Rereading the last chapter again because I'm going to build off of it for a fic, and oh my god. The love, the understanding, the fucking tension between Murtagh and Nasuada. All these things they won't say because that leads to annother conversation neither is ready for. She wants him to just be arround her, no real reason other than its him and he will stay for her . And just all these little ways they tell each other they love the other without saying those words because again that's annother conversation.
And what about when they have that conversation? Nasuada needs to marry and have an heir for the crowns stability. And in and ideal world she would marry Murtagh because he doesn't aspire to power, and more importantly they love each other. But its not an ideal world. He's a traitor nobody trusts except for her.
And then, there is also his immortality. Nasuada will grow old. She will die. Any children they have will do the same. And their grandchildren. And Murtagh will be an ageless immortal. He will have to watch that happen. And she will have to live with him stating the same (Also I've suddenly been reminded of a ASOIAF fic that explored this theme. I will have to reread it, that was so damn good)
Also they touch each other five times in the chapter, and she initiates all but one of them. Which like yes. I am a shipper. But Murtagh is not a touchy feely guy. And he lets it happen and notes the absence of her touch as much as its presence. And Nasuada probably doesn't get much of the casual human touch, that physical intimacy as Queen. And certainly not from somone who is her equal.
Anyway hi yes, I have brainrot for these two again.
I had the realization that Carol and Therese from the movie Carol (2015) are very yuri Chainshipping coded and it made me think of your f/f Chainshipping art.
boy do i have a good news for you. the lovely @helloitsbees is writing a carol au chainshipping fanfiction. And it’s absolutely…
"Your machine gets inside my head. It gets inside and it.. changes my mind and you din't even phink to ask."
".. I din't think about it like that--"
"No, you were too busy thinkin up cheap shots about the deep south!"
This whole scene is stellar. The Doctor is so far out of his element, just like Rose. He's so used to drifting, disconnected, that he can't imagine Rose having an issue with any of it.
.... fuck, I had more to say and then Rose called her mum as she stood 5 billion years in the future and her mum had no idea. ow.
Fai finally wakes up - it’s difficult, it’s slow. He almost died. He wanted to.
Then he sees Kurogane - and the betrayal is right in front of him. How Kurogane stole his only bargaining chip from him. Kurogane stole the only choice Fai ever got to make for himself.
So Fai sees the vulnerability in Kurogane and he KICKS IT.
It’s an INSTANT insult. The biggest and hardest reassertion that Kurogane means nothing to him and they’re not friends, not anything.
AND THE SHOCK ON KUROGANE.
THE UNFEELING EMPTY GAZE FROM FAI.
Then T H E H U R T
And the intimacy in that hurt face!
AND? THE FACT THAT KUROGANE DOESN’T RECIPROCATE IN KIND.
Fai shuts him out, but Kurogane doesn’t close up. His emotions are still open between them. As hurt as he is he accepts this as the price for keeping Fai alive and doesn’t say he’s wrong for it.
He just. Openly hurts. And he continues to care for his well-being by giving him the coat and telling him not to move too much. And then he shows Fai his back, giving him space but expressing another vulnerability (ie, his blindspot) that he’s leaving wide open. He’s defenceless to Fai, but he’s still giving him that freely and openly.