Marvel's tack annoys the shit out of me here. Part of the reason is the implications that Shatterstar would be written out if a one-panel kiss wasn't "accepted by the fanbase" (funny that Marvel actually gives a goddamn about what the fans think over this, after all the screaming over plot changes in the past years). After all the development he and Rictor have already been through when it comes to each other, this is insulting as fuck.