#rowaelin hc

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I’m bored and ready for Halloween😂 so gonna try something new with random off the bat answers for characters/ships I like… so… here that is🤷‍♀️

Aelin but only because she wants to prank-scare Rowan (she normally ends up being scared instead). The only time she ever came close was watching a horror movie that scared the life out of her, and Rowan was so worried for her he jumped but only to go in front of the screen & shield her eyes form “the horror”… and the sworn-nevertobespokenofagain-great “battle of Hallmark” movie binges… Rowan still thinks it’s the most horrifying thing he has ever seen & refuses to let Lysandra, Dorian, and talk Aelin ever talk him into it again.

Definitely Aelin, but knowing this he *begrudgingly* dresses up with her (like the Jim & Pam moment in the office of “that’s my dork”🥹) besides he knows it’s all stems from the severe lack of childhood she got to experience & he could never take that little bit away from her.

They both would (or wouldn’t) together… either way it would be together… but probably would (because they kinda already have?). Otherwise if its based on skill alone; Aelin has more will power & mad-man strategies, Rowan has 200 years of camping/survival mode training... so make of that what you will🤣

Both, again. But this one really is because I’m pretty sure they literally have…😅😂

Aelin (guess I said that earlier lol) only “fun” scares though (they’ve both almost lost the other (and lost previous loves) too many times) to ever TRULY try to scare the other (they spend a lot of time trying to do the opposite… and failing… but still… they try).

Aelin (she is ready for (if not already in) fight/or flight 24/7) & triggers easily. Though the times it does manage to rattle Rowan take far more & far longer to settle from.

They both do, but more so Aelin. While Rowan is always wearing his “brave face” it is also a constant “intimidating”/rbf vibes😂 vs Aelin’s “brave face” truly will “play fine” on the outside while being absolutely dead inside (blame Arobynn)

Honestly this ship is so weird for these because most have happened & have dark examples😅😅😂🤣… While Aelin is more likely to flip a switch & go rabid (sorry Chaol’s face) she also is very feral about it & likely to get herself killed as much as someone else. Rowan however is my answer because (while they both could kill a man with their bare hands) for him to lose control is a much higher bar & one in which there would be no coming back from; too calculated, cold, and powerful. He would be sharpened by rage to a precise lethal edge, while she would be serrated and clouded by it.

lol wow 😅😅😂🤣 this is really making them sound bad but they both have😬 I’d say Aelin however as she is far more likely to do so (with ease) & be willing to morally justify/commit “pettier” crimes where Rowan would not.

Aelin. She’s terrified of them; but used to it thanks to Brannon & Elena😅🤦‍♀️.

Aelin… it’s very hard for her to rest. Rowan’s had centuries to master it, and if he can wake to Aelin, see her breathing & safe, he can manage for the most part. But she… she could set the world on fire from her remembered suffering.

I don’t think either would want to; Aelin would believe it was haunted but could try to “tough it out” & laugh at the world for being wrong. While Rowan would just find it a waste of time, dumb, & not real. But for the sake of headcanon & question + habit probably Aelin; dragging him along wherever😂 & him willingly following like the lovesick puppies they are🤣

Scary OTP meme: send a pair and I’ll fill this out

Which one is more fond of scary movies: Which one gets the most excited about Halloween: Which one would be more likely to survive the apocalypse: Which one would literally kill for the other: Which one likes to scare or startle the other: Which one is more likely to need comforting when they get spooked: Which one always puts on a brave face: Which one would be more dangerous if they suddenly became violent: Which one would be more likely to commit a crime: Which one believes in ghosts: Which one likes to watch spooky show on television: Which one would propose the idea of holding a seance: Which one has nightmares more often: Which one would want to explore a real haunted house:

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HC:

When Aelin is pregnant with their first child she tells everyone “if it’s a boy I’m naming him after his dear lost uncle… Vaughan.”

Lysandra & Aedion: keep giving Rowan pleading looks, with increasing fear that she is indeed NOT joking.

Rowan: agreed to it without hesitation. *thanks to knowing it’s a girl from the dream* though this was to no one’s surprise unnoticed reasoning; as even the gods know he would do anything for his mate… including naming their firstborn after someone barely anyone knows.

Lorcan: just hopes it’s true so someone has a silly name to distract from “Lord Lorcan Lochan”

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The tables will turn when it turns out to be Elriel as the unconvential ship and they’re the true crack ship. Sarah won’t write them because they won’t sell. It will be boring

A Mate Rejection wouldn't work out in standalone books (even if they're interconnected since each standalone promises the couple a HEA and each get one book as confirmed by Sarah in her interviews)

How are you expecting the author to write a compelling rejection story for something that wasn't even explored much? Just ask Elain to say the word "No" and that's it? It’s a waste of a storyline. It's not interesting. There are no stakes. Again, the book won’t sell. Sarah won’t write it

Elain and Lucien however offer an "arranged marriage" kind of dynamic since we never had a mated pair who knew they were mates before they were in love

They will have tension and the clash of desires and reluctance between them. Reluctant love can be so good. So what if they're at odds now, it's not like Sarah haven't wrote couples that didn't start on a great foot before (Rowaelin literally hated the sight of each other)

What’s unconventional about Elriel? SJM has been setting them up since ACOWAR, and I wouldn’t be surprised if she knew she wanted them together in the long run since ACOMAF. Time doesn’t think they’re unconventional. Today doesn’t think they’re unconventional. People Magazine doesn’t think they’re unconventional. E! News doesn’t think they’re unconventional. New York Magazine doesn’t think they’re unconventional.

As Sarah said, “I thought it was pretty obvious.”

