#tw: son questioning sexual/romantic identity

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Bit of a long post inc (and I am most likely overthinking because anxiety tends to make me question if I went about it in the correct manner)

Below the cut because of length. TW: Son questioning sexual/romantic identity

Picked up the oldest from work earlier, which means time we can talk without interruption from others. My boys and I are very open about things, and they know they can come to me with whatever is on their mind. Son is acting a little quiet, so I asked him if there was something he wanted to get off his chest.

Son: Mom, you know (partner) is genderfluid, and I really like them a lot regardless which gender they choose. (note: partner is afab)

Me: Yeah

Son: I'm starting to wonder if I'm pan.

Me: Okay. Do you feel comfortable with that label?

Son: I don't know. I'm just confused. Like, I know I find femboys cute, and that confuses me too. But I don't think those things about people that are obviously boys. Though I did find (transmasc friend) cute for awhile.

Me: Do you feel attraction on a sexual level, meaning you look at the person and want sex, or is it on a romantic level where you just enjoy being in their presence and want cuddles and stuff?

Son: Mostly the cuddles and stuff. If it leads to sex, then it does, but the idea kinda scares me.

Me: Why does it scare you?

Son: I don't know. It just does.

Me: Okay. New question. Do you feel it's important to have a label?

Son: *thinks for a long moment* Yes and no? Like, I want to have something to identify as, even if I don't share it with everyone. Just something so I can understand myself better. Kinda like you with you being ace.

Me: And that's fine. I only ask because sometimes you realize the label isn't as important as you thought.

*song we both like comes on and topic changes*

There's no 'one-size-fits-all' guidebook to parenting, and I try my damnedest to be open-minded and encouraging and I try to offer some sort of guidance...but it's fucking hard when I am just as fucking clueless as they are. I'm nearly 40 and still fumbling around trying to figure out things myself.

Like I said at the beginning, anxiety probably has me overthinking, but I am stuck wondering if I there was a different question I could have asked to help him figure things out, or if maybe I should have worded things differently?

All I have to go based off of is the millions of articles I've read online while trying to figure out my own identity, because I was so sick of feeling 'broken' and 'wrong'. I don't want him to think those things about himself. I don't want him to feel like he's dying inside because he's not 'right'.

idk at the moment. It was kinda out of the blue so I wasn't prepared on how to answer. Would love some input from those who have been in his place. Is there something that either your parent's did, or maybe you wish they'd done, when you came out? Was there a better way for me to discuss this topic with him? I'm certain it will come up again, and I'd like to be able to offer him any advice that I can. I don't want to have to rely on him searching through dozens of articles on Google and not find the direct answer he's searching for (because fuck, it is maddening to find a dozen 'medical/mental health standpoint' articles and feeling even worse).

[bigfan-fanfic]

How do you feel about Damien’s Mom Talia Al Ghul? Because some people said she’s a victim of bad racist writing and she’s had a bad portrayal in the animated movies. Is Talia really just victim of bad writing or she’s actually a horrible mother/person? I’m just confused because when I read the comics about Talia and the bad things she did and I just assumed that’s was part of her character because she’s a morally questionable villain of course she’s not a “good civilian person.” I knew DC is a dark adult comic book series and I already expected going in that the villain characters like Talia would committed terrible/horrible actions against the heroes. Like for example when she drugged Bruce and took advantage of him, I was slightly shocked but wasn’t surprised. Cuz to me this was the dark stuff DC was known for doing.

Alrighty, so the answer is a little bit of both!

TW for sexual assault mentions, miscarriage, parental abuse, etc.

There's a TL;DR ("too long, didn't read" summary) under the cut if you don't wanna read my report which is pretty awesome and was fun to write.

So, nobody seems to be able to agree on who Talia is at her core, and that's generally par for the course for a comic book character with multiple writers. She's been around since 1971, so that's already 52 years! And like Greek myth, there's just a lot of different interpretations of the character.

Let's get to the nitty gritty before we talk history. In 2006, writer Grant Morrison established that Talia drugged and raped Bruce, conceiving their son Damian (and also for some reason adding a whole unnecessary "artificial womb" thing? I don't get it either). However, this is based off the fact, which Morrison later admitted, that they misremembered the story they based the Batman and Son arc off of, and later comic arcs (in 2012 and 2014) would retcon the incident as consensual. Put a pin in this.

Talia was originally more of a damsel in distress slash prize for Bruce. Remember, this was the 70s. Her main deal is being the daughter of Ra's al Ghul and thus if Batman marries her, he becomes the heir, which Ra's wants. Despite not wanting to succeed Ra's, Bruce and Talia do share romantic attraction and Ra's considers them married. Then, later on, they do actually marry and she gets pregnant, and then Talia realizes that Bruce will always be in danger having to protect her and their child, so she fakes a miscarriage and they dissolve their marriage. She gives the child to an orphanage, and he is given the name Ibn al Xu'ffasch, or "son of the bat". This is the story arc Morrison adapted later.

Talia was kinda badass in the period before 2006, where she was sort of an anti-villain. She breaks out and starts having her own self after Ra's engages her to Bane whom she despises. She, under the name Talia Head, runs LexCorp as CEO while Lex Luthor is President of the United States, and basically not only tips Superman off about all his plans, but sells LexCorp's shares to Wayne Enterprises leaving Lex functionally penniless. Then she gets brainwashed and basically evil-fied by her half-sister Nyssa Raatko who literally kills her over and over, resurrecting her each time in the Lazarus Pit as an extreme form of torture and reprogramming. She usually does more evil shit after this like joining leagues of supervillains and such. However, her motives of helping Jason Todd recover and train are usually ascribed to her love for Bruce and not wanting Jason to kill him.

Then after 2006 she goes full tilt crazy ex girlfriend and murders people, trained Selina Kyle to resist any and all psychological coercion to reveal Bruce's identity, and PLANTS A DEVICE IN DAMIAN'S SPINE THAT LETS HER CONTROL HIS BODY, and reveals that she's started cloning him because she thinks he's too weak and disowns him.

Then comes the New 52 (the part where DC did a reboot to make everybody darker and "more realistic" that absolutely nobody liked, so it started in 2011 and then DC did another reboot in 2016 to make it better) and Talia is just off the wall completely evil. Genocide, cloning Damian, killing Damian, being resurrected, then fighting an ancient alien cult and claiming she's redeemed, then literally rejoining the League of Assassins moments later.

Incidentally, apparently Grant Morrison wrote Bruce, Talia, and Damian from their own experiences as a child of divorce, which is just... wow. Like... that's just a lot to unpack there, but we're just gonna step past it.

As of the DC Rebirth reboot, Talia is more or less sort of back to being anti-villain, still yes a killer, but also more emotionally open and supportive of her son and back to trying for true redemption.

Let's take, as I usually try to do, the sum total of these experiences and from other sources and try to average it out.

Unfortunately, despite the retconning, a lot of people now still see Talia's rape of Bruce as canon. I did too for the longest time, and honestly, although it makes Talia despicable and completely irredeemable in a very visceral way, it also does allow for interesting dynamics for Bruce and Damian, the batfam and Talia, Bruce in general, and allows there to be discussion for the tragically underconsidered circumstance for female-on-male sexual assault, and by having Batman, who is often used by hypermasculine dudebros for their weird ideals of stoic toxic masculinity be a victim, and be vulnerable, and go through this could be a deeply powerful arc that nobody in comics really wants to touch. It does however, deprive us of an interesting and nuanced Talia and instead catapults her right into mustache-twirling evil.

