#and has no clue how the settings powers work despite being prodigal in terms of just raw untrained power

[gravedirtandbriarthorns]

I remembered why I was thinking about Naruto in the wee hours of the morning, which is because I finally investigated what Jujutsu Kasien is and turns out it's just "Naruto but everyone is trendy, the power of friendship doesn't work, and every time anyone tries to talk to the demon inside the protagonist it calls them a little bitch and then threatens to do a murder."

[faminemade]

DESMOND KANE shares our delusions. They are UNKNOWN, they are a WENDIGO who looks just like ANDY BIERSACK. They are a RESIDENT. While they might be CHARMING, sometimes they get MANIPULATIVE. 

Gaunt thing, with the hollow gaze; hollow body; hollow bones. Desmond can hardly remember a time where his thoughts weren’t all consumed by that of hunger, aching for what would never satisfy him. 

Once he’d been the prodigal son, a man of pure, hedonistic greed. All the stars in the sky would not have been enough for him, a gluttony so vast it’s no wonder he’d been touched by the wendigo’s spirit. Regardless, he’s never disclosed just what exactly he’d done to finally push himself over the edge; To become something truly monstrous. Only that he alone is to blame.

Desmond’s had many years to come to terms with his new existence-- How many exactly, he doesn’t bother counting anymore. Despite staring down the barrel of eternity, he lives his life day by day, always seeking out a new interest to distract his tunnel-visioned thoughts.

T R I V I A

Desmond has a very high prey drive, meaning he has a strong desire to hunt and kill. Years of dealing with this has granted him the self control to suppress it, however, back in the day, much like some dogs, he’d end up chasing anything or anyone that ran near him.

Almost always chewing gum- He carries at least three packs with him at all times. There’s no sating his hunger, but having something to chew on is at least... comforting.

He smells of wilted flowers; Doused in perfumes to cover up the subtle scent of decay that always seems to cling to his skin.

So many piercings. So many tattoos.

He’s pretty much the epitome of bastard, latching on to whoever catches his interest and dropping them the moment they begin to bore him. A bad habit, but one he can’t seem to break.

A B I L I T I E S 

LONGEVITY: To be quite honest, Desmond has no clue for how long he’ll live. Far longer than a normal human, he’s sure, as aging has all but ceased. Though uncertain overall, what he does know is that with food, comes power-- As long as he’s fed, he should be fine... Right?

NATURAL PREDATOR: With hunger comes the drive to sate it; A wendigo’s skill in tracking, stalking, hunting their prey is hard to match. Improved sense of smell, sight, and hearing aids in their work, paired with stamina and endurance strong enough to let them prowl for days.

WINTER’S CHILL: A creature of the north, associated with frost and all things relating to it, Desmond finds himself impervious to any chill- His own body temperature is downright frigid as well.

W E A K N E S S E S

FIRE: Despite his inclination for warmer climates, Desmond has an instinctual fear of fire, and too much of it can trigger a blind panic. Even the smallest burns take ages to heal.

INSATIABLE HUNGER: Cursed for his sins and greed, Desmond will never eat his fill. Though indulging in the flesh of a human (or humanoid) sates his desire to hunt, provides strength, and clears his mind, it does nothing at all to ease the ache in his stomach calling for more.

DEAD SLEEP: A being meant for hibernation, Desmond sleeps like the dead-- He can be near impossible to wake, and rarely takes being roused early well. In times of severe injury as well as going prolonged periods of time without food, he’ll be prone to sleeping more, if not downright falling into a miniature ‘coma’. 

C O N N E C T I O N S

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) literally hit me up for anything but uhh here’s some rad shit that I think would be Especially Cool

His former sponsor, of which I have no set ideas for, but probably had a hell of a time trying to get this fucker in line. They’d likely not be on the... best of terms.

Family? Family. I don’t have any set headcanons yet so really just come @ me.

Any friendships, flings, enemies, etc. He’s been here awhile-- It’s reasonable he’d know people.

[angelimortisrp-blog]

lG L O R Y (&&) GORE — meet CHRISTIAN ROMANO; the PRODIGAL SON.

“who has not asked himself at some time or another: am i a monster or is this what it means to be a man?”

