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Starrisa asked this question about From the Grave (The Arcana Chronicles, #6):
Aric or Jack? Please no hate, just comment with your reason if you need to, please be kind :) Personally while I like both, I prefer Aric more <3 Although the ideal solution is for both of them to dump Evie and let her get a taste of her own medicine...jk XDD
Elizabeth Warren Jack. Now don't get me wrong, I don't hate her relationship with Aric, nor do I hate Aric as a character. But at this point I don't think it should be…moreJack. Now don't get me wrong, I don't hate her relationship with Aric, nor do I hate Aric as a character. But at this point I don't think it should be who she ends up with. Jack's character growth with her is phenomenal. He grew and changed and seeing him with Evie now versus back in Poison Princess makes my heart melt. He made mistakes, but he actively worked on himself and became a better person for her, when she wasn't even with him! Now, I don't fault Aric for his actions in Endless Knight. After everything he went though in past games it's understandable that he'd treat Evie the way he did, to self protect. The only are that makes me uncomfortable is how Stockholm syndrome-y her feelings came across to me as (and I don't EVER use that lightly) She was literally put into a situation where her only way to survive (if he had chosen to kill her as he kept telling her he would) was to try to seduce him, therefore creating an emotional connection with him. She literally called being with him at the end of Endless Knight penance. All she's ever made to feel is guilt over the past, something SHE never did, and should not have any bearing on her now. She isn't married to Death in this life. Like dude how would you feel if someone kidnapped you, threatened to kill you, then admitted you did all this horrible stuff to him in the past but you're really his wife and he wants you to accept him in that way now? Even if you have access to the memories, it wouldn't have been YOU. In any case, his character development with regards to how he treats her is so much more spotty for me. When she was mourning Jack, he was such an asshole to her. I understand him trying to protect his heart and keep himself safe from hoping for her, but relationships are give and take. He was just so selfish, all he cared about were his feelings. She shouldn't have had to feel the need to put her mental state on the back burner just to keep him. Jack fought for her, did everything he could to put her in the best situation he could. He would have raised the child as his own if push came to shove without a second thought. Aric may love Evie, but he has a hard time actually expressing it in a way that's fully believable. (less)
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