ffive

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I know that Mike was the guy who Gillam cheated with is a popular theory but my frist timing playing my first thought was Lena's brother.
There's some overleap between what we learn from/about Gillian and Mike and their respective partners, but Lena's brother has been a complete no-show so far, so him turning out to be Gillian's guy would be a pure ass pull, compared to the alternative. So, while not completely impossible, makes it pretty unlikely.
 
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Spike is too young to be anything regarding to the cast. He is younger than Lena who is younger than Ian. Gillian had to leave Ian for a schoolboy, when someone like Mike makes much more sense.

Spike is a non character, just like Hollys sister, Minervas husband, you name it. He just exists to characterize the prevailing characters.
 

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Spike is too young to be anything regarding to the cast. He is younger than Lena who is younger than Ian. Gillian had to leave Ian for a schoolboy, when someone like Mike makes much more sense.

Spike is a non character, just like Hollys sister, Minervas husband, you name it. He just exists to characterize the prevailing characters.
Not saying you are wrong, but I wouldn't rule out any of those characters making a limited appearance.
Spike could easily show up to cause Lena even more headaches, or if Lean's mother were to be hospitalised or die, I could see him making a cameo.
Holly's sisters are fairly unlikely, although the entire family could stage an intervention particularly if Holly is going down the slut route.
Eva has certainly done some kinky stuff in the past, so I could see an extremely niche path were Ian fucks Minerva in front of her husband.
Again you are probably right to say it won't happen, but never say never...
 

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The same was true of Gillian until it wasn't though.
I dunno, Gillian was at the very least core part of Ian's background and had choices related to her, together with her making appearance of sorts even if just on his phone, as early as Ch. 2 iirc. In contrast, Spike only really comes up as a mention that he siphoned Lena's money, mainly an excuse for Lena to have a spat with her mom.
 
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I dunno, Gillian was at the very least core part of Ian's background and had choices related to her, together with her making appearance of sorts even if just on his phone, as early as Ch. 2 iirc. In contrast, Spike only really comes up as a mention that he siphoned Lena's money, mainly an excuse for Lena to have a spat with her mom.
Fair enough. She has certaily been a relevant background detail for longer.
 
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Gicoo

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Gillian had lewd selfies, and an established sexual relationship with the main character. She could've stayed a past character that won't appear, but its much more of a foundation than Spike getting mentioned twice.
 
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There's some overleap between what we learn from/about Gillian and Mike and their respective partners, but Lena's brother has been a complete no-show so far, so him turning out to be Gillian's guy would be a pure ass pull, compared to the alternative. So, while not completely impossible, makes it pretty unlikely.
Not that I disagree, is not a hill I am willing to die on, just a thought shared.
 
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I would like Spike to appear at some point, should bring the Lena family drama to a culmination, whether she finally reconciles, working their differences or finally break, leaving them to their probably debt-ridden fate. But other than that he should be a one note character. Would be funny if he was one of Emma's crazy roommates though.

On the Mike-Gillian theory thing, I think Ian never knew who the guy was. If I understood correctly, according to Mike they probably met in their hometown where Gillian was eventually gonna take her Master's and hooked up there. Mike only arrives in Baluart 3 months before the start of the story, if memory serves.
But I'm 100% sure Jeremy knows, he always acts a little off when Mike's girlfriend is mentioned.
 
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