Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-44201753-20191102203653/@comment-109.161.166.87-20191109073741

160.7.242.208 wrote: personally, i know that this is about agruments against fitzphie, but i honestly think that the sokeefe/sodex/so(insert-other-ship-parts-here) are getting generally desperate for their arguments. i mean, sophie and fitz are practically dating. also, with the whole thing of fitz never supporting sophie and keefe always supporting sophie, that is just wrong. keefe keeps doing dumb things (no offense) from his panics that have to do with his mom being a leader of the neverseen, which keeps making sophie end up practically losing her mind trying to stop keefe from messing up the carefully plotted plans the black swawn keep making. while on the other hand, fitz has literally saved sophie's life several times *cough cough* fading away *cough chough*. i mean, i think keefe and sophie are much better as brother-and-sister type of relationship, not the other romantic one. fitz is honestly just so much better for sophie. plus, with the whole thing about not ending up with your crush/boyfriend thing, have you even realized what kotlc is about? its about making changes to crumbling societies, making your own choices, going with what your heart tells you. sophie's heart is always bursting for fitz, and her mind is sometimes worrying about what keefe might to next from his unfortunately mixed up mind. i think keefe should end up with somebody who has a better way of fixing keefe's worries and problems. because all sophie can manage with her buisyness of the things she has the responsibility of doing. so, in conclusion, when you pause and think about it, fitzphie is the best way to go. the signs are all there. sokeefe shippers, no offense, but sometimes you just gotta know when to bail.

deepest regrets to sokeefe shippers, sympathetic looks to sodex shippers, and winks and smiles to fitzphie shippers,

-orcinac

(im new when it comes to fanbase stuff, so please dont be mean. this is just my opinion. i mean no offense.) I agree with you that Fitz is not a wholly bad person, but that doesn't mean he works well with Sophie. He's in a rough time right now, and he's dealing with a bunch of suppressed, bottled emotions.

I just feel, as another user said perfectly, Fitz is using Sophie as a punching bag.He lets out his emotions onto her even if she didn't do anything wrong. He pressures her into things she doesn't seem like she wants to do (e.g. Matchmaking) and he expects her to tell him something in Legacy that she says that she cannot share, but he claims "You should've discussed it with me beforehand."

I wrote on the Keefe and Sophie page:

"Sometimes I miss the old Fitz. Keefe is being such a good friend, still caring for Sophie and not letting his jealousy get the better of him. He lets Sophie lean on him for support despite how conflicted he's feeling inside. But Fitz? He's being controlling and desperate, if you ask me. (I don't think this counts as spoilers given how vague I'm putting it paired with how inevitable it was, but just in case, you've been warned.)

''Whenever Sophie hung out with Keefe, Fitz got all worked up even though Sophie thinks of him as just a friend (some might find that phrase rather familiar), though I am hoping that it's only in her head and not her heart. I won't go past that on spoilers, but he makes Keefe feel uncomfortable when he's around with Sophie and, maybe untintentionally, maybe not, pressures her when it comes to the matchmaking thing. Keefe respects Sophie's feelings and doesn't pressure her into anything she might not be comfortable with.''

''Fitz also, like I said earlier, feels desperate. He can't seem to leave her alone to her do what she needs to do and wants to be apart of everythings she's doing. He was a lot better when he didn't have feelings for Sophie; still, I'm glad we're past that given the abundance of Sophie Flutters during that period. It makes me want to barf with Dex and Keefe over Fitzphie."''

I'm a hardcore Team Foster-Keefe shipper, though, so it may feel extreme--but keep in mind that I used to ship Fitzphie. Keefe now just feels so much more genuine than Fitz.

As for Dex well...I was still Fitzphie when Dexphie sank (I pay my respects) but Dexphie would also be a lot healthier than Fitzphie. Dex cared about Sophie a lot, and he wanted nothing but good for her. However, I think I still prefer Sokeefe. In Flashback and Legacy, we get to see a funny and carefree version of Dex that I really love. He doesn't let his feelings get in the way of what he's doing and he's a lot looser. (Plus, I find it very important that Sophie has a friend who understands her while not having feelings for her.)

Once again, I hope nothing I've written offends you.

-Lady Sassyfur