Ultimately, Talia is the daughter and heir of Ra's al Ghul. She sees no problem murdering people, and in fact she usually shares her father's genocidal ambitions of culling much of the human race to help preserve the planet. Ra's boils down to an ecoterrorist and genocidal maniac, and Talia his henchman, though when she does strike out on her own, I can't quite get a handle on her motivations. She does tout a desire for "equality and peace" but there's really no standard she gives for what this means, so I can't really see if she's just crazy or if she has good intentions.

I think, even at her best, Talia is a perfectionist and is very strict, intent on Damian being who she wants him to be. I think she has very little empathy or compassion for others, although parts of her, at her best, regret this and she tries to grow. At her worst, she is irredeemably evil, and at her best she is... morally shady to the point of never really being able to be thought of as a good guy.

I can't speak to whether or not racism plays a part in her portrayal either as mustache twirling villain or whatever. I don't know that it's necessarily bad writing because I don't know if Talia was ever intended to not be a horrible person or morally ambiguous, apart from the early days when she was mainly a figure to be pursued by Batman. When it comes down to it, adding sexual assault to her list of crimes is not going to change much because she's a mass murderer, an ecoterrorist, an abusive mother any way you slice it because she's training her child as an assassin, and generally just not great. A fascinating character, yes, but a terrible person.

TL;DR: Talia al Ghul is a terrible person in general, but the Big Incident you refer to has been retconned and is based off a poorly-remembered story. However, considering she's a mass murderer, assassin, eco-terrorist, and also let's face it classist villain, she's still not great even if you remove that from her rap sheet. She's done some cool stuff like putting Lex Luthor in his place and that one Elseworlds story where she left Bruce and gave her son to an orphanage to protect him, but otherwise, once she was made her own character and not just a love-interest-of-the-week, Talia has been morally ambiguous at best and irredeemable at worst. I can't say if it's racist or not because I don't know the motivations in her writing, but I don't know that it's necessarily bad writing to make her unsympathetically evil.

[chyuans]

          hello , hello  !   first of all ,  i’m super excited to be here even if i’m like 10 hrs LATE  ( gmt timezone things )  i’m noe ,  a gay  they / them at the age of 19 ,  and this privileged lil disappointment of a jock boy is gonna be filling the position of kong_01 . despite the rumours ?  yuanjun’s actually not nearly as bad as some of the people he’ll be meeting here >:)  but you’ll get to know more about that below  !  if you’d like to plot just light up that HEART , or add me on disc*rd which i’ll give out in im’s , where i’m infinitely faster .  if i’m not gaming .  no tw’s under the cut  .

* backstory. > many people know of yuanjun, but few people truly know him. he's the famous kong families’ son, heir to the kong legacy, now forward position for south korea men’s national hockey team - which brought forth a ton of international fame from back home and amongst hockey lovers worldwide. while his talent is undeniable, he is long overshadowed by his families’ accomplishments, forever reminded that he’d never be the perfect son they’d hoped for, and no one ever lets him forget it.

> being the child of business tycoons who’s art business seemed to never be on the decline, tended to lend itself to an unconventional, pretty lonely childhood. 

> although jun no longer wants to dabble in the stupid shit he probably did as a teen, and escape from their home in a childish fit of rage and make the lives of the various nannies that tended to him while his parents were off being great hell, he still wonders sometimes whether this profession is what he would’ve wanted if he’d just not wanted to spite his parents. he loves hockey - that fact is undeniable. he thanks the nanny who took him there once out of necessity to stop his whining, and he fell in love with it almost instantly. but he also questions whether he gravitated to it because it was something he could throw himself into wholeheartedly to fill a void.

> he's very open to different types of people, and after being scouted at 19 and having a massive shift both in culture and identity as he then begun to travel worldwide, he’s a tiny bit more wordly now than he was back then. he's much more concerned about who you are underneath than superficial appearances, which means developing relationships are few and far between, because a lot of people do approach him because of his fame/fortune. he's unjudgemental to the point where his friends worry about his naivety and how easily he trusts people, but he's absolutely not dumb, just very well versed on telling good people from the bad.

> jun may even come across as naïve, but he's very aware of that perception is nearly important as reality. he's not extroverted in a way that demands conversation, but he knows how to talk to anyone from any background even if its just to maintain pleasantries. after competing in various competitions and versing players from canada to japan, he's become much more sharp and ambitious, a guy who very rarely lets distractions take their course. perhaps it’s with this that his family loathe his choices all the more, with his appetite, he was born with the skills required to run a business - pity he never took to anything of the creative sort.  

> working in a fast, stressful, highly coveted job such as pro-sports is a full time job and then some; jun doesn't spend much time not working on it. outside of his schedule, he likes bettering his stamina at the gym and eating healthy. he likes being surrounded by authentic people or nobody at all. he’s not one for trying new things and having new experiences due to time management, tending to stick to a schedule.

> he gets a lot of bad press though, which is beginning to weigh a little heavy on him. doubly now the murder has people talking. from being accused of performance-enhancing pills, various personality scandals, to being linked with ‘dating’ (see: ruining the image of) idols and chaebol’s alike. right now, he’s currently battling a lot of unwanted publicity because of a misunderstood interaction online against a wealthy sweetheart that went sour. 

> while jun might be generally unsympathetic and analytical when it comes to developing relationships with people that’ll last long-term, he's a bleeding heart when it comes to kids who may have experienced the same lonely upbringing as he did, without the financial gains. right now he spends sunday’s teaching a bunch of local foster home kids how to skate, and is trying to fund a couple of sports scholarships for those who show promise under a fake name, just generally being a good ‘ole guy.

> his family do not approve of his job, ofc. in fact neither of his parents have ever attended any of his matches to this day, and are only on semi-decent terms with him because jun begrudgingly is still tied by name to the business and shows his face at events for all of 30 minutes until he physically can no longer maintain pleasantries. his celebrity image perhaps is one thing they can manipulate, and even then, jun could get into scandals galore and still be doing his job. good press, bad press, it has the kong’s family name at the forefront of peoples’ minds, which always brings forth revenue.  

> pros: could be a lot worse considering his upbringing, collected, and level-headed most of the time. wicked good at sports, and keeps a cool head in a tough situation. ambitious, curious, a little reckless. eager to prove himself, rich? and very endeared to people/places he finds fascinating. which are many. knows where the good, authentic chinese cuisine is. hardworking and very interested in the idea of Progress.

> cons: the most private person alive, will not divulge any palatable information about himself or his feelings. devil's advocate always. will put himself and others at an arm’s length the second he feels (disgusted noises) e-emotions (love, namely). gets bored easily. paranoid, leads with the head more than the heart. friends > > > family. a little self-involved, never fucking sleeps - will be that neighbour you can hear padding around above your apartment at 3.05 am like it’s mid-day, aaaaand Loves Winning Above All Else

* personality & relationships.

> like many others, jun has his fair share of surface-level friends. he’s quick to be interested in people, to get to know them better, but it's difficult for him to get closer than that after a childhood of being picked up and dropped by those who looked over him - which kinda has left him with abandonment issues.

> he’s a curator of neat things that aren’t too overtly complex, and that includes friendships. so if you have something unusual about you, whether it's a talent or a way of thinking, he would be inclined to get to know you better. also, he has a lot of leverage with his job. being friends with a sports star slash million dollar trust fund baby who can get you free shit never hurts, just don’t befriend him for the perks, yanno?

