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A preview of an Elucien NSFW picture I've drawn. These two are far too much fun for me!!

#elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #elain x lucien #lucien vanserra #acotar #acotar fanart #Elucien fanart #Elucien nsfw

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Awwww!!!! This is so adorable!!! The colors are so warm and cozy! Elain sitting on his lap and feeding him! I just know he'd take a very seductive bite keeping his eyes locked with hers before that frenzy! I also want it to be something she hand made especially for him!

Elain and Lucien accepting the bond. I know Elain would bake something special. 🍰

Honeyypears created this beautiful art for me and I am so thrilled with it! She was so lovely to work with and it's just what I imagined.

art by @/honeyypears on Instagram

commission by me

#elucien #elucien art #pro elucien #acotar fanart #elain x lucien #Prythians cutest couple

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You can't convince me that Elain isn't totally Tsundere for Lucien! Haha!

This is just a sketch, forgive that it looks bad lol! I felt like we need some cuteness!

#elain x lucien #elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #acotar #elain archeron #elucien fanart

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This is gorgeous!!!!

The beautiful Elucien collages you bring to the community is just!!! 1000000/10!

I made Elucien headerssss >.<

It would be my pleasure if you'd like to use them (and match with me)! Also, don't give me credits, my name is there, so it's more than enough! 🩷

I made mine discolored and less bright because that's how I like it (my eyes are sensitive :<), but I thought I should post the originals here. If you'd prefer a "watered-down" version like mine, simply message me!

*I don't own the illustrations, I simply put them together*

#elucien #elucien headers #acotar #lucien vanserra #elain archeron

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"Don't you FUCKING touch her."

I imagine the most feral Lucien when his mate is in danger. I love how SJM has described Lucien during moments of his intensity. His hair glowing like it's molten fire, his russet eye glowing!!! Hnnnggg I need for this man to let loose. He's had so much stacked up against him, so PLEASE, let's see the heir of Day!!!

#elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #pro lucien vanserra #lucien vanserra #acotar #acotar art #acotar fanart

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In my mind, Lucien is the only right answer. Don't try to dissuade me, I promise you, it will not work.

and if i said lucien should be high king? 🤨🤨 what then? 🤨🤨

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Inspired by a post from @stargirlie25 about Elain flower braiding Lucien's hair. I just had to!!

#elucien #pro elucien #elain x lucien #lucien vanserra #elain archeron #acotar fan art #elucien fanart

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She needed him, more than the air she breathed, and that terrified her.

Kissing is so hard to draw for me! But have this Elucien kiss! I cannot WAIT for their book! So excited!!

#elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #elain x lucien #lucien vanserra #pro lucien vanserra #elain acheron #elain and lucien #acotar art #acotar fanart #elucien fanart

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Straight from the author's mouth. Why would she add Elain and Lucien to the date discussion if she had no intention of making them a couple? I didn't see her add Elain and Azriel in the discussion.

She said Lucien had someone special, then mated him to Elain, then said there was a great deal of tension (we've been seeing that) healing and growth to be had for them Together.

E/riels can claim whatever they want, we have it straight from the author's mouth.

I don’t need song lyrics, I have quotes/proof from SJM herself.

#acotar #lucien vanserra #elucien #elain archeron #sjm #sjm interview #pro elucien #elucien supremacy

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I can't help but correlate this to this song

XD

May 1st is really the best Elucien day!

I'd love an announcement today though I can't deny next Wednesday would be pretty perfect for an Elucien book announcement.

Ianthe was poison and not the person to help restore the magic to the lands but....

#elucien #pro elucien #acotar 5 #Calanmai #1st of may #Youtube

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Omg!! Look at my babies! They look so beautiful! This just reminds me what Sara says about Elucien modern dating!

"That reminds me! Lucien and Elain would go to London and tour through the gardens before making their way out to the countryside. They are pretty much happy to be out in nature the most"

Elain and Lucien Fan Art

This artwork gives off regency vibes and I'm here for it!!

