Offred is immediately attracted to Nick.
Offred thinks of him as a suspicious character in the beginning of the novel.
This suggests she is attracted to Nick for many reasons. We witness him stepping on her foot at the ceremony in Chapter 14 of the book. He keeps flirting with her and making her feel paranoid.
"He's too casual, he's not servile enough. It may be stupidity, but I don't think so. Smells fishy, they used to say; or, I smell a rat" she says.
In this quote, Offred describes how Nick keeps putting his foot next to hers. She describes this with great detail. Nick is always trying to interact with Offred, one way or another. Offred describes it as a warm and soft feeling in her foot. By the end of Chapter 17 Nick sneaks into her room and they kiss violently. They both know how dangerous this can be for both of them so they don't go too far. I think Offred has a little something towards Nick that by the end she will completely loose herself and completely ignore the laws. That is my thinking. But I also know she suggest that she can be rebel as well. Offred's awkward affair with Nick is an odd development.
Being with Nick is entirely different than playing Scrabble with the Commander. I can see they gain power within themselves.
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