#hemes

I believe the 4th season will just focus on personal growth and the process of moving forward of multiple characters, especially devi.

Paxton's journey and Devi's impact

Paxton reaching his goal earlier than the rest of the main cast means that he will get way less focus than the rest ( I low-key think we'll get more Trent focus than Paxton this season) and it also means there's few things left to see abt his arc.

In season 1 he was seen/portrayed as a heartthrob who is also low-key dumb and immature yet he had so much more to him, he didn't like being perceived that way, was a great and loyal friend to Trent and we saw his soft side with his sister and oji-chan. By season 3 his character arc has reached a closure. By this conclusion I don't see Devi being much involved in his life unless it's about Devi's closure and her journey of grief and acceptance, which they had in their talk of the season 3 finale. At least Paxton's role in that journey was done.

To me the Devi X Paxton romance has ran it's course and it's over. It did its job for both characters. The conclusion being they were vital parts of each others healing and that they had love for each other. The romance though...it was done. Devi didn't get the butterflies and excitement she used to have anymore.

Still, you can't deny that Devi's role in his story is important and so is he to Devi. He thanked her in his speech and she thanked him for being a dream. That's what he was to her ... a dream. An idealised dream that she craved and a way for her to cope with the loss of somebody she really loved ( I believe the voicemail connection helps my deduction that Devi initially saw Paxton as sb who could help her get something at least ,since she lost the person that meant so much to her let her at least get her the boy she's had a crush on for many years, even though she knew next to nothing abt him.) She needed a coping mechanism, a distraction if you will. Their scene together fulfills what ultimately Devi was seeking in Paxton and what their romance together was for her

Through rewatch sth became really clear. By season 3 ,Paxton liked Devi more than Devi ever liked him. She was seeking escape and a dreamy romance which he gave her and once she saw that wasn't what would help her heal she decided to move on. Ofc they were there for each other through their issues and sure he may still love her but this story follows Devi's journey and her dealing with her issues (trauma,loss, low self esteem etc)

Tl:dr it became evident to me that she saw him initially as a trophy bf, someone to help numb her pain ,a price for her pain,sth she really wanted now that she lost so much ,ultimately her realizing avoiding the pain and forcing yourself to move on so you don't hurt anymore wasn't the way to move forward and Paxton wasn't what she wanted anymore.

She has moved on

Then we have Ben. Someone who was the part of her old dream that she wanted to take with her.