—— PLATONIC CONNECTIONS. ❜
people who know him beyond the version he presents.
best friends. earned through consistency. trusted with the man he doesn’t show publicly.
confidants. they know what he refuses to put into words — and where the lines are.
ride or die. loyal to the point of self-erasure. dangerous in how deep it goes.
childhood friends. remnants of the boy he used to be — before everything fractured.
drunk friends. exist only when restraint slips. daylight makes them impossible.
secret friends. kept separate by necessity. public overlap would raise questions.
enemies to friends. forged through conflict. trust arrived late and never fully settled.
squad. shared history, mutual silence, and unspoken rules.
platonic soulmates. a connection that feels inevitable — and therefore dangerous.
unlikely friends. bonds that shouldn’t exist but persist anyway.
positive influence. someone who keeps him grounded when the past presses too close.
seem like a married couple. emotional intimacy that crosses lines, even if no one names it.
former lovers to friends. the past didn’t disappear — it just learned how to behave.
new friends. still untested. he’s careful with what he reveals.
—— FAMILIAL CONNECTIONS. ❜
love complicated by history.
family friends. ties that survived the fallout — barely.
cousins. Gwen Baker — shared blood, shared history, shared silence.
husband or wife. Alexa Baker — his anchor, his future, the life he refuses to jeopardize.
in-laws. Alexa’s family — warmth, expectation, and a reminder of what stability looks like.
—— ROMANTIC CONNECTIONS. ❜
where restraint once failed.
exes on good terms. polite distance, unresolved echoes.
exes on bad terms. old damage that never fully healed.
first love. the origin of every bad decision.
love / hate. passion twisted into something volatile.
childhood crush / lover. innocence that didn’t survive adulthood.
regretted fling. a lapse in judgment with lingering consequences.
—— NEGATIVE CONNECTIONS. ❜
the cracks he keeps sealed.
enemies. quiet hostility or open contempt.
former best friends. they know where the fault lines are.
fell for the same person. resentment that never truly cooled.
lifelong enemies. hatred without a clear beginning.
frenemies. cordial on the surface, dangerous underneath.
shared secret. something that could cost him everything — trust here is fragile.
rivals. constant comparison, professional or personal.
negative influence. people who pull him toward the version of himself he buried.
mutual jealousy. resentment disguised as respect.
competition. only one of them gets to stay clean.
current lover’s ex / former lover’s current partner. a reminder that history doesn’t stay put.
—— MISCELLANEOUS. ❜
close enough to observe.
neighbors on good terms. familiar faces, quiet routines.
neighbors on bad terms. too much proximity, too much awareness.
mutual friends. shared spaces, careful navigation.
have mutual friends but don’t get along. forced civility, underlying tension.
professional relations. power dynamics, expectations, scrutiny.
project partners. temporary alliances with potential fallout.
co-workers. shared responsibility, hidden friction.
fitness buddies. discipline as control. routine as penance.