Art was made by mistilteinn.art for amandas_arthoard

#elucien #elucien fanart #pro elucien #elain and lucien #lucien and elain #elain x lucien #lucien x elain #elucien endgame #elain acotar #elucien supremacy #lucien vanserra #acotar fan art

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He's so beautiful!!!

little lucien vanserra painting bc without him i would never have gotten through the first book

#art #digital art #a court of thorns and roses #acotar fanart #lucien #lucien vanserra #lucien acotar

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AHHH! To see them in color! It feels like a dream!

Elucien fanart is so fucking beautiful and serene! The way this captures them!! AHHHH!!! I love it!

I've been missing sharing artwork of my fave sunshine due, Elain and Lucien. So thought I'd share something today to brighten up the start of the week. 💛

I know everyone is desperate for information or any new clues that may give us insight to the future of ACOTAR but those of us who've been around a long while remember SJMs Pinterest board, before she ultimately deleted it in 2021. But many screenshots exist on Tumblr.

One of those pins is the original artwork you will see that I included that this commission was inspired by, which is so clearly Elain and Lucien, so not only has she talked about them and why she mated them, but she had pins saved that looked like them.

I can't wait to read their story. I think it's going to be one of SJMs most epic, because the tension and angst she spoke about sets up for great story telling.

Thank you @/leofoxart for this amazing artwork inspired by the original. I always wanted to do a colored version, I love the addition of the stockings and her hand cupping his face. 💛

Please note that the reference for this original art is done by @/ sayara-s on Deviantart. The reference was found from SJM’s ACOTAR Pinterest.

#elucien #elucien fanart #elucien supremacy #pro elucien #acotar art #lucien x elain

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"E/riel has plot!"

What plot? If they're already 'in love,' what's the plot for them to fall in love?

Oh Forbidden romance?

...You mean how Elain ISN'T FORCED AT ALL to accept this mating bond? How literally no one is forcing her hand one way or another and it's up to HER whether she wants to accept her mate or not?

How Rhys challenged Azriel to show he had ANY feelings beyond the fantasies he pleasured himself to, but fell short?

Or how Rhys said that if Elain DID choose to reject it, that she would have their support? (Clearly Rhysand isn't standing in the way if Azriel's feelings for her were anything beyong "the fantasies he pleasured himself to." or could at least say with his chest he was over Mor.

Oh, you mean the tons of other 'theories' that e/riel has come up with that literally destroys all the character/ story build up she's been writing? Having an SA survivor be evil and luring men. Or having that character not be involved at all (Because you know, THAT plot threatens your ship.)

Oh riiight, the millions of different kinds of 'mate' theories. How ONLY Elucien's bond is the wrong one, but everyone else's? They're right! Even though, Lucien shares the SAME mating qualities that Rhysand and Cassian share. The longing stares, (Azriel had that for Mor too before Moriel got retconned. Don't worry Az, there's a fiery red haired beauty waiting for you!), the concern, the mate desire and the chant of "you are mine and I am yours." Sounds like Lucien's bond fits right alongside the others doesn't it?

The plots they claim would literally take Lucien's HEA away, despite SJM's OWN WORDS that there was 'someone special' for him, then making him mates with ELAIN. Then going on to say that there's a great deal of Tension, growth and HEALING for them( TOGETHER). Oh, look! That sounds like PLOT doesn't it? A plot of healing tension and growth! Something that SJM is known for in her books. Something Feyre, and Nesta got. Interesting.

Lucien is carrying the story in the Background. He has his hands dipped in Koschei, Vassa and Jurien, Beron and Eris, Spring court, Day court (finding out his true heritage), Emissary to Night court and Ally (As Rhys clearly explains).

Hmmmm. It sounds to me like Lucien has a TON of plot surrounding him. Elain being a seer, being said that Spring court was built for her. Her scent is the "Promise of Spring." (Who is currently stationed in spring court? Oh, Lucien, her mate! Look at that, it's already set up! =D) Even Rhysand states that we haven't seen all there is to Elain, and yet SJM is prepping her to go to spring.

