TBH I really think this shouldn't have romance. Just her healing from her past and living her best life. And if romance is to be had, it would be best with an uninvolved 3rd person that isn't tied to painful memories of her past. Neither Theon nor Ethan have that requirement. But, I have been reading these stories for quite sometime and this one doesn't seem like it's going to beat the cliché of having romance nor the one where one of the only two important male characters from her previous life is to be her partner. And in that case, I would choose Theon. Even if he's tied to her worst memories. Theon seems to truly care for her, and I think he would give her space to heal and grow by herself for herself. His love seems gentle. But I'm gearing Ethan is the endgame, because in these stories usually gentle=boring. But Ethan brought up her worst. Ethan is obsessive and umpromptedly unhinged. And he with him we would gain the other cliché of the "fixer-upper". She is the saviour, the one who would correct him, his growth depends on her. She will parent her. And tbh, it's 2023. Women shouldn't have to mother their partners. They also aren't their partners psychologists. So, I'm not liking Ethan as a potential partner. And I hate that it's going there
TBH I really think this shouldn't have romance. Just her healing from her past and living her best life. And if romance is to be had, it would be best with an uninvolved 3rd person that isn't tied to painful memories of her past. Neither Theon nor Ethan have that requirement. But, I have been reading these stories for quite sometime and this one doesn't seem like it's going to beat the cliché of having romance nor the one where one of the only two important male characters from her previous life is to be her partner. And in that case, I would choose Theon. Even if he's tied to her worst memories. Theon seems to truly care for her, and I think he would give her space to heal and grow by herself for herself. His love seems gentle. But I'm gearing Ethan is the endgame, because in these stories usually gentle=boring. But Ethan brought up her worst. Ethan is obsessive and umpromptedly unhinged. And he with him we would gain the other cliché of the "fixer-upper". She is the saviour, the one who would correct him, his growth depends on her. She will parent her. And tbh, it's 2023. Women shouldn't have to mother their partners. They also aren't their partners psychologists. So, I'm not liking Ethan as a potential partner. And I hate that it's going there