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“True loves kiss conquers all, even the deepest slumber.” – Sleeping Beauty

“I truly believe love conquers all – love is an incredibly powerful force, both in this world and in fantasy ones.” – Sarah J. Maas

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Elriel Month 🩷 Fairytales

This piece is inspired by the tale of Sleeping Beauty, with a slight change – the maiden rescuing the prince. We love the theory that Koschei will lure Azriel and Elain – Elain – will be the one to save him, with none other than a true love’s kiss.

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A huge thank you to (unii) for creating this gorgeous artwork. You were an angel to work with and so communicative at every step of the process 🩷

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Art by @x_x.uniii

Commissioned by @theseersgarden, @aoitavacorte, @lovelyfawnxx, @rae2velaris, & @landofthefaerie

Characters belong to @sarahjmaas

For @elriel-month

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“𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙩 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩, 𝙄 𝙨𝙚𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.”

𝒫𝓇𝑜𝓂𝓅𝓉: 𝐹𝒶𝒾𝓇𝓎𝓉𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓈

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✮♱✮ art by @_katart07_

✮♱✮ commissioned by me

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OOOOOOO I LOOOOOVVVVVVEEEEEEEE this fairytales prompt for @elriel-month ! I’ve had this idea of Elain and Azriel spending a quiet moment together, out on a lake in the night court, just simply basking in each other’s presence and the peace it brings both of them. I really hope we see lots of the soft, quiet moments of these two together, it’s always so romantic! The biggest thank you to @_katart07_ for this beautiful and stunning piece, just look at how gorgeous they are!

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✮♱✮ quote is from Tangled

✮♱✮ characters are Elain Archeron & Azriel

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@elriel-month | Fairytale

The best kind of fairytales come from the magic we make in our day to day lives, finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.

And I think it would be more of a fairytale come true to Azriel that someone loved him so much they chose him over a mating bond, that someone loved him for simply who he is and not out of an obligation to fate.

For this piece, I imagined an afternoon spent in the garden, enjoying each other’s company when Elain comes upon a kaleidoscope of butterflies. They flutter around Elain as Az looks on in wonder at this beautiful life he shares with her, and discreetly sends out his shadows to give Elain wings of her own. 🦋

I was so lucky to have the @thesleepingfoxy bring this to life for me! She captured the wonder and magic and playfulness so brilliantly in this piece it left me breathless! Mary, you are an absolute angel for this🌸

🎨art by: @thesleepingfoxy

✨commissioned by: me

📚characters belong to: @sarahjmaas

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✨As Azriel and Elain walk through an enchanted forest together, alone and at peace in the quiet sunshine, she looks up at him. She watches his great wings glittering under the sunlight and the way the green and gold in his eyes seem to glow. She thinks he is the most beautiful male she's ever seen, and she can't help but to pull him down into a kiss.✨

I have been keeping this close to my chest for so long and am so excited to finally be able to share it. I stare at it every day (it's my lock screen 😭) and I am so so thankful to lumachaii for bringing this idea to life with her skill and creativity. I told her I wanted Elain pulling Azriel down for a kiss in an enchanted forest, and she delivered THIS jaw-dropping work of art, inspired by Barbie Swan Lake.

I am so in awe and in love.

🌸🦇 Art by lumachaii

🌸🦇 Commissioned by me, @lunaatthezoo

🌸🦇 @elriel-month

Elain looked up at Azriel, their eyes meeting, his hand still lingering on the hilt of the blade.

I saw the painting in my mind: the lovely fawn, blooming spring vibrant behind her. Standing before Death, shadows and terrors lurking over his shoulder. Light and dark, the space between their bodies a blend of the two. The only bridge of connection … that knife.

🌸🗡️I am just so excited how this was depicted so beautifully, the contrast between Elain’s gentle, vibrant spring and Azriel’s brooding shadows is powerful, almost ethereal.

