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Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia Pairing: Caspian / Peter ( Caspeter ) Music: ‘The Door In The Air’ and ‘The Wardrobe’ by Harry Gregson-Williams

Video links: YouTube | My Google Drive

This is an extended version of the love scene between Caspian and Peter that is featured in my ‘O Night Divine’ fanvid. This has been edited as though it’s a scene from the movie with a small amount of dialogue and some musical score.

There's no direct embed for YouTube this time as I have made the decision to age restrict it on YouTube. I don't consider it to be too explicit but as this depicts a love scene between Caspian and Peter that's a bit NSFW (largely edited using scenes from Dorian Gray, My Sweet Audrina and Red, White and Royal Blue), I have erred on the side of caution to avoid being kicked off that platform. Which is also why I'm not uploading it directly to Tumblr either.

So, if you're logged into a YouTube account and over 18, you can check out the video on YouTube and if you don't have a YouTube account, you can check out the video on my Google Drive.

See below the cut for a summary of the storyline.

Just to clarify what is going on if you haven’t seen the other video… After the battle is over and celebrations have begun, Peter retires to his bedchamber and Caspian soon follows. Alone together for the first time since before the battle and relieved they both made it through, all their pent-up desires quickly flood to the surface and they share a night of passion. The following morning, Caspian wakes up alone and goes to find Peter which leads into the end of the movie.

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Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia Pairing: Caspian / Peter ( Caspeter ) Song: ‘O Holy Night [Epic Trailer Version]’ by J2 (feat. Anthony Fedorov)

Video links: YouTube | My Google Drive

Hi all, today I bring you my latest Caspeter fanvid! This is the one I mentioned in this post that was keeping me up at night when I first came up with the idea :)

There's no direct embed for YouTube this time as I have made the decision to age restrict it on YouTube. I don't consider it to be too explicit but this one does depict a love scene between Caspian and Peter that's a bit NSFW (largely edited using scenes from Dorian Gray, My Sweet Audrina and Red, White and Royal Blue) so I have erred on the side of caution to avoid being kicked off that platform. Which is also why I'm not uploading the video directly to Tumblr either.

So, if you're logged into a YouTube account and over 18, you can check out the video on YouTube and if you don't have a YouTube account, you can check out the video on my Google Drive.

And, because I’m an overachiever, I also edited an extended version of the love scene as though it’s a scene from the movie with a small amount of dialogue and some musical score. You can find links to that video here.

See below the cut for the inspiration behind this video and a summary of the storyline.

I came across this cover for ‘O Holy Night’ while watching ‘A Paris Christmas Waltz’ during my recent Christmas movie marathon and the idea for this video instantly became stuck in my head. Despite this being another song with religious connotations, I have once again made this all about Caspian and Peter and their relationship :)  

To clarify the story, we start with an older Caspian pondering his past which quickly flashes back to the night of Miraz and Prunaprismia’s child being born and leads up to Caspian meeting Peter. Their relationship plays out like in the movie with a first kiss occurring just before the duel. After the battle is over and celebrations have begun, Peter retires to his bedchamber and Caspian soon follows. Alone together for the first time since before the battle and relieved they both made it through, all their pent-up desires quickly flood to the surface and they share a night of passion. The following morning, Caspian wakes up alone and then the big farewell takes place. But, just before Peter passes through the archway, Caspian calls out to him and Peter turns back. We then flash forward again to the scene from the start of the video to find out that Caspian and Peter are still together in Narnia, quietly talking about the events of their past.

So, yeah, I really wanted to try editing a happy ending for them with this video and I hope the flow of the last few clips doesn’t feel too random :)

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It wasn't like I didn't already have enough Narnia projects on the go...

a Caspeter fanvideo that I've barely started

another Narnia fanvideo that is close to being finished, and

a Caspeter fic oneshot that I've finished drafting and am now starting to review

...but no, my brain has decided today that it's time to start working on another Caspeter fanvideo entirely after hearing this song in a movie tonight.

