#that she doesnt understand why or how people could possibly slash damien and tarrant together

[rukafais]

the coldfire trilogy is about a lot of things, but mostly it's about two men who get increasingly and obsessively intertwined with each other's lives and perceptions of the world while the author is completely convinced she's writing two straight guys being dudes. Truly the rituals are intricate.

#i cannot overstate the sheer amount of subtext packed into this relationship because its like #if the author had actually realized at any point it might read as gay it wouldn't be what it is #what a fascinating series. #coldfire trilogy #damien vryce #gerald tarrant #rukart #im not making up the like author comments or anything btw shes been on record repeatedly iirc #that she doesnt understand why or how people could possibly slash damien and tarrant together #a series where one of them drags the other out of their self imposed hell and believes continously in their redemption #and the other gets dragged kicking and screaming into moral change after 900 years of considering himself a monster #for mental self defense as much as anything else