#// pls read bc goddamn i wrote a lotta this but then... my stupid computer

[brokentoys]

Okay, since two lovely people were asking (y’know who you are!) So, I will write as to why they’re the most perfect ship, or at least one of them, lol! 

THE GOOD;

They’re both childish. Seriously, Harley loves cartoons, toys, and tends to act silly. Eddie is also childish, in his own ways. He throws tantrums when he doesn’t get what he wants, and then he has this childish need for attention and validation. Also has shown in Ark Knight, he has a love for toys as he DOES happen to have two in his room... which is UNDERNEATH the orphanage... so there will be no way there’d happen to be two toys there, unless Eddie picked them for himself. This is an unused room which is cut from the game, and can be accessed through cheats.

They’re both abuse victims. Harley was abused by her boyfriend, Eddie was abused by his parents. In the Suey Side Skwad film, Harley is shown killing a potential BF because he showed red flags. Eddie? Has killed or harmed older men in the comics because they’re abusive, or mistreated him, and Eddie had sworn to never let that happen to him again. They both can understand each other because of this, but they also PARALLEL each other.

They’ve both been on the good side - considering certain canons, Eddie was part of the GCPD, and Harley was a psychiatrist. Wanting to help the mentally ill, and Eddie wanting to do something about justice, yet they both went astray from the side of good. Both have also redeemed themselves at one point in the comics.

They’re both very intelligent - Harley being a doctor, and Eddie being a genius.

Harley and Eddie have been shown to be... VERY into relationships. (Eddie has been shown to fall in love INSTANTLY in comics, as well as doing ANYTHING for his lover - if it meant hurting his own men, or killing people. Harley is pretty much the exact same.)

Eddie literally complimented Harley when he first met her. FR. He compared her intelligence of his own by saying great minds think alike. This may seem minor, but from EDDIE??? That is a MAJOR compliment. He sees himself as the smartest man on earth... so thinking Harley in comparable to HIS INTELLIGENCE?? Yeah...

And although Harley insulted him at first... she later starts admitting how much fun he is.

They share the same energy, they even look back at this moment with laughs in a later comic...

Harley has also expressed genuine concern for Eddie, even checking up on him. And not only this, Eddie had accepted mere cents from Harley for a case (when he was a P.I.) Reminder: Eddie had charged Bruce LITERAL THOUSANDS for a case. And he often overcharged people. But with Harley??? He accepted MERE CENTS.

THE BAD (which is also good!)

In Sirens, it showed the rockiness in their relationship, which actually made it more compelling, and I’ll explain why. Like Ed’s jealousy - when he says this about finding Harley...

At first, he was reluctant to find her, because Eddie didn’t think it was that seriously. Because his jealousy got in the way. He’s mad because she disappears at months at a time, not bothering to tell him why or how. Eddie’s jealousy got in the way of helping Harley, but it was understandable. And it was understandable why Harley disappeared. Eddie is clearly hurt because remember, Eddie was literally abused by a child - and very neglected. This caused him to feel he was nothing, which made him develop this obsession with receiving love and validation from EVERYONE, getting attention from EVERYONE. So when someone who he LOVES abandons him...? Of COURSE, that’s going to hurt... and it’s going to hurt BAD. But also Harley being in an abusive relationship, Eddie fails to see why she’d return.

However, remember... in the end of this comic, Eddie pulls through for Harley. 

Harley has also, inadvertently, hurt Eddie the same way Joker has hurt her. When she went along with the Sirens’ plan to use Eddie as a patsy to bait a killer. They used Eddie for their own gain, in a way, even if they didn’t intend to. But Harley seemed the most concerned, often saying how she feels bad for him, and how he trusted them. It gave me the panel which hurt me the MOST.

“I could see the hurt in Harley’s eyes, though I doubt she looked THAT HARD to see it in mine...” Even though, Harley is... clearly upset... worried, even...

And I think she does understand why he’s hurt... given she expressed how bad she felt for him. I will NEVER forgive Dee Cee for NOT expanding on this, because I feel Harley would’ve made it up to Eddie. BUT ANYWAY--

Why is this good? Because remember, Harley and Eddie AREN’T a conventional couple. They’re very broken people with broken lives. They’ve been abused, and they don’t know what love really is. They love each other dearly, but are still prone to hurt each other because of how they were raised, or conditioned. This? Makes them so compelling... because they may hurt each other, but together, they can become better people. And unlike Joker - it’s never intentional harm. It’s just - ... it’s a misunderstanding, or they’re scared. 

Because a story needs BOTH good moments, and conflicts. Harley and Eddie has BOTH of that, as well as having so much in common. And it makes it interesting, and makes you wanting to read it more. Makes you root for them. I really do think they’re one of the best ships because of all these dynamics.