#ELAIN ARCHERON

[greenleaf777]

I love how its stated in ACOSF that both Elain and Azriel are really good at and enjoy waltzing.

Yeah thats right, SJM, i expect them to dance together in their book. I demand it. Them dancing in secret in her garden then out in the open so everyone can witness them. They are Sleeping Beauty coded after all.

“Not in the way I enjoy a waltz or a gavotte..” - elain

“Cassian would only yield Nesta to Azriel, who swept her into a waltz as easy as breathing.”

“Cass glanced at Azriel and Nesta, still beautifully waltzing.”

Also I love how we talk about Azriels softer side but knowing he such a good dancer is almost a physical manifestation of that softer side. That the scary shadowsinger torturer is really just a soft boy ™️ who loves his family and likes flower girls and sitting quietly in gardens.

[primulagoldworthy]

This confirms Elain's birthday is sometime AFTER Spring.

Hello Sunshine 😍 ☀️

I have a post I'll dedicate to Eluciens to lift their spirits up 🥰

It's about Elain's birthday and how it could be of significance.

Nesta's birthday is on Spring and that places her birthday somewhere between March, April, May. She's likely an late-March/April baby because she gives me Aries energy.

Elain is confirmed to be a year and a few months (1-3 months probably) younger than Nesta. Barely means she is a short month/s away from being 11 while Nesta was already 12.

So that places Elain's birthday in the summer likely or even Autumn but my bet is on Summer.

So, what happens on June 21st? It's Summer Solstice☀️

What's Summer Solstice? The longest DAY of the year☀️

I emphasize again on the longest DAY☀️ of the year.

And there is a Court called the Day Court☀️ right?

Whose Court is that? Helion Spell Cleaver☀️

And who's Helion's son? LUCIEN☀️

ACOSF starts around autumn and ends in Spring. The only two characters birthdays were mentioned are Feyre and Nesta's. We did not experience Summer in the book.

So, what if Elain's birthday was on Summer Solstice? Kind of mirrors Feyre being born on the longest Night of the year and her mate being the High Lord of the Night Court and Lucien being the heir to the Day Court.

You're welcome 🥰

[nikethestatue]

Elriel

Art: mageonduty

[huntquinlan]

let’s start an elucien headcanon chain 🌸🌼🌸🌼🌸 reblog and add your favorite hc 💕 i’ll start!

my personal current favorite hc is that lucien gifts elain a pair of embroidered ribbon garters for her stockings once they’re courting/romantically involved (check out this article) 🤭🎀

[elainweekofficial]

( D A Y S I X )

E A R T H W O R K

“I would like to build a garden,” she declared. “After all of this … I think the world needs more gardens.”

— A COURT OF WINGS AND RUIN

Outside of her character ties to flowers, planting, and gardening, many people theorize about Elain’s potential magical abilities, particularly if she will counter Nesta’s power of Death with her own power of Life. Many also interpret Rhysand’s comment of, “getting her hands dirty,” as foreshadowing for her future depth. Do you believe that Elain’s ties to the Earth itself and gardening might hint at something more to come, whether it be character development, or a journey of learning the extent of her magical gifts? Do you believe that her hobbies might have some symbolic prevalence? For Day Six, show us how Elain’s ties to the Earth and her love for gardening resonates with you. Do you see Elain’s earthwork as a labor of love, hope, foreshadowing—or maybe all of the above?

ART CREDIT — millyillus

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[shitwillnotbegiven]

Bat boys x Archeron sisters parallel, "hold on tight" edition 😉

Elain and Azriel 🌹🦇

Azriel scooped up Elain, looping her bound arms around his neck. “Hold tight,” he ordered her, “and don’t make a sound.”

Acowar - Chapter 64

Feyre and Rhysand 🌠🦇

In his stare, I could have sworn galaxies swirled. In the shadows between his wings, the glorious depths of the night dwelled.

“Hard enough to make the pictures fall off,” I reminded him, breathless.

He laughed again, low and wicked. “Hold on tight, then.”

Acofas - Chapter 22

Nesta and Cassian ⚔️🦇

Cassian rose behind her, gripping her hips. He knocked a knee against each of her own, spreading her legs wider. Callused fingertips brushed down the length of her spine, over the tattoo there, the ink binding them.

He leaned to whisper in her ear, “Hold on tight.”

