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Em
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a sometimes-likable character
heyyyy i forget this app is here a lot lol

it was fun seeing you that day too 🥰
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i think when someone asks "team rhys or team xaden", what they're really asking is "do you see yourself more as a feyre or as a violet?"

which tbh is a fascinating evolution of this question
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
(or "soulmate", whatever — don't come for me, you know what i meant)
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
xaden and rhys are essentially the same guy.

the costuming might differ, but the single biggest difference between them is their girlfriend
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
past or future? safety or revolution? magic or humanity? childhood or adulthood?

there are any number of ways to dress up the choice, but ultimately love triangles are less about the love interests as people and more about externalizing an internal struggle for identity
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
but the second reason love triangles have always bugged me is the metaphor itself:

love triangles are about the main character choosing which "self" to be
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
it's one reason why love triangles have always bugged me

it's set up like a contest, but it's almost never a fair fight. it's rigged from the beginning and you're left with fake drama that feels like a waste of time
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i do think this is partially true!

jacob, dain & tamlin had no real chance. their authors were all way too in love with the other guy

it's obvious from the beginning these guys are straw men arguments
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i joked the switch is because we've finally admitted love triangles were fake all along, so now it's a matter of which flavor of the exact same archetype do you prefer
March 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
i have a found family now & i'm so fucking grateful for every single one of you. you are a magic beyond my wildest dreams & i love you
January 1, 2025 at 11:08 AM
"but then what if they don't love you back" lol bold of you to think their feelings are in charge of mine
December 21, 2024 at 4:06 PM