#I have like 10 pages worth of Theo facts on my phone bc I’ve lost my mind

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HEY FIRST THINGS FIRST SO SORRY FOR ASKING THIS SO STUPIDLY LATE. If you’re still doing the ask meme, what about 51, 94 and 96 for our dearest theo? <:^)

I will ALWAYS take the opportunity to ramble about my dearest boy

Also a little warning that I am going to write A LOT for these bc I already had some character info written down from like last month that was pretty relevant to these questions so I’ll probably just copy-paste that. ALSO slight warning for OC x Canon content? I don’t know if I really need to add a warning for that but I know some people don’t like it

51. Why would they be a BAD partner for a road trip?

Even on a 3 day road trip, Theo will refuse to pass the wheel to anyone else. It’s probably because he’s pretty confident in his own driving, but even when he’s running on 0 sleep and people are telling him he needs a break, he’ll stubbornly refuse and just keep on driving. It won’t be until he runs a red light in his half-awake state that someone will force him out of the driver’s seat and not let him back on until he gets some rest.

94. What does their room look like?

I’ve had this idea for a WHILE, so thanks for giving me an excuse to talk about it!!

Theo’s room is…sad. It’s absolutely barren and empty of decorations, photos, souvenirs, etc. he doesn’t even have a bed, just a thin and uncomfortable futon in the corner that he rarely sleeps on. The reason why he doesn’t have any photos or decor is the same reason he doesn’t get attached to people-you get sentimental and those people will leave your life and it just makes you feel worse. If he’s in his room he spends most of the time working at his desk where he usually falls asleep. If he does go to his futon he probably won’t even tuck himself in, just plop down on top with his clothes still on.

The first person to actually see his room was Engie. One day Theo was extremely sleep-deprived and Engie had to actually drag him back to his room so he could nap and he was shocked to say the least when he walked in. He asked Theo about it and bc Theo was in such an exhausted state he just explained his pessimistic outlook on keeping sentimental objects before immediately passing out on the floor. This came as a shock to Engie bc Theo usually acts like a very optimistic person and he didn’t want him being so miserable (cue the “damn bitch you live like this?” meme). He wanted to prove that he can feel safe and happy around the other mercs, and especially with him because he wanted to befriend Theo. He plans out a whole day to spend time with Theo and essentially get him to bring some things back to decorate his room; he also asks the other mercs to help him out. Of course, things go wrong and Theo confronts him. It’s an awkward drive back to the base and they don’t say a word to each other-Engie secretly panics that he just ruined all his chances of being friends. However, the next day Theo knocks on his door and shyly asks if he could help him build a bed frame and add some decorations to his room-Engie’s overjoyed. The two spend the day fixing up his room, and the first photo he puts up is of him and Engie proudly showing off the newly decorated place.

Also, on Theo’s first night working with the mercs he woke up to find Medic standing over him taking notes. He was so horrified that he installed 5 locks on his door the next day.

96. What’s their sense of humour like? (Dad jokes, morbid humour, basic knock-knock jokes, stand up comedy, etc)

For the longest time everyone thought Theo liked “smart jokes” because he was always laughing at Engie’s engineering puns. Truth was, he doesn’t understand a single bit of it and he just wants everyone to think he’s smart. He also has a fake laugh that he uses for whenever he doesn’t get a joke but wants to be polite about it, and because he uses that fake laugh so much everyone thinks it’s his real laugh.

What he REALLY thinks is funny and will make him genuinely laugh is normal dad jokes. That shit has him hunched over wheezing. His real laugh actually kinda sounds more like this ? His voice gets high pitched and he starts wheezing and his face gets all red