Musketeer fic: Affinityverse

[rainjoyswriting]

Jasmine, Musketeers fic, affinityverse (best catalogued in my memories) <3 What the fuck Rainjoy. Hiding from the real world, obviously.

Disclaimer: I no longer own a passport that will allow me passage around the EU, and I've never owned these characters.

Rating: R

Warnings and spoilers: The main list's on part one, read sensibly. Discussion of

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[neyronrose]

Poor Affinity 'Verse Aramis, his memory is fading so badly. He's so confused now. At this point, it seems to me that he has the magical equivalent of dementia.

I have been very short of breath on the days it's been very hot here (southeastern Pennsylvania). If it's 90 F or more out and I've been running around, my breathing isn't good. But I have an inhaler, and I'm better once I sit a bit in a cool room. I could unwillingly sympathize with Milady there. In the fic, she'd been killing people for a long time before Thomas assaulted her. It doesn't excuse what he did, but it's hard for me to see her as a sympathetic character.

I've put my jasmines out for the summer. The sambac jasmine 'Maid of Orleans' is blooming again. I'll have to send you pictures. :) I don't understand the symbolism of jasmines in your fic. I just know that Milady wore jasmine perfume on the show.

Aside from sometimes getting short of breath, I am doing well. I have plenty to read, and lots of fragrant flowers and herbs outside.

[rainjoyswriting]

Aramis really is beginning to enter a stage where he essentially does have 'dementia' - it's very hard to know how responsible he can be held for many of his actions by now, he's so perpetually confused. Which is probably no comfort for the other two when he's still being a nightmare

Confusion

[lissysadmin]

It truly makes me sad, watching the slow decline in Aramis and his awareness of what is going on- his reduced ability to test the reality of what is going on around him is truly frightening. (As a recent and reluctant member of the "senior citizens" I am aware of my own slight but noticeably reduced ability to recall facts in a moment, and it veers between terrifying, and simply annoying. I realize many people would envy my having attained a significant age, and that it is a blessing to do so while still being able to work, and take care of myself and my family, and yet it is proof positive that with age comes some decline.) For poor Aramis to be experiencing such a decline at his tender age is poignant and pitiable. I see why Porthos is eager to classify it as predictable and temporary. I share Athos' apprehension about how much more fragile and ephemeral it makes Aramis seem. Love your work, as always, Rainjoy. So, so happy you are feeling well enough to create fic for your entertainment and ours. I am wishing you all the

Re: Confusion

[rainjoyswriting]

Aramis is really beginning to lose his grip on the present in a serious way by now. The more disabled I get the more I really feel what it is to just be healthy - sound mind, sound body, people should appreciate the fuck out of those things. It can go so *fast*. Though I do feel cruel to be doing this to Aramis while he is so very young, and yeah, I'd probably be telling myself it was temporary too if it was that or face watching someone I loved forget everything about the life we *actually* have together in favour of 'memories' of things neither of us had ever actually lived through.

I'm really glad you're still enjoying the fic, honey, and thank you for reading it, and for your kind thoughts - thank you, and I hope all's well with you =)