Even if Tyler were a completely normal guy, I’m gonna be honest I’d still ship him with Wednesday.
The appeal of Wednesday and Tyler isn’t about twists or secrets to me, it’s that Tyler is just some guy who somehow understands her better than almost anyone outside her family. When you compare him to people like Enid or Xavier, it’s clear he gets her on a different level. He doesn’t try to fix her, soften her, or push her to be more “normal.” He just lets her be Wednesday. And more importantly, he likes her that way.
Tyler never treats her like a project or a puzzle that needs solving. He doesn’t want her to change who she is or apologize for it. He enjoys how unapologetically herself she is, and that’s such an underrated kind of affection. There’s something really powerful about a romance where one character is just a total lover who appreciates the other person exactly as they are, no conditions attached.
The cute barista boy falling for the goth girl everyone else finds weird, intimidating, or off-putting is inherently romantic to me. He sees her, appreciates her, and chooses her anyway not in spite of who she is, but because of it.
Like I’m not kidding, this show could’ve been set in a completely normal setting without the supernatural elements, and I’d still be shipping the hell out of Wednesday and Tyler. Sorry, but sometimes cute, simple romances really do it for me too. I love both cute, simple romances and complex ones, and Wednesday and Tyler are the perfect mix of both.
