#kate austen x juliet burke

[ethereal-ocean-eyes]

Kate Austen & Juliet Burke | Lost S5E09 "Namaste"

[elizabeth-mitchells]

Can we drag it out and never quit? - Kate/Juliet - Lost (TV)

Words: 2,978 Fandom: Lost (TV 2004) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Kate Austen/Juliet Burke Characters: Juliet Burke, Kate Austen Additional Tags: Canon Related, Missing Scene, Episode: s03e15 Left Behind (Lost), Handcuffed Together, Enemies to Lovers, Banter, Flirting, Kate Austen/Juliet Burke-centric

Summary:

“Yes, Kate, I do have a problem with your plan,” Juliet said.

She stood her ground, even when Kate tried to ignore her and pull her along by the handcuffs. Eventually the brunette had to stop in place and turn around to face her. She gave an impressively annoyed sigh, but its effect was reduced by how silly they looked with their arms hanging between them because of how far apart they were standing from each other.

“If we’re going to keep wandering the jungle handcuffed to each other, and after you made me run around in the rain, punched me in the face, and dislocated my shoulder, the least you could do is take the time to stop for breakfast.”

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After Kate and Juliet spend a day and night handcuffed together, they are forced to take a moment to rest. Unwillingly, they get to know each other better and, surprising themselves, they discover that under the current of resentment and hostility toward each other, there's more. They finally have a moment to explore the interest and unexpected attraction they feel for each other.

[cabaretbabe]

in retrospect, after rewatching and coming back to s4/5, it's very noticeable that the writers were setting up sawyer and juliet. like, maybe from her introduction??

as a kid, (thats how long ive been a fan lmfao) when lafleur premiered i found their pairing to be sudden and a little jarring. but really paying attention to their character arcs (and also just growing up), it's obvious it couldn't have been anything but them.

sawyer spent the first half of his story fighting personal growth at every turn because he believed he didnt deserved good things. and kate, as much as i adore my girl, didnt provide much of an alternative as she felt the same way. she ran from any affection and stability and as a result reinforced sawyer's belief that love was not something he was designed for. she played him like he played others and while it was definitely karmic, he took that as a further sign that pushing people away was the only way to protect himself from his feelings. and when he had the chance to reach out to kate and change things in s3 and s5 he hesistated, because he knew she was never his to begin with.

now bring in juliet, someone who spent her whole life catering to the needs of others while being deprived of her own. someone who has had her agency stripped away by the second man in her life that's exploited her kindness and brains for his own benefit. and she meets jack, and does all shes ever known. she plays the role that he (and ben) want her to even though she knows he loves kate and will always pick her over juliet, because thats who she is at heart. she gives to others what she can't have. in her mind, she also doesnt feel like its in the cards for her. her sister is the only true love she's ever known and that too was stolen from her. she's accepted that she'll keep giving, and never get it in return.

and youd think at first, these two people won't work together. cant work together. sawyer is an asshole who lashes out , who hurts people before they can hurt him, while juliet does the opposite. she's incredibly kind and strong and giving but suffering just as deeply.

and that's just it. juliet is to sawyer what he is to her: an equal. she sees him. really truly sees past his bullshit. she meets him and he's james immediately, because she doesn't buy the act. the cutting remarks, the sarcasm, that's his hurt on full display and it resonates deeply. she encourages him to express his emotions; to talk honestly about how kate has hurt him because jack hurt her too and she gets it. she sees the scared little kid in him and she nurtures that, pushing him to grow and genuinely take care of himself. she wants james, not sawyer, for the first time in his whole life.

and in return he chooses /her/, too. not for what she can provide for him, not as a savior or a doctor or an other, but as a human being who deserves safety and security, and flowers. he holds her trauma; embracing her strength and wit and how she challenges him every day. he loves that she banters with him back until he starts self-deprecating and she calls him on it, because she knows he can do better. he adores her candor. they hold each other accountable and ride for each other and build a life together that neither believed they'd ever get. and even in the end they're terrified of losing each other when the losties return, because they believed they were intrinsically not meant for happiness. that's why their relationship is fated and so beautiful.

because they will always, always have each others back.

