Shy Squid

[snowwhitewithanxiety]

I feel like Eluciens are made for the Peak Yearning prompt.

These submissions are all such fire.

[benelobee]

Elucien Sketchhh for Elucien weeeeek! Enjoy! 🧡🩷

[lazybakerart]

romanticizing the unhealthiest and most fucked up fictional relationships and characters because i have free will and it’s fun

[norabraveseeker]

Day 3: Peak Yearning

I got nothing but this:

Elucien’s story is going to hurt so good and I’m here for it! 🌷🦊

@elucienweekofficial

[tinyy-jj]

Day 3- Peak Yearning

Elucien Week 2026

3/3 ~ Read me on ao3 ~ Start from Beginning

I just want to thank the wonderful people that have allowed this week to be possible! It is so fun sharing with you all this fic as well as seeing the wonderful contributions this community has made!

Once again, thank you for reading!! Please comment below as I loved hearing all of your thoughts!

The self made, independent, Elain Archeron is happy with her life.

She has a newly acquired house, a stable job, and a boyfriend. She is happy in her “living alone era”. At least that is what she tells herself as she holds tight to the strange warmth that greets her whenever she feels most alone… which is most nights.

The last thing she expects is a ghost with hair like a living flame and alluring russet eyes trapped within its walls. So, what is she to do when he appears, as cunning as a fox, to upturn her life?

Thank you @zenkindoflove , @gooseyjossip , and @chaol-apologist for all your help on this fic! You are all so wonderful :)

@elucienweekofficial

[chaol-apologist]

taking up a fraction of my mind

“She is by far the fairest of the three,” Nova remarked, following his eyeline.

Elain was dancing with that same gentleman, the name of which bandied about in the back of his mind.

“Viscount Nolan seems to think so, too.”

Lucien resisted his audible groan of disgust. He knew the name and his wheyface reputation from Andras. 

“Nolan cheats at cards,” he said, off-handedly. “Always takes the easy win.”

Nova regarded him. “My, my… I rather think jealousy suits you, Duke.”

He wanted to scoff. Jealous? Of Nolan? Preposterous. He could easily slip in there between them to offer her a dance. He was of a more senior rank and infinitely more well-favoured in Spring than Nolan. More handsome, too.

There was no contest as to who the more desirable suitor would be.

another little tease for you, landing tomorrow 🪉🌷 @elucienweekofficial

[squiddypiddles]

Guilty as Sin?

the Elucien Peak Yearning Anthem

This started as a joke but here we are

Drowning in the Blue Nile

He sent me 'Downtown Lights'

I hadn't heard it in a while

My boredom's bone deep

This cage was once just fine - Elain is feeling trapped by her current place in the Night Court. "Shall I tend to my garden forever?"

Am I allowed to cry? - Like Rhys mentions in the Feysand BC, Elain likely stifles her true feelings to keep up with the expectations of her sisters.

I dream of cracking locks

Throwing my life to the wolves - Elain wants to be more. Do more. But she has people holding her back out of overprotectiveness.

Or the ocean rocks

Crashing into him tonight

He's a paradox - Elain doesn't know how she feels about Lucien. She avoids him, but the bond is there regardless.

I'm seeing visions, am I bad?

Or mad? Or wise? - Obviously, she is still dealing with her visions, which have to be confusing.

What if he's written 'mine' on my upper thigh

Only in my mind?

One slip and falling back into the hedge maze

Oh what a way to die

I keep recalling things we never did

Messy top lip kiss

How I long for our trysts

Without ever touching his skin

How can I be guilty as sin?

This whole chorus just screams Elain having visions of being with her mate. And "without ever touching his skin"... they haven't touched since Hybern.

I keep these longings locked

In lowercase inside a vault - Denial is a river in Egypt.

Someone told me

There's no such thing as bad thoughts

Only your actions talk - If Elain can avoid him then it shouldn't matter than the bond tugs at her...right?

These fatal fantasies

Giving way to labored breath

Taking all of me

We've already done it in my head - Hot. Maybe whatever made Lucien blush? Because what could it have been that made Lucien blush??

If it's make believe

Why does it feel like a vow

We'll both uphold somehow? -The vow being the mating bond? The “make believe” part would tie in with how she says the bond means nothing in ACOWAR. She grew up human and likely thought/thinks that the mating bond is make believe or exaggerated.

What if I roll the stone away? - This phrase can mean breaking through emotional obstacles. Can she overcome the emotional obstacles keeping her from Lucien?

They're gonna crucify me anyway

What if the way you hold me

Is actually what's holy? - What's more holy than a Mother-blessed bond?

If long suffering propriety

Is what they want from me - "They" being the ones who want to hold her back instead of letting her reach her true potential.

They don't know how you've haunted me

So stunningly - Haunting her narrative through visions

I choose you and me

... Religiously - The way that when they finally get together,it will be purely from choice and devotion