tag ur characters if u want but imma do a lil thread; exhibit A: alex and kevin

both of them have trauma with their families, specifically with their fathers; while Alex’s trauma is more physical, Kevin’s is more emotionally and yet alex is still a fairly good person, all things considering, kevin is...not lmao

alex has experienced physical abandonment from his mom, was essentially betrayed by his uncle, and abused by his father - this results in a lot of his mannerism and behaviors such as anxiety, obedience, flinching, eyc

kevin on the other hand has dealt with emotional neglect from both of his parents and a bit of physical abuse from his father; he’s very impressionable, taking on his father’s homophobic views and leaving his best friend behind to be “popular”, essentially

this results him being an attention whore and being very lonely and emotionally disconnected; he’s also very angry all the tiem, as opposed to alex, so he takes his anger out on other people bc he likes to blame everyone but himself for his problems

it wasn’t his fault his parents are the way they are, but he’s still an asshole, this thread isn’t rlly going anywhere lmao i just love the psychology of the two

also exhibit B: venus and nova, both had very VERY bad high school experiences but they both handled them differently

nova’s dealt with her trauma inwardly (dysphoria, self esteem issues, isolation) and venus deals with hers outwardly (hypersexual, physical violence, self destruction)