•★ — 𝓭𝓲 𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓸 :
i agree completely! to me, Kevin and Thea's dynamics are very similar to Tashi and Art's (challengers). both are attracted to the sports star, not the man they are. both care way more about the sport, about being the best and about appearances than they do about their SO (i.e tashi saying she'd divorce art if he lost and thea refusing to talk to kevin at all if his comfort crowd (monsters) are around). It feels like they are both trying to achieve or prove something through their bfs. and sure, Kevin breaths exy, he lives for it and in that sense, i can kinda see why Thea would be a good fit, except he needs to be loved despite his greatness. Kevin needs someone who will cheer for him and encourage him, but not fuel his need to overachieve in order to feel like he is worth something. he needs someone who will see him as kevin first and as Kevin Day second. And I think that comes from fraternal/platonic love first, just like Jean. Jean is very similar to Kevin, even stricter in some ways, but he is healing, he is learning to be loved and perceived as Jean and not just Raven Jean Moreau, he's still exy obsessed, but he's learning he is more than just an amazing backliner and learning to have "non exy centered" relationships. I feel like Kevin desperately needs that, he deserves that and Thea can't give him that cause she is extremely exy/raven centered herself.
2025-07-29 00:37:33