#milo macdonell

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baby milo!! (yes he was blonde, but lets be honest if he didnt do it himself the dark would have dyed his hair darker, he needs to be ON BRAND /lh)

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hello hello im being feral over my own oc again!!

and some things have changed abt him so I think its time to make a proper oc sheet for him!! 

obvs theres gonna be a lot here (except backstory. im not getting into that lol) 

i havent made one of these since i was on deviantart jfc

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Name: Milo Macdonell 

Nickname(s): Miles, Soggy, 'Sweetheart' 

Age: 26 

Gender: Male 

Sexuality: Homosexual 

Appearance: Pale, almost translucent skin with visible veins from lack of sun, yet somehow still has extreme freckling across his face (they are tattooed on, he had them as a child and misses them). Curly, messy hair, naturally pale ginger but the top layer is dyed darker, his sideburns are grown out and braided. lanky and almost sickly looking. 5'9". his eyes are practically white, with a darker grey circle around his iris usually wears dark, layered clothing, preferably fluffy and warm things. rounded glasses with glasses chains. his incisors are crooked and jut out, looking a bit like fangs. his fingernails are usually on the longer side in the beginning, but later are usually short and jagged. lots of charity shop rings on his hands. abstract swirling blackwork tattoos all over his torso, however usually covered by clothing. 

'Quirks'/Habits: chewing his nails when stressed, smoker, not facially expressive, taps on things when he thinks, speaks with his hands a lot, shivering constantly, flinches at contact when he cant see it coming, spaces out a lot, chews the skin on his lips, playing with his hair, often spaces out staring at people, cracking his joints 

Personality: fairly quiet, he seems tired often, however cracks jokes with those he's comfortable with and is a bit more brash with them, though his voice is usually still quiet even then. he's unintendedly a bit mysterious, not really keeping secrets purposefully, but if nobody asks he's not going to tell. he's also pretty spiteful and takes some satisfaction in inconveniencing those he dislikes. overall he wants a normal life, as normal as he can. he gets too attached to people too fast, and tends to blame himself for bad things. 

Alignments: Avatar of the Dark 

Mark(s): Dark, Lonely 

Entity Associated Abilities/Effects: Heavily associated with brackish water and the more monstrous side of the dark

Other: He was hired as in intern at the magnus institute years ago and nobody told him to leave so he never did, he plays guitar and sings at pubs semi often. he’s colorblind, he actually read over the paperwork when he was hired so he knew he wouldn’t be leaving and was appalled to find out the others didnt, he’s in an ongoing ‘friends with benefits’ situation with tim stoker (both have caught feelings but refuse to admit it), he never chose or wanted to be an avatar and fears it will end up hurting or killing those he is close with, he wears hair elastics on his wrist in case someone needs one

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I CANNOT BELIEVE I FORGOT LINKS

Character Playlist: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmyeuJmzq-TwYlzRE7iFxNncB01CZ7hlb

Pinterest Board: https://www.pinterest.ca/B1rdbr41n3d/milo-macdonell-avatar-of-the-dark/

tell me the milo lore, coward (lighthearted)

bet, to preface though, i am a gay lil shit and so theres a fair bit of oc x canon and weaving his backstory into pre-existing characters ect ect because its fun

the very basics!! Milo is an avatar of the dark that is not entangled in the whole mess of the peoples church of the divine host, however he does have some history with the catholic church.

BACKSTORY- START OF S1 STUFF

he was marked by the dark when he was very young, in an incident that ended up with his immediate family dead and him missing, during which he was also marked by the lonely. eventually he was found and was placed to live with his aunt (mothers side), who was a nun and got him into the church. he was unfortunately targeted and groomed by the priest (i dont know how to make that sound any less harsh my apologies) and generally did a lot of suffering in silence, all the while the temptations of the dark were eating at him. he made a plan to escape to go to college in london, but was found out and accused of being possessed (because they wanted to keep him in the church not out of any genuine concern of him being possessed). an exorcism was attempted on him and he ended up 'dying' in the process. his death was the catalyst for him becoming a full avatar (think like how jon only became a full avatar after pretty much dying in the unknowing) and he killed the priest in an act of revenge and then made his escape, still not knowing what exactly was going on with him as he didnt have any idea what the fears were. since he was declared dead he wasnt a suspect in the priests death, but had some trouble with creating a new identity to go by afterwards because he was still trying to live like a normal person and go to college and all that jazz.

in college was where he ended up meeting Oliver Banks, who took pity on him and finally explained what on earth was going on with him. the two dated briefly before they graduated, milo graduated with a bachelors in library science (if that is the correct name for it im not sure) and ended up getting a job in artifact storage in the magnus institute. (circa 2007, so gertrude era) he was pretty good at his job but was really quiet and private to the point he got a joke reputation for just being a ghost.

when jon became archivist he was transferred to the archives as an assistant, after a 'deal' with elias. elias would make sure he didnt have to hurt ppl to get fear, in return for making sure jon (he said everyone but he rlly only cared abt jon making it) lasted long enough for elias' goals (which he did not share with milo obviously). so milo was sent down to the archives to be a guard dog of sorts.

HOW HIS AVATAR SHIT WORKS

hes less associated with the whole cult-y aspect of the dark (and in fact actively despises the peoples church of the divine host despite their attempts to recruit him) and is closely tied to the 'brackish water' thats often associated with it. both his parents and the priest he killed died via their lungs being filled with black water. he needs skin to skin contact and intention in order to actually kill, which is why he constantly wears gloves, just in case. if he were to touch someone on. say, their chest, they'd get very cold, their throat would start to close and their vision would darken, like the background, other than milo, is fading to black. their lungs fill with black fluid and it usually pours from their mouth, nose and eyes. they basically drown on dry land and he's the only thing they see. its not super flashy and is usually very quiet up until when they yk. collapse

OTHER RELATIONS

the lukas family! milos father was one of the few lukas' that rejected the lonely and left, in an attempt to keep his children away from the lonely/the fears in general. however he sadly was unsuccessful.

Tim Stoker!! milo had a fwb situation with tim up until his death, the two had fallen for each other but never got the chance to say it, and with tim being so volatile in s3, when he learned that milo was an avatar they had a huge fight

Michael (distortion)! the two are.. i dont want to say friends but milo is very colorblind and that takes away so much of what makes the distortion scary so hes not very afraid of it, which it is fascinated by.

hes also got some history with @itschesshire 's ocs bastian and silas :))))

Gertrude Robinson. she pretty quickly found him out and they had a deal of sorts. they left each other alone and he wrote a statement (which jon later finds) as a sort of failsafe if he ended up being a problem for gertrude

OTHER????

he is a folk musician!! this has nothing to do with him being an avatar. boy just is trying to be as normal as he can ( i imagine he sounds like a mix of these two artists: https://youtu.be/HDHrQnIptq0?si=hCjZ-m_dJESkU5rW https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMTaOoYXzEk)

hes a very kind and generally good person, and is very distraught with what hes done/has to do as an avatar

he cant go in the sun, at least not much

hes classically trained in piano

his shadow constantly changes, but never actually reflects his form like it should

he is CONSTANTLY cold

hes naturally blonde

im running out of things to put here just off the top of my head