And now it's about 2:45 am. I've been trying to get to sleep for a couple of hours now and I have work tomorrow but I just can't get this latest fanvideo idea out of my head. 🤪

I'm just so excited about this one!! 😁

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Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia Pairing: Caspian/Peter Song: ‘Remembering You’ by Steven Curtis Chapman

After listening to the ‘Music Inspired By’ album for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (and despite knowing ‘Remembering You’ to be about Aslan), this song very quickly jumped out at me as having Caspeter vibes. As time went on and I listened to the song more, that feeling only grew so I’m pleased that I’ve finally been able to make a Caspeter fanvid out of this one :)

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Just another Before You Go / Our Hands Are Tied inspired edit 😃

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My first ever meme! 😃

Inspired by a discussion with @eds-gryff where we both agreed that there are scenes where Caspian looks at Peter the same as he does Susan and I instantly had a light-bulb moment about this meme.

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Part 2 of my accidental series of Caspeter manips created by combining images of Ben Barnes in Dorian Gray and William Moseley in The Royals 😁

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Looking back at ‘Before You Go’

Welcome to part 2 of my Narnia fanvid retrospectives which consist of me talking about a specific fanvid I’ve made and how I’ve interpreted the lyrics. This time, I’ll be talking about my second Caspeter fanvid, ‘Before You Go’, which I uploaded almost one and a half years ago now [original post].

Before I get into it, I just wanted to say that this one is especially for @an-angels-fury because she enjoyed my retrospective post for ‘Run To You’ and said that ‘Before You Go’ is her other favourite of my Caspeter fanvids. 😊

Okay, so this one actually has an interesting origin story and that’s because this fanvid was very close to being my first Caspeter fanvid and also very close to never happening at all.

Let me explain… 😊

When I first became obsessed with Caspeter, it wasn’t long till I decided to try making a fanvid about them. I started by going through my music and eventually narrowed it down to two songs. This one and ‘What Hurts the Most’. I liked both songs very much so it was quite possible that ‘Before You Go’ would have been the first one to be edited although I ultimately decided on ‘What Hurts the Most’.

As for why this fanvid was almost never made at all… well that’s because, at the time, I thought Narnia and Caspeter would go the way of many of my other recent fandoms up till that point. That I would do one fanvid, maybe two if I was lucky, but eventually either my interest in that fandom would wane or something new would come along to take its place as my latest obsession. So, I knew that by picking one song over the other, it was quite possible the second one might never have been made.

Well, we all know how that turned out. 🤣 Several more fanvids (and even fanfics) later, Caspeter and Narnia ended up becoming so important to me for various reasons (I’ve written more about this in another post if that’s of interest) which led to Caspeter becoming my OTP of OTPs. 🥰

Alright, now onto the lyrics. This fanvid is all from Caspian’s POV.

‘I fell by the wayside like everyone else’

I feel like there are a couple of ways this line can be looked at for Caspian. Firstly, it’s Caspian personally feeling like he doesn’t measure up to the High King from Narnia’s golden age. And secondly, that Caspian thinks that Peter sees him as less-than because of his Telmarine heritage. Also, I still really like the visuals I chose for this sequence… of Caspian deferring to the higher status of the Pevensies and hanging back as they enter the How for the first time.

‘I hate you, I hate you, I hate you, but I was just kidding myself’

Yep, Peter drives Caspian absolutely crazy in the beginning. Two young men with their own axes to grind and who are out to prove themselves. Caspian both hates how stubborn Peter is during the strategising at the How, but also can’t help seeing beyond that tough exterior that Peter puts up. Someone who is both more and less than what Caspian grew up hearing about in all those stories. Because Peter might not be all that he imagined in terms of the magnificent battle-hardened warrior (at least not at first glance) but he’s also more human and more beautiful and has more heart than Caspian ever could have imagined.

‘Our every moment, I start to replace, 'cause now that they're gone, all I hear are the words that I needed to say’

Despite the connection they share, their time together is over too soon. And once Peter is gone, Caspian can’t help regretting all the things he never told Peter while he had the chance. While I’ve had multiple versions of what Caspian might regret after Peter leaves Narnia in my head for different projects over the last year and a half, when I was editing this fanvid, I was very much imagining this to be that Caspian never told Peter that he loved him.

‘When you hurt under the surface, like troubled water running cold. Well, time can heal but this won't’

I think this was the line that first made me take notice of this song as a potential Caspeter fanvid. The way it reflects their regret over the loss of so many lives after the failed castle raid. It is something that will probably haunt both of them for the rest of their lives. And even though we had no closeup of Caspian’s face when they escape the courtyard, I was rather pleased that I was able to fake one by using a shot of Caspian from the start of the film which I still think works rather well. 😊

‘So, before you go, was there something I could've said to make your heart beat better? If only I'd have known you had a storm to weather’

Apart from his siblings—who Peter could never hope to hide anything from—I feel like Peter is the kind of person who’d keep his troubles close to his chest. So, for most of the time that Caspian and Peter would have known each other, there’s so much about Peter that would’ve been a mystery to Caspian. And at the top of that list would be the hardships Peter had faced as a result of being forced back into his old life after living in Narnia for so long. Constantly being underestimated by the adults in his life as well as being bullied and belittled by his peers.

