As for Suzaku, I think that sapphira_angel's ship manifesto for Suzaku/Lelouch (http://community.livejournal.com/ship_manifesto/183946.html#cutid1) does a fantastic job of analyzing Suzaku's character (and his relationship with Lelouch). The funny thing is that I don't even ship Suzaku/Lelouch, but I think that her character sketches are right on.
I'd just like to add that I don't think that all hope of reconciliation is lost for these two boys. Lelouch has always been willing to accept Suzaku back ever since they were 10, and I think that having killed Suzaku's lover (in an emotional but probably not physical sense) weighs heavily on his conscience. Lelouch went a little psycho at the end of episode 25, but a lot of things have recently happened--he killed a beloved sister and first love, he found out that his other sister had nothing to do with Marianne's death, he lost his little sister who means the world to him, and his best friend is raging mad, disavowing his existence, and pointing a gun at him. I'd be surprised if anyone made it through that without cracking.
As for Suzaku, he is pissed. And understandably so. His best friend just killed a girl in which he had invested everything good about him--his dreams, hopes, modesty, sense of justice... But I don't think that those things are something you apportion and lose. Despite his deep-seated flaws, there is a good man inside Suzaku, and that man did not die at the end of episode 25. He simply snapped. But that's not the end. I think it will take him longer to come down from his rage than it will take Lelouch, but I think that it will eventually happen. Suzaku has begun to come to terms with himself by the end of season one. I don't think that that will be permanently reversed. He may try to shut himself into a shell, but I don't think he can, anymore. Nor does it particularly seem like he's willing to. By keeping himself open, he lets his rage fuel him. The boy may have a shit-ton of rage, but I think that eventually it will simmer down to a more manageable level. That is, at least in my opinion. The way I see it, Suzaku's development in the second season has two avenues--1) lose his mind permanently, or 2) deal with himself. Personally, I hope for the latter. Part of that is that I have a bit of Suzaku-fangirl in me, but I think most of it is that it makes for a better story. I don't want to see a dead-end in character development, and I don't want to see any character (aside from maybe the Emperor) be cast as a straight-up "bad character". We got the Kira similarities. Please don't turn him into Shinn. In short, I think he'll come around.
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2/2 (I think so, too)
I'd just like to add that I don't think that all hope of reconciliation is lost for these two boys. Lelouch has always been willing to accept Suzaku back ever since they were 10, and I think that having killed Suzaku's lover (in an emotional but probably not physical sense) weighs heavily on his conscience. Lelouch went a little psycho at the end of episode 25, but a lot of things have recently happened--he killed a beloved sister and first love, he found out that his other sister had nothing to do with Marianne's death, he lost his little sister who means the world to him, and his best friend is raging mad, disavowing his existence, and pointing a gun at him. I'd be surprised if anyone made it through that without cracking.
As for Suzaku, he is pissed. And understandably so. His best friend just killed a girl in which he had invested everything good about him--his dreams, hopes, modesty, sense of justice... But I don't think that those things are something you apportion and lose. Despite his deep-seated flaws, there is a good man inside Suzaku, and that man did not die at the end of episode 25. He simply snapped. But that's not the end. I think it will take him longer to come down from his rage than it will take Lelouch, but I think that it will eventually happen. Suzaku has begun to come to terms with himself by the end of season one. I don't think that that will be permanently reversed. He may try to shut himself into a shell, but I don't think he can, anymore. Nor does it particularly seem like he's willing to. By keeping himself open, he lets his rage fuel him. The boy may have a shit-ton of rage, but I think that eventually it will simmer down to a more manageable level. That is, at least in my opinion. The way I see it, Suzaku's development in the second season has two avenues--1) lose his mind permanently, or 2) deal with himself. Personally, I hope for the latter. Part of that is that I have a bit of Suzaku-fangirl in me, but I think most of it is that it makes for a better story. I don't want to see a dead-end in character development, and I don't want to see any character (aside from maybe the Emperor) be cast as a straight-up "bad character". We got the Kira similarities. Please don't turn him into Shinn. In short, I think he'll come around.