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"One day this war will end, and when it does, we will build a life together. The life we deserve."

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Ichabod Crane ღ Katrina Crane

Appreciation Thread #19


"The bravest love is born again with each new day."



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"Holding her just now is a joy I've not felt in an age."



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"All of the dreams Katrina and I shared can now be made real. This may not be the future we envisioned, but it will be ours, to fashion as we wish.

She is my guiding light. The guardian of my soul. When we are reunited, I will cherish her as never before."



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“Surviving death, separated by time, tests the bonds of love.

The moment I saw her, I knew.

The bravest love is born again with each new day. The kind of love that makes the mundane a marvel; that bewilders with its magnificence.

Until fate’s cruel hand intervened, and in the blink of an eye, Katrina was lost to me.”


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Excerpts from - The Secret Journal of Ichabod Crane -

• "Bernard’s request offered me the chance to make my future wife’s acquaintance. Her mysteries were a wonder to me then, and they remain so now; she was more than a nurse, more even than a witch whose magical powers served the highest of human ideals.”
  
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• "I dreamed of Katrina. My love. Yesterday I was led to her gravestone, here in Sleepy Hollow, and learnt of her agonized end on the stake. The devastation this caused me is beyond words and I could not write of it then. Now I know I do not have to, for events perhaps yet more tragic have revealed her death to be a ruse.
  I say I dreamed of her, but it would be more accurate to say that she came to me in a dream. The same falcon that led me to her stone drew me through the world of dreams into a mirror world, a trackless forest wilderness where my wife appeared and revealed to me the Hessian.”
  
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• "While we pass the time, I write in this journal and Abigail unburdens herself. She left the archive earlier to speak with a former paramour, the officer Luke, whose hostility toward me is now understandable, if still misplaced. Reaching for the only example I had, I told Abigail that despite the course of events I would change nothing about my love for Katrina. Her mystery and allure came at the cost of secrecy; I understand this now, and would have it no other way. This appeared to change Abigail’s mind about something. She has left again to speak to Luke. Consideration of matters of the heart always returns me to thoughts of Katrina. We stole a few days together once, shortly after our marriage, when it was clear that the tides of the war to come would draw us apart more often than permitted us any time together.
  
  The locale was a cabin on the banks of the Potomac, let to us by General Washington as a wedding gift. We had wed without benefit of family presence, either mine or hers—mine due to my father’s vehement opposition to the union, and hers due to an estrangement from her relations whose origin and nature she was reluctant to discuss. Looking back with the aid of what I now know of her membership in the Radiant Heart, I can only suspect that the familial discord stemmed from her family’s disapproval—yet I do not know that for sure. I recall the rhododendrons in full flower on the grounds, and have had a fondness for that plant ever since.
  
  Those were the finest days of my life. There was nothing in the world save we two, in the first full bloom of love. I looked upon Katrina with wonder, scarcely able to believe she had assented to my proposal. One always wonders, I suppose, whether the meeting of minds and hearts in marriage will be as beautiful in the event as it has been in the imagination beforehand—and for us it surely was. We took such joy in each other’s company that when we took our leave from the cabin and plunged back into the cause of the colonies’ independence, we were both incalculably stronger for the knowledge that neither of us would ever face troubled times alone. Remembering those days was a source of strength to me during the most difficult and dangerous moments of the war. I fought not just for the independence of the infant United States of America, but for a return to my beloved Katrina and for the peace that would permit us to build our lives together as we both wished. I wonder what has become of the letters I wrote her, and she wrote to me. Mine are doubtless gone to rot on the battlefield along the banks of the creek running into the Hudson, where the Horseman and I struck each other down. Perhaps she saved them? I cannot imagine how, so pressing were her circumstances. Should I ever encounter those letters again, I will consider it a great gift from the Infinite. What pleasure this memory brings, for it is she I fight for—and when she is free, we will continue the fight by each other’s sides. She was a witch? Very well, she was a witch. Perhaps she even enchanted me in to falling in love with her with the flowers that always seemed to be in her hair. Again, very well; for my love has long since overpowered whatever charm she might have mustered. It is mine, and hers, and its magic is only the magic of two hearts meeting and becoming one. Also: In honor of our nuptials, a mystery poet—though I have my suspicions about the source—sent a few more bawdy lines of verse: Ichabod Crane is to ride, On an errand with Mohawks for guides, Pursuing the Hessian, He must not stop to freshen, His mood with Katrina his bride.”
  
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• "That damned limerick has guided my thoughts along prurient lines. Since I am the only one who will read this—unless I am dead, in which case it will no longer matter—I confess in these pages that I have encountered the, shall we say, less salutary precincts of the Internet. I will not commit details to paper; however, I will say I long for Katrina yet more intensely after this inadvertent journey through the fleshly cornucopia of these sites. Our union was ever a healthy one. (I am put reluctantly in mind of yet another pompous aphorism from the pen of Franklin, who once wrote, “Rarely use venery but for health or offspring”—yet I do not think I reveal any harmful secrets when I say that he was a devotee of the physical pleasures to a degree exceeding that necessary for health.) Katrina and I would have had children one day; we certainly had adequate practice to ensure the process would go smoothly.”

Honorary Shippers
01. Tom Mison
02. Katia Winter
03. Jose Molina
04. Orlando Jones
05. Mark Goffman
06. Nicole Beharie
07. Lyndie Greenwood

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Videos



'Unlocked' scene from episode 1.04 - "Farewell, Yolanda"

'Heaven's A Lie' and 'Under' by Rebekah Theoriginalsgr

'You'll Find Me In the Shadows' by elygigioleochicca

'Always Find Me Here' by ElanneHarvelle

'I'll Leave My Love' by xcaptaineverland.

