Brian's relatively indifferent toward Jude, but I can't really see him deciding that Jude's worth his time. He'll play nice, as much as Brian ever does, but he's still... Brian. He still antagonizes people, even his friends, so. ROFL There's that small, protective part of Brian that feels a little bit like Jude is a bad influence, that Jude is one of Max's excuses for not getting his shit together. So, while he fully believes that Max is an adult, capable of making his own mistakes and keep his own friends, Brian's fully within his right to think the guy's a loser.
For all his hangups and bullshit, Brian is really loyal. He might put distance between himself and Max, but only if he felt like, in his twisted little brain, that it was for Max's own good. Even his I'LL NEVER COMMIT, I'LL NEVER BE YOUR BOYFRIEND bullshit is because he doesn't feel like anyone should trap a person in a relationship under false pretenses. He wants Max to be happy. As fucking sappy as it sounds, he wants the people he cares about to be the best versions of themselves, and he'll do whatever he can to help them get there. His idea of a person's best self might not mesh with everyone else's, and he's more in the tough-love camp than sitting by while someone he loves wallows, but... yeah. He doesn't just expect Max to magically be fixed, and he knows it's a long-term sort of deal, that he's gotten himself into.
LOL Plans, that's cute. I'm really not there, yet. Mickey's gotten pushed out of the spotlight, for a bit, while I get Neil settled and all that shit taken care of, so right now, my plans are pretty nebulous. But... he'll adjust badly. He'll hate it. He'll hate being apart from Ian, he'll hate being away from Southside, he'll hate not knowing Darrow operates. He's spent his whole fucking life in Southside, he knows it, he knows the people, and living that life is the only thing he's ever even remotely understood.
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For all his hangups and bullshit, Brian is really loyal. He might put distance between himself and Max, but only if he felt like, in his twisted little brain, that it was for Max's own good. Even his I'LL NEVER COMMIT, I'LL NEVER BE YOUR BOYFRIEND bullshit is because he doesn't feel like anyone should trap a person in a relationship under false pretenses. He wants Max to be happy. As fucking sappy as it sounds, he wants the people he cares about to be the best versions of themselves, and he'll do whatever he can to help them get there. His idea of a person's best self might not mesh with everyone else's, and he's more in the tough-love camp than sitting by while someone he loves wallows, but... yeah. He doesn't just expect Max to magically be fixed, and he knows it's a long-term sort of deal, that he's gotten himself into.
LOL Plans, that's cute. I'm really not there, yet. Mickey's gotten pushed out of the spotlight, for a bit, while I get Neil settled and all that shit taken care of, so right now, my plans are pretty nebulous. But... he'll adjust badly. He'll hate it. He'll hate being apart from Ian, he'll hate being away from Southside, he'll hate not knowing Darrow operates. He's spent his whole fucking life in Southside, he knows it, he knows the people, and living that life is the only thing he's ever even remotely understood.
I expect many petty crimes and arrests. FUN.