[@Infamous Auror] Or what about this....cuz my character is one that left Minnesota to pursue her own dreams, but she returns because she feels drawn to return home. So what if they DID have a fling...but the two of them realize that they do actually care for each other, but they are too stuck in their own heads to do anything about it. For example, my character may not have wanted to be just a fling, so when your guy revealed it, she got pissed off and this is part of why she left Mercy Falls.

I'm still working on my character, of course, but it's something I thought of.