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Saphira to Eragon when he almost got laid: NO! NOT UNDER MY WATCH! I DID NOT CONSENT

Thorn to Murtagh: Maybe your problem is that you're fucking bitchless

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Murtagh' couse I love Inheritance cycle

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So, I wanna say this with the caveat of loving Paolini’s world and character and story - but is anyone else kind of just…not the biggest fan of how he writes trauma? Just as someone with PTSD/relational trauma, I really resonate with Murtagh as a character. I know we got some snippets of how his and Thorn’s trauma manifest in the Murtagh book, and even though I don’t like the way Eragon and even Nasuada talked to him in the original series (especially while his abuse and trauma were still ongoing at the time), that honestly is pretty true to how non-traumatized people treat people with trauma (I still think there’s a lot of work for Eragon and Nasuada to do on themselves and in regard to their relationship with Murtagh to truly be a safe space for him, but that’s another post). But like I wanna see Murtagh actually deal with his stuff and heal (and Thorn, obviously) and feel safe, learn healthy boundaries, put themselves first, and just start having a good time because as someone with PTSD, reading about other characters healing can be a very healing experience - and like them being healed doesn’t necessarily mean the story won’t be interesting anymore, the texture of it will just be different.

And there’s nothing wrong with Murtagh still taking a while to get there, I’ll enjoy reading about that too. But to write a good healing arc and for it to really land, you need to understand how the traumatized brain works. And maybe it’s just my special interest in psychology peeking out here, but I’d just be interested to hone in on all that a bit more in future books. Sometimes I feel like that aspect of him and Thorn is just kind of skimmed over a little bit tbh and I would love a clearer view of it. There are certain parts of the book that do that pretty well, but I can tell we’re not fully in “trauma lens” and how it’s contributing to the story the way Leigh Bardugo’s characters are in Six of Crows for example.

Idk if I’m making sense, just thought I’d put that out there and see what y’all think.

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Murtagh when he saw those big ass spiders in the caves of the dreamers.

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The Murtagh experience

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Murtagh: Yeah, sure, my stupid kid brother is the leader of the Riders. But am I going to acknowledge that? F*ck no. I hate authority, and I am not giving him that ego boost. Now let’s go hunt down this witch and her cult.

Meanwhile, Eragon: *gets nervous when someone says he’s in charge* *literally could not sleep in a bed because Vrael used to sleep there* *turns down positions of authority almost every chance he gets* *is just a goofy little guy who would like to see his big bro every once in a while*