Coming in to this I had my pet theory that the hero in the hero ending would have to be Laura. She's strong, intelligent and resourceful. Surely battered mentally by Luca's assault, but still a capable person if she could just stop and think. She hasn't been able to because Luca keeps throwing her off balance.
After initially playing through this latest release, I thought I had completely missed the mark. Laura folded like a lawn chair so quickly. It would have to be Sandra. She offered to help Harry, has an interest in helping Laura, and has some experience dealing with people like Luca.
But Laura folded way too quickly to make any sense, and right after she reconnected with Harry emotionally and physically. Then it occurred to me that I was right all along. Laura is doing this on purpose. Harry understanding her gave her the mental fortitude to stop and think. She has a plan now. We don't know exactly what it is just yet, but she is going to fix things as best she can, and Luca will lose.
Why do I say this? In her head when thinking about breaking up with Harry she responded "I... don't wanna...!" then shortly afterwards asks herself "What would 'his' Laura (the one he idolizes) do in this situation...?" Then, after she has formulated a plan, She has the best sex with Harry ever, asks him to believe in her, and when he says he trusts her with every fiber of his being, she says "Good. Then you don't have anything to worry about. I'll take care of everything." When Luca is mindfucking her into oblivion during their "date", she lies to him about the sex with Harry and says that the sex was "not good". She is letting Luca think he is winning. She further feeds this with her new rule that Luca must pin her hands while on top. She also made a rule related to making their "relationship" public or groping her in public, though we don't know the exact wording yet. There is probably something more long term to her plan there, but again, it's hard to see exactly what that plan is yet.
The only thing that doesn't compute for me is her dropping the condom rule. I guess she could be using spermicide or taking the pill, or maybe even relying on the ability to get an abortion.
After initially playing through this latest release, I thought I had completely missed the mark. Laura folded like a lawn chair so quickly. It would have to be Sandra. She offered to help Harry, has an interest in helping Laura, and has some experience dealing with people like Luca.
But Laura folded way too quickly to make any sense, and right after she reconnected with Harry emotionally and physically. Then it occurred to me that I was right all along. Laura is doing this on purpose. Harry understanding her gave her the mental fortitude to stop and think. She has a plan now. We don't know exactly what it is just yet, but she is going to fix things as best she can, and Luca will lose.
Why do I say this? In her head when thinking about breaking up with Harry she responded "I... don't wanna...!" then shortly afterwards asks herself "What would 'his' Laura (the one he idolizes) do in this situation...?" Then, after she has formulated a plan, She has the best sex with Harry ever, asks him to believe in her, and when he says he trusts her with every fiber of his being, she says "Good. Then you don't have anything to worry about. I'll take care of everything." When Luca is mindfucking her into oblivion during their "date", she lies to him about the sex with Harry and says that the sex was "not good". She is letting Luca think he is winning. She further feeds this with her new rule that Luca must pin her hands while on top. She also made a rule related to making their "relationship" public or groping her in public, though we don't know the exact wording yet. There is probably something more long term to her plan there, but again, it's hard to see exactly what that plan is yet.
The only thing that doesn't compute for me is her dropping the condom rule. I guess she could be using spermicide or taking the pill, or maybe even relying on the ability to get an abortion.
