no worries! i think they seem very much like opposite attract friends? like, aria helps remind rue to not be so cynical and that sometimes trusting people works out, while rue tries her best to use her cynicism to guard aria from people who are absolutely trying to take advantage of her? ahah minthe is canonically jealous so it felt inauthentic to make rue anything less so i'm very sorry in advance for any friendship testing bullshit that may come from that jealousy down the road!