#beslie

Ben is responsible, loyal and neurotic. He is always planning for every aspect of his job and is the complete opposite of Chris. Ben is more realistic, even cynical towards others, imagines the worst and tries to plan for this and often has to deal with the harder issues. He is also very loyal to Chris and they have worked together for a long time, moving from city to city. Chris has a tendency to pawn off the hard-hitting responsibilities to Ben such as firing people.

At his best, Ben is less neurotic and calmer. He accepts that he is valued for his work and begins looking less for support, approval and guidance and becomes more content with his decisions. At his worst, Ben becomes reactive, sarcastic and negative. When he and Leslie break up, he becomes more focused on his work and achievements through his job as he doesn’t want to be vulnerable or distracted.

Ben and Leslie are very similar as they are both good at their jobs, compliant and respecting of authority. This compliments their relationship as they have a lot of common ground and offer each other stability and support. Ben is also very loyal to Leslie and pushes her to reach for her goals and she sees his value and reassures him that she wants him next to her in both their lives and their work.

Ben had a bad experience when he was younger and became the Mayor of his town. Due to his public humiliation, he resolved to himself that he would endeavour to be disciplined, law abiding and responsible. 

Ben has many qualities of a type 1 and I was thinking about typing him as a 1. However, I see Ben as being more focused and concerned with maintaining security and safety in his relationships and life. He seems to really value finding a home in Pawnee with Leslie and sees himself as being secure in his relationship and work. 

Ben has a wing 5 as he is more reserved and introverted than a wing 7. He also loves learning about things that he is interested and sharing this expert knowledge with others.

Tri-type: 6w5 - 1w9 - 3w2

Some quotes to describe Ben’s motivation:

“I'm not afraid of cops. I have no reason to be I never break any laws, ever, because I'm deathly afraid of cops.”

”I was completely flustered, I came off like an idiot. I mean, at one point, for no reason, I just took off my shoes and held them in my hand.

”Thinking about my future. I am deeply ridiculously in love with you. And above everything else, I just want to be with you forever.”

“When I was 18, I ran for mayor of my small town and won. Little bit of anti-establishment voter rebellion I guess. Here's the thing, though, about 18-year-olds. They're idiots. So I pretty much ran the place into the ground and after two months got impeached. Worst part was my parents grounded me.”

"Well, you have to be able to make decisions like this, Leslie. You have to be harsh, you know. No one's going to elect you to do anything if you don't show that you're a responsible grown-up."

“In my time working for the state government, my job sent me to 46 cities in 11 years. I lived in villages with eight people, rural farming communities, college towns. I was sent to every corner of Indiana. And then I came here, and I realized that, this whole time, I was just wandering around, everywhere, just looking for you.”

1. Joyce × Hopper (Jopper) Stranger Things

“Everyday it does get a little easier”

2. Beth × Rio (Brio) Good Girls

“What am I doing here, Elizabeth?”

3. FP × Alice (Falice) Riverdale

“This feels right, doesn’t it?”

4. Kane × Abby (Kabby) The 100

“I couldn’t bear to lose you”

5. Luke × Maryse (Lukemaryse) Shadowhunters

“You look just as lovely now as you did then”

6. Lucifer × Chloe (Deckerstar) Lucifer

“I’m not here for a case. I’m here for you”

7. Kala × Wolfgang (Kalagang) Sense8

“I know what love is because of you”

8. Ben × Leslie (Beslie) Parks and Recreation

“I love you and I like you”

9. Jake × Amy (Peraltiago) Brooklyn Nine-Nine

“Amy Santiago, I want to change matresses for you”

10. Will × Riley (Blueski) Sense8

“The day I met her was the best day of my life“

Two of my favorite ships in the world: Jon x Dany and Leslie x Ben future parallels lol.

I am LIVING.