I’m sorry, but the only thing boring here is your sad attempt to make excuses as to why Elriel “can’t” happen. A rejected mating bond can absolutely happen over the course of a stand along book. Want to know why? Bc SJM has been setting it up for 3 books. The rejection isn’t going to be some random, unexpected moment. Most logical readers understand it’s on the table.

The power in the rejected mates plot isn’t the rejection itself. It’s what it means for Elain. Her claiming what SHE wants. Who she wants. Her finally feeling confident enough to reject what’s expected of her. Elain rejecting the bond is about Elain. Not Elucien. Elucien is irrelevant at this point. It isn’t a thing. The only people who think it’s a thing are those clinging to some outdated FB comment Sarah left in 2016. Read the books, my god.

Elucien doesn’t have tension. They have awkwardness and indifference. The last time Lucien mentioned Elain, his words dripped with discomfort. He doesn’t want it either. So I genuinely don’t know why you guys ride so hard for the most boring, bland mating bond SJM has ever given us. Elain quite literally would rather wait for water to boil than be in the same room as him.

If you like Elucien and you want to make HCs about them and write and/or read fanfiction, commission or draw art. Great. Good for you. But let’s not sit here and act like SJM has in any capacity given Elucien a single iota of set up. She doesn’t care about them. She’s probably as bored of them as Elain and Lucien are of each other. I have better odds of winning the lottery than of SJM writing an Elucien book. And if she does, I’ll immediately go out and buy said lotto ticket.

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Throne of Glass

Manon

After Flight

Ride (SMUT)

Stitches

More Pink

Feeling Blue

Drop It (SMUT)

Iron Nails and Pale Skin

Just the Sniffles

Back With You (SMUT)

First Flight

Morning Coffee

Fenrys

Reunited

Learning (SMUT)

Book Delivery

Dorian

Right Where You Left Me

Dorian vs Echo

Once Upon a Time

Literally Obsessed hc

Rowan

Cold Shoulder

Learning (SMUT)

Keep You Cold

Ddlg headcanon

Fluffy relationship hc

Lorcan

Bite Me (SMUT)

Gavriel

Secrets

Light in the Dark

Cadre series

Cadre (SMUT)

Not on Speaking Terms

Rowaelin

Dating headcanon

Pregnant reader headcanon

Eras Tour headcanon

Modern headcanon

Stay Still (SMUT)

Cured By You

Big Brother

I’ll Always Have You

Manorian

Lay With Me?

Elorcan Daughter x Rowaelin reader

Cardigan

Anything For Her

Poly SJM Week 2025

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ANOTHER!

A lil bored & mostly sleep deprived (but gotta stay awake for da bb’s (trying to channel Auntie/god-mother Taylor Swift vibes; because that woman never sleeps & practically runs the universe)… but alas my weakness; I have no books available😭 & since I’m still thinking about Throne of Glass 24/7 because how could I not in a post-EoS world) I’m answering them myself😂 … so you’ve been warned; this weekend of sleep deprivation, auntie duties, and travel shall lead to some weird posts probably😅😂 or perhaps new genius *she said humbly* … though less of a “genius” fashion & more of a mad scientist throwing spaghetti at a wall🤣 … here’s a more bar for the sake of “the feed”😂🤣

Rowan likes frosted mini wheats. Aelin mocks him for it relentlessly calling him grandpa or snowman.

Aelin is always storing a kick-ass dress in the back closet… and it probably is quite literally able to kick-ass as it is loaded with daggered corsets.

A library for Aelin, anywhere with Aelin for Rowan… or maybe a beach🤣

Aelin has a legit “get ready” routine, oils, perfumes, skincare, you name it (in an AU she would even own THE headband). Rowan just uses whatever she tells him to (or not to) though she still lets him use the lavender soap😭

Rowan and Aelin are both big on physical touch; they need proof the other is alive & well, close enough to hold their hand & remind them, or at least be protected if they need to jump in front of a bullet. They often show love the same way; in the little things they can do amid chaos. Rowan gently rubbing Aelin’s back, Aelin kissing his cheek, or brushing his hand on her way out. They like to be close, always sitting next to each other, or going so far as to share a seat if there isn’t room (though Aelin is kinda like a cat & has a habit of turning anything into a seat, whether it be a table, wall, or person). Rowan has also learned to sit beside her & never stand while a meeting has free chairs unless he wants relentless mocking for “perching” or being ready to fight, flee, or jump in front of a bullet for her at any given moment… including breakfast. As far as differences go; Aelin is also big on quality time (or more so any amount of time) just being in the same vicinity each doing/reading their own thing. Really, any moment they have (even solving murders😅) she wants and needs to spend it with him as well as feel like he wants to spend time with her (reminder: she has major abandonment issues). And she can be surprisingly sentimental for someone who’s never had anything, the things she does she struggles not to keep forever, while Rowan is the opposite. Mostly though it’s just noticing her and doing something specific for her. Words of affirmation melt her into a puddle of heartsick puppy love (Rowan is surpsingly good at them) and it’s one of the main ways he does show affection. She shows Rowan in little things (or big little things) like setting up a surprise (gift-ish), or washing his hair (physical touch/acts of serve), doing something so he doesn’t have to like finishing paperwork, or dishes, something little to make it easier to rest when he gets home (even going so far as to try & make dinner… though she’s been banned from cooking after almost setting the castle on fire & simultaneously giving everyone food poisoning). Final note: Acts of service are dearly noted by both, but honestly overall terrifying as they’ve lost too many people (and are both far too ready to die for the other) so it’s kinda off limits😅🖤.