{ ♚  AT A GLANCE }

name: Christian Romano.

age: 37.

gender & pronouns: UTP.

occupation: Boss of the Romano crime family.

loyalty: Romano.

availability: Open.

faceclaim: Jon Bernthal. ( negotiable to Tom Ellis or Brett Dalton. )

{ ♚ A DEEPER LOOK }

Uncertainty. It was a word and a feeling that Christian Romano hated, but was all he seemed to think about these days. In any other circumstances, having been appointed boss of the Romano crime family would have been an honour. He’d never expected those terms to be upon his father’s murder. He’d immediately blamed the Venturi’s for that - and, on the same hand, they’d blamed his family for Juliet’s murder. It would have made sense, an eye for an eye - had it been true. Now, without the support and control of the Angeli Mortis, everything about the future of the Romano family was uncertain. He drummed his fingers absently on the desk in front of him - fidgeting had always been a nervous habit - as his mind focused on ways to mask his emotions, to pretend that he had control over this entire situation and knew what he was doing. A harsh breath slipped through his lips, an utterance of “Fuck,” echoing from his throat. He didn’t have a clue what he was doing - and he wasn’t entirely certain how to proceed from here.

{ ♚ A HISTORY LESSON }

Christian Romano. The first born, only son -- the golden child. Heir to an empire that a small boy with dark hair and bright eyes would never be able to fully comprehend. The Mafia world has swarmed Christian ever since he was born; all he has ever known is his father holding meetings in the family home, men coming to their home at all hours of the night, always referring to his father as boss: passing over briefcases of money, weapons, and God only knew what else. For Christian, it was a novelty. Something that he was party to, but never a part of. Until he started to grow up. The eldest Romano was nine when his father brought him into one of their meetings, sat him at the head of the table, and promised that these same men would refer to him as boss someday. The words caused a stir in the boy, prompting him to sit with his shoulders straighter, to emulate his father at every turn. He wanted nothing more than to stand with the same power as his father, and as he grew up and began to understand the world around him, he couldn’t think about anything other than having a criminal empire at his feet. 

From that moment on, Christian was in training. Although unaware of it, he was being prepared to follow in his father’s footsteps, whether he wanted to or not. Taught how to use weapons, how to defend himself and most importantly, taught how to kill. The knowledge of the business was scattered in between self defence lessons and weapons training, but he managed to take it all in stride. Everyone around him was constantly informing him that he was born for this and he would be lying if he said he didn’t enjoy the power. As he got older, more and more power was handed out to him. Whether it was the cool metal of a gun between his fingers, the feeling of paper being shoved into his hands or simply the adrenaline rush of tagging along on hits - there was something enticing about the lifestyle his family led, and Christian was just as quickly addicted as anyone else.

1997 brought around the creation of The Latin Alliance. It was a very quick shift from training as the sole heir of his own family to being thrown into training to work in a partnership. Christian, forever a cynic, tended to live on the side of caution. Caution had always been clear in everything that he did; especially when he became involved with Ekaterina Volkov. There was something about the woman that whispered dangerous, but after a while, Christian couldn’t get enough. She was a frequent visitor to Delirium, and shortly after Christian’s initiation on his eighteenth birthday in 1998, they became an item. Ekaterina was smarter than Christian had first given her credit for; she’d began to piece together that he was involved in criminal affairs long before he revealed the truth to her - and she refused to be protected from it. They were married within two years, and Christian has never looked back.

Throughout the following two decades, Christian continued to climb the ladder within the Angeli Mortis, with his wife by his side. He grew from a bartender in Delirium, to a manager, to overseeing all operations within Delirium’s basements, to finally being appointed CEO of the entire club - all the while climbing the ladder set up within the criminal empire that was Angeli Mortis. He fit right into the crime syndicate, with his sharp wit, smirk and buckets of charm, Christian Romano considered himself unstoppable. And for the most part, he was. He was the eldest son of one of the most influential men in Manhattan, and Christian would be damned if he didn’t let that go to his head every now and again. 

Eventually, he was appointed as his father’s underboss - an honour that he’d waited his entire life for - and it felt like it hadn’t come soon enough. But with everyone singing his praises, it was easy to let slip the attitudes of those who were less than thrilled for him; namely his sister. He continued to grow with the Angeli Mortis, continued to open further clubs under the Romano name - none quite as successful as Delirium, but worth his time all the same; and his marriage to Ekaterina only grew from strength to strength, too. The two were a perfect partnership, and with Kat always willing to get her hands dirty and get involved in his work, there was no need to hide the criminal aspect of his life from her.

Despite his reservations about the Angeli Mortis at the original signing of The Latin Alliance, as the years went on, the organisation created a stable working environment. The two families seemed to work together in perfect harmony, and as far as they were concerned, their allegiance was untouchable, their organisation held a monopoly over New York City’s criminal activities, and that was exactly how they planned to keep it. However, their tunnel vision was causing more problems than it was solving, even if the entirety of the organisation seemed to be completely unaware of it. 

There was a change in the air as 2017 rolled in. First, the preparations for him to take over as head of the Romano family had begun, for him to work in direct conjunction with Gregory Venturi as the bosses of the Angeli Mortis - Michael Romano had been diagnosed terminally ill, and instead of asking for assistance, had decided to promote his son instead. Christian was ready for that change, and would have accepted the position with great honour - until everything changed.

