some inheritance games + the naturals parallels <3
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR BOTH SERIES (it's mainly about ships)
— grayson & michael were introduced first and in a similar way; they were sent to get avery & cassie and the girls were immediately attracted to them
— dean & jameson were introduced second; they were also the last of the main groups to be introduced to the mcs
— there was a tension around both dean & jameson before the introduction
Michael’s eyes darkened. Lia’s mouth curved slowly into a smile. “Well,” Sloane said brightly, completely unaware of the changing undercurrent in the room. “There’s also Dean.”
“Is Jameson here yet?” the dark-haired boy amended his question. Grayson stiffened. “No.”
— avery & jameson worked as partners more in the same way that cassie & dean did
— both avery & cassie initiated the first kiss with jameson & dean (and they were both the first kisses in the book)
— meanwhile grayson & michael were the one who initiated their kisses
— what jameson & dean said after their first kiss with the girls:
“It doesn’t matter.” He continued punching the bag. “It was just a game.” Truth or Dare. He was right. It was just a game. So why did I feel like someone had slapped me? (dean)
“If Emily taught me anything, it’s that everything is a game. Even this. Especially this.” (jameson)
His torso was lean, his stomach defined. He had a long, thin scar that ran from collarbone to hip. (jamie)
Dean had a scar, too—older, thinner, like someone had drawn the tip of a knife slowly down his torso in a jagged line from the base of his collarbone to his navel.
— calming the mc's panic attacks
Jameson came up beside me. He put his hands on my shoulders. He walked me over to the edge of the roof. The very edge, close enough that Oren called out, but in response, all Jameson did was spread my arms to each side, until his and mine were both held out in a T. “Close your eyes,” he whispered. “Breathe.” I closed my eyes. I breathed. I felt him breathing.
I felt a hand, warm and steady, on the back of my neck. Dean. “You’re fine,” he said. “It’ll pass.” This from the boy who’d never wanted me to go to the place I’d just gone. “Just breathe,” he told me, dark eyes making a careful study of mine. I returned the favor, concentrating on his face—here, now, this moment, nothing else.
— at the end of book 2, cassie has a near death experience, after which she makes a decision regarding the love triangle and chooses dean who was there for her
— at the end of the hawthorne legacy, avery also has a near death experience, jameson is there for her and she chooses him
— in book 3 of the naturals, michael is bitter that cassie didn't choose him, he's distant and self destructive and cassie worries about him a lot, but they manage to fix it and remain friends
— from what we've seen in tfg, grayson is distant and avery is worried about him (waiting for them to fix their friendship too!)
also a reminder that neither of these books are romance books, so it makes sense that the love triangles resolved in book 2!
the naturals had 3 more books after that and it was just plot and no more love triangle, while tig has only 1 more book so it makes even more sense to end the love triangle and focus on a bunch of other things
23 days until the final gambit, we got this!! so excited
