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-he's very fidgety, but theres a subtle difference in how he fidgets when he's anxious as opposed to just normal fidgeting. When he's at home he sometimes likes having something in his hands to fidget with, often a rubikscube.

-he likes to take things apart and put them back together. He used to do it all the time when he was younger, and his dad would get super mad if he caught him because he didn't think Bob could actually put it back together properly(he could). This also makes him good at fixing things, so when somethings broken in the Watchtower and the team can't be bothered to wait for Val to send someone, Bob fixes it. It's a win-win because it'll be fixed way quicker and Val won't get mad they broke something again and it helps Bob feel useful

-music lover. Music is just such a huge comfort to him and he loves it. He listened to ALOT of music growing up, it was his safe space. But he does have a habit of only putting in one earbud or leaving one ear free while wearing headphones, because growing up he always wanted to be sure he could hear his father- also knowing his dad would get mad if he called Bob and Bob didn't answer- and after that as an addict he was never really in an environment safe enough. He also always wanted to learn an instrument growing up but never really had a proper chance. He learned a little at school but never really got to get good at it because he had to be quiet inside his home, and after he moved out he didn't have the money for an instrument and even if he did he was way too depressed and far gone in his addiction to actually play.

-he mentioned once that he always thought drums were cool and maybe would've played them had things been different, so for his next birthday the Thunderbolts* got him a drumset. He was very hesitant at first because being quiet is still hardwired into him so making alot of noise makes him tense and it just feels wrong, but Yelena encouraged him and he did end up getting into it

-music he's into: Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Conan Gray(cries to family line obviously), also mitski, phoebe bridgers, boygenius but he has to be careful with what he listens to because music can affect his mood ALOT so listening to the wrong thing at the wrong time could contribute to ending up in a depressive episode

-summer child by Conan Gray is literally him

-movie lover. He loves sci-fi and those really emotional meaningful movies like good will hunting, lady bird, beautiful boy etc but honestly he's open to watching pretty much anything. But again he has to be careful with the media he consumes because it can affect his mood alot.

-he's also big fan of documentaries. Because he dropped out so early and even when he was in school his head was very much somewhere else he just feels like he missed out on a lot of learning- and he actually does like to learn and he's really smart he just missed out on a lot of the basics you learn in school(I think he would've done really well in school had he not had all that other stuff to deal with)- so he likes watching documentaries to gain knowledge. He really likes deep sea stuff and space stuff. But again he'll watch almost anything. He's the type to know the most random facts.

-he LOVES legos. He really wanted them as a kid but never got them, he mentioned it to ava once and ofc she then got him legos

-he loves to read. Self-help books obviously- though if you'd given him a self-help book a few years ago he would've thought it was cringy bullshit probably, but he's slowly learning to be more open and not get cringed out at anything that might actually help him- but he also likes philosophical stuff and occasionally poetry and he also thinks sci-fi is cool and even though he's not really into romance books he appreciates a good romance subplot.

-he loves gaming. Mostly games like mario cart and minecraft and stuff, but has appreciation for genuinly good story games(Ava is really into story games and she recommends them to him sometimes). Really likes playing with others on the team but would never play online with strangers

-he also had a gameboy as a kid, a blue one to be specific

-he really loves sweaters, always has. The large majority of his closet is made up of sweaters. It's honestly ironic since this man does NOT get cold ever he is actually a walking furnace. But he just thinks sweaters are comfortable and they look nice and he likes that they kinda allow him to hide in a way

-rarely wears short sleeves or anything that shows his arms. He has alot of scarring on his arms, both from self-harm and from drug use, so he's pretty insecure about his arms and tries to avoid showing them(also another reason why he prefers sweaters)

-he's a terrible cook. He never really learned to cook properly since he lived of cheap takeout and instant noodles and toast and crap like that, simple cheap meals. He didn't really eat alot anyway because of meth and depression and poverty, usually just out of absolute necessity or occasionally as comfort but yk he usually used meth for that. Instant noodles is absolutely a comfort food for him though, a specific brand and flavor. Even though he's a terrible cook he is absolutely the go to person for anything to treat a hangover. He used to be hungover a lot so he absolutely makes a banger hangover meal and because he was broke he's scrappy with it too. He also makes really nice pancakes. His mom taught him when he was younger and that is genuinly the one normal thing he can make

-his love language is mainly acts of service. Though physical touch is also very important to him(he's deeply touch starved), and he definitly seeks it out once he gets comfortable with people. And words of affirmation are very important for him to recieve, which is why he also often gives words of affirmation to the people closest to him because he understands the value of them. Quality time is also very important to him. But like acts of service is usually his first instinct when showing love

-He has bipolar disorder, like his mom. Didn't know what it was, but he eventually started recognizing the same signs in himself that he'd grown up seeing in his mom, which terrified him. Got diagnosed when he had to go see a state-ordered psychiatrist after getting caught doing some illegal shit. He got meds to start on but he didn't stay on them consistently(not that they helped much when mixed with meth anyway) and eventually he lost them

-he keeps his hair longer because he thinks he looks like his dad too much when it's short. Cuts his hair himself. It used to just be out of necessity because he couldn't afford to go to a barber, but now that he technically could he still doesn't because he's worried they'll cut it too short

-his senses are all enhanced from sentry serum. Like his hearing for example is alot better than before, he can hear like heartbeats and stuff. It took some getting used to, he was very overwhelmed by it at first and it made his anxiety spike

-he never called in sick as a kid because he'd rather be at school then home, until he got a little older and he'd start skipping classes and wandering around, but he'd never ever stay home. The skipping classes wasn't long before he dropped out. Like most things in Bob's life, that kinda went from zero to hundred. He knew skipping too many classes would lead the school to call his parents which would definitely be a great reason for his dad to get mad, so he didn't, but then as his drug problem got worse and worse barely came to school anymore and soon not at all

-Bob often sleeps in random places. He doesn't sleep well at night, insomnia and nightmares piling on, but now that his brain has finally registered the Watchtower penthouse the Thunderbolts* share as safe he falls asleep in really random places, especially when his insomnia is especially bad. That's the thing with Bob, sleep seems to come easier when he isn't thinking about it, when it's just sleep deprivation finally catching up. And despite the Thunderbolts' chaos, Bob's sleep is treated as sacred, lord knows he doesn't get alot of it, and the moment he's woken up theres a good chance he wont be able to sleep again. And they understand it takes alot of trust to let yourself be in your most vulnerable state around others and they take that trust seriously