I really want the hidden romance of Eris Vanserra.
I want his mate to walk the same halls, be in the same rooms, arms length with zero interaction to the naked eye. I want stolen moments: light touches, casual brush of fabric from their clothes as they pass by each other.
I want him to pull his mate into a dark corner at a party. Kiss them so hard they both see stars before they slip back out again. I want late night walks with a guard who’s a friend keeping his secret.
I want their first time together to be filled with tears and hushed promises. Promises this won’t be the only time. Promises that they’ll be together without the worry. I want him memorizing every inch of their skin. I want him fighting with himself about leaving when it’s over.
I want him making deals left and right to keep them safe. I want him killing those who find out and dare to blackmail him. Or him blackmailing them back.
I want them to be the first one he goes to when his father is dead and he’s high lord. Eris doesn’t care that a crowd is around. He doesn’t care that he’s covered in blood. All he cares about is right in front of him and he can finally kiss them wherever he likes.
I wonder if Eris was secretly screaming on the inside during the second trial in ACOTAR, forced to watch as Lucien was about to be murdered, knowing there was literally nothing he could do to stop it. I refuse to believe otherwise ✋😭
Girl, YES! What could you want more than two individuals separated for centuries by hate, violence, and the enemy status of their homes? Two people who are so hidden, wearing mask after mask after mask, victims of violence by their own family, stuck always living in the shadows of SOMETHING, wearing secrecy as armor, dedicated so fully to their court….coming together, against all odds, against all that they know, against all that they have sworn to be.
Coming together to love each other, to understand each other, to be there where no one else can be. To be the ONE person that gets to see behind the mask, into the shadows, beyond the secrecy. To CHOOSE each other, when they should have never been a choice to begin with. When they have never been chosen by someone before. Yeah that shit SLAPS to me.
Also, they’re both hot and snarky? Like hello? Win win.
Listen babes, we all get ONE crack ship okay? We know it’s not canon, but god damn if it isn’t magical.
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