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(CW/TW: Abuse) WCDT strips 3731-3735 (30th April to 4th May 2018)
traroth:
--- Quote from: MrNumbers on 01 May 2018, 11:56 ---Right, but the characters themselves, in comic, obviously desire that outcome for themselves. It's not just people projecting what they want, they're discussing what is in media res.
Or, because a picture is worth a thousand words;
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Or even better:
Morituri:
About it being what the characters want for themselves.... if it were, it would just be what they have. They'd treat each other that way because it would be what they want for themselves.
And jumping there, over all the reasons why it *isn't* what they are doing right now, is skipping over things that are important to both. Like, say, Bubbles' defensive reserve and self-esteem problems and Faye's heterosexuality.
I think a discussion of Bubbles' self-esteem and feeling like she's *worthy* of having a romantic relationship would be on point here. As might her fear of loss of control. And whether Faye has ever shown the least inclination toward romance or sexual feelings toward anyone at all except human males, whether heterosexuality is an important part of her identity, what her lesbian sister's meddling meant or accomplished, how she's bound to have considered that aspect of herself when her sister came out, etc... But discussion is blind to them, or else treating all those things merely as "ship tease" that they're impatiently waiting for the author to sweep out of the way.
As far as I'm concerned, Jeph can spend months on any of those issues or all of them, or decide that their relationship develops as a business relationship and friendship but not a romance, because of them. They aren't "ship tease" any more than the reasons Faye didn't eventually get together with Marten. They're the story.
BenRG:
The odd thing is that I honestly can't see any of the problems about which Morituri is complaining. Instead, I'm seeing thoughtful discussion of the issues that they says that they want discussed. Maybe I'm just better at parsing out posts that I don't want to see or something.
Shjade:
--- Quote from: efindumb on 29 Apr 2018, 22:31 ---
--- Quote from: Bad Superman on 29 Apr 2018, 22:22 ---I voted for Marten/Claire, mostly because I still regard Marten as part of the "main cast" (I even used to think of him as the main character, but that belief is long gone), and he hasn't got much spotlight for quite some time now. I realize that his and Claire's story might not be very high on everyone's priority list right now, but still…
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There's only two things Jeph can really do with the couple: split them up or marry them off. They are already sexual and live together, the next step forward is marriage. Conversely, the next step back is breaking up over something one of them may do but given the personalities, neither will break it off.
So they are stagnant, especially Marten. At least Claire has a chance to develop in other ways but Jeph isn't going down that road yet....perhaps a backstory arc?
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Uh. No. Incredibly no.
There are plenty of things Jeph can do with "the couple" that involve them as a couple. They could just go do something together! They could have a disagreement over something that gives us more development/insight into who they are as individuals. One could have a personal issue come up that the other supports/helps them through. Etc.
Being a couple does not limit the involved characters to a binary state of will they/won't they stay together as their only potential future development. You are not "stagnant" once you've become part of a stable relationship; those bonds grow and change over time. And that's even without considering the possibility of other complex relationship shifts (for instance, becoming a more open/poly thing rather than a monogamous pairing - I don't find it likely, but it's an example).
shanejayell:
That was cute. :D
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