Day 2: 70s Disco - we used the Barbie Movie as inspiration and told the beautiful perfect wonderful sexy smart @qwillaart gave us this beautiful perfect wonderful sexy smart art piece
@the-lonelybarricade and I are so grateful for you AND we think your friendship is just sublime
Gooood morning to everyone except whoever is opening this door.
@elucienweekofficial Day 2: Feral
Repost with credit. Don't use my art for anti shit. Elain consented to be in this art - she's my very good, personal friend and I asked her permission.
I love how so many people think of Calanmai and the absolute ferocity these two will share during that time!!
I have a fic in the works that this image is based off of! I was debating on doing an image or a fic, so I decided one could be for feral day and the other for 'revival' day!
I absolutely love the idea of Elan and Lucien losing all inhibitions and giving into their most base and primal need for each other, without the thought of propriety!
We all love a good Vampire AU (I know I do) and I thought it would be a fitting twist on the "heartbeat" prompt this week! Stay tuned for more art from me this week and make sure you check out @elucienweekofficial for tons more art, moodboards, playlists, fanfiction, etc!!
I came home from work, took a nap, got up and wrote this...So you aren't allowed to be mean to me about it.
Happy Elucien week yall!
Elain made it to her rooms before the tears that had been stinging the corners of her eyes spilled over and made a mad dash down her cheeks. Her hand played idly at her chest, where until just a few moments ago, the beautiful rose pendant had rested, burning against her skin as if someone had thrown the damn thing in the fire before presenting it to her. As if it knew that wearing it was some kind of betrayal.Ā
Mistake. The word rang incessantly in her head; mistake, mistake, mistake. Each new iteration of the word ringing out like a cursed bell, a fresh wave of tears cresting over her bottom lids with every new toll. A sob bubbled up from her chest and she shoves her fist in her mouth to stifle it before it can escape, afraid that it might awaken anyone in the house and alert them to her distressā¦that it might alert him to her distress. At the thought she bites down on her fist so hard sheās surprised she doesnāt taste blood.Ā
Stupid. She had been so stupid. Of course Azriel would be too noble to rise to the occasion and defile sweet innocent Elain. Nevermind that she had practically thrown herself at him tonight. She knew he wanted her, or at least the version of her she had carefully curated to entice him, but of course that image had backfired on her in the end. Azriel saw her as some dainty, delicate little thing to protect, to save, to prove himself worthy. Not someone to love. Not really.Ā
No one ever saw her as someone to love. Not even Greyson.Ā
She runs to her bed and flings herself on top of it, burying her face in the pillows so she can cry freely without fear of discovery or threat of pain. She knows itās a little dramatic, but she feels like sheās earned the right to be dramatic tonight.Ā
It wasnāt fair! Was she really so impossible to love? She tried so hard to be exactly what they wanted her to be! She was soft and quiet and made herself small and agreeable. She had practically made herself into a mirror, reflecting back to all who looked at her exactly what they wanted to see from herā¦and it wasnāt enough. It was never enough. She was never enough, no matter how much she tried.Ā
She was so wrapped up in her misery that at first she didnāt notice it, the soft steady thumping had more or less become a background noise to her anyway, easily ignored since dinner when her ears had adjusted to the rhythmic almost drumlike sound. But eventually she was made aware that the thumping wasā¦louderā¦more incessant. Her sobs pause and she lifts and cocks her head, concentrating. Yes there can be no doubt, he was standing right outside her door.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
She holds her breath, waiting, though she knows he wonāt intrude on her privacy. A part of her wishes he would, an ugly animalistic part of her, and an easily ignored part. āGo awayā she snaps at the door. āI donāt want you.āĀ
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
He doesnāt say a word, but the heartbeat tells her he hasnāt moved.Ā
She hiccups. āPervertā she says loud enough that she knows he can hear her.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
The sound is soothing at least. Steady, like a metronome, and grounding. She lays her head back down on the pillow, forces herself to listen to the steady rhythm.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
The despairing thoughts in her head begin to settle, and then quiet.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
Her hiccups and sniffles turn to steady, even breaths.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
Her tears dry up.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
She feels exhaustion settling over her. The restlessness and anger and frustration leaking away to make room for it. Her eyes grow heavy.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
āI hate youā she grumbles, her body sinking fast into sleep. She doesnāt know if he hears her.Ā
Thump. Thump. Thump.Ā
Her heart is now beating in time with his. Itās the last thought she has before her dreams claim her.Ā
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway, because bees don't care what humans think is impossible.
