Rictor & Shatterstar’s relationship: Trouble in Paradise?
I know that writers of ongoing stories like comic books or soap operas tend to disrupt “Happily Ever After” as often as possible. But I would have enjoyed a few more happy moments before we started rocking the boat. In X-factor #226, we see both lovers expressing doubts. I could see how Rictor’s attraction/attachment to Shatterstar MIGHT have gotten a boost from his own feelings of powerlessness and Shatterstar’s bond in return could be affected by his feeling of being lost in a world that is not his.
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I’m hoping this is a temporary setback. I think Rictor’s emotions are probably closer to romantic love than Shatterstar’s. Shatty’s warrior background and upbringing in Mojoworld didn’t prepare him for being part of a couple. I hope Peter David’s master plan is to show us readers as well as the pair of heroes that they belong together. And also hoping he keeps Layla’s ladyparts out of the equation. I’d rather see her get closer to her prophesied marriage to Madrox.
