the topic kinda died
oh no, we’re just hibernating until another 7/avina mention
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Don’t really see why my post was flagged when there’s someone who posted two posts talking about the said subject and their posts stayed up but whatever. This is why I’ve stayed away from the forums bc I can’t be bothered with drama and I usually try to change the subject or mediate when people were being toxic. Not going to bother anymore.
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Personally don’t really understand how defending an author falls into gossip or problematic-ish off topic behavior, but okay. I guess I’ll keep it in mind.
Since someone else mentioned the fuel fire for this thread, let me say I read the avina pov and had a very uncomfortable blast. 
Don’t feel like having another war, at this point my idea of their character is set in stone, but if anyone is bored and wants to steer the thread away from whatever just happened here’s your chance.
Oh and I also have a question for the Augustmancers! What makes their character so compelling for you? 
This is a genuine question, because personally I love them as my bestie but romance wise I don’t feel the butterflies. Skill issue, I know.
Toodles 
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August is cool and outer shelled chill.
I am in love with Oriana. She’s too awesomesauce. Girlboss done right! I want to see her some more. Oh, right, flight with the married couple. Just recalled why I ended up missing more of Oriana.
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being the complete opposite of 7 
. 7 is still my fave RO but they are so unbelievably infuriating, i love it but sometimes i need a break and everything with August is so easy and fun. August is very blunt and upfront with their feelings and they’re honestly just really cool LMAO, mysterious drummer swag. sigh….august 
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Avina need serious help, their savior complex, and delusions regarding Seven are more than concerning. That said, I wished their character was a bit more nuanced.
August is very smooth and charming but they also fall into bff category for me. I loved Seb’s pov, if we see more of this side of him he might go back to being one of my fav ro.
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You know what? You are so right. Like I was genuinely feeling weirded out while reading the pov, the endless cycle of delulu stuck out so much, but I do believe thinking “man can we talk about something else” halfway through it. Very one dimensional.
I feel the same way about August! They’re very cute and charming, but they lack that little extra spice for me to whip out one of these 
but then again it’s super early, so you never know!
I don’t personally click with Seb, but I will check out the pov
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Maybe it‘s to emphasize how obsessed Avina is with both Seven and the MC, but so far their povs have always been very black or white, no in between, not to mention their lack of critical thinking, self-awareness, and endless delusion. I can’t imagine how unhinged they’ll become when Seven and MC reconcile. I don’t think they’ll ever stop dehumanizing the MC nor do I believe they’ll stop idolizing Seven and making excuses for them, so I don’t see that ending well. I still wonder in what parallel universe the MC and Avina could ever be friends since Amy hinted at the possibility.
My only reservation with Seb is that I’m pretty confident that we’ll be dragged into some drama regarding Maya’s mother and honestly, I don’t think I can be bothered. There’s just so much going on for the MC, I’m picking my their battles wisely 
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I’ve said it before, but August is, like, the only RO—really, the only character in the main cast—that’s, so far, trying to form a genuine connection with MC. You can also include O, but O is fighting tooth and nail to avoid developing a fondness for MC. Plus, the romantic options are just so, so sweet. The blossoming of new love >>>> Plus, as someone else pointed out, they’re surprisingly funny and witty.
It’s going to be so interesting to see August’s worries re: public perception unravel as the story goes on, especially because they can’t control the way they’re being presented on the show and their stoicism is easy to misinterpret. They’ve spent their whole life trying to be the perfect child in order to protect their parents’ reputation, at the expense of their own happiness. I think it’s such a great parallel to MC, who is dealing with preconceived notions from all angles—from their parents, fans, ROs, the media, etc. August and MC both learning to let go of the weight of expectations placed on them is something so special to me 
Delusion is running through the Infamous cast like crack in the 80s, but yeah, the sudden intensity of Avina’s POVs reads to me like an attempt to drive home the point that the 7/Avina dynamic is unhealthy. Their earlier POVs were more measured, if still a little off. And, like, ngl, their POVs were taken out of context a lot 
they weren’t that bad (the newest one is that bad, though, lmao).
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I wonder if the thing with Maya’s mom is less, like, a direct confrontation with her and more the fact that MC’s newfound fame inadvertently puts all their loved ones under a spotlight they didn’t ask for. It’s not a perfect one-one, but Sebastian is to MC what MC is to G, in that their association with the more famous person opens them up to public scrutiny.
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My impression is based of things from the pov, Seb’s fear of something happening to Maya or someone taking her away from him. What you said is also very much a possibility.
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True, it probably wouldn’t be hard for gossip columnists to track down Maya’s mom and try to interview her about Sebastian. That would suck for everyone, especially Maya.
My feeling was more a fear of Maya leaving him behind (she’s at that age where kids pull away from their parents after all).
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i have to tell y’all i finally had some free time recently so i replayed this on a Seb route (also ended up talking a lot with G, which was an accident…i’m sure that won’t end up disastrous for everyone involved…ha….ha…) but AHH he’s so sweet. honestly i just adore all the ROs like they’re all so interesting?? but it’s not even like the plot is secondary to the character development because the motivation for MC (win BOTB, for whatever reason they choose) is such a strong force propelling the story forward. it’s just more impressive to me what amy has pulled off already in only 3 chapters because the plot AND the characters are already so engrossing. dang that turned into a mini rant sorry i just get so into this story every time i read it!
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Amy going out of her way to write a pov which can’t be misinterpreted actually makes a lot of sense.
Can’t say I enjoyed being drilled by the one point over and over, but yeah I guess now no one can say the Avina/Seven situation is all sparkles and flowers while MC is in boohoo town. Issues for everyone, yippie 
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Maya being a fan cheerleader is all I will see. Seb is a definite, nope, never romancing. No interest in him, just having fun with fans only. They can swerve it I suppose, until they realize, men are off limits with me. It will turn into nothingness.
It doesn’t have to be either/or! I think Maya’s mom could absolutely use Sebastian’s connection to MC, who has a chaotic, unstable lifestyle, to build a case against Sebastian having sole custody of Maya. I think it’s more so MC being a disruptor in Sebastian quiet, normal life. No matter MC’s intentions, their status as a public figure complicates the relationship.
Exactly! People are going to be on the lookout for anything salacious. MC might have signed up for that, but Sebastian didn’t and he has a kid to think about, too.
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So it’s been a while since I came by to complain about Seven. That was before the update.
After reading the update, I’ve found that I don’t hate Seven quite as much. This is because, thank God, you are now given plenty of options to stay away from them. I nearly forgot Seven existed until she came up to me at the end of the game and whined at me for allegedly cheating and making her look bad.
And honestly? Seven and Avina deserve each other.
A couple of new impressions:
G and V can both go die in a ditch. I’m trying to make a living here and don’t need this nonsense.
My band, as usual, is the bane of my existence. If I ever have the chance to betray my so-called friends, I’m going to throw them under the bus so fast that Rowan’s children (should he spawn any) will be born with tire-tread birthmarks.
E is cute. Shame about the implication that they’re going to betray us.
If it weren’t for Oriana, I’d likely be ending the game romanceless.
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