Hawk x Lorena works because you didn't go into the pic with a specific couple in mind so their relationship developed a lot more naturally compared to if you went with it from the beginning
I didn’t go into the fic with a specific pairing in mind, because there was never going to be a pairing. But you lovely readers convinced me otherwise 😂
And I know not everyone comments on chapter updates, but from the ones who do, the most popular character readers shipped Lorena with, was Hawk, especially as I was writing season 3. It really is crazy how much I wrote them together during that arc, but the plot really worked out in their favor. And yes, some of it was planned, but most of it was not.
A huge part of the reason that it worked though, was Miguel’s absence. Writing Lorena and Miguel’s friendship during the first two seasons was a lot of fun, but between that, Lorena’s home life, and all the karate drama, it didn’t leave a whole lot of room for her to form any sort of romantic attachments. (I know quite a few did, and still do, ship her with Miguel, and while I did think it over for a while, I ultimately prefer to keep their relationship platonic!)
I would’ve gladly kept this fic entirely gen, but I am pretty excited to throw a romance subplot curveball at Lorena. Hopefully, the rest of you will enjoy reading it as much as I will writing it 🙈