Tell me, how does E/riel fit into spring? Do we need yet another contradicting 'plot/theory' to make it work?

The way Az's shadows don't run from Gwyn, they dance with her. They don't raise up alarm (which let's be real, if she was evil, his shadows would ABSOLUTELY tell Azriel to be cautious. Instead, they sit calmly at his shoulders. They're playful and sing.) Azriel not having to hide his scars, not having to think negative, degrating thoughts about himself while he's with Gwyn. The spark in his chest he got at the thought of her teal eyes lighting up. A thing of secret lovely beauty (Not a thing of deciept and magic). And no, he never got a spark in his chest for Elain.

The tie to Valkyrie and Illyrians, there's banter and laughter between them. Nesta being Gwyn's chosen sister, Cassian being Az's chosen brother. Think of the cute double dates they'd have!

If E/riel needs to make people who SJM have literally set up to have epic stories 'villains' or have them die, or not even exist for the ship to work, if their HEA includes ruining entire plots and stories, butchering characters, then it isn't very good now is it?

Meanwhile, Elucien and Gwynriel are set up to have intrigue, healing and growth for BOTH of the couples. I dunno, you can call the bad character breaking theories 'plots' if you want. If that helps you believe in your ship, sure? I rest easy knowing SJM isn't out here trying to rewrite her WHOLE entire story and throw out everything she wrote in the garbage, just to make ONE ship happen when she said there were clearly 2.

#elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #elain x lucien #anti e/riel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel

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For E/riel to happen,

A lot of major changes to the story need to occur. E/riel theories are often convoluted and contradicting, but let's go over some of the things that need to happen, for these E/riel theories shall we?

Elain and Lucien's bond has to be 'wrong or corrupt' while everyone else's is perfectly fine.

Lucien and Azriel need to have a blood duel where Lucien dies.

The bond is fake and they'll both have a good laugh about it.

Elain will reject the bond, but will always still have her bond with Lucien. She'll just go with Azriel and he'll be totally ok with it.

BOTH Elain and Lucien will reject the bond, which...somehow it just what, goes away? They will both find love with someone who isn't their mate, Az/Vassa, but constantly feel the pull to eachother since the bond doesn't go away. Lucien will eventually be driven mad.

Lucien has to be a cheater. Being a mated male and his whole characteristic of being fiercely loyal? Out the window.

Jurien has to betray them or die, since Jassa is a contendor to Vassien. Jassa cannot happen so we must get rid of Jurien.

Gwyn has to be evil

Gwyn's a Lightsinger/luring Azriel, so him wanting to see her cannot be of his own volition or a draw to any mating bond, it's because he's under a spell.

Gwyn is going to betray Azriel

Gwyn and Elain are going to fight over Azriel, which Gwyn will reveal her evil ploy

Gwyn cannot exist past SF and will fade into obscurity

Someone is forcing Elain to be with Lucien, in which she and Azriel must sneak around with their forbidden desires before someone steps in and fights for their happiness.

Lucien just fades into obscurity or dies trying to protect Elain which she goes to Az anyway.

Elucien happens in the first book, but then Lucien turns into a sudden asshole and pushes Elain away where she realizes she loved Az all along? The second book is Elain and Azriel getting together...which would be all of 5 pages.

For Elucien to happen,

Elain and Lucien need to spend time together and get to know eachother.

For Gwynriel to happen,

Azriel and Gwyn spend time together.

Azriel stops focusing on his lack of a mate and listen to his shadows who are clearly telling him the woman he's looking for is right in front of him.

That's it.

For Elucien/Gwynriel to happen, all they have to do is spend more time together. We don't need anyone to lose their HEA, we don't need to kill off any characters, or make anyone suffer. Everyone gets a HEA, which in a romance novel that's about soulmates and love and healing and fantasy, that's what it's about. This isn't GoT/SOIAF where people need to be scheming and die.