Aelin has always loved pretty things, as an only princess she had everything she could have wanted, except the one thing she really ever wanted most; normalcy. Then she lost everything, every pretty trinket, every person, any sense of “normal” or the world. And while she got many gifts, Arobynn’s “love” came & went with bribes, rewards, punishments, and tests; a taste of freedom, pretty dresses or new weapons, creepy perfumes, than nothing. And once again, all she craved was normalcy. A family. & nothing ever filled that gap, or became more than just “things”; things she loved, things she held onto, but never quite “everything”. As far as gifts that meant something though: the amulet of course as the last gift from her mother & surviving family heirloom. The candies from Dorian, the ring from Chaol (for a time), the books… so many books… perhaps most of all the moment Rowan brought her chocolates (back when they were still “just friends” — but even then)… however the greatest will always be Fleetfoot; it is beyond a gift, IT’S FLEETFOOT. Sorry future Rowan/everyone, I don’t think much could top that. For Rowan, let’s say he wanted a sword from the moment he could wield one (more than the sticks his cousins & him would use as kids) most of all he wanted to be a knight, a warrior, dreamed of a greater purpose; ever the practical yet fire-hearted baby fae🥹.

Rowan did not write any, except for Lyria, he did everything he could to win her, to love her, back when he was a “young immortal”. And though he will deny this at all costs, he can be quite the poet… and still will leave little notes for Aelin; indecipherable inside jokes in their secret little love language. And Aelin was a sparkly, neon, gel pen with heart dotted eyes kinda cover my notebook in “Mrs. so - and - so’s name”.

They both have trouble unwinding and need to learn to rest, so often it’s less routine & more so a non-stop marathon of work & wars & training & something/anything to do or distract free time; until they are so tired they fall asleep the second they hit the pillow. When they decide to try & “learn to rest” it normally looks something like Rowan hunched over his desk toying with some project, a new drawing (he doesn’t get much time for it but he does love it when he can). While Aelin takes a fancy bath with all the candles, bubbles, & bath bombs, she can cram into a single pampering. By the time it’s actually time for bed they’ve both normally managed to wind themselves back up from the free-time to think, falling into work or some old “busy” habit, so they try to trade books & keep their minds busy. (Especially since Aelin has exited the bath to find him practically tying red thread; marking maps, learning new war strategies, & reading she describes as “depressing manifestos of mind numbing nothingness” that she must read aloud as dramatically as she possibly can to “show him the light of never reading such things again”… or at least make him laugh till the lines ease from his face again). Though book trading has also proved to be a very chaos ensuing activity, after Aelin decided to start giving him the worst, romance novels she could find (she hasn’t even made it through half of them herself… she just likes seeing what shade of pink she can make his ears turn) while it has proved to give him some new inventive ways to get back at her😂 (he tried a mathematics book once… it ended with her nearly chucking it through the window😂. Otherwise Rowan always grab Aelin an extra blanket (mostly because she hogs them all; despite the fact she’s the one with the fire powers😂 she once went so far as to ask him to cool down the room because it was too hot all the while she was piled under four blankets she simply could not move as it was too soft).

Her last birthday, the last she can remember; when the kingdom was full of life and so was her family as they celebrated their little princess, the streets had flowers and fires and she felt free as the wind as she danced and ran with Aedion the entire night. … Rowan bringing her chocolates in Mistward was the first birthday since that last one that was worthy of being remembered. Rowan stopped celebrating birthdays long ago, it seemed pointless as an immortal (especially one who’s “mate” was gone) and since she was the only one who would still put in effort to make it special; no one even knew his birthdate for a long time after… until (like most things) until Aelin; she spent days baking a cake (that turned out far more crisp than cake), but her laugh; the utterly lovely chaos of her covered in flour, alarms going off & smoke in the air, yet streamers & all this celebration had been set just for him made him feel more thankful then any wish come true ever had. She made every birthday since worth celebrating with him.

Anything the other does (there’s a reason Rowan eat the whole horrid cake, and Aelin cried when Rowan spoke those beautiful words). They are fire & ice, they literally never stop melting. … for Aelin it’s the little details; how well he knows her (even the parts she hates or tries to hide), the scars he kisses, the way he holds her hand a little tighter because he just knows when something (even the littlest of comments) hit where it hurt, the way he makes sure she feels safe with him & is as safe as possible even in the terrors of their world, the way he remembers things; the dates that make her want to run, the shirts that lived in that bottom drawer for months; he never cared, never got jealous, never gave her grief for anything she was or felt. For Rowan it’s the moments he realizes he is loved wholly & he has finally found her; this magical, other worldly, miracle for him. It’s her teasing him like anyone else (not a dangerous general, or widower, ancient hero, or cursed villain), it’s her laugh, it’s the way her eyes glimmer for him, or seek him in a heavy room. It’s the moments she looks up and smiles because it’s him she saw, or comes running to jump into a hug even if she saw him mere hours ago. It’s the days he wakes with her asleep on his chest, peaceful, safe, simply being and breathing. It’s smoke & alarms, her making breakfast & burning everything to chars. It’s the fire breathing, promising heart, of life; of living life, wherever it may be, or go.

Aelin will spin the teacups until she is sick… and she often is because she happily stuffs her face with everything she can find; including the non-existent fruit, neon colored, pure sugar (that the court has considered banning her from after a sugar crash once nearly caused a little more than a “sunburn” for half of Epcot). Rowan likes the giant turkey legs… or liked… until he found out it was a bird… one that he claims cannot possibly occur in nature… after a few trips without them & seagull dive bombs he gave up on caring and went back to his “meat on a stick” favorites😂.

Aelin tried to learn to knit once… let’s just say everyone got a lot of tangled web like half singed baby blankets that year that Rowan may or may not have death-glared them into liking. Rowan likes woodworking & building bird houses, and Aelin makes the wood burning process much faster … minus her MANY bird puns. Rowan once considered keeping a nice one nearby for the next pun he hears😂 or argument he loses sent off to the “dog house” or in his case ⬆️🤣.

