#distilled into the microcosm of a. having him be romans emergency contact and be worried

[royrockstone]

i totally agree with your characterization of roman where he assumes all the sibs Are Equally Fucked Up and Actually IM The Normal One. I think he would definitely feel cornered if they approached him about food, like you’ve depicted before. I think incorporating connor would be super interesting bc I think he feels a protective/paternal sense over roman, and it’s been mentioned in canon he has a genuine interest in food. I feel like connor definitely has memories of younger Rome before his food issues really kicked up and is confused as to what happened along the way. sorry if this is a lot or all just hc ramble but roman lives in a jar on my desk and i love to shake it and tap on the glass <33

sorry this ask got temporarily lost in the succ sunday excitement (but happy succ monday if you observe on this day lol)!

i hadnt thought of connor knowing less-damaged roman and not getting what hppened </3 i love that— especially if, as connor had periods of years where he didnt see logan, he missed some pivotal stuff in the kids’ lives. and the kids, who may have grasped on to the little bits of affection they got from him, feeling rlly resentful abt his absence.

i def believe connor excused or even recapitulated the kind of harm logan caused all of them, or subordinated caring for them to chasing whatever pipe dream of approval and acclaim he liked that month, but i also always want to show the fondness he has for roman, bc hes a strong second place after rome for most love-driven/emotional/affectionate roy and a fellow weak dog, in addition to clearly thinking of himself as paternal (or at least avuncular lol) to the whole trio. And i think he rlly resents them for have logan around all the time and for having the Pedigree that comes from being carolines kids and for never having to take care of anyone but themselves (and rlly, not even themselves)

basically i think hes totally valid to say hes the closest thing they had to a caring adult and where the fuck is the love in return, and romans totally valid to say that he only dropped by when he felt like it, did the fun stuff (or the ‘extra’ stuff logan couldnt be fucked with) and locked them back in the dog cage when he was done playing with them and that he rlly has no idea what it was like for them, AND hed be right to say that they have no idea what hes been through and that they treat him like a joke AND theyd be right to say that hes always been more interested in sucking off logan than being near them and and and—

just a lot of delicious resentment and guilt underscored by real, genuine affection and thats the yummy stuff