The countdown to the release of A Court of Silver Flames begins and to celebrate the upcoming debut, I will be posting a teaser of each dust jacket design every day leading up to Tuesday and… just as a special treat, you will get to see the full reveal of the ACOSF dust jacket! I will also be officially announcing the preorder date for my limited hand-signed (by me) editions for the dust jacket set. So excited!!!
for fun, i started doing character designs from sarah maas’s a court of thorns and roses series. i love doing book character designs and the descriptions in this series inspired me! i’m working on the other different high lords and their entourages now as well
don’t know where to post this BUT if anyone likes ACOTAR… i published the first chapter to a Lucien x female OC fic on both wattpad and ao3. it takes place during ACOWAR, she’s Cassian’s twin sister but he’s still mated to Elain sooo….. go check it out if you’re interested <3
you know how some people talk about how lucien could become the new high lord of spring with elain at his side but do you want to know what i’d really like to see if they end up ruling that court? elain getting the powers and becoming the first high lady that the magic chose. it’s been said that spring was made for her and lucien is already the heir to the day court, meaning he will be its high lord someday so
“I’m fine,” Elain said quietly. And then asked, noticing the gore on him, the torn clothes and still-bloody weapons, “Are you—” “Well, I never want to fight in another battle as long as I live, but … yes, I’m in one piece.” A faint smile bloomed on Elain’s lips.
friendly reminder that the latest acotar book gave us:
It wasn’t a guarantee that a High Lord’s firstborn would be his heir. The magic sometimes took a while to decide, and often jumped around the birth order completely. Sometimes it found a cousin instead. Sometimes it abandoned the bloodline entirely.
(Nesta about Spring Court) Elain would love this place. So many flowers, all in bloom, so much green—the light, vibrant green of new grass—so many birds singing and such warm, butterly sunshine. But Elain… The Spring Court had been made for someone like her.
(Cassian about Elain in Hewn City) He’d never once in two years he’d known her found Elain to be plain, but wearing black, no matter how much she claimed to be part of this court… It sucked the life from her.
and with helion not looking like he’s going anywhere, tamlin abandoning his court, rhysand needing it intact for the future, lucien being back there and everyone insisting on him staying… make room for the new high lord and high lady of the spring court.
They’re yet to accept the bond but it’s arguably the strongest I’ve read about in the ACOTAR universe.
He declared her his mate the moment they looked into each other’s eyes.
I know there is an assumption that Elain’s turning Fey initiated the mating bond but how do we know that for certain. This was the first time they were both in the same room as each other and Lucien acknowledged the bond the first time he looked into her eyes. What’s to say this wouldn’t have happened regardless of Elain being changed fey. We can’t know because Elain’s changing was also the first time she’d ever met Lucien.
He was able to break the kings restraints to walk to Elain. No one else in the room was strong enough to do this except Lucien and when he broke the restraints Tamlin looked shocked as to how he could. Does this mean his bond to Elain is stronger than two high lords power? Because that’s a VERY strong bond…
Elain can feel the mating bond between her and Lucien to. She can hear his heart beating and when Lucien tugged on the bond she felt a tugging feeling around her heart. She might not understand the mating bond or even agree with it but she hasn’t denied feeling the bond.
I can understand the mating bond being wrong/faulty and I can understand the mating bond being rejected.
What I can’t understand is the mating bond being rejected when both sides are feeling such strong effects of it.
The strength of the bond has obviously caused Elain to avoid Lucien to the point where she refuses to get to know him and find out if she even likes him as a friend.
I wonder how Lucien and Elain would have reacted to one another if the mating bond didn’t exist or if Lucien hadn’t said they were mates. If Elain hadn’t felt forced toward Lucien would they actually be friends?
Rhys didn’t tell Feyre they were mates because he didn’t think she was ready to know. What might have happened if he’d declared them mates under the mountain after Feyre was changed fey? Would she have reacted like Elain has to Lucien? Would she have felt scared and stayed in the spring court with Tamlin?
How would Nesta reacted if Cassian had told her they were mates pre ACOSF?
With Elain’s Trauma and inexperience with the fey all the mating bond has done so far is create a wall between the two.
She refuses to get to close to Lucien because of the bond.
I personally think that Lucien and Elain’s bond is so strong it’s actually scared Elain from getting to know Lucien therefore causing any possible relationship between them to stall for however long it takes Elain to stop fearing/ resenting the bond.
Even Lucien was rattled by the fact he feels a stronger connection to Elain than his late wife and he was born fey.
If the bond didn’t exist between Lucien and Elain would Elain have visited the Spring Court? Or has the mating bond restricted her to the Night Court?
Despite her rebelling against the mating bond she still allows him to come visit on holidays and hasn’t rejected the bond.
I hear people saying if they were canon there relationship would have progressed more by now but how can they have any progression until Elain stops avoiding Lucien? There relationship can only evolve when Elain finally talks to Lucien.