Happy day 1 of @elucienweekofficial !!
@the-lonelybarricade and I decided to work from unchosen prompts leftover from voting- so today is Day 1: Bee Movie AU. Don't pretend you don't just adore Luciens little bee-wings!
Huge sexy thanks to @laxibbeb for hearing us pitch this to her and both enthusiastically agreeing AND continuing to remain our friends. We love you- this is gorgeous and so are you.
QWILLA HI!! Will you tell us what you're most excited about for Elucien Week 2026?
Hi LB!!
I'm so unbelievably excited to have a ton of new fanfiction to read!!! I've mentioned before that I'm an avid fanfiction reader and Elucien week last year had me busy for a month reading everyone's awesome fics. I'm hoping someone puts out a great little one-shot that I can try using for a comic!
I'm also hoping for some kickass mood boards. I use mood boards and song playlists to set the vibe when I work on art. I'm looking forward to getting some new inspiration!!
I'm excited for the art as well of course! We have some amazing artists and commissioners who have incredible ideas and talent to bring Elucien alive!
Hello there! Do you think Elain and Lucien are more of the homebody couple or would they go to out every weekend? And why?
Hi Stars!! Sorry I missed this!
I think they're a "go out every weekend" couple for sure. They both seem like they thrive in social environments where they're making connections with others or experiencing something new. Lucien is obviously well-versed in a good party as an emissary, and Elain was shown in TaR hosting balls and parties where she danced with "every lord's son." If they need some reset time, I can see them trying to make a weekend in special and meaningful - maybe cooking together or reading books aloud to one another.
Feyre shuddering at the thought of Elain experiencing āfireā in bed is coddling and infantilizing. (Edit: see replies)
Besides fire, Lucien has also spellcleaving, light generation, and air manipulation powers because heās the biological son of Helion, with whom Elain is seen interacting at the end of SF.
We cannot take for granted that Vassa will retain the fire powers that she got from Koscheiās curse when she is freed from it.
In one version of the Firebird folktale the Firebird, together with the Gray Wolf, are the helpers of prince Ivan, who defends (and later marries) a princess called Helen (who is not the Firebird) from his brothers who conspired (and quite literally killed him only he was revived) to take the throne from him. In the Firebird ballet, prince Ivan slays Koschei.
In another version, a king orders a huntsman to kidnap princess Vasilisa whom the king wants to marry. Vasilisa states as one condition that the king orders the huntman to bathe in boiling water and the huntsman survives, becoming beautiful. The king bathes in boiling water too, but dies, and the revived huntsman becomes king and marries Vasilisa. Before the Mortals Queens sold Vassa off to Koschei, the King of Hybern tasked Jurian, whom he has revived with the Cauldron, with securing their loyalty. The King of Hybern is later killed by two Cauldron-Made Archeron sisters.
Itās dumb to use Feyreās painting visions and name-dropping as ship confirmation because if so we should prepare for Rhys and Lucien, The Clever Fox Stares Down Winged Death, ending up together.
QWILLA HI!! Tell me about your acotar 6 release plans! Have you pre-ordered already, or are you waiting until we have a cover/title reveal?
Hi LB š
I haven't pre ordered, I am waiting for a cover/title reveal! I have some in person friends that are planning on going to the midnight release at our local bookstore, and I'm thinking of tagging along! Definitely took both days off at work though. No matter what happens I'm taking a "self care" day on both release days!
I finally finished iiiit ! (Well, finished i don't know, but it's good enough for me)
It's been a long time but he is doooone. And he is in pirate shirt + breeches + suspenders, because in my head Lucien is dressed like a 18th century gentlemen, who do a bit of piratery here and there š
I accidentaly added a necklace and i'm not sure of what i think, so here are both versions, make your own choice š
Hello Qwilla!! Please finish this sentence for a bracelet:
Elain canāt help that sheās extremely competitive in ______
Hi stars!!
I'm going with card games! I feel like Elain would be a secret master at them - she's good at making people think she's sweet and demure when she's actually miles ahead of them. I can totally see her suggesting everyone play a card game "for fun" and then beating every single person (and takes their money).
I feel like Lucien is good at this kind of thing too but isn't competitive about it like she is. Like they agree to play a game and he thinks they're just having a nice time together while she's seething that she hasn't already beaten him yet.
