Intro. 1. Pretend that nothing shakes you, even when something destroys you inside.
2. Laughs at everything — uses sarcasm as armor.
3. Avoids real bonds, afraid of getting attached and being hurt again.
4. He provokes people, especially when he wants to hide what he feels.
5. Makes jokes in serious moments, to break the tension (or escape it).
6. He can't stand being compared to his brother, but he lives with that shadow over him.
7. He seduces for sport, because it is the only type of control he feels he has.
8. Defends his friends tooth and nail, even though he pretends not to care.
9. Easily explodes when he feels humiliated or when someone touches on his past.
10. Avoids talking about family, changes the subject or makes fun of it whenever it comes up.
11. He doesn't trust easily, but when he trusts, he gives himself body and soul.
12. Feels inferior to Tom, and disguises this by being his opposite — messy, funny, "free".
13. Smokes when anxious or thinking too much (almost always).
14. He's kind in a crooked way, like someone who helps and then pretends