Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-146.135.19.252-20181116034422/@comment-38498656-20191017100841

I'm still neutral, as in I really don't care WHO she gets together with, but I am a big fan of independent Sophie. However, from a writing perspective, I don't think Fitzphie will be endgame, and here's why:

Shannon loves drama. And normally when a ship is confirmed early in a book series, it doesn't stick unless they have problems, and even then, simply because there's nothing interesting about a perfect relationship for however many books are left. Now, of course, book seven out of nine doesn't seem early, but considering the fact that each book is now around 800 pages and how easily Sophie changes her mind between Keefe and Fitz, it IS early. We still have two books to go through, especially with Legacy said to be a lot about matchmaking (unfortunately, in my opinion).

But I'm not surprised Sophitz happened in the first place. After all, because of Fitz's character flaws and the amount of people who shipped them, including Sophie herself, it was a really good way to satisfy everyone, maybe not at the same time, but at least for a few moments each. And if the whole mind vs heart thing is true, then being with Fitz gives her time to reflect and see whether this is what she really wants.