Comment on ripening of the wound

  1. Stupidsleep Wed 01 Apr 2026 03:18PM UTC

    SO DELICIOUS!!!
    Eragon and Murtagh’s first time?! Eragon saying "I love you, Murtagh", Murtagh's pov!!! OHHHHH YES GIVE ME THAT

    "Nothing gets through to Eragon, especially not pure reason. And Murtagh loves him a little for it. He smoothes the pad of his thumb along the bruised skin beneath Eragon's eye, watching his lips curl into a grin. He loves him more than a little for it."
    THAT PART. THAT PART. OBSESSED. NOW IT IS MY FAV LINE. SO BEAUTIFUL. I GASPED READING THAT PART. BECAUSE WOW just wow

    Love how Murtagh is so hungry for Eragon, how much he wants him, craves him, yet, all those emotions are mixing with self hatred and doubts +guilt. Eragon notices that and tells him that he LOVES Murtagh and he says it so aggressively, because he needs Murtagh to understand, that he truly loves him. (And Murtagh still finds a way to doubt it)

    Eragon tries to seduce Murtagh. He is so cocky and flirty and oh my god Eragon talks dirty...(what was he reading?! *shocked*)

    Despite being tortured, being Galbatorix's slave, Eragon still remains so boyish, so sharp tongued

    "Murtagh would not, at present, admit to him the fantasy that sometimes crosses his mind of Eragon kneeling for him,"

    (The moment from his dream in the throne room when Eragon was kneeling right in front of Murtagh or during the battle on Burning Plains when Murtagh put Eragon on his knees. He likes seeing his little brother on knees)

    "Eragon has chosen him as his first, and Murtagh is determined he will never want to choose anyone else as his second"
    -possessive Murtagh! Murtagh shouldn't worry, Eragon would climb back to Murtagh himself

    I thought their true name would be both changed after love confession and they would be free. Then they would kill Galbatorix and live happily ever after lol

    Love love love it when Murtagh kisses Eragon's head, forehead or temple (big brother mode: ON). He is so protective and the way he sees every small detail on Eragon's face, from his big brown eyes to freckles

    (I wonder, is Galbatorix suspicious of their bond? And does he send Eragon to kill Varden during his missions?) Just two questions that i had in my head while reading

    Thank you sooo much! 💛

    (so impressed by how many cool ideas of eramur fics you have!)

    Last Edited Wed 01 Apr 2026 03:31PM UTC

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    1. horrorcowboy Thu 02 Apr 2026 09:58AM UTC

      NOW IT IS MY FAV LINE.
      thank you, i love that line too! as much as murtagh tries to deny it, he loves eragon for all the ways he’s difficult, not in spite of it :)

      (And Murtagh still finds a way to doubt it)
      i tried to mimic the overall dynamic of their relationship: eragon’s feelings are open and clear (in the books he empathizes with murtagh even when he’s angry, wants him to be happy, doesn't hold anything against him, invites him back as an equal, and even murtagh knows him not to be a "deceiver"), whereas murtagh spends so long believing eragon doesn’t approve of him, or like him, or need him, because he can’t fully love or accept himself, and he unconsciously places eragon on a pedestal, which keeps creating unnecessary distance between them.

      so when eragon fiercely tells him he loves him, it comes from knowing murtagh will doubt it, but needing to say it anyway because it's his truth, and nothing murtagh says or thinks about himself can change that.

      murtagh was also raised in a strict court environment where perception and reputation were constantly weaponized against him, so he’s very sensitive to how he might be seen if his taboo feelings were exposed. that’s where all his complex feelings come from, even though he loves eragon deeply. it's hard being him!

      Eragon tries to seduce Murtagh.
      he saw ilenna flirting with murtagh so he had no choice but to lock in and claim HIS man 😤

      He likes seeing his little brother on knees
      YES murtagh is so kinky in the books, wdym you fantasize about eragon being on his knees for you and you want to bind kekvra to you in large ways and small 🤨🏳️‍🌈? ok homotron 5000

      I thought their true name would be both changed after love confession and they would be free.
      in this timeline eragon is taken to uru’baen before oromis tells him about true names, so they’re both completely in the dark here. that’s part of why eragon is so desperate and acting out however he can. but i like to think that once they both realize, on a conscious level, that they’ve changed (like murtagh’s realization in the throne room), it becomes the catalyst for them to turn against the king together. a happy ending is definitely possible 🥹

      (big brother mode: ON)
      i love when the lines between brother and lover blur for them. eragon will never stop being murtagh's brother, but he's also his first true friend and his lover and a hundred other things. they can’t fully compartmentalize what they feel, so instead those identities collapse into each other, similar to how they feel merged with their dragons. codependency! fluidity! romance! kisses on the forehead AND mouth.

      (I wonder, is Galbatorix suspicious of their bond?
      yes. nothing quite gets past him, he's very perceptive.

      And does he send Eragon to kill Varden during his missions?)
      yes, or at least he tries to, but eragon is ridiculously adept at finding loopholes in grammar (a byproduct of creating elva), which is why galbatorix is so frustrated with him and resorts to punishing him so much.

      thank you so much for your comments, i always look out for them whenever i post! they genuinely make my entire day and give me inspiration to keep writing <3 xxx

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