#veilofdust

I was told to curtail myself, so here I am, and I am right.

1. Shane is always there. He exists in function and point without romance, whereas other boys are ‘optional’, Shane is never an option. 

2. Shane is the only one who has always been there for Aine, and always will, and despite their misgivings, will always be there for her.

3. Shane is a potential main character, so we will always know more about him than we do any other boy.

4. We learn about Shane as a person, not as a ‘romance interest’. So we know what we see of him is genuine, given he does not have to put on airs to attempt to woo us.

That is just mechanical reasoning for why Shane is best boy. In context as an interest for Mim, and all players…

1. Shane has demonstrated an understanding and appreciation of different cultures, logics, and you don’t need to be a supernatural fairy spotter in order to gain potential affinity with him.

2. Shane demonstrates throughout the story that he is more than the time period stereotype of a man he may originally be deemed to be- he learns and he grows and this makes him a better potential partner.

3. Shane is educated, strong, already has dad jokes for days, handsome, protective, a gentleman, and easy to fluster.

4. Irish accent.

5. Good singer.

6. Can build you a whole house in 3 days with some rock powder and 10 trees.

7. Freckles.

There’s one reason why he isn’t best boy-

1. He’s already married. To me. Confirmed by devs. Mike officiated the wedding, and Elle cried.

In all honesty though, we learn far more about Shane than we do Laan, and likely will Arthur. Shane doesn’t have to pretend to be perfect for us, since we learn about him through the eyes of a sibling. Thereby any shortcomings we see are going to be as bad as can be, and those shortcomings are demonstrated to be overprotectiveness (in ye olde days where your sister can get herself witch hunted? Valid), pigheadedness (which he grows past and learns how to work on in game), and personal insecurity, which literally everyone has.

He’s awesome, he’s kind, generous, helpful, protective, funny, and his skills stand alone without some pedigree or fanciness. He’s an awesome, normal guy, and that’s the point.