#cullen study.

and cullen's last name is glass because HE IS THE ELDEST BOY !

i think at his current age he's definitely started to feel the absence of a meaningful long-term romantic partner. but he is also definitely intent on punishing himself and isolating himself so that he doesn't inadvertently hurt somebody. he still has a lot to unlearn in this department. prone to short-term flings, sabotaging relationships with potential, etc.

no. i think cullen wants the best for people and resents that they do suffer, even when it's largely self-inflicted suffering or could have been avoided by like, purely rational decision making. he very much thinks of people as flimsy and weak though - either inherently or because of their life experiences. so he does see some suffering as inevitable. however, part of his research is, in a way, oriented around reducing the amount of harm that narcissistic abusers can do to people, communities, vulnerable and marginalized groups.

he tries to leave, but every direction he turns takes him deeper into the field. he encounters various young women who had been recruited by his father. he has dream gibberish conversations with him. they tell him where to go. he continues wandering throughout the field, desperate to make it back to his house, but he never returns home before he wakes up.

cullenmaxxing rn bc also this @l-ivestudioaudience