oh, you mean there's more of us? good to know. it makes me laugh uncontrollably when people try to insist that my character's past (which has been hinted at being abusive and blatantly hinted, at that) will make him understand that a character's life is "so hard."

no, my guy's an asshole and no amount of your character's sharing/judging of him is gonna change that or make him want to help anyone. he lives in a shit world and only looks out for himself, deal with it.