Doodles of what i envisioned Dennis’ mom to be like :0
Although we never met Dennis’ dad, we do know a few details about him, like how he’s a stock market investor (and very rich lol). So here’s some HCs i thought of for Dennis’ mom! :
- Right off the bat, i dont think either of his parents are very good people lol, and they split when Dennis was pretty young.
- I think Mrs O’Bannon would’ve been a model. Dennis inherits his perfect hair from her, and his obsession with constantly striking a cool pose stems from watching his mother in photoshoots as a child. Little guy went home afterward and spent hours in the mirror trying to replicate his mother’s hair flips…
- Mrs O’Bannon definitely would’ve had more interest in spending time with Dennis when he was a cute tiny baby; i.e, when she could show him off. After that, she made less of an effort to bond with him. Not great !
- Post-divorce, Mrs O’Bannon seems like the type of woman who will drop in once every few months to dote on Dennis and spoil him for a day (exclusively because she feels momentary Baby Fever), before dipping out and not talking to him for another few months.
- I don’t think Dennis’ mom or dad are necessarily cruel toward him (at least not intentionally). My idea of it is that they’re both just too career-driven and selfish to raise a child, and have no idea how to be there for Dennis other than to spoil him.
- I think Dennis would realise his frustrations with his parents more as a teenager, especially after having the positive influence of the Gyre and becoming more aware of his repressed childhood turmoil (i mean no offence but normal children don’t walk around the Wayne pelting others with tennis balls).
- Adding on to that, maybe when Dennis is a teen, he impulsively cuts his hair short one time as a way of rebelling against his mom’s influence (and he regrets it immediately because he loves his hair). Never again.
Might add on stuff if i think of anything else lol. I have a fair amount of HCs about his dad too, but Mrs O’Bannon is a lot more interesting to think about to me