Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-71.78.233.58-20181003133414/@comment-74.222.14.83-20191015063251

I personally think that Fitz is a more suitable match for Sophie. HOWEVER, I think that both Keefe and Fitz are not at ALL ready to handle a relationship. Furthermore, Sophie isn't ready either.

All three of them are young, have literally eternity to contemplate relationships, and are dealing with deadly enemies. Not the best time for emotional drama.

But I personally believe that Fitz is a better match for Sophie for the following reasons:

1. They are both cognates and thus share almost everything with each other. The fact that their cognate-ship even works means they both trust the other 100% completely, which is hard to come by in even the best of human relationships.

2. Just because Sophie doesn't go to Fitz first when things come up doesn't mean she doesn't trust him. My crush is also my best friend, but I still don't even go to him with everything because I have other good friends that I know are also very supportive. Sophie KNOWS that Fitz will support her when things come up--it's obvious--but the fact she doesn't go to him first doesn't mean she doesn't trust him. Futhermore, the only times Sophie has gone to Keefe first is usually on accident or because Keefe butted into her buisness--and I realize he only does this because he cares about here, but at least Fitz respects Sophie's privacy to stay out of her stuff enough unless it's life-threatening.

3. @Applebaby12 made a good point about the matchmaking thing. We can't assume that Fitz will dump Sophie because she's unmatchable. Maybe he will pressure Mr Forkle to give info about her real parents, but one has to realize that Fitz isn't heartless and his temper isn't so bad that he would simply stop caring about Sophie because of a matchmaking result. Obviously, this update will be hard for Fitz, but understandably. I mean, before he met Sophie he's never had to deal with the hate that comes with being Sophie's friend. So being a bad match will only bring more hate, and he knows that. So any hesitance is expected. But, every romantic relationship has its flaws, and despite any hesitance Fitz has, it doesn't mean he cares for her less. In fact, it only means he cares for his family as well because he obviously doesn't want them to have that hate. Also, as Applebaby12 said, Fitz doesn't seem to care about his family name THAT much because he went to Exillium with her. Can I just take a moment to say how horribly flawed the elf matchmaking is -_-

4. Fitz has made a lot of character improvement, possibly moreso than Keefe. Yes, he still has his temper, but he is DEFINITELY WAYYYYY less arrogant than he used to be and cares about more important things than image now. I mean, building off of going to Exillium with Sophie, Fitz obviously is less arrogant in that in the first book he says that getting into Firefox is such an honor and Exillium is like the worst thing. However, he later swallows his pride and follows Sophie to Exillium despite feeling like he should "honor his family name". Keefe however STILL hides behind jokes, still makes impulsive and rather stupid choices, still pushes Sophie away when he's hurt, and still blames himself for something his mom did.

5. Fitz and Sophie obviously both care about each other a LOT. They both have gone to great measures to make the other happy.

But, even though I do think Fitz would make a better partner for Sophie, I think Sophie, Fitz, and Keefe are all not ready for any romantic relationships and they should all put aside their feelings and focus on the number one priority: taking down the Neverseen.