HEADCANON SHIT

I think Barnaby is actually very selfish. 

He doesn’t want to believe that maybe Kotetsu can sympathize with him, or even consider his own situation. (His wife is missing, I believe, I theorize that she either died or left him in general), and taking care of a daughter while still being a hero is tough on its own.

However, Kotetsu has ways of breaking into Barnaby’s shell.