i’m going to be irrationally upset if annie and ellis are endgame
i’m sick of the propaganda telling young girls they should pick the nonchalant guy over the assertive one.
rory is emotionally open, clearly expresses his feelings and intentions, truly seems to care about annie’s thoughts and feeling, and treats her with respect. rory and annie are able to have real conversations because he meets her at her level.
ellis is deeply insecure and emotionally opaque. he doesn’t openly pursue annie because he thinks he doesn’t deserve her, then interprets every setback in their fling as proof of that negative self-belief. when annie opens up about her deeper thoughts and feelings he doesn’t really engage, so all their conversations are surface level. i even started to wonder if he really liked annie as a person or if he just wanted to get a girl as beautiful and well-liked as her to validate himself.
obviously ellis is a teenager and he could definitely mature from this insecure phase. but in real life that kind of guy sucks to be in a relationship with. if annie wants to pursue her big dreams, a guy like ellis will feel threatened and his insecurity will hold her back. i’ll be really pissed if ellis and annie get a happily ever after because their relationship is the way weaker one.