your hand.” 🤍

All the times Cassian or Nesta could have been feeling the mate bond on page:

1. LITERALLY ALL of Wings and Embers seems to hinge on this possibility. Cassian’s instincts are in overdrive, Nesta ACTUALLY ASKS him if he used MAGIC to make her feel things
2. When Cassian swears to protect Nesta and her people. Nesta lets him TOUCH HER FACE IN PUBLIC, and then we’re told Cassian won’t leave her side for the rest of the Court of Dreams time there. 
3. All that agony in Hybern. Cassian is UNCONCIOUS and in a puddle of his own blood and is still trying to get to Nesta. Feyre thinks that he’s instinctively trying to pull himself awake to protect her, the promise he made or something more. MATE BOND
4. We don’t get to see it, but some serious agony clearly went down between them while Feyre was busy fucking up Tamlins shit in the Spring Court. We know that before Cassian was back to full strength, but could fly again, he started flying to the House of Wind EVERY SINGLE DAY. How healed was he before he tried to get to Nesta? How many times did he pick fights with her just to try to gauge how she was handling the hell she was put through? How many offers of training did she turn down? 
5. This fucking moment: “You come between a male and his mate, Nesta Archeron, and you’re going to learn about the consequences the hard way.” Nesta’s nostrils flared. Cassian only gave her a crooked grin.
Does anyone actually think they’re still talking about Elain and Lucien here? Nope? Good
6. The crazy sexy intense eye contact scene before they leave for the Dawn Court. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT
7. After the first High Lord meeting, when Feyre and Nesta have left, Cassian just shows up? To ask about the badness NESTA IS FEELING, that wasn’t mentioned to him? 
8. With no outward physical signs that Rhys or ANYONE else notice, Nesta knows Cassian is hurt and where. AND THEN SHE TAKES CARE OF IT 
9. Cassian helps Nesta center her power to track the Cauldron. He’s both offering her physical support despite being recently stabbed, but also seemed to have some sense of what’s happening psychically/magically?
10. Literally EVERYTHING that happens between them in that final battle. Cassian impossibly hearing Nesta call and call and call for him despite being in the middle of a battlefield. Cassian’s promise to Nesta, kissing her with what he thought were his last moments. Nesta covering his body with hers, Cassian holding onto to her AND WAITING TO DIE TOGETHER