[bearspectacles]

some lost women being gay<3 #yurisweep

[ivebeendressingforrevenge]

Lost + Reductress Headlines

[summereveningsky]

KATE & JULIET: i'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones in a faith forgotten land

[amberpriceenthusiast]

Kate and Juliet toxic yuri save me

Save me kate and Juliet toxic yuri

[taweretsdagger]

I've watched this ~30 second video ??? times and every single time I do, the comment "evangeline has obviously seen gia" absolutely takes me out

[ginawankenobi]

My current works on AO3:

School for the Lost: James is the new AP Lit teacher, and when he seeks out biology teacher Juliet for a collaboration, adorable shenanigans ensue. Suliet focused, but most other characters will make appearances and/or be referenced. Current chapters: 1 / ?

My Girlfriend, the Mechanic: James tells a little white lie to keep Horace from splitting their party up, but it may be more than he can handle... (Fake dating in Dharmaville). Suliet; feat. friendship w/Miles, Jin, Daniel. Current chapters: 4 / ?

Altera Mulier: Alternate season 3 and what might have been; James decides to get to know Juliet after the debacle with Claire. Suliet; feat. friendships with Jack, Hurley, Kate, Sun, Claire, and more. Current chapters: 6 / ?

Summoned: Sawyer & Juliet meet while on jury duty. Neither one is happy to have been summoned - at first. Modern day Suliet AU; feat. most other characters. Current chapters: 6 / ?

It’s a Wonderful Afterlife: Where did they go after the light faded from the church? My take on what happened after The End. Post-canon fluff and fun, feat. most characters. Current chapters: 1 / ?

Reditus: Alt season 3 - John never blew up the sub, and Jack & Juliet were indeed allowed to leave the island. Of course, all is never what it seems, and Jack is still Jack - he was never going to leave his people behind. Jacket, but eventual Jate and Suliet. Current chapters: 1 / ?

Serendipity: Just a little "what-if" scenario to explain how Juliet knew Richard had 'always' been on the island. She tells James the story and has an important realization while doing so. Juliard & Suliet, feat. a few others (and Others). One-shot.

[ethereal-ocean-eyes]

Kate Austen & Juliet Burke | Lost S5E11 “Whatever Happened, Happened”

[elizabeth-mitchells]

i know the show ended like 14 years ago, i didn't mean to get into it right now and i haven't even watched the whole thing but... is there a chance any of you guys have recs for kate/juliet fics?? *i* thought they were very "300k words, slow burn, enemies to lovers, angst with a happy ending" coded. but so far i have found nothing like that on ao3 :(

[stephyinsanity]

for anyone wondering about how that Kuliet fic I teased is coming along

[adropinalimitlessocean]

Lost Season 5 writers really went and said let's make a love quadrilateral

[ivebeendressingforrevenge]

Kate and her girlfrends part 2

[saucedinthelost]

So I am sitting and watching Lost with my housemates. Three of us have seen it before, and the fourth it's his first time. He also somehow managed to stay away from any and all spoilers. He doesn't use social media basically at all. ANYWAY-

We are on The Man From Tallahassee and Kate is about to get Jack after seeing him with Juliet. My NewToLost housemate goes "she gets to see boyfriend now", and I, and Kate x Juliet shipper goes "and her girlfriend!"

Housemate: "what? No I said boyfriend*

Me: "no, no. Her girlfriend!"

H: "what? Who?"

M: "Juliet!"

H: "I don't think that happens."

M: "they are in love."

H: "oh you're doing that thing...that thing people on TUMBLR do."

I cannot explain to you how funny that was to me. Oh my God. This man with no interaction with social media knows Maybe Five Things about Tumblr and one of them is "those people like to think characters are in love when they aren't in the show." HAHAHA. Love this guy and he's so right we do do that. Anyway can't wait to watch Kate and Juliet fall in love again

[skatiet]

katiet. do you see the vision.