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Barbie Roberts x Trey Reardon art | Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures

I'm a sucker for love-hate/rivals dynamics so this RR duo was definitely my piece of cake. I can provide a whole article on why Barbie/Trey is a good example of a solid and actually DEVELOPING slow burn relationship. The key factor is that the characters change under the influence of each other, open up a new look at things around and themselves as well. Barbie is the only one who truly believed in Trey, saw his inner talents and made him do the same. The Xmas vlog is the most obvious ex of how his desire to improve directly depends on Barbie. Being a kind and inspiring person, she treats Trey well despite all his antics. It's kinda funny she always was the first to learn his secrets, even charming for "enemies". Actually Trey fits perfectly with the type of a character who messes up with the object of his sympathy in order to attract attention but indirectly 'cause other way is embarrassing. In fact, I'm sure that Trey subconsciously likes Barbie, although given his immature behaviour, he rarely reflects on it (like B, he is less concerned about love at this stage but these feelings will intensify eventually). However when he thinks about the roots of his crush, Trey tries to brush it off and seems to convince himself this feeling is fake but the more Barbie smiles at him, the more he realizes he is doomed. She attracts him with her eccentricity, charm and sense of spirit. But his family is dismissive of the Roberts, while Trey himself is only forced to follow the imposed role due to fear of disapproval dreaming of the same family relationships.

Barbie and Trey are both nature-born leaders with no intention to lose but if Barbie perceives this rivalry more as a game (the beach episode/a dodgeball scene), then Trey's determination is much more serious. However the ability to combine their efforts for a common goal is what makes them a cool team. And I like that they often agree on mutual terms but it ends up unselfishly.

KISS! - Wait no, I want more than that. I want them to do an episode about consent and how you don't need to let someone touch you if you don't want them too even in a casual way. How you can say "Hey I'm not super comfortable with you hugging me hello, can we just hi-five or fist bump instead?" or how it's important to ask before hugging someone and understanding body language to see when someone's uncomfortable and respond to that appropriately. Then at the end Barbie says, "so Ken, can I kiss you?" and Ken gets all flustered and blushes and says "uh, um, well, yes, yeah, I mean, if, if you want to, yes, yes please" and the screen cuts black and we all scream because we didn't actually see it but we know it happened and now they're together and I will be crying on the floor.

Before the Barbie vlogs I honestly never cared about Ken because he was such an unecessary part of Barbie’s life. She had many incredible careers, a house, a car, so many clothes and he didn’t seem to add anything to that. I personally have never been that interested in romantic relationships and so through her I didn’t see the need. But as a fangirl and major shipper I love and support them in this form. We see how much Ken and Barbie not only love eachother but build eachother up. They have a unique relationship and support eachother in so many ways. We can see how much Ken supports and appriciates Barbie. All I want in a ship are two people who support and love eachother, making eachother the best versions of themselves and Barbie and Ken are doing that, showing children at young ages what a healthy relationship is and I love it.