‘So, before you go, was there something I could've said to make it all stop hurting? It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless’

There are definitely times when Peter feels worthless. But for the first instance of this line, I chose a moment where Peter feels like he’s worth less than others. And what better representation is there than the, “what about your own future?” deleted scene between Caspian and Peter. Caspian learns for the first time just how much Peter is willing to sacrifice for those he loves and for the greater good. Even his own life. That thought alone scares Caspian more than anything so he prompts Peter to think about his own future in the hopes that it will give him something else to fight for.

‘So, before you go, would we be better off by now, if I'd have let my walls come down? Maybe I guess we'll never know, you know, you know’

The moment when it all comes to an end. Caspian has just been crowned King and is looking forward to getting to know Peter away from the hardships of war. Just seeing where these feeling take them. But then Peter drops the bombshell that they’re leaving and Caspian can’t do a thing to stop it. All he has left now is regret. Regret over all those missed opportunities where he could have said how he felt but didn’t as well as wondering what could have been if he had. 😢 And I still rather love that sequence for, “I guess we'll never know, you know, you know,” where it looks like Peter is kicking himself for not being brave enough to say something to Caspian when they’d had a moment upon first entering Cornelius’ office. 😊

‘Before you go, was there something I could've said to make your heart beat better? If only I'd have known you had a storm to weather’

When Caspian finds Peter during his and Susan’s talk with Aslan, he can see that something isn’t right with Peter. He wants to help but how can he when he never knew the depths of what Peter, a king to a nation that had been home to him and his siblings for 15 years, had dealt with by being flung back into their own world against his wishes. A loss of self, of purpose and of feeling like he truly belonged.

‘So, before you go, was there something I could've said to make it all stop hurting? It kills me how your mind can make you feel so worthless’

And now we come to the second instance of this line where I focus on a moment when Peter feels worthless. Of course, no one is harder on Peter then Peter himself. As the High King, he has the weight of the world on his shoulders and he when he messes up, he feels the shame of it in every fibre of his being. After the failed castle raid, and the subsequent run-in with Jadis, Caspian starts to see a side of Peter that he never had before. The side that makes mistakes and, in his darkest moments, doubts his value. And that only makes him feel for Peter all the more and wish he knew the right things to say that would make Peter feel otherwise.

‘So, before you go’

And lastly the ending. What can I saw about the ending that hasn’t already been said. I mean, between Peter’s, “we’re not really needed here anymore,” and Caspian’s, “I will look after it until you return,” has there ever been a scene where two people who love each other have said so much and yet so little at the same time?? They were so close to having it all and now they’re being torn apart as Peter walks out of Caspian’s life, never to return. 😢

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And on that note, I think I’ll leave it there. I’ve had so many feelings about these two over the last year and a half and, with yet more fic/vid ideas percolating in my mind, I don’t think that will be ending anytime soon. 😊

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Rating: E Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia Pairing: Caspian/Peter Summary: On the verge of discovering Aslan’s Country, Peter learns his time with Caspian is about to come to an end. Despite that, he still has one purpose left to fulfil.

Spoiler warning: This is an alternate ending for 'Our Hands Are Tied’ and branches off from the main story during chapter 16. While I do believe this can be read and enjoyed on its own without having read the main story, it does contain some spoilers for certain story elements leading up to chapter 16 and a small amount of required knowledge will be discussed in the author's note once you click beyond this point 🙂

Yes, I'm late posting this on Tumblr but @an-angels-fury's beautiful playlist for this fic has inspired me to finally share it here officially. 😊 This fic is complete with 7 chapters.

And please do mind the rating and the tags!!

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I can't believe it!!! To have this wonderful playlist dedicated to my fic is a real gift!! And the beautiful mood board too!!! 🫶 Thank you so much @an-angels-fury!!! 💖 I love all of this so much!

💔 And I'd Do Anything To Make You Stay 💔 - A(nother) Caspeter Playlist

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Have I really made another playlist based on a wonderful Caspeter fanfic written by the one and only @equixen? HELL YES 😄!!!!!

