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ladyelain · 15 days
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It’s giving don’t be ridiculous Andrea, everybody wants this.
"Elain doesn't want Lucien"
My sweet summer child.
Everybody in the ACOTAR series wants Lucien.
She's just the one who is most terrified of that realization.
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ladyelain · 25 days
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I dont trust anyone who hates Lucien.
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ladyelain · 26 days
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no same 🥲
remember when lucien gifted elain those pearl earrings on winter solstice and it was awkward and uncomfortable and everybody was just staring as he tried not to look so devastated.and then lucien proceeded to not receive any gifts not even from feyre who he never forgets to gift something ,who’s supposed to be his friend.and that same night elain&azriel almost smooched just a floor below him .yeah what was that 🙁
i would’ve just winnowed my ass home because what the fuck 🗣️🗣️.
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ladyelain · 29 days
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my roman empire fr
will anyone talk about the fact that when we are first introduced to elain in ACOTAR she asks feyre for a new coat. and then in ACOMAF lucien gives her his cloak
guys PLEASE
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ladyelain · 2 months
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I loved all of what Sarah highlighted in her interview today and I'll elaborate a bit especially on the romance part:
In Maas’ fantasy worlds, love interests often exist as fated “mates,” with invisible strings between them that are powerful and often poetic. Readers can see the literary metaphors, like complementary powers between two characters. But other times, there are no metaphors, with their connection initially seeming random.
She's too attached to the mate trope and I like that she gives us different cases and scenarios for it, otherwise it'll be boring.
“Sometimes, I will write a scene with two characters that I’ve planned for them to get together, and then they have no …” She shakes her head slightly at me. “It’s like holding two dolls and being like, now kiss! And they won’t. … And then sometimes a different character will walk in and they will just” — she snaps.
I yelled at this part because it's as if she plucked the scene from Azriel's bonus chapter and used it as an example. Those parallels between Elain and Gwyn are intentional. It doesn't mean Elain is bad it's just their dynamic doesn't work as a couple and it was obvious to the author. I know she didn't specify who this was about but like, come on, who tried to kiss and which character showed up in a bonus chapter after that depressing scene and gave a glimmer of hope?
“It feels like magic in a way where, as much as I tried to plot out things years in advance, I let my characters guide a story. And they usually wind up with the people that they need to be with and who offer them the most growth and joy.”
I love this so much and allow me to speak about my favorite ship and its because the snippets we saw of Az and Gwyn together especially in the bonus chapter brought out a lighter version of Az. His scenes with Gwyn were light-hearted and the bonus chapter ends on a hopeful note for them. It's hard to deny that connection between them whether you theorize she's luring him or they're mates, those theories wouldn't exist if she had no ties to him (she's in his own chapter like come on).
I go the philosophical route with my next question: We’re talking about fate here, but at what point is a character the agent of their own fate? What happens if someone rejects their mate? (Listen, if I were Fae and I didn’t like my mate, whatever God chose for me is not my business.)
People are jumping the gun and assume this example is set to be Elucien but... we have Helion and Lady of Autumn likely being an example of a tragic rejected mates story (if you read ACOWAR and their history it's obvious they're mates). Maybe it's Mor and Eris and that's the secret that ties them to each other. We have other characters from other series too.
For a convincing mate rejection story in my opinion, it needs more than one book or it's a case that we see with side characters where we can see their history and the long-term implications of a rejected bond.
It's too easy of a story to have one person's central conflict be the words "no I reject you" and they're done. Again, this is not exclusive to ACOTAR but also her other series.
“That’s something I find to be very interesting,” she replies. “What if the forces that be put you with the wrong person? Or what if you just decide, eh, I’m not interested. … There’s a lot to explore within the concept of mates and your agency about it.
The concept of agency is something many readers in the fandom discussed especially when it comes to mating bonds and there were arguments on (would Rhys fell for Feyre if she wasn't his mate or would have Cassian fell for Nesta if she wasn't his mate). We know that some mates don't work out but stay together because their dynamic is unhealthy (Rhys's and Tamlin's parents). We got examples of a loveless mating bond already.
We also saw that Nesta didn't immediately accept the term "mate" because it would mean cutting off her last tether with humanity. It's not a matter of "you're my mate" "yes I'll be with you", the dynamic between the mated couple is important to explore.
“I’m not going to say if I am exploring it in future books or not,” she continues, “but it definitely offers a wealth of things to explore with this concept of freewill and what is true love. Is it something that’s destined? Or is it something that you make? Is it both?”
This part aligns with what I think about Elucien. We never had a mated pairing who knew they were mates but are not in love with each other. Every mated couple found out they're mates when they were already in love.
Can a destined love turn into true love? Or do you settle for a destined love without love being in the equation. Love wasn't in the equation for Rhys's parents, but love was the equation for Feysand and Nessian. Elucien was left unexplored for a reason and both Elain and Lucien view each other by label "mate", they didn't have a chance to get to know each other. So it's going to be very interesting to see them navigate their feelings for each other despite the mating bond.
I didn't expect her to elaborate a lot on this but I love that she did and I hope in future interviews she gives us more good bits about her writing and examples of the decisions she took for some characters and couples.
Didn't expect this post to be long but happy reading! I'm still reeling from HOFAS 🥲
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ladyelain · 2 months
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Archeron Sisters - A Court of Thorns and Roses
Artist: @/0jem0
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ladyelain · 2 months
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I'm convinced the Lady of Autumn would love Elain and treat her like the daughter she never had.
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ladyelain · 2 months
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Wanted to draw a pretty pretty princess so obviously I had to draw Elain Archeron
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ladyelain · 2 months
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manifesting
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Pt 2
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ladyelain · 2 months
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The Archeron Sisters
Art: __alex_oxy__
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ladyelain · 2 months
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I think the fact that sjm specifically points out how far elain sat from lucien shows lucien’s significance. If lucien and Elain’s interactions weren’t supposed to matte,, then sjm wouldn’t have brought it up lucien at all. Even though it’s awkward she still pointed it out. Sjm could’ve worded that whole line differently.
I agree :)
I think it does matter that
lucien gives elain a present that shows he clearly pays attention
nesta notices how elain behaves when lucien is around and calls her sister wretch for it
nesta clearly warms up to lucien in acosf
lucien is shown being friendly with both rhys and cassian and not only feyre
we just have to be patient and see how :)
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ladyelain · 2 months
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The Hunter with an artist's soul - Feyre Archeron
Artwork by @luxury_banshee
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ladyelain · 2 months
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I love these outfits they are so elegant and glittery:) I hope I managed to capture their romantic essence ~
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ladyelain · 2 months
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Gwyneth Berdara
Priestess • Valkyrie • Carynthian
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ladyelain · 2 months
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Rhys and Nyx - A Court of Thorns and Roses
Artist: @svanhaart / @svanha
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ladyelain · 2 months
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