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Speculation post.

Where would you see Bertie and Jeeves in the future? Canonically speaking *cough*. I just mean, can you envision Bertie ever getting married? Things like that. Little toddler Woosters running around? Or would he be indeed as Jeeves claims "not the marrying type" and happily live in his London flat for the rest of his life under the care of Jeeves?

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[desrose.livejournal.com]

When you say "canonically" are you talking only what the books include, thus excluding real life and the time frame? Because honestly, those books are so darn cheery, completely barring any sort of social hardships or revolutionary changes that were also going on, that I expect Bertie's life to proceed in much the same way that it has. Always coming close to, but never actually marrying. After awhile, assuming they age, because of course Plum kept them always in the same era, never allowing too many years (no more than eight) to go by in the whole series, I expect Bertie will tire of the Drones (when most of his chums are finally married and a younger crowd will take over the club) and actually prefer a stay at home life. At that time he won't be meeting so many other females and I believe he'll be perfectly content with that. His aunts may still pressure him, I'm sure even his Aunt Dahlia will add to it by then, but I think with Jeeves at his side he will find the courage to oppose them. I expect he'll always live in the city, with Jeeves, attending various plays and whatnot, and that their relationship will grow more chummy and less of the strict employer-employee. I think the "Tie That Binds" episode really set all that in stone. Along with Wodehouse's "absolute refusal" to marry off Bertie and/or Jeeves. They stay together. That's canonically.

Now if we venture into RL, then we have more options to toy with. I for one agree with a previous post, that I wouldn't write "slash" between the two of them if there wasn't already the potential. Once again, considering the time frame, Bertie's social class, Plum's own "asexual tendencies", etc., etc., it is actually more than possible.

I believe I left a post a while ago explaining my theories in more detail when someone else brought this up, of course now I can't FIND IT, which is driving me nutty. It was when someone mentioned their professor letting them do a research project on Jeeves & Wooster slashability. I can't even remember if I had my user name yet... Oh dear, if I ever find it I'll post the link and...yeah...help?

The post I found referring to age is here: http://community.livejournal.com/indeedsir/20638.html