Is that BENITO JAVIER NIEVES? I heard the THIRTY-SEVEN year old works as a DETECTIVE. Which makes sense, seeing how they are TENACIOUS, but can also be VENGEFUL. Do they know what’s going on in the city? I heard they are a CLEAN CIVILIAN.
tl;dr biography key points.
tw: child death, assault
born and raised in san juan, puerto rico to a large, loud and loving family. comes from a long line of cops and law enforcement members. rejected that notion --had a knack for rebellion. a good kid but a bit too big for his britches.
smart but aimless, not sure what he wanted to do with his life. however, when his girlfriend at the time became pregnant, everything changed. started a job in construction so he was able to afford to get them their own place in the city.
the two of them had a daughter, marisol, who was the center of his world. one seemingly normal day, they were walking home from the park when suddenly they were caught too close to a shootout. marisol was killed by a stray bullet, only 6 years old.
the cops never closed the case, and it was widely assumed they were covering for the gang involved due to corruption and ties to the local mc. overwhelmed by grief and rage, benito nearly beat a man to death thinking he was connected to the gang — he learned later that he wasn’t. his father, who was still in the force at the time, quietly scrubbed the incident from his record to protect him
after that, benito’s relationship with his daughter’s mother fell apart, and he left puerto rico to start over in los angeles. now in his mid-20s, decided to follow his destiny and become a cop himself,
now a detective, he tries to do right by his badge, but his temper, impulsive nature, and personal demons don’t always make that easy. at his core, he genuinely wants to make a difference — even if his methods don’t always reflect that
headcanons
goes by benito, bito, or bj. do not call this man benny (u know who u are)
rarely talks about his past in puerto rico, there are seldom few who know what he came from and what brought him to los angeles. usually he just tells them he wanted a change of scenery.
pretty friendly even despite his demons, but very emotionally unavailable. he'll let you get close, but not too close. anything more than skin deep is off-limits, no matter if you are a friend or potential partner or what.
covered in tattoos. literally marked up to the gods. usually they're covered when he's on duty, wanting to maintain an air of professionalism. when he's off duty, it'd be hard to clock him as a cop
tries his best to follow protocol, procedure, but sometimes his impulsivity and penchant for getting justice get the better of him. he's gotten written up more than a few times for it. he's better about controlling himself these days. it was a lot worse when he was a rookie.
spanish is his first language, definitely his preferred, too. he's got a very thick puerto rican accent, so when he's feeling particularly passionate or angry and starts talking quickly, he can become a bit difficult to understand.
currently investigating the gangs in the midst of all this 'hollow' bullshit, but his primary investigation for the past two years or so has been with the outlaws mc. he'd be lying if he said it wasn't a little personal, tying back to the mc back in san juan that was responsible for the death of his daughter.
wanted connections
fellow members of law enforcement, prosecutors, etc
people that he's dealt with on the job. whether he arrested them for something or saved them from something.
exes (any gender). i imagine he's attempted to date since arriving to the states, perhaps a few partners that lasted a bit longer than others, but he has trouble being vulnerable and opening up. he also doesn't want kids of his own (anymore, not after what happened), so that could be a dealbreaker. i imagine the majority of these ended amicably.
fwb. need i say more? preferably ones that are more transactional, dont expect much from him.
neighbors?? he lives alone in a decent neighborhood, nothing fancy.
the man, or the family of the man, that he almost beat to death after marisol passed. could be fun and angsty!!! probably will send a formal wc for this
family. must be puerto rican (at least half). maybe they already lived in LA, maybe they moved here after he did.
the mother of his daughter. also probably another wc, would need to come up for a reason for her to be in LA. she would have had to come recently.
full biography.
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