Primarily, Answered in love languages. Rowan is a beautifully true “perfect” words of affirmation person (fae) primarily but also gentle physical touch; a hand squeeze, a back rub, a forehead kiss, a shoulder to lean on. Aelin is also a physical touch; hold your hand, kiss your cheek, hug, etc. she is also a “little details” acts of service; like let me put this away so it’s one less thing for you to do. Or let me leave a tiny “gift-ish” thing around for you. Or let me spend & make the time to do something special and make a memory for us. Kinda gal.

Back before game night was cancelled after a “Settlers of Catan” game left Yrene to quite literally stitch everyone back together with the pieces😅 (banning; Aelin, (Lorcan if Aelin is anywhere near by) Aedion, Manon, & by compliant association & too smart counting Dorian😂). Mario Kart remains undecided despite it being just as lethal (however they all enjoy it too much to suggest another ban😂). Before this Aelin used to pick Monopoly (despite the fact everyone & she hates it) precisely why, as she liked her own new rules, & determined to win chaos. Rowan likes chess, and battleship (one he & Aelin can agree upon); Though he also secretly enjoys the video games he’s “begrudingly forced to play”. And they both get far too much enjoyment out of clue, minus the “inaccuracies” according to Aelin😅😂.

Aelin loves sitcoms, she’s seem most of them 10 times over. She however writes for romance novels… which Rowan would die from if he ever knew was her (& vice-verse anyone ever found his accounts ;-) & he likes watching HGTV?😂

Rowan loves helping out around the house anyway he can, especially if he can with Aelin; he just appreciates being able to take care of her. Aelin loves doing the dishes (she likes to try and practice her water magic… and if Rowan happens to get soaked in the process or the soap bubbles up to cover the kitchen… who’s to say if she meant it or not ;-)😂

Fireheart & Buzzard🥹 (the fact this is canon — my gods I love them). Pretty much any nickname from Aelin is going to be teasing and sarcastic & possibly drive you nuts at first (uncle kitty) and any from Rowan are going to make you cry (not even a “nickname” but every time he calls Aedion brother, and Lysandra his sister, my heart pulls a grinch and grows even more🥹😍😭)

They love to travel. Especially when they can find somewhere Rowan hasn’t been (it’s rare in his 200 years but they’ve found a few) thankfully in contrast it’s easy for Aelin (as she hasn’t been most places) and she loves getting to see the world she dreamed about but was always bound away from. Rowan makes for a great tour guide because he knows where the non tourists hundred year old ruins are to visit ;-) & they often run off to their own secret adventures, or trying to find the best hole-in-the-wall cafe/mom&pop shops. She does enjoy going “full tourist” mode some days (the I heart New York tee & everything… partially because the glare from Rowan as she says “smile” and flashes cameras is priceless🤣) or in the complete opposite mode she tries to be a local (Lysandra taught her well) & she’s got some convincing accents… but on occasion it goes horribly hilariously wrong & becomes far too much fun for them. Same with shopping districts (Aelin will get samples until she’s practically had a meal… & then change costumes for more after a ban). Lysandra however is far better at this & a preferable companion for such mischief; and they do love traveling with their family too. They miss them when they’re away too long.

Aelin loves flowers, Rowan loves the woods; it makes a good combo of him finding them & leaving them for her as a surprise, or on a bedside table with a note when she wakes up. Every-time her heart gets so sappy over it she wants to keep them forever (and often does; drying them into bookmarks… their shelves are full🥹). Aelin also loves spices for cooking, or lavender for soaps and perfumes, so he often brings her new things; loving how much she loves the little “moments of luxury”. He was the first one to ever bring her flowers (he is 200 years old after all he had to retain some sort of classic chivalry) and the way her eyes sparkled that first time made it impossible for him to ever pass something beautiful without stealing a piece for her. She did try to braid them into his hair once😂. Or make him wish on every dandelion they pass, & he does because her crinkling nose as she grins at him is enough to make him smile until they both laugh.

Aelin can make a fire, or a heating blanket of a shield; however despite the many ways THE “Fire-Bringer” could, her preferred method of warmth is getting as close to Rowan as possible. He is in agreement with this method.😂

Rowan is incredibly proud of Aelin. It is his honor to be hers, to serve a Queen who is so good, to love a woman who has a heart of wildfire. And she is incredibly proud of them all; this court of dreamers, her family. — It’s the only thing she undoubtably knows somehow went right… Lysandra especially; every-time she sees Evangeline she is so thankful; they were able to spare someone where they were not so lucky, they are fighting to stop the cycle. And she is proud to be the friend & sister of such a woman, & the lucky aunt of such a niece.

Rowan & Aelin have a real Luke & Laurelai vibe when it comes to coffee; Rowan thinks it’s a death trap, despite Aelin’s affliction/affecrion for it. Though Rowan & Aedion did have to set a rule for how much espresso is allowed within a 10 mile radius of her after a venti & 2 days of no sleep nearly has her burning the palace down.😂 He’ll drink whatever’s around & doesn’t mind when Aelin mixes some cinnamon or something in, otherwise he’s a 1 black coffee kinda guy. Aelin likes anything with sugar and spice and espresso… but often sticks to tea for sanity’s sake.😂

Aelin loves the finer things in life; including her secret drawer full of chocolate. & Rowan has Aelin.😂

Aelin unabashedly loves rom coms & chick-flicks, though musicals are her favorite (even the ones she can’t stand, or are not at all happy & instead tragedies); she likes plays the most though). Rowan “hates them” but always cries at the notebook; he will deny this & do it everytime.

Each other period. Fleetfoot running with Evangeline in a meadow, filled with their family of friends, give everyone a book to read & good music; that’s their “happiest place” haven.

Happy Headcanons Asks!

Send me a character and a number and  I’ll answer: 

Which type of cereal is their favorite?

