#context being in the simplest terms his parents were hella religious and found peace in their religion

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theres like weirdly specific aspects of maxs character that hit way too close to the i relate to this in a similar fashion scale and i hate it

#but also i like it / #i love this character man / #anger issues cusses profusely pretends to be religious but cant be and he hates that #it makes sense in context #context being in the simplest terms his parents were hella religious and found peace in their religion #and he only became a vicar because he wasnt at peace with anything and wanted to try to find peace in the same way his parents did #and he dedicated his life to that shit and it made him feel no better amplifying anger and frustration as he continued #to pretend to be this idealized version of himself #his whole personal quest ends in coming to terms with the fact he is who he is and hes been downplaying it #and so instead of getting mad and blaming it on others being stupid hes like nah wait im just kind of a dick #and so hes more aware of it he can change it and he renounces his religion sort of still confused on that bit which just #makes him a little extra relatable #idk how others read his zen attitude but i like to think now that hes extra aware that no he has a tendency to be a dick #hes better about stopping his anger and thinking on things before he just blurts something rude out #which is why hes a lot nicer in comparison. i think after a while he can really find a balance and probably be playfully snarky in specific #situations ie with specific people like the rest of the crew #i know a lot of people hate his zen like attitude but i love it and i love that the best ending for him culminates in him finally being #at peace its just idk i love it a lot