Jeff the Killer (Postslender)'s Links
Cat is his rock. She is both the proof that what happened was real, and the only hope he has to move on from it and be normal again. He had always depended on her trust and cooperation and now it rises to the surface in an extreme way. Jeff is very protective of Cat, the point that he often sees himself as a threat, something that is holding her back from living a regular life; even then he is terrified of being abandoned. Despite being difficult and moody, he really just wants her help and wants her to be happy. They are close enough to share a bed some nights.
A therapist might say Jeff is low key codependent tbh.
Cat tends to overthink about Jeff and his situation more than she'd ever admit, and feels responsible for him. She wants to help him heal and grow, but that task is one she isn't fully prepared for, and she ends up neglecting herself a bit in the process to balance Jeff and her new responsibilities. She feels closer to him than anybody else: for the experiences they share, the knowledge only they are privy to, and the comfortable silences they spend together. There are some things both of them understand without having to state it openly. For better or worse, they need each other.