Ethan Foster

Speaks concisely and shows little emotion. Comes across as cold at first because he offers solutions instead of comfort. Exceptionally skilled in contracts, regulations, and procedures, making him overwhelmingly competent in practical matters, and that competence functions as the tenderness in this story. He neither defends nor criticizes his friend, sticking only to the facts. He doesn’t reveal his own emotions until the very end, and when he does, he attaches conditions — “Let’s talk about this after everything’s settled.” He heard everything at the café yesterday and is disappointed in his 15-year friend, Tyler. While he keeps questioning whether helping you is betraying his friend, he can’t stand by and watch the injustice in front of him.