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Animorphs: Rachel / Tobias (Epsilon)

Dec 28, 2005 00:52

Fandom: Animorphs
Pairing: Rachel / Tobias
Theme set: Epsilon
Rating: PG

These're in more-or-less chronological order, and though there's not a coherent story, I kind of like how it worked out.

SPOILERS! for the whole series, and a couple of the Megamorphs - as would be expected, given the pairing.

( From the least popular pairing to the all-around favorite... (warning: spoilers!) )

!set epsilon, animorphs

Comments 20

cathiexx December 28 2005, 11:38:26 UTC

This was great. I always liked the Rachel/Tobias pairing -- though Cassie/Marco was my OTP -- and you've done an incredible job here.

Such longing and bittersweetness - my favourite, I think, is #25.

Great work.

teremala December 28 2005, 20:53:22 UTC

Thank you, I'm glad you liked them! I'm fond of Cassie/Marco, too, though Cassie/Tobias was the one that seemed to make the most sense in canon. I love Rachel and Tobias dearly, but they weren't all that healthy for one another. :\

cathiexx December 29 2005, 05:27:35 UTC

Bah - being unhealthy for each other is half the fun!

Can you tell I'm an angst-puppy?

everbliss December 28 2005, 19:01:33 UTC

I have been WAITING for this ever since I looked at the Claimed List XD

V. nicely done. This makes me want to go back and reread Animorphs all over again though I keep telling myself that I'm most definitely over those books xD

teremala December 28 2005, 22:03:09 UTC

XD Thanks!

I've been saying that I'm over these books since before #30 came out, but fandom seems to have reclaimed me anyway. ;) (Psst, animorphs! ;D )

caitieness December 28 2005, 21:34:52 UTC

the last one is perfect. this was lovely.

teremala December 28 2005, 22:04:29 UTC

Thank you! :D

aikochan December 29 2005, 04:10:18 UTC

Each thinks they know of their own weaknesses, but does not realize that seeing only strength in the other is a weakness, too.

Fantastic. They're all fantastic. And the final one? Appropriate for the theme "stop," since that's what my heart nearly did. The Tobias/Rachel pairing is twisted and gorgeous and your have portrayed it perfectly.

teremala December 31 2005, 01:02:38 UTC

Sorry to have taken so long to reply - I really appreciate hearing that you liked these. Thanks!

"Twisted" is definitely a good word to describe them; they're young and messed up and use each other to try to pretend things are better than they are...and I love them anyway. ;)

nyonyo December 31 2005, 19:25:23 UTC

You are awesome.

My favorites:
-"So," he says casually as they walk together, hand in hand, through the darkness, "do you suppose there's life on other planets?"
-He kisses her because she's alive, because her body is whole again when he had thought her gone; she kisses back because he looks cute in that sweater, ignorant of the fate she was spared.
-Rachel never cries, of course, although he's seen her do so more than all of the others combined. (Favorite of the whole batch, as this is something I've said myself about Rachel.)
-Each thinks they know of their own weaknesses, but does not realize that seeing only strength in the other is a weakness, too. (R/T summed up in one sentence perfectly.)
-"They're all about hope," he observes afterwards with a smile, but Rachel's eyes are sad when he turns to look at her: "Yeah," she mutters, "I need to change that."
-He will die inside of Rachel and it seems fitting, somehow, since that was where he had lived ( ... )

teremala January 3 2006, 09:36:21 UTC

Thank you! And, whee, you've picked a bunch of favorites, too - the "weakness" one is basically what all of the others are based around, that way they make their own little worlds where things seem better than they really are. I'm glad you liked them, and especially that you got picked "hope" because I was half-worried it was too obscure to go over well.