heyyyy i forget this app is here a lot lol

it was fun seeing you that day too 🥰

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

(or "soulmate", whatever — don't come for me, you know what i meant)

xaden and rhys are essentially the same guy.

the costuming might differ, but the single biggest difference between them is their girlfriend

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

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

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

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

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

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

"but then what if they don't love you back" lol bold of you to think their feelings are in charge of mine