Monroe, about Juliette: Well, I mean…she’s not dead. She’s not evil.

THAT MOMENT WHEN READING OLDER FIC HURTS A FUCKING LOT IN PRESENT CONTEXT.

Yeah it must really sting that Juliette remembers Hank and Monroe, who she really only knew peripherally at that point through Nick, but doesn’t remember Nick himself. Adalind’s revenge was really just too cruel.

At least in this fic Nick is sleeping in the guest room like a sensible adult instead of on the couch like a brat.

Sure, Nick, just barge right on into the blutbad’s lair and make yourself at home. Maybe it’s because I’ve been watching Hannibal so much lately, but I think if anything says “love” here it’s the way Monroe has always tolerated Nick’s appalling lack of manners.

All I’d like is a rose you’ve picked specially for me!

Beauty and the Beast

At the Root of Evil, Good; At the Heart of Light, Darkness, Part 2: I Never Promised You A Rose Garden

Nick feels sorry for himself. Monroe offers up some tough love.

But the thought comes, unbidden:

Sleeping Beauty didn’t live happily ever after with a peasant. No, it was the Prince that brought her back from sleep and won her heart…

BAD SEAN. STOP THAT.

“He reaches her before she can walk away, and his light touch on her arm roots her to the floor. “Juliette.” She’s never heard her name sound like that. There’s some sort of accent under it, some emphasis that no one else has ever used.”

OH DEAR.

Tbh I always liked the IDEA of sparks between Juliette and Sean. But this is NOT WHAT I WANTED AT ALL.

Poor Jules. 😦 Of course she’s frustrated, and sad, and even feeling GUILTY, that here’s this guy that adores her and that by all accounts is great, and she doesn’t know him, doesn’t trust him, and she can see that it hurts him that she doesn’t, but really…what is she supposed to do with that? She doesn’t REMEMBER him!