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As much as we all hate the guy, I think this is why Ceasar is actually really well written.
Mostly the villains or even the mentally unstable MLs in these stories are just not relatable. They have no real reason to be that much of an asshole and often they're just assholes to be assholes.
Meanwhile Ceasar, as you said, just wanted to protect Ruby, but didn't understand the way he behaved was wrong all because they were raised by garbage.
In these situations I mourn the relationship these two could have had. I hate Ceasar but I hate the dad more
I feel sorry for everyone EVEN Caesar(??? I forgot his name but the older brother also to a extent) at the end of the day EVERYONE is a victim in one way or another the only difference is how they handle it for example Caesar handled it in a TERRIBLE way, at the beginning he did want to protect ruby and give her a happy life and be a family but at some point those feelings got WAY to extreme and turned from wanting to protect my little sister to I need to protect what's mine (I truly doubt he has actual romantic feelings for her I think it's possessive and obsession) and since he wasn't raised by an actual family (I mean the dad threatened to take away ruby if Caesar didn't become like a puppet and do everything that he was told) to give him proper love he didn't know how to love in a family way (if that makes sense?) but don't get me wrong he literally abused ruby and deserves to get punished I just wished there was therapy in this world because EVERYONE needs it cause their childhood was SHIIIIIT