What does whole hearted look like? How do two headstrong people find love?

And if you find love, is it a fast burning flame or a smoldering ember? Can love ever last?

WW fears being used. He wants love and to avoid a lonely life. His fear is is both of losing his job (safety/security/future employment) and of belonging/esteem (not actually being respected, by Eliza or by his peers)

He desires respect and belonging.

ES fears losing her freedom. She wants to make enough to support herself and to not have to depend on anyone else. She is afraid of becoming destitute, and afraid of being rejected by all her peers. She is so afraid of rejection that she actually has avoided/rejected almost all friendships (ever since school) and has very little in terms of belonging or intimacy. She is stuck fearing for her basic needs and safety.

She desires security and belonging, but has completely closed her heart and focused on surviving. She does not actually fiercely desire to be a detective, but desires to be able to survive and not depend on others.

Whole hearted looks like Eliza being able to think of others besides herself, to not be worried about the future and be able to support herself if she needs (through family, friends, and consulting work on the side with Nash).

Whole hearted for William looks like being able to care for Eliza, enter new social circles beyond work, and trust his friends (and Eliza) aren’t just using him and won’t abandon him once he’s no longer useful.

Who is Moses? What are his fears and desires?

Moses is constantly broke and not interested in a regular job. He distrusts authority, but isn’t very entrepreneurial. He’s good at building relationships and smart - he can read and write, and solve crimes as well as the formally educated Eliza (the shooter case and grave robber cases show this)

Moses wants respect and to be the best he can be. He can provide for himself and has his own friends and sense of belonging. Moses has his own sense of right and wrong, and justice. He isn’t too worried about lying, because he believes all people lie. Moses would like to have nice things and live in a nice place, but it isn’t his top goal - his top goal is to find out what’s possible for himself. He tried many different things, but isn’t interested in running a large organization (not a crime boss) or in helping others. He wants adventure - possibly becomes an explorer or spy for the foreign office.