Damien is the father of Lukas and Emily, who is just recently healing from the loss of his wife, who passed away around a month prior to the start of the story. He tries to be there for his kids to the best of his abilities, even despite being completely out of his element. He's loving, sincere, level-headed, and empathetic...but all of this is to hide that fact that inside, he's secretly miserable, still grieving the loss of his wife.