IGG-Gardens is an example of star-crossed lovers though.
I feel like Gardens is like one of those popular guys/girls in high school, great-looking, really talented and will end up very successful, and really friendly to everyone (I'm imagining an oboe player here; anyone?). One of those people who gets homecoming king/queen by a landslide. Gardens is wooed and sought after by all the kids at the school; Ironworks, Beggar. Gardens can deal with all the bullies who pick on everyone else; Mountebank, Ambassador. Gardens gets along great with the other guys/girls who are just like him/her only not quite as pretty; Silk Road, Feodum.
IGG is that guy on the football team who is 3 feet taller than everybody else and everybody is afraid to talk to. His buddies on the football team; Coppersmith, Salvager; are the only people that really hang out with him, but Gardens is of course nice to IGG just like everybody else. IGG thinks that Gardens' attention means affection and has a misplaced crush on him/her.
I feel like Thief is that nerdy kid Gardens is with, who isn't all that popular, but everyone knows they're going to grow up and get married and live happily ever after and make lots of babies. IGG always thought that Thief -- wait for it --
stole Gardens away from him (oh, yes, it's so good) but the truth is, IGG has nothing on Thief -- s/he is just perfect for Gardens <3 <3 <3
ADK? You up for another fanfic?