Route Setup
“Hey. Nothing you say can change the way I see you.”
This choice leads into Marat’s first-kiss scene. Romance is not fully committed yet. If you stop here, later Marat states can still treat the romance as uncommitted.
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Marat RomanceMissableEpilogue Impact
How to Romance Marat in The Blood of Dawnwalker
Yes, Marat can be romanced. The critical romance scene happens in A Closer Look.
Choose:
“Hey. Nothing you say can change the way I see you.”
then after Marat's first kiss:
[kiss him back]
[kiss him back] is the actual romance commitment point.
Not every flirtatious Marat dialogue commits the romance. The decisive choice is [kiss him back] during A Closer Look. A line like “I keep thinking about us.” can look romantic and still leave the route uncommitted.
Which Choice Actually Starts the Marat Romance?
The first intimate reply only opens Marat’s first-kiss scene. The romance is not fully committed until you kiss him back after that cutscene ends. That split is why a playthrough can feel like a Marat romance and still finish without the romance epilogue state.
Romance Commit
[kiss him back]
This is the choice that commits Marat’s romance route. The scene returns to dialogue after the first kiss; [kiss him back] is the confirmed commitment point.
Where Does the Marat Romance Happen?
The confirmed romance chain sits inside A Closer Look, on the Distant Shadows questline. The solitude conversation is the scene that matters. This page covers where that scene is, which two choices move it, and what they do — not a full quest walkthrough and not a list of every Marat conversation before it.
- Questline
- Distant Shadows / A Closer Look
- Critical quest
- A Closer Look
- Key scene
- Marat solitude conversation
- Romance commit
- [kiss him back]
- Result
- Marat romance committed if you kiss him back
Does Romancing Marat Affect the Ending?
Yes. Marat’s romance state is used in his epilogue outcome.
Marat’s romance is not just an isolated scene; it can change which Marat epilogue state appears later. Survival, friendship and later finale states can still sit beside that romance flag. The calculator reads those Marat states separately, so a committed romance does not freeze the rest of his board.
[kiss him back]
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Marat Romance
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Marat Epilogue State
- A committed romance writes the Marat romance state used by his epilogue board.
- Marat’s later survival can still change which Marat board appears, even after the romance is set.
- Related finale states can sit next to that romance result; romance is one input, not the whole ending.
⚠ Romance is not the only Marat stateYour romance can be committed, but Marat’s later survival still matters. Both states can change his epilogue.
Throne Room: Save Marat or Catalin? →
Can You Romance Marat and Keep Him Alive?
Romance commitment and Marat’s later survival are separate states. Choosing [kiss him back] commits the romance, but later decisions can still affect whether Marat survives. The throne-room split is the confirmed later survival check: Stay Silent can kill Marat or Catalin depending on earlier readiness, while “No! Stop!” keeps Catalin alive at that decision.
Check the Throne Room choice →
Save before the romance commitIf you want to keep both romance and non-romance outcomes available, make a manual save before the post-kiss choice. A save is not required to romance Marat; it only keeps both results reachable.
Where Does Marat End Up in Your Playthrough?
Romance is only one part of his final outcome. Survival, faction decisions and other choices can also change his epilogue.
Quick Questions
Can you romance Marat?
Yes. The confirmed romance commitment occurs in A Closer Look.
What choice romances Marat?
Choose [kiss him back] after the first-kiss scene.
Is the first kiss enough to romance Marat?
No. The first kiss is route setup; [kiss him back] is the confirmed commitment choice.
Does Marat romance affect the ending?
Yes. Marat’s romance state contributes to his epilogue outcome.
Can Marat die after you romance him?
Romance and survival are separate states, so later decisions can still affect whether Marat survives.