Whether you believe them or not, the transparency effort won over many neutrals.
An external event (a loss, a threat, a moral dilemma) forces Jimmy to rely on Angel’s perspective—or forces Angel to see the value in Jimmy’s guarded realism. Trust begins to form. angel youngs and jimmy bud
Neither character fully converts to the other’s way of thinking. Instead, they find a middle ground. Jimmy softens; Angel becomes wiser to the world’s harshness. Their bond becomes mutual respect, not dependency. Whether you believe them or not, the transparency
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