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New internal jokes in the acotar fandom
“Go fly into a boulder”
The miniature pegasus and dancing frogs
“The book… is about… a book.”
Az as a chaperone
“Sounds like you have a lot of time on your hands, Cassian.”
“What are you thinking about? || Your mother.”
The new ribbon.
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Full Azriel Chapter
This includes the missing page, all in order.
All credit goes to Lola-hollin662 on reddit! My BAM edition still hasn’t come in the mail but the redditor was kind enough to post it.
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Christmas tree in Vilnius, Lithuania | 2017
Elriel headcanon: how about u Azriel and Elain babysit and our shadowboy is uneased with toddlers?
Battlefield and babies
Elain got along with children like a house on fire. It was like a different side of her was revealed.
She would be right there beside, Feyre and Rhys’ son, Adius, rolling in on the grass.
Splashing bathwater, building wooden blocks with him.
Azriel, on the other hand, was always squeamish around kids.
His shadows wreathing around him constantly made him look like the monster underneath children's bed.
Not to mention his gruesome, beyond repair, scarred hands looked crude against the smooth, newborn skin.
He spent as little time as he could with the infant. Always feigning some sort of excuse when someone asked him to hold Aideus.
The only time he’d really held him was when he was first born, but never again.
Feyre always thought Az just needed to warm up a little and feel comfortable but his demeanour towards their child never changed.
It was obvious that Azriel thought the child was the cutest, most charming thing.
He would always bring him numerous toys and artifacts from his travel, doting on Aideus like crazy. The child was spoiled both by Cassian and Azriel.
The Highlord and Highlady had to attend an emergency gathering in day court.
They didn’t want to travel with Aideus when he was so young. Usually, Nesta and Cassian were left on babysitting duty.
Though the couple were up at the steppes at the moment, overseeing some training leaving the responsibility to Azriel and Elain.
Elain was ecstatic and Azriel was a nervous wreck.
They set up his crib, change table in their cottage.
As soon as his parents winnowed out of their home, the wailing started.
Az eyes widened in alarm. He’d never really heard Adieus cry and especially not for a such a prolonged period.
Elain tried her best to soothe the incensed child who was usually so even-tempered.
Finally Az suggested she go introduced them to the numerous animals outside their cottage.
As soon as Aideus, big violet eyes landed on the chickens his crying ceased.
They both let out a visible sigh of relief as squeals of delight escaped his lips.
The small child was definitely rambunctious and a handful. Az did his best to help Elain with caring for him without actually interacting with the child.
Getting his blanket, diapers ready, preparing a bottle but his moonflower was still worn out.
She practically thrust the small, precious bundle in his arm, telling him she had to start getting dinner ready and then she was taking a relaxing bath after. He’d have to entertain Aideus while she was gone.
You could see the colour leeching from Azriel’s face but he could hardly protest that.
As she left for the kitchen he turned to look down at Aideus who had stilled his happy gurgling. Instead his small fingers clutched his jaw, drifting to his mouth.
He tried to keep his panic at bay. This was the future ruler of his city and he didn’t want to fuck the baby up.
He gently rocked side to side like he’d seen Feyre and Elain both do.
“Elain!” He called out from within the living room. “He’s touching my face. Is that normal?” He asked, anxiety lacing his voice.
Her light tinkering laughter was his only answer.
Aideus rested his full cheek against the crook of his neck and he swear his heart melted.
He sat down instantly on the couch, not wanting to drop the precious cargo. He sat their for the next hour until Elain came out of the kitchen, shaking her head and laughing at him again.
“Honey, could you please give Aidas a bath while I feed the animals.” She held a hand before he could even start to protest. Already heading out the door.
“Sure, how hard can it be? You got me, right little man?”
Aideus just gurgled in response and made grabby hands for his shadows and wings, which rustled with fear.
Heading up the stairs to their room. He started filling the baby plastic tub inside their actual tub. Aideus, small wings flapped with excitement. He found himself have a dopey smile covering his face from the action.
