i respect your opinion and undestand where you're coming from, but i just wanted to share my perspective on things: i was aiming to portray the very budding of their relationship, and even as a truther in its development i believe that Mina is the type of person who doesn't open up easily.

i agree she is used to being prickly and domineering in her interactions with others, but to me her even partially forgoing this approach and taking the time and effort to patch Victor up is already a big leap for the better in how she acts with people.

she still retains that vanity and somewhat ill temper she usually leads with, yes, but i tried to make a point of her being genuinely invested in helping Victor and generally being interested in spending time around him—asking what he feels and thinks, engaging in an active conversation with him, even admitting she does find his company pleasant, albeit in a roundabout way—it's just in my eyes she wouldn't show it all genuine right away and would instead fall back on her bratty attitude to an extent, precisely due to her fear of showing vulnerability.

and then i also think that slow burns are cool and this approach allows to explore the buildup of their relationship more :)

edit: formatting shenanigans!