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[findingmarlins-blog]

Marlin Brooks - Character Sheet

"Still I’m pinned under the weight/Of what I believed would keep me safe/So show me where my armor ends/Show me where my skin begins/Like a final puzzle piece/It all makes perfect sense to me/The heaviness that I hold in my heart belongs to gravity/The heaviness that I hold in my heart’s been crushing me.”

tw for some discussion of post-traumatic stress disorder and general management of mental health

Basic Information

Full Name: Marlin Brooks

Nickname(s): Mr. Grumpy Gills, (jk but someone please call him this) “Clownfish” back in college

Age: 40

Date of Birth: March 14th (Pi Day baby)

Hometown: Durham, England 

Current Location: Swynlake, England

Ethnicity: Black

Nationality: English

Gender: Male

Pronouns: He/Him

Orientation: Bisexual

Religion: Christian (Anglican)

Political Affiliation: Ok I really don’t know a lot about UK politics and I was trying to research but I know I’m gonna get something wrong so I’ll just say that his political leanings are more conservative but he’s the type that will examine literally everything for how it will affect his family and vote based on that.

Occupation: Freelance web developer

Living Arrangements: Alone currently, renting an apartment in Benbow Apartment complex

Language(s) Spoken: English

Accent: Northeast?

Physical Appearance

Face Claim: Sterling K. Brown

Hair Colour: Black

Eye Colour: Brown

Height: 6′0

Weight: 160 lbs

Build: Average, kind of tall

Tattoos: A fan of coral very small on the back of his left shoulder with the initials of his deceased wife and two kids underneath

Piercings: None

Clothing Style: Polos and jeans or khakis, always wears a suit when he has a meeting or is teaching a class

Usual Expression:

Health

Physical Ailments: Family history of high blood pressure that occasionally spikes (though he does his best to manage it)

Neurological Conditions: /tw PTSD/ For a few years after the death of his wife and two of his children, Marlin was being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder, but as Nemo got older he didn’t keep up with therapy appointments as well as before and eventually stopped going. He also worried about Nemo not trusting him because of this and never told him. For many years, Marlin could mostly cope with his mental health difficulties through things he had learned and trying out different strategies he found in books, but he is under more stress now due to Nemo’s reappearance and may require more help now if he experiences a partial or full relapse.

Allergies: Pollen

Sleeping Habits: Tries to sleep eight hours a night, but sleeps as little as 3-4 when extremely stressed.

Eating Habits: Tries to eat healthy and usually cooks for himself.

Exercise Habits: Used to run every day on a treadmill in his house, now goes to Olympus Gym to do it because of the physical and mental health benefits.

Emotional Stability: Maybe a 4/5.

Sociability: Hasn’t done a lot of socializing over the past twenty years so he is nowhere near as friendly or comfortable as he used to be. He has a sometimes awkward sense of humor and is easily discouraged. 

Addictions: None

Drug Use: None (except for like prescribed stuff of course) Marlin is all about that health

Alcohol Use: Really only socially-- again for health reasons

Personality

Positive Traits: wisecracking, devoted, determined, organized, courageous at heart

Negative Traits: overprotective, judgmental, assumptive, neurotic, one-track-minded

Goals/Desires: to find his son, repair their relationship, and keep Nemo safe

Fears: Loneliness, that he will never see Nemo again, crowded places, large/quickly moving vehicles, highways, heart attacks, flash floods, poisonous animals, magic to a degree tbh

Hobbies: Running indoors, walking outdoors, listening to music

Habits: over-organizing, worrying, judging

Favourites

Weather: sun and warm weather

Colour: orange

Music: jazz and swing

Movies: mystery

Sport: running; likes to watch golf and soccer (football for u brits)

Beverage: ginger ale and coffee

Food: a nice steak

Animal: He generally doesn’t like animals but fish are harmless

Family

Father: Charles “Charlie” Brooks

Mother: Esme Brooks

Sibling(s): Younger brothers Harold “Harry” Brooks and William “Bill” Brooks, younger sister Corrine Brooks (not very close with them; he is much older and does not get along with them well (no huge issue just personalities clash))

Children: Marlin Brooks Jr. (deceased), would be 19 years old; Sadie Brooks (deceased), would be 19 years old; Nemo Brooks, between 15-18 years old

Pet(s): None :( He had a goldfish once like ten years ago probably

Family’s Financial Status: Middle class 

Extra

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

MBTI: ISFJ

Enneagram: 4, the individualist 

Hogwarts House: Gryffindor/Slytherin

Moral Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Element: Water