#doesnt buckle his seatbelt so he gets blown out of a car window via explosion

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Some reasons to vote for Roman!: God he is SUCH a loser (affectionate) he and Neo got a book dedicated to them and you really get to see a lot of his personality shine! The most basic descriptor I can give of him is: Goofy, but also very calculating and sadistic. He gets flustered so easily whenever shown any ounce of affection, he has some pretty clear abandonment issues from him mom literally DROPPING HIM OFF to an orphanage when he was already old enough to have clear memories of her.

He was stuck living on the streets for years until he robbed the wrong guy and ended up being forced into an underground crime syndicate where he had to babysit the boss' daughters, who bullied him, a grown man, by pulling his hair and stealing his hat lol. He learned the hard way that the world sucks and you need to suck more in order to survive.

When he starts becoming friends with Neo hes like "hmm I mean. She can clearly read me pretty well already so" *proceeds to traumadump his entire life story to this 18 year old girl he just met* and when she gave him a hat he was like.. erm.. how tf do I accept gifts lmao.. and accepted it in the most awkward way but at least he tried!!

Quote from that scene: "No one had ever given him a gift before, either. What were you supposed to say when someone did something nice for you? 'Well. Thanks.'" Just a well. Thanks. Nothing else lol

Roman also just has a huge appetite for infamy, so when saw a chance to get it he took it, and very quickly became a pretty well known criminal who was wanted dead in a lot of places, so he turned himself in to some cops, poisoned them with doughnuts, and proceeded to threaten the biggest crime boss in Vale at the time.

His first big gig with Neo was to steal all of the expensive coffee from mistral with her, which ended up failing because he doesnt know how to use his phone and got caught lmaooo (they both hate coffee)

His love language is giving gifts and when he decided to start really helping neo he bought her a really fucking expensive umbrella with all of his money, he had no idea she was rich lol. But he was so silly and goofy towards her about it and he clearly cares so much about her (claims to hate kids, his only friend is a kid.)

Excerpt from when he gave her her weapon: "'More specifically, this for you,' he said. Neo took the box delicately from him. She weighed it in her hands. She shook it. She pressed her ear against it. 'Don't worry, it isn't flowers.' She stuck her tongue out at him. 'Go ahead. Open it.' He sat on a stool by the counter and watched as she untied the string and peeled off the brown paper. Inside was a pink cardboard box. She shot him another glance. He spun his seat around 'It's really not flowers.' She lifted the lid off the box and rummaged around in the pink and white tissue paper before she found what was inside. Her eyes went round like saucers and she hopped up and down. Then she pulled out a parasol." "She slashed it back and forth in the air, with a rapturous expression on her face. 'i can tell you hate it,' Roman said. Neo sheathed her weapon and leaned on it with her hand, placing the other over her heart. 'Don't get mushy on me,' he said gruffly."

Hes so awkward when it comes to physical affection, which rip for him, is how Neo is affectionate towards him djskao..

Some examples of that: "Neo blinked back tears and hugged Roman. 'Hey. Don't wrinkle the suit.' But he put a hand on her head and over her shoulder, and that felt more like home than that house and her parents had in a long time." Hes so sweet to her too, like, heres this guy who acts all smug and like he doesnt care about people but the moment one person is actually nice to him they become inseperable.

"-I mean, I'm still not interested in having a sidekick--' she glowered. 'But I couldn't ask for a better partner' Neo leaned over and kissed Roman on the cheek. His face went red. It was fun to mess with him sometimes. She tousled his hair for good measure. He needed a new hat. 'Stooop,' he said, pulling away." Heres him getting flustered easily at affection too :3

He helped Neo kill her parents when they blew up her house too, which is fun. He literally died because he was so angry and worried about Neo that it attracted grimm to him and he got eaten. This man cares so much. He also has a habit of constantly losing his hats :)

ERM SORRY this ended up kind of rambly about his friendship with Neo, theyre just really important to me and thats how he really shines as a character. Other than the fact that he just has fun being a criminal lol

Also Roman is very pretty <3

Bracket 5, Round 1