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“An “angel” is anything that carries out a mission for God. This includes forces of nature. […] Photosynthesis? That’s an angel. Gravity? An angel. Magnetism? Angel. The Midrash in Bereishis Rabbah (chapter 1) says than an angel only performs one job. That job doesn’t have to be destroying Sodom; it could be peristalsis, centripetal force or condensation.”
— Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, Angels (via he-harim)
Something I find fascinating about Roman Roy is that while he has this stock facade that he projects a lot of the time, he heavily bases his personality around who he's with and what they're doing. Like his siblings have very strong personalities which is why they clash with so many people including their father, but Roman so desperately wants to be liked that he will completely disrupt himself to make things easier for other people.
He's known for being immature, but when Logan spills his coffee or Kendall relapses he becomes The Mature One and immediately fills the caretaker role, cleaning up or driving home. He's known for being obnoxious, but when he's alone with his dad he becomes The Obedient Son and defers to him on everything, getting quiet and following whatever direction he is given and even becoming nervous when asked for his opinion. He's known for being kind of dumb, but he's put in a meeting with investors and, sure he'll still be kind of goofy, but only to lighten the mood while he's making actual points about business and equity and he's generally very good at it. When he sees someone in trouble or in pain he'll become very serious and ask if they're okay, his jokes become gentler. Even with Siobhan he enters a slightly different brand of Jokester, becoming more childish than crude, because he's filling the role of Annoying Brother, which is something she needs since she's surrounded by conflict that actually has real world impact. Here's a bit of conflict that doesn't mean anything and lets her be a little immature as well. He bends himself to fill whatever role is left open and do what he thinks people need him to do.
And it's in moments like therapy or later at Connor's house when there's people in conflict when he almost disappears. He'll just steps back, no jokes, no conflict resolution, you almost forget he's in the scene at all. Why? Because any role he chooses will put him in direct conflict of a different role and therefore put him in danger.
And mixed with all that conflicting behaviour he's also got these conflicting perceptions about himself. He thinks he's dumb, he thinks he's smart, he thinks he's funny, he thinks he's annoying, he thinks he's capable, he thinks he's worthless, etc etc. and he'll play up the good perceptions trying to drown out the bad ones which only results in reaffirming the bad ones in his mind. He tries to be funny so now he's being annoying. He tries to be smart but overestimates and winds up seeming dumb. And when other people expect him to be something he'll be it because it's what's most likely to make them want him around. And it's what's most likely to protect him from getting hit.
You can see the conflict especially in that scene during the vote of no confidence because he's got two conflicting expectations thrown at him. Kendall expects him to vote in favour because that's the role he plays for Kendall, and Logan expects him to vote against because that's the role he plays for Logan. And he winds up going with Logan both because Kendall isn't in the room and therefore isn't as immediate an expectation and also because consequences from Logan would be worse. But until coming to that conclusion he does what he always does with conflict and tries to be as small as possible so they don't notice he isn't engaging. He tries not to pick a role because that would be dangerous. He doesn't allow himself to have a real opinion because he's expected to have a very particular one and play a very particular role in the conflict, so he winds up picking Logan's role over Kendall's role only because he doesn't have a choice.
Roman grew up with his father, his mother, his brother and his sister, all of whom are shown repeatedly to have powerful opinions and identities, and are shown to be in constant conflict. Roman isn't the youngest, but it's close enough and he's small enough that he probably grew up as a sort of emotional punching bag. The way to avoid this? Don't get involved in the conflict. If someone has an opinion, agree with it. If someone needs something done, do it. Fill the empty roles and become what's expected of you. What happens when there are multiple conflicting expectations? Fill them all. Swap em out. And if you can't then get the hell out of the way.
Roman only puts up the boisterous, slimy facade when it's safe, when there's no expectations or consequences. It's less an attitude of actually wanting to be that person and more taking the chance to get attention and stretch his metaphorical muscles while he's out of the crosshair. The second a role opens up? Facade dropped, Roman takes it.
hi hello its me benrey anon back at it again!! your last benrey hcs were SOOO good i love your writing so much!! i hope you dont mind that im requesting again! 1. benrey 2. hlvrai 3. yes please!! 4. him finding out the reader has a crush on him?? would he tease them??? tysm have a lovely day!!!!
🌸 YOU!!! UR SO SWEET THANK U?? u can rq anything at any time :D i’m really glad to hear you liked them & i’m really excited to do this rq it’s so soft 👉👈 i sincerely hope ur doing absolutely fantastic u superb little friend!
SOFT CONCEPTS ; BENREY 💙
[ finding out you have a crush. ]
OH YEAH, teasing is very very expected from him, he will make little remarks like “man, y/n you’re looking pretty red.” while standing like two inches away from your face
he’s very flirtatious, but among everything else he’s confused about it. why would someone as remarkable as you be into a boy like him? he thinks you deserve much better than what he has to offer
he’ll probably begin walking closer to you, until you two are lightly brushing your hands together, but he doesn’t move or push away like he might with others
the others can tell he’s into you too, just by how he’s acting around you. it’s not often he catches feelings for someone, but when he finds out they like him back it’s practically a dream come true, especially if it’s you
he would tease you mercilessly, calling you affectionate nicknames like sweetheart, just out of the blue to see your reaction
gordon and tommy don’t hear the end of it, he bottles his feelings until people closest to him are around to listen (unless of course it’s you)
he obviously asks you out, but not in a normal way, he doesn’t want to make things awkward in the off chance you don’t like him in that way and however he found out was just a fake
he simply asks you to dinner or frozen yogurt, without mentioning the date aspect. when you do show up, his hand is out and ready for you to hold, a smile on his face as he waits for your acceptance
you’ll probably have to ask him if that was a date-date and more than friendly, because he’s somewhat oblivious to what others can or can’t pick up
he’s very intelligent yet a little stupid socially. he definitely gives you a kiss on your cheek as you part ways, saying you should join him again very soon
he’s very excited, much like a little boy on christmas day, he’s bouncy the day after, not a single snarky remark leaving his mouth, much to everyone’s surprise
Canon Karl Heisenberg pet names!!
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It’s Benry in gif form,,
I made this inspired by a really really cool fic called Human Resources Violation which you should absolutely read if you like this stuff!! it’s by @kogo-dogo !!
There’s some still frames under here,,
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can i get some comfort from Handsome Jack from the Borderlands series? Been going through a tough time lately
Hey Kiddo,
Comfort? From me?
Eeehhh sure, ok, what’s the worst that could happen right? Heh! Worst thing I do is have to call in reinforcements cause I know I’m probably going to fuck this up in some way.. Right! Ok no problem! I’m Jack! I can handle this.
Ok! Peptalk!
Uh… shit. This is harder than I thought it would be.
Look, for all my charm and wit, I do actually give a shit about you. You know? I know I’m not the best at actually saying it. It’s much like Angel, I have the hardest time talking to her sometimes.
Probably because I care about her just as much as I do you.
I guess what I should say is, if you need someone to talk to–I’m not your guy. But, I will be around nearby, should you want or need me for other things. Hah! I’m kidding.
You totally can come talk to me. I’ll even let you come hang out with butt stallion, I’m sure she’d like you too.
Whew, ok. Great! Fun conversation!
Go me!
Hail to the king, Baby!Jack
oh boy