I was thinking of Beaver and Veronica more than Duncan (I think Veronica was sometimes cruel rather than being abusive, but I can see the point if I tilt my head and squint hard). But you're right, Logan would have fit better.

I am really puzzled by the choice of protagonists (? focal points ?), because if it's show protagonists it should be Buffy, Veronica, Dean (or Dean &/or Sam), and if it's pretty white boy woobies it should be Spike, Logan, Dean. I don't feel like Veronica has the same relationship to fandom that Spike and Dean do.