#malcom polstead

[transmasc-totoro]

I love Phillip Pullman but by far the WORST part of the post dark materials trilogy is Malcom falling in love with Lyra. Not to say I know him better than the author but my boy would NOT carnally desire the child 12 years his junior he rescued as an infant and taught as a professor. He simply would Not he would see her as a little sister

[meadow-rue]

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"Maybe it means nothing. It just is." "Everything means something," Lyra said severely. "We just have to figure out how to read it." (Lyra's Oxford, pg 6)

--- The prophecy contained more than anybody was told. As both Lyra and Will work towards reuniting, they find themselves carried willingly towards that hidden destiny.

I know a lot of fans of His Dark Materials have problems with the way the Secret Commonwealth continued Lyra’s story. I highly recommend reading this instead. The characters have grown up and changed, but they still feel like themselves, and Will and Lyra are given a chance to reunite. Malcolm Polstead also features in this story, and instead of being an unsettling love interest, he is a mentor and protector for Lyra.  In this story, Will discovers a new way of traveling between worlds and reconnects with Lyra. However, the Church has regained much of its former power in Lyra’s world and is determined to bring her down. When complications arise from Will and Lyra’s secret meetings, Lyra is forced to flee from her home and grapple with the weight of her newfound destiny. Written by user @liarbelacqua

[hisdarkmaterialsconfessions]

As much as I like the new books, I don’t like the fact that Pullman’s kind of setting up a romantic dynamic between Malcolm and Lyra. I think there’s a pretty unhealthy power imbalance there and it almost made me stop reading.

[meow-of-cathulhu]

[magiclovingdragon]

“Not all men”

No you’re right, Malcom Polstead would never do this to me!