Growing up in a household where games were barely prominent and cartoons reigned, being in an arcade after years of not touching a console almost felt like a fever dream. The colorful lights and sounds always held a mild interest for him as a kid, but his peers learned quickly that he wasn’t a gamer. His fingers seemed to be only coordinated when it came to a pen and a pad, not pressing buttons on a joystick. Still, it was easy to be drawn in, and his excuse to finally check out the place came in the form of the other tattooist. He had only been there a hour or so, but he was enjoying his time—or as much time as he could enjoy when he was absolutely trash when it came to games. He leant against the side of the machine and watched with barely concealed awe as Benji flew through the levels with ease. By the time the ‘You Win!’ flashed on screen he was close to swearing off games, entirely. When the other man bragged he gave a huff of laughter, rolling his eyes fondly. “Of course. How could I ever doubt you? Setting records left and right,” he humored him, observing the new high score that blew the previous one out the water. His own hadn’t of even come close to any of the others, let alone a high score. Zahri sighed, pushing off the game machine and dug around in his pockets, pulling out a few quarters to use for the next machine. He held them up, a small smile on his face as he nodded towards the rest of the arcade, an unspoken suggestion.
“Tell me, oh donkey kong king, is there any game you aren’t good at? Let me at least beat you at something.”
it felt good to feel like a normal person now and then, and for benji the company of his coworker was more than welcome in those situations. somehow, he felt a little less withdrawn in the presence of zahri, and it felt good to be comfortable with someone again, even if only to make small talk and laugh a little now and then. since he had arrived in pride, benji rarely went anywhere but the studio, and whether or not he needed to interact with the other employees so that the work environment was minimally pleasant. with zahri, however, benji had long ago ceased to feel that it was an obligation to be sympathetic. he didn't know how, but the brunette understood him and making small talk about clients or work was one of his favorite parts of being on tatted out.
“ there is hardly any game that i’m not good at, kareem. ” benji teased, moving away from the machine to get closer and take a look at what he had in his pockets. he felt like a child, excited to play some more and if there were prizes at the end, it was even better. “ but to show that i'm not a total asshole, i’m going to let you choose the next one. ”
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“Showoff,” Bailey said, but there was no heat behind his words and he had a wide grin on his face. In fact, he was pretty impressed watching the other man play. He was still settling in the city, and on his day off he decided to check out the arcade. Simply stepping inside gave him flashes of happy memories where he and his best friend would spend hours playing Mortal Kombat. “How’d you get so good, anyway?” he asked.
even the arcade’s sounds made benji's trip even longer, remembering a very happy younger version of himself earning enough tokens to exchange for candies later. he could even remember serenity, his mother, scolding him when she found out that he had been eating sweets before lunch. those were good memories, but thinking about his mother still hurt a lot. therefore, he decided to return to reality, directing his gaze to the brunette beside him, laughing softly while modestly shrugging his shoulders. “ i would say a lot of free time as a child. to be honest i was impressed to still remember how to play it. want to try? ” benji asked, taking two short steps back, leaving a space for the other to take his place facing the machine, if it was his wish.
as a child, benji spent hours in the arcade of the city where he was born and grew up, and he liked to brag about being one of the best players in the neighborhood. few people could imagine that he was fond of this kind of thing, much less that adventure arcade was by far his favorite place of pride. the place was nostalgic, and when he allowed himself to spend a few hours there, he let the old benji ( who was undoubtedly less moody than the current one ) come back to life and even allowed himself to give less restrained smiles to strangers and be a little more sociable . his brain never seemed to have forgotten the commands to get as many points as possible and benji's hands moved with skill and speed, his brown eyes focused on the small arcade screen, his expression of concentration being broken only by the small smile of satisfaction when finally the screen flashed with the number of his new record. “ told ya, seems like i'm still the donkey kong king. ”
ahoy!! a huge hello for everybody, i’m s* and as you already know i’m twenty-three, speaking from brt timezone. here, i’ll be introducing my son benji for all of you, he’s brand new and i hope to developt him right here at pride! if you have any intretest to plot before reading this intro, just lms and i’ll reach you so we can brainstorm or just fill one of your wc’s! sorry if it’s too long, sometimes i tend to blab too much, but i’ll try to make it as short as possible! enjoy
stats.
name: benji howard palmer
age: thirty-four
occupation: tattoo artist at tatted out
zodiac sign: capricorn
personality type: istj
hobbies: skateboarding, playing his guitar and bass, travel, trekking, play video games and watch basketball games on tv.
introspect.
** benji is polite, reserved and what can be defined as a lone wolf. likes to be alone and doesn’t mind not having someone by his side to share “ the things in life ” as the rest of the people seem to die to have as soon as possible. he believes that everything in life has it’s right time and isn’t desperately looking for the right person, even though he is already thirty-four years old.
tends to be quite realistic, and even a little skeptical at times. the disappointment he experienced could have made him bitter and pessimistic, but as his father always advised him, he tries to take advantage of bad situations as much as possible.
