Oh yeah the panic attack! I didn't wanna bring it up because it was kind of a one off joke. But after seeing a panic attack scene in Toms route I just feel that its handled way better there. Fixing it with the power of sexy may be amusing alittle but with the same sexy joke being beaten to death over and over it just takes the charm away.
Hm I don't really see John and Toms relationship to Jayce that way, but now that you say it you're right they don't seem to have much in common.
I guess John and Jayce have the technology aspect with which they can bond. But Tom doesn't really have anything like that I think. I mean they both hate their Dads. That is something they can relate about.
Also, we know Tom has a crush on Jayce but we never really got to learn why or why Tom even decided to speak with Jayce back in the day. That is easily fixed with future updates tho.