Lyan

Lyan is the het ship between Laura Kearney and Ryan Erzahler from the The Quarry fandom.

Canon
In the beginning, Ryan and Laura didn't get off to a good start due to their stubbornness that made them headbutt frequently. With very similar morals but opposing viewpoints on some topics, it was easy for them to just argue rather than try to understand each other, but such fights also yield good moments filled with unresolved sexual tension.

The first time Ryan sees Laura is when he and the other counselors are walking back to the lodge after being attacked by a creature in the cabins. They hear a gunshot and see a girl with an eyepatch on running away from the pool area. And floating lifeless in the water, they found Ryan's longtime friend Kaylee Hackett.

A while later, once the group found shelter in the poolhouse and Nick - now-turned in a skinless creature - crashes through the ceiling and vanishes into the night, they hear a knock on the door.

Ryan, now with the gun, sees Laura through the window and recognizes her as his friend's murderer and becomes overprotective of his other friends, reluctant to listen to her or even let her in. But, after some deliberation, they eventually let her join them after discovering that she was one of the counselors who never showed up earlier in the summer.

Laura shared with them her backstory about what happened to her over the last two months - when she was attacked by a monster and then kidnapped by a creepy cop - and her theory about the Hackett family and the werewolves.

Ryan was in complete disbelief and that made Laura laugh sympathetically because it was exactly the same reaction she had in the beginning. Then she took off her eye patch and showed him her injured eye, telling him how Max transformed and attacked her. She also revealed that she was infected and her only cure was to kill the first werewolf in the bloodline of the infection, Chris Hackett.

Ryan was in denial about Laura's story due to his close relationship with Chris - struggling to believe that his friend and father figure would be able to put them in danger - and the doubt caused an antagonizing reaction to Laura's actions.

They argued over what to do next, or what was right and wrong in this situation, and tension grew between them the more they disagreed. To the point that even Dylan and Kaitlyn, watching in the midst of it all, realized there was more to those sparks than just anger.

Seeing that arguing would get them nowhere and their time was running out, Ryan decides to go with Laura to the Hackett house, mainly to prove Chris' innocence and protect him, but on the way there they have the chance to talk and be vulnerable with one another about each of their points of view on the situation. .

When they arrive at the house, they see the obstacle of not knowing how to invade the property. In an attempt to find an entrance, they both fall into the tunnels of the old quarry, landing unharmed in a pit of water.

Ryan expressed concern when Laura did not emerge immediately and later when, because of the infection, she panicked to get out of the water. Once calm, they noticed that her wounds and scars were gone, so Ryan gently removed her eye patch to reveal her healed eye. He made a joke comparing her to the wolf in the little red riding hood story and they shared a cute little moment, only interrupted by the rush of their mission.

As they explored the tunnels, uncovering clues, they had good interactions that strengthened their newfound bonds: like when one of the platforms started to collapse, Ryan reached out calling Laura to jump and she landed on top of him; At one point, Laura probed to see if he was in a relationship, and after Ryan denied it, they shared a look.

The tunnels took them to the basement of the Hackett house, where they found cages to contain werewolves. Depending on choices in the game, if Jacob is trapped there and he tries to make fun of Ryan, Laura will defend him; likewise, if Jacob tries to question Laura, Ryan will assert that she is the one in charge.

Depending on what happens, Laura will be captured and Ryan might try to intervene, just as she might scream for him to run away without her.

During the confrontation with the Hackett family, Laura and Ryan flee in opposite directions: he got stabbed and she was shot. Trying to survive each in their own way, fleeing through the house, their paths cross again when Bobby threatened Ryan's life and Laura, already in an advanced state of infection, appears to protect him. She loses control of her anger for a second there, but Ryan manages to calm her down enough for her to recognize him.

Laura realizes that Ryan has lost a lot of blood and has no chance to recover and they share a moment to grieve, she feels guilty for dragging him into this situation - even with him assuring her it's not her fault - and she proposed biting him so the infection would heal his wounds.

