Idk the older I get the more I get frustrated at canon's fundamentally straight perspective on this shit whereas to my mind, dealing with Rethwallen isn't a matter of passive acceptance for Van. It has to do his head in, until he doesn't even realise how angry he is with their bullshit.
Tbh, I think in some ways being monarchs' own (note apostrophe placement) wouldn't be a huge change in practical terms for Van in that it's implied he was doing the job in practice for years because Shavri was too absorbed with Randi's health. But having Taver as that point of continuity is going to make a big difference. And I have barely even mentioned Jisa here or what it means for Van that he's devoted his life to her now & her other two parents are dead. That should be a big deal but *frantic handwaving*
YESSSS Van has no place to go off at Stef about this shit :D he needs Stef to Not do the kind of stuff he would, and now he can't deal.
I don't dislike Fandes omg! But I do think it's tough that in canon there isn't much of her beyond being an extension of Van - she doesn't have her own plot points or own agenda/perspective much. When I edit this I will definitely bear in mind what you say and that there needs to be more of Yfandes here - that's probably linked to how I need to build up the relationship with Taver more, because inevitably Van is going to be thinking of Fandes if I lean into that. But yes, I don't think he and Taver were close there. DEF agree on inevitable hesitation. Hell, he wasn't close with Fandes at the end of vol 1, was he? It's gonna take him time to really feel comfortable with their bond and not have a bunch of distance & grief in there, but there is a lot of potential for interesting stuff rn that I'm not really bringing up here. Whereas Taver is like, this phase again.
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Date: 2018-01-10 06:23 am (UTC)Tbh, I think in some ways being monarchs' own (note apostrophe placement) wouldn't be a huge change in practical terms for Van in that it's implied he was doing the job in practice for years because Shavri was too absorbed with Randi's health. But having Taver as that point of continuity is going to make a big difference. And I have barely even mentioned Jisa here or what it means for Van that he's devoted his life to her now & her other two parents are dead. That should be a big deal but *frantic handwaving*
YESSSS Van has no place to go off at Stef about this shit :D he needs Stef to Not do the kind of stuff he would, and now he can't deal.
I don't dislike Fandes omg! But I do think it's tough that in canon there isn't much of her beyond being an extension of Van - she doesn't have her own plot points or own agenda/perspective much. When I edit this I will definitely bear in mind what you say and that there needs to be more of Yfandes here - that's probably linked to how I need to build up the relationship with Taver more, because inevitably Van is going to be thinking of Fandes if I lean into that. But yes, I don't think he and Taver were close there. DEF agree on inevitable hesitation. Hell, he wasn't close with Fandes at the end of vol 1, was he? It's gonna take him time to really feel comfortable with their bond and not have a bunch of distance & grief in there, but there is a lot of potential for interesting stuff rn that I'm not really bringing up here. Whereas Taver is like, this phase again.