No, seriously, my heart is exploding with love for this beautiful story and I don't know what to do with it 🥹💗! I just hope this playlist expresses at least a fraction of all the emotions I felt throughout my reading of "What Stays and What Fades Away" 😍 (Warning: This fic serves as an alternate ending to the story "Our Hands Are Tied", which you all should definitely check it out too 😉👍!!!).

P.S.: The 6th song in this playlist was already used in the first one, but I felt the need to include it here as well because the lyrics fit the narrative so perfectly to the point of making me cry all over again 😭.

So yeah, get ready for the tears 😥...

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Don't Wanna Miss A Thing - Aerosmith

I could stay awake just to hear you breathing / Watch you smile while you are sleeping / While you're far away and dreaming / I could spend my life in this sweet surrender / I could stay lost in this moment forever / Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure / Don't wanna close my eyes / I don't wanna fall asleep / 'Cause I'd miss you baby / And I don't wanna miss a thing / 'Cause even when I dream of you / The sweetest dream would never do / I'd still miss you baby / And I don't wanna miss a thing / Lying close to you, feeling your heart beating / And I'm wondering what you're dreaming / Wondering if it's me you're seeing / Then I kiss your eyes / And thank God we're together / And I just wanna stay with you in this moment forever / Forever and ever

No Light, No Light - Florence + The Machine

You are the hole in my head / You are the space in my bed / You are the silence in between / What I thought and what I said / You are the night-time fear / You are the morning when it's clear / When it's over you're the start / You're my head, you're my heart / No light, no light in your bright blue eyes / I never knew daylight could be so violent / A revelation in the light of day / You can't choose what stays and what fades away / And I'd do anything to make you stay / No light, no light (no light) / Tell me what you want me to say

What About Angels - Birdy

We know full well there's just time / So is it wrong to dance this line? / If your heart was full of love / Could you give it up? / 'Cause what about, what about angels / They will come, they will go and make us special / Don't give me up / Don't give me up / How unfair, it's just our luck / Found something real that's out of touch / But if you'd searched the whole wide world / Would you dare to let it go? / 'Cause what about, what about angels / They will come, they will go, make us special / Don't give me up / Don't give me up

Talk Me Down - Troye Sivan

I wanna sleep next to you / But that's all I wanna do right now / And I wanna come home to you / But home is just a room full of my safest sounds / 'Cause you know that I can't trust myself with my 3 A.M. shadow / I'd rather fuel a fantasy than deal with this alone / I wanna sleep next to you / But that's all I wanna do right now / So come over now and talk me down / I wanna hold hands with you / But that's all I wanna do right now / And I wanna get close to you / 'Cause your hands and lips still know their way around / And I know I like to draw that line, when it starts to get too real / But the less time that I spend with you, the less you need to heal / I wanna sleep next to you / But that's all I wanna do right now / So come over now and talk me down

Love Me Like There's No Tomorrow - Freddie Mercury

You had to kill the conversation / You always had the upper hand / Got caught in love and stepped in sinking sand / You had to go and ruin all our plans / Packed your bags and you're leaving home / Got a one-way ticket and you're all set to go / But we have one more day together, so / Love me like there's no tomorrow / Hold me in your arms, tell me you mean it / This is our last goodbye and very soon it will be over / But today just love me like there's no tomorrow / I guess we drift alone in separate ways / I don't have all that far to go / God knows I learnt to play the lonely man / I've never felt so low in all my life / We were born to be just losers / So I guess there's a limit on how far we go / But we only have one more day together so / Love me like there's no tomorrow

Who Wants To Live Forever - Queen

There's no chance for us / It's all decided for us / This world has only one sweet moment / Set aside for us / Who wants to live forever? / Who wants to live forever? / Who dares to love forever? / When love must die? / But touch my tears with your lips / Touch my world with your fingertips / And we can have forever / And we can love forever / Forever is our today / Who wants to live forever? / Who wants to live forever? / Forever is our today / Who waits forever anyway?

