Dex who needs validation. A simple ‘thank you’ or ‘I love you’ would be fine for some people, but he needs you to explicitly say that you’re still on his side, that you haven’t given up-even though it would be the most logical thing. When everyone else sees him only as a monster, he needs you to tell him he’s still a man.
Dex who tends to neglect his wounds unless he absolutely has to take care of them. If you asked him, he’d say it was because he was preoccupied with something else. In truth, he’s more comfortable with the pain, it keeps him grounded, especially after a fight where he’s high-strung on adrenaline. It also helps that leaving the injuries alone gives you the excuse to put your hands on him, gentle and caring like he’s a saint instead of the devil.
Dex who’s not afraid of dying, and hasn’t been for a long time. He’s made peace with the fact that he’s outrun deaths shadow too many times, and it will catch up with him someday. His only fears now are leaving you behind, or even worse, something happening to you first. He’d kill anyone in his way to prevent that from happening.
Dex who’s never been too focused on his looks, and is genuinely surprised you’re attracted to him sometimes, especially with him being a bit older. It gives him a thrill he’s rarely ever had before, and he’s always happy to show how you make him feel with hours of devotion in bed.
Dex who catalogs your facial expressions and emotions so he can tell even by the slightest wrinkle of your brow that something’s bothering you. He doesn’t give you his practiced sympathies, he knows you’d see right through them. Even though he doesn’t always understand why you’re upset, or feel the same feelings, he’s there for whatever you ask of him.
Dex who’s possessive, to a fault. He doesn’t like sharing your attention with anyone else, regardless of how small the interaction is. He doesn’t keep you from going about your life, just watching from a distance to make sure you’re safe. He can barely stamp down the urge to cut off the hand of a man holding a door open for you, or shoot the man eyeing you a bit too hard on the subway. The only thing that stops him is the image of your disappointed face in his head, proving every doubt he’s had about himself.
Dex who keeps ‘pieces of you’ while he’s away. Not a picture, he’d never forgive himself if it fell into the wrong hands, but a scrap of clothing tucked into his suit, a bit of your perfume, small things. Reminders of what he has left to survive for, not that he’d ever forget.
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AN: This is a bit sadder than I initially intended, but he’s a fucked up lil guy sooo
Tried to adhere to Dex’s cannon personality/disorders as much as I could while still adding a little pizzazz
After all, this is tumblr.com not the DSM-5, it’s not going to be exact.
Dex plans on going to college after they film the final season.
Dex and Marella run a secret fan acount on tumblr where they mostly do shit-posts with ocasional headcannons and inccorect quotes that they manage to sneak into the show.
The twigler broke 27 different time during season 4(neverseen) dex broke it 24 times, the other three were caused by Sophie.
He’s on a first name basis with half the prop team.
His audition tape was edited together by his mom with clips of him going on nervous rants, jumping around making weird action noises, messed up lines, and one part where he actually did a scene basically flawlessly.
The casting director thought he was perfect for the role
He originally auditioned to be Keefe
The “love is weird line” was completely improvised since he’s aro-spec
Dex and Biana mercilessly tease the other cast members together.
