Not that Merrin exactly had the best taste in crushes, generally. She’d never fixated on beings of a single gender as some of her friends did; Merrin fell freely and with few limitations for people of all genders, especially those with exceptional personalities, and with whom she felt a strong connection. In her years on the Mantis, there had been a few brief flings in the moments where they stayed in one spot long enough for them to happen; one who was more in love with her power than anything else, one who ran so hot-then-cold that Merrin could never quite find her footing with him.
