Character Discussion Rachel and Marco

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I love these two together, how Marco always wants to date Rachel, or at least joke about it, and Rachel gets back at him with cracks that make it look like she doesn't like him, even though she really likes him as a friend. (just not the other way).

i think they have a respect for each other, but she finds him annoying many times. One of those adversarial friendships in a sense...fighting sometimes but working together when it counts.

Comments

[acts_of_tekla]

Yeah, I could see them as the couple that provides soap opera entertainment to the entire high school by having repeated spectacularly public break ups and then getting back together, but you figure actually really do like each other because they've been dating consistently for years, but eventually they grow up enough to figure out that sparks and chemistry =/= sound relationship base and break up for good (but hopefully remain friends).

[blue_rampion]

Hah, I'd never thought that they might be the 'constantly break up then get back together' type before, but I can see that happening XD. Oddly enough though, what you describe kinda (particularly about them eventually just ending up as friends), reminds me of what actually happens with them in the books. Sure, they never actually dated or anything, but you did start off with Marco having a crush on Rachel at the beginning but by the end that had gone away.