as much as I want them to pull an Andrew In Drag the fact they made a heavily implied AroAce character fall for the practically female version of the protagonist just sended the aroace & queer community 100x years back
i had to pause to scream. sorry we're not doing this. because im certain the barbie and blitz arc is going to end with barbie and blitz reconnecting and if she ends up dating striker that means striker 'redeems' himself alongside barbie meaning. hed be. on the goetias side.
His love should be violence and abolishing the ruling class.
I fear his romantic plot for him would just be a distraction in the story line of imps rising up against the abusive leaders of hell.