G/tWAC Day 4: Favorite Scenes
Mild spoiler warnings for The Stranding, Blanket, and Clumsy
(Nothing that's a huge plot reveal- just quite literally spoiling some amazing scenes)
I want to have a diverse spread of author's but theres NO WAY I can talk about favorite scenes without bringing up @belethlegwen again.
One of my favorite scenes is Mel's first time meeting Edmund, Bravest-soldier-in-the-ranks, Miller. The scene hits so well- A giant woman washing up on shore, the general sentiment of unease, if not outright fear from The Watch...
Even without ineracting with him yet, Mel notices he's a bit different than the other men- with just this overall lack of hesitation when getting nearer to her. Brother is straight grinning like the lil big goon he is.
Belle does such a phenomenal job setting the scene. The expectations set, and swiftly subverted, the way she describes his actions and voice just beautifully showing he just is not scared. The goofy chemistry between the two just so wonderfully cuts the tension of the previous chapters, but without fully severing it. Things still feel uneasy, but Miller (as well as the wonderful Lionus) feel like a reprise.
βTheyβve even got a name for soldiers like me in the company!β
βOh?β she asked, placing the empty barrel down on the other side of him, and then moving her hand toward the freshly opened one. The other two men had gone back for the last two barrels from the cart and were rolling them towards her at speed.
JAFGSFLKH- here we witness the birth of The Idiot Brigadeπ Every interaction with that man just has me cackling.
Never has a scene made me want to bark so much as the blanket scene???? If you haven't read it PLEASE don't let me spoil it for you because this is the juicest fearplay spice- I physically cannot restrain myself from keyboard mashing when talking about this.
What makes the blanket scene so incredibly good is just this fun yet high tension game of cat and mouse between Micah and Everly. Its this playfully predatory flirting that just gets the heart pumping and the mind flustered, and it just all cumulates with Everly trying to avoid Micah catching her while she dodges his hand under the cover of a blanket- with Micah just giving in and crawling under the covers to get her??
I DONT KNOW WHAT IT IS BUT THAT VISUAL??? ASFDKJASJF
Fen is a borrower who has been through some nasty events in the passed 24 hours (and frankly just in general) and is just trying his best. Alice is a human who's clear concern and care for others (along with her grades) is palpable. Together the pair have one of the most tender interactions I have ever read. Just FFHKFH- Its literal catnip and I want to roll in it.
βAre you ok?Β You look sick.Β If this makes you uncomfortable, I can put you back down.Β You didnβt have to get on.βΒ Itβs just like in the car β her blue-eyed gaze looking me over with genuine concern.Β βI- Iβm alright.βΒ She gently shakes her head.Β βYou arenβt, though.Β Youβre shaking.βΒ The gentlest pressure alights on my chest as a soft finger brushes up against it.Β βAnd your heartβs beating really fast.βΒ Her touch is so soft β incredibly cautious like sheβs holding something precious and delicate.Β Maybe I am, to her.Β Itβs nothing like what I had imagined a human would feel like, nothing at all.
In a brief moment of weakness, my eyes tear up and I squeeze her finger closer, pressing my forehead against it.Β It is absolutely terrifying thinking about where I am.Β Iβve spent all my life believing itβs a place of certain death.Β Why is it so comfortable?Β - Part 2 of this work of literal art
Just the word choice and pacing of this whole interaction? The dialogue is just so compassionate. And then there the action. GOODNESS. Alice taking her figure to his chest? FEN THEN TAKING THAT FINGER AND PRESSING HIS FORHEAD TO IT???
The line "Why is it so comfortable?"
I promise you- this scene made me audibly gasp.
The mix of such sweet and tender dialogue with that visual?? Gosh it had my heart racing like a lovestruck teen.
I highly recommend you all check these works (and these authors) out!