I love eridan im an active rper so I’ve deep dived into his character and to be honest even if he is a douche most of the time he is so much more! he was forced to grow up so young he’s afraid to show interest in something childish because he wants to seem like a mature person, he’s rude because thats just how his world works he needs to act high and mighty he wants relationships he wants friends he wants someone but his ego gets in the way he can’t pick up clues and lacks a lot of things that makes someone likable however it’s kinda sad I personally understand him and that probably affected how I like him but he’s just a sad outcome of his environment and I just love good writing!!