angie would you be so kind to explain the cressder dynamic and why it was popular (i think. i wasn't aware). i love them both but i'm not sure i see the potential! change my mind i want more lesbians in my life
omg cressder mention!!!
so i think itās the fact that theyāre so similar yet so different. they were both dehumanized then forced to to only do one job for the rest of their lives. because cinder was a cyborg, people hated her and she was forced to only do mechanic work. because cress was a shell, people hated her and she was forced to be a hacker. ik itās not specifically like that, but somewhere along those lines. both of them felt lonely and isolated for the better part of their lives. they both turned to tech. cinder still had peony, but cress had no one. also, evil mother figures?!!
but both of them turned out so differently. cinder was rebellious, sarcastic, and snarky. cress was curious, shy, and awkward. i mean they were both awkward. they also both had an inner desire to belong, even after a life of people telling them they didnāt belong anywhere. their confidence also grew and manifested throughout the books. so, despite their many different character traits, they are very similar.
i havenāt pondered enough on cressder to tell you the exact dynamic, but i think theyād bond over their feelings of loneliness and trauma. then, over time, theyād find aspects of themselves in each and resonate. it becomes very easy to be vulnerable with each other as well. itās probably cinder that taught cress to not wait for anyone to save her. it was probably cress that taught cinder to always hold hope for the feature, even if things are bleary and dark.
plus, theyād share so many hobbies together. i imagine cinder tinkering with a droid, cress asking to program it, then cinder teasing her, asking ādo you not have faith in my programming skills?ā and cress reddens, apologizing. i mean, cinder probably loves it when cress gets all flustered.
and theyāre tech nerdssss. they probably nerd out together in canon, but even more so if theyāre together.
well, thereās probably more i can add, but then again, i was only semi into cressder. this makes me want to think about it more . did that make sense?








