#redchen

Blaise and Jeremy started out as just friends with benefits, with Jeremy more “into” the relationship aspect than Blaise. They were getting along pretty well for a very long time, kind of dating, but also not (if that makes sense). Their relationship wasn’t traditional, but it was obvious that they deeply cared for each other.

But then Jeremy got stabbed in the chest with a knife and almost died. When he was in the hospital, Blaise was FREAKING THE HECK OUT. She couldn’t handle the thought of losing him, so she stayed away. I think she only visited him when he was unconscious, but being so close to his near-lifeless body REALLY hit her hard. She was super scared of him affecting her like that, so she tried to distance herself from him so that she wouldn’t feel the pain.

Jeremy wakes up and gets out of the hospital. To his knowledge, Blaise wasn’t there for him. She was the last one to “visit” him. She should have been by his side when he needed her most, but she wasn’t. He has no clue of the freakout. Blaise ends up breaking off their relationship with little-to-no explanation why. Jeremy’s super hurt and angry by this.

Amy then turned into a “rebound girl” of sorts. She was everything that Blaise was not. Sweet, caring, and there for Jeremy. Like two days after breaking up with Blaise, Jeremy gets together with Amy. They both really like each other, but Amy’s hesitant about the new relationship (as she should be). She says that she won’t continue seeing him until he tells Blaise that they’re together. Jeremy takes his damn time doing this. Really, it takes forever.

During this time of Jeremy being angry at Blaise (and him dating Amy), Blaise is in a horribly unstable state. Her past has come to haunt her, and her guilt over killing Kolo (the dude who killed Ken) is hurting her. She goes to therapy and tries to fix her mental state, but it’s super hard. It doesn’t help that Jeremy’s a jerk to her every time they meet. Slowly, she starts to fix herself and finally realizes that her fear of losing Jeremy was because she loved him. But it’s too late now, Jeremy’s moved on.

I like Redchen. At first I thought that it was a tad bit boring for my tastes, but their adorable romance has grown on me after seeing them interact. They're the two sweetest people alive, and they would be legitimately good for each other. Also, cute dorky innocent ships melt my heart into mush.

What I don't like are the circumstances under how it's happened. Jeremy and Blaise just had their big fight. They haven't known each other for years and years, yet they're still very big parts of each other's lives. They're partners, in more than one sense of the word, and now they feel betrayed by each other.

Just a few days after their fight (with both Blaise and Jeremy feeling unstable), Jeremy's latched onto Amy. She's optimistic, supportive, and was there for him. Everything that he believed Blaise was not.

I know they had a bit of chemistry beforehand, but what pushed Jeremy into the romance was how not like Blaise she is. Even on their first (almost) date, he was comparing it to the experiences he had with Blaise. That's not how a relationship should be. And yes, I do believe that he genuinely likes Amy for Amy, but constantly comparing her to Blaise is not healthy.

Actually this entire scenario isn't healthy, because he still hasn't completely broken it off with Blaise yet. Not properly. He and Blaise are just both too proud and stubborn to sit down and honestly talk about their feelings and insecurities. And now he's stuck in that awkward transitional phase where he's not in a proper relationship with anybody, and all it does is cause headache and pain.

Kudos to Amy for putting the foot down and telling him that she'll only continue their romantic relationship if he's completely sure he and Blaise are over. This includes telling her about his feelings towards Amy. I'm very proud of Amy for doing this because she obviously knows what's healthy in a relationship, and wants theirs to be sincere and not have to worry about him going back to Blaise. And it saves her the heartbreak if it doesn't work out.

In an ideal situation, Jeremy and Blaise would have talked it out with each other already. And, if after fully understanding what the other is going through and they still decide that being a part is better for the both of them, then alright. Then, after making sure that there aren't any lingering feelings, Jeremy would look in Amy's direction. They would gradually go forth in their relationship, and maybe it could turn into something serious. And I'd be cool with that.

Because Amy doesn't deserve to go through another failed relationship.

Now the only reason why I want Blaisebird to work out more than Redchen in this triangle is because Blaise needs Jeremy right now. She's clearly not as stable as she could be (ie: the red room nightmares, how she thinks she's a murderer for killing Kolo, how she believes she was meant to be alone), and Jeremy was literally all she had. Her family's of no help (her mother being ill and her sister busy with like 8 kids), and she can't go to Mal or Nat with this. She could talk to Dr. Cole, but he's not there for emotional comfort. And with all of that bottled up inside her, Blaise's reckless personality might cause her to do something that she'll seriously regret.

Amy, on the other hand, has already but a metaphorical stop sign onto their relationship. She knows Jeremy's still attached to Blaise, and even though it'll hurt to see him go back to Blaise, she'll understand.

What I'm trying to say is, if Blaise had somebody else to turn to for help, somebody that would comfort her and wouldn't judge her for feeling the way she does, then yes, Redbird would be cool. If Blaisebird actually communicated properly with each other and reached a natural finality to their relationship, then yes, Redbird would be cool.

I'm just very uncomfortable with the entire situation right now because nothing's being fixed or resolved. Blaise still hates herself and is deeply scared of what she might do. Jeremy still hasn't told her about Amy, even though Amy specifically requested him to. He jumped ships like a game of musical chairs, and the process that needed to be there for it to work has been skipped completely.

This post is a mess and I don't think I'm making much sense here. It worked in my head, I'm sorry.

TL;DR:

I'm sorry you're getting hate, because you shouldn't be.

Redchen is very important, and I'm sorry if it seemed like I've been brushing it off.

This love triangle thing is a mess, and I really hope they work it out soon, because they can't have all these distractions about them when trying to hunt down someone as dangerous as the Firstborn.

Jer and Amy are cute, but now really wasn't a good time.

Amy's pretty much the only logical one here.

Jeremy needs to work out his love-life. Like fo realz. Maybe he should write it down or make a flowchart or something. Just work it out.

Blaise needs a friend. Pronto. Because I'm really, really scared for her mental, emotional, and physical safety.