He accepts, Laura hesitates and barely control herself, when sinking her teeth into his arm, but once again Ryan manages to bring her back to her senses.

Hearing the enemies approaching, Laura helps him up and they flee to the attic. There they finally find Chris transformed into a werewolf and the creature, drugged with tranquilizers, approached slowly to sniff them. Then the entire structure collapses and they fall to the floor below.

A madness fight ensues between the Hacketts and the werewolf in the room.

Laura lands on top of Ryan again, but she soon pulls away, feeling the infection take over her body once and for all. And Ryan, startled that he couldn't snap her out of it this time, crawled under a table for cover. She resists as long as she can, but ends up transforming with a urge of rage.

Now both beasts were attacking everything and everyone in the room and Ryan had no choice but to pick up the gun on the floor and wait for the right moment to shoot werewolf Chris, his death bringing Laura back to normal.

She looks at him, putting together what had just happened and he nodded at her in response.

However, when it is revealed that Chris is not the first werewolf and his death does not save all those infected by the curse, Laura and Ryan team up with Travis to find Silas, the wolf boy and the real first one.

In the car, on the way to the old Harum Scarum site, Laura and Ryan support each other as they confront Travis about the accountability for his previous actions. But, as they try to find out more about what he's hiding, Silas attacks and jumps on the roof of the car to try to get them off the road. The heavy blow knocks Ryan unconscious and Laura calls out to him worriedly as she tries to grab the gun, a moment before pulling on the handbrake for the inersia to fling Silas away.

After the car stops and the injured werewolf flees back into the woods, Ryan wakes up making a joke and Laura smiles in relief asking if he's okay.

Outside of the car, Travis leads the way down the blood trail and Ryan and Laura stop for a moment to talk. He offers it to her a vial of werewolf blood he stole from Bobby a while ago. The liquid serves as protection against the beast's attack is not enough for the two of them, so Ryan wants her to use it saying that no one deserves to get out of here alive more than her. Whether Laura accepts or give the vial back to him, both have light smiles as they flirt with each other.

In the woods, at the site of the old burned Harum Scarum, Laura and Ryan unite again to question Travis about what he still hides, making him tell everything else there is to know about the enmity between the Hackett family, Eliza and Silas.

In the end they find Silas, the werewolf, sleeping in his nest to recover from the previous attack. If Laura hesitates to shoot, Ryan seems to support her in whatever decision she makes.

It is possible, through player choice, that only Laura and Ryan survive this encounter. And if Silas attacks, Ryan can sacrifice himself to save Laura.

Moments

 * Laura and Ryan decide to work together, becoming reluctant allies.
 * Ryan and Laura like to tease each other, calling charming and flirtatious while arguing.
 * Ryan reached for Laura's hand to pull her off a collapsing platform and she landed on top of him.
 * Ryan tried to step in when Laura was captured.
 * Laura yelled for Ryan to run when she was captured.
 * Ryan and Laura communicated through their eyes, to make an escape plan.
 * Laura scared Bobby away to stop him from killing Ryan.
 * Laura managed to control herself as Ryan tried to calm her down when he said "It's me".
 * Laura compared the situation she got Ryan into to Max's (her canon love interest)
 * Ryan comforted Laura so she wouldn't feel guilty.
 * Laura offered to bite Ryan to infect and save him.
 * Ryan offered the vial of blood to protect Laura from the werewolf.

Quotes
"Wouldn't really metter anyway. Looks like we finally know Ryan's type... confident and heroic. With an eye-patch."

- Dylan about Ryan and Laura relationship.

Fanon
With Ryan and Laura only meeting later in the story, Lyan became a rare pair as most fans had already established connections with other ships. However, it is common to find new fans and gamers in general commenting on the chemistry and sexual tension between the characters.

On AO3, Lyan is one of the least written ship for The Quarry (video game) tag; Ryan's third least written and Laura's least written.

Fandom
FAN FICTION

Trivia
In the course of the game, players can find tarot cards that help in future decisions and consequences. The Lovers card is related to Ryan and Laura's relationship and their iconic bite scene.