What sounds more likely? 2 books left focusing on 2 different ships like Eluciend and Gwynriel? Seeing 4 people get their HEA and possibly some blooming side ships like Jassa and Mor/Emire? Or, 2 books, one focusing on Elriel, where one of the many horrible and depressing options happen, with the second book being someone else entirely, or Vassien? Which again, would be breaking characters.

You tell me.

#elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #elain x lucien #pro lucien vanserra #anti e/riel #pro gwynriel #gwynriel #gwyn x azriel

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The Rose foreshadowing from that "God Forsaken Bonus Chapter"

That is how some e/riels refer to the BC. It's like they know it is the end of their ship, the nail in the coffin. There is quite a bit of Foreshadowing in the SF Feysand's BC that has pretty significant Elucien hints.

A lot of e/riels say that Lucien's gift of the enchanted gardening gloves was a thoughtless gift. Elain likes getting her hands dirty, so clearly the gloves were belittling her.

Except they weren't. Gloves serve a purpose, they serve to protect you so you don't get cut up by thorns and hurt. Gifting someone safety equipment for their hobby/craft is not careless or insulting. It's saying "I want you to be safe doing the thing you love." It's actually rather thoughtful and sweet.

But, there's something more to those gloves and how they're tied to Lucien, and the symbolism of the thorns from roses. Let's dig in.

 “Don't forget that gardening often results in something pretty, but it involves getting one's hands dirty along the way."  “And torn up by thorns," I mused, recalling a morning this past summer when Elain had come into the house, her right palm bleeding from several gashes thanks to a stubborn rosebush that had pierced her gloves. The thorns had broken off in her skin, leaving sharp splinters that I’d had to pull free. I didn’t dare mention that if she had been wearing the enchanted gloves Lucien had gotten her last Solstice, nothing would have pierced them at all.

Elain is stubborn. She's been stubborn about the whole mating bond, avoiding Lucien, avoiding his gifts. She's reluctant to give into the bond and her mate, and it's understandable. She's been through a lot, and she might be blaming him for her rejection from Greysen.

Another interesting thing of not here is, what did Azriel gift to Elain for Solstice?

A rose Necklace.

In this moment, Elain was interested in Azriel. He knew that what they were doing was wrong. Elain went with it too though, asking for him to put it on her, sharing charged looks, sharing an almost kiss...

and then, he called it a mistake.

Rhys vanished, and Azriel was left standing before Elain, who still awaited his kiss. His stomach twisted as he pulled his hand from her hair  and stepped back. Forced himself to say, "This was a mistake.” She opened her eyes, hurt and confusion warring there before she whispered, "I’m sorry."

Again, the rose imagery. The stubborn rose whose thorns pierced her, caused her hurt and pain.

This is why I think Feyre's previous statement, saying had she been wearing the enchanted gloves Lucien had gotten her, nothing would have pierced them at all.

It has the same feeling of, "Had she not been stubborn and went with her mate, she wouldn't have been hurt by Azriel." The gloves are more than just to protect her hands while gardening, they are a symbol of Lucien, protecting her heart, protecting her. And with him, nothing would pierce her at all.

#elucien #pro elucien #elucien supremacy #elain x lucien #anti e/riel #Lucien really is perfect #and THAT'S what you call foreshadowing

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I love this! I fully imagine her in her baking mode when fall comes around, making some of Lucien's favorite dishes.

I also head cannon that when she's planting, she sees a friendly little fox who finds himself sleeping amidst her flower beds. 🌼

What if Elain started baking because it smells like Lucien? He exudes the fragrances of warm cinnamon rolls with a hint of vanilla and caramelized sugar, sweet apple pies infused with cinnamon and nutmeg, freshly baked sourdough with a tangy aroma and a hint of yeast, mulled wine simmering with cloves, cinnamon, and orange zest, and all the cozy scents of an autumn day, including the crispness of fallen leaves and the earthy aroma of the forest.

#elucien #pro elucien #elain x lucien #elucien headcanon