Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140818053714/@comment-24891101-20140909133849

Advocate: As Basilisk said, in the most simplistic terms. Again, I base it on the obvious connection between the two, Nora's comments, which suggest she has at least considered him in a romantic context, the fact that nothing has happened between them (though they could just be amicable exes, that'd be interesting, too), despite Ren obviously being able to put up with her antics, such that he likely has no interest in her romantically (hence Nora's backpedaling, to not give the wrong impression), and their long association, which implies deep insight into the other, such that Ren would likely know of her interest (she's not exactly subtle about anything), and would not stonewall his best friend.

All of this is predicated, admittedly, on a particular interpretation of Nora's "together-together" comments, but it combines well with the authorial intent to include GRSM individuals, at least one of whom would be fairly prominent. I do not wish to suggest that men and women cannot be friends entirely platonically, that'd be grievously incorrect; Nora just not being his type, romantically, would also work. Regardless, Nora having an interest in Ren, and him not reciprocating, for whatever reason, would add much needed depth to her character.

I admit an ulterior motive in suggesting this: my desire to scuttle Sloth, as I've mentioned before.