I'd say is pretty obvious that she is traumatized, her first sexual experience led to her getting blackmailed and forced to do things against her will... those things leave a mark, sub-counciously she's afraid of what will happen afterwards.Erynn's sexual development is so slow and strange that you might think she's the MC's sister.
I mean, even with younger, less confident, and inexperienced girls (Layla, Cara), everything was much faster and somehow more normal.
But here, Erynn is older than Layla and Cara, she is not a virgin, she is confident in her body (she even works as a model and has no problem undressing for a photo shoot), but for some reason, the sexual dynamic is purely sisterly, where the boundaries of what is permissible must be expanded in small steps.
Perhaps with this strange dynamic, the author wanted to show that she is somehow traumatized or something... but it's done very weakly, if that was really the goal.
I wonder why even the main character himself doesn't ask himself what's wrong with her and sex? Although the MC here is not very quick-witted, he doesn't really like to think at all.
In short, an incest patch wouldn't hurt))
It makes her afraid of commitment...
A confusing relationship already made the MC run once(her relationship with Zane also didn't end on a posistive note), she fears that something might happen and make the MC leave again...
So in her mind sticking to a simple friendship is the safe choice, as Kaskaze put it, she fears losing her friend.
I just sign on to everything writtenThe MC x Erynn relationship won’t be easy at all.
First off, they both know they’re friends. If they decide to take it further and things don’t work out, they lose not only a partner but also a friend. Even if things end, it’d be hard to see each other just as friends again. It wouldn’t be ‘Hey, that’s my friend,’ but more like ‘Hey, that’s my ex.’ So it’s basically a lose-lose situation if anything goes wrong. That’s already one reason why they both act the way they do — their whole relationship feels like walking through a minefield.
The second reason is everything with Erynn + Zane + Ethan. A girl who’s been used like that won’t trust anyone. Like, literally no one. She’ll be super cautious.
It was mentioned that there are tons of people on set/photo shoots, so she might feel a bit safer — or at least pretend to. That’s probably why taking a few pictures as a model is easier for her.
(And hey, I’m not a psychologist or anything, just sharing my thoughts )
That’s why Erynn acts kinda distant or slow with her actions — but honestly, it’s totally understandable
For god’s sake, if people are already bringing up the incest patch, someone drop a meme about not being able to fuck Emily — ‘cause you just know someone’s gonna ask