Acosf - Chapter 44

[fanged-beast33]

🎨: art_by_ava.georgia

“Elain gets a bad pie review - and Azriel is NOT happy. Especially since he helped her make it and they had so much fun together”

[bindinglove]

we should all stop trying to justify rhys being a good person or cassian being a good person and instead just accept that they all kinda suck as people and we should just choose our fav criminal to stan

[shadowqueenjude]

Day Court vibes

[greenleaf777]

Why does no one question why Azriel was shot in the chest with fae bane right before Elain was put in the cauldron?

Do you think that was just a weird coincidence? And that the author wrote that for no reason?

It wasn’t to incapacitate and avoid anyone stopping then cause they would have done that with little effort to the most powerful high lord first not Az. And Hybern incapacitated them without using a fae bane arrow to the chest regardless.

IN THE SAME BOOK we learn fae bane mutes bonds(with feysand)

[rizzoreads88]

“SJM ENDED ELRIEL IN THE BONUS CHAPTER”

Said Bonus Chapter: “Yes" Elain breathed, like she read the decision. Just this taste in the dead of the longest night of the year, where only the Mother might witness them.Azriel's hand slid up her neck, burying in her thick hair. Tilting her face the way he wanted it. Elain's mouth parted slightly, her eyes scanning his before fluttering shut. Offer and permission. He nearly groaned with relief and need as he lowered his head toward hers.

Also Said Bonus Chapter: “Azriel stiffened. Let his cold rage rise to the surface, the rage he only ever let Rhysand see, because he knew his brother could match it. "What if the Cauldron was wrong?"”

SJM in Hofas: “The Cauldron was of our world, our heritage. But upon arriving here, the Daglan captured it and used their powers to warp it. To turn it from what it had been into something deadlier. No longer just a tool of creation, but of destruction. And the horrors it produced … those, too, my parents would turn to their advantage.”

“After his moment with Gwyn on soltice something settled in him and he’s happier now because of her!!”

Azriel after said Bonus Chapter takes place and he’s still focused on Elain: “Three days passed with no word from Cassian. He’d been replaced in training by a stone-faced Azriel, who was more aloof than usual and wouldn’t even give her a smile.”

[amandapearls]

Elucien is so Pride and Prejudice coded.

Elizabeth being indifferent to Darcy in the beginning, just like Elain is with Lucien.

Darcy thinking about how attractive Elizabeth is, just like Lucien thought Elain was the most beautiful female he’d ever seen.

Elizabeth feeling like Darcy betrayed her sister, just like Elain thought Lucien had betrayed them at the end of ACOMAF.

Darcy trying to win over Elizabeth and make her like him, just like Lucien is trying to get Elain to like him while also trying to give her space.

Sarah said that Elain and Lucien will have “tension, growth, and healing (together)”.

I can’t wait until we get Elain’s book and see her get to know Lucien and eventually fall in love with Lucien (just like Elizabeth and Darcy).

[ater-love]

Azriel calling Elain’s neck creamy… he wanted to lick her all over

[elainweekofficial]

( D A Y F I V E )

F A M I L Y a n d F R I E N D S

“Elain was laughing among a circle of beautiful friends, flushed and brilliant.”

— A COURT OF THORNS AND ROSES

Elain was willing to kill the King of Hybern to protect Nesta, her sister—despite her own fears, she demonstrated true bravery. Her protectiveness of the people she loves is not to be underestimated despite her gentle nature. Her love can vary within the methods that it is communicated--kind words, gifts, waking up at dawn to prepare food, and acts of service to name only a few. For Day Five’s prompt, share with us how you appreciate Elain's connections to her friends and family. Explore what love languages she may have, or others you believe she could come to develop along her journey. Show us what you think of when you picture Elain's family or friends, and how she shows her love for them.

ART CREDIT — @dimalry

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[thestrangeblob]

elriel typa love>>>

[starsreminisce]

The suite was filled with sunlight. Every curtain shoved back as far as it could go, to let in as much sun as possible. As if any bit of darkness was abhorrent. As if to chase it away. And seated in a small chair before the sunniest of the windows, her back to us, was Elain.

SJM loves writing huge payoff moments, and Lucien's true parentage is one that's clearly in the making, especially since she retconned his physical appearance from resembling Beron to having features similar to Helion.

It's especially telling that, within the same section, Elain says she wants to go home, with Lucien present to hear it and visibly react to her words and emotions in that moment.

The argument that Lucien lacks sun imagery becomes irrelevant when he's still the heir to the Day Court and has increasingly shown his growing power.

In the last book, he demonstrated an ability to sense when a situation was about to take a turn for the worse and to do inherent dominance to calm it.

What a huge and satisfying payoff it would be for Elain to close the loop on the mystery of who Lucien's father truly is, exemplifying yet another way that Like Calls to Like.