fr i think people calling Iinebeck a father figure to Iink is just аnti copium.
me when i have a long history of being a liar and a valor stealing skeeve/coward and constantly push around and take advantage of some kid whose friend got kidnapped to get money and find treasure. Extorting his free child labor again and again to find leads and throwing him under the bus time and time again while getting called out over and over and not changing my ways despite how the kid sticks his neck out for me over and over. (even over personal beef that he has literally nothing to do with)
And even after it all when it turns out the treasure isnt real i'm fully ready to abandon him and leave him shit out of luck, Only deciding to help him again when a different avenue of personal gain is offered by a third party. A+ father figure behavior guys! Clearly the only interpretation possible because he's so perfect! We can all go home!
Like, to be fair he has a change of heart and grows more and more fond of Iink. throughout the game. Hell, he gets possessed to save Iink's life in the end. (and it's how their relationship changes throughout the story and the implications of after the story that compel me the most)
But my point stands: that shit is аnti cope!!!