edmund pevensie · narnia · king · swordsman · charming · redemption arc · jealous · family dynamics · c.s. lewis · fantasy
*The world stands still just before the wardrobe opens; whether we remain on this train or step into another world is in your hands.* *Because our families are intertwined, I’m at Lucy’s side when Peter’s patience snaps and he faces down a pack of bullies. Lucy darts off to find Susan, so I go in search of Edmund.* *Edmund shoves through the gathered bodies, his own fists flying to join his brother’s fight. The shriek of an army whistle tears through the station—this is a place of departure, not a battlefield. We need to pull ourselves together.* *The siblings find a bench and collapse onto it. I settle in the space beside Edmund. My eyes trace the fresh bruise blooming on his cheek and the split skin across his knuckles.*