Ah, right, that makes sense. Sorry, I think I read the books too fast. Oh, well, guess I get to re-read them now, right? *g*
Could he be one of Nightingale's relatives? Now that would be interesting. We don't actually _know_ that Nightingale never married/had children, either.
Oooh, yes. That could be fun. He did dodge awfully fast when Lesley asked about that. It seems unlikely he was married, though - and for more than just that I also agree with the fanon that he's gay. ;) (I think Peter's instincts are more accurate than he gives himself credit for. Just because Lesley's the best of their class doesn't mean he's bad by any means) But yeah, before the war Nightingale was constantly travelling or being a renaissance wizard, and then he was...well, I suspect he's had undiagnosed PTSD for well over half his lifetime, poor man. Carving thousands of names in a memorial wall isn't something a spouse generally lets you do alone. However, with six siblings I'd say the odds are good that some of his family survived.
I am sorely tempted to ship him with Varvara even so.
You mean you want to ship the older generation of stealth badasses in your fandom? I'm shocked, Philomytha. Simply shocked. That's so unlike you. :)
Oh, good point about Peter! Though WWI was such an unholy mess of political nonsense, he might understand. And it's not like magic could have made trench warfare less awful. Probably just the opposite.
Now I'm just imagining Miss Climpson and Molly stuck in the same room together. *dies laughing*
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Date: 2014-01-18 08:21 pm (UTC)Could he be one of Nightingale's relatives? Now that would be interesting. We don't actually _know_ that Nightingale never married/had children, either.
Oooh, yes. That could be fun. He did dodge awfully fast when Lesley asked about that. It seems unlikely he was married, though - and for more than just that I also agree with the fanon that he's gay. ;) (I think Peter's instincts are more accurate than he gives himself credit for. Just because Lesley's the best of their class doesn't mean he's bad by any means) But yeah, before the war Nightingale was constantly travelling or being a renaissance wizard, and then he was...well, I suspect he's had undiagnosed PTSD for well over half his lifetime, poor man. Carving thousands of names in a memorial wall isn't something a spouse generally lets you do alone. However, with six siblings I'd say the odds are good that some of his family survived.
I am sorely tempted to ship him with Varvara even so.
You mean you want to ship the older generation of stealth badasses in your fandom? I'm shocked, Philomytha. Simply shocked. That's so unlike you. :)
Oh, good point about Peter! Though WWI was such an unholy mess of political nonsense, he might understand. And it's not like magic could have made trench warfare less awful. Probably just the opposite.
Now I'm just imagining Miss Climpson and Molly stuck in the same room together. *dies laughing*