'Suppose' by silvyr

'Anthem of the Angels' by liftxyoxspirits

'Love Song Requiem' by Music Heart

'The Absence' by Moraven Raia

'In The Dark' by bradcpuvids

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Reasons / Future Titles
"Ichatrina bitches." - Orlando Jones
"You carry her stench in your heart."
"The moment I saw her, I knew." - Ichabod
"You fight for your life! Fight for the both of us!" - Katrina
"Ichatrina lives - Just sayin'" - Orlando Jones
"It's all about Katrina." - Tom Mison
"Find Katrina. She will guide you to Commander Washington. And I suspect much more."
Ichabod and Katrina "are soul mates." - Katia Winter
"My heart belongs to another." - Katrina
"You deserve nothing less than love." "And I love you, Ichabod."
"I was so blinded by my love for Katrina I created my own nemesis." - Ichabod
"I had such hope for the life Katrina and I were to share." - Ichabod
"I can't do this, not without Ichabod!" - Katrina
"You think you could attack those I love without consequence? That you could come for my wife? My child?" - Ichabod
"He’s deeply in love with her." - Mark Goffman
"When the war is over, [they'll] get back together and be romantic." - Katia
"Getting wife Katrina out of purgatory has been Crane's drive from the moment he woke up." - Mark Goffman
"Crane is passionate about getting Katrina out of purgatory; you see just how far he’ll go for the woman he loves." screenspy.com
"She is my guiding light. The guardian of my soul. When we are reunited, I will cherish her as never before." - Ichabod
"I married a witch. How...cool!" - Ichabod
"[Crane] reuniting with Katrina, I thought was really romantic.” - Nicole Beharie
"We're from opposite worlds, strangers. And yet I have the oddest sensation..." "That we've known each other all along?"
"You're going to see more in depth why [Ichabod and Katrina] love each other so much." - Katia
Ichabod's desire to be with his wife is really strong. Until that's fulfilled, it's a missing part of his soul.
"Is this real? Am I truly here?" "Yes, my love."
"I dreamed of Katrina. My love." - The secret Journals of Ichabod Crane
"Consideration of matters of the heart always returns me to thoughts of Katrina." - The secret Journals of Ichabod Crane
"I looked upon Katrina with wonder, scarcely able to believe she had assented to my proposal." - The secret Journals of Ichabod Crane
"What pleasure this memory brings, for it is she I fight for." - The secret Journals of Ichabod Crane
"My love has long since overpowered whatever charm she might have mustered." - The secret Journals of Ichabod Crane
“You are forever in my heart.” - Ichabod
"You can see why they love each other so much." - Katia Winter
"And you understand . . . why they love each other. They look good together." - John Noble
"These secrets that have come between us - they break my heart, but they do not reflect our love." - Katrina
"One day this war will end, and when it does, we will build a life together. The life we deserve." - Ichabod
"You're here." "Where I belong."
"Our reunion is a reality of such exquisite beauty." - Ichabod
"Katrina is the love of my life, but she is also a highly skilled operative." - Ichabod
"We need each other. As husband and wife." - Katrina
"He is in love with her; he always has been." - Mark Goffman

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Aaron Baiers was just talking about the synopsis on twitter. Apparently it wasn't presented accurately? Weird. Now, I want an accurate one.

Originally Posted by piperholmes (View Post) TRTNT!!! May it be filled with Ichatrina goodness

Originally Posted by AnnieM1994 (View Post) Who is Aaron Baiers?

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Not 100% sure, but I think he's an ex producer.

Originally Posted by AnnieM1994 (View Post) I was wondering why Aaron Baiers would get involved in the ruckus about the synopsis for the last episode if he is not part of the show anymore. Spoiler: Time travel is something that can be used so well, the X-Files episode Triangle in S6 was one of the best. But it seems to me that this time it's being used to try and change the outcome of who our characters are in the present time, and I am also afraid that this may be one way they set up some type of Ichabbie unrequited romance angle. I hope I'm wrong about that.

Originally Posted by piperholmes (View Post) Oh my gosh you guys! Can I just say that I hate myself that I keep thinking of scenarios where this turns out ok for Ichatrina? Spoiler: My personal favorite is pregnant Katrina returns to present day w/ Ichabod and Abbie...but that of course is highly unlikely because Abbie's life would be greatly changed since there would be no encounter with Moloch in the woods to raise Henry from the ground...then again, maybe the idea is a total reboot and Ichabod has to go find Abbie in the modern world and convince her to come fight with him. Would she even be a cop? This is why I hate time travel! But yeah, I've reached the denial stage of mourning.

Originally Posted by AnnieM1994 (View Post) I was wondering why Aaron Baiers would get involved in the ruckus about the synopsis for the last episode if he is not part of the show anymore.

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Originally Posted by piperholmes (View Post) Oh my gosh you guys! Can I just say that I hate myself that I keep thinking of scenarios where this turns out ok for Ichatrina?

Originally Posted by Kyls (View Post) I don't know if this is a good or bad thing.. All I see is doom and gloom for these two, and as such I'll probably only lurk around here from now on. I'll let you girls have your optimism because my posts would just be complete negativity I'm afraid. Oh my Ichatrina, you were beautiful.

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