Scott Boralith my toxic masculinity darling. Emphasis on being strong for other people which for him often means 1) not showing intense emotion and 2) being capable of violence. His magic is linked to his emotions and activates in ways he does not control. Him being terrified that not having perfect control of how his emotions magic displays itself will result in the people he cares about getting hurt. Him leaving and coming back to the academy having successfully repressed controlled his magic and then relishing in fights with the rebels because it’s the only time he gets to be completely free with his magic. He can go all out and it is not a weakness because it is done for the sake of violence and specifically violence in defense of the people he cares about. At all other times, he has to be calm and in control to make sure he never lets out too much. And then. he gets angry and goes all out on AJ, someone who he did not intend to kill. And then. Aurora gets sick and apparently the problem is he’s not using his magic enough. And somehow, he’s doing more unintentional harm now that he finally has control.