Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.135.19.252-20181116034422/@comment-37530514-20181127192509

WHOA. I've been absent, and this thread blows up.... Wow. I really want to reply to everything, but Backyard Windchimes, you seem to be doing a great job of replying so I don't need to lol!!! (Btw, I understand, my parents are really careful about the internet too. It's only recently that I'm allowed to do anyhting on here....and I can have no social media or anything.)

Also, AMAZING theory about mirrors and balancers. I think...I think I'm a balancer. I'm not exactly sure. It depends on whether I'm comfortable or not. Around people I'm intimidated by, I'm probably a mirror, but anyone younger than me or close friends or someone I want to impres, I'm a balancer. I THINK. And I totally see your point about Tam. I'm going to read that again and really think about it soon.

Wow....I'm going to reply more later, but one thing that I've been thinking about is as far as Keefoster, is that people keep saying '''they have to confess they like each other. I disagree.''' I think their relationship is deeper than that. If he is there as a loyal friend throughout everything, and something happens to her with Fitz and he's there for her as a support and a shoulder to cry on, respecting her and staying her friend, and then she slowly starts to notice feelings for him...there are ways for things to happen subtly. Just mutual understanding. Not even crushing, just becoming a couple. If she just comes to understand that he's always going to be there for her and is endeared by his qualtities, and he already knows he likes her, and they just start to become a couple without even saying "I like you" or officially getting together, then their ship can sail. In a way, Shannon won't even "pick" Keefoster. If it just happens naturally without any acknowledgement of "I like him", just butterflies, and mutual support and undying friendship, then they don't have to go through the motions! They don't have to go through the weirdness of "oh we're dating now" and drama and all that. I can just see....in my mind, I'm a visual and conceptual person with weird images associated with everything. And I picture two trees, just growing toward each other and supporting each other and becoming together. They don't have to be separate and then all of a sudden be together. They can just grow to be together.

See, here's the thing. It's heart vs head emotions. WIth Fitz, Sophie is always THINKING. It's always "Does he like me? Do I look okay? He said I look good! He brought me presents! Does he like me? He's going to kiss me!" etc. She's always thinking and expressing her thoughts. Meanwhile with Keefe, she just blushes or gets butterflies and she doesn't know why. This is why I can't see her just snapping and waking up and saying "OH, you know what? I like Keefe now!" Their relationship, like their friendship and their trust, would just grow to be there.

For instance, when she describes Keefe she doesn't think about how she's thinking of him. Here are some Keefoster quotes from the Keefoster page, that prove my point-

— Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities Flashback
 * "And Keefe was right where she'd left him - right where he'd said he'd be - his arms stretched out and ready to catch her, like he'd known she'd be dizzy and heaving by the time she finally fled."

— Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities Flashback — Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities Flashback — Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities Nightfall (Extended Edition)
 * "Sophie wasn't sure why her voice sounded so thick when she said, 'It's good to have backup.' 'It is.' His smile softened into something that made Sophie's cheeks warm. And her heart seemed to trip over itself as he leaned close and carefully pinned Krakie to the back of her hand, right in the center."
 * "'No, Foster. You look… perfect.' She blushed at the slightest catch in his voice – and then wished she hadn't when he flashed his trademark smirk."
 * "From that point on, he only had one goal: to be whatever Sophie needed. Not the hero. Not the one taking charge of everything. Just a guy ready to listen and help and be there for her. A friend. Until she was ready for more."

"'Foster, Foster, Foster--always so adorably oblivious. I'm the gift. I'm all yours today--though I might be willing to extend my servitude if you call me the Gift Master.' Sophie rolled her eyes as she smiled. 'You're ridiculous, you know that?' 'And you love it.' His grin shifted into something softer, something that made her stomach tighten."

— Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities Nightfall

— Shannon Messenger, Keeper of the Lost Cities Nightfall
 * "Grady, meanwhile, was studying Keefe as if he'd never seen him before in his life. 'I'm glad you're back,' Sophie told him, keeping her voice low--just for the two of them. Keefe's smile turned unbearably sweet, 'Me too, Foster. Me too.'"


 * "'And here's another thing you can count on. You'll never lose me. No matter how all this stuff [crushes] goes down,' there was a softness to his voice. Maybe even a sweetness. And for a second, Sophie's breath seemed to catch."

I tried going to the Fitzphie pages and finding quotes, but they suprisingly don't have that many recent quotes.

See, whenever Fitz and Sophie have a moment Sophie is hyper-aware. She thinks about it. She's always thinking and feeling and "Oh my goodness he said that!" And she knows about her crush, of course, and so she's aware that she feels that way because it's Fitz. MEANWHILE with Keefe, she doesn't know why. She hardly ever thinks about why she gets butterflies or blushes. She just...does. ("Sophie wasn't sure' why..." "Maybe even a sweetness...") '

That's why I think they would be so natural. And it wouldn't be thinking, or wanting, or wishing, like Fitz. '''It'd be just gradual knowing and understanding and accepting. '''And that's the beauty of it.