Desperate to write a Agatha All Along fic where Eddie's full name is Theodore Altman, and going by a wildly separated derivative, bc his family is in hiding bc the US government is currently hostile towards Skrulls. Which he is.
So he's a lot chill when his boyfriend reveals he can just hear thoughts and believed in magic.
Idk if thats where its headed, but the name is just so similar, I feel like I'm going insane.
Especially since Eddie also wears earrings and has peak golden retriever jock energy to match Billy's broody theater kid energy.
And we know that MCU has tweaked names before.
So in interviews, Schaeffer (I think, or at least some high level person on the show) said that Billy's boyfriend was meant to explicitly be Teddy Altman. But the larger Marvel project said that they couldn't have Teddy be here bc they have other plans for Hulkling rn. So they changed it to Eddie bc the name had significant meaning to the writers.
It's a sweet gesture but way too similar of a name. Everyone is confused now.
*squints*
Considering how much Marvel has bungled its grand schemes prior, I really hope they backtrack and trust Schaeffer's team on this.
It feels like a cop out to give Billy a sweet and supportive boyfriend only to ditch him later on. Also iffy optics to ditch the black love interest for a white one (unless their planned Teddy isn't gonna be white either).