• Picture a world where Pearl was less of an npc early on and took a similar-ish path to Legs. However instead of trying to 'fix' Owen she just tries to help him learn to be a better person and accepts him for what he is. She builds up a relationship with him on the premise that he is not the monster he claims himself to be. HOWEVER to add some angst, Owen ends up hiding the massacre part of his past from her (because she kills things that kill people, and she's been pretty adamant about that). What Owen does emphasize is that, presently, he hasn't turned/killed anyone in Oakhurst, and this is what Pearl tries to use to her advantage to help prove to him that he's not really a monster. Anyway, Imma stop there for now and leave with this final thought: if Pearl and Owen had interacted more in-canon, there could have been SO MUCH potential.
• Ok, so, I think one of their biggest hurdles in the relationship would be whether Pearl could convince Owen to be human again, or Owen convinces Pearl to be a vampire. (This ofc going off canon where Cleo does not convince her/it's not their last resort) As my friend pointed out, this is essentially immovable object vs unstoppable force. Owen refuses to lose his last connection to Louis, and Pearl is pretty set on staying human for most of the canon. So maybe in a post-canon au, their relationship grows with time, and while every now and then one might try to convince the other to change, over the years they eventually give up sort of and just accept the circumstances for what they are. As Pearl gets older, Owen does make a few more attempts to get her to turn so he doesn't have to go through losing someone he has grown to care for, but she still decides to stay human, and Owen has to once again face mortality and losing someone he cares about. Except this time Pearl encourages/teaches him how to grieve, but also move on and not fall into depression. That losing people is just a part of life, and that given the nature of Owen's 'life', he gonna have to get used to mortality, death, and making new friends/losing old ones. I'll leave it there for now with just one last little thing: if they continue on, I maaaay consider doing a ship doodle or perhaps some writing as the next propaganda ;)
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