I am pretty sure that G'Kar gets put on the galactic tour bus in Season 5 because the relationship between him and Londo had built to the point where if G'Kar had been within hailing distance of any of the rumors coming out of Centauri Prime, he would have booked it over tout suite and a seventeen-year flashforward of loving tragedy would have gone right down the Drakh-punching drain. (Seriously, I understand Londo's worries about it, but I have faith in G'Kar's ability to go through just about anything if Londo is on the other side.
YES. As of 5x09, he doesn't even hesitate before physically interposing himself between Londo and assassins; by 5x16 he ends up on the wrong side of a war with his own people because Londo matters more to him than political divisions, race, or species. Also, Londo could not possibly have managed to find a friend who is more likely to punch the future in the throat if it gets in the way of what he feels is right or threatens the people he loves. G'Kar is the very definition of not lying down and accepting the fated tragedy in front of him. He's smart, he's loyal, he's unbelievably stubborn, he doesn't know the meaning of the word "surrender" in English or any other language. Being halfway across the galaxy is probably the only thing that could stop him from figuring out what's wrong with Londo and doing something about it.
(Edit: And once again I'm struck by the thematic parallels between Londo and G'Kar, and Delenn and Sheridan. Not merely the fact that both sets of characters end up caring enough for each other that they explode through the political divisions that separate them and their people, but also, the dynamics are alarmingly similar. I'm sure that Delenn fully empathizes with the entire feeling of "This himbo, war criminal, and enemy of my people is now mine, and anyone who even thinks about laying a finger on him can fuck right off before they find my teeth in their throat." She and G'Kar should have a nice non-alcoholic drink sometime.)
It is another reason I find your fic perfectly credible.
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YES. As of 5x09, he doesn't even hesitate before physically interposing himself between Londo and assassins; by 5x16 he ends up on the wrong side of a war with his own people because Londo matters more to him than political divisions, race, or species. Also, Londo could not possibly have managed to find a friend who is more likely to punch the future in the throat if it gets in the way of what he feels is right or threatens the people he loves. G'Kar is the very definition of not lying down and accepting the fated tragedy in front of him. He's smart, he's loyal, he's unbelievably stubborn, he doesn't know the meaning of the word "surrender" in English or any other language. Being halfway across the galaxy is probably the only thing that could stop him from figuring out what's wrong with Londo and doing something about it.
(Edit: And once again I'm struck by the thematic parallels between Londo and G'Kar, and Delenn and Sheridan. Not merely the fact that both sets of characters end up caring enough for each other that they explode through the political divisions that separate them and their people, but also, the dynamics are alarmingly similar. I'm sure that Delenn fully empathizes with the entire feeling of "This himbo, war criminal, and enemy of my people is now mine, and anyone who even thinks about laying a finger on him can fuck right off before they find my teeth in their throat." She and G'Kar should have a nice non-alcoholic drink sometime.)
It is another reason I find your fic perfectly credible.
Thank you! <333
Official request for future AU Vir, then.
Adding it promptly to the ever-growing list.