What outfit do they wear when they need to feel confident?

Describe their dream date

What is their bath or shower routine?

What is their love language?

What was on the TOP of their Haukkah/Christmas/Birthday/etc list as a kid?

What did their high school love letters look like?

What is their bedtime routine?

Describe their happiest birthday.

What makes them melt romantically?

What is their favorite ride at Disneyland? Favorite food?

What craft do they learn to make for a gift? Who do they give it to?

How do they like to provide for others?

What game do they always select for game night?

What fandom do they write fanfic for? Give us a small sample.

Which household chore do they privately love?

What sappy nickname do they give their loved one(s)?

What is their favorite touristy thing to do when traveling?

Do they like to receive flowers? Give flowers? What kinds?

How do they warm up when it’s cold outside?

What makes them feel proud?

What is their usual Starbucks order?

How does this character indulge themselves?

Which sappy romantic movie is their favorite? Do they admit to it?

What brings them the most unmitigated joy in all the world?

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Hi!!... 🍄 and 📚 for the ask game

hi!! thank you for asking 💕

🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings

i've got a somewhat crack-ish hc that Rowaelin's firstborn daughter marries Nessian's son. (yes, i've put it into fics hehe) is it ever going to happen??? who knows. but it happens in the fics 😌😌

📚 ⇢ what’s the last thing you wrote down in your notes app?

answered here but i feel generous so here's another one: "hey what if in the November chapter we got [SPOILER] to be at her warehouse when [SPOILER] happens? 👀" (this is for Until Proven Guilty)

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OKAY BUT HC THAt Because he’s so at peace and happy and Aelin is a hilarious ass mofo, Rowan develops smile lines and crows feet just from smiling too damn much at his kids and at Aelin and I’m not making sense buT THE GIST IS THERE

BUT OKAY HE DOES. 

- Rowan’s skin was damn near perfect for years, because he just had resting bitch face and that was enough to scare his enemies away. 

- He had slightly prominent frown lines because that was just about the only emotion he showed for three hundred years. 

- And one day Aelin wakes him up

- Which is the most rare thing in their existence, because Aelin until Rowan wakes her most days.

- She’s tracing the tiny lines along the corners of his eyes.

-She’s tracing the line of his dimple. Rowan Whitethorn has a dimple that nobody ever knew about because this man was so grumpy for so long. 

- His eyes crack open, but he didn’t need to open his eyes to know that she was staring. 

- He could sense it. 

- She smoothes her hand over his hair and presses a kiss to his lips. 

- He immediately grins, tangling his fingers in her hair and pulling her back in for another one, she murmurs good morning against his lips.

- "My love,“ he says back to her, running his thumb over her lips. 

- It’s only quiet for a few moments

- And then the soft padding of tiny feet down the hall

- Their first born, and currently only child, a three year old climbs onto the bed, launching herself at Rowan

- She is Aelin’s twin and damn him if it doesn’t take his breath away every time

- But her eyes match his. Something he’s more than pleased about

- She pokes his cheek with a tiny finger as she settles between them. 

- Rowan rolls onto his side to better see his mate, his queen, his wife, and their perfect creation.

- She takes his face in her tiny hands.

 - ‘Papa’ she says, very seriously, running her fingers over the same lines that Aelin had been just minutes earlier

- ‘Why do you have cracks in your face?’ 

- Aelin has to smother her face in the pillow to avoid laughing to loud

- Rowan can’t help the smile, the laughter that explodes out of him, he’s laughing a deep belly laugh, his eyes crinkled, dimples out in full force. 

- Aelin’s heart is melting completely and utterly 

- ‘Because’ he tells her, peppering her face with kisses. ‘You and mama make me so happy.’ 

- He leans over her tiny body to kiss Aelin, who is still laughing with her face in her hands

- ‘You old, wrinkled buzzard’ she mumbles into his mouth. 

- ‘Your face is next, Princess’ 

- But Aelin doesn’t mind. And neither does Rowan. Because those lines, those wrinkles, mark the happiest ten years of  his life. 

I’VE NEVER WRITTEN ANYTHING IN HC FORM SO FORGIVE ME IF THIS IS TERRIBLE

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Aelin: so i heard you're going on a date with someone.

Rowan: i am?

Aelin: yes, she's beautiful, strong and the queen of Terassen. you're picking her up at 7 on the dot. you two are going to a nice fancy restaurant that accepts reservations only and after that you're going to an arcade. dissapoint her and i'll bully you.

[acourtofdreamsanddreamers]

Island in the sun - Rowaelin HC

With Rowan having left with the cadre to train some new recruits, Aelin is left alone in their home with her two toddlers, Elena and Sam. Aelin by herself is already famed as a wildfire, but with her two children, both exactly like their mother, their home is always loud and alive, full of laughter and love - a future the warrior Queen always wanted. 

Late in the day as sun shines through their windows, lighting up their home with the warm Terrasen sun, Aelin and her children find themselves in the kitchen. The radio on full blast, flour covering the flat surface of the kitchen bench with chocolate, cocoa, sugar, eggs and milk surrounding them, Rowan returns home to find his family baking together. 

On the radio the song Island in the sun by Weezer plays and Aelin dances around barefoot, smiling widely as her children laugh, clapping their hands as their mother sings along to the song. 

Aelin sways along to the music, flour covering her hands she gently pokes her childrens noses covering them with flour to which they laugh ecstatically to, each taking the flour up in their hands and pouring it over each other’s hands. Rowan watches as Aelin laughs with her children, carrying them both in each hand and all three are now covered in flour. Though that doesn’t seem to bother any of them. 

Rowan laughs softly, shaking his head as he watches the scene before him as if committing it to memory. Its then when Aelin turns and sees him, her smile growing as she lets her children back down on the floor, Elena and Sam instantly running to their father, flour now covering his chest.  

