Abigail R. Shaffer
What a great question! I've been giving this a great deal of thought (hence the response time). I'd say I have two. The first is the archetype of the warrior queen and her consort, co-heroes, if you will, fighting a grand fight together with enormous stakes (kingdoms rise and fall). I'm thinking of female protagonists like Maeve or Rhiannon (of Celtic origin) and their partners (often warrior bards). Their is something of high stakes and courage and loyalty, of equality and strength of partnership.
Totally switching tracks, and to cite a specific fictional couple, it would be Ruby and Teodoro in the Silver Cloud Cafe by Alfredo Vea Jr. There is a purity in their connection, an absolute joy in their experience of each other, and each character is made more "themselves" when they are together. They create a haven for themselves and their circle of friends/soul mates that offers a respite from the outer world.
If there are commonalities between these two, I'd say it's a sense of loyalty and purity of connection. High stakes and courage -- but also joy in the experience of each other, too.
Totally switching tracks, and to cite a specific fictional couple, it would be Ruby and Teodoro in the Silver Cloud Cafe by Alfredo Vea Jr. There is a purity in their connection, an absolute joy in their experience of each other, and each character is made more "themselves" when they are together. They create a haven for themselves and their circle of friends/soul mates that offers a respite from the outer world.
If there are commonalities between these two, I'd say it's a sense of loyalty and purity of connection. High stakes and courage -- but also joy in the experience of each other, too.
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