your new best friend [Rodney]

[rodneyh]

THE POOR DOG, IN LIFE THE FIRMEST FRIEND. THE FIRST TO WELCOME, FOREMOST TO DEFEND. APP ✽ ACQUAINTANCES ✽ none

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FRIENDSHIP ✽» Rodney is a very, very fast friend. He's bound to introduce himself to strangers on the street and call them friends hours later. This due in part to his tendency to trust openly, but also because he's an easy guy to get attached to. Honestly, it doesn't take much more than an acknowledgement of his presence to get a character on his friendship radar. He especially enjoys taking young people under his wing and acting as a big brother to them. It's his goal to make as many friends as humanly possible, so he's definitely searching!

ROMANCE ✽» Rodney has yet to experience love, leaving him knew to the art of romance. He's had crushes, and he's had lust, but he is generally uninterested in courtship. He'd be more interested in setting up two friends (he enjoys playing cupid) than finding love for himself. Because he tends to avoid the subject of his personal love interests, he rarely lets it slip that he's gay. This could probably lead to some ladies chasing after him, only to have their hopes very certainly shot down. While Rodney hasn't found his match yet, he's probably out there. When he finds the man, however, his unpreparedness is going to show.

RIVALRY ✽» It would take a lot for Rodney to make an enemy. He oozes trust and empathy, making it almost painful for him to see someone in a negative light. He accepts teasing with a toothy smile, but he isn't blind to abuse. Anyone who gets physical with him, hurts him or his friends emotionally, or messes with his dog is going to get nothing but cold stares from him. If someone was to hurt a friend, he would be much more likely to confront them over someone that was hurting him. Rodney isn't trying to make enemies, but he is certainly capable of hostility where it's due.
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[felicite]

RODNEY + FELICITE, lol, ngl, when i was reading his profile and the first half of his plotter, i was like ROMANCE!!! and then i stumbled upon his sexuality and i was like JUST KIDDING!!! but it did give me fuel for angst, so it all worked out. anyways! he and felicite have quite a bit in common, both being hard-working, friendly, and older...sibling...y, so i could see them being friends! eventually. because, like, almost undoubtedly, fay will have feelings for him, especially since he doesn't, like, announce his preference to the world. i can see them starting up an acquaintanceship at first -- something fay will see as a budding romance -- and she'll probably ask him on "dates" (i.e. would you like to get lunch tomorrow?), and everything will be just vague enough for her to, like, assume it's romantic and for him to assume it's friendly? then fay will try to kiss him or something and he'll be like "omg im so sorry im not interested" and fay will cry because she won't understand why she isnt good enough and eventually he'll end up explaining to her that he's just not interested in women and then she'll feel stupid but she'll get over it and then they can be bffs!!! ...or something. add/subtract/change completely? xD

[rodneyh]

RODNEY & FELICITE
Yesss I was hoping for something exactly like that! The "friendship" would be really good for the both of them, because of course even the big sibling needs a little coddling from time to time. Rodney kind of just doesn't get it when it comes to romance, so honestly nothing less than Felicite trying to kiss him would make him realize any feelings she had. Since he's so oblivious we could play with that a bit, like dropping some big hints that just completely fly over his head. I'm excited; it sounds like a fun plot and she seems like someone Rodney could really have a deep, long-term friendship with!

[felicite]

RODNEY + FELICITE, hooray, glad you're interested! *o* now for the difficult stuff, like, how would they meet? fay's a little bit of a workaholic and spends a lot of time at her jewelry store...she also goes into town a lot, too, though, so maybe -- his dog runs her over there? and she's pissed at first but then he's really nice and super adorable and fay can't bring herself to be mad? and oooh what if he, like, offers or her lunch? or she had something in her hand (like ice cream??) that he offers to replace? and they go on a "date" thing and kind of ~connect~ and it...just kind of goes from there? maybe fay asks for his number and since hes so obviously he's just like "oh lol sure fRIEND!!!" idk man i'm trying and failing to think of something original.

[rodneyh]

RODNEY & FELICITE
Ah yeah I like that idea! His dog is such trouble haha. I think ice cream would work well because that's super first-datey and also outdoors so Mia doesn't have to wait outside while they chat. It all sounds good, so I'll whip up a starting post tomorrow since right now I am off to bed!

[rodneyh]

Here we go! [thread]

[terra]

AURELIO & RODNEY
okay sooo i had this sudden idea when reading your romance thing about rodney being more of a cupid shooting the arrows rather than the one to get hit by one-- SO i was thinking maybe - because i can see aurelio coming over to his ranch and asking for fruit all the time, and them being similar in both personality (though aurelio is far too unintelligent) and finance, i could see a friendship bond between these two. i also see aurelio becoming fond of his pet dog; there are too many cats in primula, he thinks (he's allergic) - that maybe they were friendly enough with each other that he'd notice what's going on between aurelio and seraphita, and act as a cupid for them-- ide, that's what i got for now, i may or may not add more stuff later. feel free to completely reject this, and add/subtract whatever o/

[rodneyh]

RODNEY & AURELIO
Ahh I like this it sounds really cute! They certainly have a lot in common and where they aren't similar they compliment each other well! Rodney's really restless, and he's a novice fisherman, so some mentorship from Aurelio on how to calm down and be patient with the fish would be really good for him. And also, Aurelio's a really good match for him because Rod needs someone he can rely on. Rodney would do some good for Aurelio, too--he'd be happy to let him laze around on the farm, play with the dog, and he would definitely try to get Aurelio off his butt to go on some adventures. I'd love to see them become close and Aurelio open up to Rodney, but even then I don't think Rod could really grasp the gravity of the guy's past. He'd probably end up bugging him for details a lot and not really knowing how to process the information other than comforting Aurelio (grounds for a misunderstanding?).

He's certainly game for setting up his friends with their crushes, though! If Aurelio talked about her enough, Rodney would take it into his own hands to contact Seraphita and get the scoop on how she feels. ...Not to mention he'd sugarcoat everything about Aurelio if they were friends and make it impossible for her to turn him down.

If Aurelio enjoys farms, they could easily meet on Rodney's orchard. Rod plays with the dog on the beach and by the lake a lot, so he's probably seen Aurelio around and might know him by name? He would be happy to offer some free fruit in exchange for some company and/or advice; maybe he's trying to figure out fertilizer and Aurelio might have some expertise about fish he could use for it? Which kinda exposes Rodney to the ~wonders of fishing~ and makes him want to follow Aurelio like a lost puppy and never give him any quiet at any of his fishing spots. And Aurelio could be a potential dog-sitter oh my goodness Rodney would be so excited.

Eek--I've rambled enough, huh? Let me know what you're thinking!