#ELAIN ARCHERON

[dimalry]

I LOVE it when artists depict a very clear dynamic between lovers, so much so that I could literally ship that couple without even knowing them. I hope I’ve managed to draw enough of the kind of dynamic I envision for Elucien. It’s not the full scope of what I imagine them to be like, but certainly a chunk of it!

And also… I heard that the people who voice Elain and Lucien both ship Elucien. If that’s true, I‘m gonna scream. You know how the voice actor of Zuko made a fan audio in which Zuko confesses his love for Katara? I need something like this for Elucien 😭

Gwynriel WIP. I might have to change some poses and rearrange them all. It’s just not as good as the Elucien piece and it’s bugging me.

[oristian]

Elain looks stunning in green, doesn’t she?

“Imagine being loved by me.”

Elain and Lucien celebrate Saint Patrick’s Day the best way they know how—clad in green and Elain teasing her favorite redhead. Prythian’s best-looking, best dressed, and voted best hair couple always steps out in style. The Prince and Princess of Prythian.

(On a real note, I am beyond feral for them)

ART CREDIT spearthymint

COMMISSIONED BY @oristian

PLEASE DO NOT REPOST

@elucienweekofficial

[olenvasynyt]

I wanted to make a few dividers for my @elainweekofficial submissions but I ended up making 14 lmao. Feel free to use for Elain Week or just in general! Credit is appreciated but not necessary.

[acourtofthought]

If you like feral mates:

Touch her, smell her, taste her—

Mine. You are mine, and I am yours. Mate.

But Lucien’s attention went right to the hallway toward the back, his nostrils flaring as he scented Elain’s direction. And who she’d gone with. A low snarl slipped out of him—

His russet eye flashed with simmering rage. An uncontrollable instinct—for a mate to eliminate any threat. But he remained sitting. Even as his fingers dug into the arms of his chair.

If you like protective mates:

Lucien breathed, “Where is he keeping her?” I knew who he meant. I shook my head. “I don’t know. Rhysand has a hundred places where they could be, but I doubt he’d use any of them to hide Elain, knowing that I’m aware of them.” “Tell me anyway. List all of them.” “You’ll die the moment you set foot in his territory.” “I survived well enough when I found you.”

“My mate is none of your concern.”

“She is my mate and in my enemy’s hands—”

If you like mates who believe in the FMC:

But Mor tried again. “There is a reason why Elain is seeing these things. She was right about the other queen turning old, about the Ravens’ attack—why is she being sent this image? Why is she hearing this queen? It must be vital. If we ignore it, perhaps we’ll deserve to fail.” Silence. I surveyed them all. Vital. Each of them was vital here. But me … I sucked in a breath. “I’ll go.” Lucien was staring at Elain as he spoke.

Elain fell into step beside me, peering at Lucien. He noticed it. “I heard you made the killing blow,” he said.

If you like mates who will fight their way across the world to find her:

“I’m going with you,” he said again, face splattered with blood as bright as his hair. “I’m getting my mate back.”

Lucien, haggard and bloody, panting for breath. As if he’d run from the shore. His gaze settled on Elain, and he sagged a little.

If you like concerned mates:

And from the devastation on his face, I knew he’d heard every word. Seen and heard and felt the hollowness and despair radiating from her.

Too thin. She must not be eating at all. How can she even stand?

“Let me do something. About Elain.

“Please tell me,” Lucien said when I crossed the threshold into the foyer. “What the healer says. And if—if you need me for anything.”

“Should we—does she need …?”

If you like loyal mates:

I asked Lucien to escort me, and he’d been more than happy to do so, given that his own status as a mated male made him uninterested in any sort of female company these days.

“I’m a mated male now.”

Lucien inclined his head in a bow, the movement hiding the gleam in his eye—the longing and sadness. Then almost two years later -> Cassian’s heart strained at the pain etching deep into Lucien’s face as he tried to hide his disappointment and longing.

If you like mates who are completely gone for her:

But he couldn’t breathe as she faced him fully. She was the most beautiful female he’d ever seen.

