As a Jake kinnie and supporter, an Aiden enjoyer, and Jakeden shipper- deadass the story would be more exciting if they dated.
Hear me out- Tom x Jake? Itās cute, but it honestly feels a little empty. If ONC wanted to focus on the Jam ship, they shouldāve added more. The stupid āwill they wonāt theyā should not be in my indie gay show!!
James x Aiden- nothing. No seasoning. No spice. No chemistry. Just fanservice. In my opinion, it doesnāt help that the first kiss they ever had was a little non-consensual. Aiden agreed to kiss him for like 2 seconds- not 10. Aiden was probably really uncomfortable considering that he didnāt like James at the time. Plus Jamesā entire personality is āAidenā and āSocial mediaā it feels like heās an NPC.
So what if in DCAS Aiden used to love James, he really did. But recently, every kiss feels fake, every hug feels fabricated. James still loves Aiden, but Aiden doesnāt feel the same anymore. Getting back into the show was perfect! Maybe he could have the privacy to talk to Lake, maybe the spark between him and James would relight! But as soon as Aiden walks onto the plane, he spots Jake. Aiden LOVED Jake in season one- so he has a little fanboy crush as is. James gets voted off, and Aiden doesnāt really feel that upset, if anything heās a little glad he wonāt have to act super lovey dovey. He had a conversation with Lake before she gets voted off, and she basically tells him āItās okay to not be in love anymore. Things happen, you should just be honest with him and break things off when the show is over.ā
Jake on the other hand gets jealous of Tom and Aiden hanging out- but this time.. itās not because of Tom. Jake is jealous that Tom is hanging out with this cute boy. Jake tells himself that heās jealous of Aiden, as Jake has slowly begun to realize that him and Tom just might not be meant to be and he needs to move the fuck on. Eventually, Jake starts to realize that heās thinking more and more about Aiden and tells this to Ashley- and she basically says āWell it sounds like you got a crush on Aiden, not Tom.ā Jake understands this now- but because heās bad with his feelings, he still acts kinda passive aggressive with Aiden. Yet he canāt help but joke around with him sometimes. When the merge happens and Connor gives everyone the speech, Jake realizes that he should be more honest with Aiden. So Jake and Aiden start to develop a friendship! Episode 13- the superhero one! At the end of the challenge! Make Aiden kiss Jake in the moment!! Because over the course of the show- Aiden was like āGod Jake is so prettyā and then their friendship arc made him go āGod Jake is so coolā then after the challenge- Jake and Aiden talk to each other- and become a couple.
This adds more to Jakeās character! Heās finally in a relationship that isnāt based off looks, they have chemistry, they have a genuine relationship arc and not that āwill they wonāt theyā bullcrap. Then when Aiden gets voted off! Jake is like āI need to win this for me, AND Aiden!ā
Also the moment when Jake finds out James is his helper in the final challenge? That āJames.. oh g o dā is so much funnier because Jake and Aiden are dating now. And Jake has no idea about how James feels about that. (Donāt worry they establish that James and Aiden break up in the motel episode- James is sad but he understands)
hey hey hey as a big jakeden fan i am NODDINGGGGGGG
this is my own personal bias but i'd love to add james to their relationship anyways, jajames enemies to lovers is SO FUNNY - but i can totally get behind just jakeden. seriously they had so much chemistry.
i think i would change the kiss though, i'd let them get a kiss just maybe in the finale, granted that jake is in it. just so everything is consensual and sorted out, so we don't have to bear with 'cheating' drama with jaiden. they can still have those nice, awkward & romantic moments, like the hug in the lie detector episode (my god was that peak jakeden. that whole episode was spectacular for them)
i fw this hard












