#blah blah whatevr maybe remind me to elaborate on that later

[alagaesia-headcanons]

I've been turning over in my mind the scene where Nasuada yells at Murtagh to fight against Galbatorix, the way she sees him and how she confronts him. It reveals this fundamental misunderstanding of who he is. And I just think it's so sad. For Murtagh, the people he loves are what matter most to him, and in the case of Nasuada and Eragon specifically, he cares so very much about them that he consistently does everything in his power to help them. And they in return put such pitifully little effort into understanding him and caring about him. It's not that they've proven incapable, it's that, to them, Murtagh isn't worth even the effort of trying. It's so fucking sad.

#eragon #inheritance cycle #murtagh #nasuada #eragon shadeslayer #recently been thinking about characters' inclinations to prioritize the needs of individuals vs the needs of a cause #as defining their behaviors and outlooks #and the ways those inclinations have benefits and the ways they cause harm #blah blah whatevr maybe remind me to elaborate on that later #anyway eragon and nasuada owe murtagh a serious fucking apology #a significant driving force for the post canon stories im writing is to give murtagh people who actually care about him #for him to be recognized and cared for as a person like he deserves #he deserves to matter to someone -not begrudgingly -not conditionally -genuinely and whole heartedly #ya know. just read my fic #im clearly just in my murtagh feels tonight