In real life, no one can be described with a one-sentence tagline. Kai is not just “the hooker with the heart of gold,” and Nicolai is not just “the rich kid from the East.” That’d be stuffing them in a box and sitting on the lid. They both have desires that conflict with each other, and although both would probably be considered “good” characters in the story, they sometimes do bad things. They’re human, like the rest of us, and even good guys are never perfect. (On the flip side, letting your “bad” characters have redeeming moments will also make them much more believable.)
