Beatriz healed him. She was the light in his life that he never had.

In their nine years together, he made a lot of progress healing his broken mind. He could never truly love himself, but he could at least come to terms with the fact that she did, and having anyone love him was fantastic for his mental health.

At some point, he even started cracking jokes and having a bit of a teasing side: signs that he truly was recovering.

That was all ripped away from him with her death. He spiraled deeper into depression and self-hate than ever before. He blames himself for her death. He killed her. If she never got pregnant by him, she wouldn't have died.

Initially, Beatriz hanged out with him out of guilt and pity, but in time, she grew to truly love how kind and selfless he was.

Part of her love for him was to help with her own mental struggles. She suffered from her own bouts of depression, but knowing she could make Absit happy made her feel like she had a purpose.

She did have some minor resentment for him when he made it in the fashion design world and she didn't. He kept putting himself down, which made her feel even worse. He's "not good enough" and he made it, so what does that make her? She felt horrible for those thoughts, considering herself in the wrong. She should be happy for him...

Absit cherishes Felix, but for all the wrong reasons. Felix's actual personality doesn't factor into his love at all; all that matters is that he's the last remaining piece of Beatriz left alive, and therefore, he must be loved and doted on to the fullest extent of his power.

It's hard for him to see past all this obsession and hold an honest opinion on his son, which is sad. He can probably see a bit more of Felix for himself once Felix is a teen and starts helping him become a more functioning adult, but even then, the comparisons to Beatriz, who did the same, are endless.

He is proud of his son. ...Even if he still credits Beatriz partially for it, for "making such a good son."

Felix loves his dad, and understands that Absit is a very kind and thoughtful person, but Felix is uncomfortable with how Absit bends over backwards to try to please him every moment of his life. He just wants to be a normal person, darn it, not some sacred being.

By the time he's a teen, he's helping take care of Absit more than Absit takes care of him. He's trying so hard to make him a functioning adult, but his trauma and depression is so bad...

Why can't he just be normal?

Basically, his dad tires him out to no end, but Felix knows he means well.

Absit was bullied by her as a kid, and her actions are a big reason why he's so traumatized and lacking any self-esteem today. He has never gotten over her abuse, her words ingrained into his very being. She hasn't changed much since they were kids and blames him for his adult personality, which just makes him further accept his mental anguish is his fault, not hers.

From the moment Evelyn learned Absit wasn't her "real" brother (a statement hammered into her at a young age by her mother), Evelyn has treated Absit as a lesser, unworthy of her family's name. She embraced the "othering" of Absit as an excuse to cause pain without consequences, which extended into her adult life, and her belief that there's nothing wrong with bullying.

She "likes" Absit as a fun target to abuse, but hates him as a person. She can't stand how soft-spoken and depressed he is, and doesn't consider him actual family.

Dagda orders Absit around, which made Absit thinks he hated him, just like his sister and mother. In reality, Dagda idolized him for being so nice. When Dadga gets married and invites Absit to his wedding, they at least partially make up, Absit learning that Dagda thinks he's 'cool.' That said, the ordering around never stops, Dagda often telling Absit to take care of his rowdy daughter (Absit's niece).

Blank-faced idiot who was conceived shortly after Absit, to solidify that the mistress who conceived Absit didn't matter. Dagda always looked up to Absit for being so nice, but due to his niceness, ordered him around constantly. He doesn't consider it taking advantage of him, because otherwise, he'd just say 'no,' right?

Absit is scared of her, but does try his best to take care of her. This can include scolding, though he's a soft-spoken pushover most of the time, unless she's doing something potentially deadly or criminal.

They're good foils for each other, and I enjoy having the two interact, usually with Idunn being a menace, while Absit freaks out/suffers as her (potentially unintentional) victim.

Bane of his existence. She pokes and prods never goes away when he politely asks,and after years of abuse, he figures she's just trying to torment him. She genuinely thinks he's cool and he's her favorite family member—mainly because he's the only one who takes her abuse, instead of kicking her out or yelling at her.

Absit is soft-spoken and shy, while Gatlin is the opposite, and very forceful about it, rarely leaving Absit alone when he sees him. This makes Absit dread every frequent encounter they have.

Despite not liking him, Absit does put up with him, because he's very bad at saying 'no' to things.

Gat "likes" Absit, but also can't stand how passive and soft-spoken he is. He wants to "fix" him. Gatlin constantly invites himself into Absit's home, causing the man quite a lot of distress.

Despite them not liking each other, Gat interacts with his neighbor very often, determined to "fix" him, by forcing him out of his shell—just like Marius did to him, years ago. He figures it if worked on him, then it should be the same for anyone else, and they'll thank him later. Gatlin claims, even to himself, that his "bullying" is for Absit's own good, but deep down, he does take sadistic glee from it. But nooo, everything he does is for Absit's sake. He's a Good Samaritan! It's not malicious!

Gat will also often hire Absit for freelance fashion work, when he wants a new outfit, or to alter an existing piece.

Deems is a neighbor who thankfully bothers him a lot less, aside from playing music way too loudly, or yelling at his "enemies" from his front door. Absit is still cautious around him, due to Deems' brazen personality and loudness, and is still sometimes lightly bullied by him. They might become friends later, with an almost father-son dynamic.

Deems "likes" Absit, because his soft-spoken patheticness makes him feel better about himself. When in a bad mood, Deems will sometimes bully him, because he desperately wants to feel power over another person, without receiving any consequences, like he would with others. He tends to feel bad about it afterwards, but doesn't apologize, because like hell is he going to admit he was wrong!

In time, Deems might find Absit somewhat relatable (they both cry a lot, and want to feel loved and protected), and might calm down on the aggression and try to be softer to him, secretly wanting softness in return. Absit might be the first person he breaks his narcissistic facade with, knowing Absit won't judge him. Deep down, they're both men struggling with emotional issues, due to troubled childhoods. He might even consider Absit a new father figure, in time. It'd definitely be healing for both of them. Ratings are based off of once they're comfortable with each other.

Absit

Absit is a bit scared of Zane, but he's scared about just about everyone. He tries his best to not get on his bad side, and overall succeeds. Zane appreciates suck ups (while also looking down on them, a little hypocritically).

Zane looks down on Absit for being weak and pathetic and might be one to mock or "use" Absit, if he wants something, knowing he won't put up a fight. He also might potentially help Absit, not for his sake, but because Zane hates Gatlin and knows Absit doesn't like him either. So even if Absit won't help him, Zane might utilize Absit as an excuse as to why something he does to Gatlin is justified.