Teachers and priests bowing their heads for a child’s words.
Yep, that's Delenn's life. She was probably insufferable as a child, or bearable only by virtue of being so cute, which in a way is worse.
Bring him back to me, Lennier. Beg him, lie to him, threaten him, do anything – just bring him back to me, because I cannot live like this any longer.
Even though Delenn doesn't say this out loud, of course Lennier would hear it. It surprises me that he doesn't act on it in some way, but he's done surprising things before.
For a moment, the faintest shadow of a smile crossed his face. “Yes,” he said.
Of course I'm going to read a great deal into that smile, since I'm convinced that they have a basic theological disagreement. Or more than one.
Sheridan is quite good here, there was no reason to worry. When he's angry, he doesn't sit around, he makes things happen. At the end of the chapter, I find myself wondering what dramatic thing Sheridan is about to do, and convinced that there's going to be something. I wouldn't be surprised if he really does order those Minbari ships gone, and then find himself in a crisis he's going to have to resolve.
Oh, I forgot one of Sheridan's Basic Moral Principles - there'a a right and a wrong, and good people always do the right thing. And - like he says about Lennier - when you do something wrong, a price has to be paid. In this AU, I'd expect him to say - or at least think - pretty much that same exact line about Delenn. That's why it makes sense that he wants the Minbari ships gone at the end.
The last scene just warms my little shippery heart. Yep, that's the dynamic - she leans and leans on him, all the time saying - and to herself as well - how in love she is with Sheridan. Lennier's request seems right to me. He wants to be able to take care of her, so taking her to his home, or to a place that's meaningful to him, would be just right.
And this is the end of what I saw in draft form. So, I can't wait to see what happens next!
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Date: 2004-06-20 08:58 pm (UTC)Teachers and priests bowing their heads for a child’s words.
Yep, that's Delenn's life. She was probably insufferable as a child, or bearable only by virtue of being so cute, which in a way is worse.
Bring him back to me, Lennier. Beg him, lie to him, threaten him, do anything – just bring him back to me, because I cannot live like this any longer.
Even though Delenn doesn't say this out loud, of course Lennier would hear it. It surprises me that he doesn't act on it in some way, but he's done surprising things before.
For a moment, the faintest shadow of a smile crossed his face. “Yes,” he said.
Of course I'm going to read a great deal into that smile, since I'm convinced that they have a basic theological disagreement. Or more than one.
Sheridan is quite good here, there was no reason to worry. When he's angry, he doesn't sit around, he makes things happen. At the end of the chapter, I find myself wondering what dramatic thing Sheridan is about to do, and convinced that there's going to be something. I wouldn't be surprised if he really does order those Minbari ships gone, and then find himself in a crisis he's going to have to resolve.
Oh, I forgot one of Sheridan's Basic Moral Principles - there'a a right and a wrong, and good people always do the right thing. And - like he says about Lennier - when you do something wrong, a price has to be paid. In this AU, I'd expect him to say - or at least think - pretty much that same exact line about Delenn. That's why it makes sense that he wants the Minbari ships gone at the end.
The last scene just warms my little shippery heart. Yep, that's the dynamic - she leans and leans on him, all the time saying - and to herself as well - how in love she is with Sheridan. Lennier's request seems right to me. He wants to be able to take care of her, so taking her to his home, or to a place that's meaningful to him, would be just right.
And this is the end of what I saw in draft form. So, I can't wait to see what happens next!