How do you feel about Marius/Cosette (Les Miserables)?
They're adorable. I gather poor little Cosette is a much-mistreated character in fandom as well (though I'm not sure why, since I don't recall Marius giving any indication that he's aware of Eponine's crush on him, or that he regards her as anything more than a friend).
To me Harker/Mina is oddly reminiscent of Raoul/Christine in a sort of sidelong way, though I'm struggling to analyse how. At the end of the story Harker is trying to bring allies to Mina's aid, without being himself the lead character; Mina is, through no desire of her own, more intimate with evil than the man she loves, and is trying to protect him from that threat with stubborn courage.
I see what you mean; there are definitely similarities.
I definitely get Mina/Christine vibes, perhaps because neither of them is a typical maidenly character...
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They're adorable. I gather poor little Cosette is a much-mistreated character in fandom as well (though I'm not sure why, since I don't recall Marius giving any indication that he's aware of Eponine's crush on him, or that he regards her as anything more than a friend).
To me Harker/Mina is oddly reminiscent of Raoul/Christine in a sort of sidelong way, though I'm struggling to analyse how. At the end of the story Harker is trying to bring allies to Mina's aid, without being himself the lead character; Mina is, through no desire of her own, more intimate with evil than the man she loves, and is trying to protect him from that threat with stubborn courage.
I see what you mean; there are definitely similarities.
I definitely get Mina/Christine vibes, perhaps because neither of them is a typical maidenly character...
Me too. :)