#imho because... he is not her foster dad! her dad! he's her commanding officer and handler who'se six years older!!!) | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

rotzaprachim · 2 years ago

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gd things in the hell fic Draf that i’m v v excited to have more publicly chew on but. the comparison between a war-torn society in which soldierdom is passed along biological lines of fathers and sons, and another war-torn society in which journeyman, honoured *full fledged* soldiers train chosen apprentices. and where therefor becomes the line between a son who becomes a soldier and an apprentice who becomes a soldier? the way reproduction is essential for war to continue, and yet violence itself is inimicable to life. how does the domestic walk into battlefield when every connection you have is through a military organisation, versus how much a civillian were you ever when your father was a soldier?

#the long form comparison in her between nina and fedyor (most interesting totally underexplored relationship intro'd in the show #imho because... he is not her foster dad! her dad! he's her commanding officer and handler who'se six years older!!!)#and matthias and his own father #i just think. nina and matthias as both soldiers and the way their societies are so parallel. so completely opposite and so much the same #a hartz iz nisht kein meleks trone #take the water prisoner #in general i'm fascinated by writing that blurs the line between martial and domestic issues #anything that breaks the line between The BattleField and the Cozy Hearth Where My Wife Is #and i don't think modern fantasy has done that nearly enough!!!!#my writing #also in other news i heard relay by fiona apple first time today

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