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OOC//What is Roman’s favourite kind of food and why? Does he have a favourite place to get that food or does he prefer home cooked?
Anything with meat or pasta, especially if it’s fine cuisine! One of the only enjoyable parts of his childhood was dining out at established restaurants and on rare occasions when he was allowed to order his own meals, Roman greatly enjoyed meat. His father was fully Italian so it wasn’t unusual for the family to order pricey imports such as Bistecca alla Fiorentina. As an adult, Roman doesn’t eat out much anymore (due to his appearance and criminal status) but he loves a good steak, particularly when it’s served with decadent seasonings such as black garlic or truffle butter. He prefers his food made with quality ingredients and has his meals prepared by his own personal chefs, trusted not to poison him or otherwise contaminate his plate.
Blood Play or Breath Play? (Hewo here’s a little sinday ask)
Let’s Play A Game of This Or That? (NSFW Edition)
“I know what everyone’s thinking. I’m the guy who obviously enjoys blood play, right? Well I do, but I’ve spilled plenty of blood over the years so it doesn’t hold that same thrill for me anymore. It’s entertaining during knife play, sure - I mean, who doesn’t enjoy working their partner up and seeing their skin flush? Lemme tell you that doesn’t even begin to compare to the thrill of wrapping your fingers around someone’s pretty little throat, deciding when they’re allowed to breathe....” Roman sighed, flexing the strong digits of his hand as he inspected each finger. He’d used countless blades over the years and enjoyed doing so but choking the life out of somebody was something he did far less often than he liked. He had to admit there was a unique intimacy of sorts to it, feeling another’s pulse hammer relentlessly beneath his touch. In the bedroom, he’d be a lot more careful to avoid any serious damage from occuring but the excitement was still the same, his hands now craving to feel somebody’s neck or maybe even another’s hands around his own. “I’ve tried it myself and I gotta admit, it makes getting off a hell of a lot more intense. Wouldn’t trust many others doing it to me though, but somebody who can do it right? There’s no better high.”
OOC//What about foods he doesn’t like? Is he picky or will he eat something even if he doesn’t enjoy it?
Roman has a pretty balanced sense of taste. He ate a wide variety of food growing up as a child and was exposed to exotic dishes on a regular basis, meaning that while there are some things he doesn’t like very much, he’ll eat them if he has to. He IS picky however; his dishes must be made with quality, fresh ingredients so cheap food pumped full of sugars and additives isn’t something he’s going to like. Arkham is notorious for this, cutting corners by serving sub-par meals as so not to go over budget and Roman will refuse to eat for days upon coming back, hating the poor quality, lukewarm meals he barely considers fit for pigs, let alone human beings. Nobody has a fun time when Roman gets hauled back to Arkham Asylum, least of all when he’s hangry so staff tend to look the other way when he bribes employees to bring food from outside premises.
OOC// what is Roman’s opinion, if he has any, on things like Pride and activism?
Pride and activism is in a very strange place when it comes to Roman. As far as he’s concerned, he couldn’t give a flying fuck about the whole movement™ and rolls his eyes whenever companies make a great deal about showing off how ‘progressive’ and ‘virtuous’ they are when truthfully, they’re just chasing dollar signs like any other greedy corporation out there. It doesn’t feel genuine to him and he won’t participate in any of it, feeling that actions speak louder than empty platitudes and false support. That being said, he is very accepting of people that don’t conform to society’s expectations and norms. You’re in love with another man? Fantastic, now wear your fucking mask and get to work. You don’t want to wear feminine attire as his secretary? That’s cool, just wear trousers or whatever makes you feel comfortable so long as you don’t end up looking like a total slob. It’s their lives, not his; he’s happy the way he is now and Roman would feel rather hypocrital denying somebody their identity when his own was such a struggle to obtain. He can relate even if it’s something he’s not very open about. When it comes to people he cares about, really cares about or are important to him such as his and his partner’s hypothetical children, Roman would immediately be one of the most supportive people you can count on. You sure that’s the way you feel about somebody who’s the same sex? Cool, now go get you the person of your dreams. You’re a girl but like rockets and typical ‘boy’ things? Great! Enjoy those hobbies you thought you weren’t entitled to before just because you’re the ‘wrong’ gender! He’s been there, he knows exactly how it feels being sad and confused about how fucked up society is and it’s shit so it isn’t something he’s ever going to put his kids through, not after the bullshit his parents pulled all throughout his childhood.
OOC// An ask in honour of sinday: what is one of Roman’s most recurring or biggest sexual fantasies?
(In which I go on a ramble about something people might not have expected?)
Roman has a lot of fantasies, some of them being a tad more questionable than others but a big one he’s got that isn’t just a sexual matter for him is corruption. When I say corruption, I don’t mean corrupting somebody in a kinky way - that’s all good fun of course, but there’s a certain ‘gratification’ about the idea of thoroughly corrupting a good person, say for a example, a hero? It’s the whole forbidden fruit thing, how it’s completely wrong about a villain swaying a good person to become a little more selfish, more inclined to care about themselves than about other people who don’t matter... and then pushing them that little bit more, helping that same beloved hero peel away all the silly, idealistic nonsense that society’s hammered into their sweet little heads over the years before taking their hand and molding them into something better. It’s a kink that scratches all the right itches for a man like Roman, somebody who is especially interested in what people are really like beneath their costumes and masks. What will he find once he’s stripped somebody down to the bare bones and the very foundations of their being? A good romp with a superhero or vigilante is right up there of course, especially if he can leave them with a scar or two so they can always remember that little moment of weakness, of that one time how they slipped and can’t help but think on how they weren’t always so perfect and good. It’s sick and twisted, and Roman knows it - which is exactly why it appeals to him so much. Heroes can die, be it of old age, sickness or in battle but that’s nothing compared to corrupting a hero’s heart and turning them against their old ways.