The imagery of light and dark blending in the space between them speaks volumes about their connection, delicate, tense, yet deeply meaningful. And at the center of it all is that knife.

The very blade Elain used to stab the King of Hybern, in an act of courage that changed everything. A blade that Azriel guarded and has never let another soul touch. Yet Elain not only took it, but returned it to him, despite the horrors she endured, despite the blood it spilled.

That small, silent exchange between them is more than a moment, it’s a symbol of trust, understanding, and a bond that neither fully speaks of, but both feel deeply.

Thank you to the incredible @hatchatwork who brought this poignant moment to life with such care and beauty. The emotion, the symbolism, it’s all captured perfectly. 🦇⚔️

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⁣⁣⁣⤞ Art by @hatchatwork on IG

⁣⁣⁣⤞Commissioned by me

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Eyes & Ears of the Night Court | @elriel-month

“She scanned Elain from head to toe, wondering if she’d been taking lessons in stealth either from Azriel or the two half-wraiths she called friends.”

Well… turns out if she had she would be top of the class.

What better way to stealth train than stealing the one thing no one else has dared to touch and has only been given freely to her.

“I have never once seen Azriel let another person touch that knife.”

Yet there she is graceful, quiet, all soft steps and sharper skill lifting Truth-Teller right off the shadowsinger himself.

And the way he would let her…?

Says everything.

Thank you to the endlessly talented @azeher_may for bringing this scene to life so perfectly. Your attention to detail, the tension, every part of it is breathtaking. Creating together is always an honor.

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⁣⁣⁣⤞ Art by @azeher_may

⁣⁣⁣⤞ Commissioned by me

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I love that Elriel Month coincides with MerMay, and for today’s prompt, I couldn’t help but go with a mermaid AU. I just know that Azriel of “chain me to a tree, Rhys” fame wouldn’t let a little thing like Elain being a mermaid stand in the way of them being together 💜

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🎨 Art by @runamareuty

✨ Commissioned by me for @elriel-month

Elriel Month: 𝓕𝓪𝓲𝓻𝔂𝓽𝓪𝓵𝓮𝓼 🏔️💐

𝐀𝐳𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲. “𝐖𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧?”

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐡𝐢𝐦, 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐝—𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞.

In this commission, Azriel is giving Elain her fairytale moment by showing her a hidden garden path he stumbled upon while flying. I imagine Azriel can’t see a flower without thinking of Elain and he would want to show her every garden he comes across (and give her the princess treatment while doing so).

I’m so happy I had the chance to work with again! She is the SWEETEST and I adore working with her so much. Be sure to follow her because she is always feeding the Elriel fandom with beautiful sketches and prints to purchase. Thank you so much for creating this piece for me 🥹💗

Art by pinkykei.art and commissioned by me.

Characters belong to Sarah J. Maas

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Eyes & Ears of the Night Court | @elriel-month

Elain has always been more observant than anyone gives her credit for.

She notices the things others miss. She keeps secrets better than Azriel himself and even Nesta has wondered if she’s been secretly training with him and the twins.

In this piece she’s learning the language of flowers not for gardening, but for missions. Hidden messages in petals and stems. Because being a spy isn’t always about shadows and steel. Sometimes, it’s about knowing how to blend in, how to listen, how to be overlooked.

And Elain? She’s mastered all of it.

Huge thanks to @_katart07_ for this brilliant take on spy Elain, it’s always a pleasure to work together and bring these layered pieces to life!

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⁣⁣⁣⤞ Art by @_katart07_

⁣⁣⁣⤞ Commissioned by me

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𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒐 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒏’𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚?

𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒘𝒆𝒍𝒗𝒆 𝒊𝒔 𝒔𝒉𝒆 𝒂 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒚 ⊹ ࣪ ˖

𝑺𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒄𝒉 𝒂 𝒈𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒑𝒔𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝒉𝒆 𝒇𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉.