“No—I didn’t have time. I felt her, but …” A blush stained his cheek.

I hereby declare Lucien, King of All Mates

[princesserene]

Elain Archeron (Daylight) // Gwyneth Berdara (Moonlight)

[ater-love]

Vampire Azriel biting Elain’s neck

#elainarcheronweek day 5: Lovers 💘

“The eyes. They never lie”

🎨 Art by @_jinin on Instagram

Commissioned by me

Reposts with permission

[zenkindoflove]

When a female character trains to be a warrior and wield a sword, it makes her feminine traits more palatable to a fantasy reader because she still embodies the typical (male) hero's journey. You can allow a FMC be as girly as you want if the audience sees she is willing to be "badass" by also kicking butt (the Buffy effect). But if you don't give that archetype to her in the first place, here come the accusations of a character being boring/stupid/vain/useless. That is the point. It isn't that other characters aren't feminine. It's what has been given to them to temper the inherent misogyny readers have about whose stories are valued.

[acourtofquietdreamers]

It’s really ironic that the side that claims Elain is too soft and gentle to be with Azriel is the same side pointing out that SJM writes female characters that are both feminine and warriors and pretending Elain stans don’t recognize that.

We know female characters can be both. We are not the ones limiting Elain because of her softer qualities. We aren’t the ones claiming she can’t handle darkness or violence. We aren’t the ones getting angry when we see fanart of Elain with a dagger or sword. We recognize that Elain Archeron is fully capable of being a spy or warrior if she wishes. We celebrate her feminine qualities and don’t use them to limit what her character can do in the future or who she can be with.

Elain Archeron has already shown she is fully capable of physical violence btw. She is already both. She has stabbed a king in the neck and kicked hounds in the face repeatedly with her bare feet. I personally see Elain being a character more like Elide and Yrene and not a Manon or Aelin, but all of these characters are strong and feminine women worthy of being appreciated.

If Elain follows the pattern of SJM’s other female characters, she won’t be stuck in the box a certain side of this fandom always wants to shove her into.

[cassiansbussy]

Azriel showing Elain his wingspan:

[highprincessofthenightcourt]

Azriel: if she’s your girl, then why does she find my hands beautiful?

Azriel: if she's your girl then why is she "reading my decision" and giving me her "offer and permission" 🤨

[ater-love]

"The most unlikely person can alter the course of history. The Nephelle Philosophy."

“Elain stepped out of a shadow behind him, and rammed Truth-Teller to the hilt through the back of the king's neck”

Azriel telling Feyre the Nephelle philosophy and Elain being the embodiment of it by killing the king of Hybern, is something so dear to me.

[cassianfanclub]

It’s funny, antis say that Elain doesn’t belong in the NC, but we’ve seen her care for and take interest in the people of Velaris more than anyone except Rhys and Feyre.

She’s out, wandering the streets and going to the markets, working directly with the elderly community to help them work their gardens, interacting with vendors around the city, and she understands the importance of certain customs and traditions, even when Feyre was struggling with them.

She doesn’t just belong in the NC, she thrives in the City of Starlight.

[leonkennedymyh]

elriel is that one ship that'll never be boring or stale no matter what people say. it has the potential to be the best story ever and im tired of people acting like it couldn't be.

[harperbrynne]

“I can see so very far now. All the way to the sea.” (ACOWAR, pg246)

Lucien stared out the window—as if he could see the lake across a sea and a continent. (ACOSF, pg92)

Elain and Lucien traveling to the continent breadcrumbs

[lovemyromance]

if yall call Azriel an incel for "lusting after Elain" in the bonus chapter ONE MORE TIME..... I swear to god....

She was literally AROUSED and initiated every step of the encounter. If two consensual adults being horny for each other is triggering for you - go read very hungry caterpillar or sm bc you're either

1) not mature enough to read fairy smut

2) so petty that you'd rather twist the ONLY polite and kind introverted male in this series into being an incel to make your ship work.