Why Ragapom? Genuine question because I didn't really have a ship coming out of the show.
I’ll be so for real with you I’ve been watching the show since the pilot and I didn’t really have any feelings about them for the majority of the show’s runtime.
Little tells like Ragatha’s line in episode 4 about Pomni “flirting” made me go hmm. Well she’s a lesbian. But I didn’t really care about it in the moment because, you’re right, the show doesn’t really give you much unless you squint. Ragatha clearly cares about Pomni, and that tug of war she and Jax have over her is the result of Ragatha being afraid that Jax is gonna end up causing her to abstract. It isn’t because she’s “in love” with Pomni.
But then… they have a hug and staring contest in the finale that starts at the 10:51 mark and ends at 12:20. That’s a minute and a half of screen time with a sweeping camera, pink lighting, and prolonged eye contact. The moment was unearned (in my opinion) but it was also very gay and THAT made my little lesbian heart go “YAAY” so…
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All of that to say, it’s a combination of two things for me— the disturbingly long (I literally was sitting in the theater thinking “they need to cut this shot for time I get it” LMAO) moment between them in the finale, and the fact that I needed a distraction in my life the moment the finale came out soooo I guess I just projected onto these fictional characters and now I can’t stop?? LOL
TOTALLY understand why you would feel that way though!!! I think when you’re gay you tend to cling onto whatever scraps you can get…
Nevermind, I actually see the vision now. also wanted to add that I did enjoy the fic itself, was just curious about it.
AW MAN THANK YOU SM!!! Seriously, I really do appreciate that! 😭
sorry, but I ended up weirdly inspired to draw (i've literally only used the drawing tablet 3 times prior), so have some bad fanart of the fic.
