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[benjamin dean whitter]

<sup>BENNY : 19 : TOURIST / everyone sit down and hold on, because here is benny! he is nineteen years old and hails from miami, florida. his dad is the owner of a car dealership, and his mom is an interior designer. he has three sisters with benny being the oldest. his parents try to put off the "perfect family" image to everyone, but in reality they aren't close at all. from a young age, his parents noticed he couldn't sit still, so they had him tested, and sure enough he had adhd. it isn't something benny talks about, because he sees it more as something that gives him his personality, but he doesn't hide it either. in school, he was the type that did enough just to get by. he was also that kid who did a dance on stage when receiving his diploma, so just picture that for a moment. benny opted out of college. in the summers, he works as a soccer coach for a local kids league. for the rest of the year, he does whatever job that needs filled at his dad's car dealership, so one day he may be working in the office and the next he may be working on the cars in the auto shop. he lives on his own in an apartment now, but he still vacations with his family and aj kimmell's family, which is how he ends up here every year and sometimes more.

FRIENDS / even if you do not know benny personally, you have met him or will meet him. he is the type of person that knows everyone - whether he lives here full time or not - and if he doesn't, he will make sure to introduce himself. he is very outgoing and very talkative. as i said above, he has adhd so just picture him not sitting still half of the time. in all honesty, very few will come to be close to benny. those that he does call close will instantly be put on his "life or death" list, which means he would protect them even if it meant him dying. his soulmate best friend for fucking life is aj kimmell, but he can still use people who he considers close friends or good friends.

ENEMIES / to be honest, benny isn't the easiest to like. his personality usually rubs people the wrong way. he doesn't intentionally try to get on people's nerves, though, so i can't say he'd have any rival or mutual enemies. people hating him from one-side, though, would be more likely. these are usually the people he will try to butter up to, too, because he hates having enemies. he wants everyone to be his friend! so beware if you choose here, because that means you only get him in double forces.

LOVERS / despite what everything and everyone else says, benny is straight. he may joke that he is gay just for laughs, but in all honesty, he loves girls. unfortunately, he is usually put in the friends zone before he can even begin to flirt. growing up, he was mostly thought of as weird, so he didn't really get his start on dating until just a few years ago. he is awkward when it comes to relationships, because he doesn't know how to act. he has had sex, but he doesn't do one-night-stands or hook-ups. he prefers to know the girl better. he has a final in sawyer reeves, too.

OTHERS / though i don't really need them, he does have three sisters that can be played. i have age ideas in mind, but they can be negotiated. as for anything else, there is neighbors in the resort and more. feel free to be creative with this section!</sup>

[laila danielle chell]

laila & benny
since benny definitely knows callie & noah he is so going to know laila, being that she's callie's best friend & is always around; other than that she is a pro surfer in the bahamas, where she has lived all her life, as well as a model for her sponsors so he'd probably notice her even if he never did meet her; i can totally see laila finding benny hilarious with what he does, being so hyper, & just going with the flow; he could help her let loose i think being that she's pretty stressed out as of lates; it'd be cute to see them do dumb things together like act like boyfriend or girlfriend sometimes & do dumb shit all around; what do you think? [:

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[benjamin dean whitter]

RE:VICTORIA

^{BENNY & LAILA / i'm not really sure if benny would act like they were boyfriend and girlfriend, but i can totally see everything else happening! maybe when she does get that "girlfriend / boyfriend" vibe going, he's like "umm..." and gets awkward so she backs off? i don't know. my brain is not in a plotting mood. lol.}

[laila danielle chell]

laila & benny
awesome! [: i like & oh no, by 'boyfriend & girlfriend' i didn't mean romantically involved, lol; i meant like just being playful, lol.

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