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Of course, I never expected Juliette/Eve to reciprocate that sort of feeling because it would be very creepy. I’m happy to see the support they have for each other in those little scenes. As for age gaps, I do notice the disturbing trend of people shipping Trubel with those who are much older than her. Like… she’s fine on her own or with someone close to her age???

True. There was even a hot second there in season 4 when people shipped her with Muggle Josh, which was fine and all (and I actually thought their dynamic was really cute tbh)…but there was also some backlash about that because he seemed to be so much older than her.

Granted…his age is never explicitly stated in the show (and people’s age perception when it comes to TV characters is way off anyway because of the way people are usually cast in roles much younger than their actual age). But there was still that valid concern for the kind of message it sent to blithely promote such a ship, especially for a character that is vulnerable and traumatized…and tbh it was refreshing (and surprising) to see that kind of awareness, especially in a fandom where one of the most popular ships is between a rape victim and the person who raped them.

Although full disclosure…some of my major ships in other fandoms do have pretty gnarly age gaps. Then again, the younger persons involved are older than Trubel (my age or older). But still. It’s a thing that’s pervasive throughout fandom, and sometimes it’s good to take a step back and consider the implications of that.