He slowly undressed the child and made sure the water was a lukewarm before slowly settling him in.
He bared his one toothed smile in Azriel’s direction as he splashed with his hands.
Supporting his back and gently sponging him. He murmured prayers under his breath.
Aideus seemed none the wiser at Az lack of experience with babies. In fact he was so overjoyed with the bath that he had soaked Az tunic with his splashing.
Satisfied with his handiwork he wrapped him in a fluffy towel and set him down on the bed while stripping out of his shirt.
Then he worked at his downy hair which was damp and placed him in his night time onesies.
Elain had entered the room just as he had finished. Kissing his cheek Az readying the child for her taking again only to be shot down once more.
“I need to bathe, love.” The she devilled grinned like she was enjoying this so much. He let out a tortured groan.
“Lain, please.” He begged.
“You’re doing fine, Az, just a little longer.”
Letting out a sigh he settled down on the bed with the baby again who was on his back and sucking on his rattle.
Aideus was happy to be left to his own device until he wasn’t. Starting up his wailing again. Azriel brought him back to his bare chest and instantly the sniffling stopped.
He looked at the child stunned. He reclined back again and Aideus settled on his chest. Those violet eyes fluttering shut as he sweeped his mangled hands through his soft hairs.
He had never felt such peace wash over him or felt softer skin than his godsons. He hadn’t realised in the midst of soothing Aideus that he’d drifted off too.
When Elain came out of the bathroom. The sight of her two favourite males, sleeping, almost made her heart swoon.
Her muscled shadowsinger looking so docile and non threatening with a baby bundle on his chest. His large hand securing the child in place.
Aideus comfort and slight drooling, made her giggle. She wished the rest of their family could see the intimidating spymaster right now.
She knew Az was against the idea of him becoming a father but maybe this would change his mind. Seeing how great he was with his brother child.
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Lady Therion’s Masterlist
You can find all my fics on AO3.
All fics marked with an * have varying degrees of smut. I mostly update on weekends, Mondays, or Wednesdays.
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TCP (The Cruel Prince; The Folk of the Air)
One shots:
No Strings Attached (Jurdan)*
No Good Deed (Jurdan)*
No Second Chances (Jurdan) *NEW*
ACOTAR (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
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The Strands Between Us (Nessian) *
Sweet Tooth (Nessian)
The Ties That Bind (Nessian) *
Fever (Nessian) *
A Small Kindness (Elriel) *
These Savage Storms (Nessian)
Skin on Skin (Nessian) *
Spoons (Nessian + Elriel)
Crave (Nessian) *
Soothed (Elriel) *
Playing Dirty (Nessian) *
Beautiful Ruin (Elriel) *
Daybreak (Nessian) *
On Your Knees (Nessian) *
Her Dark Affection (Nessian) *
Tending Your Roses (Elriel) *
Our Constellation (Nessian) *
The Looking Glass (Elriel) *
Entirely My Own (Nessian)*
Blood Vow (Nessian)*
Burning Brightly (Nessian)*
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Homecoming (Nessian): 1, 2, 3 (Complete) *
At Second Sight (Elriel): 1, 2 , 3 , 4 , 5, 6, 7
Everything I Meant to Say (Nessian): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Close Quarters (Nessian): 1, 2, 3
Lost With You (Nessian): 1, 2 , 3 , 4* (Complete)
TOG (Throne of Glass)
His Lady’s Mercy (Elorcan) *
Cocktail of Disaster
Here’s the collab I did with the lovely @verifiefangirl! It was an absolute blast writing together, and I hope y’all are prepared for some delicious Elriel angst and smut brought to you by verified-noodle. 😘
Word count: 2981
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Three days. Azriel had sported a hickey on his neck for three fucking days, and Elain was at the end of her rope.
The worst part had been the endless time her brain had spent in a tailspin, imagining all the many ways he could have gotten it—and who he may have gotten it from.
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**** Spoilers ****
Letters to Jude from Cardan. Only available in the B&N copies of Queen of Nothing by Holly Black.
