god i love the characters so fucking much
logan, who's all too hard on himself and wants to teach thomas and to be able to help him learn, but fails to be heard, to be taken seriously, to be treated as anything more than simply logical exposition, all because he's too scared to feel and let himself be more than that
roman, who is so concerned with how the others see him because thomas depends on him, because he has to be good enough, strong enough, creative enough for him, but is held back by his need to be good, to distance himself from remus
patton, who cares so much about everyone else, and wants to guide thomas the right way, but is so afraid of hurting people and misleading thomas that he teaches himself to only follow one strict moral code and hurts himself in the end
virgil, who desperately wishes to keep thomas safe and protected, but has been told all his life he was bad and wrong and hurtful, so he becomes that until he cant be that anymore
janus, who loves thomas to no end, and will do anything for him, who gets told he's selfish and wrong for wanting to have only the best for thomas and wanting thomas' happiness above all else
remus, who's been hated and put down for not adhering to the standards the other set and for having morally questionable ideas, who just wants to have some impact, some influence, who wants to affirm thomas' mark on the world
they all care so much and they all care in their own ways, and im aaAAAA