really silly idiots in love idea
i feel like. through a series of misunderstandings, it's entirely plausible for someone to literally be dating marius, know marius' full name and birthday, but also somehow never actually connect the dots between "Marius von Hagen, CEO of Pax" and "Marius von Hagen, my boyfriend"
just bc they don't follow the news and has thus never seen marius' face in anything more than maybe a tv ad while they were out shopping, so marius' face pings that "he looks familiar" radar in their head, but not enough for them to remember that tv ad they saw forever ago with his face in it. or for them to wonder why he doesn't want to go outside on dates.
and at first, marius fully intended to enjoy this anonymity for a while, and then tell them, because come on, how often will he run into a person who treats him like Just Another Person and absolutely does not hesitate to call him a dumbass as necessary, or tease him about being unable to cook?
so he thinks "oh i'll tell them in a month" and then when that month passes it's "i'll tell them in a few weeks" "just a few weeks more" "oh what about another month" and then they've been dating for two years and uh, maybe he's put it off for too long. because at this point, how do you start the convo of "oh btw im marius von hagen, im also the ceo of pax"?
and when marius' very incredibly oblivious lover finally finds out, it was completely on accident. a friend is over, they're talking, and the topic of wedding comes up. their friend asks about publicity and media exposure. our oblivious oc is confused about why their wedding would be public or bring them unwanted attention. and there is just the most awkward pause. because their best friend knows that marius is marius von hagen.
and then some convo like:
"you don't know?"
"know what?"
"your boyfriend is- i- ok, what's your boyfriend's name-"
"marius?"
"his full name"
"marius von hagen? you know this."
"and what's the name of the acting ceo of pax, who is the exact same age as your boyfriend and look identical to your boyfriend"
"marius v-"
[moment of realization]
"... ohhhhhhhhh-"
"DID YOU NOT KNOW BEFORE???"
"was i supposed to?"
"you're literally engaged to him. he buys you all these gifts. he took you on a date to paris before."
"i thought he has a lot of money"
"HE NEVER TOLD YOU??"
"... well, i never asked."
I'm sorry this took so long to answer. It's absolutely possible for Marius to be dating someone who practically lives under a rock (not on the internet, does not care about the ads around in Stellis, and also does not keep up with the news so that they never see Marius' main story 2 arrest). Because statistically, there could be MULTIPLE people out there legally named Marius von Hagen.
It's also sweet when the person likes Marius for who he is and not just as the Pax guy! But also incredibly funny when they only find out post-engagement.
Thank you for the ask! :D
