messy exes, maybe?? or flirty co-stars if we want something less angsty. but jay is a mess. he’s an addict who’s been in and out of rehab the past few years and whose promising acting career has been negatively impacted due to his substance abuse problems. he’s channeled his pain into music (matt maeson credits) but still struggles to maintain sobriety. he’s got two modes: deeply caring and loving when he’s sober, and cruel and manipulative when he’s using. he’s kind of weird and pretentious and mildly hippieish, but he has an open mind and generally wants to see people around him happy. his mom is an a-list actress and his dad was a rock musician who died of an overdose (inspired by layne staley from Alice In Chains). basically, there’s a whole lot going on there. tell me about her!