Part 8 - Merits and Flaws

What are some of your character’s more notable merits and flaws?

MERITS:

FLAWS:

How did they develop?

MERITS:

Growing up with the knowledge that his mother had abandoned them (but not knowing the whole story), Ryan always had a clear idea of the people that were the most important to him. He wouldn’t want to let them down, just as he wouldn’t like to be let down by any of them.
Ryan’s figured out how to talk people into liking him, but this is something his father does, and therefore something Ryan doesn’t like to do. He’d rather win them over with his personality than by careful convincing and/or cajoling.
He’s an athlete?
His compassion grew largely out of his feelings for Sawyer and the natural progression of their relationship. In addition, having friends that have gone through troubling events, he’s learned to be there for people and try and understand what’s going on with them, and react accordingly.

FLAWS:

His possessiveness exists especially in the case of Sawyer, one of only two people he’s ever believed really loved him and one of only two people he’s ever really loved. He struggles with the idea that he could lose her, especially since he feels like he’s lost a lot already. At least, in his eyes, he can control whether or not he loses her, and the fact that he might not be able to terrifies him.
Ryan’s always had a problem with his temper. Where other people might get overwhelmed in other ways when under stress, Ryan tends to get angry instead. He’s been known to break things (like his phone) in an aggressive outburst, and to be overly handsy with Sawyer (a: not common knowledge and b: his biggest regret).
Whenever something’s bothering him, he tends to keep it inside and dwell on it rather than letting it out. Part of this comes from a rather un-nurturing childhood; he doesn’t have anyone in place (at least in his mind) that he can go to and be safe just letting it all out, so he keeps it all to himself.

How has this helped or hindered them in the past?

He makes friends easily, and can connect to people in a way that builds fast but strong relationships.
He doesn’t get along with his dad.
He’s physically hurt Sawyer (and Nate, but whatever he deserved it~) as a direct result of his aggression, and been so unable to move on from it that he’s actively pushed her away.
His emotional situation is steadily declining because he’s keeping his feeling in and not dealing with them—in fact, is unable to deal with them. He doesn’t know how to process bad things, and has a particular skill for making bad situations worse within his own mind, and this has led to some pretty reckless and self-destructive behaviour.

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