Ben Park

Ben, a character in the #LoveHacks series, is one of the Main Character's dates and a potential love interest. He is first seen in Book 1, Chapter 11.

Appearance
Ben has black eyes and black hair. He wears glasses. His everyday outfit is a blue jacket over a red and white henley shirt, which give him the typical geeky look. In contrast, he is also very fit and sports an athletic build.

Background
After art school, Ben worked as a freelance artist taking commissions. A few years ago, he met George Lee, the original illustrator of Venus Corps, during Hero Con SF. George said he had "gumption" and liked his spirit. George got him some gigs during promotional art and some variant cover art for the series and when he retired, he recommended Ben as his replacement.

Personality
Ben is a talented artist who works as a comic book illustrator. He is very warm and charming, and will passionately stand up for those close to him.

Book 1

 * Chapter 11: 11 Times Geeks Gave Us Life!
 * Chapter 13: 13 Dating Fails You Have To See To Believe
 * Chapter 14: Don't Plot Sabotage Without Reading This First
 * Chapter 15: Why Sports Dated Have Us Hooked
 * Chapter 16: 16 Secrets For The Perfect Breakup
 * Chapter 17: 17 Things Never To Do At A Work Party
 * Chapter 18: The Ending Will Blow Your Mind!

Book 2

 * TBA

Main Character (Dani)
While the main character originally dates him only to get some juice for her article, she ends up warming up to him, finding him amusing and more fun than she expected. She introduces him to her group of friends and in Book 2, he becomes friends with the rest of them. You can choose to become official with him in Book 2, Chapter 18.

Cole
At the end of Book 1, Ben becomes partners with Cole to work on a series of webcomics through the ComicFeed App, which they dive into for the first half of Book 2. Cole calls Ben the golden goose.

Trivia

 * Ben is shown on the cover of #LoveHacks, Book 2.
 * In the story, he appeared in an Usher music video.
 * Similar to AJ, he likes comics. His favorite comic book store is called Galactic Studios.
 * One of #LoveHacks’ writers, Owen, has stated that Ben is his favorite #LoveHacks character because of his charming geekiness.
 * On June 14, 2018 on an Instagram live stream, it was confirmed by the LoveHacks team that Ben Park is Korean.
 * He shares the same surname as Your Character (Perfect Match) and Nadia Park in the Perfect Match series.
 * Ben's mural was seen in Perfect Match, Book 2: Chapter 5.
 * He played baseball in high school and was offered a scholarship to play at Grantmore University, but he turned it down to go to art school.
 * He shares the same forename as Ben from It Lives In The Woods.