yk what's an actual pity? nat and eli before his transformation and cockiness would've worked out in the best way possible way because then nat would've actually fallen in love with the absolute gem that eli had been. she would've stood up for him and he would've helped her OCD.
btw, i completely forgot to introduce these two. they're the characters from my new fanfic on eli moskowitz or the hawl from cobra kai. natasha monroe from my book, lover boy. out soon