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I’m gonna lay down right here right now my issues with the Sophie and Keefe pairing and why I’ll never ship it. Lodestar was where it began really but here’s where it gets worse. To quote:
“Keefe wrapped his arm around Sophie. “Foster gets all worked up when she’s trying to protect me.”
“That’s not what this is about!” Sophie snapped, pulling away. “Though would it kill you to do the smart thing, just once, and actually listen to someone when they’re giving you good advice, instead of thinking you know everything and doing whatever you want?”
Keefe considered that for a second. “Yeah, that might actually kill me.”
[snip]
“Hey,” Keefe said, grabbing Sophie’s arm as she tried to stomp away. “I get it. You’re mad at me-”
“No, you don’t get it,” Sophie interrupted. “You claim we’re a team, and then you change the rules the first chance you get and drag me into whatever insane plan you’ve come up with and expect me to just be okay with it. Well, I’m not okay with it.”
“Yeah. I’m sensing that. But-”
“There’s no ‘but’ with this. Either you swear that you’ll be honest with me from now on- and I mean actually honest. No more surprises. Or...I can’t trust you anymore.”
“You can trust me,” he promised. “You heard Dimitar. My mom’s message told him to challenge me. So he would’ve done it whether I took the title of Mercadir or not, and things would’ve ended up exactly the same way.”
“Maybe,” Sophie agreed quietly. “But you didn’t know that when you demanded the title, so it doesn’t count.”
Keefe sighed. “I’m just trying to keep you safe. Is that really such a horrible thing?”
“I’m not some damsel in distress who needs you to swoop in-”
“I know that, Foster. Believe me, I’m super aware of how powerful you are. And brilliant. And special. And-”
“The sucking ups’ getting a bit desperate,” Ro warned him.
“I’m just saying she’s important,” Keefe insisted, before turning back to Sophie. “You’re the one who matters--I’m just some pawn in my mom’s creepy game. So if I see a way to take the hit and make sure you’re not the one covered in bandages, I’m going to do it. And I thought you of all people would understand that, considering how many times you’ve put yourself at risk, trying to protect your friends.”
“There’s protecting and there’s steamrolling, Keefe. You’re preplanning ways to betray me. You went there today knowing exactly what you were going to say. You’d done research- which you didn’t bother sharing with me. That’s not teamwork. That’s the Keefe Show, and we’ve already seen how that ends.”
[snip]
“Okay, two choices, Keefe told her, standing up and tilting her chin toward him. “You can tell me what’s wrong. Or I can put my Empath powers to work-but keep in mind, Option B will likely pick up on all kinds of other feelings.”
Sophie gave him her surliest scowl, but he didn’t back down.
[snip]
“I’ll be fine,” Sophie promised. If she’d had it her way, she’d be alone. She’d even tried asking Keefe to leave, but there was no getting rid of him.”
[snip]
In conclusion he repeatedly betrays her trust, doesn’t listen to her, does whatever he wants without caring that it hurts her, won’t give her space when she needs it, and blackmails her into confiding in him by threatening to bring up her crush on Fitz. This pairing is toxic and unhealthy and I will always hate it. So mad at Shannon for making Sokeefe a thing when it shouldn’t be in a million years. Even Tam would be a better choice for Sophie.
“Keefe wrapped his arm around Sophie. “Foster gets all worked up when she’s trying to protect me.”
“That’s not what this is about!” Sophie snapped, pulling away. “Though would it kill you to do the smart thing, just once, and actually listen to someone when they’re giving you good advice, instead of thinking you know everything and doing whatever you want?”
Keefe considered that for a second. “Yeah, that might actually kill me.”
[snip]
“Hey,” Keefe said, grabbing Sophie’s arm as she tried to stomp away. “I get it. You’re mad at me-”
“No, you don’t get it,” Sophie interrupted. “You claim we’re a team, and then you change the rules the first chance you get and drag me into whatever insane plan you’ve come up with and expect me to just be okay with it. Well, I’m not okay with it.”
“Yeah. I’m sensing that. But-”
“There’s no ‘but’ with this. Either you swear that you’ll be honest with me from now on- and I mean actually honest. No more surprises. Or...I can’t trust you anymore.”
“You can trust me,” he promised. “You heard Dimitar. My mom’s message told him to challenge me. So he would’ve done it whether I took the title of Mercadir or not, and things would’ve ended up exactly the same way.”
“Maybe,” Sophie agreed quietly. “But you didn’t know that when you demanded the title, so it doesn’t count.”
Keefe sighed. “I’m just trying to keep you safe. Is that really such a horrible thing?”
“I’m not some damsel in distress who needs you to swoop in-”
“I know that, Foster. Believe me, I’m super aware of how powerful you are. And brilliant. And special. And-”
“The sucking ups’ getting a bit desperate,” Ro warned him.
“I’m just saying she’s important,” Keefe insisted, before turning back to Sophie. “You’re the one who matters--I’m just some pawn in my mom’s creepy game. So if I see a way to take the hit and make sure you’re not the one covered in bandages, I’m going to do it. And I thought you of all people would understand that, considering how many times you’ve put yourself at risk, trying to protect your friends.”
“There’s protecting and there’s steamrolling, Keefe. You’re preplanning ways to betray me. You went there today knowing exactly what you were going to say. You’d done research- which you didn’t bother sharing with me. That’s not teamwork. That’s the Keefe Show, and we’ve already seen how that ends.”
[snip]
“Okay, two choices, Keefe told her, standing up and tilting her chin toward him. “You can tell me what’s wrong. Or I can put my Empath powers to work-but keep in mind, Option B will likely pick up on all kinds of other feelings.”
Sophie gave him her surliest scowl, but he didn’t back down.
[snip]
“I’ll be fine,” Sophie promised. If she’d had it her way, she’d be alone. She’d even tried asking Keefe to leave, but there was no getting rid of him.”
[snip]
In conclusion he repeatedly betrays her trust, doesn’t listen to her, does whatever he wants without caring that it hurts her, won’t give her space when she needs it, and blackmails her into confiding in him by threatening to bring up her crush on Fitz. This pairing is toxic and unhealthy and I will always hate it. So mad at Shannon for making Sokeefe a thing when it shouldn’t be in a million years. Even Tam would be a better choice for Sophie.

I'm 99% sure that Tam is gay though.
J 'espère qu'elle finira avec Fitz

like there is a difference between 'slow burn' where you are screaming FOR the characters and just infuriatingly slow where you end up screaming AT the characters (talking abt u Foster)
But i was keefoster from the beginning (we want a guy who has, you know, PERSONALITY)
ik i am reeeeeaaaally late to the discussion and sophie has already ended up with keefe (she is so infuriating... the fact that it took her, what, NINE BOOKS to realized keefe liked her is crazy) but reading abt keefe and foster is wayyyy better than reading abt fitz and foster
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I also was a bit frustrated with Fitz's anger for awhile, but when it turned out he was SO right, I was able to fully appreciate his other scenes ;)))
So, what did you guys think? What are your ships? What do you think is going to happen?
I like Sophie w Fitz rn, but I think she will end up w Keefe. I guess we will see!