Edit: These photos were posted to a Facebook group and I personally do not have access to the book. I am sorry.
No Second Chances [Jurdan]
Summary: In which Jude finds Cardan in the place she least expects.
Post-TWK. Very slightly NSFW.
A/N: Queen of Nothing is almost here, so I thought I would add one more quick Jurdan fic before we all dive into the finale *internal screaming*.
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“Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them so much.”
—Oscar Wilde
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It’s just a party, Jude told herself.
Granted, the last few parties she’d been to ended in bloodshed and betrayal. This was the mortal world. A world of plastic cups, online shopping, and the South Beach diet. The rules were different here and, until recently, Jude had no interest in learning them.
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THE KISS QUOTIENT // Helen Hoang
“If you can’t stand being with a woman who’s more successful than you, then leave her alone. She’s better off without you. If you actually love her, then know the value of that love and make it a promise. That is the only thing she needs from you.”
“I don’t want just a night or a week or a month with you. I want you all the time. I like you better than calculus, and math is the only thing that unites the universe.”
Rara Avis “Floral Paradise” Bridal Collection
Lavender (Elriel)
Summary: A warm breeze flitted through the window, rustling the curtains. Summer was in full swing in Velaris and everyone was taking the day off to relax and spend time with families.
All except for Elain, who had been adamantly staring at her many potted plants that resided in her room for the last ten minutes. Well, former room, she supposed, as she was officially moving into Azriel’s room today.
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Elain is moving in with Azriel and can’t decide which plants to bring.
Pairing: Elain/Azriel
Note: Thank you all so much for 60 followers! It may not sound like a lot to some people but I can’t express how grateful I am. Unfortunately, I am not going to be able to get as much writing done during the next couple of months as I am working on ACOTAR AU Week (you can find out more about this here) and I am back at school (which is a lot of work). However, I am going to try to do some writing this weekend as I have finished most of my homework, so send some requests in! I’ll also finish answering the fanfic trope mash-up game. Anyways, sorry for the long note. Enjoy this fic that I wrote ages ago and forgot to post!
Word count: 962
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A warm breeze flitted through the window, rustling the curtains. Summer was in full swing in Velaris and everyone was taking the day off to relax and spend time with families.
All except for Elain, who had been adamantly staring at her many potted plants that resided in her room for the last ten minutes. Well, former room, she supposed, as she was officially moving into Azriel’s room today. She didn’t know why she had felt surprised when he asked her if she wanted to move into his room. They had been together for over a year and she had practically been living there for the past couple of months. This was just making it official. She turned her thoughts back to the plants, staring at each of them intently.
“Are you winning the staring contest with your plants?”
A midnight voice startled Elain from her thoughts and she turned to see Azriel leaning against the doorway of her room. She scowled at him and picked up a plant, before placing it back down again.
“I can’t decide which ones to bring.” She sighed, “ I love all of them.”
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November without you chapter 4
Azriel couldn’t believe it… He had a mate? And not only that it was the most beautiful female he had ever laid his eyes on… she was sweet and kind and simply adorable… But how could he missed this? He needed answers and he needed them fast. So he went to the roof hoping to clear his mind.
When he arrived, he was clearly surprised when he saw Cassian in there as well.
“Hey brother, what are you doing here?” Azriel stated.
“I should be asking you exact the same thing Az. What’s up with your face? You look like crap” Cassian responded.
“Thanks for your support bro…”
“What the hell are you doing here little brothers?” Rhysand exclaimed as he appeared next to Azriel
“Az was just about to tell us the juicy secret he discovered tonight… What is it bro? Perhaps lady troubles?” Cassian said with a confident smile on his face.
“Shut up you prick. But if you must know I will tell you… I think Elain… you know…”
“Oh is it about my mate’s sister? What happened? Did she heard about the wingspan theory and she asked you if it was true?” Rhys said barely keeping a serious face.
“You assholes could you be serious for one second? I am about to tell you that I think I have found my mate and it’s Elain and you won’t stop making stupid jokes about wingspans” Az said with a threatening tone.
