i mean it's sort of insane (in a bad way) that jason isn't a beloved character. because he is just- very similar to benny! in a lot of ways! they're both thrill-seeking adventurers, they both love to drink and have sex (with other people and sometimes each other,) they're both chaotic and unruly as hell, they're both nearly impossible to make settle or to ground anywhere, they both- they both want to be parents (though, for different reasons,) they're both heroes, they both fuck up and are stupid (affectionate) sometimes, they both blunder into situations they don't understand and make a mess of things sometimes, they both try their best to be good, they're just so similar!
yet jason gets hate. and for what? because he's hypersexual? because he's a really good porn writer? because he copes using sex? like, fucking hell, you can't even cite his and benny's relationship being toxic because benny's just as bad as him! but in a different, not-so-direct way! and i love that for them! (and they are also adorably in love, btw. despite it all. and they try.)
like, ofc benny is loved by the fandom. i understand. i love her. she's possibly the most realistic character ever, she's so human and- and real, with flaws and fuck-ups and hope and a good heart. and we love her. of course we do.
but why not jason kane? because of benny unreliable-narrator summerfield insulting him in her thoughts when she's pissed off at him? because of brax calling him an idiot to (in my opinion) make it easier to use him as a tool and not see him as the person he is? hell, he was the person to offer brax help! he noticed brax's mental decline and he offered to help and he got nothing from it, he got worse than nothing from it, because you can't accept help- you can't accept help if you don't see the person trying to help you as a person and rather a tool! and brax got him killed for being a huge inconvenience to his plans because jason was a fucking hero and he tried to do good! and ofc it's not brax's fault either, his grand plans were ultimately, to him, for good and he just- he couldn't see how anyone could understand and jason was in his way. and. well. he couldn't have something threatening his plans. (people better than me have explained brax and jason, go check out this post by @stillthesunkenstars, i hope it's not a problem if i tag you.)
and- and he loves kids! peter specifically, but like, kids in general too! or did we miss when he stole the mixed-species kids away and kept them all safe from the fifth axis and they all loved him? did we miss that he listens to the kids like they say something worth listening to? did we miss that he tries to be the best dad he can to peter because his own dad was such a fucking piece of shit? did we miss that he genuinely wants to parent peter too, gets a bit sad when peter grows up a bit stops referring to him as 'dad' too (adorable,) he loves peter like he's his own kid!
it's just- people hate jason kane way too much, and just reduce him to, what, Benny's Bad Taste In Men The Example: Shitty Ex-Husband. or fucking something. and in doing so they completely miss his significance, his character, his lovable personality (because he is lovable! why d'you think benny's in love with him?) his plot significance, his narrative role, i could go on and on and on.