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TJ is charming, competitive, image-conscious and assertive. TJ puts up a tough front but at his core he’s a good person.

At his best, TJ becomes much nicer and kinder as the series progresses, largely due to Cyrus’ influence. TJ also becomes more open and helpful, as we see when he borrows the golf cart to help Buffy. 

At his worst, TJ can be mean and competitive, especially at the beginning of his interactions with Buffy. TJ also finds it hard to open up to some people and is easily embarrassed. 

When we first meet TJ, he is a bit rough around the edges and a bit of a bully. However, after he meets Cyrus and realises they have a lot in common and that they understand each other, he becomes softened. For example, after seeing how scared Cyrus is about the gun, TJ decides to do the right thing and tell the police about it. 

TJ and Buffy often clash as they both have a tendency to want to be the best. This is especially evident when they are on the basketball team together as TJ is threatened by Buffy’s skills and doesn’t want her to be better than him. However, after seeing how close Buffy and Cyrus are, he starts to be nicer to Buffy and even apologises to her. He also helps encourage her to start a girls’ basketball team.

TJ is also very image-conscious and worried about what people think about him, which we see when he gets upset about Buffy telling him about his learning disability. TJ doesn’t want to tell his teacher or anyone else because he doesn’t want to be seen as dumb. Cyrus helps encourage TJ to tell his teacher and become more open about his struggles.

TJ shows his wing 2 as he is more people-oriented and charming than a 3w4. 

Tri-type:3w2 - 8w7 - 7w6

Some quotes to describe TJ’s motivations

“You’re right about me not having a moral code. You’re right about me needing help with my learning… issues.”

“Surprise. I did the right thing.”

“Classic TJ. Anything good I gotta ruin it.”

TJ: “You know what else you are?”
Cyrus: “What?”
TJ:“The only person I can talk to like this.”

Cyrus is loyal, caring, nervous and helpful. Cyrus is always there for his friends when they need him. 

At his best, Cyrus becomes more confident and assertive, due in large part to his relationship with TJ. Cyrus also becomes more comfortable in his own skin and isn’t as afraid of what people will think of him. 

At his worst, Cyrus can sometimes let his fears get the best of him and avoid problems. Cyrus can also be a bit of a gossip as we see when he tells his mother about Andi’s secret. 

Throughout the series, Cyrus is shown to have a lot of fears and to be insecure, which is common for 6s. Cyrus often deals with some of his fears and insecurities by making self-deprecating jokes and making light of them, which I think he does to make sure he gets ahead of anyone making fun of him. For example, when he can’t do a somersault, he sends TJ a list of everything he can’t do to make fun of himself. 

Cyrus is also very kind and always wants to give people a chance as we see with his relationship with TJ and his friendship with Amber. TJ was in a bit of a rivalry with Buffy, yet Cyrus still tried to defend him to her and give him a pass because he knew that underneath it all TJ was a good person. He does have doubts after meeting TJ’s friends and seeing one of them have a gun, but ultimately he still listens to TJ and sees he did the right thing. Cyrus is also one of the first people Amber opens up to as he passes her test for being trustworthy. 

Cyrus always likes for people to solve their problems and does not like conflict or confrontation at all, like many phobic 6s. He often acts as a mediator when his friends are having issues, as we see when he tries to make TJ and Buffy resolve their issues. He also does the same thing with Buffy and Amber, where he tries to play therapist for them. 

Cyrus shows his wing 7 as he is more visible nervous and expressive than a 6w5.

Tri-type:6w7 - 9w1 - 2w1

Some quotes to describe Cyrus’ motivations

“Who am I today? Who will I turn out to be? I don’t know yet. All I really know is that I have people in my life who love me as I am… whatever that is. ‘Keeps changing. But today, I am a man. Tomorrow, I’ll be a 7th grader.”

“But I’m not strong.  I’m weak!”

“You do not want to run with the troublemakers.  They’re like coyotes.  They’re mean, and they hunt in packs, and they’re night feeders.”

“Yeah, totally. Yeah, full-throttle outlaw, kissing asphalt on my hog… those are all the biker words I know.”