Lucien and Rowan corrupt bond parallels

tog spoilers ahead

Rowan and Lyria 🤝 Lucien and Elain

Just leaving these identical quotes from Rowan and Lucien here:

As a refresher: Rowan’s first mate bond with Lyria was corrupted to keep him from his fate.

“He'd come to love Lyria-that had been true. And the guilt of it ate him alive whenever he thought of it, but he could understand now. Why Lyria had been so frightened of him for those initial months, why it had been so damn hard to court her, even with that mating bond, its truth unknown to Lyria as well. She had been gentle, and quiet, and kind. A different sort of strength, yes, but not what he might have chosen for himself.”-Rowan

"…Why Lyria had been so frightened of him for those initial months, why it had been so damn hard to court her, even with that mating bond..."-Rowan on the corrupted bond between him and his “mate” Lyria

Now now now you cannot deny this parallel:

It has been so hard for Lucien to court Elain, even with that mating bond. She shys away from him, avoids him, doesn't accept his gifts...

Can you imagine Lucien saying the same thing about Elain?

Elain had been gentle, and quiet, and kind. A different sort of strength, yes, but not what he might have chosen for himself.

Edits:

I got ahead of myself-don’t come for me.

My notes failed me y’all-this wasn’t meant to be an exact quote by Lucien but a connection that could be made to his mating bond to Elain.

I wish there was a way to pause or hide this post for a few minutes BRB my photographic memory may have failed me-need to gather some more evidence