NEW ROBERT LORE POST!!!! Itβs here! The TL;DR for this is that heβs a traumatized loser baby who used to be a street racer/junkie but has since become a line cook and has gotten his life together.
Itβs heavy because i loooooove putting him through my mental meat grinder :) so some things might feel excessive loool. Includes mentions of psychosis, child abuse, grooming, and CSA. among other things, like a brief mention of suicide. Proceed with caution. I donβt go into detail but i also donβt censor words :D
Hopefully yall like it!!!......................... it's split into two parts because the original is too long to post lol. sorry. check the link at the bottom for part 2!
Part 2!
GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER TIME ERA
Robert gets his shit together yaaaaayyy!! Eventually as members of the group start getting older the circle gets smaller as people begin to leave and figure their own lives out. Nobody really stops being friends, but they have less time to spend together being little shits. Robert takes note of this gradual shift, and starts trying to wean himself off of heroin, invests in some βself helpβ and βanger managementβ books/online courses, and tries to decide what he wants to do for the rest of his life. He tries and fails with the heroin stuff multiple times, but he makes good strides on becoming a more sociable and gentle man. However, this is where his ocd comes into play again. He throws himself pretty far into making sure heβs not angry all the time, and in between redirecting things, heβs constantly self-checking to make sure heβs being patient, that he doesnβt feel angry, and that heβs managing things correctly. Of course, these are good things to be aware of, but at times it gets to the point of obsession for him.
Eventually, he does manage to get off of heroin, even if itβs a massive struggle for him. Itβs something heβs currently very proud of! By this time heβs making an attempt to start in a culinary school (or, more realistically, a culinary course at a school) so that he can go into becoming a chef/line cook somewhere semi-nice. He gets into the course, something that comes as a huge relief to him, and gets going. He was always actually pretty good at cooking; itd been something he was able to learn quickly and do well for a while, and he decided to put the skill to good use.
While in school, he repaired cars for people in a rented-out storage unit for a side hustle to help pay the bills and, at some points, some of the debt. (which hes ALSO still paying off π). This is where he met Lee! Lee came in with a busted motorcycle, and worked his friendly charm into becoming acquaintances with Rob. They spoke sometimes when Lee came in to check on his bike, and they hit it off as close friends from there. Robert actually didnβt know he was gay until he met Lee; or until a while after. Lee is an outwardly queer (pansexual) man, but Rob never really put two and two together that it was an option for him and Lee to date lmao. They were βjust friendsβ for four years, and Rob began catching feelings for Lee around year 2-and-a-half. Lee is a very charming, outgoing man who pushed Rob to do things he wouldnβt have the courage to do on his own. He quickly became one of Robβs favorite people. Robert falls somewhere on the ace spectrum; demisexual is the correct term, I believe. It takes him time and trust to develop sexual attraction to someone. (lee is the opposite; demiromantic). Lee was one of the first people rob ever felt that vein of feelings for.
They began dating at their 4-year mark, and thatβs where current canon lies. They have their differences (which, for my tumblr folks, I can dive into if anyone is curious another time), but for the most part they work as a team together. Robert is recovering, eating better, discovering things about himself, and just generally relaxing after a life of struggle.
GENERAL NOTES ABOUT PERSONALITY
Rob is not an outwardly expressive guy. Heβs not emotionless for sure, but he can get kind of monotone. Part of this might come from self monitoring, but ALSO his personality, when heβs not all angsty and emo and angry, is just a pretty mellow fella. Though Lee would tell you that his eyes are very expressive. Robert also knows about his intimidation factor, with his height and scars and general (mostly accidental) RBF. He can fight and knows how to be intimidating, but typically itβs not something he does on purpose. Idk if ur being an asshole you get scary robert, but most of the time hes a squishy little fella
His coping mechanism is avoidance!!! Avoid EVERYTHING!!! Avoid confrontation, avoid glass, avoid sex, avoid closeness, avoid alcohol, avoid every possible thing that could trigger him. Itβs an ongoing issue that heβs pretty avoidant when it comes to conflict and settling said conflict. Heβs trying to be more upfront, but itβs difficult for him sometimes.
On the fight, flight, freeze scale, he is freeze. When something scares or triggers him, his brain crashes and reboots for a moment and he locks up/stares off into space. Momentary dissociation. Pretty out of it for a few seconds to a couple minutes. He can jump into self-defense mode if the situation directly calls for it though.
HEALTH PROBLEMS AND EXTRA
His leg healed like shit lolβ¦β¦β¦ avoiding medical attention and then likely using it directly after surgery means he walks with a very very slight limp. Though the pain isnβt chronic enough for it to bother him, sometimes he experiences a flare-up, in which case he uses an old cane he keeps in his closet. Heβs medicated for his liver due to some issues with heroin usage, and itβs half of the reason he avoids alcohol. He also has some track marks in his arm from skin necrosis.
Some current hobbies of his include tinkering with cars and drawing. He has a pet project car that he keeps in a garage, which he assembles and disassembles every once in a while. He can also draw cars and their internal workings very well; though he uses those skills to draw lee too π₯Ί. His cooking skills were put to good use and he works at a small but pretty nice/popular restaurant as a head cook. Itβs not a job he hates at all, especially since he gets to be behind-the-scenes instead of interacting with random people.
Thanks for reading!!! Any and all questions can be sent to my askbox, Iβll try to answer them as best as I can :D sorry this is so lengthy. Hopefully you enjoyed.













