Halcyon Days

A hopeful transmission of life - or something like it. Novels, tv show episode reviews/ character arcs.

[soundofvesper]

'Splinter' - by Vesper (AO3)

Drama/Angst, Mystery, Romance

Post S3 part 1. "The moment Colin Bridgerton discovered the real identity behind the lady menace that had been filling the ton’s ears with spurious and damning gossip for years, sparing no one, several things happened all at once."

The Queen sends her guards to arrest Penelope Featherington during her engagement party under the accusation of being Lady Whistledown. But there is something she wants Whistledown to do, as a hidden threat in the city emerges. It will push Penelope to the brink of her limits -- and Colin "My Wife" Bridgerton to utter despair. There's wolves at their doors, but can Whistledown root them out?

Find it on my AO3 page

[mearcatsreturns]

From Illusion to Reality, or Luka in ER’s Seasons 10-12

A couple days ago, I got a lovely anon who wanted me to talk about Luka’s journey from season 11 to 12. I may have gone overboard and expanded it. If you’re not interested in the whole, hella long post, I’ll summarize it in a couple pictures:

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I’ll put it under a cut, because of how long it is, but I’d love comments and dialogue!

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[sk8girl59]

ER (1994 - 2009) 07.04 Benton Backwards

[soundofvesper]

He bounces?!?

WHAT ARE THEY TEENAGERS ON THEIR FIRST DATE EVER?!

Lukaaaaaaa, you’re so dear to me 😭🤏🏼❤️

[sk8girl59]

ER (1994-2009) 7.16 Witch Hunt

[ozarkthedog]

“My name is Luka.”

ER 6x01 | Leave it to Weaver

[soundofvesper]

That one tall drink of water you can NEVER be normal about 😩🔥 (I can hear him saying it in his sexy accent, too), BYE.

[simplyswooningk]

The way Luka stayed absolutely obsessed with Abby for years after their breakup and the way Carter, after years of whining all the time, barely spoke to her after theirs speaks volumes

[cameronhcwes]

ER (1994-2009) 13.15 — Dying is Easy...

[soundofvesper]

If I could analyse every single one of Luka’s expressions in this sequence, I’d start with “what’s going on?”, bc at that point he *knows* something’s up / he knows her so well / then his silent one after “have you ever wanted something so much…” / THAT ONE / it says everythingggg; his answer would’ve been “yeah, with the way I’ve wanted you and could never get you out of my mind or my heart, duh” 😩 / then when he says “what?” / but he already knows where she’s going with this whole thing, he’s just been patiently waiting for her to catch up to him / bc unlike Carter, it’s not a race to him, what matters is they get there together / There I’ve Said It🤌🏼 / and then he gets down on one knee bc now she’s ready to be his wife, she gets the proper proposal she’s probably never had off anyone / but Luka knows / so, after years of chasing her and keeping her as close as she would let them / he bends the knee for Abby ❤️

[abbylukaarchive]

[cameronhcwes]

ABBY/LUKA + being incredibly normal totally-over-each-other exes [1/3]

[cameronhcwes]

ER (1994-2009) 13.11 — City of Mercy

[cameronhcwes]

ER (1994-2009) 13.21 — I Don't

[bellark]

It's good to see you. You look great. You look like hell.

[soundofvesper]

Here to study Luka’s yearning for Abby, meanwhile she’s just drowning in her own fears. HE’S RIGHT *THERE*, Abby … Another woman’s hands on his face and his eyes are only on her jfc

JAIL. Right away.

[twoshipsnorowboat]

abby, call the police.

ER | S06E15 “Be Patient”

[soundofvesper]

MAN SO FINE I JUSTTTTTTT *chokes in despair* UGH #LUKAKOVAC SUPREMACY

[twoshipsnorowboat]

you don’t have to talk.

[mauratierney-love]

🩷 THE LOOK OF LOVE 🩷

[ellajfox]

I’ve been waiting and watching to see if anyone else mentioned my favourite moment from the carriage scene.

When Penelope has her ‘reaction’ moment that neither of them expected, I thought it was the sweetest thing that you can make out her right hand going to his cheek. In a split second she recognised her reaction could have been misinterpreted by Colin as being painful, her caress is to reassure him it is quite the opposite - he’d struck gold and that’s where she needed him. Her subsequent descent into pleasure as he repeated it was all it took.

The unspoken communication between the two is so evident. They connect on a completely different level.

But that one sweet gesture of reassurance amongst all the beautiful choices and organically driven, highly emotional and incredibly artistic displays of adoration and worship was just the cherry on top for me.

She knew without thinking he’d be devastated if she were hurt, his gaze watching intently to make sure that didn’t happen, his attentiveness and care in such an intimate moment - just pure perfection.

I cannot speak highly enough about their performances and feel truly blessed that they could feel comfortable and empowered enough to inspire a whole demographic on what it is like to truly make love, how important the right partner is, how taking your time to truly connect on a soul level (even as friends) makes it so much more. To be open and vulnerable with each other but not apprehensive or nervous as there is complete trust and deep friendship to make it so pleasurable, especially for Penelope whose experience is nothing.

A true turning point and instruction manual on how it should be done.

[soundofvesper]

Splinter, chapter 8 - Polin Canon Divergence

This letter was a lot easier to write compared to the one she wrote Colin to inform him she was breaking their engagement.

That she was setting him free.

The very words pierced her soul, till she felt a mortal wound had taken root deep within her, the kind that carried you off after days of agony.

She simply could not – would not – drag anyone else down with her. Not them.

On AO3