I hope you're enjoying the game now! Sorry I didn't respond to this earlier.
The game has been a ton of work, but it's very rewarding knowing people are playing it know!
Darren is great! He was designed to be very alluring in the way that work crushes typically are.
I'm planning to do more with him in some extra content I'm developing now. Same with William. Both appear plenty in the initial release but there's more in store with them in a future update!