i can so see them being tight friends - aiden here's originally from boston, had every intention of following in his successful parents' footsteps - until he realized he was miserable in the business world, quit his job, moved to bar harbor in 2012, went back to school for education, and never looked back. he also co-owns a pub with ~ralda, so his passions are scattered - which he's absolutely fine with after having every second of his life micro-managed for decades. maybe they met through his uncle and aiden spotted that same lack of direction that he had in himself, took him under his wing, and they've been close ever since?