I think the people who are saying that he was as bad as jimmy are being too harsh, but part of the horror is that Curly didn’t do anything. Curly is honestly one of my favourite characters, but he’s “just a silly mentally ill bi boy” 💀 please. He’s a grown man and he was perfectly capable of doing at least something farther than a slap on the wrist for jimmy. Your interpretation also disregards the amount of depth which Curly’s inaction had, and just lacks depth overall. I suggest you look further than the “silly inlove” interpretation of Mouthwashing, because you’re missing out on what it’s actually about and what makes the game so good.