> jun is very dedicated to his vision of things, and can sometimes be very obstinate in the way he a) wants them to be done b) doesn't accept other options, think steve jobs. he's very mercurial and can be nice one minute but isn't afraid to switch to hardass boss to get things done and did.  > he is insanely competitive and his strive is drawn out by always wanting to be on top. truly first child material. that's the kind of guy he is, with standards that do not reflect his passive side too well, which sometimes can get him into some “personality” scandals. he is driven, motivated, always looking for ways to be winning.

> i'm sure someone is bound to hate him, he’s probably got a few accounts online dedicated to a steady stream of shit-talking, given his cutthroat status or holding many hockey cups.

> jun doesn’t think too much about his sexuality - he'd probably best be labelled as pan, but leans towards those who identify as women? because of his current placement in a workspace, and with a cultural identity, that both don’t often lend themselves to lgbtq+ rights, i doubt he’d ever make that public.

> he works amongst some of the fittest people in the world, he knows how to appreciate beautiful bodies, but he's not about to discriminate. he's tragically a committaphobe and isn't interested in anything long-term right now, although i think it'd be funny if someone tried. he's very open for flings and one-night stands and even a friends with benefits sort of set up. 

* wc’s.  >  bring me his baby bro and sis. i command u. i have many thoughts  >  somebody who maybe gets in on his foster-kid situation? idk maybe they have a perception of jun being what he is in the articles they read of him, but they see him and are like <3_<3 he actually real Nice huh. i see this being romantic but it could bloom a really nice, wholesome friendship too. >  enemies. not gonna lie, he doesn’t vibe with rich kids w / a stick up their ass, especially since a lot of the people he works with aren’t from exorbitant families. people who loathe him for declining to take over his families’ business? like the boy can’t even name more than 3 artists off of the top of his head?   > fwb except neither of them know what “just friends” mean.  > i would love if jun had a confidante. a best friend, a partner in crime, a total bromance 'cause i can never get enough of those. whatever label you ‘wanna put on it. wiping up each other’s messes. maybe a Betrayal in the works  > again, gonna be a wc, but i would love a “rival” of jun's on a similar level (or bigger)  that’s entirely fabricated based off of trashy articles or a misunderstood interaction online. bonus points if they’re an absolute sweetheart, well loved by most people, and generally the antithesis of jun with his multiple drug/personality rumours, which in contrast, make him seem like the bad guy. 

> party buddy. this guy hasn’t touched alcohol/cigarettes/any other stimulants since he was underage and wanted to rebel. the word “relax” does not exist in his vocabulary. Help

[jackambrosemodeling]

Task: Headcanon Countdown

5 Headcanons About: Appearance (nsfw cw)

Jack’s hair is brown, but they were blond as a child. Their hair started going darker when they were about 8 or 9. They’ve experimented with hair dye before, but none of the colors lasted very long. They had platinum blond hair for about 6 months in their late 20′s and had green hair for about 2 months at the end of 2020.

Jack started getting tattoos in their early-20′s. They currently have a total of 20 tattoos and don’t plan on stopping any time soon. Shortly before coming out as genderfluid, they got the male and female symbols tattooed on their chest; these are Jack’s favorite tattoos because they represent the masculine and feminine aspects of their identity. 

Jack spent a good portion of their early career shaving their face and waxing their body hair, believing that’s what they needed to do in order to be deemed desirable. However, 6 years ago, they decided to let it all grow out and they haven’t turned back since. Jack enjoys having a beard and body hair and won’t let anyone shame them into shaving ever again. 

Jack’s clothing choices are masculine for the most part, not because they don’t want to dress femininely, but because it’s hard to find feminine clothes that fit them correctly. Plus, they enjoy having pants with pockets. When they do wear feminine clothing, it’s always something that was custom made for them. 

Jack has a birthmark on the tip of their penis. Most people don’t know about this, with the exception of their immediate family, their past sexual and romantic partners, Vivian, and a few close friends. They’re not ashamed of the birthmark, but it doesn’t come up in conversation very often. 

4 Headcanons About: Travel

As a child, up until they were 6 years old, Jack traveled to Chicago with their family several times per year in order to spend time with their maternal relatives. These visits ended after their mom had a falling out with the Siciliani family. 

Jack has traveled cross-country twice in their life. The first time was when they came to California from North Carolina at age 18. They didn’t have a car at the time, and neither did their ex-boyfriend, so the two traveled by Greyhound bus. The second time was when they took a road trip to Florida and back with their ex-fiancé for their 30th birthday. Jack drove the entire trip because Sage didn’t– and still doesn’t– have a driver’s license. 

Jack is on a plane at least once every month or two for work-related reasons. The city they visit the most often is New York. The trip they planned for Vivian’s birthday will be the first trip they’ve taken to New York for leisure in the past decade. 

Jack’s favorite place to travel to is Italy. If they had to choose a country other than the U.S. to live, Italy would be their first choice. However, they aren’t fluent in Italian, so they would have to brush up on their skills before anything else.  

3 Headcanons About: Home Life (alcohol tw, religion tw, homophobia tw, homelessness tw)

In the beginning, Jack’s parents, Sofia and Tony, were madly in love with each other. After they moved to Wilmington, North Carolina so Tony could help his brother with the family business, things started to fall apart. Tony began drinking more, and he and Sofia began arguing nearly every day. Both of them started cheating on one another when Jack was 3, and to this day, there are still questions as to whether their younger brother, Nick, is Tony’s son. 

When Jack was 6, their mother converted from Catholicism to Seventh Day Adventism. After her conversion, she started bringing Jack and their siblings to church every Saturday; their father didn’t like this church or Adventism, but he didn’t get much of a say in the matter. Jack grew up in fear of going to hell, which made it extremely difficult to accept their queer identity. To this day, they still have a complicated relationship with religion and a bucket-load of trauma they’ve yet to unpack. 

Jack came out to their parents as gay a week after their 18th birthday. Their parents freaked out and gave them an ultimatum: go to conversion therapy or get out of their house. Jack opted to leave and was on a bus out of the state the next day. Their boyfriend at the time went with them, and the two ended up on the streets of Los Angeles together. 

2 Headcanons About: Work

Jack didn’t intend on becoming a model. The reason they stumbled into modeling in the first place was because when they were 20, they drove a coworker to an audition. The agents asked Jack if they were there for the audition, and when they said no, the immediate follow-up question was, “Do you want to be?” Jack stayed in their restaurant job for another two years before quitting and pursuing modeling full-time. 

In addition to modeling, Jack also does volunteer work whenever they have the time to. They’ve worked with multiple LGBTQ+ organizations and homeless shelters in the L.A. area. As someone who faced homelessness as a youth, Jack feels that it’s important to give back to those in need now that they have wealth. 

1 Headcanon About: Pet Peeves

As someone who travels a lot, Jack’s biggest pet peeve is when airplane passengers start clapping when the plane lands. It serves no function other than to be annoying. Whenever someone does this, Jack wants to yell at the person, but they haven’t done this yet. 

[chaoswillfallrpg]

JONATHAN REEVES is THIRTY YEARS OLD and a BARMAN at THE WHYTE WVRYN in KNOCKTURN ALLEY. He looks remarkably like LANDON LIBORIAN and considers himself NEUTRAL. He is currently TAKEN.

