#benmar

Ok sooooo… they r neighbors. They are neighbors before they are friends- they don’t act like they know each other around their respective friend groups.

Their entire relationship is reliant on the fact they are both unsupervised. Neither of them really stay in their own home— their parents both negligent to varying degrees.

Ben is overly sweet on Omar, his door always being open for him (not that it can lock) or he’s offering a spot to crash at. His crush is mostly grounded in the fact Omar doesn’t hold back whenever they do fight— nor is he treated any differently than anyone else.

The two are likely not overly affectionate, any and all ‘dates’ being casual hangouts (though Ben would be annoyed if anyone else gets invited 💔 he’s a bum)

Omar doesn’t necessarily acknowledge Ben’s feelings towards him- he never admits it or acts on them beyond the little favors here and there. In his mind Ben is just a friendly follower— someone you call when you need something or you’re bored.

When CPS determines Ben’s housing situation isn’t safe and sends him to his aunt, Omar is the only one Ben tells. He lets everyone else think he just up and disappears unfortunately. Ben attempts to stay in contact, keeping the same phone number well into adulthood. They don’t go anywhere though.