I briefly talked about how bad Bingo's relationship with Kentin was in hsl but never delved deeper into how bad they got. Bingo's demeanor and actions can be quite tricky and heavy to handle, being randomly sarcastic and cold toward Kentin for a split second, always in some fight-or-flight mode whenever they're alone (mostly because she doesn't sense she's in control of anything anymore), and being on edge every time. She's really unpredictable and also impish. Which brings out/enables Kentin's insecurity, fear, and a sense of attachment issues. Now it sounds like Bingo's the worst gf ever known in the fandom since I only talked about the downfall of their relationship. Bingo's not the best gf in hsl but neither is Kentin bf of the year. They basically rushed into the relationship before either of them was ready, which led them to constant disputes, fights, lies, enabling each other's ticks, and more. Both of them show different styles of attachment; Bingo fears being too attached, and shows little trust to Kentin at times, showing avoidant behaviors, but at the same time craves intimacy, fearing abandonment. In Kentin's case, he fears being abandoned by Bingo, fears that she doesn't love him, that she'll realize that there are better guys out there (projecting his insecurity into the relationship). In resume, they ended up projecting their insecurities, envy, jealousy and frustration onto each other.
I could ramble more about it but I feel like I repeated and reformulated myself 😭
ARMIN & ALICE
I also briefly mentioned that they're "together" but Armin never took it seriously for the longest time, and none of them actually talked abt it. Their issue is a lack of communication and actual commitment. That was until Armin developed a crush on Bingo and kissed her (AND WAS WILLING TO KISS HER AGAIN DURING SPIN THE BOTTLE, but we don't talk abt that). Did Armin come clean and tell Alice once they'd talked it out? Not really. He did tell her he kissed Bingo but never disclosed his crush for her. They're the average on&off couple, and tbh, they're mostly chill about it.
Also, Alice isn't actually present in my AU, she only make appearances during big events at Sweet Amoris (like the concert, the art day and graduation) after that she's technically only mentioned or talked about! (since Bingo's my main so...)