“But she already has a mate. So, it can’t be possible right?” Cassian asked.
“Once… a long time ago, my mother told me it was possible. She told me that old legends stated that the cauldron didn’t care about status, logic or order in any way. She even told me about these high lords that had the same mate. When the female choose one of them, a war almost started between the courts but the abandoned high lord realized that the female would never be completely happy with him, even thought there was a mate bond, because she didn’t choose him on her free will. So, as a matter of fact, it is possible but the cauldron acts on mysterious forces that nobody understands brothers. The real question is: how can you be sure Elain is your mate?”
Azriel told them about the book he have just read and how it all fit perfectly with how he felt about Elain.
“I don’t know brother… I don’t think a book should tell you about who is your mate. To begin with: How does my cousin fit in all this? How do you really feel about Elain?” the night high lord asked
“I don’t know Rhys. I mean how were you sure Feyre was your mate?” the shadowsinger said.
“When Under The Mountain, she was killed indeed and in that moment I was completely sure because it felt like literally my whole existence was just taken away from me. It was as if my wings were teared up in pieces a hundred times. So, that’s why after that just knowing she was alive was a relief for me, even thought, she almost married an ass.”
“So… you are suggesting we put Elain under a completely dangerous situation and if Azriel feels mated we called it a day?” Cassian asked.
“You stupid, you are missing my point. I mean we need a strong emotion between them so we can be completely sure. Perhaps a situation where her life is on the line, a hug, a kiss or even something else. As for Mor, I think you should talk with her and you better get your feelings clear because Elain could find happiness with Lucien and if you are not going completely with Elain, you better not put another weight on her shoulders. I am not telling you this as your high lord, but as your brother” The high lord stated.
“I know, I feel like crap but please just let me be for this night. I need to sleep there were so many things for one day.”
“One would think that after Hybern’s battle nothing could shake the powerful high lord’s spymaster. Funny how it is a girl that yesterday asked me for help to open a pickle jar.” Cassian commented with a smile as he remembered how Elain was having a hard time with that pickle jar.
“May I remind you it was the same girl that killed Hybern and saved your illyrian ass on the same day?” Azriel said with a playful tone.
“Fair enough” the illyrian commander said.
“Thanks brothers, I really appreciate it, but I think that it was a lot to process in one night. I think I need some rest” Azriel stated as he standed up.
“Me too, Feyre’s being in a strange mood lately” Rhys responded.
“Aren’t you coming Cass?” Azriel asked as he approached his room.
“No, I think I just stay here for a little while more” the illyrian commander stated as his brothers left him. Cass was thinking about a certain female that left him enchanted since the moment he laid his eyes on her. She was fierce and unstoppable but she was stubborn as a goat, and what was worst: she despised him. As he was thinking about these, he heard a pair of steps approaching him. When he turned around, what he expected the least was seeing Elain with a sunflower pot, ignoring him.
“Hey, what are you doing here miss Archeron?”. She stumbled while she looked at him with with her brown eyes wide open.
“What? Oh I didn’t notice you were here mister commander. Sorry I will be going” She said while Cas could imagine how badly Elain was blushing.
“No, no excuse me my lady. It’s your house too. I mean is there something causing you trouble that I could help you with?. It’s my duty to take care of you. And please, no mr. commander, Cas is fine”
“NO, it’s nothing mister… I mean Cas” the seer mumbled the last word.
“Look, mistress. We can do this: I will tell you something nobody knows about me and in exchange you tell me what is really going on. Really, I have been dealing lately with a lot myself and believe me, at some point you will explode. Going around carrying heavy burdens it’s not nice at all. Here it goes, when no one is watching, I go out to the a little restaurant where there serve a pizza and I always ask for one and I put chocolate syrup on top and I eat it by myself and I tell no one because Az and Rhys think is gross”
Cas felt relieved as he heard Elain’s laughter bursting in the middle of the night. He knew he it was a funny story but he understand it all when she whispered.
