It was hard for me to write two halves of very strong OTPs of mine ... pursuing other characters for fun sexy tiems, hence hints to their absent partners. (John is really surprised she's not pursuing Sydney. Not that he's complaining but everyone pursues Sydney.)
John is a lot more my Fran's typical physical type than Balthier, and any man with scars like that isn't going to find Fran's nails a turn-off, you know?