funny thing[idk its sorta dark tho bc it deals with being inanimate and unliving yet still fuctioning like you are another living being]:
in STORMHILL, spiruts can't even be considered living
they're literally made of magic
but they still decay
ans they can still die
and they can still be injured both mentally and physically
but the only reason they aren't considered living is because they are made of magic and don't have any soul
they have their own DNA
the magic used for their creation does accumulate into cells that make up their bodys
but the cells aren't cells, they're more like capsids
virus-like, and they can't even feel the pain when they are wounded
they are designed to be weapons, or servants, or whatever the god made them to do
and they go insane if they can't complete their role
they aren't supposed to feel
they aren't supposed to have morals
but angelus does
angelus has his own morals, feelings, and everything inbetween. he can feel pain, and knows what heartbreak is.
but even then, some things he cannot escape.