My Archie theory- he was a deeply unhappy child with behavioural difficulties that stemmed from his upbringing, ADHD and likely mental illness. He was likely engaging with the ‘dark side‘ of Tiktok, at best his tiktok handle, a play on porn hub implies this. If he was been allowed unfettered access to the internet god knows what other age inappropriate materials he was accessing.
Archie wasn’t suicidal, he didn‘t intend on causing serious or lasting damage to himself, after all there are 1000s of adults, often in their early 20 who survive ‘suicide attempts‘ every other week. The difference between these adults and Archie is that they know what’s actually dangerous and what isn’t-a promptly treated paracetamol overdose will be rewarded with a 2 day hospital stay but is unlikely to cause death, but that you probably want to avoid ligatures and most certainly a suspended ligature.
When sister ignored him the first time around, he decided to ratchet things up.
I 100% believe that Ella could be a law student, law isn’t a prestigious subject, universities ask for as low as CDD at A-Level. Ella placing herself into quasi legal role and bragging about it online shows how quite frankly thick she is, second year law students are a million miles of being an actual legal practitioners. It’s called the Dunning Kruger effect.