Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-2601:645:C100:E6AF:42D:F0E:8BFC:E52E-20181220004050/@comment-216.139.22.227-20191017215552

Everyone reacts to hard times diffrently, and some people lash out, but that was only once, and in Flashback, he had a reason. His brother betrayed him, ruined his family name, probably was among the elves that kidnapped and killed his crush, and people are letting him off the hook, just because he doesn't remember it? He had a right to be angry, and it was especailly hard for him, because of the echoes, he can't express his emotions, either. I would say the person who has a mental health issue in this series, it would be Sophie. SM has turned her worrying from a character flaw to an acatul issue, in my opinon.

-Chloe Those are really really good points! I agree that Fitz definitely had every right to be angry. Alvar ruined a lot of aspects of his life, and he's his brother for crying out loud! So yeah, I don't blame Fitz for lashing out the way he did. His 'anger issues' for lack of a better term, don't really bother me. But I do think that they kind of exist. When Alden's mind broke, Fitz, by his own words, trashed all his own stuff. He punched Alvar in the face while he was unconscious (he deserved it, but kicking a guy when he's down is something that makes me cringe, even if it's well-deserved). And there have been several other instances where he reacted with anger.

So I do think that Fitz has.... 'anger issues'? I don't know, that seems a little too strong, but I can't think of a better way to put it. However, I highly, highly doubt that Fitz's 'anger issues' would do any real harm, and I firmly believe that he would never hurt anyone he cares about or anything like that (and he only ever ruined his own stuff, aside from Alvar's award, but he let Sophie do the honors with that). I think that it is a personal flaw, but it's not reason enough for people to target Fitz the way they do, I think. He's never done anything that bad. He got angry. He reacted how he naturally would. I'm not a fan of the fact that Fitz's go-to coping emotion is anger, but I still love Fitzy, and I don't think it's a valid reason for Fitzphie to be a 'bad ship.'

So in some ways, I agree with you, Chloe. ^-^

~JAKS (Just Another Keefoster Shipper)