Goodreads asked Sebastien de Castell:

Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Sebastien de Castell This is one of those questions I'm not particularly good at answering because it's asking that we hold up two characters separate from story when (for me, at least), characters only really exist within the context of their stories. Outside of it they're like still photographs: pretty to look at, but unmoving.

With that caveat in mind, I'd have to say Jessica Jones and Luke Cage (from the Marvel comics rather than the Netflix series). Their relationship is rocky, messy, but ultimately moved forward by love and pulled apart by both circumstance and their respective stubbornness. Moreover, for comic book characters their relationship seems to actually progress is a more convincing way than most genre novels or television series I encounter. They meet, they use each other for short-term needs only to find something keeps bringing them back. They get married, get into arguments over politics such as the original Marvel Civil War event, and eventually come back together (mostly because the war ends). They both adore their child, Danielle, but on more than one occasion Jessica has taken her away from Luke if she thinks he's headed down a path that could bring danger to her. All in all, there's enough progression and humanity in their relationship to keep it interesting.

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