my friend and i were debating which tlt characters would be the worst to have in a women's studies class with you (john was off-limits) and we settled on ianthe and gideon. would you agree?

This is such a fantastic discussion prompt. I think you’re underestimating Silas’ potential to be insufferable; that boy has never seen a topic he doesn’t have rigorously formulated moral objections to. But Gideon and Ianthe as a duo would be such strong contenders. Between the bad sex jokes, performative nonchalance, inability to shut up, concurrent desperation for and aversion to attention, and gender confusion-induced defensiveness, that would be a real shitshow