If I Never Knew You - Jon Secada and Shanice

If I never knew you / If I never felt this love / I would have no inkling of / How precious life can be / And if I never held you / I would never have a clue / How at last I'd find in you / The missing part of me / In this world so full of fear / Full of rage and lies / I can see the truth so clear / In your eyes, so dry your eyes / And I'm so grateful to you / I'd have lived my whole life through / Lost forever / If I never knew you / If I never knew you / I'd be safe but half as real / Never knowing I could feel / A love so strong and true / I'm so grateful to you / I'd have lived my whole life through / Lost forever / If I never knew you / I thought our love would be so beautiful / Somehow we made the whole world bright / I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong / All they'd leave us were these whispers in the night / But still my heart is singing / We were right

Come What May - Ewan McGregor and Nicole Kidman

Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place / Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace / Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste / It all revolves around you / And there's no moutain too high / No river too wide / Sing out this song and I'll be there by your side / Storm clouds may gather / And stars may collide / But I love you / I love you / Until the end of time / Come what may / Come what may / I will love you / Until my dying day

You Said You'd Grow Old With Me - Michael Schulte

I'd like to say, "I'm okay", but I'm not / I try, but I fall / Close my mind, turn it off / But I can't be sober, I cannot sleep / You've got your peace now, but what about me? / Thought we had the time, had our lives / Now you'll never get older, older / Didn't say goodbye, now I'm frozen in time / Getting colder, colder / One last word / One last moment / To ask you why / You left me here behind / You said you'd grow old with me / We had plans, we had visions, now I can't see ahead / We were one, we were golden, forever, you said / But I can't be sober, I cannot sleep / You've got your peace now, but what about me?

Farewell, My Love - Lunatica

I've been thinking about the good times / And I've cried a lake of tears / If losing you is just a nightmare / I hope I'll wake up by your side / Farewell, my love / Forgive the things I've done to you / May your days be warm and bright / May your journey lead you to the light / So many words been left unspoken / And some words were far too much / Maybe sometimes love is hurting / But it's the sweetest pain I know / Farewell, my love / Forgive the things I've done to you / May your days be warm and bright / May your journey lead you to the light

Evermore - Dan Stevens

I rage against the trials of love / I curse the fading of the light / Though s(he)'s already flown so far beyond my reach / S(He)'s never out of sight / Now I know s(he)'ll never leave me / Even as s(he) fades from view / S(He) will still inspire me / Be a part of everything I do / Wasting in my lonely tower / Waiting by an open door / I'll fool myself s(he)'ll walk right in / And as the long, long nights begin / I'll think of all that might have been / Waiting here for evermore

I Will Always Love You - Whitney Houston

If I should stay / I would only be in your way / So I'll go, but I know / I'll think of you every step of the way / And I will always love you / I will always love you / You / My darling, you / Bittersweet memories / That is all I'm taking with me / So goodbye, please don't cry / We both know I'm not what you, you need / And I will always love you / I will always love you / I hope life treats you kind / And I hope you have all you've dreamed of / And I wish you joy and happiness / But above all this, I wish you love / And I will always love you

11:11 - Ben Barnes

Is it late? / 11 minutes past 11 / It's both always but never our time / Nothing to regret / The rest just might be heaven / You're always but never really mine / You stopped my heart from fifty feet / It pumped and sang and skipped a beat / And when I sleep my soul you keep / I wish for you to be happy / I wish for you to be free / I wish for you to be fearless / That's wishes one, two and three / And I won't wish to be yours or for you to be mine / But I'll wish them all for you every time

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Check out this gorgeous Caspeter fanart that I commissioned the amazingly talented @wannastayugly (aka theviscountjask on Twitter) to create for me.

It is based on one of my favorite scenes that I wrote in my fanfic 'Our Hands Are Tied' (specifically chapter 11) and I just LOVE how this turned out. 🥰

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Happy Anniversary to 'Run To You'!

This video became 1 year old a few weeks ago (original post) and also just passed the milestone of 3 thousand views this week. So, because this one happens to be my favourite of all my Caspeter videos, I thought I’d celebrate by talking a little about it. Specifically, about why it’s my favourite and also do a little deep dive into the lyrics and how they’re represented in the video. 😃

So yeah, this one is my favourite of all my Caspeter videos because it’s a culmination of a series of events that started with me creating this video edit of an Aslan’s Country reunion for Caspian and Peter which then inspired me to venture into writing and posting fanfic for the first time (Live With Me Forever Now) in order to continue the story. Then there was a certain moment of that fic that I’d constantly be picturing in my mind whenever this song was playing (specifically the moment of them running towards each other when the ‘run to you’ lines of the song were playing) which then resulted in this video.

