A fictional character in Love Disorder.
- Role
- Behavioural analyst
- Professional habits
- Observation, pattern recognition, behavioural interpretation, emotional distance.
- Relationship
- Her connection with Eleanor develops alongside the investigation.
- Contradiction
- Reading behaviour does not automatically make her good at intimacy.
Observation is not certainty
Serafina’s training makes her attentive to what other people miss. It can also make her too confident in her interpretation. She is not written as someone who always understands people correctly.
When the case becomes personal
What she learns through the case changes how she sees Eleanor. What she learns about Eleanor changes how she reads the case. Professional distance becomes harder to preserve.