Same As It Ever Was, by Kate Andrews (k8andrewz), k8andrewz – Westworld (TV) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

A hand on his shoulder, a woman behind him, curves pressed to his back. Her warm voice in his ear, breath tickling the hairs on the back of his neck. “It’s gonna be all right, Teddy. I understand now. This world doesn’t belong to them. Belongs to us.”

Then, he opened his eyes and saw *her* in that cornflower blue dress, moving with a determined stride toward the white-haired man, pistol big and powerful in her delicate hand. He wasn’t sure who she was, only that she was so, so alive. A bright, delicate flutter of hope beat itself against the inside of his ribcage, but it dissolved before he could grab hold of the thing. He saw her, and something else ******** slid into place. *He* snapped into place. Like a ********* finding its *****. These words didn’t seem like anything to him.

And yet.

Source: Same As It Ever Was, by Kate Andrews (k8andrewz), k8andrewz – Westworld (TV) [Archive of Our Own] | https://archiveofourown.org/

Post-season 1 finale, Teddy tries to make sense of the world. But the only thing that makes sense is Dolores. Who, as it turns out, was not always on the farm loop…

Vid: Don’t Let Me Go, by lonelymundane

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToiIv_77-IU?feature=oembed&enablejsapi=1&origin=http://safe.txmblr.com&wmode=opaque&w=500&h=281]

Vid: Don’t Let Me Go, by lonelymundane

I’m enjoying Westworld so far, and the romantic in me is very much rooting for the star-crossed lovers robots Dolores and Teddy. This vid captures both the beauty and the heartbreak of their story. Music by Raign.