Yeah yeah funny joke. But in all seriousness, I'd say this sort of writing is a result of paper-thin characterization in canon, mixed with good old-fashioned fan sexism.
Feferi and Sollux are both really thinly characterized as hell compared to the other trolls (and Feferi, especially, has had shit-all screen time). Sollux, however, is a boy and that makes him attractive enough to the fanbase that he can be a blank slate for its collective desires. Meanwhile no one gives enough of a crap about Feferi to write her as anything besides Sollux's girlfriend. (Besides the slash contingent, which just pretends she doesn't exist.)
Shit sucks I guess? In all honesty I find Fef really boring myself ¯\(º_o)/¯
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Yeah yeah funny joke. But in all seriousness, I'd say this sort of writing is a result of paper-thin characterization in canon, mixed with good old-fashioned fan sexism.
Feferi and Sollux are both really thinly characterized as hell compared to the other trolls (and Feferi, especially, has had shit-all screen time). Sollux, however, is a boy and that makes him attractive enough to the fanbase that he can be a blank slate for its collective desires. Meanwhile no one gives enough of a crap about Feferi to write her as anything besides Sollux's girlfriend. (Besides the slash contingent, which just pretends she doesn't exist.)
Shit sucks I guess? In all honesty I find Fef really boring myself ¯\(º_o)/¯