→ OVERVIEW:

tw: death, bodily harm, kidnapping, imprisonment

A name that was once synonymous with promis, Jonathan Reeves has always felt on the back foot in life no matter how hard he has tried to overcome his shortcomings. The eldest child of Pure-Blood witch ARIANWEN SMITH, Jonathan was born out of forbidden love on his mother’s part that threatened to cause the Smith family disgrace. One of the oldest Pure-Blood families in Wales, the Smith family were mild mannered though they were known devout purists in more recent years with a taste for tormenting those they considered to be of lesser blood. Jonathan’s mother Arianwen and her brother AERON were not like their parents. Having been Hufflepuffs at Hogwarts the siblings were more like their ancestors and filled with idealistic ideas of love and happiness. For Aeron he’d fall in love by chance with a beautiful Pure-Blood witch who he vowed to raise better than the way they had been, whilst Ariawen would form a romantic attachment to a Muggle-Born servant named SAMUEL REEVES. The pair began a secret relationship which resulted in pregnancy. Arianwen and Samuel kept their relationship and growing family a secret until one night when a parlour witch came to the Smith family home during a party to read the fortunes of those present. As Arianwen sat across from SEIRIAN PROFFWYD the cards were not flipped in her favour and a dangerous prophecy foretold.

A Half-Blood child born into disgrace would bring the family to its knees, skilled in the dark arts he would turn upon those who wronged him and harness such power those who crossed him would scarcely live to tell the tale. Fear and discrimination would be his downfall, the hatred in his heart boiling over until there was nothing left but darkness and a desire to inflict that hate upon others. Frightened by the tale, Seirian was cast out of the party, the Smith family dragging her name through the mud as a false prophet and limiting her work with high society families in the hope the tale would never be heard or believed. With a heavy heart Arianwen said goodbye to Samuel, accepting the hand in marriage of TARAN WARRINGTON, a wealthy Pure-Blood wizard who agreed to father her son as his own. Jonathan Reeves was born Jonathan Warrington and raised in the beautiful wizarding village of Caerphilly where the Warrington family had been residents. There Jonathan was raised in luxury, in the beauty of rolling hills, silver tea trays and nannies though he never quite felt the past of the family. Despite doing his best to treat him as his own Taran knew Jonathan was not his child and was the son of poor Muggle-Born who had the true love of his wife. When Jonathan’s siblings were born, his sister ALYS and then his brother TRYSTAN it became evermore clear where he ranked among the Warrington family.

Jonathan’s father was cold with him, his mother could hardly bear to look at him and his grandmother CATRIN he often heard calling him a “half-breed”.  Jonathan went looking for answers of his own and lost himself in the process. Years of ill treatment had worn him down and hardened him. He grew to despise his mother, her weakness, her secrecy and strive for the approval of the stranger he knew as his father but knew the title was a lie. His brother and sister were annoyances, background noise he knew he should try to love but couldn’t muster the feeling. Jonathan didn’t hate Alys, he felt indifferent about her whereas Trystan he attempted to actively avoid until the day he received his letter to Hogwarts. Leaving Blackheath Hall was not a painful experience, it was an escape to a world where he could make a new name for himself. As Jonathan Warrington the world was at his fingertips. Sorted into Slytherin he befriended children with names he’d heard mentioned in passing conversation. ARISTAEUS GREENGRASS, DECIUS FLINT and LUCILLE JONES became firm friends of his, each from important families and popular within Slytherin house due to their notoriety. Jonathan can remember as clear as day the event that changed his standing in school to mirror that of the one he’d experienced at home. When he was sixteen his parents died in a carriage crash, their winged horses getting caught in a storm and getting lost over the English Channel.

Catrin, a devout purist who had never liked Jonathan and felt she no longer needed to keep up the charade put in place. Moving him to a wing in the house where she would no longer have to see him, Jonathan was registered at school under his father’s name and told him the truth of his birth. He was a Half-Blood with a filthy Muggle-Born father who was only fit to wipe the shoes of his mother’s family. With the truth of his parentage out he noticed slight changes amongst his group of friends. Decius didn’t treat him the same as he had previously and Ash always had a sympathetic glimmer in his eye similar to the one he had for Lucille. Despite also being a Half-Blood herself, Lucille became much more clipped with him, actively distancing herself from the now disgraced wizard. Jonathan was a teenager with fake friends, a name he didn’t recognise. His family was gone and those he had left he didn’t love. Upon graduating Hogwarts Jonathan left school and went in search of his father with only a name and the knowledge he had worked for the Smith family prior to his birth and subsequent dismissal. Travelling the country with no money to his name Jonathan made money working in bars and doing odd jobs, his search led him to Kent where the Reeves family were said to have owned a cottage. In the darkness he walked to the door and called for a member of the Reeves family to answer, but it was a werewolf instead that answered.

Disgraced by his family and with nothing left to lose Seirian paid off a werewolf who she had been sleeping with to murder him. Leaping from the darkness the wolf sank his teeth into Jonathan’s skin, his cries in the night alerting another wolf who jumped to his aid. Slender and agile, it fought the larger wolf and won, watching it take off into the night before licking the bite. The last thing Jonathan remembered were a set of pale green eyes looking at him before he lost consciousness and awoke to a beautiful woman sitting beside him in a forest. SELENA PETROSYAN was a werewolf who belonged to a pack which rivalled that of the wolf who had come to bite him that evening. Though she was not much older than him she had a kindness about her which was almost motherly which his own mother had lacked. With no one to turn to and werewolf venom coursing through his veins he allowed Selena to take him in, joining the ranks of FENRIR GREYBACK’s pack of wolves and accepting a job at The White Wvryn in Knockturn Alley where he hoped no one would ask questions. His new life was much more simple than what he was used to, but the kindness of Selena and their pack made him feel at ease enough to move around wizarding London and make friends with those he previously felt inferior to. It was on one of these evenings drinking with ERIK BORGIN and CAIUS BURKE he first laid on the witch who would begin to fully heal the hole in his soul.

ROSALIE FLINT sang at The Grave Affair. Her voice was music to his ears and over a string of chance encounters, dates and stolen kisses she slowly became the love of his life. Jonathan Reeves had always been a selfish man but now when his heart beat it did so just for her. Unknowingly he had entered a situation like that of his mother. He was a Half-Blood werewolf and she was a Pure-Blood witch who loved him anyway. Their nights were spent sneaking around and plotting to run away together to build a future away from London when one night it was cut short. As he was locking up after work he was advanced upon in the darkness by SILAS CRUMP who knocked him out and bundled him into a car. When he woke up he was in the cellar of what looked like a brewery. Jonathan was comfortable enough for someone in captivity, Silas was kind to him, explaining he needed his identity to clear his name and look for his daughter. Reluctantly, Jonathan agreed to help in exchange for Rosalie’s protection and the agreement would last no longer than a month. The evening of The Yule Ball, Silas never returned. Jonathan waited but with no one there to fit the chains in order to keep him contained on the next full moon he broke out to be reunited with his love. Back in the wizarding world he found things had changed. Silas was gone without a trace and Rosalie Flint was missing. Separated from her, Jonathan will do anything he can to get her back and make whoever has hurt her pay the price.

→ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Blood Status → Half-Blood (Werewolf)

Pronouns → He/Him

Identification → Cis Male

Sexuality  → Up To Roleplayer

Relationship Status → N/A

Previous Education →  Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Slytherin)

Societies → The Greyback Wolves

Family → Alys Warrington (half-sister/adversary), Trystan Warrington (half-brother/adversary), Arabella Smith (cousin), Elezar Smith (cousin), Carys Smith (cousin)

Connections  → Rosalie Flint (girlfriend), Selena Petrosyan (colleague/close friend/family figure), Fenrir Greyback (alpha), Aristaeus Greengrass (close friend), Erik Borgin (friend), Caius Burke (friend), Lucille Jones (former friend), Decius Flint (former friend), Silas Crump (adversary)

Future Information → N/A

JONATHAN REEVES IS A LEVEL 6 WIZARD/WEREWOLF.

