I think Elain would thrive having her own circle. Feyre has Rhys and the Inner Circle of the Night Court. Nesta has Cassian and the Valkyries. Both women have a mate they know and love, but they also have friends of their own. Yes, it could be argued that Feyre and Rhys have the same friends, but she also has her art studio and business partner. She's branched out. She's built a full, fulfilling life, and has had the freedom to.
So has Nesta. She has Cassian. She has Gwyn and Emerie. She has her own home and her own purpose.
Elain was social as a human. She had friends, and she had a fiance she thought loved her. All of that was ripped away from her when she was Made.
She will always love her family--the Night Court is part of her extended family now as well, but she needs something that is hers. She needs her gardens, but she also needs her own purpose, her own people, her own love, and her own life.
She's trying to bloom where she's planted, but she can't. It's not working. She faces the window because she needs sunlight and a bigger world beyond it. She wants more--she's said as much.
If/when she does start falling for Lucien, she will flourish. The broader the world becomes again, the more trusting she becomes of herself/gains confidence, and a growing sense of purpose and fulfillment.
I could see her befriending Vassa and Jurian--two humans who absolutely know what she's going through.
I could see her warming to Lucien and opening up to him. Realizing what a genuinely good, sweet, gentle, and intelligent male he is. Watching him seamlessly and cleverly maneuver through a crowd like the most regal and elegant of emissaries, and tying back his hair, rolling up his sleeves, and catching fish in the stream with his bare hands and knowing exactly how to cook it. Being thoroughly overwhelmed by how good he looks in the firelight while they camp, and trusting herself--trusting him--enough that she realizes she's falling in love.
I could see her immediately hitting it off with the Lady of Autumn (and the Lady loving her/treating her like the daughter she never had). They would, of course, tease Lucien good-naturedly.
Helion would love her, and I think he would immediately see through the pretty face and know there's more to her than gardens and frivolous parties.
I could see Eris genuinely liking her too and being comically warm towards her in comparison to how he treats others (and Lucien never being entirely sure whether this is partly to get under his skin or not).
If I'm being honest, I could see Tamlin liking her quite a bit too once he gets past the whole Archeron thing and whatever hurt/anger he still feels towards Lucien.
I want to see her have it all.
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why do the band of exiles have a bright pink couch in their house and why do i just know jurian was the one who bought it.he got it as a joke to piss lucien off and they never got the chance to return it, now they’re all too attached to it and can’t bring themselves to replace it.like yeah it’s the most atrocious couch you’ll ever see but it’s their couch 🤷.
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lucien, having to be subjected to jurian and vassa's arguments that are just thinly veiled sexual innuendos and flirting attempts while his mate currently won't give him the time of day:
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Lucien: One year ago today, I married my best friend
Everyone: Awwww!
Lucien: Elain and Vassa are still angry about it, but Jurian and I were drunk and thought it would be funny
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Before I Say Goodnight
Summary: 21st Century fem!reader gets thrown into the world of ACOTAR after a freak incident. Slow burn romance. Azriel x reader
COMPLETED
Chapter list:
Introduction
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
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Vassien is such a funny ship to me because vassa and jurian are literally said to be “at each others throats” (they wanna fuck if you couldn’t tell) and their stories literally align with both of them ruling the humans together one day but yes vassa and lucien are the obvious endgame 👌.
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It's so poetic that the next ships are about how beautiful redheads found love. I so need to find a picture where Jurian, Elain and Azriel talk about how they love their redheads and how they love touching their fiery hair.
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