A Ryan/Taylor fan essay
TITLE: Everything Little Thing She Does Is Magic, or Every Good Girl Wants a Bad Boy
AUTHOR: Mari
FANDOM: The O.C.
PAIRING: Ryan Atwood/Taylor Townsend
SPOILERS: Series
( Some relationships make sense. )
AUTHOR: Mari
FANDOM: The O.C.
PAIRING: Ryan Atwood/Taylor Townsend
SPOILERS: Series
( Some relationships make sense. )
As cute as I thought Ryan was during the first three seasons, it wasn't until he started being actually happy that I found him irresistible. I mean, really. I was always more about Seth, but once Ryan started smiling as if he wasn't afraid the sky would fall on him any minute now, it was sort of magic.
I loved that he seemed to be finally over the issues with his mom - Taylor may need rescuing from time to time, but not from abusive husbands or the like. She only needed him to swoop in and kiss her, not beat up a villain or give up his life for her. That's the wonderful thing about Taylor - she's strong and proactive, and really only needs saving from being lonely and/or overthinking the situation. (I love Taylor. Out of all the women on the show she was the one I actually identified with, with her loneliness and weird ways of trying to connect to other people.)
I really do think that Ryan and Taylor wound up going the distance together, albeit after seeing lots of other people in college.
Oh I agree. It's funny to think that Ryan/Taylor ended up as one of the most normal and healthy couples on the show. They grounded each other in a very real and healthy way, and though they may have strayed during the college years, they'll always end up together (and the sex will always be hot).
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