#bugsramble

I love jax so deeply as a character and I feel for every horror he has witnessed.

However, I can not defend him for this. If he chose to keep himself there, fine- but thats not what he did. In his reality, he was keeping them ALL trapped. The fact that the choice didn't end up mattering does not invalidate the previously perceived consequences of that choice.

He acted on impulse that was rooted in fear. That still does not excuse what he did. Jax is a complex character, one who has done many things wrong in his life and one who has experienced deep seated trauma. I love the writing of him– he is so deeply flawed and yet so relatable. Every slip of his masked persona humanizes him in tragic ways.

This post is also operating based on the information we have. I have seen theories that Caine controlled Jax's mind for this to play out in his favor and theories that Caine only caused Jax to have the flashbacks mid panic attack as bait. I do not believe these theories- they seem mostly like a desperate attempt to explain away what Jax did and to pardon him of all wrongdoing. He fucked up.

He fucked up BAD.

He is my favorite character and (I believe) I understand him in a well thought out way– enough to recognize he is SO IN THE WRONG HERE.

Finally found Jumbo Jax at GameStop!

I LOVE THIS QUESTION!! I think about this A LOT!!

They would be a mess. At least at first. Their current relationship needs a lot of mending first and it's gonna take a long time for either of them to feel truly comfortable in their dynamic again. Jax would accidentally confess first, and then have a full blown anxiety attack about it and tell her it was just for lol's. Pomni knows better, she can see it in his face.

She gives him his space as he needs it but he assumes it's because he fucked it up again, he doesn't know how to apologize and actually refuses to do so usually because it would be a sign of weakness. He does it when she just gives him blank stared for long enough, tho.

They argue about extremely dumb shit but usually end up laughing at how stupid it is by the end.

Neither of them enjoy PDA, jax doesn't like feeling vulnerable in that way and Pomni doesn't like people seeing her comfortability with physical touch in that way. She still isn't very physically affectionate in private but she accepts Jax initiating it. Jax doesn't even particularly mean to when he does– he just find himself laying with his head in her lap after a long day and accepts it.

They pair up on adventures, Jax gets passive aggressive with anyone who tries to take Pomni on teams or duos so everyone else just kind of accepted it. Zooble rolls their eyes every time he acts possessive, they think those two are sickening and Pomni could do better...bleh.

Pomni likes to tease Jax about his tail. Jax likes to tug on her hat. She tells him his overalls are ugly. She secretly thinks they're very soft and comfy to rub her face against. He tells her she's short, she calls him a circus freak for his height. He says they're all circus freaks and that she needs to work on her comebacks.