Aelin giggles and Rowan raises a brow, a grin on his lips as he lifts the flour from the table up with his magic and dropping it above Aelin’s head. Her loud gasp, accusatory as she points to him has their children laughing louder. Rowan winks as he finally makes his way over to his wife, leaning down to kiss his cheek as he lets both children back down on the ground where they start dancing along to the music. 

Standing on her toes, Aelin smiles innocently to her husband before lifting an egg and cracking it over his head. Rowan bursts out into laughter, shaking his head as he snakes a hand around her waist. 

With the song still playing in the background, both husband and wife begin swaying along to the music, their children running around them - giggling as they throw flour at each other. 

[sarahjtrash]

KoA Hottake

Evangeline has been training Fleetfoot to be a therapy dog this whole time, and Fleetfoot becomes vital in people’s recovery processes.

[snelbz]

Rowaelin Pregancy HC’s

So I was having some serious issues with writer’s block yesterday, and I wasn't able to get Light Up the Ice finished. So @tacmc thought it might be a good idea to try some HC’s to kickstart my creativity.

This was the result.

⁃ Aelin finds out she's pregnant the week before Rowan's birthday.

⁃ She thinks she may be, so she schedules an appointment with her gyno, where Yrene is a nurse. She swears her to secrecy and warns her if she tells Chaol, she'll tell him what his upcoming Christmas present is.

⁃ On Rowan's birthday, she makes him dinner and they watch a movie (Star Wars, again).

⁃ Then she gives him his present. When he opens the box, the room is too dark and he can barely tell what it is.

⁃ "'What To Expect When You're-'?"

⁃ He lunges off the couch and flips on the light switch. It blinds Aelin at first and when she can see, she sees him holding the pacifier, + pregnancy test, and the note Aelin had written, saying "Whitethorn Baby, Coming Fall 2018".

⁃ Before she can blink, he's on his knees in front of her and his hands are carefully resting on her hips and he's stroking a thumb over her still flat belly.

⁃ They decide to keep it a secret and tell everyone on Christmas morning when they have their annual breakfast with everyone and exchange gifts.

⁃ When everyone gets to Chaol and Yrene's house on Christmas morning, Emmalie, their 2-month-old, is dressed up in a cozy snowman onesie. Yrene starts to cry when she sees Rowan and no one can understand why. He just hugs her tightly while he hears Chaol mutter, "Those damn hormones."

⁃ Everyone passes out presents, but Rowan and Aelin specifically save theirs for last. Yrene starts to cry again when Rowan hands her the sparkling green bag and winks at her, and Aelin shoots her a look from across the room that says "So help me, gods, if you spoil this, I will never let you live it down."

⁃ On the count of three, they tell them to open their bags.

⁃ The house erupts into screams.

⁃ There are manly back claps and weepy hugs and Lorcan can be heard yelling, "Attaboy, Whitethorn!"

⁃ Everyone's bags held a shirt that said, "No, I'm the Favorite Aunt/Uncle"; Emmalie's onesie read "Future Best Friend".

⁃ The holidays come and go and life returns to normal. Except for Rowan and Aelin.

⁃ Aelin has the worst morning sickness, which would be more aptly called "early evening/night time sickness".

⁃ While Rowan eats dinner, her face is in the toilet. Eventually, she stops making dinner for two and just nibbles on his leftovers.

⁃ Just past the end of her 1st trimester, the sickness passes and Aelin is actually able to enjoy being pregnant.

⁃ They start registering at stores and they start reading "What to Expect" books (even though Chaol told Rowan that NOTHING can prepare you).

⁃ Rowan starts on the nursery as soon as they agree that they want a gender-neutral color pallet. Grey walls, a soft sunset orange, and pale yellow adorn everything.

⁃ At their gender reveal, everyone, including Aelin, is adamant that she's having a girl. The only people claiming it's a boy are Lorcan and Aedion.

⁃ After games and snacks, everyone heads out in the crisp March afternoon, to Manon and Dorian's backyard.

⁃ Each armed with a can of silly string, Lysandra and Aedion took aim.

⁃ Two tones of blue string shot at the happy couple and Aelin screams as Rowan picks her up and spins her.

⁃ Everyone hugs and cries and Yrene and Aelin immediately start talking about how their kids are going to get married. Chaol and Rowan looked at each other over their wives heads and try not to smirk. Lorcan and Aedion high five when no one is looking.

⁃ Everyone eats blue cupcakes and drinks blue punch and Aelin isn't sure if she's ever been happier.

⁃ At 7 months, Aelin has to take maternity leave from the hospital she works at.

⁃ She works on getting the nursery stocked and starts nesting.

⁃ Rowan quietly speaks to Aelin's belly every night. One night, he's cooing to the baby when he looks up at a dozing Aelin and whispers, "Finn."

⁃ Aelin sits up and rubs a loving hand over her belly and says "Finn. Finn Emerson Whitethorn."

⁃ He kisses his wife and makes love to her.

⁃ Rowan, with the help of Elide and Lysandra, plans a surprise "BBQ, Brews and Baby Shower", knowing he wouldn't be able to keep the guys away if he tried. Aelin is becoming very pregnant and can barely get around, so it's held at their house.

⁃ While the boys are playing some type of baby themed beer pong (Lorcan wasn't going to play a game that involved pinning an egg onto a uterus), a white-faced Lysandra runs out to the backyard.

⁃ "Rowan!"

⁃ Everyone falls silent.

⁃ "Her water just broke."

⁃ Chaos ensues.

⁃ Bags are grabbed, cars are piled into, keys are fought over (looking at you, Fenrys), and the group makes their way to the hospital.

⁃ They take up the entire waiting room, only Rowan in the delivery room with Aelin and the doctor.

