Hi Holy! I noticed that you also reply in Russian, which makes me happy since my translator doesn't work very well. Would you mind if I write in Russian next time?
Also, I'm curious: if Rasmus has a tsundere side and other negative traits like laziness and pride, did his father, Pavlo Järvi, have the same traits as a teenager, or was he already like he is now?
hi there! ^o^/)
of course I don't mind, otherwise I wouldn’t be offering you the option to ask your questions in your native language ^^ there’s no need for you to struggle through English if you don’t have to.
I think they both share the same pride, yep. but I picture Paavo growing up in a much stricter, no-nonsense household. so he was hardly ever lazy, never the type to go clubbing or party, and very likely has been rarely drunk. he had to take on a lot of responsibility from the age of ten, and by fifteen people were already treating him like an adult. so he never really had a proper childhood. he never learned how to deal with his emotions, so whenever something weighs on him, he throws himself into work for hours on end—back then it was homework instead. he’s always tried to make up for his absence with money or gifts. and he was definitely the kind of guy who sat on the student council, possibly even served as student body president.
but his presence isn’t cold or stoic; he wants to be seen as the “cool guy,” or the “super dad.” and it works, most people like him and consider him cool and charismatic. he’s always wanted to spoil his kid, give them the privileges and freedoms he never had, and even when they misbehave, he tends to be the lenient parent rather than a purely strict one (that doesn't mean he'll let his son walk all over him tho). in-game, he comes off a bit more tense and stressed, mostly because things with Ras are a bit strained right now.
Hi Holy. If you're busy, ignore this message. I just wanted to know what Rasmus was like in high school. Was he a bully?
yep, for a while. but only toward one specific person. some kid dragged Rasmus’ relationships through the mud, went around telling everyone they were fake—that he was basically buying friendships, just like his dad supposedly “bought” his mom. after that, Rasmus made that kid’s life hell for the rest of the year, until his parents eventually got involved ^^
Good morning/afternoon/night, Holy, I hope you're doing good! 💞
May I ask- if it's not too much... What lead Rasmus become the way he is? I've seen some people not seeming to like the idea of Rasmus being the way he is, closed off and rude with people just "because of what happened with his mom" (or at least that's all what these people understand about his character) that's why I'd like to know if there were more reasons for him to become the way he is (forgive my redundancy)
I understand if you can't provide us much information, and I appreciate your attention, take care 💞
hallo! I'm doing good ^^ thanks for visiting my blog <3
hmm~ let me mark this as a spoiler for peeps who'd rather experience this in the game :)
⚠️Spoiler⚠️
his mom's death is the most visible wound, but it's not the whole picture.
he was raised in a house where problems got solved with money instead of conversation, where his father played invincible provider instead of someone you could go to when things got messy. Ras never really learned how to process anything—he was taught to patch things over and keep moving. so when something unfixable happens, like his mother’s death, he has nothing to fall back on.
add the guilt: he said yes to that last ride, and it sticks. doesn’t matter that it wasn’t his fault, his brain keeps circling back to it anyway.
then it gets worse: his father doubles down on the same solution, throwing gifts and expectations at him. then barely a year later, stepmom enters the picture. to Rasmus that reads as his pops moving on fast, while his own world is still lying in ruins with that same furious anger at the unfairness of it all still raging inside him.
and it's so much easier to be angry and cruel than to be sad.
the bullying is the best available outlet. being cruel to people keeps them at arm's length, which means they can't disappoint him the way everyone close to him already has. and you can do something with anger—it has energy. grief just sits there and crushes you slowly.
his stepmom is wrapped in beliefs he doesn’t trust (I had the idea to give her some esoteric beliefs), trying to help in ways that feel invasive rather than grounding. now even grief isn’t his own anymore, it’s something people are trying to reshape around him.
sooo~ yeah! his behavior doesn't just come from "mom died", it’s the result of a broken belief system, unresolved guilt, emotional neglect, and constant pressure to "move on" before he’s ready, wrapped in this forced idea of harmony he can’t genuinely participate in.