Summary:
Martin Pale learns from Catherine of Winchester, several centuries too late.
➜ a yuletide fic, for Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
➜ About the tudor-era magician Martin Pale and his relationship with his tutor, Catherine of Winchester, from the golden age of magic
➜ gosh wow I am just -- so blown away by this?! it feels like it fits so perfectly into the interstices of canon. The undeniable weight of reality that the whole piece has, even as it is shot through with shards of the numinous....the characters all being people who are difficult, and real, and not altogether pleasant, but you love them for how real they are.
➜ Pale and Catherine are so different from each other, yet so connected, and though we get to hear much of Pale's life, Catherine remains as mysterious to us as she is to Pale. And yet we know her from who she is.
➜ idk, idk, I'm not sure how to explain this better! I just....really recommend reading this fic. it is so satisfying.
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