Hmm I seem to be making Rush, in that Rushbelle swim date ficlet (which has become an actual fic) act like a woobie!Gold. To be honest though I do see Rush like that. I think he’s very confident in his abilities at work, but he has spent so long working that he has no confidence socially.

Rush has the same thing as Gold, in that everyone loves to hate him, until they need his help. He’s used to the dislike of his peers and he is far more comfortable with that, than somebody wanting to be his friend or something more and Belle is definitely wanting more heh 🙂

I don’t think Rush is usually all that self-conscious about his appearance. I don’t think it usually occurs to him, it was just with the comparison on the beach with Belle and all the other ‘beautiful’ people around him, that he had a moment of concern. Not that Belle would agree of course …

wizzygold replied to your post:Hmm I seem to be making Rush, in that Rushbelle…

Rush is a woobie, is just that so few people get to see it, but look how he acts around Mandy, he gets all goofy and relaxed around her (hello, white shirt of sex) I think maybe he is more comfortable with his body than Gold is, but not too much (he does use two shirts in Destiny and I don’t think that place is very cold)

Yup you are right. This ^^

When he was with Mandy his whole expression softened. He lost the hard edges and his smile was so sweet. On Destiny he was at a physical disadvantage as well with the military, they were all taller and stronger. Well stronger physically, Rush certainly knew how to take punishment. I think it’s all about self-protection with Rush really. He uses his intellect, his sarcasm and his razor sharp comments to defend himself, although of course that sometimes gets him into trouble.

In regards to your TMI Tuesday question, you probably weren’t expecting a ficlet in answer to your question about how the swim date went. However, I’m afraid I took the question more as a prompt. I hope that was ok.