Suzy Hase/Relationships

## Relationships

##### Elijah Vettriano (Elias/Ilya)

*“He's just... kind. I believe that anyone who's known him long enough or observed him for awhile would see that.”*

Ever since Rolo left, he’s been her direct superior and for the last 3 years, also the one she’s closest too. She regards him as her life teacher and most of the things he’s told her go straight to the heart, engraved in her brain. Her dad entrusted her to Elijah to sort of make sure she doesn’t end up dating anyone bad. That ended up going differently than what was expected as the two ended up dating. Usually, their dates are spent on the weekends at night (between 8 PM to 12 AM) as the two have very tight schedules. The two find comfort and support in each other's presence, taking things slow and one step at a time due to their own circumstances- one being unexperienced, the other giving things a try again. Despite how the two act, there's a degree of trust, care, and respect that they have of each other not often expressed in public.

##### Irenea Alcyone (Irene)

*“There's no one as cool as her, and she has an amazing fashion and business sense.”*

Suzy admires her for being confident, decisive, and straight to the point. The other part detests Iris for not trying to communicate with others effectively and putting on a wall of indifference, but she did slowly realized that the younger woman was just plain awkward after their little girl talk. It was also after that conversation that Iris admitted that she was her first female friend, which makes feel her a little bit smug when she's reminded of that event. Suzy, Iris, and Celline are usually the girls night out team and go shopping together more often than not.

The two of them have more in common and are similar in a some ways, in terms of goals and values- which eventually lead to them being friends.

##### Amory Lux Gauthier (Luxery/Amy)

*"He's my best friend... it still feels funny saying it since I don't know how it happened.”*

As a fellow food enthusiast and kitchen personnel, their relationship is in that constant state of stalemate. Are they “friends because they find it okay to be around each other”, “just co-workers trying to be professional”, “work friends that also get along outside of it” or are they simply “just work friends”. The answer would be all of the mentioned. In spite of their weird relationship, Suzy somehow always ends up trying to punch some sense into him, even though she’s the least qualified for it. There’s also the amount of respect that they give to each other, due to both being in the culinary field but in different sectors. Sometimes, Suzy feels that her co-worker isn’t too confident in his abilities and that really gets on her bad side. This is due to the fact that he’s a very good patissier, but doesn’t take enough pride in his crafts. She often thinks that the man has to suck it up because his lack of confidence will show in whatever he puts out on the table- in her words, “even the worst of chefs get angry when the critics say something bad about their dishes, what more for the best?”.

##### Lucas Raye Flintwood (Lulu/Casy)

*“He's like a little brother, a very lovable one. Definitely one of my favorite people!”*

A summary of their relationship would be “siblings from another mother”. There’s some sort of camaraderie due to both being *fun-sized* and ruffled constantly by taller people. Most of the time, they are very chummy and together, they’re somehow in their purest state. Though, as the older one, Suzy often provides advice and constantly comforts Lucas. She is always on his side, even when he’s the one in the wrong. More often than not, she considers his opinions more and thinks about what he’d feel instead. It may be because Suzy didn’t grow up having anyone to take care of that she feels responsible for making sure he grows up into a good adult. To be honest though, she babies him a little too much.

##### Axel Lovecraft (Ulfr)

*“Boss is... quiet and mature? But there are times when he also seems to be like a toddler. It's very funny.”*

Despite not interacting often, her first instinct is to call him *dad* rather than boss. It might be because he’s similar in age to her dad but, he just exudes a lot of fatherly vibes and aura in the little lady’s eyes. There’s also the fact that Lucas and Iris respects and relies on him a lot. All in all, she naturally feels comfortable around him and gives enough respect for his position as the boss/manager.

##### Stefan Eichler (Stef)

*“If there's one way to describe him, it'd be a big ball of energy. Like the sun... sometimes it kind of burns?”*

For one, they aren’t very close but not because of any bad blood- it’s because he has a lot of energy that she can’t keep up with. There’s also that very weird feeling Suzy has about just wanting to completely pat and fluff his tail every time she sees him… which is not very appropriate when the other person is your superior. In the end, although she wants to get closer to him like with the other staff, he ends up being a little too much for her. How? In both stamina and cuteness. Recently, she didn’t even recognize him at the picnic for being such a *cute girl*, well, that was until his tail peaked out.

##### Sydney Dear (Dearest)

*"She's definitely one of the closest people to my heart, though she's a bit busier and we haven't talked much, my feelings remain the same"*

Sydney is the closest person she’s met that felt relatively like an older sister. In her presence, she almost automatically acts as if she’s a younger sister and relies on her to lead. Whatever Sydney says or suggests is generally what she goes with in terms of advice on her own personal matters. Being roommates for a while, she got too used to living together and often misses her. So, she sticks to her whenever they meet and is habitually the first person she goes to when there’s a crowd. She was also the first to know about the natura moving in with August due to this. Lately though, she hasn’t been able to talk to her because she didn’t want to keep on having Syd for herself, especially since the other lady now has a boyfriend. Because of this, she somewhat feels very uneasy around her, due to wanting to mind her own business but also wanting to talk about a lot of things she’s been keeping for awhile.

##### Rolando Bloch (Maestro/Master)

*“Boss Rolo, definitely one of the best chefs I've ever worked with in terms of skills and personality.”*

Maestro, or Master (as she often called him) is someone she looks up to a lot. Despite working together for a short amount of time, she had gotten closer to him and sees him the same way as Irenea and Lucas saw Axel. It isn't far-fetched to say that he was a mentor to her, even if her skills were already top-notched at that time. There was always some magic in Rolo's cooking and actions that, as per Suzy, "made the kitchen feel sacred".