“I love putting ice cream on fries, but once Nesta catched me doing it and told me it was gross, since that day on, once a week I woke up in the middle of the night and go to the kitchen and prepare some vanilla ice cream with fries. Siblings are the worst”
Cas couldn’t hold it and started to laugh too. After that they started joking for a while, but Cas was still worried.
“Really mistress, can you tell me what is going on? I promise you I will tell no one, not even Rhys or Az… ” the illyrian stated as he emphasized the last part.
Elain hesitated for a long time. Cas stood there in silence. He was just about to tell her that it was fine if he didn’t wanted to tell him, but then she started talking.
“Days ago, Lucien brought me this sunflower, at first I thought it was no big deal. But this past few days I felt as if the sunflower was drawing me to it. I mean, I know it sounds crazy but last night I tried to use my seer powers on it and I think I invoked a sunray. I am no completely sure, I mean it could just be a vision but I came here to try to invoke sunrays again.”
Cassian was expecting a lot of things, except that one. He stood there with his eyes and mouth wide open. He tried to maintain serious once again when he stated:
“Look Elain there’s not much I can help you with, Magic is Az’s business. But I can be your friend, someone you can trust and if you let me I could hear you every time you need it. Also, Az told me about Lucien’s incident. If you want I could teach you a few basics to defend yourself. Even if you want to know about magic or anything else, I can show you the library”
“Thanks, I would really appreciate all the help I could get and please tell no one about this” the seer said. She was really surprised how fast this illyrian have managed to earn her trust but then she remembered how much he cared for her sisters and she assumed that in this moment, she could trust him more than in Nesta.
“Okay then see you tomorrow miss, have a nice sleep”the commander responded.
“Yes goodnight Cass. By the way; it’s Elain not miss Archeron”
“Well then goodnight, El”
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Like a Lonely House—Deleted Scene
Hello lovelies. So listen, about Like a Lonely House: I am working on it! In fact, I am working on it right now! However, since it’s been a goddamn age since I updated it, I thought I’d share a deleted scene from the current chapter. This is how I intended the chapter to start, but in the end it just didn’t fit and I had to scrap it and start over (now you see why you’re been waiting for 50 years for an update—I’m a mad woman)
I really am dedicated to getting new content for LALH out in the next 7 days, but I hope you enjoy this snippet in the meantime! As for all you eagle-eyed biblical scholars out there, yes, Azriel’s vow is based on Ruth’s vow to Naomi in the Book of Ruth 1:16-17.
Also if you’d like a refresher on the series, click HERE
LIKE A LONELY HOUSE—CHAPTER V CUT SCENE
Azriel watched as Elain as she continued to place in front of the window in their suite, just as she had been doing for the last hour.
Part of him wanted to stop her, if only to calm her fretting, but he knew better than to interrupt an Archeron mind at work.
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Shadows and Sunflowers
Part 5
I did promise a chapter today didn’t I? To be completely honest, it definitely took a turn from what I had originally planned, but I liked how it turned out. I hope you enjoy reading this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it.
A03
Elain’s fantastic dream was rudely interrupted by her alarm clock blasting the morning news. She hit the snooze button and laid her head back against the pillow. She was just about to kiss the man she had been dreaming about all night when she was once again interrupted. Elain let out a loud sigh and dragged herself out of her bed. The dreaming would just have to wait. She dragged herself into her tiny kitchen and put on a pot of coffee, and then headed towards the bathroom to shower. She had tried to keep her mind off of what the woman at the beach had said, but she just couldn’t. While she washed her hair, brushed her teeth, drank her morning coffee, the thought just stayed put. She had never pictured her and Azriel as a couple. Well, at least not until last night. And now that was all she could think about.
The tiny bell jingled as Elain opened the door to the shop. She didn’t even have a chance to set her stuff down before Lilian scooped her into a suffocating hug.
“Oh Ellie, I swear I’m going to kill him,” Lilian whispered.
“You and everyone else I know,” Elain chuckled.
“Well, then he better hope he never runs into literally anyone in Velaris,” Lili laughed. “So, are you feeling better? What did you do yesterday?” Anything fun?”
