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I think there’s a big part of Aaron that wants nothing more than to be with Rob again (and you can see that with how quickly he kissed him again) but he’s afraid to let him back in. He’s afraid to hope that things could be different this time only to lose Rob again. It’s like what Robert said during the reunion ep. He’d rather never get him back than get him back only to have to lose him all over again.

This is a major reason why I think Aaron keeps trying to convince himself John is the best choice for him. I think he knows deep down he doesn’t love John (or anyone) the way he loves Robert. But at the moment he’s sticking with the safe choice much the same way he did when he was dating the Doc. Only it’s worse this time.

This isn’t like in 2017/2018 where they (Robron) broke up and got back together after a little bit. Aaron has had to endure years without Rob and years grieving what they had and could have had. He’s also had to deal with most of these feelings on his own. He hasn’t talked a lot about Rob because it’s too painful but just look at the pic we saw him take out of his wallet. It’s obvious Rob has never been far from his thoughts.

Lord knows Aaron went through a lot in 2017 but during all of it Rob was always around the village and he kept reminding Aaron how much he still loved him and wanted them back. Aaron has at least at some point in the past six years questioned if Rob still loved him probably questioned if he ever loved him at all. Aaron not only couldn’t see or talk to him but he had to find out Rob ended their marriage from a piece of paper.

So while yes Aaron tried to move on from Rob in 2017/2018 he was mostly going through the motions of what everyone around him told him he should be doing. Now though I think he’s going to fight hard to convince himself (and everyone else) that he loves John and he doesn’t want Robert anymore. John is the barrier he can use to put up between himself and Rob right now.

I'm just really protective of Rob he's my fav character of all time and it seems kind of a miracle to have him back again. His exit story was painful af so I'm not looking forward to see him suffer more. I mean I'm happy he's getting screen time (and so much of it) but not ready to see him being treated like shit again. This all kind of reminds me of after the breakup in 2017 when Rob was on his own and hurting and no one seemed to care not even Vic who was more worried about Rebecca.