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meanwhile, "the guys over there" and "they" in question --

*incoherent screeching noises*

The choice to have Rome read Anna Karenina in Me and Thee feels very deliberate.

I bet you know the first line even if you haven’t read the book: “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” And I think that might be the point, if nothing else. Rome and Thee look like they have everything — wealth, status, stability — and yet their family is deeply unhappy in a way that leaves both boys completely trapped.

But there are more connections between the book and the series. On the surface, Anna Karenina is a story about doomed love: going against societal expectations, wanting something you’re not supposed to want, and facing the consequences when you reach for it anyway.

You can see the link already: Rome and Thee, both wanting a love they’ve been told they cannot have.

But Anna Karenina isn’t only tragedy. It’s also about finding peace in the simplest parts of life. It shows that happiness is a choice, and that it can be found in small, quiet, everyday moments.