“Well Lili, to answer all of your questions, Azriel and I went on a hike together, and then we went to the beach,” Elain answered as she tied her apron around her waist.
“Awww, I wish I had an Azriel in my life,” Lili sighed.
“I don’t know what I would do without him,” Elain agreed, before heading out front to take care of the customer she had heard walk in. She headed towards the front of the store, where a man with dark hair and blue eyes was looking at roses.
“Hello,” Elain greeted him sweetly. “How can I help you?”
“Hi, um… it’s my girlfriend’s birthday tomorrow and I thought I would get her flowers to go along with my other supplies,” he explained.
“That is such a sweet idea, does she have any flowers that she loves? We can make a special arrangement if you would like.” Elain said as she pulled out a clipboard from behind the counter.
“Not really, but I was wondering if there are any flowers that symbolize love?” he asked.
“Yes, actually, there are many different flowers that symbolize love.” Elain smiled, jotting notes down on the paper. “We can do an arrangement of a few types. Here, I’ll show you all of the types that we have currently and we can decide from there.”
“That sounds great,” the man smiled. Elain led him over to pot of asters and azaleas. She explained what they each meant and then moved over to the next pot. After she had explained all of the flowers meanings, the man had decided on an arrangement of red asters, white jasmine, and blue violets. They agreed that he could pick them up tomorrow morning, and he paid her before he left.
Elain had just finished cutting the last of the jasmine and was tying the white bow on the vase when the bell rang again.
“I’ll get it,” she told Lili as she wiped her dirty hands on her apron.
“Hello, welcome to Velaris Floral Arrangements, how can I help yo…” Elain stopped as she finally lifted her head to face the person. She was shocked as she gazed into those cold blue eyes. Graysen. Elain was speechless. Graysen knew that she worked here, so he knew she would be here. He had come on purpose. She didn’t care what he had to say, she was done with him. They stood in silence, staring holes into each other before Lili came out of the back room to check on the situation.
“Ellie, I didn’t hear anything so I came to see if you needed any help…” Lili spoke as she walked into the room, her gaze landing on Graysen.
“You,” she growled and started stalking towards Graysen. The bell jingled again, but this time it was three familiar faces that Elain was glad to see.
“What is he doing here Ellie?” Cassian growled, Rhys and Azriel on his heels. Graysen turned around to glare at them.
“I came here to buy flowers,” Graysen snarled right back. Before anyone one could say anything, Lili was quick to respond.
“Well, we don’t serve assholes here who dump their fiancé in the pouring rain,” she snapped. “So leave.”
“You can’t do that, I’m a paying customer,” he bit.
“Not yet you aren’t,” Elain whispered. Azriel had come to stand behind her, a scarred hand resting on her shoulder.
“The ladies asked you to leave,” he said, his voice still. With a huff, Graysen turned to leave but before he good, someone punched him in the face. Lili. He scowled and rubbed his sore face.
“And that’s for hurting my best friend,” she snarled. Graysen was smart to leave right after that.
Elain was holding back her tears. Just when she was finally starting to forget about Graysen, he had to show right back up to torture her again. Lili had told the boys to take her home, but they decided to all go to Azriel’s place instead. Azriel was in the kitchen making them all tea and Cassian sat on the couch next to her. They were all trying to comfort her, but she could see the anger in all of their eyes. They wanted to rip Graysen to shreds. Elain let a tear slip from her eye and before she knew it, tears were silently slipping down her face. Cassian noticed and pulled her into a warm embrace, and soon Rhys was out of the armchair and hugging her too. She sobbed into Cassian’s chest and Rhys rubbed a comforting hand up and down her back. Azriel came out from the kitchen, and quickly set her tea down on the table as he took in the scene. Azriel knelt down in front of her and gently squeezed her knees.
“Hey El, look at me please,” he whispered. Elain turned her head to meet his hazel eyes. Her vision blurred with tears.
“ Don’t even think about him. That’s what he wants okay.”
