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“Michael wanted Trevor dead” No he didn’t. He had dozens of opportunities to kill Trevor. Right after their reunion when they drove to the Maze Bank arena. When they lived in Trevor’s trailer together. When they had their emotional standoff at Michael’s fake grave. When Trevor wasn’t responding over earpiece and Michael rushed over to him, instead of just leaving him there (which of course was a test from Trevor). Like Michael is canonically the best marksman among the protagonists and misses Trevor over the distance of a few feet? Like hell he wanted him dead.
The deal was to have him killed, Norton aimed for Trevor, but Brad caught the bullet. Michael didn’t tell Trevor to stay with him, he told him to run, to give him a chance to escape and survive. Michel never wanted him dead. He just wanted to start over.
„But what about ending A“ Well, that is a bit tough. Franklin doesn’t have the same emotional ties to T than Mikey does. Michael kinda tagged along to be able to interfere. Probably assumed T would kill off F to defend himself. Michael went with Franklin to be able to protect his protégé. And they both attacked Trevor. And Trevor was being fucked over again by his ally and best friend. Their friendship wasn’t restored yet, they didn’t resolve as much as they did during ending C. Their relationship was still fragile, if not hostile. And Trevor, well… he lay in the gasoline, and he lost his will to live. He didn’t fight back, gave up on it. He couldn’t take it anymore. And M kind of wanted him to put out of his misery, and still couldn’t shoot him, after everything. He couldn’t bring himself to put a bullet into him. That’s why he shot at the gasoline. Trevor still died, a horrible way, and it’s gonna haunt Michael for the rest of his life, he knows it. He’s super upset after T died. Super emotional. He never wanted Trevor dead. The circumstances forced him to do it. He cares about Trevor, much more than he’s ever able to admit.
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