[mckinleyroleplay]

Name of Character ›› Daniela “Dani” Faith Harper

Age & Birthday ›› Twenty; July 29

Birth Order ›› Youngest

Orientations ›› Homosexual; Homoromantic

Gender Identity & Pronouns ›› Cis-Female; She/Her

Area of Study ›› Art Major; Music Minor

Face Claim ›› Demi Lovato

+ driven, friendly, sweet, talkative, understanding

- flighty, naive, pushover, quirky, self-critical

HOMOPHOBIA TW, RELIGION CW

Born the second and last child to Dallas born David Harper and his wife Renata (née Córtez), there was a lot of pressure pushed onto Daniela to be perfect. She was supposed to be everyone’s definition of the perfect, pretty, polished little girl; a ballerina, Renata hoped. Above all, though, she was supposed to love and fear her Lord as fiercely as her parents did, and would attend church without fail each week. While Dani really did love God, she definitely didn’t share the same views as her parents. Quite frankly, David and Renata’s opinions were outdated, much like everybody else’s in their small town Catholic church. She also joined a ballet class, much to her mother’s delight, though while the other little girls were twirling around in their pretty pink tutus, Dani could be found in a corner, playing air guitar and sliding on her knees. Her parents were anything but impressed.

One area in which they did feel a lot of pride for their daughter was in her musical ability. It became clear from an early age that Dani had been blessed with a voice sent from the angels, and her parents were more than happy to have her showcase it with the older kids in the church choir. They’d beam proudly as they watched their little girl singing beautifully, voice louder, pitch more perfect than anybody else’s. Since ballet had clearly been a bust, they made quick work of enrolling her in piano classes; a skill Dani picked up very quickly. Before long, she was able to play the instrument by ear, but began to express boredom in the classical pieces she was assigned, and instead wanted to play more fun, upbeat songs. She hadn’t even reached double digits before she was begging her parents to buy her a guitar, though they flat out refused.

Voice and instruments aside, as Dani grew older, she began to express herself in ways her parents never approved of. She ditched the frilly dresses her mother insisted she wore, and replaced them with band tees and colorful hair pieces. Ripped jeans became a staple in her closet, as well as blazers, boots and sneakers. What had once been her journal soon became a place for her to express her feelings through song, with Dani writing lyrics to accompany her mood, though her songs were reserved for only herself. She managed to get ahold of a guitar from a friend, and taught herself to play using online tutorials. Above all of these things, though, Dani took an interest in art. As a child, she’d always opted for a crayon or sharpie and sheet of paper rather than the regular toy, and her ability to create beautiful (if not weird) pieces only grew with age.

Along with her new expression of the bright personality that had always resided within the young girl, she began to notice new changes in herself. Not only was she growing into a teen, but her interests were changing, her horizons expanding, and before long, Dani found herself questioning her sexuality. She was only a high school freshman when she realized she had no interest in the opposite sex - her friends all gushed and fawned over the boys in their classes, but Dani had no interest whatsoever. It became more and more apparent to her that her romantic and sexual desires lay with females, and while Dani was anything but ashamed, she’d been taught her whole life that homosexuality was a sin, so despite confiding in friends - some of which she lost along with her admission - she vowed to keep her secret from her parents.

It was during the summer between sophomore and junior year that Dani got a little braver than intended. Her parents had been bugging her, telling her that her outfits were too “masculine,” that she was a disappointment, and what was wrong with the beautiful dresses other girls her age would wear? The conversation had stemmed from a tattoo that Dani had gotten on the side of her hand; a small cross. She hadn’t intended on it being so visible, but assumed her parents would be okay with it, considering its meaning. They were most definitely not, and amidst their yelling and obvious disapproval, Dani finally snapped. She yelled back, telling them she would never be the perfect, prim, proper little darling they wanted, and that they could also stop trying to force the neighbor’s son on her, because guess what? She was “really fucking gay”!

The moment the admission had left her lips, Dani knew she’d screwed up. Everyone in the room fell silent, and the next thing she knew, her mother was in her bedroom, throwing Dani’s belongings into a suitcase, while her father yelled about how no child of his would be a sinner, and that there was no longer a place for her within the family home. With no care for where their daughter would end up, Dani was literally tossed out into the street. Luckily for her, she knew she had a sanctuary in her Aunt Sara’s home. Unfortunately, that wasn’t in Dallas, nor even Texas for that matter. Regardless, Dani spent the night at a friend’s house, and Aunt Sara had booked her a plane ticket out to Ohio by morning, where Dani was welcomed into the Krasnova family home with open arms.

Although Dani felt more love, care and sense of true family than she ever had done in Texas once in Ohio with her aunt, uncle and two cousins, something she never expected was to connect with the place so well. She’d always loved Dallas, in spite of everything, and had always told herself she’d go back there for college. However, when application time came around, Dani couldn’t bring herself to leave Ohio. McKinley University offered her both art and music, two things Dani loved and wanted to pursue - her dream is to be a tattoo artist; one that sings and writes their own music, of course - and enrolling was one of the better decisions she has ever made. Not only does she love her classes, as well as the friends she has made there, she also digs the show choir she’s apart of. Sure, Dani misses Texas sometimes, but it’s clear this Texan was made for Ohio, and McKinley University was made for her.

›› THE ROLE OF DANIELA “DANI” HARPER IS TAKEN. ‹‹

[hickorycreekrp-blog]

Out of Character:

Name/Alias: Nix.

Pronouns: She/her.

Age: 21+.

Timezone: EST.

Face Claim Preferences: Casey Deidrick.

Character Basics:

Full Name: Daniel Ricci.

Nicknames/Prefers: Luca Costa (alias).

Age: Twenty-eight.

Occupation: Bartender.

Pronouns: He/him.

Gender: Male.

Hometown: New York, NY.

Current Neighborhood: Cohen Point.

Highest Education: College - police academy.

Religion: Agnostic.

Family and Relationships:

Parents: Lorenzo and Elene Ricci.

Siblings: Matteo and Sophie Ricci (younger siblings).

Children: N/A.

Other: N/A.

Pets: He did have a dog, but he had to leave him behind when he left.

Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual.

Romantic Orientation: Heteromantic.

Marital Status: Single.

Personality:

Favorite Film: Goodfellas.

Favorite TV Show: He doesn’t have a favorite.

Favorite Book: He doesn’t read all that often, so he doesn’t have one.

Favorite Song: Wanted Dead or Alive - comically it’s his favorite right now.

Favorite Color: Black - he understands that it’s a shade and not a color, but he truly doesn’t care.

Likes: Money, women, and fast cars – along with takeout food, guns, and his dog.

Dislikes: Being on the run, leaving his mother and siblings behind, questions about his past, cats, and cameras.

History:

( tw. violence mention, blood mention, murder mention )

It’s custom in Italian families for the eldest son to follow in the footsteps of his father, or at least, that’s how it seemed in the eyes of Lorenzo Ricci. He was a businessman, an entrepreneur and a man that could get things others could not. He was a jack of all trades, and he prided himself on raising himself from nothing to a King in his own right. It was only right that he expected his first born son, his pride and joy to want to follow in the footsteps of dear old dad. So when Daniel Ricci, named after his mother’s own father, was born, Lorenzo immediately took a shine to him.

