Fandom: Tortall
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dotytakethisdownFandom DNW: Numair with anyone other than Daine during or after the events of the Immortals quartet. For this ship, if it's a canonical timeline/setting, I want his Arram Draper years.
Numair Salmalín/Veralidaine Sarrasri
These two are one of my original OTPs. I've been in love with these books for almost as long as I can remember and I didn't expect to be hit in the chest with a ship when I got to Realms of the Gods, but it happened anyway. I'm also certain that this is my age gap ship origin story but I digress.
I love the progression from mentor/student to equals traveling together. They're both legendary mages in their own right and they work so well together, both in battle and without.
Numair Salmalín/Ozorne Muhassin Tasikhe or Varice Kingsford/Numair Salmalín/Ozorne Muhassin Tasikhe
I'm *convinced* that if the sequel to Tempests and Slaughter ever comes out, we're going to get confirmation that Numair is bi and had feelings for Ozorne in their younger years. There's something about a group of ambitious and powerful young mages that just brings a great dynamic to a pairing. I'd like to see how they all fit together before everything fell apart.
George Cooper/Jonathan of Conté
This is a ship that I didn't appreciate at all in my younger years and very much missed out on until I was rereading the quartet last fall. These two would be fire together. The (future) king of Tortall and the King of Thieves. We know that they spend time with each other and confide in each other. We know that George is one of the few people that Jon trusts beyond all others--he shows it by choosing George as his freaking Spymaster.
And the scene where Alanna's wearing a dress at George's mother's house and George shows up with Jon! The focus of that scene is them witnessing Alanna in a dress so we never get an answer to the real question at hand: Why is George introducing Jon to his mother??
Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau/George Cooper/Thayet jian Wilima/Jonathan of Conté
Another ship that I didn't appreciate enough before my re-read. No one is closer to these four than each other. No one. I love the idea of the four of them being together. We see Alanna's relationships with George and Jonathan first-hand and I'm convinced that if Alanna was allowed to be canonically and freely bisexual, we would've seen something similar with Thayet rather than Liam.
Like, can we talk about how Alanna goes on about how beautiful Thayet is and how she knows instantly that Jonathan is going to fall for her? Perhaps the reason why she knows that is because Alanna knows she and Jonathan are so alike and therefore if she's falling instantly in love with Thayet, Jonathan is bound to do the same.
Numair Salmalín/Veralidaine Sarrasri
These two are one of my original OTPs. I've been in love with these books for almost as long as I can remember and I didn't expect to be hit in the chest with a ship when I got to Realms of the Gods, but it happened anyway. I'm also certain that this is my age gap ship origin story but I digress.
I love the progression from mentor/student to equals traveling together. They're both legendary mages in their own right and they work so well together, both in battle and without.
Numair Salmalín/Ozorne Muhassin Tasikhe or Varice Kingsford/Numair Salmalín/Ozorne Muhassin Tasikhe
I'm *convinced* that if the sequel to Tempests and Slaughter ever comes out, we're going to get confirmation that Numair is bi and had feelings for Ozorne in their younger years. There's something about a group of ambitious and powerful young mages that just brings a great dynamic to a pairing. I'd like to see how they all fit together before everything fell apart.
George Cooper/Jonathan of Conté
This is a ship that I didn't appreciate at all in my younger years and very much missed out on until I was rereading the quartet last fall. These two would be fire together. The (future) king of Tortall and the King of Thieves. We know that they spend time with each other and confide in each other. We know that George is one of the few people that Jon trusts beyond all others--he shows it by choosing George as his freaking Spymaster.
And the scene where Alanna's wearing a dress at George's mother's house and George shows up with Jon! The focus of that scene is them witnessing Alanna in a dress so we never get an answer to the real question at hand: Why is George introducing Jon to his mother??
Alanna of Pirate's Swoop and Olau/George Cooper/Thayet jian Wilima/Jonathan of Conté
Another ship that I didn't appreciate enough before my re-read. No one is closer to these four than each other. No one. I love the idea of the four of them being together. We see Alanna's relationships with George and Jonathan first-hand and I'm convinced that if Alanna was allowed to be canonically and freely bisexual, we would've seen something similar with Thayet rather than Liam.
Like, can we talk about how Alanna goes on about how beautiful Thayet is and how she knows instantly that Jonathan is going to fall for her? Perhaps the reason why she knows that is because Alanna knows she and Jonathan are so alike and therefore if she's falling instantly in love with Thayet, Jonathan is bound to do the same.
