#gemetho

what is their shipname ummmmm

Etho: OH What do *I* want!!

Perspective study with Gem and Etho <3

In the context of Hermitcraft, I’d say it’s mostly due to their age gap (which even as characters is fairly assumed), and also them both not wanting to affect the general server-family dynamic that the Hermits have. Most Gemtho moments were in S9, and came from natural banter, and while there’s a lot in S10 as well, it seems that the Hermits are generally more conscious of how fandom can interpret their characters. From an in-character lense, this can be viewed as Gemtho having natural chemistry but not wanting to make things awkward, and so becoming more clipped with each other in an attempt to reduce the tension, which might be the reason why cGem teases Etho so much about Joel (as a way of her projecting). Etho’s also a lot older, both in seasons as a Hermit and in actual age, which can contribute to a distance between them. That’s just my take, though.

That’s a very interesting question, one that I don’t know if it has a proper answer. I think it’d definitely put off a lot of current Gemtho shippers and bring more attention to the age gap, and if they’d known each other back then, it could affect their whole dynamic. I can’t really say if it’d be better or worse, but it’d definitely be different.