ngl a lot of you seem real scared of grace having any flaws whatsoever.
like his refusal to form deeper connections on earth is, like, part of why his dynamic with rocky is so meaningful. it’s not indicative of his identity, and it’s not actually He Loves Earth So Much.
it’s a man so isolated and insulated that even after the years he worked as a teacher, even after the years he worked in stratt’s vat, he genuinely has not formed a true relationship with anyone in his life, and no amount of saying he cares about people or his students or earth was ever going to make him willing to die for them. it’s cowardice and it’s refusing to be a part of the world around him and it’s deliberately holding people at arm’s length; even to his own detriment.
it’s a character flaw. it’s okay. characters are supposed to have them.