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[fireblazie]

After Robin leaves for the Holy Land, she has dreams.

She hates herself for it, naturally. She is not the type of woman who worships the ground other men walk on, not the type to lose herself senselessly in the tumultuous emotions of love. She has always prided herself on that fact. She doesn’t - she doesn’t need him, for God’s sake, he’s just a

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[tigger_01]

This was wonderful. I adore Robin and Marian - individually they have many flaws, but together their relationship just... works, and you really managed to capture that. I loved the beauty of their moments together as children, all stubborness and childlike love (yay, nice to see you Much!) - and I loved the way you described her pain

[fireblazie]

Thank you very much for taking the time to read and comment! It's my first ever Robin Hood fic, so I was a little apprehensive about it...

As for the train idea: Hm, yes, I do understand what you're saying and I did try to convey little of the novelty of it, as in, I had Marian try to be a little curious? Or something? XD I don't know anymore. But I suppose what I was going for was the "timeless" feel, as marjattak said, in that it *is* the middle ground and all of that. Perhaps I was just channeling Harry Potter, haha XP But hey, we're all entitled to our opinions - I'm just sorry if it ruined the moment for you

[tigger_01]

That's okay! It was a wonderful fic, I really did enjoy what I've read so far.

Hm. Now that you describe it like that, I think I see where you are coming from with the train. I suppose now she is in the middle ground, what does Marian really have to be afraid of anyway, right? Those there would have a sense of peace that mortal humans can't really experience. I suppose it just seemed a little out of place to me at the time - anachronistic... which is ironic considering this TV show. :D
(And channelling HP is never a bad thing. xD)

Aaaah, I was you about seven or eight months ago. I hope you are enjoying the fandom, everyone is really nice. I do like Isabella, as long as she doesn't become Marian V.2, you know? But the relationship appears to be quite different - none of the innocence and childish teasing that there was with Marian. Robin is darker, more cruel and more mature... and Isabella also has scars from her own relationships, and isn't really to be trusted. I think the writing of this new season has picked up - I just miss

[fireblazie]

(haha. I just wanted to use my newly found icon :D)

So far, everyone's been *amazingly* nice, although I'm not super-talkative. I'm a lurker at heart, but maybe I'll voice my thoughts out some more as I go along. Still haven't seen any episodes with Isabella, but SOMEDAY, I will. Maybe after I finish watching Merlin. (yes. I turned to Merlin because I was so distraught, haha)

I miss Lucy, Harry, and Anjali, too. :\

[marjattak]

What a fantastic vision you have! I'm very interested in seeing how this goes forward. Have you written other RH fic? This one is nicely done so far.

[marjattak]

Sorry to reply to my own comment, but I personally was really intrigued by the old-fashioned train. To me it emphasizes the timelessness of the middle ground--where things past and things future are all jumbled up into one. Am I right in guessing that everyone must pass through this same middle ground? Then hopefully Marian will be successful in waiting for Robin as apparently her father managed to wait for her.

[fireblazie]

Thanks for reading! :) I haven't written any other RH fics. I'm actually really late in getting into the fandom; I've only been suckered in for the past couple of months. So yes, this is my first and I'm glad you like it since I'm still working on getting a feel for the characters.

Yup, that's the middle-ground I sort of had in mind. Hazy and cloudy and foggy and all in all very Harry Potter-ish, now that I think about it. XD And yes, everyone *does* pass through the middle ground. Not everyone waits, of course, some people hop right on the train and off into the beyond, but I like to think Edward would have waited. Maybe he would have gotten a heads-up somehow and known that Marian would not be too far off and so decided to wait? Who knows? :D

[marjattak]

I hope you just write the story the way you want it to happen. I've been in the fandom a long time, and right now there is no telling where series 3 will end up. I wouldn't put too much weight on the Robin-Isabella connection myself. Tigger says it about right.

I can see the HP-like elements of the middle ground, but none of it *feels* like HP's world, which is a good thing. I sense the depth of the distance and the despair very clearly in your writing.

[totally_loca]

You made me cry. This is lovely, well written and moving. Your middle ground was wonderful, you're always waiting on a platform, such good imagery. Well done, and ta.

[fireblazie]

Aw. As weird as this sounds I love it when I make people cry with my fics. Well, the good sort of crying, I hope! :D Thanks for the comment. I hope you'll stick around for the next part, whenever I manage to finish it up :D

[leonhart_17]

aww that's so beautiful and sad! I'm glad she can't see what's going on now...(boo season 3)...

This was wonderful and I can't wait to see what happens later!

[fireblazie]

Still haven't seen past episode 4 of Season 3. I know people generally had a negative attitude towards Kate and yeah, she was kind of annoying, but I was able to stomach her because at least I knew she wasn't meant for Robin. Now I'm hearing that Isabella's a pretty good character but I *know* she and Robin are going to have sparks fly and I'm not ready for that yet. WAH. My ship has sunk ;;

I'll probably end up liking Isabella, just not Robin/Isabella. XD For now, I'll keep working on this fic and finish up the rest of the first season of Merlin :D

[leonhart_17]

yeah at this point alan and much are more into kate than robin...you're only 2 episodes behind so it wouldn't be hard at all to catch up - but if you don't want to see any sparks between robin and isabella you're better off finishing merlin ;)

[lotusflower85]

This was lovely - I really liked that Marian was able to look back over her life with Robin. I love the way you wrote them and kids and teenagers.

And Edward at the end...oh, poor Edward. I can so see Marian deciding to wait, though.

[fireblazie]

Oh, thank you. :D I've always been into the relationship where two people start off as kids and then gradually work themselves into the romance. I think I was channeling some Derek/Odette from The Swan Princess while I was writing them, haha.