You put this into words so well. Everytime I read a new chapter from this story, I’m just blown away by the sheer love and emotion that surrounds everyone in this story. What a honor it is to be able to read something so beautiful and filled with love.
This is why I look forward to Sunday nights before I go to bed. I sometimes see people iffy on Gjord's behavior (especially early on) but after only a few chapters, I realized he's not some horny brute, but a man in love who's been without it for the past two years.
And a horny brute. But not without reason lol.
Yes to everything, this story is perfect because every character is just so deep in their own ways and the love and respect everyone has for Sylhan just shows how amazing he was/is
Aiihhhhgh....Arghhhh. I just love it so much. Every scene, every chapter, is just so overwhelming filled with love for Sylvan. There aren't many stories where you can see such devout love at the most pathetic point of a person's life. Yet they're all so gentle, caring and loving. From Gjord, to the servants, to random people he met in the past, they all adore him. I don't think it's just loyal servitude either, it's deep friendships, inside jokes, life long acquaintances.
It's not even just the common yaoi obsession, it's genuine care. Gjord isn't trying to make Sylvan his slave, he's trying to give him back what is his. Not trying to take advantage of him in this vulnerable situation, but to remind him he's a person of honor and dignity.
Even at his weakest, most confused and scared Sylvan is still a wonderful and loveable person, which most just be so infuriating for Lister, who could live with feeling inferior to a ruler, but not to a slave.
Unlike most "salvation romance" stories, I don't feel like it's about how great of a guy Fjord is, but about what a wonderful person Sylvan was and is, to have earned such loyalty from those around him.