I recently played through Becca's route again and was reminded why I love her so much. I don't know if you've ever done this, but have you ever done a relationship analysis for Becca x mc? I love the way you write them and am curious how you view them. :D
i’ve definitely touched on briefly here and here why i love them so much individually and together but i’m always happy to share more of my thoughts.
i think the big appeal for me is the transformation of their relationship. like growth and change are such fundamental parts of being loved and loving someone in return, so to sort of see that in their relationship… it just really hits deep in my heart.
we watch them change individually for, i would say, the first four books of the freshman series. and we are given small moments throughout where we get to see how they interact and navigate this change. and then at the end of book four we get to see this really sweet moment where the MC invites Becca to be part of something significant to her. like it’s obviously a turning point in their relationship, but i think the fact that it’s about trust and openness that only exists because of their individual change and transformation often gets lost when people talk about their relationship.
and then as the series continues to progress we get to see how they’ve both matured from when we first met them to how they then exist together. and you can just see that so much of their relationship and developing love is based on respect. and they started as enemies, so obviously they need to change and respect each other or else it just wouldn’t work! and i actually think the junior does a really great job of showing just how far their relationship has come. for all its faults, the junior is a story that focuses largely on the MC and her relationship with herself and her partner. it’s probably the first time we see them at their most adult. it’s been a while since i’ve played the book, but i just remember thinking about how authentic their relationship felt. looking back it’s definitely so similar to moments in my own relationships when i entered my 20s.
and then, after all of this, we get rewarded with the senior, which yes does have its own issues, but does actually feel like such an authentic end to their story. so much of what the MC goes through there i went through and am currently going through, so i know just how hard it is to not only make time for another person, but to also get lucky enough to find someone who has obviously spent a significant amount of time reflecting and learning and growing.
so to summarise:
they grow individually which allows them to grow together
their relationship is born from a place of understanding and respect
they approach issues in their relationship with the knowledge of what it took to get them there
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Pairing: MC x Poppy
Rating: E (minors DNI)
Summary: An MC/Poppy smut-with-feelings fic, or: the MC/Poppy-only remix of cooler than me. Chapter 5 of 8. Requested by @ohmycheesencrackers.
Word Count: 5390 for this chapter, 25241 for the full fic so far.
Warnings: Dom/sub, possessiveness (they are both into it and communicating that they are into it).
Created For: @anyfandomfluffbingo (aftercare), @anyfandomkinkbingo (fingering), and @badbitchesbingo (free space).
The chapter’s a little too long to host on Tumblr, so read chapter 5 on AO3 here, or the full fic from the beginning here.
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