⁃ Two hours later, a teary-eyed Rowan comes out into the waiting room.

⁃ Everyone waits with bated breath.

⁃ A kilowatt smile breaks through. "He's here."

⁃ Everyone jumps to their feet and hugs him.

⁃ Lysandra asks, "How's she doing?"

⁃ His eyes are lined with silver when he says, "Mama is doing great."

⁃ 17.5" long and 6.8 pounds. Healthy as can be.

⁃ Soon enough, one by one, the couples got to meet the newest addition to their family.

⁃ With silver hair lightly covering his head and Ashryver eyes, they all knew Finn was going to be a heartbreaker.

⁃ When Aedion and Lysandra came to meet him, Rowan asked them to sit down after handing Finn to Aedion.

⁃ Sitting on the bed next to his wife, Rowan looked to Aelin.

⁃ Smiling at her cousin, holding her son, and her best friend, Aelin didn't hesitate as the words left her mouth.

⁃ "We'd be honored if you'd be his god-parents."

⁃ Lysandra began to cry as Aedion looked down at his nephew, at his own eyes looking back at him. Rowan rested a hand on Aedion's shoulder.

⁃ After everyone went home and Aelin finally fell asleep, Rowan held his son and told him the story of everyone who already loved him, but mostly of his mother. Of how loving and beautiful and strong she was. Of how she would do anything for those that she loved. But mostly, of how she would love him more than anyone.

[acourtofquestions]

Current new head-canon: Rowan loves mystery novels!

Think about it: he’s gotta love books to be Aelin’s soulmate (which he clearly is) & he’s SO good at solving things (Aedion’s heritage took him what? 5 seconds?). He probably gets bored easily because of it & often skips to the ending; which infuriates Aelin to no end (& consequently only makes him do it more often) though he still takes each & every of her recommendations & quite seriously reads them fully; partially because he wants to know every detail of what it meant to her & why she loved it enough to remember, partially because she knows him better than he knows himself & somehow always picks better books that actually manage to surprise him, & lastly because he’s slightly afraid of how hard she could chuck one of the giant books at his head if he skipped a “good chapter” again (to her there all priceless as breathable air).

[illyrianbats]

rowaelin children hc

i just need to share these w/ you all 

their children would be identical twins, boy and girl

they both have silver white hair and ashyver eyes

they have very different personalities

evalin (the girl) is like aelin, very mischievous

usually, erran (the boy) is like rowan, going out of his fucking mind because of his twin

(but like he lowkey has a very cunning mind)

evalin is known as evie to everyone (3 syllables was such a mouthful)

evalin and erran bonded over books 

their parents usually see them in the library huddled together just reading

erran was a fucking musical prodigy

he like plays the violin and the piano and he fucking sings

when evie has nightmares, she climbs into her twin’s bed and he hums a melody that rowan sings to them when they were babies

evie was a prankster 

even though erran usually sighs and goes crazy because his twiN AND HER CHAOS

he still helps her with her crazy ass plans

“Erran, help me move the furniture an inch every day,” she said sweetly, but he can see the glint in her eyes.

“Rutting gods, what are you planning?”

“It’s a harmless prank!” 

“You said that last time. Then I saw Uncle Fenrys running out to the training grounds screaming like a lunatic,” he rolled his eyes. 

even though he tries to persuade his sister to not act on her pranks, he ends up helping her

every

damn

time

“IT WENT WRONG” - evie

“OBVIOUSLY, HIS TAIL WAS ON FIRE” - erran

anyway

when erran and evie plan their pranks properly, they always go without a hitch

cause erran’s cunning + evie’s mischievousness = fucking chaos

they get away with a lot though (like minor pranks aka not setting people on fire?) cause they are both fucking adorable and no one can really get mad at them

also, the effort of aelin and rowan to calm these two down from a sugar high

they kept giggling and running around the dining room

these two were fierce warriors though

i mean, they have rowan and aelin as parents

and aedion and fenrys and lorcan were their uncles 

so obviously they were badass warriors

both of them can transform into a grey kite

evie had a grey head and a white body 

erran had a white head and a grey body

evie has wind powers, erran has fire powers (with the same amount/strength)

they always spar against each other and the loser has to either buy sweets or a book for the other

very very competitive with each other during training

“I bet I can shoot more bull’s eyes than you” 

“Game on”

god save the world cause no one is ready for these two

[danikamariewrites]

hi!!! i'm new to your account, and the fics that i have read seem wonderful to me. i have a request. if you do not mind, could you write rowaelin x reader???? maybe something fluff and smut, i don't know, whatever you like 💗💗💗 no hurry <3

Dating Rowaelin headcanons

Rowaelin x reader

A/n: welcome to my blog anon, I’m so happy you like my fics that means a lot to me! I hope you don’t mind I did hc

Warnings: some smutty thoughts 18+ only pls

When they first approached you about a relationship you were a little nervous

You wanted to be with them but you were afraid of what others would say. Though no one would dare challenge THE power couple of Terrasen

Once you say yes, you realize it was the best decision

Aelin and Rowan love hard

So when it comes to you, or each other, they’ll do anything

Their nicknames for you are love, baby, flame, princess, and angel

You and Aelin share a love of candy and books so in your free time you pig out and talk about your favorite books

You and Rowan love being outdoors so he usually takes you for a stroll through the gardens or out in the woods

One-on-one time is important to the three of you since you all usually have sporadic schedules

When you get time together it's sacred

All of their attention is on you, no work and no distractions

Aelin is surprisingly cuddly and she likes it when you sleep in the middle so she can spoon you

Rowan likes sleeping in the middle so he can have both of you lay on his chest

He likes having you both close at all times since he's very protective. Ever since everything with Maeve he’s hated being away from Aelin and you

They’re terrified that you’ll be taken from them or leave

You reassure them all the time you aren’t going anywhere, “Listen to me, the both of you. I love you too much to just leave you. You can’t get rid of me even if you tried. And as for someone hurting me, I know you would tear the world apart to get me back. And you wouldn’t let anyone get close enough for that matter.”

