#pb layla

[pactbinder-if]

You mentioned that Layla and Marcus are real go-getters pre-dating and have no time for shennanigans, and I think it would be really fun to romance either of them with the type of MC who is having an ongoing breakdown about “okay but is it really ethical to date someone if im lying to them about my entire identity????” and ends up giving off mad mixed signals and really dragging things out in the process, LOL. Maybe that would put them both off, though!

It sounds like an extremely interesting dilemma to grapple with, doesn't it?

Some of the ROs are more passive or aloof, which puts more onus on the Pactbinder to consciously make the call that they're OK with pursuing them (however they might be justifying that to themselves...) but you're very right to point out that Layla or Marcus being more proactive in their approaches might put the Pactbinder in an awkward situation...!

[pactbinder-if]

they were already my faves but extremely funny to me that layla and marcus keep getting paired up in scenario asks. the direct action brothers

I was just thinking that, hahaha.

The funniest part is that I feel they'd be quite different to each other whilst in a relationship; Layla is super active, blunt and to the point, whilst Marcus is really quite conscientious in a brooding sort of way, but a lot of scenario asks are pre relationship and one thing these two nerds defo have in common is that they have zero time for all the pre-dating dancing around.

Slow burn? Yearning? Never heard of them, your Honour.

[pactbinder-if]

oh and i have a scenario ask that you are free to answer (or not answer) at your leisure: what misfortune! due to a series of mysterious hypothetical events, the ros have no other choice but to share a bed with the pactbinder…oh no…whatever will they do….(pre-relationship but deep crushing for the Drama lol)

Haha, a couple of brief thoughts below:

Adelais. This is hard to answer; I don't think she'd sleep in the same room as someone she didn't already feel very close to (not necessarily romantically). If the situation somehow magically manifested though, she would be very Normal about the whole thing, as though this is something she did every day. Obviously it isn't, but you'd not know it to look at her.

Eleanor. Really shy about the whole thing for sure. Probably a big variation between whether MC presents as male, female or non-binary; if one of the latter two she probably tries and fails to pass it off as a chance at a friendly sleepover, no big deal. It will get awkward fast, though. If the former, the whole thing is probably extremely awkward from the start.

Finlay. This one is super tricky for me to work out too, actually. He's definitely pretty nervous and unsure, but I think that would be not just shyness, but awareness that he's setting himself up for complications just being in this situation given who and where he is. I think he would be pretty awkwardly aloof overall as a result, but also very honest about why this is the case if called out.

Layla and Marcus. This scenario wouldn't be 'pre-relationship' by the time the night is over. Make of that what you will.