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I think MilesEdgeworth said something like this, I can't 100% remember, but if we start playing what ifs, the story goes wonky fast.And on paper Zane is actually a better match for Erynn than the MC. They are both models (if he's the Zane that didn't show, which I think he is) they are both also training to be teachers. Imagine a situation coming up where they are teaching together and having lunch together all week (as it wouldn't be a good look for her to sit with the MC at school) and then they end up having to do a model shoot together on the weekend. The MC would end up losing his mind with jealousy and who could blame him?
If it weren't for Ethan and the blackmail would Erynn and Zane still be together? They would have no doubt gone to prom together, despite what Erynn says to the MC.
What if Erynn goes over to the MCs house the day after he confesses to check on him (since they are best friends and all that) and the MC actually listens to her? We lose basically the entire Erynn plot, the entire Alvarado plot, and Iris.
What if MC gave up on Erynn after the confession and went after Alexis instead? I can't even speculate this since we don't know all that much about teenage Alexis.
As for what you asked...if we left everything the same and removed Ethan trying to blackmail her (assuming he just gives up on her after MC leaves) I think Erynn still struggles with her feelings for the MC when he returns but you have less opportunities to save her when she's damsel in distress. I don't think we know enough about Zane in order to predict anything long term yet. He could turn out to be an unwilling accomplice or a new antagonist.