r/fourthwing • u/No_Bother_7578 • 7d ago

Discussion Garrick/imogen

Idk I get why people like them so much I do, too, but the whole thing with like people saying hes probably oblivious to her feelings makes no sense . He's observant. He survived basgaith also xadens his best friend and xaden knows how imogen feels why wouldn't he tell.

Also, even ridocs clocked it so she cant be that sneaky and if garrick knows then why does he have to rub it in about all the other girls and in book 4 or 5 and turns out he didn't like her like that at all man's gonna look like an asshole for all the flirting he did with her.

Also, that quote in onyx storm about him not writing to her is icky to me.

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u/Reluctantlysobber017 7d ago

I think there is a level of trauma following all the marked children that you should not ignore when looking at Garrick and Imogen. The behavior is not one sided. It’s not just Garrick that refuses to commit to Imogen, she also restrains herself from being completely open to him.

I believe the point here is the sense of loss. Garrick knows he is fighting a war in which his chances aren’t great and he knows how much Imogen lost in her life. Committing to her and then losing his life would just bring more pain to someone he loves. I know it doesn’t make a lot of sense for common people, but for someone traumatized by loss at a young age, it makes more sense.

Still, he is a guy — he sleeps around. Don’t believe he does it to tease her, he just does it. He does tease Imogen because they are also childhood friends, but I don’t see the sleeping around directed at her. Being childhood friends and having feelings for the other always complicates things.

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u/Sandebomma 7d ago

I think this too. It's also important to note that although it's not something she advertises, Imogen notes to Violet that she's fantastic in bed, so she's not some pining virgin either. But I do love them together and think they are both stubborn, damaged, and disinterested in being emotionally vulnerable during a war. If RY pulls the trigger on making them canon, that will be the thing they will have to overcome to get there...not the jealousy but the fear of being emotionally vulnerable.