rosiespark

I'm a big fan of internal logic - I tend to apply rigorous standards to other people's fics, so it's nice to know that one of mine passes the test. I'm not sure where my take on the L/A relationship comes from - as you say, it's a rather twisted form of "soldierly bonding". *g* I didn't consciously set out to subvert Rosemary Sutcliffe's "Eagle of the Ninth"-type male bonding... Did you have any particular relationships in mind, when you said that you see a pattern that it fits in to?

I suppose it is passive/aggressive - L provokes A in order to get what he wants without actually saying that he wants it. Except that what he gets (rough semi-coercive sex) isn't really what he wants. They do love each other on some level, but there's very little real communication between them and they might almost be on different planets. A has no idea what's going on in L's head, and L wants from A something he can't give. Poor Lancelot, he's trapped in a very unequal relationship - and he knows it, but doesn't dare rock the boat in case he falls out. I didn't want to have a saintly Arthur (he's really rather boring in the film and it's not entirely Clive Owen's fault) who is betrayed by his wife and his best friend. I have to confess that I'm mostly interested in Guinevere in so far as she affects the dynamics between L and A. And if I do write the second part of this, things will only get worse for L. *eg* I am evil and will doubtless burn in hell for tormenting my characters. But it will have been worth it. And I'll be in good company, I'm sure. ;D