After my first attempt at writing a fanfic for a school assignment 20 years ago not going anywhere, I’d never in a million years expected to write another fanfic. OR that I would write as much as I have done for this fandom. So, the fact that this video in particular is a product of that writing journey, makes this one rather special to me because of it being a full circle moment. 😊

Also, I just adore this song for Caspian and Peter. This song had already made its way onto my regular Narnia playlist because of this lovely video about Lucy and Aslan. But as soon as I started associating the song with Caspian and Peter instead, it quickly started to feel like this song (and therefore the video) perfectly encapsulated the version of Peter and Caspian that live in my head and, at the same time as this video was coming together, it’s those headcanons that were forming the basis of my other fic, Our Hands Are Tied. 😊

So, in short, it seems most of my early Caspeter creations were interconnected and drawing inspiration from each other and I LOVE that!

Also, interesting fact… this is the only one of my Caspeter videos where I’ve tried to show both of their points of view. All my other Caspeter videos have stuck to one character’s point of view per video.

Now, let’s get into the lyrics 😊

‘I would run to you, If you want me to, Just give me some kind of reason’

Caspian POV: I love these opening lines! For me, they’re perfect for Caspian’s feelings about Peter. Caspian knows how he feels and wants to make the most of the time they have. Peter on the other hand is reluctant to proceed with a relationship because of his sense of duty. Towards Narnia and his family. Not to mention Peter KNOWS his time in Narnia is going to be limited. Just like it was the last time. So of course, he’s going to put up walls around his heart to protect himself. All Caspian can do is wait and hope that Peter will change his mind.

‘I'll take the pain, take it all away, Give it some kind of meaning’

Peter POV: And yet Peter has the biggest of hearts. He knows how much pain Caspian has suffered at the hands of his uncle so, despite him holding himself back when it comes to telling Caspian how he really feels, he’d still do anything to take Caspian’s pain away.

‘Let's let go, let it be the start, You know I'm feeling the same thing’

Caspian POV: Peter wears his emotions on his sleeves, particularly where Caspian is concerned, so of course Caspian knows how much Peter loves him. He sees it every time Peter looks at him. But Caspian is patient so he’ll wait as long as he has to for the moment when Peter does finally give in to what they’re both feeling. And that shot of them facing each other after the confrontation with Jadis feels like the best representation of this sentiment. How anyone can look at these two and not see the potential for this ship is beyond me.

‘Let's let go of our broken hearts’

Both POV: The ‘enemies’ phase will always be a defining part of their story. And during that fight outside of Aslan’s How, they both knew exactly the right buttons to push to get under each other’s skin. But they came through it stronger together then they were before and also grew to truly understand each other as a result. Before they could reach that understanding though, they each had to let go of the hurt they felt in that moment.

‘Cause you'll be safe in these arms of mine, Just call my name on the edge of the night, And I'll run to you, I'll run to you’

Both POV: Of course I had to use the moment where Peter pulls Caspian out of the pit as well as the moment where Peter puts himself between Caspian and Jadis. 😊 Both are defining Caspeter moments. As for the moment when Peter hands Caspian the sword, though we don’t hear it, I like to imagine that Peter says Caspian’s name in order to invite him onto the duelling ground. And in it, Caspian will hear all the things Peter hasn’t been able to put into words. Also, I feel like essays could be written about the look on Peter’s face when Caspian first arrives at the duelling ground (and the way he walks forward a step but holds himself back at the last second) and the look on Caspian’s face when they’re facing down the Telmarine army from the top of Aslan’s How. They love each other sooo much. 🥰

‘Even if it's gonna break me, love, Gonna make my way to you, Anyway it's gonna take me, love’

Peter POV: Finally, the moment that Peter has feared right from the very first moment he realised his feelings for Caspian were real. He really doesn’t want to leave Caspian behind but he has no other choice. Despite how much he feels like he’s falling apart, it’s time for him to say goodbye so he takes that first step forward and hands over his sword.

‘I run to you, I run to you, Run, run’

Both POV: Yep, it’s this part of the song that kept making me picture all the moments where they run to each other, both in the movie and in my fic. So, if it wasn’t for this section resonating with me, this video would never have existed. And not only does it perfectly represent their need to be closer as soon as they are near one another but also the fact they’ll run into danger to save the other as well run into battle by each other’s side. They are each other’s ride-or-die.