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Inspired by the grandfather clock in the movie ‘Whisper of the Heart’ where a young king is in love with a cursed fairy. While brief, their story is a tale of forbidden love, of cursed fates, and of sincere longing. We are obsessed with how this piece came out and cannot wait for Elain and Azriel’s own story where they will challenge fate and true love.

Olha, thank you for your incredible talent and detailing on this artwork. It was so phenomenal to work with you! You captured our vision beyond anything we could have imagined 💕

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✼ Art by sad_knight_art (IG)

✼ Commissioned by @duskcowboy @leiaamidala @elainsvisions @rae2velaris and me @theseersgarden

✼ Characters from ACOTAR series by SJM

✼ @elriel-month | Fairytale

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@elriel-month | The Eyes and Ears of the Night Court

Feyre once called Azriel “the knife in the dark,” only for Elain—Elain to be the one to step out of the shadows and kill an ancient king with Azriel’s dagger. Death and the lovely Fawn both embody this imagery of stealth and it isn’t a coincidence that Elain’s gift of Sight complements Azriel’s gift of hearing what others can’t. Together, once Elain’s gifts are trained and honed, they will be a formidable force as the eyes and ears of their court.

I knew as soon as I saw @paulymorphed’s work I had to reach out and collaborate with her. She truly went above and beyond with this piece and captured what I had in mind so exquisitely that it left me speechless. (My caps lock and exclamation mark buttons might beg to differ though 😅)

🎨 art by: the beautiful @paulymorphed

✨commissioned by: me

📚 characters belong to: @sarahjmaas

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The Eyes and Ears of The Night Court

“Elain was the only one who guessed. She caught me vomiting two mornings in a row.” She nodded toward Azriel. “I think she’s got you beat for secret-keeping.”-ACOSF

🌹Art by @pinkpiggy93

✂️Commissioned by me

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The Seer & Shadowsinger on the cover of Velaris' May Issue: This Is It

Together they are sight & stealth. They are light and darkness intertwined. They are visions and secrets.

We wanted to have a lot of fun with this prompt and fell in love with this editorial concept. These two’s face cards deserve to be on the front page of a magazine, that’s for sure, and Jules delivered to a T. We are in awe of Jules’ talent and could not be more grateful for this incredible piece!

✰ art by @.spudoof ✰ commissioned by @duskcowboy @emilyondemand @starswhogaze & @elrielbliss ✰ @elriel-month | Eyes and Ears of the Night Court

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@elriel-month : 𝕱𝖗𝖊𝖊 𝖂𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝕿𝖗𝖚𝖊 𝕷𝖔𝖛𝖊

“𝓛𝓸𝓿𝓮 𝔀𝓸𝓾𝓵𝓭 𝓽𝓻𝓾𝓶𝓹 𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 𝓪 𝓶𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓫𝓸𝓷𝓭.”

Something I haven’t been able to get out of my head for the next book is Elain using truth teller to unmake her unwanted mating bond and choosing the male who truly sees her; who has shown, in so many tiny ways throughout the series, what love can really be like with the right person. It will be so powerful to see her take fate into her own hands, after being at the whims of those around her for so long.

@/icezimy absolutely BLEW ME AWAY bringing this art to life, and I cannot thank you enough, it turned out better than I could have imagined 💜🗡️

🎨 art by @/icezimy

✨ commissioned by me

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She scanned Elain from head to toe, wondering if she’d been taking lessons in stealth either from Azriel or the two half-wraiths she called friends.

She nodded toward Azriel. “I think she’s got you beat for secret-keeping.”

I love all the little hints SJM has sprinkled throughout the series that Elain might be learning from Azriel or have spy skills to complement his own. I’d love to see a scenario in their book where they go on some sort of mission and a lot of sexiness and tension ensues. Azriel has always prided himself on exercising the utmost professionalism as the Spymaster, but give him five minutes on a mission with Elain and a little flash of thigh and I think the male just MIGHT find his carefully crafted cool and calm slipping 😂

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🎨 Art by @rinamoart

✨ Commissioned by me for @elriel-month