July 16, Day 1: Heartbeat
While Lucien and Elain may not always wear their hearts on their sleeve, the Heartbeat Prompt offers us a chance to dig deeper and explore what's truly hiding behind the masks they both wear. What does Elain see when she looks at Lucien? What did Lucien find when he pulled on their bond? This prompt wants to know what you hear when you truly listen to these character's words and actions.
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While Lucien and Elain like to maintain a careful composure around others, we've seen some interesting moments where that composure drops. The Feral Prompt asks us to examine those hints of something more and dig a little deeper into how these characters would behave if they let go of their tightly held control. Would they fight? Would they tear each other's clothes off? Would they burst into tears? It's exciting to imagine all the ways they could bend, break, or snap.
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July 18, Day 3: Peak Yearning
The Peak Yearning prompt is all about exploring the pull of the mating bond and how its effecting both parties. One of the things that makes Elucien so unique to other mated couples that we've seen in the series is that they discovered the bond before they had the chance to meet each other and fall in love. This shift in the mating dynamic has given us so much to explore. As SJM questioned herself, how much their yearning is a credit of the mating bond, and how much is a credit to their own feelings? Can it be both?
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July 19, Day 4: Arranged Marriage
In the books, Feyre and Nesta only discover their mating bonds after a strong attachment was already formed between themselves and their mates. Elucien's story offers a new spin on the mating bond dynamic, one that's more similar to an Arranged Marriage. Their story is one that will explore the tensions between fate and free-will. Does yielding to the pull mean accepting what was taken from you, or can it become a conscious, deliberate choice? There is so much tension, growth, and healing to explore, and we can't wait to see what happens!
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When Nesta asked what Elain needed in ACOWAR, her only answer was “Sunshine“. In the same book, it was also revealed that her mate’s true father is High Lord of the Day Court. If sunshine is what Elain needs, it appears Lucien is well equipped to provide it! But what does that look like in practice? Will it lead them away from the Night Court and find them planting roots in a new home, or will Lucien act as her light in the dark?
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Physical and emotional scars line the past, present, and future for Elain and Lucien. Nothing about their lives has come easy and they both bear the scars to prove it. Their scars parallel one another, their hurts and losses an echo across space and time as though their souls were calling out, unheard, to one another. Will they be able to finally bridge that distance and help each other heal?
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We started with 42 prompts submitted by the community, but in the end only 6 of them were chosen for the final prompt list. We wanted to give you the opportunity to explore some of the prompts that didn't make the final list, or to treat this as free day!
You can find a list of the other 36 prompts here!
