For Nine - what was his home life like? His relationship with his parents? And his older brother iirc?
He had a very good home life, actually. His parents loved him a great deal because he might be lazy and inattentive, but he’s a good person at heart. He’s always been there for them and he listens to their troubles, always asks if they need anything while he’s, say, at the store. He likes to minimize work for himself, but if he’s already out there doing something, he likes to minimize the work for others too.
He’s a good person, Nine.
That’s why his parents were ok with him staying home a little longer than usual.
he never really got the hang of that college thing, but they were secretly happy to have him home when it didn’t work out.
As for his older brother, well, his older brother is hardworking and a little miffed by his lazy younger brother.
He used to bug him all the time, nagging, arguing, and trying to force him to be more active.
But not cuz he hated him or resented him, he just thought the kid could use some character.
Nine did learn a little from him.
He branched out from his family and was able to develop better social skills cuz of him, and he was able to develop a sense of opposition, you know, determination to hold fast when others try to change you.
So they had a good relationship too.
His brother didn’t take his death well.
His parents sort of shut themselves off, just didn’t talk to anyone, retreated inside themselves, but his brother went through every stage of grief with wild abandon.
He never knew his brother became a Revenant.
To this day he still thinks about him and wishes he’d gone with Nine.
Even if he would’ve died with him, he still wishes he’d never let him go alone.