Sending a call out for people to recommend me their all time favourite elucien fics please.
Or ones you’d recommend to someone who’s a sucker for slow (and I mean slowwww) burn and angst? HEA preferable, but open to anything.
Thanks everyone!
I’d really love to hear from Eluciens, Gwynriels, Elriels, and Bryceriels. (Even Azris shippers! I’m not sure if anyone ships these two genuinely but I’d be so HERE for it)
I’m not looking for ship wars, I genuinely just want to understand the strongest theories for how each pairing fits into the overarching story and the conflict with Koschei. What are the most fleshed out theories for your ship that you think have the most evidence behind them?
Elucien: How do you see Lucien’s spell cleaving abilities, his ties to the Day Court, and his overall story tying into the wider plot? Where does Elain fit into all that? How do you see their romance happening? I’ve seen some compelling theories that Elain will reject the bond but then choose him anyway (which I am SAT for. I love me some angst) but I’d love to hear what the best working theory is for these two.
Elriel: I’ve heard theories about Elain potentially becoming connected to or even a vessel for Koschei which I find really compelling. I also remember seeing mention of fawn / death imagery being used to represent these two as a potential hint for them ending up together. Am I right in thinking that a portion of shippers of Elriel think the Cauldron has been corrupted and faked a mating bond between Elain and Lucien (? I don’t know much about this so if someone could explain I’d love to hear it). Whats the going theory? How do you see their romance happening? Do you think they’re mates? (If so, how - corrupt cauldron or can people have more than one mate?)
Gwynriel: I like the idea of Gwynriel because I love Gwyn and I can totally see there being more to them than people think. The going thing of it being a ‘one sided crush’ on Gwyn’s part feels silly to me - is that not a good thing? Are people not wanting Azriel to be chosen for once? Anyway, I also love the fact that Azriel is as the one to save her from Sangravah.. BUT I think there has to be something more about Gwyn for this pairing to work. Otherwise we may get ACOSF 2.0. As much as I’d love that, I don’t know if it would work (similar to how I feel about the 3 brothers and 3 sisters thing with Elriel). I’ve heard bits and bobs about a Lightsinger theory for Gwyn. If that’s true, how do you see it connecting to Koschei and the larger story? What role does Azriel play? How do you see these two becoming a pair? Do you think they’re mates?
Bryceriel: I’m not interested in whether it’s a crackship or not. Until Azriel’s endgame / mate is on the page, I think it’s worth discussing. I also need any kind of copium to deal with how painfully disappointing Quinlar was in HoFaS. It was either the worst writing of a romantic pair I’ve seen from Sarah or it was intentional, and I see why people choose to think it was intentional. Anyway! We know that Bryce carries the Horn and is a walking item of the Dread Trove, so it’s easy figure out how she would tie into the plot. My question is, how do you see Koschei’s potential interest in her bringing Azriel into the story? If you ship Bryceriel, what’s your strongest theory for how they fit into the wider plot? And how do you see it playing out? (And a side question, what does this mean for Lunathion etc). I see this being a slow burn pair if it happens, spanning maybe even further than the end of ACOTAR and maybe going into future series. But I’d love to hear the most compelling theories as to how it’s going to all play out.
Azris: As the title says, not sure if this is a genuine pairing people see happening or not but regardless would love to hear from you guys. Aside from the idea of these two being the ultimate enemies to lovers pair, I’m not sure whether there’s any compelling evidence for them but that’s maybe due to lack of searching for it on my part?? Similarly to all of the above for each pairing, I’d love to hear your most popular theory on how it would play out in the upcoming books and how it would connect to the wider Koschei plot.
Basically, if someone asked you, “How does your ship advance the main story with Koschei, and how do they get together?”, what would your answer be?
I’d love to read the best theories from each side.