Bakardy's coyness in his writing implies he is an obsessive fan who trying to destroy the object of his obsession so as to acquire meaning from having figured,

Bakardy's coyness in his writing implies he is an obsessive fan who trying to destroy the object of his obsession so as to acquire meaning from having figured, any way at all, in the life of his target. As though he saw Teller's work and said, "If his story becomes about me, I become like him." The story to me is less about intellectual property and more about having a stalker. Celebrities, but also just normal people who happen to be attractive have to deal with similar stuff often. If you have something, or even just represent something, you likely develop a vigilence for people like this random character trying to use leverage, blackmail, and other ultimately destructive tactics to weave themselves into your story, so that the story they tell themselves and others can be about you and what you represent, instead of them, and what they know themselves to be. Sad and weird, but also, surprisingly consistent with other variations, just this time with magic.