Thanks so much for such a lovely, thoughtful comment! I really do love Rufus as a character so I got teary myself imagining the kind of grief that turned him into a "hermit" like Bobby called him.

I do love so many of these secondary and tertiary characters that exist in this universe. I mean, even Bobby himself. There's so much we don't know about him and just think about what a fucking amazing, interesting life he must of had! I guess that's what fic is for, right? LOL

Anyway, thanks again for reading and commenting <3