#bartnat

Something about Bartimaeus saying Nathaniel's last words for him because Nathaniel was too weak to do it himself makes me a little very insane. Not only the last thing he heard was Bartimaeus saying his own name, the last words he said aloud was his own name utterd by Bartimaeus, for him. It was a message from Nathaniel to Nouda — an overly dramatic, heroic message — and Bartimaeus made sure he receives it as it is, as if it was Nathaniel in his own might who said that with no additional commentary Bartimaeus otherwise loves so much. Nathaniel didn't ask for this. Nathaniel couldn't force him to do anything.

I have a theory that bartnat shippers just looked at this 17yo depressed, weary prune with a soul weighing already 80 years on this ungodly earth and decided that the only creature mature enough for him is the 5000yo, equally tired djinni who's seen it all except a raven, apparently. The thing is, we all know who the mature one is in their relationship.