I found your essay quite interesting, particularly the sections discussing their long friendship and the supporting details that show how close they are to each other - finishing sentences, personal space, knowing what the other's thinking without a word spoken - as well as how you addressed the Tess factor. I've been meaning to watch O11 for a while and I think I might actually get around to doing that tonight (and most likely irritating my roomie by screaming, "OMG! Danny/Rusty!" while watching it).