Redeeming Qualities of Luke Lerner

Here is some possible redeemable qualities for the murderous child Luke Lerner.
==Redeeming Qualities==
*1: When Garrett suggested smoking weed, Luke was against it and it shows that he doesn't like marijuana.
*2: When he let the spider go free outside, he showed complete care for it and seems to be disgusted at Ashley for demanding him to kill it.
*3: When he started kissing her during the movie, he was drunk from champagne and couldn't control it. She didn't make things better by letting him lay on her shoulder, despite knowing about his crush on her.
*4: When Ashley calls out Luke for his prank, he does look sad at what he did. However, she can't call him out for nearly breaking her neck because she was at fault for that since she got distracted by her fear of spiders and Luke saved her from nearly snapping her neck.
*5: When Luke claims that the hamster's death wasn't an accident, it could have been a lie just to scare Ashley. He did lie to Garrett about not killing the hamster but when he is said to have accidentally killed the hamster, he is scared of Garrett's reaction and this could prove it was an accident.
*6: When Luke jokes about forcing Ricky and Ashley to have sexual relations, he admitted that he was kidding and that he's not a pervert. It could be true because he would've untied them and held them at gunpoint to do it but chose not to.
*7: When Luke claims that him and Garrett would both be dead, he was most likely unaware earlier about Ricky's death and thought he was joking about the head explosion but when he sees Ricky's death, he stops laughing about it. This could indicate that Ricky's death was an accident and that Luke also thought Ricky would be knocked back.
*8: When Luke was murdering Jeremy, he seemed really eager to murder him. This could imply that he hated Jeremy for lying about Ashley sleeping with him and wanted revenge on the arrogant jerk. Jeremy's death is the only death that is not very well mourned.
*9: When he shot Garrett, he did feel betrayed that his own best friend would betray him for the girl that they are restraining. He was questioning why would Garrett make him shoot him.
*10: When he kills Garrett, he does cry over it and sounds emotionless after it. Despite the betrayal, he seems to have regretted killing his own best friend.
*11: When he told his tragic backstory, he did seem sad about it. This indicates that his reason for loving Ashley is because she reminded him of his mom and he didn't want to lose her. It is evident when he has her heartbeat on a machine he uses when he's asleep. That means he's afraid of losing those that act motherly towards him. Also, this is a justified excuse because he didn't want to be alone.
*12: When he stabs Ashley, he really doesn't want to kill her but decides to because he most likely thought that she accepted her fate. He even says goodnight in a sad tone and gives her a kiss on top of the head in respect.
*13: When he wakes up after covering his crimes, he almost seemed concerned and confused. This indicates that the champagne had erased his memories of the event and he is back to his good self.
*14: When he smiles at his mom, he seems to be instead happy that she is here comforting him and he can finally hear her heartbeat again. That means once again he loves his mother and can't afford to kill her.
*15: When he found out that Ashley was alive, he almost seemed relieved that she was alive but was a little hurt when she flipped him off. This indicates that he thought she was blaming him for getting her in this mess.
*16: When he wanted to go see Ashley, he did seemed to worry about her. He even wanted to go to the hospital.
==Conclusion==
*Luke could be seen as the film's protagonist villain because it's centered around his house and it shows us everything about him while Ashley acts as the hero antagonist since she is usually hostile towards him because of how she handles Luke's crush on her.
*A Wattpad incarnation of the film implies that Ashley is only dreaming about the events and Luke is not the monster that everyone believes he is.
==Fate==
*Him and Ashley's fates are both unknown. In one ending, he probably gets arrested because Ashley is last being alive and probably will report him to the police or in another ending, she might have died in the hospital and Luke would get away with his crimes. For now, Jeremy is framed for the murders and Luke is only seen as a sole survivor. Also, he would still win either way since no one would believe Ashley and if she killed him in either revenge or self-defense, she would go to jail for life.
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