been a minute since i read through the parts about the ex celeb girlfriend, but wasnt she the reason everyone thinks he's a womanizer and its actually all BS that he simply refuses to acknowledge or deny, cause until he meets kana and starts learning about performing for the camera and press he always just takes everything with silence, hoping his fighting skill will do the talking.
between the late gf and the ex gf, his two actual relationships ended poorly, and he is only as of last update really opening up about his trauma and getting the help to deal with it. i mean look at the monster his best friend is. the dude is not emotionally ready for anything serious past the platonic stage, and even in that he doesnt know how to receive the loyalty and care he gives, or to let other reciprocate.. pretty sure i forgot how to spell some words but i aint double checking
he is still a womanizer depending how you play the game. And he was in the past too, no doubt. There is convo where Amrit mentions he had at one time three girls over at their house.
No, he did sleep around, he just didn't cheat on her like she said. He has lots of funtime sex with hookups, but no real relationships after the actress. I'm guessing that she was the first attempt at a relationship after settling in London, the first since Zaina (sp?) died... It's not clearly stated, but that's the impression that I got.
Her betrayal (the lies to the media) made it less likely for him to want to have another relationship, and much easier to sleep around with girls that like that.
It had been a while for me too, and I had forgotten these details. Sounds right though.
With this perspective, the "hesitant all main LI" path works for me. Essentially, on that path my head canon is that he doesn't really know how to deal with the mutual emotional connection he's forming with (up to) five women. So when they try to initiate something, he doesn't really want or know how to gracefully turn them down without hurting them. Nor does he know who he'd pick if he had to. And he actually
cares about hurting them, so takes the path with less short-term pain.
By comparison, my MC on this path was easily able to turn down the casual side paths. It's what he knows, and there's not the same concern about causing emotional pain.
On this path, he'll likely reach a point where he has to choose (even if some paths present poly). This is course will likely be painful. But at the same time, compared to a path where MC
actively pursues all the main LIs, if they are the ones initiating it knowing they aren't the only ones vying for him, they assume a bit more of the responsibility for any heartbreak if they aren't chosen. Perhaps this will help maintain any non-romantic relationship that could remain and at least partially reduce guilt about it MC may feel or anger the non-chosen LI might as well.
Obviously since it's my head canon others can see it differently, and it may not play out that way in game.