[ SECRET POST #2693 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2693 ⌋

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Comments

[valandhir]

I do agree with Mimi Sardinia mostly. For me there is only one thing that I really care about, canon or no canon: that the romance grows in the story, that I can see/feel the energy between the characters. There are canon pairings like Ron/Hermione where this is simply not the case, and where I tend to disbelieve the canon pairing.

If I read a story, and I can see the or could see the attraction of two characters I care little about the pairing being canon or not. I like non-canon pairings as much as canon pairings, depending on how well they are written.

Sometimes I find a canon pairing bland or unrealistic, where my mind starts wondering about different options. Aragorn and Arwen are such a case- I know that Tolkien wrote their story in the style of medieval courtly romance, which limits their story a lot. But on a more practical note, I have my doubts about a King returning to rule a foreign country, who wants to bring a foreign Queen with him. That's not a smart move on the political board. So my story-brain keeps questioning that pairing, and a good story with a different pairing would appeal to me most likely.

I do not quite get why people hang themselves up whether or not the pairing is canon. I'd more ask - is the story good and is the author good?