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Post by Verasque on Apr 9, 2013 12:19:59 GMT 10
Title: Praises Rating: PG Word Count: 205 Pairing: Alanna/Jonathan Round/Fight: 1A Summary: Alanna mopes, and Jon cheers her up.
Jon wound the bandage around Alanna’s elbow, careful to keep it tight. Dain’s sword had cut deep enough for Alanna’s blood to have soaked through the initial gauze.
“I won’t be able to do anything for weeks,” Alanna moped sadly. “You’ll have the most useless squire in all the realm.”
Jon snorted. “Stop being such a baby. You’re a fast healer.” After securing the last pin, he patted her arm. “Done. Two weeks and your arm will be good as new.”
Her dejection was palpable and wholly dramatic. Jon couldn’t help but be charmed. There was nothing his squire hated more than idleness. “And now you’ve earned your first battle scar as a squire.”
She brightened at that. “I have, haven’t I? And it wasn’t too bad. Considering.”
“Indeed not. Apart from the obvious, it was actually quite brilliant.” Jon didn’t bother hiding the pride from his voice.
Looking up, he smirked. Her face was red with embarrassment and pleasure. “I suppose you can be useful sometimes,” he mused.
Her sputtering made him laugh. Easily evading her punch, Jon grabbed her hand and lightly kissed it. “You did good today,” he told her.
Alanna smiled at him, flushed. Her eyes, youthful and vibrant, were happy.
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Post by mistrali on Apr 9, 2013 14:54:03 GMT 10
They're so comfortable around each other here; this sort of bond is quintessential A/J to me. Alanna is amazingly IC here.
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Post by housewife on Apr 9, 2013 19:51:20 GMT 10
Squee, I love this! Young Alanna and Jon is my favourite period of their being together, particularly with Jon having caring feelings for her
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Post by wordy on Apr 10, 2013 11:58:36 GMT 10
This is adorable, and I think you've really captured 'Alan' well, which I think can be quite a task sometimes considering how different grown-up Alanna is.
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Post by ubiquitous on Apr 10, 2013 12:23:56 GMT 10
This is supercute! I just adore their banter.
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Post by Elsceetaria on Apr 11, 2013 6:54:49 GMT 10
This is so simple and sweet. The way they fall comfortably into the day-to-day of being a knight is amazing.
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Post by Muse on Apr 16, 2013 23:51:01 GMT 10
I like how you've written them as so innately comfortable around each other; I think that's a very big part of their relationship when Alanna was Jon's squire and still "Alan"... I think in canon following that part of her life, we see a slightly "uncomfortable" Alanna, and so this snapshot perfectly balances that for me.
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Post by Seek on May 8, 2013 22:11:43 GMT 10
Seconding all the praise for your characterisation here. I think you've captured the slightly different Jon-Alan dynamic (different with regard to the Jon-Alanna dynamic) and that this could be simply an omitted scene from the book is most definitely believable.
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