Artemis Fowl Book 7: This is a Squee Post!

[sherrilina]

Ever since I learned that there was a seventh Artemis Fowl coming out this summer (they always seem to surprise me, I guess I need to follow this kind of thing more closely!) I have been excited and nervous at the same time, wondering where Colfer planned to go with the romance after what had happened in the last book…

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[hmsharmony]

THIS POST. I LOVE IT. YOU'RE GETTING ME ALL PSYCHED FOR AUGUST. I desperately need to see this relationship develop! I SENSE MAJOR SQUEEAGE IN MY FUTURE (Y/Y?).

I lack an A/H icon, so instead I'll use another shared beloved ship. <3

[sherrilina]

Y!!! :D Lol, glad you liked it, and that you are also an A/H fan (though if you read AF you obviously would be, they are that series' equivalent of H/Hr!)...I'm hoping Colfer can salve our H/Hr wounds by making its similar ship happen!

And LMAO @ that icon! :p I'm ashamed to say it took me a sec to get it...

[hmsharmony]

How could anyone NOT ship A/H? HOLY MOLY (haven't used THAT expression in a while :-P). I mean, okay, yeah, there's that whole age difference and the tiny little thing with it being a cross-species relationship, but they're just too epic!!

It took me a couple of seconds to get it the first time I saw it as well. ^_-

[sherrilina]

*is lame and only has one H/Hr icon*

IDK, but some people don't! I've gotten into some bitchfights about it online, even on Facebook! Some people find it squicky for those insignificant, trivial reasons you mention (plus the size diff), others for whatever reason ship her with Captain "Trouble" despite what an arrogant ass he is (hold on a sec, am I seeing a parallel with a certain redhead?) and how little they really interact, and others actually *shudder* ship Harry/Ginny Artemis/Mary Sue Minerva! It was sure nice though to be all, "Sorry, it's A/H!" to them after book 6! :p Though believe it or not some still claim the kiss was just "friendly"--oh suuuure! *rolleyes*

But yeah, I don't know what made Colfer change his mind, but I love that he did! :D I wonder if he looked back and realized how well he had written them, that a romance between them WOULD be more meaningful and sensible than A/M? If that is the case, then it's another reason why he > JK!

[hmsharmony]

How could ANYONE want him with Minerva? She's an annoying little word-I-shouldn't-use. Seriously. A/H ALL THE WAY.

Did Colfer actually change his mind? That's really interesting! I never knew that.

[sherrilina]

It would appear that he did, unless he's been dissembling or lying all this time...I actually saw him in person state that Artemis and Holly would never kiss--he seemed weirded out and disgusted by the very notion! I read someone else reporting almost the exact same response when someone asked him that same question elsewhere. And then there's the fact that he supposedly stated at one point that Holly/Trouble would happen (or something like that), and it certainly seemed in book 5 like he was trying to set up something between him and Minerva...especially at the end! (Even though book 5 had had the most intense A/H moments to date, including a cheek kiss!)

But then of course in book 6 everything changed, and from the book 7 description it certainly seems like he's going to continue on this bettern A/H path...

[hmsharmony]

Ooh, I do remember reading about that. I always thought it was made p. XD Well, it's fantastic to know that he seems to have changed his mind! Here's hoping he really has, because the feelings revealed in the sixth book were undeniable. I mean, c'mon. The end? I don't have the books with me because I'm at work, but doesn't Holly say something about if situations were different?

[sherrilina]

Yep, she says something like, "in another time". And she said some other things as well indicative of lingering feelings for Artemis, like recalling their kiss, and being aware of the weight of him in her arms, etc. I need to go back and reread as well...not to mention finish my A/H fanmix before August!

[hmsharmony]

Yes! When she's flying, right? That's when she thinks about the weight of him in her arms. &hearts

I AM PSYCHED FOR THIS FANMIX