Yeah, Christian is a bastard dickwad. In canon, Elena is confusing as all hell, but I think I've sorted out her priorities correctly. (As in, if Fifty Shades was set somewhere that resembled reality.)

Oh yeah, that's in canon too - Ana does not like Elena, though I think a large part of that is that she feels threatened by her.

Well, Ning, you see - [WARNING, THIS COMMENT HAS BEEN REDACTED BY THE SPOILER POLICE.]

Poor, poor Melty the Swan! Victim of a cruel world in which people with more money than sense leave him to slowly collapse upon a soggy outdoor carpet in June!