Ian/Relationships

## Relationships

### Lyra

Ian and Lyra meet under interesting circumstances. Ian tries to make Lyra a siren so that he can become human, but it backfires and splits between the both of them instead; making them half-sirens. The two shortly thereafter make a deal to work together in order to sort out the situation of the curse. Ian wants to simply pass the curse onto someone else, but Lyra wants to try to find an alternative way of reversing it.

During their first encounter, the two get into a tiny argument when Ian calls her a "sweetheart" while trying to calm her down about the situation they've found themselves in. Lyra quickly retorts to the usage of that word since she barely knows him; leading Ian into nicknaming her fish bait shortly afterwards. This becomes a regular nickname for her throughout the story; Ian only having once called her Lyra since then.

After the argument, Lyra feels a bit of pity for Ian and asks if he wants to stay with her until things are sorted out. Seeing as he has no place of his own, Ian agrees to this and Lyra consequently allows Ian to stay at her home. In return for her allowing him to stay, she puts him to work at the shop she runs: *Carnation*.

The two start out as having a rocky relationship since Ian finds it hard to trust anyone but himself, but eventually, he begins to warm up to Lyra. Ian slowly begins to fall in love with Lyra but she is oblivious for his feelings since she is in love with Shon. Once Shon becomes a siren, Ian takes his opportunity to kiss her, though still sympathizing with her for Shon.

Once Ian retains his memories, he believes that Lyra is another life of the girl he loved in his past, Emila. Ian becomes a bit more suspicious of Lyra throughout the search for the Poseidon. He slowly starts to realize that his feelings for Lyra might have been his love for Emila, as they are quite similar.

Ian and Lyra are now very good friends, and enjoy teasing each other and talking to each other in general. After Shon's proposal, Lyra shouted at Ian, who was lighting up sparklers in a small boat to help Shon, that they loved him, and he replied "Damn straight."

### Shon

In the beginning, Ian and Shon didn't get along that well. They first meet the morning after Lyra and Ian became entangled in the strange, half-siren curse that kicks off the main events and conflict of the first season. Because Shon has never seen him before (and he sees Lyra's jacket strewn across the floor), he attacks Ian; thinking he is an intruder. Lyra shows up shortly afterwards to clear up the misunderstanding, saying that Ian is the son of a close family friend who got mugged and needed a place to stay to get back on his feet.

Over time, Ian begins to warm up to Shon but still considers Shon a threat to Ian becoming human. Ian knows that Shon and Lyra like each other and regularly teases the both of them about it. Eventually, Ian begins to see Shon as a friend, but also a bit of a threat as Ian begins to realize that he has feelings for Lyra as well.

Ian still cares for Shon, at first because of Lyra's feelings towards him, but also eventually because of their own friendship. They like to tease each other constantly, especially Ian towards Shon. Shon admits that he and Ian sometimes hang out alone, without Lyra, because both understand the feeling of suddenly remembering another life, and struggling to find their identity through all the memories.

Ian even helps Shon with his proposal to Lyra, lighting up sparklers on a small boat and jokingly claiming that Shon only asked Lyra because he turned him down.

### Tua

Ian and Tua's relationship closely resembles that of Lyra's and Kori's friendship. Although Ian initially insists that he and Tua are not friends in Season 1, the dialogue between the two suggests that they are comfortable enough to joke around with each other. Tua also likes to point out Ian's crush on Lyra to him whenever the situation calls for it, though he's respectful enough to not reveal this in front of Lyra herself.

Ian and Tua are now good friends, and both like to tease Shon about his relationship with Lyra. Both also work at Carnation Flower Shop with Lyra, Pele, and others.

### Aleah

Ian first met Aleah while trying to pass on the curse. By doing this, he and Lyra's transfer would be complete and they would both be human. He later invites her to a get-together with Kori, Lyra, and Shon, and plans to kiss her there. Lyra tells him that she would only be okay with doing this if Aleah specifically stated that she wanted to start her life over.

While at the bar, Ian takes Aleah outside and she confesses that she does not want to start her life over. She wants to keep her memories of her first love. Ian then thinks of Lyra's words and does not kiss Aleah.

Later in the series, Aleah, or Ophelia as the Poseidon, turns Shon back into a siren to turn herself human as a part of her cycle of immortality. She decides to "hire" Ian as her new henchman, and restores all of his memories, including those of his past life before becoming a siren. She controls him from there on, using him to draw Lyra towards her.

### Kori

Ian and Kori are not very close but they share a similar affection of Lyra. When they first met, Kori warmed up to him immediately and called him extremely hot. He agreed with this and since then, their interactions have been small.

### Crim

Ian and Crim have an extremely rocky relationship. They first met in the cave trying to find out more about his curse. Lyra then insults the Poseidon and Crim threatens her. Ian tries to help Lyra but is knocked back into a stone wall. Since then, Ian does not trust Crim.

### Pele

Ian and Pele do not get along too well, though they don't outright hate each other. Apparently, Pele holds a grudge on him for sticking a moon jelly in her hair when they were both sirens before the events of the series begin.

### Coen

Ian and Coen have only been shown to have a brief interaction with each other in episodes 43 through 44. Initially, Ian thinks that Coen is Shon shrunken down into a smaller size. Then, when Lyra enters the scene, Ian briefly assumes that Coen is the child of her and Shon's before she clears up the misunderstanding and clarifies that the boy is actually Shon's younger brother. Coen asserted to Ian beforehand that Lyra was "his."

### Emila

Ian remembers Emila after Aleah returns all of his memories, though their connection to one another isn't explored in depth until episodes 129 and 130. He compared their relationship to a string of fake pearls - seemingly perfect - and also pictured her as the perfect stranger even though they started off on rocky footing. Eventually, however, that perfection crumbles when Emila suddenly decides to leave everything behind; only briefly meeting up with Ian to tell him that she's sorry before disappearing completely. After that, she runs away, and Ian never gets the chance to see her again.

After being revived, Emila rencounters Ian in the final episode. Though initially baffled by his sudden appearance, the two share a friendly greeting with each other. In the brief comics after the afterword, the two are taking selfies with Shon's phone. The two exchange playful banter before coming up with an embarrassing reply to Lyra's text.

1. ↑ Season 2 Ep. 199 - Like a String of Pearls