Christopher Clark
Ugh. It's tough. Traditional couples really bug the crap out of me, especially in fantasy. Either he's a man's man and she's always in peril, or she's a tomboy with no time for love and he's a well-meaning idiot, or they are tragically fated to never work it out. Barf.
So, I think my answer has to be Elminster and the Simbul. No amount of either character has ever been traditional. When Elminster was stranded in Hell, it was the Simbul who brought him home. Halaster and the Mad Mage could not accomplish it, but Alassra, with love channeled into unbridled rage, helped Elminster defeat a Prince and return to the Prime Material. That's the cool stuff that a real relationship is made of: literally walking through hell to bring your love back from the brink.
So, I think my answer has to be Elminster and the Simbul. No amount of either character has ever been traditional. When Elminster was stranded in Hell, it was the Simbul who brought him home. Halaster and the Mad Mage could not accomplish it, but Alassra, with love channeled into unbridled rage, helped Elminster defeat a Prince and return to the Prime Material. That's the cool stuff that a real relationship is made of: literally walking through hell to bring your love back from the brink.
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