Hunter Mendel's Links
Although he originally started dating Dominic as a replacement for Valentine, Hunter fell in love with him and now Dominic is his only reason for living. Because Hunter suffers from bipolar he has bouts of depression and the only thing that keeps him going is his love for Dominic and taking care of him.
Dominic is very much in love with Hunter, but constantly doubts Hunter's feelings in return. That doubt has led him to do things that aren't healthy and even cheat on Hunter, but he regrets hurting him more than anything. Dominic just wants to be happy with Hunter but can't shake the fear that Hunter loves Valentine.
Ever since they were children, Hunter has been obsessed with Valentine. They are twin brothers and yet he was honestly, truly in love with Valentine for most of his life. Hunter knows his affliction for his brother is unhealthy and has recently tried to cut down on their communication to show Dominic that he doesn't feel that way anymore.
Although Valentine is far too polite and kind to say it, a part of him sort of hates Hunter for all of the years of abuse he put him through. He still has nightmares about Hunter at times, but tries to be a good brother and help him through his troubles. Although reluctant, he's come to forgive Hunter because he's the only family he has left and a part of him still cares... They are twins, after all.
Hunter definitely undervalues Shi's loyalty to him and uses him to get things he wants without hesitating. But deep down, he really cares about him and wants him to be happy... When they were together at the asylum, Hunter relied on Shi-Woo to get him through the dark times in his life, but when they were released he became obsessive about his twin brother, Valentine, and stopped realizing his best friend was a person with feelings.
Because they bonded so much when Shi first came to America, he has latched on to Hunter as sort of an idol... He does whatever Hunter asks of him, at times despite his own feelings on the situation. Although he knows Hunter is all kinds of fucked up, he still sees the good in him... But he doesn't deny that his best friend is definitely full of chaos.
To Shi, it seems as if he is invisible to Hunter and more and more he is beginning to see that he is just a tool... But he doesn't want to admit it.
Hunter is cautious of spending time with Mable... he does his very best not to do anything that would upset his brother and he doesn't understand why Mable likes him so much. Still, because she is a part of Valentine he loves her very much.
Mable idolizes her uncle Hunter, despite her parents trying over and over to tell him how bad he is. Like her, he is in love with his twin, and because they share this in common she feels a connection with him.
He's already dead lol
Although technically the same person via dna, Axel and Hunter couldn't be more different... while Hunter was a deeply twisted sociopath and incapable of feeling most emotions and any empathy, Axel is cursed with an illness that causes him to feel too MANY emotions and it's left him with a sense of kindness that no one would have expected.