here’s a short fic where elain runs to lucien after a nightmare - and where the mating bond is mentioned, as well as the beginning of their courting.

“lucien?”

her footsteps are light, fleeting across the carpeted marble floor. she’s a slim shadow near the door, only her head poking out from behind it. waves of unbound golden-brown hair tumble behind her, and doe shaped eyes, albeit sleepy, seek his out. she’s trembling behind the door, seeking out comfort from the first person that came to mind.

it happened to be him.

she’d be surprised, would probably be on her way down the hall, really, if she wasn’t too exhausted.

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