Azriel was right, he had only come to get a nerve out of her. So Elain sniffled and wiped the remaining tears from her eyes just as a knock came from the front door. Rhys got up to answer it and Az took his spot on the couch next to her. She heard footsteps and turned to see her sisters walking into the apartment.
“Hey El, we heard what happened,” Feyre comforted as she made her way over, her fiancé on her heels. Elain had always hoped to have something as special as what Rhysand and Feyre had, and she thought she did have that with Graysen. She was wrong.
“If I were you, I would have punched him in the face, Or kneed him in the balls. Or both,” Nesta said with total seriousness as she took a seat next to Cassian. Elain leaned into Azriel’s side and closed her eyes. Graysen had chosen the wrong time to stop in and bother her it seemed. The boys had just finished a stressful meeting and decided to go get her to go out for lunch. I think Graysen should have worried more about Lili though. That girl can be intense.
“I just hope to never see him again,” she sighed and closed her eyes. She was finally beginning to relax after the whole ordeal. Azriel swung his left arm over her shoulders and soothingly rubbed up and down her arm. “I know I said I wanted to be the one to punch him, but I just couldn’t. Believe me, I wanted to, but I just froze,” she said as she opened her eyes and looked at her family around her.
“I was going to do much worse than punch him, but your friend got to him first,” Cass chuckled. Elain laughed at that.
“Yeah, I was surprised when she did that. That friend of yours is always full of surprises,” Azriel said and let out a deep chuckle.
They sat there talking for a long time, laughing and smiling. By the time someone finally checked the clock it was 7:30pm. Rhysand suggested that they all go out to dinner at Rita’s, since it had been awhile since they have all been together. They couldn’t all fit in one car so Nesta and Cassian went with Rhys and Feyre while Elain went with Azriel. They talked the whole car ride and by the time they pulled up in front of Rita’s, Elain’s hurt from smiling.
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I Put A Spell On You (Elriel)
Summary: Velaris loved Halloween. It was everyone’s favourite night of the year. No matter who you were, how old you were, you would always don a costume and get into the spirit (no pun intended). Which is how Azriel found himself in a cloak and wizard’s hat, ready to canvas the neighbourhood for sweets. It was all Lydia’s fault. Rhysand’s sister was relentless, and armed with her puppy dog eyes she had the world at her feet.
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Azriel goes trick or treating and finds himself at Elain’s house.
Pairing: Elain/Azriel (Background Feysand and Nessian)
Note: Happy Halloween everyone! Sorry this is slightly late. Thank you @amusedowl for reading this through (I’m glad that you liked your namesake)! I’m sorry for the lack of fics lately, I have several WIPS that might be able to be posted soon but for now I am focusing on ACOTAR AU Week and school work. Thank you for your patience. (Also thank you so much for 100 followers! It means so much to me. I will be hosting a celebration soon, so keep an eye out for that!) Enjoy!
Word Count: 2248
Masterlist // Read here on AO3
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Velaris loved Halloween. It was everyone’s favourite night of the year. No matter who you were, how old you were, you would always don a costume and get into the spirit (no pun intended). Which is how Azriel found himself in a cloak and wizard’s hat, ready to canvas the neighbourhood for sweets. It was all Lydia’s fault. Rhysand’s sister was relentless, and armed with her puppy dog eyes she had the world at her feet.
“I don’t want to do this.”
Cassian rolled his eyes as Azriel repeated his statement.
“I know. But come on Az, it’s Halloween! It’s time to get spooky, you’ll fit right in.”
Azriel sent him a look and a not so nice gesture as he felt a tug on his cloak. He spun to find Lydia’s sad eyes gazing up at him.
“Don’t be sad, Azzy. I know you don’t want to come, but do it for me. Please.”
Azriel felt his heart-melting. Which only happened for two people. One that shall not be disclosed and the other Lydia, Rhys’s seven-year-old sister who felt like family.
“Also,” she continued. “You’re my favourite out of everyone, so trick or treating won’t be fun without you.”
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