Arik

he also detached and curious person. he view people like subject or expriment, not necessarily because he evil or hate human, but because his curiosity override his morality.

for example, someone crying isnt interesting because theyre hurt, but because that's emotion is raw and vulnerable.

he's attracted to emotions that leak out when someone isnt controlling it. actor are boring for him because they are constructing their reaction. he want a raw and unfiltered instead.

he may hate fake emotions, but his own obsession could make him treat genuine human moments like a spectacle. he value authenticity but he might blindout that the person experiencing the emotion is not a artwork.

the reason he found raw negative emotions intresting because he think there's something beatiful about seeing someone unable to hide anymore. he might even have a stranger respect for those moment as the real them. he genuinely doesnt view himself as the cruel one but believe hes just observing them and didnt cause the pain (he could but he didn't prefer it).

his fascinating with suffering make him treat someone pain like a beautiful scene instead of a human experience.

his intrest is not really the person but the authentic emotional state. the people become almost like the source of the thing he fascinated by. he has a genuine helping instict mixed with a deeply unhealthy fascination.where he think he does want to help but the moment is raw and honest he can't just ignore it. in his mind, helping somoene and witnessing their vulnerability are part of the understanding and learning about human.

this clicked since seeing his childhood friend breakdown infront him. he fell in love with the trust his friend put. to him, the breakdown might have been the first time he saw someone completely drop their social mask. his friend who normally had to act a certain way around everyone else, showed him something private and fragile.

that's why later his behavior become more questionable. hes not chasing pain because pain is fun. hes chasing the feeling. he misunderstood a very human moment and building an unhealthy fascination around it.