It’s been a couple months since I’ve watched a Swanfire video, and it’s amazing to me how every time I see one it SHOCKS me how beautiful their story is. Every single time. I’ve never been in a fandom of a tv show before, and I’ve never been touched by a couples’ story as I am Neal and Emma’s. I think something people don’t understand is the beauty in the pain. Part of the reason it hurt Emma so deeply when Neal left is because she thought she knew he’d never leave. And she was right, essentially. I know that relationships can have all pain and no beauty too, but from experience, those usually come with loads of warning signs we sometimes choose to ignore… internally, and from friends and family.
It’s always confusing when someone leaves. But it’s even more confusing when it was natural and healthy from the start.
The amazing thing is we can “feel” all this just by watching someone act. You know? Not only is this just such a brilliant story that I am so grateful to A and E for, but JMo and MRJ have the ability to communicate such emotion, together, through their acting. There’s much more to chemistry than the superficial way it gets labeled now adays. There’s physical chemistry and then there’s the entire package: one that cuts down to the soul and is portrayed organically, instead of contrived from lines.
Keeper Nealfire's/Bae's scarf, Henry and Neal's bribery ice cream sundae, Baelfire's sword, the coconut map, and more.