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ethan + dorothy end up together, get married and have a child
theon + julia end up together w child as well
their kids get along well
i frankly dont see why ppl want mc to end up with theon.
theon and julia are selfish and dismissive of their friend ray and his sister
the first timeline - theon knows of MCs feelings for him and uses them to his advantage to remain close to ray in order to stay alive
instead of being honest with his "dear friend" and asking for help with the spirit of darkness, he keeps it between him and julia and uses MC (however, this is cleared up in the current timeline)
dorothea isn't blameless but she and ray are victims of abuse, different levels but still victims . she got the short end of the stick and turned out the way she did, but shes making an effort to change
ethan was also a victim of abuse, and he's also a lil crazy but his entire adult life he honed in on his love and admiration of MC and did everything he could to please her. the fact that he knew theon was using MC and would threaten/argue with him bc he was concerned for MC is part of his redeeming qualities
i dont get what makes him the lesser choice.
between some dude who doesnt love her + used her, and a confidant who loved her enough to reset time to bring her back to life ... the choice is pretty clear to me lol
theon did NOT have feelings for her in the first life, he simply respected her and liked her as a friend. he seems to have grown feelings for her in the current timeline but will move on to his girlfriend and seemingly affair partner from the first timeline