Ashley/Butcher is, I think, my rarest rarepair, so I'm not surprised it isn't getting a ton of hits. It may catch fire later, who knows. For all we know, the actual show will have them get together in season 5. That would definitely be interesting!
For the symbiotes, I think Kessler sensed Madelyn and just knew that she was like him, but then shortly after that they managed to communicate in a very rudimentary way and realized they were alike, and sympathy came after that, then love. This happened pretty quickly, and of course Ashley & Butcher didn't know about it. I just like their absolute certainty about their own relationship and how they're maneuvering their hosts.
I saw them as having chemistry kind of like what I usually have with her and Homelander, but she's not as afraid and he has a lighter touch, maybe, or a sense that both of them are essentially alone. She doesn't have the conflict that I normally have her experiencing with Homelander. I've got about four stories with them that are sitting in my WIPs that I'll eventually get to.
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