Board Thread:Short Stories and Fanfictions/@comment-71.78.233.58-20181003133414/@comment-37719459-20190104183559

Well thought through with the table part; my point was that because Fitz was absent from most of her life through the middle of the series, others took the mantle of guid-through-elvin-culture.

My point with number six was I found it annoying that when he asked to be forgiven, it went something like "Fitz said 'can I be forgiven?' and Sophie noticed his movie star smile and his beautiful eyes and she said 'of course, I know you didn't mean that!" I just found that really annoying, almost as if SM was implying that his grin and eyes WERE part of the reason she forgave him.

Yes, Fitz hasn't said that, but due to past experiences (both in Flashback and previous books) he seems to hold his legacy over all others. On top of that, he kinda says he would be hesitant to date someone if it was a bad match. And it doesn't take unwillingness to damage a relationship, it can take simply hesitancy. And I have a feeling that, to some degree, when Fitz finds out, he will feel hesitant.

Yes, he makes her feel good quite a few times, but my problem is when she doesn't.  Remember that quote that went (I'm paraphrasing)

Sophie: My mind seems unending to you?

Fitz: Yeah. It must be your photographic memory. And all the stuff the Black Swan planted in you.

She squirmed at the reminder.

That seems almost like Fitz doesn't know Sophie enough to know that she doesn't appreciate the fact that she was engineered by the Black Swan. I'm just saying that he has trouble both knowing her well enough to know really well what makes her feel good and bad, and also controlling his anger.

See above. There was also the anger incident in Flashback, which was literally almost exactly the same as the Exile tantrum. It just seems like he isn't learning this, and that's what worries me.

I want to like Fitz, I really do, but I just can't find any reason to.