petriichvrs asked: 💸 & 💛 & 💀 for justin.
if your muse had no shortage of money, what would they buy?
this is super interesting because ultimately, justin isn’t someone that’s necessarily struggled with money but neither has he ever had an endless supply of it. the finch - fletchley family in general are well - off thanks to those eton college connections, and as an only child / the apple of his parent’s eyes, it’s safe to say he was spoiled as a young boy. but i do think he was also taught the importance of humble beginnings. that’s the hufflepuff in him. tying all that together, i know if this boy was in charge of big money, he would spend it on silly, little things that made him ( or the people around him ) happy; a giant, human - sized pikachu / a van that looks exactly like the mystery machine / so many concert tickets actually, so many. / covering the bills, probably a little too generously. i think justin is someone that could very easily be taken advantage of if he was rich, and that’s probably another reason his parents didn’t let him be a total trustfund baby. it’s senseless things at the end of it, but things that would bring joy as opposed to anything overly extravagant. i do think he’d also lean heavily towards wanting to use the larger sums for good, such as donating to charity or non - profit organisations. justin would spend his summers occasionally volunteering at fundraisers, even if it was something as simple as minding a tombola stall at a local supermarket, so he’d definitely wanna put cash to good use as well as silly use. it evens it all out!
how empathetic is your muse? how compassionate are they? is this something people expect from them, or are people surprised when they find out how compassionate or empathetic they actually are?
too empathetic. too compassionate. justin is somebody who feels everything. it can be overwhelming & it can certainly be taken advantage of, but it’s not something he’s ever regretted being. when it comes to justin, i lean heavily on the ＂ there’s strength in being soft ＂ quote. being compassion, thoughtful, etc. is something that comes as easy as breathing to justin, but that doesn’t necessarily make him the perfect confidant. i think at times it can unintentionally come across as overbearing; not always knowing when someone isn’t asking for empathy, but rather just asking to be left alone. that’s just who he is though. i imagine it would be more of a surprise to people if he wasn’t offering an ear or a shoulder, or some other limb, for comfort.
has your muse gone through anything traumatic? if so, how has this trauma affected them?
this boy is a whole walking trauma, but he actually manages to hide it superbly! like almost every other child of the second wizarding war, justin went through a lot very young & in a pretty short space of time too. from being petrified in his second year, to going on the run by himself before his 18th birthday, the wix world wasn’t necessarily kind to a muggleborn like him. however, justin is very much a person who … shoves that all down, way down, and simply pretends it didn’t happen. he won’t talk about it, he won’t acknowledge it. it happened & if anyone asks, he’s moved forward. this is not the case and i imagine one day the going is in fact going to get too tough for the tough to get going, but until then? he continues to live in an almost blissful ignorance to his own scars. staying positive would be impossible if he didn’t and positivity is so deeply ingrained in his personality, he would lose a big part of his identity without it. that said, recent events have resolve … faltering. boy is holding it together by the tiniest thread that could really snap at any given moment and then all the trauma he shoved into a closet will tumble everywhere.
