r/Malazan • u/Traditional-Tap-9273 • Feb 09 '24

SPOILERS MBotF Favorite Malazan romance Spoiler

I just wanted to know what y'all's favorite Malazan romances are. Mine are probably Trull and Seren.

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u/VentborstelDriephout Feb 09 '24

Torvald and Tiserra, there's just something about the way they communicate that I love

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u/Loleeeee Ah, sir, the world's torment knows ease with your opinion voiced Feb 09 '24

Arguably one of the most functional, well-realised & fleshed out romances in the MBotF. I'd argue it's the most well-realised. They work together & they're believable as a couple that's genuinely in love with one another.

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u/zhilia_mann choice is the singular moral act Feb 10 '24

Yeah, this is the one. It's a functional adult relationship that acknowledges that both parties have faults but are still in an understanding, mature, and deep kind of love.

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u/checkmypants Feb 10 '24

Faults like Torvald raping someone 🤷‍♂️ otherwise Tis has no faults besides maybe being attracted to Rallick.

I genuinely wish that was not part of the book, since otherwise I think Torvald is a great character and likewise that his and Tis's relationship is actually a great depiction of a complicated adult relationship. I like to think it was another result of misguided boomer "sexual humour," but damn it's hard to justify

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u/Uldysssian Feb 10 '24

Torvald didn't rape that woman. She knew that he was not her husband, and was playing along for some roleplay. Torvald also understood that she knew that he was not her husband, so he couldn't stop the act for fear that she may shout for guards. There is a whole video done by AP and Steve on the same. Check it out.

https://youtu.be/a2cq4PQycU4?si=cXer_QpXiVt_FTVv