** he is that kind of friend who is loyal and will always be on your side, but never expect him to hide the truth and cover up your mistakes. benji always tries to be honest with people, and the most he expects is the same with him, since he has developed a strict rejection of lies. the feeling of being betrayed in any way is something that psychologically affects benji, and only the possibility makes him lose control.
** although he doesn’t really enjoy socializing, benji also knows how to be fun and even likes to party. when he drinks, he changes completely and loosens himself a little more, letting the benji that once existed return to the surface, allowing himself to be happy even if for just a few hours.
random facts.
** benji practice skateboarding since he was nine years old and is quite good at this. he has already won some medals in competitions organized by city skaters, and even now and then it’s possible to see him riding around the city with his battle friend, a battered and old longboard.
** when he was eighteen years old, he joined a garage band where he played bass. the band was composed of him, his best friend and two other friends, and they played from covers to their own compositions, in the pop punk style. the band actually worked, but benji had to leave since his friendship with his best friend fell after he found out about benji and his older brother. after reconciling with him, benji had the opportunity to return, but didn’t feel that he would be happy there anymore, despite the love for music still existing.
** he can sing too, but he doesn't think his voice is that good as everyone told him.
** he has a journal where he usually vent to just not go crazy.
background.
benji is the son of serenity and howard palmer, a couple who met in a very unusual way, since serenity crashed howard’s car on her way back from college at night and for a long time the two of them hated each other fervently. benji always loved to hear their story, since while he thought it was too cliché, he loved to see how his parents were made for each other.
for a long time, benji was an only child, until the twins arrived, when he was ten years old. his siblings have always been the love of his life, and the affection he has for them is simply immeasurable. benji was always the first to come out in defense of them, and when they had problems at school, he didn’t mind going there to intimidate whoever was needed.
his family was never rich, quite the contrary, they lived simply and even went through some difficulties. the financial situation was the only thing that managed to shake the relationship of his parents, since howard felt a failure for not being able to give a good life for his family and serenity felt frustrated for not being able to help and work too.
because of all this, benji started to work very early, accepting whatever job he could get to at least try to ease the situation and save his parents’ marriage. for him, their divorce was going to be the end of the world and benji put all his efforts into it, even though his own parents didn’t seem concerned about doing so, as problems swallowed them up too easily. despite all his will, eventually the worst happened and his parents separated, getting into a legal fight that made no sense to benji.
the twins stayed with their mother and, not wanting to leave her father alone, benji chose to stay with him, since he was only fifteen at the time. it was difficult to stay away from his siblings and his mother, but that was perhaps his best decision.
entering teenage, benji got involved with some girls, but he never understood why he just couldn’t feel 100% comfortable with his girlfriends. it always seemed that something was missing and that he wasn’t entirely happy. to make matters worse, benji began to feel awkward around his best friend’s brother, who was only two years older than him.
inevitably, after teasing touches and exchanging dirty looks, benji and he started to get involved, hidding their meetings of their families, for fear of the unknown and how people might react. benji fell in love, but he still felt lost about what he really was, since he was (or thought he was) attracted to other girls.
when he finally understood that he was gay and had nowhere to run, they started dating, a relationship that would have many comings and goings, since his boyfriend wanted to come out and benji was still too afraid for that. until his best friend found out and, a little later, howard also for comments from someone from his work who had seen them together.
to sum up, his father’s reaction was totally different from what he expected and, despite being hurt by his son not telling him, howard didn’t offer so much resistance and even respected his son’s relationship, no matter how much he had internal issues. with his mother, however, things were different. an even bigger fight broke out between his parents over benji’s sexuality,ending with him being banned from visiting his siblings.
although hurt, benji went ahead with his relationship making it official, establishing his courtship once and for all. his boyfriend was just perfect and for many years they lived happily together. totally in love with him, benji asked him to get married at twenty-seven, having an engagement of one year until they could finally do it. benji tried to reconcile by calling his mother for his wedding, but the answer was hostile and once again benji was hurt. a month before the ceremony, however, benji discovered that he had been cheated in the worst possible way. hell came to earth and the marriage was canceled, leaving benji totally broken, since he was too head on the heels to leave the relationship intact.
in the month that his wedding was going to happen, benji gathered his things from the house he shared with the now ex-fiance and moved to pride, telling only his father and no one else. starting over from scratch, albeit emotionally destabilized, was like a light at the end of the tunnel for palmer, who got a good job at tatted out to occupy his mind. for eight years he lives alone with his dog, an appenzeller called wanda ( you can see her here ).
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