Benjamin McAdams

**Benjamin Joshua McAdams** is the husband of Nikki McAdams, father of Zach and Peyton McAdams, and brother of Thomas McAdams.

## Early Life

Ben was born on July 19th, 1987 at Asan Medical Center in South Korea. He was delivered by midwife at 1:56 pm. Benjamin grew up tall and fast too, running along side his brother in the rice fields. They came home every night with dirt on their faces and got in big trouble for ruining their brand new school clothes. At age 6, Ben was extremely intelligent and advanced, so his family moved to America so he could go to a better school. At first he hated it, but then he met a few friends and everything was okay.

## Personality

Ben is very kind and caring. He loves helping people out the best he can and would take a bullet for a complete stranger. He's a lover of all animals and children. Ben is genuinely the kindest person you could ever meet and he barely ever gets angry. His wife always has to discipline their children because he's too soft to do it. He's also very emotional and tender-hearted but he tries to keep it together for his family. When he argues with Nikki, he usually ends up locking himself in the room and then they order pizza afterward.

## Creation

Ben was created as the boyfriend of Nikki at an uncertain time.

## Relationships

### Nikki McAdams

"Hey. Hey. I've got you. It's okay baby"- Ben to Nikki when she wakes up from a nightmare screaming.

When Ben first saw Nikki that night at the bar, he found her beautiful but he could tell something was going on with her when he looked in her eyes and saw fear after his friends had been flirting with her. But from the moment they had their first solo conversation, he knew he wanted to love her forever, even if it was just as a friend. Over the course of a year and the more he got to know her, the deeper he fell. Ben finally worked up the courage to ask her on a date and when she rejected him, he was heartbroken but respectful.

When Nikki finally decided to make the jump and reconsider, his entire world changed, his center of gravity shifting to her solely. He didn't want to be away from her ever, and couldn't even imagine it.

After exactly a year of dating, he proposed to her in front of a photographer. He knew she'd be his forever and she truly felt the same way about him. They married another year later on March 25th, 2013 in front of all their family members. To this day, he's still unconditionally in love with her and he has incredible patience with her PTSD. He never gives up on her. Sometimes Nikki mentions the concept of her death and it terrifies him to the point of crying, even though he knows some day it'll happen.

When she attempted suicide in 2017 and was in the hospital, Ben never left her side and never stopped showing how much he loved her. Even to this day, he worries history will repeat itself even though she's in a better head space now then she was. He worries more when she pushes him away because that's what she did before her attempt.

### Zachary McAdams

"Always make sure to push off on the ball with your fingers when shooting-" Ben to Zach while playing basketball.

Ben loves Zach as his own biological child. He doesn't consider him his step son because he is his legal father and knows that blood doesn't matter when it comes to Zach because he's his son, no matter what. He knew from the moment he married Nikki, Zach was his boy and he'd teach him everything he knows. He's grateful that Gregory was with Nikki at some point because it brought him his son, no matter what happened.

Ben is very close to Zach and has taught him many things throughout nine years of being his dad, such as how to ride a bike, how to tie his shoes and even how to ask out his crush on a little date in a respectful way. The two of them bond over video games and watching sports. Ben knows that Zach is watching his every move, taking it in so he tries to set a good example and be a good father.

## Trivia

* He got jumped in an alley in 2007 and was hospitalized, unable to go to high school for 3 weeks.

* It took him three weeks to plan how he was gonna propose to Nikki, and even hired a photographer. Those photos are hung up in the living room above their fireplace.
* He's said to be one of the happiest people
* He was previously in a relationship where his girlfriend up and left with no explanation. He never heard from her again and doesn't even know if she's still alive.
* Ben has a fear of birds and clowns.