— walking overdose

have you met benjiman ‘benji’ oliver langley yet ? the twenty-eight year old is known for being both thoughtful and straightforward, but also very obsessive and unreliable. born in dedham,essex, benji now lives in hammersmith and fulham, owning a bookstore.

benji is a fairly new muse , so if you could just bear with me that would be great. anyway , have you seen black books ? if you have ( awesome bc that means u have good taste ) then all you need to know is that benji is highkey bernard black. okay , here ! we ! go !

his mother is irish and his father english. he hasn’t seen his mother in years and for a time he didn’t speak to her for so long he thought maybe she was dead. benji doesn’t have a good relationship with her , clearly. he can only bear talking with her for seconds at a time. he has little contact with both parents. 

benji moved away from home as quick as he could and landed in hammersmith and fulham , he didn’t have any real reasoning for going he basically just covered his eyes and pointed at a map. 

upon moving he met ( WC ) and they lent him money , helped him find a job , etc. a couple years ago with help from ( THE SAME WC ) they were able to find a building to rent and turn into what is now his bookstore. 

personality wise benji is a drunken , depressed pessimist who believes that the best way to enjoy life is through drinking , smoking , and reading. 

though he loves selling books and being surrounded by books he has a hatred of customers entering his shop and if intoxicated can be found to insult and / or harass them.

as well as his hatred for customers , benji also has a hatred of cellphones and time-wasters, so much so that they have written a set of rules for all customers to obey. 

benji has a certain fondness for the shop itself , however , and when told that it needs refurbishing will state that " it is a lovely place " and will defend the shop whenever any of its bad qualities are mentioned.

their negative and pessimistic outlook on life, and his attitude towards other people, is due to the fact that his former fiance ( WC WC WC ) faked his /her / their own death as not to marry them. many people tried to keep this secret from him , but secrets only stay secrets for so long. 

he is a non-practicing roman catholic

benji is pansexual / panromantic

benji is a skilled writer, and has wrote two lengthy books , however , both were refused publication. his skill for creative writing is due to the fact that he is a keen reader of books and very well - read.