Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-66.209.255.5-20180909012305/@comment-34329349-20181018001955

"Maybe you haven't noticed, but I have"

When one takes the time to notice, they can find evidence that can be interpreted and bended to suit whatever need. It's not a matter of always. It's a matter of sometimes. Sometimes she thinks back, remembering that Fitz's default is anger. Every so often it gets a sentence of mention. Does she ever change her behavior because of it? His mistakes did not leave an emotional scar on her. In Neverseen, when brought up, within a half sentence, she had a warm fuzzy feeling in her chest, and had a blush spreading up her cheeks. She knows his normal way of coping. She accepts it. When Keefe left she even had hoped for it instead of alternatives (Mentioned somewhere in the begginning of Lodestar). And if she had in any case modified her behavior, it was out of the same thing that stopped her from telling Keefe about his mom's maps and notes.

As for your other claim, I agree that Fitz does monitor his emotions. Not to the extent that you implied though. He doesn't withdraw himself, or not react. We all see the moments such as when Sophie referenced that Fitz looked away  (OK, I JUST CAME UP WITH AN AMAZING SOKEEFE ARGUMENT BUT I DON'T WANT TO MENTION IT CAUSE ARGUING AGAINST MYSELF WOULD BE JUST---UNIQUE) when crying, or when he mentions his tears from the planting into the controlled brainscape. He doesn't always show weakness. He is one to prefer control in that case, but he also lets Sophie hold an equal amount of the reign, following behind her, yet always being beside her nonetheless. I'm going to choose not to address the one about treating her differently, because Personally I find it irrelevent, as if he does, it would be for a completely different reason; his anger for others (Forkle and Alden) made sense, considering Sophie herself had wanted to scream at Mr. Forkle, and Alden had drugged her......Or withheld secrets from him. And if he doesn't--well that self explanatory.

Caring about her well-being is good. That's right. She did have all that going on. And she does that "caring about him stuff" sometimes as well. But I would definitley lean towards the side of ReadingForever. Caring about someone more than yourself--Isn't that the generic quote def. for love. But caring about someone in a way that your own well-being never crosses mind, can be unhealthy. YOU could say Sophie cares enough for him to even it out. But saying that makes it seem an infatuation. And that is not a form of love that stands through time.