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Honestly, I agree with you; I don't really think Riley is lesbian, either. I mean, she might be, secretly "in the closet", but I feel like that is relatively low-probability. I just threw my "batting for the other team" comment out there in the interest of thinking outside the box regarding Riley, because I don't think the obvious "MC really isn't in my league" thing is the answer regarding her reluctance to pursue an intimate relationship with the MC.She (Riley) was very popular in high school. If that was the case MC would have known about it. She might be bisexual but definitely not lesbian.
I think the thing with Riley is that she is deeply internally conflicted on more than one level, which IMO is the source of her relationship barrier regarding the MC, even though I believe she finds the MC attractive and desirable. I think she is probably struggling with feelings of guilt and regret about something that happened during her high school years, or shortly thereafter. Maybe she secretly experimented with FF sexuality, maybe she was raped, and/or got pregnant and had an abortion, or maybe something else emotionally traumatic happened that I'm not thinking of, and consequently she doesn't feel like she can have an intimate relationship with the MC. Couple that with the tremendous pressure she feels to succeed academically and in the world of business (and the amount of her focus and bandwidth that consumes), as well as possibly stigma and pride preventing her from getting help to deal with her emotional baggage, and I think we begin to get a pretty plausible picture of why she is building emotional barriers between herself and the MC. If only she knew someone with expertise and training in psychology who could help her resolve her issues . . .
To be fair, the MC is almost certainly too close to the "Riley situation" to be objective about it, or even to be aware of most of the possibilities I mentioned. I still think she is the "final boss" in this game, and personally think she is hott AF.
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