JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a class="image_is_displayed_using_this"></a>
<a class="text_with_it">Text here</a>

<a class="image_is_displayed_using_this"></a>
<a class="text_with_it">Text here</a>

CSS

.image_is_displayed_using_this {
    background: #fff url(http://placekitten.com/100/100) center center no-repeat;
    display: inline-block;
    width: 100px; height: 100px;
}

a.hovered { color: red; }

JavaScript

var selector = '.image_is_displayed_using_this, .text_with_it';
$(selector).hover(function (ev) {
    $(this).siblings(selector).add(this).addClass('hovered');
}).mouseout(function (ev) {
    $(this).siblings(selector).add(this).removeClass('hovered');
});