{ ♚ NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT }

The Angeli Mortis were always holding society balls, using their charity gala’s as a way to dispose of some of their illegally gotten money. On the surface, everything they were involved in was legal - so it always worked out just fine. However, on this particular occasion, something seemed wrong. Christian couldn’t quite put his finger on it, but something felt off. He should have known something had happened when Juliet Venturi left the party early - but had thought nothing of it at the time. Upon leaving the gala, his father was shot dead on the front steps of the venue by an unknown assailant - instantly throwing the family into an uproar. The whispers began almost instantaneously, accusations flying towards the Venturi family - if Juliet left early, surely she had something to do with it? Christian began to distance himself from the other half of the partnership that evening - but when Juliet’s body was discovered three days later, it was all over. The Latin Alliance was destroyed overnight; both families are pointing fingers at each other - and things are only going to get worse...

{ ♚ ABOUT THE PERSONALITY }

+: adaptable, intelligent, responsible, protective -:  abrasive, demanding, sadistic, cynical

Smooth talking. Charismatic. Calm. With a quick wink and a slow smirk, Christian can get anything that he’s ever wanted - and he’ll be damned if he doesn’t use that to his advantage. Christian has always been a little bit Jekyll and Hyde, able to switch from white picket fence husband and father to dangerous mob boss in a matter of minutes if he has to. He has long since outgrown the days of being a whiskey drinking, cocaine snorting bartender in Delirium, having worked his way up to something of a respectable businessman in the city. Christian’s reputation has always preceded him and now, he’s had to take on a further responsibility: as the boss of the Romano family. The divide in his personal and business life has never been stronger, the two clashing halves of his personality struggling to co-exist in the one body. Over the years, he’s grown into a far more admirable man - commanding almost the same level of respect that his father received simply upon entering a room, but he has never been as egotistical as his father. Arrogant? Of course, but not to a point of recklessness. Christian Romano is viciously protective of the people he loves, and will put his own life on the line to keep them safe without even fully considering the consequences. The only flaw that Christian wishes he could completely eradicate from his personality is his ability to doubt himself, especially in situations where he is the person others look to for an answer - but he’s very good at hiding it.

{ ♚ FRIENDS & FOES }

♠ Ekaterina Romano ( WIFE ) - “be brave, my darling. you have faced dark times before and you’re still here now.” ; Ekaterina, in short, is Christian’s entire world. There is nobody more important in his world than Kat - and he’d lay his life down in a moment to protect her. Ekaterina, as his underboss, is one of his main roots in the family. She’s his rationale, his go to - she’s the one who assists in advising him on any business decisions, along with Carlos. After Michael Romano’s murder and the fall of the Angeli Mortis, Christian has found Ekaterina to be one of the few that he is comfortable relying upon. If he’s completely honest, Ekaterina has always had more of a heart for the darker side of the business than he has, and she’s far more inclined to play dirty than he is. Aside from being the love and light of his life, Kat is his biggest weapon and he’s not afraid to use her.

♠  The Romano Family ( ASSOCIATES ) - “is it too soon to say there’s a new sheriff in town?” ; Christian has been being primed for years to take over his father’s position in the Romano crime family. However, ever since stepping into those shoes, Christian has had a large amount of new names and faces to learn. He has spent plenty of time familiarising himself with those that work for him and has, on occasion, tried to befriend most of them. Christian’s reputation tends to precede him and his appearance has been met with fear, but he’s working to change that. His level of leadership is a little more than his father’s - but the uncertainty that lingers in his heart is leading him to be harsher than his father ever was. Christian needs to learn who he can and cannot trust within his family - and trying to do so is proving more difficult than he had first assumed. Within the family, he’s certain that he can trust his blood relatives ( Maria, Isabella, Eloise ), but outwith that, he’s slowly piecing people together. 

♠  Kai Carter ( BEST FRIEND ) - “pinky promise? get the fuck out of here.” ; Kai has been Christian’s best friend ever since they were children - as far as being referred to as an honorary Romano by Michael and his wife. The two were joint at the hip as children and only developed into stable, fast friends as they grew up. Their friendship only strengthened when Kai married Maria and when they had their daughter, Freya. After the death of Michael Romano and Juliet Venturi, Kai has remained as one of the steadfast family members Christian can trust. Kai, however, is doing his own investigating into both deaths and through Caleb Bianchi, is beginning to log information to feed back to Christian.

{ ♚ EXTRAS }

character teaser.

inspiration tag.

gif hunts.

CHRISTIAN IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR AUDITIONS.