i really like the two main leads ngl
like in most of these stories i feel like the ML is always really an asshole (and sometimes it's understandable, but it's nice to see something different bc sometimes they're super irredeemable) who was justified through a tragic backstory (as if ppl can't be relatively nice/respectful even with a bad past), and the FL tends to like. idk. i just think she's very normal here, like, she did all she could, and she cries which isn't strange in such a scary situation, and she's overall pretty chill, fun, and not entirely dense/dumb.