Loving Tango Hours

WILLIAM J. POINDEXTER WENT FROM BEING A TINY FROG BALL OF RAGE CAUSING INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS TO:

A) FIXING THE ENTIRE HAUS SINGLEHANDEDLY

B) LEARNING HOW TO CARRY ON BITTY’S BAKING TRADITION

C) UPHOLDING SMH FINES SO HE CAN REDIRECT THEM INTO IMPROVING THE HAUS BEYOND JUST PATCHING THINGS BACK TOGETHER

D) CREATING MORE LIVING SPACES IN THE HAUS

E) ACTUALLY BECOMING FRIENDS WITH NURSEY (GOOD ENOUGH FRIENDS THAT NURSEY BELIEVES HE WOULD BE A GOOD CAPTAIN!!)

F) STILL BEING A FROG BALL OF RAGE CAUSING INTERPERSONAL PROBLEMS BUT A BIGGER FROG AND THE PROBLEMS ARE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH BITTY

G) BECOMING AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE SAMWELL MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM WHEN AT FIRST HE WASN’T EVEN SURE HE WAS GOING TO GO TO SAMWELL

H) B E I N G V O T E D C A P T A I N !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"jack and bitty's wealth gap may seem significant now, but it's a non-issue in the long run because it's canon that bitty builds his own empire." yes. but also, consider this: jack took his first big paycheck and bought an expensive oven for a friend; bitty took his first big paycheck and took the train to boston and sat down with holster to figure out how to pay his parents' mortgage.

it's not because jack cares about family less. it's because jack never had to worry about that, or even consider it in his priorities. jack never had to prioritize essentials first and luxuries later. he's not a big spender, but that's a personality trait, not a conscious thought.

jack and bitty won't be arguing about income because they're both going to contribute equally at different points of their marriage, but they probably are going to argue about how to spend that money, and the fine balance between being too mindless and being too careful.