OOC// What are some things that make Roman feel sad?
Few things make Roman Sionis feel sad. Years ago, it might have been a different story; he was a very lonely child for the most part whose parents made it crystal clear to him how unwanted he was, how much harder he made their lives and berated him constantly for how he couldn’t even begin to live up to their lofty expectations. It wasn’t much better elsewhere; Roman had few friends even amongst the other children of Gotham’s upper class families, a little too ‘odd’ and cursed with no filter to be able to truly fit in. Fortunately there were a few positive influences during this time. A few employees hired to take care of the family household and chores treated Roman well enough, caring more about the child than his own parents did. It was the chauffeur who realized he’d gone missing during one particular party and ventured out into the forest to bring him back when he’d been bitten by a rabid raccoon, though had been threatened by Mr. and Mrs. Sionis to not speak about the incident or else lose her job. Receiving so little genuine consideration throughout his life has long since burnt out Roman’s ability to feel sadness, because if nobody ever felt sorry for him then why the fuck should he feel the same about anything (or anyone) else? He’s older now, capable of looking after himself and everything he’s got is entirely his own doing. He doesn’t need empathy, to give or receive and frankly, such feelings are only weaknesses to exploit in Gotham’s crime-ridden underbelly where everybody’s out to get you. On rare occasions, Roman will notice a child who is not happy, clearly not loved or cared for by their parent/s at all. It’s a stark reminder as to how he once was, a haunting memory of how he’d once been and had nobody in his corner. For the briefest of moments he’ll feel the sharp, painful sting of sadness, memories of times he’d thought he’d long since gotten over... until familiar rage overcomes him, wanting nothing more than to -lash out- at the closest thing. To Roman, anger is much more familiar and preferrable to grief.
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Home is a word that has a long and contentious history in Roman’s vocabulary. The place where he should have felt safest and loved growing up was instead a prison, somewhere he couldn’t escape from and was miserable. His room was the closest thing he had to a sanctuary, the walls adorned with a collection of masks from around the world, their carved faces too ‘odd’ and ‘grotesque’ for his mother to dare intrude upon for too long. As an adult, Roman has no home to call his own. He has buildings and houses in his name as well as under other aliases, rooms dedicated for rest if need be but he does not travel to and from work. There is no smiling partner waiting for him to come home or children to greet him at his door; Roman’s home is wherever he’s working, the man owning a long list of properties that are just a means to an end.
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There’s a package of high quality chocolate waiting next to his morning coffee, alongside a small pouch of ginger and chamomile tea for the nausea. Wonder who left those there?
The sight of chocolate sitting on his desk doesn't help him feel any better. At once his guts clench, immediately tasting acrid bile blooming upon his tongue but his eyes carry on roving, lingering on the steaming mug of coffee and especially on the pouch of tea. Ginger and chamomile? He'd never been much of a tea drinker but somehow it sounded soothing, delicate enough to give a try if the coffee decided to assault his stomach along with the chocolate. Tenative fingers grasp the mug's handle and he takes a well-practised gulp. To his relief, the coffee behaves as it hits his stomach, Roman enjoying the robust warmth which helps to keep the nausea at bay a little longer. Good, strong flavours, just the way he liked it, and Roman hummed as he wondered who had brought him such nice treats. Not his men, surely - they knew better than to bother him on his 'hangover' days, which meant... Of course, Elise. It had been a while since he'd last spoken to the woman but she was still thinking of him if her gifts were anything to go by. A rare feeling came over him all of a sudden - guilt, that he hadn't been in touch with the blood mage nearly as much as he should. Maybe later on when his guts have settled, he could enjoy the chocolate along with tea, and then think about sending her a message of gratitude along with a request to come visit when he was up to handle polite company.
Type Bingo || Accepting!
"Not bad, not bad at all." Roman says appreciatively, putting his cigar to the side for now. It seemed like things were off to a strong start as Elise had ticked all the appropriate boxes and while she didn't seem to be much of a lover of smoking and booze, he hardly blamed her. They were acquired tastes, going hand in hand with her lack of interest in having a taste for the finer things in life. Cute. He didn't mind somebody who didn't expect to be lavished with luxury even though he was fully capable of indulging her. "Of course, I'm not expecting you to jump into bed with me. Perfectly happy just having somebody around who's easy on the eyes, and in all white no less..."
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“Icons only” First time Roman sees Elise take a gunshot point blank and walk it off
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Harpy parents collect their chick's molted downy feathers and make a pillow out of them, both out of a “waste not” mindset and the old belief that it will give the child better dreams (especially if a sachet of dried mint and valerian root is included).