Shaw's Love Interest

[scrappybristol]

iirc didn't Shandris and Jarod Shadowsong have a thing in Wolfheart?

The only romance I'm interested in exploring from BFA is John Keeshan and Kelsey Steelspark.

[Powerogue]

Shandris or Valeera either way looks like we're getting yet another elf into human dudes.

Some part of me hopes he's actually interested in Granny Smith, who was established in Legion as one of the most cunning, ruthless members of the Uncrowned. Fabled rival of Cro Threadstrong.

[Frood]

It's bacon

Come on, it's Valeera

[arandomuser]

Dont think blizzard would ever do a gay character, remember thats something banned in china and russia, 2 major markets, so its a safe bet its female

[Xanadrienne]

Probably Shandris. She'll end up with Shaw or Keeshin due to the laws of Human Potential, so Shaw seem like the safest bet.

Can't be Keeshan; Keeshan is already with Kelsey Steelspark (the gnome). (Yes, really. Any Alliance player who was paying attention as they acquired BfA followers should know this.)

[Wangming]

I like idea of Tess and Shaw

Me too. Imagine the spymaster of a kingdom falling for the princess of another. And they had plenty of time together with the Uncrowned.

[united]

Dont think blizzard would ever do a gay character, remember thats something banned in china and russia, 2 major markets, so its a safe bet its female

Blizzard is an American company. If they seriously don't make a major character gay in WoW because some people will get offended that's called cowardice.

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Me too. Imagine the spymaster of a kingdom falling for the princess of another. And they had plenty of time together with the Uncrowned.

Yeah, I never even considered those two until the poster I quoted did and I realized that would be pretty cool.

It's better than Flynn/Shaw at least.

[intrinsc]

Shaw and Flynn

This man is a prophet.

[Baroclinic]

I am not sure if this has been figured out already and while I know that many of you are enjoying the hilarity of Shax x Flynn, I have a less.... hilarious suggestion.

It has to be someone who has been around Shaw and whom Shaw has seen in action during BFA. Well, Shaw was one of our War Campaign buddies. He was either on the ship in Boralus with... Flynn or he was assisting us in the war campaign quests. Along with people like Flynn, Wyrmane, Falstad, Keeshan and Shandris. Now let me show you this thread I found after having this realization:

https://www.reddit.com/r/wow/comment...ed_by_the_end/

Shandris has a potion of invisibility. And who is the master of invisibility? Shaw. We ask her where she got it from, but she says she will tell us after the war. And what did we notice after the war was over? 10 new ships crashing at the love harbour of Azeroth. Well, I put my bets on Shaw vs Shandris. Not sure how to feel about it, but hey, make love not warcraft!

This might explain why Valeera has been reported as standing with the Horde in Shadowlands. Its been pretty obvious she wanted in on that action, but got denied her Alliance cuddle buddy.

[Shinrael]

This might explain why Valeera has been reported as standing with the Horde in Shadowlands. Its been pretty obvious she wanted in on that action, but got denied her Alliance cuddle buddy.

/10char

[MrLachyG]

people seem to be outraged on these forums because it might be Flynn but have we had any solid proof that it is him?

[AlmightyGerkin]

people seem to be outraged on these forums because it might be Flynn but have we had any solid proof that it is him?

wowpedia, the book shadows rising

[Kaleredar]

people seem to be outraged on these forums because it might be Flynn but have we had any solid proof that it is him?

If it is indeed Flynn...

It's been a while since I did the campaign, but did they have... any sort of meaningful interaction in-game?

Wyrmbane and Valeera both had way more interactions with Shaw, as I recall... The only character Flynn ever seemed to interact with beyond the player character was Taelia. And Wyrmbane and Valeera would have both been way more interesting and more storied; same with Flynn and Taelia. Valeera and Shaw share a lot in common with their life of subterfuge while working to serve a noble cause. That's interesting. Wyrmbane and Shaw both work to serve the alliance, but go about it in completely different ways. That's interesting. Taelia and Flynn are both young upstarts who find themselves in service of Kul'tirasl; Taelia does so from a place of valor, Flynn does so from a place of, essentially, being pressed into it. Again, that difference is interesting.

Games allow a wide and diverse breadth for storytelling, especially a game wherein you do hundreds and hundreds of quests whilst being ping-ponged between characters. You'd think they could establish a plausible romantic interaction somewhere in there... or at least go with the characters where they already did that with. I'm not tremendously invested in the romantic relationship that equates to a footnote as far as lore is concerned, but... come on Blizzard. Work some of that into the actual game's story.

[Aresk]

If it is indeed Flynn...

It's been a while since I did the campaign, but did they have... any sort of meaningful interaction in-game?

Obviously there's The Treasury Heist. Additionally, Worldvein Rumors reveals them to still be working together. Those are the in-game interactions and references of off-screen interactions between them that I've seen.

[Kaleredar]

Obviously there's The Treasury Heist. Additionally, Worldvein Rumors reveals them to still be working together. Those are the in-game interactions and references of off-screen interactions between them that I've seen.

I guess that's... something... but again, the treasury heist is sort of an all-business kind of thing.

Wyrmbane and Valeera's interactions with Shaw happen as an aside, and something the player has to elect into. Those come off as a little more meaningful than some rather cut-and-dry getting through a scenario and an implied continued association by merit of the mission table.

[KOUNTERPARTS]

I never will understand people's borderline obsessions with potential "romances" with fictional characters. Is this "shipping" that people always are on about?

[Illusions]

I never will understand people's borderline obsessions with potential "romances" with fictional characters. Is this "shipping" that people always are on about?

Yes.

Any interaction, however subtle, will make two parties subject to shipping. Nothing is sacred, even if the interaction is hateful (haters to lovers trope).

Personally, I'm happy that it's Fairshaw, I always got the feeling they're attracted to eachother.

[Eazy]

But there's nothing that implies Shaw love intereset is Flynn?

[Amaterasu65]

But there's nothing that implies Shaw love intereset is Flynn?

The opposite actually. We learn during the Freehold questline in Tiragarde Sounds that Flynn likes a specific girl from the innkeeper there, but Flynn tells him to stop because he was embarrassed (probably Taelia).

[Unlimited Power]

The opposite actually. We learn during the Freehold questline in Tiragarde Sounds that Flynn likes a specific girl from the innkeeper there, but Flynn tells him to stop because he was embarrassed (probably Taelia).

Supposedly there's a section of the new book that implies Shaw has interest in Flynn, but not necessarily the other way around.