#fictionalcouples

She was the immortal elf maiden of Rivendall.  He was a rough and grubby mortal Ranger from the north.  She was beyond beautiful but had a kind heart too. He was a ruggedly delicious man who fought for good. (Did I mention that he looked like a God?) But she sacrifices her immortality to be with the handsome Viggo Mortenson, sorry, Aragorn.  If the passionate embrace at the end of the series is anything to go by, Arwen made a smart choice. Most ladies are waiting for their Mr.Darcies. Me, I'm waiting for my Aragorn.

She was proud and he was prejudiced. And then they fell in love.  Mr.Darcy remains the quintessential pin-up guy for loads of thinking women. Every woman with half-a-wit and a bundle of unused quips hopes to meet her Mr.Darcy and cross intellectual swords with him.  We live in hope.

"You are over me? When were you under me?" The Mayor of the Friendzone and the IT Girl.  Despite the fact that one of our favourite shows went downhill by the end of the last season, we still sniffed quietly when they F.I.N.A.L.L.Y. got together.

I hate the way you talk to me,  and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car,  I hate it when you stare.  I hate your big dumb combat boots  and the way you read my mind.  I hate you so much it makes me sick, it even makes me rhyme.  I hate the way you’re always right,  I hate it when you lie.  I hate it when you make me laugh, even worse when you make me cry.  I hate it when you’re not around,  and the fact that you didn’t call.  But mostly I hate the way I don’t hate you,  not even close… not even a little bit…  not even at all.

And thus, the original rebel and the nonconforming feminist fell in love. In a sea of sappy heroines and iffy heroes, Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles went against the grain. A modernization of Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You remains my favourite teen flick.

J.K.Rowling had created Lupin’s werewolf character as a metaphor for people suffering from H.I.V. (infected young, suffering prejudice because of it and terrified of passing it on).  Tonks signified a person who loved Lupin above and beyond all that.  They are one of my favourite couples in the Harry Potter series and their tragic end breaks my heart every.single.time.

True-blue Castle fans sat patiently through 4 seasons of simmering tension hoping that the tough-as-nails Beckett would get together with the child-man Castle.  We wanted Beckett to loosen up and we wanted the completely unraveled Castle to get serious.  The actual crime investigations were purely incidental to the word-play and chemistry exchanged between acclaimed writer Castle and stoic Detective Beckett.  Season 4 ended on a tantalizing promise.  And wiki tells me that Season 5 has begun on a saucy note.