Jerks.

[Look, Luz was all for redemption arcs, but she didn't like fics that seemed to be out to torture the person with their backstory for an indeterminate amount of time. Luz felt that Varian had suffered enough and was trying to do good now. Why constantly rub his face in the checkered past]?

Yeah. I'd say so. Heck, you scored yourself an awesome boyfriend and plenty of friends. I think it's safe to say you call that a win!