From the very moment that Daniel could understand what was being said around him, Lorenzo took him everywhere with him. From the less than ideal clubs in the Meat Packing district to the ‘houses’ in Downtown Brooklyn, Daniel was practically attached at the hip to his father. He was a spitting image of him too, from the dark brown seemingly black hair to the uniquely colored hazel eyes; it was as if he were truly a smaller version of the feared man.

However, the clear differences of father and son slowly became apparent as Daniel grew up, taking on the personality of his mother rather than the man who everything thought he would be molded after. Unlike his father, Daniel became a more caring man, determined to watch after his siblings and those smaller than others. He defended those that were being picked on by the bigger kids, as he too was smaller than most. However, that only lasted so long. As Daniel reached high school, he suddenly got that growth spurt everyone was waiting for, aging into the height that his father had. As each year passed, he became more and more like his father, if only it went beyond looks.

As Daniel came into his age, Lorenzo decided that enough time had passed and it was now the right moment for his son to earn the Ricci name. It was during one of his father’s ‘lessons’ that the son became aware of what exactly his father did for a living. He learned that the reason his father was so feared, why his family grew up in such lavish ways, was because Lorenzo Ricci was known as a common mob boss within the streets of New York City. He acquired illegal items for those that were willing to pay enough, he protected those that could not protect themselves (for a fee), and he beat down anyone that dared to cross him, in any way at all.

Daniel learned firsthand how feared his father truly was.

The screams of a dying man were what kept him up at night, the sight of the blood pooling at his feet were what kept him from eating, and the smirk that pulled at his father’s lips was what sent chills down his spine each time he thought about that day. Daniel was not an evil man, he was not capable of cold blooded murder – and that is exactly what his father wanted from him. Lorenzo wanted his son to follow in his footsteps, to take on the ‘family’ business and continue his legacy, but Daniel was not capable of this. He didn’t want to ruin another’s life, to ruin a family’s life – which is exactly why he chose a different course of action.

At the age of eighteen, with a high school diploma in his pocket, Daniel entered into a community college not far from his family home. He studied anything and everything he could about law enforcement, and when he graduated with an associate’s degree, he applied at the local police academy. From there he joined the local blues, the New York City Police department – more specifically, he set his eyes on detective and vowed that he would work his way up so that he could put men like his father behind bars, where they belonged.

Given his extensive knowledge about mobs and the men within them, it was all too easy for Daniel to fit into the role of police officer, to shine out among his fellow officers and become a well respected man of blue.

Except neither his father or the men who worked under him appreciated their secrets being told, their identities being known by someone who now wore a badge. A deal was made, either Lorenzo get his son under control and on their side, or they put him down before too much information is given. And the deal was done, after much arguing from Elene to her first born son, Daniel agreed to look the other way at times, to allow crimes to go unnoticed despite his knowledge of them.

But once you get in bed with the devil, there’s no way to escape.

It was all too soon before Daniel become what he hated the most, what he feared the most: a dirty cop. He was striking deals with criminals, he was taking orders from a mob boss, and even worse, he was doing it all with a badge of justice pinned to his chest. His father had truly and utterly twisted him, had turned him into a man he hated. But there was one thing that no man could argue with, that no man could turn his head to – money. Daniel Ricci was well paid for his services, dirty money for a dirty cop, but he didn’t care. He wasn’t able to live off the salary of a police officer, nor would he be compensated well enough if he took a bullet on the job. He hoarded the money, kept it well hidden in his apartment until the day he would need it.

That day came all too soon, when Daniel decided to take a bribe from the wrong man. He thought it would be simple, thought nothing bad would come from it, but soon he found himself standing over the bodies of four men. He had to report, had to turn the man over to the authorities like the police officer he was always meant to be. And so it was done, but Daniel didn’t come out unscathed. He had a target on his back, and there was nothing nor anyone that could protect him now. And so he left, with the money he had been hoarding in his apartment for the last years that he had been working as a dirty cop.

For the first few months, he traveled from seedy motel room to seedy motel room, never staying in one place for too long. But it wasn’t ideal and it was becoming a waste of money, so he found a city that not his father nor any of the men who worked under him would suspect Daniel to run off to. Hickory Creek was small enough, quaint enough for Daniel to assume another identity, to blend in with the locals and hide out until he determined his next course of action, his next plan to get as far away from his past as he could.

[windemererpg-blog]

welcome radley weston, to windemere apartments! you have been accepted, and we can’t wait to see you at the next building potluck! don’t forget to go over the rules and go over the post acceptance checklist

❝  — ooc: out of character.

name/alias: Korey

age: 21

Timezone: EST

activity: 6/10

pronouns: they/them

anything else?: RFP

❝  — ic: in character.

name/faceclaim: Radley “Lee”  James Weston, Cody Christian

age: 22

birth order: middle, solo, half sibling

gender identity/pronouns: genderqueer, he/him or they/them

hometown: Detroit, Michigan

arrival date: May 2017

ships: Lee/chemistry

anti-ships: Lee/no chemistry, Lee/Weston

current job/education: finishing a degree in kinesiology at the University of Washington, teaches multiple fitness classes at the Rainier Community Center

sexual/romantic orientation: Demisexual/romantic, but currently believes he’s ace/aro

positive traits: laidback, athletic, determined

negative traits: reckless, neurotic, jaded

quote: “Hold it together, birds of a feather, nothing but lies and crooked wings.

❝  — tweets.

booradlee: i don’t care what anyone says, naming my cat Jem was a fantastic idea.

booradlee: if you skip leg day, don’t expect me to go easy on you.

booradlee: how the fuck do hashtags work

❝  — biography.

(Tw: allusions to suicide, dissociation, and BPD)

Despite being the illegitimate lovechild of business mogul James Weston, Radley grew up pretty well taken care of by his mother in Detroit. He never questioned his mother about his absent father or why he didn’t have her last name, and she never offered up any information regardless. She, Lilian, was the secretary that ever rich wife feared their husbands would meet, with her long legs and wrinkle-free face. Granted, she wasn’t really interested in money or being a homewrecker. Instead, she fell in love with her boss and was convinced he loved her as well. The sudden death of Lilian’s mother ripped her away from her love and her home in New York, back to her home in Detroit. Five days later she found herself sitting in the doctor’s office, shirt up while the nurse smeared jelly on her not-yet-swollen stomach. Lilian waited until Radley was born and named to contact James, though she already knew what he would say. She received a monthly sum of $10,000 in exchange for her silence. Heartbroken, she accepted it and cared for Radley the best she could as a single mother.

Radley had always been one to feel things strongly, more so than most children his age and more so than others thought was permitted. He cried and whimpered long after the stimulant was gone, laughed too hard and too long at a joke that wasn’t even really funny, and would shrink in on himself at voices just the slightest bit too loud or too stern. It had been a prominent part of his personality for as long as he had had a personality and everyone in his life was well used to his influx of emotions. Radley, himself, was used to the ever-present cacophony of emotions, despite rarely ever being able to pinpoint what exact emotion(s) was present at any given time. So used to it, in fact, that it was a shock to realize that all of that noise in his head was suddenly gone.

Radley was nine years old when Lilian died a sudden (to Radley) death. The truth of it was that Lilian had been horribly depressed since being paid off to keep her son’s father out of his life. She wrote up her will, leaving everything she had to Radley, and detailed a specific plan for what was to happen to her son. And then Radley lost his mother, and himself. To say that James’ wife was upset by the sudden appearance of an illegitimate child was a gross understatement. She wasn’t cruel to Radley, who now went by Lee, but she also wasn’t very kind or affectionate. Lee knew he wasn’t wanted, but he did what he could to fulfill his mother’s dying wish, no matter how hard it was for him to deal with on some days. If he were to be honest, there weren’t many days that he felt anything at all, let alone cared enough to be upset at his less-than-perfect life. The boy who once felt too much, now felt hardly anything at all.

