#uhhhh ratigan x basil?

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almost forgot to basil post (wipes sweat off my forehead cartoonishly)

basil headcanons!!

under the cut bc fairly long

alot of bottled up anger, probably takes it out mostly by furiously playing the violin or writing dramatic poetry (god me too)

terrible at remembering to do things like eat and drink water, mrs judson reminds him, bless her soul

since basil and his mom havent seen eachother since basil was pretty young, mrs judson is like a mother to him, and basil is like a son to her (why she tolerates him)

AND SPEAKING OF HIS MOM!! basil ran away from home as a teenager because he came out to his mom as trans, who did not accept him. and USUALLY he is absolutely the type to throw punches over transphobia (and he'd win, see: pent up anger) but he had a soft spot for his mom so instead of fighting he just ran away

alternatively, if ur not about trans basil, he ran away because he felt suffocated at home. his mom was nice enough, he just needed the independence. mostly because hes, of course, a trouble maker and she didn't like that (could be both reasons though!)

sleep schedule is sooo fucked

writes poetry and occasionally some fiction

when he remembers/is reminded to eat he eats ALOT. hes a pretty big dessert/pastry guy as well

makes friends by being like "okay ur coming with me now" (he doesnt know how else to make friends)

APPARENTLY mrs judson is basils maid but i prefer to think shes just this poor old lady who hired basil to clean or something and he ended up living with her. he absolutely can afford his own place but just doesnt bother. they fight frequently but deep down care for eachother lots. not sure how i missed the maid thing upon first viewing

met ratigan many years before the movie takes place. after he ran away from home he made his way across london while homeless and eventually ran into ratigan. at the time ratigan was making an effort to hide his crimes, so basil fell for him

and PLEASE feel free to add ur own in the comments and also please feel free to steal these of course!! x)))