Opinions on Ruki please?

How I feel about this character

Admin Mawile: Eh, honestly Ruki has never been one of my favorites. It’s not because he’s not a good character, but because I just never have connected with him strongly enough. I will say that he’s a lovely character who has plenty of reasons for being likable, but I’ve never been very fond of him. He’s on my lowest tier of favorites, and I’m not crazy about writing for him, either. In my opinion, his best trait is his semi-decent relationship with his brothers. 

My non-romantic OTP for this character

Admin Mawile: As a mostly decent older brother, I honestly like his relationship with all three of the others. It’s just plain adorable that he goes out of his way to take care of them, especially after the… situation with the Sakamaki brothers. Ruki isn’t any nicer than any of the rest of them, but it’s still pretty sweet to know that he has some kind of genuine, sort of nice feelings down there, and that there are at least a few people that even a (admittedly not born) vampire will treat decently. 

My unpopular opinion about this character

Admin Mawile: I find Ruki to be pretty boring. He’s never interested me, and while I can’t say if that’s because I’m just not sympathetic enough towards him or because he’s just not my type, it still stands that Ruki is among my least favorites of the boys. I’ve never liked him, and while that one thing where an anon shipped me with him did make me see some potential, he’s still far from being a favorite of mine.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this character in canon.

Admin Mawile: Weeeeeelll, for pain’s sake, I could think of a few things… For one, I see Ruki as missing his birth family horribly, and the right situation that reminds him a little too much of his parents could potentially put some cracks in that cool, collected personality of his. If I’m being nice, I’d like to see him in a situation where he can feel genuinely loved again, but if I’m being mean… well, Ruki does have a lot of psychological trip wires that could be used for maximum angst potential. I think in general, I’d just like to see him break down a bit, preferably where he actually has to deal with the feelings instead of shoving them back down where they can’t hurt him.

(Look, we all know I’m here to make the boys suffer a little… in a fun way! :D)