I want Lucien to be happy too, and he knoooows he won’t be happy with Elain. So how about we ship him with:
Vassa wanted to make every minute count and she chose to spend it with Lucien. And bby was relaxed and chucking…
If they actually wanted little fox to be happy they wouldn’t be pushing him towards Elain.
Without even mentioning that for a relationship to work, all of the involved have to be on the same page.
These people want Lucien to be happy with Elain? This girl?
She couldn’t want to be farther away from him.
They don’t think he deserves more than that? Or that if Lucien and Elain ever got into a relationship because they were “mates” that both of them would eventually be miserable at some point (sooner rather than later, I might add)?
It is also misogyny to only care about what he feels. Her feelings don’t matter to them at all.
Why yes, I did notice your body language. Chronic headaches? Unacceptable. Let me go to the family healer and get a remedy made special. I’m not just going to hand it to you, either. I’m gift wrapping this asprin. You laughed while opening it? Fantastic. Even better. Was this a subtle way to show I care? Sure was.
It’s the way Rhys & Az both dismiss them with confidence that gets me.
And don’t even get me started on how rude I found Lucien in that second scene. Notice how he asks someone else about Elain’s needs (literally right in front of her), rather than stepping up and asking her himself verbally? Since he clearly isn’t in tune with her via that bond…*sips tea*
Kinda reminds me of the “I’m getting her back” vs. the “Get her back” comparison too…
“Lucien caught me cringing at him when her words replayed for the tenth time an hour later.” “I shook my head, trying not to imagine Elain subject to that…fire.” (acowar 58)
“Elain would like it, too. Though she’d probably cling to Azriel, just to have some peace and quiet. I smiled at the thought- how handsome they would be together.” (acomaf 487)
Elain is associated with life and warmth. Azriel is associated with death and cold. Feyre has linked the two of them together, and they compliment each other perfectly.
Why yes, I did notice your body language. Chronic headaches? Unacceptable. Let me go to the family healer and get a remedy made special. I’m not just going to hand it to you, either. I’m gift wrapping this asprin. You laughed while opening it? Fantastic. Even better. Was this a subtle way to show I care? Sure was.
It’s truly, truly hilarious to me that some anti’s are shocked by Azriel’s sexual thoughts in his bonus chapter when we have had this information about him since ACOMAF.
Their first meeting went well, because Elain relaxed and Azriel opened up to her.
The flight down from H.O.W. must not have been awkward because Elain called Azriel’s hands beautiful and he voluntarily joined her in the garden where he sprawled out and read reports as she drank her tea.
That must have been enjoyable for the both of them since they jumped at the chance to do it again.
All that must have meant something because Azriel was prepared to die to get Elain back from Hyburn. He had his wings shredded and still carried her all the way to the camp. She kissed his cheek in thanks.
That must have really solidified trust between the two since he loaned her his most prized possession, and she accepted.
The friendship between them obviously was growing into something more when he made sure the group waited for her to join the table before eating. What prompted him? She went back down the hall, to spruce up her appearance. He made a joke at Amren’s expense to cheer her up.
That must have been exactly what the two of them wanted to see and hear because Elain followed through with giving Azriel his gift. He let his mask drop and laughed not only in her presence, but his family’s. The two even stayed up past 3am talking alone, voluntarily.
Azriel’s feelings are more than obvious when he and his shadows show signs of distress at the mere mentioning of Elain being hurt verbally or physically, more that once.
Elain’s feelings are more than obvious when she gives Az shy smiles and reciprocates a charged glance.
Elain and Azriel obviously display both physical and emotional attraction to one another. They buy each other thoughtful gifts, acknowledge a non verbal way of understanding/communication, and become aroused by eachother. They both display emotional pain when the encounter doesn’t progress.
