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Leto & Ghanima, Children of Dune

Yes, STILL obsessed with these two! *rolls in the pretty* For me, the mini-series Children of Dune means perfection. I decided not to read the Dune books because I don't want it to spoil my pleasure, my love for Leto & Ghani. Why? Because, AFAIK, in the Children of Dune book, they are little kids, like 8 years old, and pretty much arrogant know-it-alls. In the mini-series, they are older, kind and selfless, always putting everybody else's well-being before their own, especially Leto.

As you know, I'm pretty much head over heels for James McAvoy. Yes, STILL. And he and Jessica Brooks have amazing chemistry in this mini-series, you can literally feel how close they are, the twins, and it's all down to how the actors play the parts, the small touches, always holding hands, standing close, Leto kissing the top of Ghani's head just because he can... You feel that these two know everything, remember everything and are far wiser than their age suggests - yet they're still young, almost children, so they get into all kinds of mischief.

And it's also terribly sad, when Leto realizes what his destiny is and does his damnest to protect Ghanima while all that Ghani wants is to follow him and stand my his side and never leave him. This quote still makes me all teary-eyed:

Ghani: He runs and runs and runs. And when he's exhausted himself, he returns to me, puts his head in my lap and asks me to help him find a way to die.

And that's pretty much them in a nutshell. So beautiful and sad it hurts...

I'm quite fascinated by some peculiar things, one of them being the consensual sibling incest in fictional works - with emphasis on consensual and sibling. Non-con and parent/child incest is a big squick for me, seriously! I don't even like daddy!kink or age-difference!kink, I find these things creepy. But a consensual relationship between siblings is quite a fascinating thing for me - yeah, I'm weird that way, sue me.

I'm actually not interested in the sex part of this relationship - sex in general is very, very low on my list, TBH - more in the whys and hows. Why would two people related to each other decide that they are basically "IT" for each other? That they are the most important thing there is in the world for each other? Why would they defy something the society considers taboo these days? And is it worth for them in the end?

The best examples of this non-sexual yet totally subtext-y relationship for me are...


Sam and Dean Winchester from Supernatural

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Leto and Ghanima from Children of Dune

With Sam and Dean, the relationship is definitely not sexual - let's be realistic there, folks - yet there's still no room for anybody else between them. It was even heavily implied that they were soul mates - the writers are actually pretty much on board with this "you 'n me" stuff so I think they didn't go all the way and say it outright, that they are soul mates, I mean, because the network would've put a kibosh on it anyway.

With Leto and Ghanima, the thing is a bit different because they are pre-born and they remember their past lives where they used to be lovers, even married. In this life, their relationship isn't sexual either, yet it's still the case of "you 'n me" again. Maybe it's because the actors had amazing, fantastic, unbeatable chemistry and when they looked at each other, you felt like they didn't see anybody but each other.

In any case, it's these relationships that fascinate me to no end. I get that it's not everybody's cuppa, definitely not, but... *shrugs* That's why I love TVTropes.org and their Incest Is Relative tag. Many interesting things to explore...

I'm seriously smitten with Children of Dune - I bet you figured it out by now what with my inability to shut up about it. I just adore the atmosphere, the deep sensuality of the mini-series. And let's not forget how stunning Ghani is...





I just adore the costumes she wears, the one with the hat is... *_*

And then there is her relationship with Leto... *happy sigh*





... Who is, in case you missed it looking at these pictures, her twin brother! *shifty eyes*

You know, until CoD, I was only into brothers - hey, I even have a tag "kink: brothers" - mostly because, when it comes to a brother and a sister, they are always portrayed as protective!brother & vulnerable!sister - which is pretty much as EWW as it gets for me. But in CoD, Leto and Ghani are equals, physically and in their protective feelings towards each other. Yes, I think they kick started a new kink for me...

A "Pick Me Up" pic spam. Yeah, I need it. The whole fanfic bruhaha left a bad aftertaste in my mouth - why do I do this to myself?

So, Leto & Ghani. Ghani & Leto. Beauty that cannot be denied!



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Beautiful. Simply amazing. You know, these two make me want to write original fic, set in a fantasy land. Gosh, they push so many of my kink buttons - especially the "a girl's protective of a boy" button. Hard!

Ah, finally arrived at the awesomeness that's James McAvoy's Leto Atreides!





I have no idea why he has to be running around half naked - but I approve. What a fine specimen, isn't he? *_*

This mini-series has a wonderful OST. The song that was playing while Alia took revenge on Muad'dib's behalf, that was beautiful...

I felt so sorry for Muad'dib. He wanted to do good but what he set in motion got out of hand pretty fast. And then he couldn't stop it anymore. It's kinda... embarrassing to be chastised by your own unborn son, right? And when you realize what Leto will have to sacrifice to undo what his father and aunt did, I feel even more sorry for him. At least he has Ghani to share a part of his way with...

Finished watching the mini-series Dune with Alec Newman as Paul Atreides. Not bad at all.

What I didn't like were the time-jumps. I mean, I can understand why the writers used them, they needed to cover a lot of ground in only three movies. Still, I would have preferred some... clue, something to tell me how much time has passed - like, I don't know, "Three years later" or something. The end-result was pretty confusing in places. And choppy, because there were like a scene or two, a time-jump, three or four scenes, another time-jump...

Hm, well, I definitely liked it better than David Lynch's version, the one with Kyle MacLachlan.

What was really creepy? Alia, Paul's pre-born sister. Yikes. I find creepy kids scary.

You know, whatever whoever may think of Children of Dune, there's no dispute that this scene was magical...




It's from the 3rd movie, when Leto and Ghani appear to confront Alia in the court, side by side as always. Of course, the follow-up scene, Leto kicking major butt while looking deliciously hot, didn't hurt either, right? ;)

Is it wrong that I ship Leto and Ghani, even though they are twins, like whoa? I mean, not even the Winchester brothers - another soul-mated pair - can trump these two in their closeness O.o