Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-69.136.247.156-20151027043341/@comment-26397825-20151031084741

And I'm pretty sure we've established that she wants to please Cinder, but that dosn't necessarily mean she wants to be in a romantic relationship with her. I want to please my boss and do things I think would help out at work, but that doesn't mean I want a relationship with them.

Also, you have to consider what Cinder is offering Emerald; why is she following her? Whatever it is, it's obviously something Emerald wants. Seeing Cinder come back from the mission, and the satisfied mood Cinder was in, means whatever it is Emerald gets out of this whole ordeal is one step closer. She could have been excited because the plan was moving along, and her end goal was getting closer. She could feel it.

Or she could be excited that she is finally getting to dance with Mercury - it's not like we see them much before that scene to see them dancing, and Emerald is just like 'Meh. Whatever'.

And then Cinder cut in on her dance, nulling her mood. She wanted to dance with Mercury, in celebration that what she is getting from is one major step closer to her, and then Cinder denied her that. Of course she's going to be disappointed.

I'm not saying it's impossible for Emerald to be the LGBT character, or that she wants Cinder for her body (though honestly, I doubt it. I feel like Emerald worships Cinder too much to actually consider a relationship with her), but I am saying there are perfectly plausible reasons other than lurrve for Emerald to be excited about Cinder's appearence, and then Cinder cutting in to dance with Mercury instead of her being her cause for disappointment.

After all, Cinder and Mercury are her only 'friends', and they just had a triumphant moment for the plan. With Mercury and Cinder off dancing, Emerald has no one she actually likes to talk to, which means she has to either be antisocial or talk to the 'enemy', which means she can't show her excitement over the plan going ahead until they get to their dorm.