I love the details with Nerissa's right ear being damaged and the ornaments on her left ear just like her horns. Similar with Liz's tiara thing now being around her left ear.
a) girlfriend
b) better girlfriend + cool magic powers + eternal youth
One might argue that choosing b) runs the risk of being murdered by a), but I'd argue that's a bit toxic and a red flag for a) as well.
There's a rather famous interview with the director of the first 3 games that mentioned they studied a bunch of yaoi vn's so they could write male dialogue better and admitted they went a little overboard.