As I’ve been getting back into writing a new chapter for A Scientific Devotion, it’s made me think a bit about why I enjoy this ship and story to begin with.
I think it mainly falls back to (aside from just being fun to write), the concept that love requires work and effort for both parties involved.
Is it easy dating your enemy? No. There’s all sorts of speed bumps and hiccups you run into… But if you really do care for each other, you find ways to put that conscious effort into the choices you make to try to make it work. Sometimes that requires compromise, change, or compassion on your part, sometimes on your partner’s side as that balance is looked for and reached.
Love is never a walk in the park, it always requires effort, be in romantic, platonic, or familial. It’s just more obvious and in your face when it comes to a hero x villain ship because they have to put a LOT of work into stuff if they want to make it work.
As well as that thought that, someone can love all sides of you, from you at your best, to your darker shadows too.
So…If you ever wonder why I keep going back to this villainous dolphin and nerdy penguin soap opera, now you know.
(But also yes, they’re fun to write)