I'm with you on the "practically cannon" thing. What's strange for me, is that when I saw the movie for the first time, I was all - "no L/G?" Weird. However, as I went back to see it *coughsixtimescough* I kept sensing the subtext between the two men, and honestly finally just couldn't ignore the draw they so obviously had on each other. And it to me was more than just the "brothers in arms" draw. It was a soul love draw. One like I thought I had ... but that's neither here nor there.
So yes, I've written A/G and L/G, and I did enjoy it (His Soul), the more I got to read and experience in the fandom the more it just hit me like over the head with a two by four about them.
As to the concept of OTP? Yes. I would never pair Arthur with anyone else anymore. I would Lancelot, but it would a fuck for fun, and he'd always come back to Arthur later. Arthur might marry someone for political gain (not for himself of course :p) but imho he'll never love anyone else.
As to characters. Well, my personality is sooooo Arthur like - not in the religion way, but in the way that I tend to believe in the inherent goodness of people and am loyal and fanatical to a fault when I believe in something - that he is as easy for me to write (hopefully IC) as I would be were I to write an autobiography. Lancelot on the other hand, while I'm very very attracted to his darkness and his sarcasm (and his HAWTNESS :p) I have a much harder time getting into his mind than I do Arthur's.
In lbts, I prefer them as a pair, however, I have written way more about Arthur's past than I have Lancelot's, just because I see him more easily. I may have to remedy that soon.
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I'm with you on the "practically cannon" thing. What's strange for me, is that when I saw the movie for the first time, I was all - "no L/G?" Weird. However, as I went back to see it *coughsixtimescough* I kept sensing the subtext between the two men, and honestly finally just couldn't ignore the draw they so obviously had on each other. And it to me was more than just the "brothers in arms" draw. It was a soul love draw. One like I thought I had ... but that's neither here nor there.
So yes, I've written A/G and L/G, and I did enjoy it (His Soul), the more I got to read and experience in the fandom the more it just hit me like over the head with a two by four about them.
As to the concept of OTP? Yes. I would never pair Arthur with anyone else anymore. I would Lancelot, but it would a fuck for fun, and he'd always come back to Arthur later. Arthur might marry someone for political gain (not for himself of course :p) but imho he'll never love anyone else.
As to characters. Well, my personality is sooooo Arthur like - not in the religion way, but in the way that I tend to believe in the inherent goodness of people and am loyal and fanatical to a fault when I believe in something - that he is as easy for me to write (hopefully IC) as I would be were I to write an autobiography. Lancelot on the other hand, while I'm very very attracted to his darkness and his sarcasm (and his HAWTNESS :p) I have a much harder time getting into his mind than I do Arthur's.
In lbts, I prefer them as a pair, however, I have written way more about Arthur's past than I have Lancelot's, just because I see him more easily. I may have to remedy that soon.
/rant.
And it was nice to read these thoughts from you.