Misery begets Hope

Vincent is hopeless and is on the verge of loosing his meagre faith. His name means "conquering" but he's the one who's being conquered by misery as he dips further down the void.

Lucious is a master of masking his true feelings and putting on a show where no one can see his inner deteriorating self. His name means "Light" but all he knows is it's antonym.

Both of them are in a metaphorical ocean of suffering and they are drowning.