Skulduggery Pleasant/Heartwarming

• The part in Mortal Coil where Valkyrie tells Skulduggery that she is Darquesse and the hug that follows is almost tearjerkingly heart warming.
• The belated thank you (and hug) Skulduggery gives Valkyrie after spending most of Dark Days having a high functioning Heroic BSOD.

Valkyrie: You save my life, I save yours. That's how this works.
Skulduggery: Until the end.
Valkyrie: Until the end.
Skulduggery: *hugs* Thank you for saving me.

• In the fifth book, Tanith and Ghastly's kiss.
• Val and Fletcher's little date near the end of Mortal Coil.
• Most of Kenspeckle's scenes with Valkyrie.
• China hugging Valkyrie and thanking her for going to save Skulduggery. Even though you know she probably only wants him back for her own selfish reasons and despite what we find out later in the book, it still comes off as rather sweet.
• "Don't call her child." Coming from Tanith and China.
• Mr. Bliss going all Knight Templar Big Brother after Krav tried to kill China. As a family, they're only a little more functional than Zuko and Azula so it meant a great deal.
• Near the end of Death Bringer: After the insanely terrifying, epic fight between Darquesse and Lord Vile, Skulduggery slowly snaps out of it, takes off the armour bit by bit and gets Valkyrie to do the same by telling her how much he enjoyed spending time with her.
  • The only thing Lord Vile (not Skulduggery) says in Death Bringer. " Valkyrie."