Nine years later found Lee just barely graduating high school and moving as quickly as he could as far away as he could. His years in track made up for his grades and landed him a scholarship to the University of Washington. He’d long since begun refusing James’ money, which lead to him living in the dorms for his first three years while he saved up money for his own place. Student employment combined with the classes he taught at the local rec center allowed him to move into his very own apartment just a few months before the fall semester of his senior year started.

[kingsterracerp-blog]

Thank you for applying, CHARLOTTE. You have been accepted as PENELOPE MORAN. Just don’t forget to check out our CHECKLIST and send in your account within 24 HOURS. If you have any questions then let us know!

OUT OF CHARACTER.

NAME: charlotte AGE: 22. TIMEZONE: est ACTIVITY LEVEL: 7/10 i should be able to be online for an hour or hour + each day, I do work two jobs so some days or for some hours I might only have energy for chats/easy threading. PRONOUNS: she/her SHIPS: /chem. ANTI-SHIPS: /forced. TRIGGERS: Removed. PASSWORD: Removed. ANYTHING ELSE: Removed.

IN CHARACTER.

DESIRED CHARACTER: penelope rosa moran. NICKNAMES: penny, pen-pen, poppy (which she goes by.). AGE/BIRTH ORDER: 25. oldest twin. FACECLAIM: phoebe tonkin. GENDER IDENTITY/PRONOUNS: female, she/her pronouns. SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: /pan HOMETOWN: Atlanta, Georgia. OCCUPATION/EDUCATION: BPD officer.

(MORE) IN CHARACTER.

POSITIVES: physically strong, motherly, determined. NEGATIVES: hot tempered, secretive, sarcastic.

@poppym: i feel like i would actually pay someone to pour coffee into my mouth this morning.. @poppym: jacob decided that he was ‘too old’ to hold mommies hand today, so i picked him up and threw em’ over my shoulder. #momoftheyear.. @poppym: i miss being pregnant, now whenever i eat pickles and frosting i get dirty looks. #fuckyou #itslegit..

BIOGRAPHY.

** TW DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, TW VIOLENCE, TW RAPE**

Life in foster homes was odd, watching as everyone you grow close to get adopted, get taken- and yet, you are still there it was something that Penelope knew from a young age. Growing up, she was alone, not counting her sibling, whom she clung onto in all times, every time- she went to school- got into fights after, and came home, it wasn’t until she was older that she’d try her best to take care of the kids that would come and go from the place. She figured no one deserved to feel as alone she did. Her foster parents were not the nicest people, they were the prime example of ones that used the system for money. So it was clear that the house was overpacked with kids, she would make sure all others were fed before herself, she’d steal good, clothing– she helped raise a lot of the children that came through the doors, even if she was a child herself. From the time she was able to obtain working papers, Poppy worked~ she started working at a diner in town at the age of 14, starting as a simple bus girl, then to a hostess and by the age of 16 she was a favorite waitress, one that people came back to see. Every bit of money she got she saved, only spending when she needed new clothing, things for school, she had dreams of leaving this place, leaving this home. One thing that most would not assume at a first glance was that Poppy has the strongest motherly instinct, she had always been one that wanted to take care of her ‘family’, whether it was prepping dinners every night, making sure all the kids were passing, that their laundry was done correctly, the house was cleaned, anything to take the pressure off her foster parents, she would do. The one thing she found her ‘fun’ in, was art- all her extra classes she had were ones that had something to do with art- mainly she likes to stick with painting. It’s not something she shows off so to speak, she uses it mainly as a relaxer.

Her 9th year did have it’s drawbacks- that was the year she found herself in her first serious relationship, she loved this man more than she had ever thought, he was the perfect guy in her eyes- he just.. he had a temper. At the time she thought she could fix him, that she could show him not everyone would let him down but at a point where she was asking for simple things as in times for work, if she could go to the bathroom when with him, where every day she’d be getting beaten, slapped, kicked, burned with cigarettes, used as just a means for sex and a punching bag, she decided enough was enough and tried to end the relationship as the middle of her Senior year started, about a month before Christmas. That ended horribly, he had simply told her that “If I can’t have you, we are going to make it so no man even does.” and the next thing she remembers is being knocked out, waking up at least 30 minutes later but now… now she has four straight- foot long cuts across her face. They all stayed on the left side of her face, the longest going from her cheek to the bottom of her jaw, and one going to the top of her mouth- she was now… as he put it, marked. The backlash from the accident was a whirlwind from her foster parents claiming she did this to them, that she ruined them because she did something that could reflect badly upon them, to the school placing blame on her, saying if it was so bad, why didn’t she leave early- that she liked it– she’s heard it all. Beth wasn’t someone that liked to take pity on herself, but as she was a senior in high school, two weeks before graduating, she found out she was pregnant. In the bathroom between the Lit hall and Science wing, she found out she was pregnant. To this day, her foster parents do not have an idea of her son, of her life she’d make for them. She thought about abortion, adoption, but that February night, 19 years old, Penelope for the first time in her life fell in love. Jacob Giovanni Moran was born February 14th, and from that moment on, Poppy’s life wasn’t just hers anymore.

The day she graduated high school, that night at the age of 18 she was packed and traveled to Boston- she needed a new start- somewhere where she didn’t have a ‘name on the streets’, where people didn’t know her, didn’t know her past, and this was the perfect opportunity for her. By the time she was 23, she had been boxing for 4 years, obtained her black belt, and was skilled in hand to hand combat, she made a point in getting stronger, used what happened to her with Peter as fuel. She never wanted to feel that weak ever again. The first week she was in New York, she started MMA training classes and those guys there, the people at the gym, are some of her closest friends- and she is one of the most respected fighters they’ve had. Poppy gets a pleasure of being able to take men to the floor, to see that her body is strong enough and it can do exactly that- it makes her happy. She has her demons though, there are some days she can’t handle to be touched, they happen every few months- where she gets rather off put but the simple act of a touch, and if a victim of night terrors, daily nightmares. Her life in Boston, it was so much better, she made a family within herself, with the police department, with the guys at the gym, her son was so loved– he had enough aunts and uncles to make anyone jealous. Balancing it all with a child was hard, but she made it through, she was able to face the world with just her and her cub.

One thing she always will be is a protector, a fighter- that is something that will never leave her, and she’s sure that it’s a good thing, she never wants to go back to feeling weak, She has a very thick skin, protective walls, but she now as an adult, has finally opened part of herself up to people, to let herself be happy, and for how long it took, she doesn’t have time to be anything but okay. The thing she takes the most pride in is her career, as a BPD, a police officer, someone that speaks to the youth of the dangers of abuse– to go to high schools, colleges, workshops and share her story it’s nothing she thought she’d ever be able to do. But it’s all hidden by her touch exterior, she uses it as a means to protect herself, she never wanted to feel as week as she did those 4 years she was nothing but. Poppy is devoting her life to be strong, to use that strength to protect those that cant. She lives her life for the future of her son, she wants to shape herself into someone he is proud to call his mother.

IN CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH? HOW DOES IT COME IN HANDY?

Just that, fucking strength– it’s all find and dandy having that mouth, that some see as strength with words, but there is nothing that beats the physical. Being a physically strong person gives you an independence no one would ever imagine; it comes in handy in my career. I was one of the only woman that graduated with my class, you gotta be tougher than the guys, it’s the only way they;ll respect you. Also, nothing says a ‘shut the fuck up’ like a knee to the face, you’d be surprised– it comes in handy.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS? HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE?

