Literally so torn between Hunter and Vincent. On one hand, Hunter is so soft and sweet and precious and the childhood friends to lovers trope is absolutely delicious. On the other hand, Vincent is so incredibly pretty and I NEED my MC to crack his shell and squirm their way into his cold little heart. He WILL be soft for my MC.
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Don't know if this would help to chose between them but: if im not mistaken, Fadiya is the characther who fit the "childhood friend to lovers" actually!
SPOILER alert: According to the author on tumblr,Hunter is actually the most slow burn route and the one with more angst. Vincent it's in the middle, tho some specific unhealthy coping mechanism and dynamic between him and MC can make it angstier.