Laurel/Ascher: I like it. They’re both very similar but in a way that would lead to a lot of really amusing interactions. Laurel is angry and a smartass and Ascher is angry and a dumbass it’s beautiful. They’d be one of those couples who’re always arguing but that’s just how they show affection. Laurel teases Ascher and Ascher gets all tsun about it but he’s secretly blushing on the inside. I don’t know how they would meet but I can totally see this pairing as an endgame possibility for these two. Just need to work out their stories a bit more.

Lukas/Maela: This one is… really good. Like why didn’t I think of it before good. In case it wasn’t obvious from their names, Lukas and Ascher are supposed to be expies/inspired by Luke and Asch from Tales of the Abyss (they are far from the only fankids like this but that’s for another day). So when considering their love interests, I have to keep that in mind. I didn’t realize it until now but… Maela is actually by coincidence very similar to Tear from the same game. They have the same hair and eye color, as well as similar personalities. Thus, it makes a lot of sense for her and Lukas to get along well and have chemistry. I’m not sure how they’d meet since I’m still working on their individual stories but this pairing out of the three in this post is the most likely to happen!

Jasmine/Thomas: I’m going to be blunt and admit I don’t really know what’s going on with Thomas. He’s giving me a lot of trouble with his characterization and motivations beyond the basics so I can’t really pin down how he’d interact with others just yet. I’m sure I’ll hit a breakthrough soon enough and be able to figure out what he’s up to, but for now I’m holding off on pairings since I just don’t know much about him yet. I’m also still working out Jasmine’s travelling plans, like what regions she’d go to, so this is another ship where I’m not sure how/when they’d meet, let alone how they’d interact.