Rowan would pull you to his chest and whisper, “Exactly little flame.” Aelin would stroke your hair and say, “We love you, so much.”

NSFW from here down

They are both givers

They make sure your pleasure comes first

You love being between Aelin’s legs. Her moans are so sweet and hearing her say please drives you wild

Usually Rowan was the dominant one when it came to sex

But there was one night where you and Aelin had schemed to take the reins from Rowan

He had been overworking himself and you both decided he needed to relax

When he got back to your shared room you two pounced on him immediately

Pushing him on the bed you both climbed on top of him

At first he didn’t know what was happening, “I’m confused but I’m also very aroused right now. What’s happening?”

You and Aelin had matching feral grins as you told him he needed was to relax and that tonight was all about him

[maastrash]

please give me prompts of the cadre playing with little marion omg my heart

OF COURSE NONNIE hope you enjoy 💜 

this is a continuation of this elorcan request

Lorcan

Lorcan is a wonderful father

He could (and does) spend hours walking around the house with baby Marion

Marion’s a pretty fussy baby and one of the only ways to instantly calm her is to hand her to her father

She feels so safe and loved when she’s engulfed in his large arms 

He tells her so many stories

Stories of a brave mountain lion and stories of how he met her strong, beautiful mother

He would deny it if questioned but occasionally he even sings to his daughter

There’s nothing he wouldn’t do for her

Fenrys

Let’s be real Fenrys is the cool uncle

He’s the one constantly buying Marion toys and clothes and literally everything

It gets to the point where Lorcan and Elide don’t even have space anymore

He’s also the one reading so many parenting books 

“Elide Lorcan did you know -”

“Fenrys would you shut up already”

When Marion’s a little older he’ll carry her as he transports places which she absolutely loves

He’ll also shift into his wolf form and let her ride on his back

Also imagine a little Marion calling him Uncle Moonie I’m dying

Rowan

Rowan is also amazing with Marion

Aelin and him will sometimes take her for the day when Elide and Lorcan need some “alone time”

When Aelin’s busy it’ll end up being just the two of them

He takes Marion everywhere from the park to the theater and eventually it becomes an annual thing

Monthly playdates with Uncle Rowan (I’m swooning)

One day Rowan and Aelin are sitting in the forest having a picnic with baby Marion and Aelin lets it slip that she’s ready to have a baby

“Well Rowan are you ready to have one of our own so we can stop stealing Marion from her parents?”

“Fireheart?”

“Let’s give Marion a friend”

EEk feel free to send me more requests about baby Marion I love it!!

[zoyastormwitch]

girl, after koa we need rowaelin baby headcanons. I can't get Rowan's vision out of my head.

ok ok yES i feel you and tbh i need to get my head into some srs next gen shit but also ????? i’m really emotional just thinking about the pregnancy itself ??? think of how long rowan beat himself up for not realizing lyria was pregnant when he was under the assumption she was his mate. just. I’M JUST EMOTIONAL IMAGINING THE JOURNEY TO ROWAELIN BABIES U FEEL ???? LIKE. 

rowan realizing aelin is pregnant

it seems like a dream at first, their room still shrouded in grey morning light

his queen is still dead asleep (she hates mornings) 

but he stirs and shifts closer to her from where she lays sprawled half diagonally on the bed

he angles himself and lays an arm across her body, fingertips brushing the hip exposed from the silk negligee that hardly counts for nightwear

in her sleep she lets out a soft, pleased hum and fits herself closer to him 

(he loves mornings) 

and he tries to go back to sleep

but there’s something touching his nostrils 

something familiar and not all at once 

something new 

a dream surely a dream

it tugs at his consciousness and rouses something in his blood 

eyes still closed, he buries his nose in her neck 

familiar lemon verbena and embers and jasmine  

and yet 

a dream? 

and yet

“aelin” 

she doesnt rouse 

“aelin” deeper this time, against her neck 

she swats at him and mumbles obscenities but he doesnt give up and eventually she’s blinking sleep from her eyes and shifting in his arms until she’s facing him 

“this better be important, husband” she says but the sass is lost through a yawn 

and then a deep breath 

“it is”

a dream a dream a dream

he sees hesitant recognition flash across her face as her nostrils flare because she can sense it too that something different that something more their something next 

“do you --”

“it’s all over your scent, aelin” and his voice breaks as if afraid to speak it aloud “there’s -- you’re pregnant. you’re having our baby” 

the bubbled laugh that she sobs forth is the most glorious sound he’s ever heard and he cherishes it because sometimes it feels unbelievable that their happiness can flourish the way it has since maeve, erawan, elena, the gods - since it all -- 

and they’d wanted this so bad dreamed of it a dream a dream 

so he leans down to kiss her, drunk off the sound of her happiness and the knowledge of a pregnancy 

when he pulls back it is to place a kiss at the tip of her nose, her cheek, her brow, he sees then the smirk on her face

"you’re about to enter extreme levels of territorial fae bullshit, aren’t you?” 

but she’s gleeful when she says it, she can’t hide it 

“you know you love it”

“baths?”

“mm. twice a day if you like” 

“chocolate cake on demand?”

“whenever”

“footrubs?”

“always”

“i’ll answer only to milady” 

“is that so?”

“mhm.”

“you’re pregnant, aelin” he says with reverence

a pause. a sobering look. a catch of her breath and, “we’re having a baby,” she whispers

not a dream. real. 

“i love you”

she smiles and flicks his nose playfully “so how about one of those baths?”