paraphrasing something I blogged about on tumblr a little while ago... love dirkroxy precisely because it puts dirk in a position that he's not necessarily comfortable in. he's a guy obsessed with being in control of every situation and that includes his romantic relationships, which leads him to try to push his partner (read: jake) into a version of masculinity that he understands and knows how to deal with. roxy, meanwhile, being so much newer to manhood, has an understanding of masculinity that's so fresh and different compared to anything dirk knows, so when you put the two together it flips dirk out of that master position he's so comfortable in and makes him the student instead. teach that dude something that will change his life