#outlander 1.08

. . .  I’ve held women in my arms before, and kissed them, and … well.” He waved a hand, dismissing the and. “It was verra pleasant indeed. Made my heart pound and my breath come short, and all that. But it wasna at all as it is when I take you in my arms and kiss you.” His eyes, I thought, were the color of lakes and skies, and as fathomless as either.

He reached out and touched my lower lip, barely brushing the edge. “It starts out the same, but then, after a moment,” he said, speaking softly, “suddenly it’s as though I’ve a living flame in my arms.” His touch grew firmer, outlining my lips and caressing the line of my jaw. “And I want only to throw myself into it and be consumed.”

I thought of telling him that his own touch seared my skin and filled my veins with fire. But I was already alight and glowing like a brand. I closed my eyes and felt the kindling touch move to cheek and temple, ear and neck, and shuddered as his hands dropped to my waist and drew me close.

OUTLANDER season 1 episode 8, “Both Sides Now”

We had been filming Outlander near Loch Rannoch for a few days , among the magical setting of standing stones that the main character Claire travels through, back to Scotland in 1745.  I had spent my 35th birthday on the side of a mountain, filming a ‘picnic’ in the driving rain and fog, and even the bannock we had to eat was soggy.  Dreich and damp as we were, it felt momentous, remarkable even, the ever-changing summit of Schiehallion standing like an extinct volcano, cloud continuously masking then briefly revealing her sharp peak, the magical backdrop to our scene.

25 Days of JAMMF - Day 9

→ Favorite Season 2 Quote

But I’ll find you. I promise. If I have to endure 200 years of purgatory, 200 years without you, then that is my punishment that I have earned for my crimes, for I have lied, killed, stolen, betrayed.  And broken trust. But when I stand before God, I‘ll have one thing to say to weigh against all the rest.

Forever

will be you and me.