Things said about Lucien by SJM (receipts available upon request "
"Lucien has always been one of my favorite characters"
Lucien was "originally based on Sam Heughan's Jamie Fraser" (SJM is obsessed with Outlander)
"happy to be out in nature the most"
"there is someone special for Lucien. At some point further down the road" (said in April 2015, before ACOMAF was released in April 2016)
"I always kind of thought he'd be with Nesta.... until I realized that he and Nesta would shred each other to pieces, and not in a good way - like in the kind of way that would only worsen the deep, unhealed wounds they both have"
"I realized that Elain was kinda the person both Lucien and I didn't see coming - and without getting too spoilery, there was actually a great deal of tension, growth and healing to be found for both of them (together)"
Three possible outcomes for those who are given a mating bond:
There will always be a … tug.
The males … It can drive them mad. It is their burden to fight through,
But it will still be a bond, however weakened, that will trail (them) for the rest of (their) existence.”
Accepted but Poorly Matched Bond -
Many mated pairs will try to make it work, believing the Cauldron selected them for a reason. Only years later will they realize that perhaps the pairing was not ideal in spirit.
Sometimes, the bond is nothing more than some … preordained guesswork at who will provide the strongest offspring. At its basest level, it’s perhaps only that. Some natural function, not an indication of true, paired souls.
“My mother—she loved my father deeply. Too deeply, but they were mated, and … Even if she saw what a tyrant he was, she wouldn’t say an ill word against him."
My father was cold and calculating, and could be vicious, as he had been trained to be since birth. My mother was soft and fiery and beloved by everyone she met. She hated him after a time—but never stopped being grateful that he had saved her wings, that he allowed her to fly whenever and wherever she wished.
Soul Bonded Mating Bond -
“High Fae mostly marry,” he said, his golden skin flushing a bit. “But if they’re blessed, they’ll find their mate—their equal, their match in every way. High Fae wed without the mating bond, but if you find your mate, the bond is so deep that marriage is … insignificant in comparison.”
Knowing what we know about SJMs personal thoughts on Lucien, which option is most likely? Would she give one of her "favorite characters", "her love", a male who she didn't want to end up with someone who would cause him more pain, her "Jamie Fraser inspired male":
1) A rejected bond that will always trail him and cause him suffering? Something he'd always have to fight through and that "CANNOT be broken"(confirmed by Amren and in the CC series) no matter what some anti's think Lucien will be capable of with his day powers?
2) A poorly matched bond where after giving things a shot he'll find out years later that Elain wasn't right for him?
3) A bond that is so deep, marriage is insignificant?
