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spoilers
she doesn’t force herself on him she kind of snaps at him after she steps in the fight. Also the first time hey kissed it was when art was in a hospital bed or something when I think Tess was fighting Curtis in one of their classes (to prove strengths or something it wasn’t like a duel) n he uses a phase from his beast will n art goes to save her, he ends up in the hospital bed n then she kissed him I’m pretty sure they kiss again but I don’t remember that much..
he pretty much keeps his distance from her until he’s like 17 (even then I’m not really seeing anything romantic between them)
yupyuppp their relationship is really cute :<< i dont get the hate :<<
I hope Tess gets rejected, I can totally see her forcing her feeling on Arthur. I want Arthur stays a badass without a love interest.