‘Cause you'll be safe in these arms of mine, Just call my name on the edge of the night, And I'll run to you, I'll run to you’

Both POV: This is, BY FAR, my favourite part of this video. The mid-duel scene including the shot of Caspian helping Peter to stand was made for this line of the song. If only we had a front facing shot of that moment! And then being able to combine the moment of Caspian using the horn with Peter’s return to Narnia for ‘call my name’… yep, I could not love this sequence more.

‘Even if it's gonna break me, love, I run to you’

Caspian POV: And then because of this video being inspired by the Aslan’s Country reunion video edit and the subsequent fic, I simply HAD to include that reunion sequence somewhere in this video. Putting it here specifically meant I got to mirror, ‘Even if it's gonna break me, love, Gonna make my way to you’ that represented Peter’s departure, by showing their reunion with this line. I LOVE mirroring things and highlighting parallels in my videos when I’m able to and I rather like how this turned out. 😁 And of course, it’s at this point in my fic that Caspian does in fact run to Peter. 🥰

Bonus:

‘Let's set fire to the lonely night, You're beautiful when you look at me, Let's give love another life’

Caspian POV: Though this line from the song wasn’t included in the video, I do rather love it as another line showing Caspian’s thoughts about Peter before they get together. He wants so badly to take a chance on what he’s feeling while Peter is still reluctant.

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So yeah... Happy 1 year anniversary to this video! 😃

At this stage, I don’t have any plans to do other video analysis posts like this for my other Narnia videos. Basically, I just wanted to give this one some attention because I love it so much 😁 But I may reconsider if there’s interest in me doing more? Let me know! I could potentially make a series out of it when I’ve got the time. 😊 Although first, I need to finish my latest Caspeter fanfic. 😉

Also, I’m open to questions about this video—or any of my others—if there are any (either here or via Ask/PM) so feel free to reach out!

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Fandom: The Chronicles of Narnia Character/theme: Susan Pevensie after The Last Battle Song: ‘Keep Us Connected’ by Celia Rose Gooding

I've included some thoughts and a general plot summary below the cut...

I was absolutely devastated when I first learned of Susan losing her whole family to a train crash in The Last Battle. And that Peter, Edmund and Lucy were still so young at the time. That was far too tragic an ending for all of them and I don’t think I’ll ever be over it :(

Right from the very first moment that I heard this song in the musical episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, it immediately made me think of Susan in this stage of her life and I knew I had to make a video with it. Then I proceeded to take a whole year to actually finish it lol

The general story here is that Susan initially has a tough time dealing with the loss of her family. Over time, this eventually turns to acceptance and with it, she also finds her way back to her memories of Narnia and all that she shared there with her family. She goes on to live a long fulfilling life and when she eventually dies, she is reunited with her family in Aslan’s Country. So, the beach scene at the end of the video is meant to be representative of that reunion in Aslan’s Country :)

Additional footage used from: - The Little Mermaid (2018) - The Last Birthday (2017) - Smallville S03E12 - Hereafter

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Not enough people are talking about this Caspeter scene so I’m just going to fix that right now…

When I realised this brief two second moment is actually Caspian’s arm around Peter, helping him to stand… well it just made me very happy, okay :’)

Why could you not give us a better shot of this scene Andrew Adamson??

This is immediately followed by Caspian giving Peter a friendly bolstering pat on the back but, in my my mind, this scene ends differently. Instead, Caspian’s arm lingers around Peter for a moment once he’s standing, wanting to make the most of this brief moment of closeness before the duel resumes.

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Here is a little edit/manip I created of Caspian helping Peter with his armour prior to the duel :)

This is inspired by my one-shot 'Before You Go' and the equivalent scene in my longer fic 'Our Hands Are Tied' :D

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I always love to have a calendar on my wall that reflects my latest fandom so, when January 2024 came round, the urge to have a Narnia calendar was rather strong. But despite their being no official Narnia calendars this year, I didn’t let that stop me :)

So, these are some pictures of the 2024 Narnia calendar I created for myself through a custom calendar printing service. And while I didn’t end up having the option to print a back cover for this calendar, I still loved how the last image turned out and thought it would at least be a great way of showing off the full image set without posting photos of every page individually :)

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I got the idea in my head a couple of weeks ago to make a manip of Caspian and Peter kissing. I'd still like to try making something that is definitively set in the Narnia universe someday but for now, I give you Caspian and Peter kissing in an 1890's AU :)