Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.135.19.252-20181116034422/@comment-109.161.166.87-20191109080925

Given that we're almost neck-deep into this Sophie ship stuff, and Biana's ships were perfectly described (in my opinion) by Backyard Windchimes, I'll talk about...

Dex!

I personally don't actually ship Dex with anyone. After Sophie's painful rejection, he was left to think about things. Since I ship Tiana, some would say it's obviously Dex and Marella! But I have to disagree.

In Flashback we see Dex past his Sophie phase. He is happy as he is (despite feeling a bit left out) and he is comfortable and at ease whenever around Sophie. In Legacy, that's solidified even more and he can joke and help Sophie through the mess of shippiness she's going through. Dex's romantic arc, though more simple, has progressed further than Sophie's in my opinion. He had a crush, he got rejected, he healed, and now he's an awesome, romanceless genius. Not to mention, Sophie can talk to him easily, and because he kind of knows what she's going through, he can comfort her in a way none of her other friends could.

If you look at the amount of time that is probably left in the KOTLC timeline, some authors would squeeze every ship they can into the last book or so (cough Rick RIordan cough), so I hope Shannon proves wiser. I don't think every character should be romantically involved or it'll make things to forced and complicated. In fact, I think it's better if most of them are not. They're fighting an impossible battle with the Neverseen, and we all know what happens to Sophie when she tries to balance finding out Black Swan secrets and thinking up plans a couple weeks before the Neverseen's attacks and boy issues (emphasis on that last one.)

As for Marella, she's a snarky, independent girl. She is flirty with Tam (and I don't think snarky plus snarky equals perfection) but she also is with any other handsome guy. Marella and Dex both know what it feels like to be left out, and I do think that if they had time they might form a connection. I just can't picture Dex happy with Marella since it doesn't fit together for me.

Sorry to any of you extreme Dexella shippers.

-Lady Sassyfur