Gah, Susan/Edmund is my weakness and you have tapped it. I really really enjoyed this fic. So many great moments! I loved the Narnia-England contrast, not just with Susan but that both of them seem changed, and the companionship they have, and the subtle tensions running just under moments they're truly happy to be together.
This part though!!!
“Anyhow,” he says, coughing still, tasting the sea crossing his lips again, “I thought you liked all the romantic ballads and such. It's Lucy who loves the adventures.”
The set of her mouth seems firmer now, that prim look she used to get so long ago when someone had misremembered a lesson they ought to have learned well. “No,” she says, shading her eyes with her hand. “Lucy loved the beautiful damsels and the brave knights. I loved the Horses who ran to freedom, or the Mermaid who grew legs for love of the land.” He doesn't know how he could have tangled his sisters together so in his mind; just because these days it is Lucy who likes to take a turn in the training yards, and Susan who is more inclined to be still and observe.
I kept finding different parts i was going to comment on but this one takes the cake for being a wonderful example of the different ways people read Susan (Edmund included) and a really strong reading of her strength. I really love this part, what a neat way of showing characterization.
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This part though!!!
“Anyhow,” he says, coughing still, tasting the sea crossing his lips again, “I thought you liked all the romantic ballads and such. It's Lucy who loves the adventures.”
The set of her mouth seems firmer now, that prim look she used to get so long ago when someone had misremembered a lesson they ought to have learned well. “No,” she says, shading her eyes with her hand. “Lucy loved the beautiful damsels and the brave knights. I loved the Horses who ran to freedom, or the Mermaid who grew legs for love of the land.” He doesn't know how he could have tangled his sisters together so in his mind; just because these days it is Lucy who likes to take a turn in the training yards, and Susan who is more inclined to be still and observe.
I kept finding different parts i was going to comment on but this one takes the cake for being a wonderful example of the different ways people read Susan (Edmund included) and a really strong reading of her strength. I really love this part, what a neat way of showing characterization.
This was just SO enjoyable :)