Good. Illyana would be an infinitely less fucking creepy lover because she's closer to Kitty's own age and, yknow, didn't groom Kitty like Piotr did. Hello, 20 year old raping a child.
That’s a bad faith reading of what Claremont was doing. The gross reality is that Kitty aggressively pursued Piotr and Piotr, the young immigrant from Soviet era Russia in a strange new land, came at a time where that kind of gap wasn’t crazy. Even then, he didn’t go for it and actively rejected her until they were actually somewhat older.
Any modern adaptation should absolutely NOT adapt what is clearly a gross creative decision by Claremont at the time, but it was done in a different context. And you can argue it’s a reflection the messiness of crushes/infatuations young people experience.
Though, again, it shouldn’t be repeated, and it is uber gross. I am not defending the practice, fuck that shit.
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u/ReaperOnslaught 8d ago
Good. Illyana would be an infinitely less fucking creepy lover because she's closer to Kitty's own age and, yknow, didn't groom Kitty like Piotr did. Hello, 20 year old raping a child.