#rexeve

hot take: Rex/Eve is much more interesting than Mark/Eve (i didn't say healthier, just more interesting imo)

looking forward to expanding on these two more in my Indomitable story! w/o giving spoilers, i headcanon they were drawn to each other bc they both understood one another due to their screwed up childhoods. Rex was a lot of things...a dick, stubborn, impulsive, but never the type to make Eve feel like an outcast bc of her powers or personality. Eve, desperate for an escape from her homelife, and Rex, starved from genuine human contact, mutually decided to start dating when they were 17 thinking that would fix all their problems.

in a nutshell, their relationship is survival alongside someone who understood; silent permission to just be themselves. Rex is ultimately the one who pushes Eve away (he doesn't cheat in this storyline) and she breaks things off w him, neither speaking to each other for a while. they do end up talking things over eventually and Rex gives a proper apology (albiet in his own way), which leads them to rekindling a genuine friendship as they'll always have that special bond as platonic soulmates. they continue to go to each other for advice and cheer each other on from the sidelines as they watch each other grow as ppl, geuninely happy when they succeed.