Rereading ‘A court of thorns and roses’ after a year for research related purposes- part 1
Feyre was in her flop era babes
WAIT WHY DO I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO RECOLLECTION OF THIS CHARACTER HE’S NEVER MENTIONED AGAIN
Feyre so humble and selfless you guys she’s not like other girls frrr
Omg it’s almost like- like the wolf and the doe are a METAPHOR for the power dynamic between Feyre and Tamlin
GROWL??? RHYSAND IS THAT YOU??
Elain’s literally so annoying like honeybear why don’t you grow some vegetables or something
okay *Tamlin shows up*
This bargain makes no sense to me like i know there’s some bigger stuff going on but this is the equivalent of “you killed my bestie? well now you have to suffer living with me☺”
PROTECT NESTA AAAHHHH
Lucien was actually my favorite character in the first book he’s the only one with a personality
Summary: Reader is Tamlin’s younger cousin and realizes they’re Lucien’s mate after he flees from the Autumn Court
Warnings: mentions of violence (when Lucien/Tamlin kill Lucien’s brothers)
Word Count: 1,500
A/N: Something shorter and fluffy for all the Lucien fans :) Enjoy!
You knew Lucien was your mate the day you met him, from that first moment when he stumbled into the manor of the Spring Court seeking your older cousin after fleeing from his sadistic family. You’d known he was your mate as you and Tamlin consoled him, grief-stricken with the loss of Jesminda, and welcomed him into your home. The mating bond had snapped into place almost instantaneously for you, leaving you reeling in place as Tamlin tried his best to console his frantic friend.
But it was too soon, far too soon for talk of such things with Lucien, who was aching with the loss of his lover, family, and home. And so you kept it to yourself, offering Lucien a shoulder to cry on or an ear to vent to, accompanying him on walks and occasionally leaving baked goods and fruits outside his door. But you never dared to go farther than that, resigning yourself to a century or so of longing.
That century was cut short, however, when the bond clicked for him a few months later.
When Lucien’s brothers came to kill him you’d wasted no time helping Tamlin and Lucien, going so far as to hold one of the brothers down while your older cousin slit his throat.
“Are you watching?” Tamlin sneered to the one brother you kept alive. He was gagged and tied to a chair - it was Tamlin’s idea to force him into watching the mess you made of his siblings.
“He’d better be,” you replied for him, stepping over a body on the floor to help a bloodied Lucien to his feet.
“What do you want us to do with him?” Tamlin asked, gesturing to your terrified hostage.
“Let him go,” Lucien replied, in a voice much darker than you’d ever heard from him. “I want him to tell my father what we did.”
In the morning, after Tamlin had left to get rid of Lucien’s brother, you had tasked yourself with cleaning up the mess left in your cousin’s study. Blood and broken furniture were rather off putting, and you didn’t want Alis to have to deal with that.
Lucien had appeared in the doorway a few hours later.
“How are you feeling?” you asked him from your place on the floor. You’d spent the last ten minutes trying to scrub a particularly large stain out of the carpet, with no avail.
“Have you been in here alone this whole morning?” Lucien asked, ignoring your question completely.
“The room needs to be cleaned, and I told the housemaids to let me take care of it,” you said with a shrug. “They don’t handle stuff like this well.”
“You still shouldn’t have to clean it by yourself,” he frowned, stepping into the room and grabbing a spare rag from the stack you’d brought in with you.
“Oh, Lucien, really there’s no need-”
“I’m helping,” he stated dismissively, kneeling down next to you. “I’m responsible for this mess, anyways.” You shook your head. “It was your brothers’ faults, not yours. They came and sought you out.”
“I still…killed them,” Lucien said softly, as if he was still processing what had happened. You nodded slowly, placed your hand gently over his and patted it comfortingly.
“Well, I hate to be that person, but they deserved it,” you said. “But the fact that you’re feeling upset about it, after everything they did to you, tells a lot about your character.” “Does it?” Lucien asked, turning to you with glossy eyes. “What does it tell?”
You gulped, trying to think of the right words to reassure him without giving away too much of yourself. “Lucien, you’re one of the kindest and most selfless beings I’ve ever met. You’re always doing things for others, you’re always coming with Tamlin and I to help the lesser fae in the forest. You think the best of everyone and only harbor ill feelings towards those who deserve them, I mean, really you’re just fantastic-”
In your rambling you failed to notice the way Lucien’s eyes widened, the way his breath hitched as something became clear to him that you already knew.
“-and you shouldn’t even think for one second that last night makes you any less good, or less kind, because this is the one time you’ve ever fought back or sought any semblance of revenge after all the things they’ve done for you. And you deserved none of it-”
Lucien wrapped his arms around you, pulling you to him in a crushing hug. You gasped, shocked, and wordlessly moved your arms to his shoulders, holding him against you.
“Thank you,” he managed, and you realized he was crying. “Thank you.”
“There’s no need to thank me,” you said gently, resting your forehead against him. “I’m just telling you the truth.”
