#these are flawed messy and sometimes immature people with a vast number of communication issues

[timlucys]

the day the fandom realizes that chenford doesn't currently function within the confines of a healthy, communicative, adult relationship is the day i will know peace.

#like yes if the relationship you were talking about existed i'd be anti breakup too #but it doesn't! and those flaw-free characters you talk about don't exist on the show - they only exist in fic! #these are flawed messy and sometimes immature people with a vast number of communication issues #and a penchant for being the martyr (tim) and being the runner (lucy) #they're not automatically devoid of flaws once they're together. if anything their fear makes those flaws worse #their lack of communication and overt side-skirting of issues is prevalent from 512 to 521 without the rose coloured glasses filter #like step back from the pancakes and the 'dadford' and i promise you'll see two people with a myriad of interesting and complicated issues #and that people are allowed to think a fascinating way to handle this is to get them apart to build them stronger back together #YOU are allowed to think otherwise. but others can view this as compelling storytelling and put that above their shipper goggle lens #text