I read that but the datebook "Inside Kou" (I think that was it's name) debunks it. As far as I remember it states explicitly that Jean and Marco were close. Nevertheless I like that interpretation and find it interesting. It's a refreshing change from "Marco is Jean's perfect friend soulmate".
OMG, I've been so bothered by "Marco was Jean's only friend" stuff, too! Granted, I think I do sort of get where it comes from (other than wanting to make the Jeanmarco ship more "special"). Jean's relationship with Sasha and Connie is not that developed onscreen and Jean's been portrayed as being their emotional support at times but not so much the other way around (which can create some distance and inequality), but... Their banter indicates that they are pretty comfortable and close nevertheless and SC are probably the two friends with whom Jean hangs out with to have fun/get into shenanigans (or sometimes keep them in check).
And yeah, there was the Bertholdt thing with Bertl being even moved enough to tell both Connie and Jean that even if things had turned out like this he really saw them as friends. Not to mention the bit where Connie brought up that they had sworn to grow old together. Or things like Mikasa being stunned by Ymir's betrayal or hesitating to finish off Bert and Reiner the first time around.
Maybe the best way to compare the 104th is to say that they were a bit like family? They were stuck together for better or for worse for a while and shared a lot of stuff over the years. Some members were definitely closer than others, but I still wish that fandom would branch out more instead of only sticking to the "default" friendships and pairings.
Plus as you say, parts of Jeanmarco fandom elevating the ship to the most special friendship hurts Marco's character, too. Eren seemed to definitely like him and Armin had some sort of friendship with him too. As for Annie judging by how uncomfortable see was at the suggestion of having killed Marco, it's safe to say that if she did it she felt at least guilty. Which in turn indicates that she most likely didn't hate him.
With Jeanmarco, I always wonder why it's not more of a thing in fics that Marco is such a do-gooder/peacemaker that he constantly bites off more than he can chew or ends up stressing too much over other people's problems. Instead he mainly fusses over Jean with rare token good deeds to prove that he is "freckled jesus" (ugh).
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(Anonymous) 2014-06-12 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)OMG, I've been so bothered by "Marco was Jean's only friend" stuff, too! Granted, I think I do sort of get where it comes from (other than wanting to make the Jeanmarco ship more "special"). Jean's relationship with Sasha and Connie is not that developed onscreen and Jean's been portrayed as being their emotional support at times but not so much the other way around (which can create some distance and inequality), but... Their banter indicates that they are pretty comfortable and close nevertheless and SC are probably the two friends with whom Jean hangs out with to have fun/get into shenanigans (or sometimes keep them in check).
And yeah, there was the Bertholdt thing with Bertl being even moved enough to tell both Connie and Jean that even if things had turned out like this he really saw them as friends. Not to mention the bit where Connie brought up that they had sworn to grow old together. Or things like Mikasa being stunned by Ymir's betrayal or hesitating to finish off Bert and Reiner the first time around.
Maybe the best way to compare the 104th is to say that they were a bit like family? They were stuck together for better or for worse for a while and shared a lot of stuff over the years. Some members were definitely closer than others, but I still wish that fandom would branch out more instead of only sticking to the "default" friendships and pairings.
Plus as you say, parts of Jeanmarco fandom elevating the ship to the most special friendship hurts Marco's character, too. Eren seemed to definitely like him and Armin had some sort of friendship with him too. As for Annie judging by how uncomfortable see was at the suggestion of having killed Marco, it's safe to say that if she did it she felt at least guilty. Which in turn indicates that she most likely didn't hate him.
With Jeanmarco, I always wonder why it's not more of a thing in fics that Marco is such a do-gooder/peacemaker that he constantly bites off more than he can chew or ends up stressing too much over other people's problems. Instead he mainly fusses over Jean with rare token good deeds to prove that he is "freckled jesus" (ugh).