tl;dr
So, a question about Juliet's personality will lead to an essay.
First things first, this is a canon Grell Sutcliffe, not AU.
I personally believe Grell had some sort of incident in his past tripping him into insanity, so removing that would remove reasons for wanton killing. Also, seeing how he's motivated by a vicarious venegance, if he believed those about him were good, just people, he wouldn't find a drive to kill easily.
The sociopathy is still there, well concealed. Grell IS very good at deception, and so only his closest friends see anything close to the reality. However, he takes true delight in watching other's painful memories, even openly smiling and complimenting someone's talent for murder. I can confidently say Juliet would be at his happiest high brutally killing someone.
Though I've never directly stated this yet in the Sphere, Grell has touches of racism towards the majority of humans, but he's smart enough not to say anything. It's enough for him to view them as disposable, and if required kill any number of them. Still, the minority must respect the majority-manners from his time period, as Grell still is a gentleman somewhat.
Trauma figures majorly in my handling of him. I deliberately took disturbing memories for him to receive-only his most recent (as of post date) could be called close to happy, and I had him react how I think anyone would when confronted with undeniable evidence of being a sadomasochistic serial killer-denial and shock. Over time he's begun to learn what repentance is, because he cannot understand his own motives for being Jack the Ripper. It doesn't mean he's not the same person, it merely means he can control himself. To Juliet, it's a choice between constant self monitoring and letting himself completely become an aimless killer.
This doesn't mean I've made him a saint, because let's face it, Grell as a good guy isn't true, he's an antihero at best. Frequently he can barely contain his own rage and bloodlust enough to go slaughter monsters rather than his neighbors. The fire made him aware of the fact that he's not just amenable to mass death, he prefers it, it's his element.
At this point in time, Juliet has accepted himself as such a conflicted person. The arrival of Black has aided that, with him now encouraged in his thought patterns, and unless presented with something quite influential, like a specific memory or, say, remeeting William, is he likely to question himself.
First things first, this is a canon Grell Sutcliffe, not AU.
I personally believe Grell had some sort of incident in his past tripping him into insanity, so removing that would remove reasons for wanton killing. Also, seeing how he's motivated by a vicarious venegance, if he believed those about him were good, just people, he wouldn't find a drive to kill easily.
The sociopathy is still there, well concealed. Grell IS very good at deception, and so only his closest friends see anything close to the reality. However, he takes true delight in watching other's painful memories, even openly smiling and complimenting someone's talent for murder. I can confidently say Juliet would be at his happiest high brutally killing someone.
Though I've never directly stated this yet in the Sphere, Grell has touches of racism towards the majority of humans, but he's smart enough not to say anything. It's enough for him to view them as disposable, and if required kill any number of them. Still, the minority must respect the majority-manners from his time period, as Grell still is a gentleman somewhat.
Trauma figures majorly in my handling of him. I deliberately took disturbing memories for him to receive-only his most recent (as of post date) could be called close to happy, and I had him react how I think anyone would when confronted with undeniable evidence of being a sadomasochistic serial killer-denial and shock. Over time he's begun to learn what repentance is, because he cannot understand his own motives for being Jack the Ripper. It doesn't mean he's not the same person, it merely means he can control himself. To Juliet, it's a choice between constant self monitoring and letting himself completely become an aimless killer.
This doesn't mean I've made him a saint, because let's face it, Grell as a good guy isn't true, he's an antihero at best. Frequently he can barely contain his own rage and bloodlust enough to go slaughter monsters rather than his neighbors. The fire made him aware of the fact that he's not just amenable to mass death, he prefers it, it's his element.
At this point in time, Juliet has accepted himself as such a conflicted person. The arrival of Black has aided that, with him now encouraged in his thought patterns, and unless presented with something quite influential, like a specific memory or, say, remeeting William, is he likely to question himself.