“Can I tell you something I just realized?” he mumbled, resting his head against the top of yours. You nodded. “I think you’re my mate.”
Your eyes widened, and you pulled back to look up at him. “Lucien, I-” “Y/n,” he whispered, taking your hands in his. His brow furrowed. “Did…did you already know?”
You looked down, bit your lip, and nodded slowly. “I’ve known since the first day you were here.”
“Y/n-”
“I’m no Jesminda,” you interrupted, looking back up at him. “And I know you might want nothing romantically right now, and that’s fine, but I will always, always be here for you in whatever role you need-” Lucien cupped your face in his hands softly, and your words died on your lips.
“I am honored,” he said, voice thick with emotion, “honored to be your mate.”
And as those things typically go, the next few days were spent tucked away in Lucien’s room, exploring each other’s lips and bodies and talking about every little piece of your lives you could think of in between the incessant fucking brought on by the acceptance of a mating bond. It was inspiring, really, how little you’d managed to get done in the past week and a half.
“We should do something,” you said, rolling over to gaze at a naked Lucien, basking in the sunlight on top of the bed. He opened his eyes, turning his head to give you a lazy smile.
“Yea?” he replied. “What should we do, my love?”
You grinned, closing your eyes and relishing in the sound of his endearment. “I dunno, maybe just a walk around? See if anything has changed in the last week?”
“Can’t we just stay here?” Lucien whined, scooting closer to you. He trailed one hand up your arm slowly, rubbing small circles as he went.
“Lucien, we’ve been here for days,” you giggled. He smiled, bit his lip and closed his eyes, as if he were committing the sound to memory. His hair was a brilliant shade of red in the sunlight streaming through the window. It was around noon, you realized, though you had no idea what day of the week it was.
“Please,” you drawled, half-begging. Lucien sighed, smile still on his lips.
“Fine,” he relinquished. “But let’s make it snappy, I want to be back in this bed in an hour, tops.”
You giggled, thanking him before launching yourself off the bed to find some clothes to wear. You slipped on one of Lucien’s shirts and the pair of pants you’d discarded on the ground a week ago, turning back to Lucien and giving him a thumbs up.
His gaze darkened as he looked you over, a lustful look taking over his face. Your eyes widened and you turned around again. “Oh no you don’t, I know what that look means and I don’t want it compromising our walk!”
“But you look so hot in my clothes,” Lucien huffed.
“Not my problem,” you teased, waltzing into the bathroom and leaving a very frustrated Lucien splayed out on the bed.
It took you two hours to get down to the gardens, detained slightly by a trip to the kitchens and what Lucien deemed an “unavoidable quickie.” But you’d finally reached your destination, setting a blanket down on the grass for you to lie on.
“This is nice,” Lucien murmured, playing with your hair while your head rested in his lap.
You hummed, eyes closed, enjoying the slight breeze. “I told you so.”
Lucien chuckled and bent down, pressing a soft kiss to your forehead.
“I love you, Y/n,” he murmured.
“That’s the fifth time you’d said that in the last ten minutes,” you teased, opening your eyes and tapping his nose lightly.
“I don’t think I could stop saying it if I wanted to,” Lucien replied, grinning down at you adoringly. “And I don’t want to.”
“Well, lucky for you, I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of hearing you say it,” you replied, reaching up and pulling him down for a kiss.
*mocking voice* “oh im not gonna render sexy Lucien, I’m happy with how he is now”
I can’t really explain why, I’m just really obsessed and when I opened photoshop today I somehow accidentally* opened the file and I mean at that point I’m basically balls deep already and might as well just keep going
Summary:Elain and Lucien are reunited after a year of civil war within Prythian. Lucien brings Elain back to Day to marry her in secret, and do something very sinful in the High Temple.
** Happiest of Birthdays to my dear @moononastring!! The Queen of Elucien, and generally just a really awesome human!
Summary: Elain and Lucien are reunited after a year of civil war within Prythian. Lucien brings Elain back to Day to marry her in secret, and do something very sinful in the High Temple.
** Happiest of Birthdays to my dear @moononastring!! The Queen of Elucien, and generally just a really awesome human!
For my fanfic library, visit @rhysand-vs-fenrys-vs-writing.
Summary: Elain and Lucien are reunited after a year of civil war within Prythian. Lucien brings Elain back to Day to marry her in secret, and do something very sinful in the High Temple.
** Happiest of Birthdays to my dear @moononastring!! The Queen of Elucien, and generally just a really awesome human!
For my fanfic library, visit @rhysand-vs-fenrys-vs-writing.
Can we all just appreciate how Lucien doesn’t force the mating bond on Elain, and just leaves it up to her whether she wants to pursue it or not? Honestly I feel like if she would reject the bond or Azriel would try to romance her, Lucien would accept it without declaring a Blood Duel. Because he’s a good guy. He deserves someone who goes for him 100%.
