panam is to male v what river is to female v
i see lots of river dislike because of how hard he comes on or how awkwardly affectionate he can be, and don’t get me wrong i do agree somewhat as someone who mainly plays as female v and goes for judy, but i rarely see people use this same argument for panam! love my girl don’t get me wrong but playing as male v and going for kerry while doing her quests was so awkward 😭 she’s meant to be flirty regardless if you show any romantic interest and it makes it feel so ehh if you’re not trying to romance her.
i get that a lot of the opinions on river and panam differ because one, we have more time with panam as compared to river and two, lots of the fandom is full of straight dudes or lesbians who don’t mind the attention from panam (which isn’t a problem), but i do find it just a little dramatic when people call river creepy or anything like that. is his romance rushed? absolutely yeah, but he’s not at all as creepy or weird the fandom makes him out to be! obv you don’t HAVE to like his character or romance route, but i do think it’s hypocritical in a way to call river a creep while all the love interests can come on a bit strong ’:)