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Ben HATES children, partly due to the bullying he experienced when we was little. and he HATE Panda because he remind him of his child self. a weak, fragile, cowardly child.
He think his cousin must be crazy for taking this kid outta nowhere and he wanted nothing to do with it.
Ben is at the age of 23 when something crazy happened;
his cousin suddenly brought home a panda cub.
^ you can see it from his clingy behavior (most apparent when he's drunk)
and he may not show it, but he always love getting attention and praise from Daniel/UC and to hang out with him. and UC always treat him like a little brother.
it also explains why he act so tough and cold hearted bcs he didn't want to be seen as weak anymore
his mom's death, his fear of being left alone, leading Daniel being his only friend and family left he can depend on, causing Ben to develop some kinda complex towards his cousin-
like Daniel, Ben Raynn started out with seemingly normal childhood. with a kind and loving mother by his side.
only difference that... he didn't have a father. He only known his mother ever since he was born.
Chapter III: Missing Hand (part 1)
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thread about Ben / Bonehand's backstory, and his 'complex' towards his cousin 🧵 >>>>
but the siblings know they can't marry each other, it's wrong.
Especially the brother, he wanted to stop this degeneracy and be "normal", so he married another woman (that later became Daniel's mother)-
how Ben's mom be watching whenever her brother came to see their kid
"don't you dare give our innocent baby any hint of who you really are, don't you fucking dare"
FYI, despite the whole incestuous affair, the brother is actually a decent father who cares about both his children. He insisted to meet little Ben even though he can't come out that he is his father.
He later introduced Ben to his son Daniel.
as assassinations. this further strengthen his belief, that being Cursed is a path of evil.. that killing and destruction is the only thing he's good at.
thus, our good Daniel became Ugly Cat.