Alloace Susie means so much to me like ahghgb girl who is assumed to be rough and tough and aggressive, but really just wants to hold hands and kiss and spend time together. Not like sheβd ever admit to sappy shit like that. Not like she thinks anyone would ever see her as someone pretty and soft and lovable anyway.
Alongside Noelle, who by contrast is supposed to be a nice, good Girl who puts othersβ feelings first and bites her tongue. But secretly she wants that girl SO bad. Sheβs having very normal teenage desires that she isnβt Allowed to have because theyβre treating her like a glass doll. And thatβs not even bringing up her dynamic with Kris, the complex push and pull of wanting to be close and yet feeling like your childhood bond was βforcedβ. Lesbian deer.
Kris is justβ¦ so alloaro, feeling smothered and grossed out by the pressure to be in a relationship with people they otherwise deeply care about (Noelle and Ralsei), immense feelings of guilt and inadequacy, the whole heart-shaped object thing. They want to be close to people but not like that!! But also theyβre really good at flirting. They must be heartless. Soulless. You see?
Berdly thinks Noelle has a crush because thatβs clearly the only reason someone would want to spend time with him!! And then immediately βfalls forβ someone who is nice to him and shares an interest in games. And then asks for someone to kiss him back to life only to flee when he might actually be kissed. He has no goddamn clue what attraction is.
Ralsei, Ralsei, Ralsei. She sees herself as a servant to others, made to comfort and encourage and never see to her own desires. Sheβs devoted to Kris and even apologizes for getting βdistractedβ from them. They become closer as they become less romantically bound and more genuine friends. Meanwhile, her crush on Susie is natural and wonderful. And forbidden. Sheβs supposed to be devoted to Krisβ especially if the prophecy somehow dooms Susieβs bond with them. Butβ¦ sheβs such a nice person, isnβt she?