Geoffrey/Ellen is my OTP (although I ship Geoffrey/Me in some fantasy AU). It was obvious they were still in love from the very first time they saw each other again. Ellen wouldn't react the way she did otherwise, and Geoffrey, well. He showed by his expressions that he didn't like anyone speaking ill of or to her, and he got this soft, sweet look on his face when she was doing the table reading, and this was all while she was being pretty darn mean to him (not that he didn't deserve it just a little, y'know?)
Having said all that, I'm captivated utterly by the huge, complex dynamic between Oliver and Geoffrey. It's just as obvious that Oliver is completely in love with Geoffrey I think the reason he slept with Ellen is because of it. When he says he did it for power, I don't believe he meant the kind of power he wanted Geoffrey to think he did. He wanted Geoffrey's emotions, all his energy, directed at HIM, even if it was rage and grief. I think part of the reason Ghost!Oliver hung around wasn't just so Geoffrey could make peace with the past, but also Oliver himself.
The scene where he's massaging Geoffrey's shoulders is anything but sexual, but it just might be the most romantic scene in the whole thing. It screams out two things: Geoffrey is the love of Oliver's life (and afterlife), and that Geoffrey is completely clueless. Geoffrey thinks of Oliver as a father figure, and Oliver thinks of Geoffrey as a lover, and one he can never have. It's very sad, very complex, and really, really beautiful. So while Geoffrey/Ellen is my OTP, the unrequited Geoffrey/Oliver is my favourite to watch. The relationship between the three of them is incredible. Oliver breaks my heart. *hugs Oliver tight*
Have I mentioned how much love I have for this show? Oh, yeah. Like, a lot, now I remember. :)
The tat doesn't go all the way around, just on the top and sides. I'm going to finish it by getting a chain-mail design connecting the two ends. The symbols are from Stephen King's Dark Tower series, which is my favourite story ever of any media--book, movie, television, etc. Here's a Link in English that tells more about it, but I think the German link has the German titles of the books. And woah, Amazon.de has the whole list! *g* The symbols are the word "unfound", which is carved into a door in one of the later books. I thought it was a beautiful symbol, and I love the DT so much I wanted the symbol as a tattoo.
The first line from the first book is "The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed." IMO it's the best first line ever written, because it sucks you in right away.
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Having said all that, I'm captivated utterly by the huge, complex dynamic between Oliver and Geoffrey. It's just as obvious that Oliver is completely in love with Geoffrey I think the reason he slept with Ellen is because of it. When he says he did it for power, I don't believe he meant the kind of power he wanted Geoffrey to think he did. He wanted Geoffrey's emotions, all his energy, directed at HIM, even if it was rage and grief. I think part of the reason Ghost!Oliver hung around wasn't just so Geoffrey could make peace with the past, but also Oliver himself.
The scene where he's massaging Geoffrey's shoulders is anything but sexual, but it just might be the most romantic scene in the whole thing. It screams out two things: Geoffrey is the love of Oliver's life (and afterlife), and that Geoffrey is completely clueless. Geoffrey thinks of Oliver as a father figure, and Oliver thinks of Geoffrey as a lover, and one he can never have. It's very sad, very complex, and really, really beautiful. So while Geoffrey/Ellen is my OTP, the unrequited Geoffrey/Oliver is my favourite to watch. The relationship between the three of them is incredible. Oliver breaks my heart. *hugs Oliver tight*
Have I mentioned how much love I have for this show? Oh, yeah. Like, a lot, now I remember. :)
The tat doesn't go all the way around, just on the top and sides. I'm going to finish it by getting a chain-mail design connecting the two ends. The symbols are from Stephen King's Dark Tower series, which is my favourite story ever of any media--book, movie, television, etc. Here's a Link in English that tells more about it, but I think the German link has the German titles of the books. And woah, Amazon.de has the whole list! *g* The symbols are the word "unfound", which is carved into a door in one of the later books. I thought it was a beautiful symbol, and I love the DT so much I wanted the symbol as a tattoo.
The first line from the first book is "The Man in Black fled across the desert, and the Gunslinger followed." IMO it's the best first line ever written, because it sucks you in right away.