i think what i absolutely love about bubbline is the fact that it is a relationship entirely based on self-growth and second chances.
i mean, marceline and bubblegum were bitter exes who had a nasty break-up by the time we first see them, and each one blames the other for it, but later down the series, it becomes apparent to us that they both caused the break-up due to the simple fact that they were incompatible as a couple. bubblegum was way too absorbed in the responsibilities of ruling her kingdom to give marceline the attention she wanted, and marceline was too irresponsible and childish to support bubblegum through this change.
each of them have flaws that not only caused their break-up, but that actively compromised the quality their own individual lives. and at first, they are both so absorbed in their own issues that they weren’t willing to understand what the other was going through, choosing to point fingers at each other instead.
yet, as the series went on, we saw the entire process of their healing - something that often happened when they were apart from each other, dealing with their own problems. marceline had to come to terms with her painful past in ways she hadn’t ever allowed herself before, while bubblegum had to confront the consequences of her rocky government. those things slowly but surely changed their characters and their priorities; which, in turn, made them open up to each other in ways they never had before, and this new level of closeness and trust granted them a better and more compassionate insight into each other’s minds, which subsequently resulted in them actually helping each other confront these issues and grow as people, for once.,
they helped each other better themselves first, and only through this allowed themselves to give their love another shot, and i think that’s beautiful.
