haha, man, I wasn't surprised. just a little headdesky. oh, Laurence, you don't need Napoleon to beat you up when you do it so well for yourself.
Lily and Catherine are so sweet! they're totally BFF. I like Riley, but Riley/Catherine makes me go o_O;; a little. DOOMED TO FAILURE. THAT POOR INFANT. it's hard to put into words, exactly, except the way you did: Laurence and Temeraire are such a Regency couple! I'm always melting inside over their woobie declarations of love. all they are lacking is the final scene where Laurence abruptly proposes marriage and they fling themselves into each other's arms. how so adorable? how?
I bet Temeraire matchmakes. "Oh, Laurence, surely you do not wish to go seventh months without mating? Tharkay is very pleasant, do you not agree? Or perhaps Granby! Even though he was stolen from me, are you listening, Iskierka? Maybe if he enjoyed mating with you he would come back! Are you any good at mating, Laurence?" (As you can perhaps tell, I don't think Temeraire would be jealous or in any way prevent Laurence from having a relationship with someone, so long as it was someone Temeraire knew well. My concern is more that Laurence wouldn't really think to get into a relationship in the first place.)
hmm. well, I mean, most people write their personal canon, yeah? and mine was the story arc with Only a Signal Shown in the middle of it, since that was originally supposed to be an OT3 story; I just couldn't get there in time. although I guess that isn't my canon in the sense that I see it happening in the books; it's what I want to happen in the books. but I really liked the idea that once Granby got with Tharkay (through the bond of their mutual unrequited love for Laurence), Tharkay is part of Iskierka's family, and he helps settle her down. god, I hope she settles down. I don't want Granby to turn into an unhappy alcoholic. although OMG DIVA ISKIERKA. AWESOME.
I am getting kind of incoherent here! sorry. um, so my main point, I think, was that Laurence's characterization is so dependent on his half-willful blindness to anything he doesn't expect to see. he isn't going to expect Tharkay or Granby to be in love with him, so it's going to have to be pointed out to him, and then he's going to need to struggle with it. and I'm fine with him reciprocating in the end, so long as he does struggle and it's not easy for him to come to grips with it. (you know, I was such a hardcore Laurence/Granby shipper for the first few books! and then I tried to write Temeraire for yuletide and somehow I decided I wanted Tharkay and Granby to hook up instead. now my brain hurts from trying to articulate why.)
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Re: creeps in this petty pace from day to day! ...what?
Date: 2009-04-03 10:11 pm (UTC)Lily and Catherine are so sweet! they're totally BFF. I like Riley, but Riley/Catherine makes me go o_O;; a little. DOOMED TO FAILURE. THAT POOR INFANT. it's hard to put into words, exactly, except the way you did: Laurence and Temeraire are such a Regency couple! I'm always melting inside over their woobie declarations of love. all they are lacking is the final scene where Laurence abruptly proposes marriage and they fling themselves into each other's arms. how so adorable? how?
I bet Temeraire matchmakes. "Oh, Laurence, surely you do not wish to go seventh months without mating? Tharkay is very pleasant, do you not agree? Or perhaps Granby! Even though he was stolen from me, are you listening, Iskierka? Maybe if he enjoyed mating with you he would come back! Are you any good at mating, Laurence?" (As you can perhaps tell, I don't think Temeraire would be jealous or in any way prevent Laurence from having a relationship with someone, so long as it was someone Temeraire knew well. My concern is more that Laurence wouldn't really think to get into a relationship in the first place.)
hmm. well, I mean, most people write their personal canon, yeah? and mine was the story arc with Only a Signal Shown in the middle of it, since that was originally supposed to be an OT3 story; I just couldn't get there in time. although I guess that isn't my canon in the sense that I see it happening in the books; it's what I want to happen in the books. but I really liked the idea that once Granby got with Tharkay (through the bond of their mutual unrequited love for Laurence), Tharkay is part of Iskierka's family, and he helps settle her down. god, I hope she settles down. I don't want Granby to turn into an unhappy alcoholic. although OMG DIVA ISKIERKA. AWESOME.
I am getting kind of incoherent here! sorry. um, so my main point, I think, was that Laurence's characterization is so dependent on his half-willful blindness to anything he doesn't expect to see. he isn't going to expect Tharkay or Granby to be in love with him, so it's going to have to be pointed out to him, and then he's going to need to struggle with it. and I'm fine with him reciprocating in the end, so long as he does struggle and it's not easy for him to come to grips with it. (you know, I was such a hardcore Laurence/Granby shipper for the first few books! and then I tried to write Temeraire for yuletide and somehow I decided I wanted Tharkay and Granby to hook up instead. now my brain hurts from trying to articulate why.)
OMG GIRL!LAURENCE FEMMESLASH? WHERE?