Agree with Scarlet. People from dysfunctional families who are trying to straighten out their lives are more aware of what the problems may be. Luann isn’t from a dysfunctional family. Tara knows what Piro has faced. We don’t. Piro tries to keep distance from people for a reason. He might be tough or not. Hell, the star might be a real scar or a way for him to get past his emotional scarring. Let’s see.
Have you read the Gunther -Betts novella? Was it ‘good’?