The ‘I don’t care’ attitude I tend to have, while it’s all fine and dandy to be a boss ass bitch; sometimes that bitch needs to cry, and when you think that’s weak, that’s a whole bunch of unsolved emotions that are gonna bit that ass.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN TEN YEARS?

A mother to a teenager and slowly losing my mind, probably.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO KING’S TERRACE?

New faces, new chances, all that cliche shit.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND TELL YOUR YOUNGER SELF SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Stop being a fucking mother at 8 years old and be a fucking kid– no 8 year old should be starving just to keep others fed, should be stealing to get mouths fed, they should be a fucking kid. Oh and for your teenage self, don’t work 10-13 hour days ontop of school, one that’s illegal and two, get some damn sleep- stop fighting random people, get your stupid color pencils and draw a sun or some shit like that. Don’t get involved with someone that’s gonna fuck you right on up, dump his ass.

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Thank you for applying, AMY. You have been accepted as KURT HUMMEL. Just don’t forget to check out our CHECKLIST and send in your account within 24 HOURS. If you have any questions then let us know!

OUT OF CHARACTER.

NAME: Amy AGE: 20 TIMEZONE: EST ACTIVITY LEVEL: I’m in summer right now, so I have a lot more free time. I am working a couple days a week, so I’ll be busy then. When school begins, it’s hard to say right now. PRONOUNS: she/her SHIPS: /chemistry, /male ANTI-SHIPS: /no chemistry TRIGGERS: Removed. PASSWORD: Removed. ANYTHING ELSE: nope! :)

IN CHARACTER.

DESIRED CHARACTER: Kurt Elizabeth Hummel NICKNAMES: Porcelain AGE/BIRTH ORDER: 22, oldest son FACECLAIM: Chris Colfer GENDER IDENTITY/PRONOUNS: male, him/he SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: homosexual homoaromantic HOMETOWN: Lima, OH OCCUPATION/EDUCATION: just graduated from Ohio State with a major in fashion merchandising, was just hired to a high-end men’s fashion boutique called Bobby from Boston as their social media director & office assistant to the owner of the store, Mr. Davis.

(MORE) IN CHARACTER.

POSITIVES: confident, feisty, organized NEGATIVES: sensitive, hardheaded, sometimes mean

@porcelainKH: On my day off, there’s is an America’s Next Top Model marathon on. There might be a God. @porcelainKH: I just spent my entire paycheck buying clothes for my new job. I can write this off in my taxes, right? @porcelainKH: Yes, I agree. Fuck Donald Trump.

BIOGRAPHY.

** TW FOR MENTIONS OF FAMILY DEATH, BULLYING, EATING DISORDER AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS **

Growing up in smalltown Lima, Ohio wasn’t easy for Kurt Hummel to say the least. If we were to take a consensus of “Town with the most ignoramus, hateful, closed mind” cities in America, Lima would be in the top 5. His family life was great- he loved his mom & his dad & was super close to them both. He was especially close to his mom, Elizabeth. She was this beautiful, elegant woman with the most amazing taste in fashion & makeup & she could make any outfit work. When Kurt was 7, she was diagnosed with breast cancer, & for a year, Kurt watched the life of his mom drain away. She went to the woman that he loved to the woman that he barely even recognized. Life after her death was hard, him & his dad didn’t really know how to get by without her- she was their rock. As Kurt got older, him & his dad found more common ground, but there was many years where their conversations were short & simple because they didn’t really have much to say to each other.

All the way, starting from middle school, where kids used to make fun of the pudgy, babyface Kurt, & then later in the beginning of high school, where kids made fun of him because he still hadn’t hit puberty yet, all the way through his senior year of high school, where the bullying got so bad, it became a very dark place for Kurt. A place where he almost considered that his life was worth how much the people at school said they were. For a while, Kurt was able to ignore it. Yeah, it’s easy to just not look at them & keep your head held high, but every “fuck you homo” or “baby-face fat-ass” rang through his head his earlier years in school. He stopped getting seconds when his dad made too much, he quit drinking sodas, counted calories, stared at himself in the mirror naked- Kurt’s obsession with food got worse & worse until he noticed he lost weight the less he ate.

Right after his dad’s heart attack in his Junior year, he realized that he was killing himself by not eating, & he wanted his dad to be healthy, but he also wanted to be healthy to help take care of his dad. Him & his dad began to eat healthy & exercise together.

So, Kurt came back after Christmas break, a newfound confidence about him. He had a special spring in his step, he was wearing his brand new, Marc Jacobs Winter jacket with black skinny jeans, his favorite knee high deep red boots with a matching broach on his lapel. I look great, he thought. This is my chance. I’m going to be the star of the Glee club, I’m to a healthy weight, I have muscles!!!, I have a parttime job so I can afford amazing bargain clothes from online, nothing can stop this.

Kurt was mistaken, his next two years were hell. He had one bully, Karofsky, who was relentless on him. It wore him down so much, that some days when he was driving home, he would think it wouldn’t be that bad if none of this ever had to happen again… I could just jerk my car off the road…. These thoughts lingered for such a long time until he finally decided to get the help that he needed, stood up for himself, got Karofsky expelled, got accepted to Ohio State & from then on, Kurt has been the happiest he’s ever been in a long time. Sure, the sadness lingers, like always, but in terms of his life, he’s thrilled. He’s got a new job, moving to a new city, a new wardrobe, & a nice apartment just up the street from where he’s working- I’m ready to take on this city.

IN CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH? HOW DOES IT COME IN HANDY?

I’d have to say my greatest strength is my sense of fashion. You may think, “How is that a strength?” Do you think people like Iris Apfel got to the place she is now by relaxing & not taking her job seriously? It comes in handy, & let’s say outside of my job, which would be the obvious answer, but it’s always helped me make friends. Fashion is a universal topic!

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS? HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE?

I’m a pretty emotional person. Dog commercials where they’re starving & Sarah McColgan is telling me to donate .10 a day? I’m a wreck.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN TEN YEARS?

In 10 years, I see myself married (legally!) & owning my own fashion blog or magazine.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO KING’S TERRACE?

It’s up the road from my job, the price is within my price budget, & I saw reviews online for it & it seemed like my best option.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND TELL YOUR YOUNGER SELF SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

As cliche as it may be, I would say that it really does get better. All of the horrible things that are happening now, they’re going to be a million times better & you’re going to be so happy with your life.

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Thank you for applying, HALEY. You have been accepted as SAFIYA KHATRI. Just don’t forget to check out our CHECKLIST and send in your account within 24 HOURS. If you have any questions then let us know!

OUT OF CHARACTER.

NAME: Haley. AGE: 24. TIMEZONE: EST. ACTIVITY LEVEL: 7/10. I work a lot, but when I’m not available I can be mobile. PRONOUNS: She/Her. SHIPS: /chemistry ANTI-SHIPS: /forced TRIGGERS: Removed. PASSWORD: Removed. ANYTHING ELSE: Removed.

IN CHARACTER.

DESIRED CHARACTER: Safiya Hazel Khatri. NICKNAMES: Saf. AGE/BIRTH ORDER: 23/Oldest. FACECLAIM: Naomi Scott. GENDER IDENTITY/PRONOUNS: Cisfemale. She/Her. SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Heterosexual/heteromantic. HOMETOWN: Bihar, India. OCCUPATION/EDUCATION: Student at Harvard Medical School.

(MORE) IN CHARACTER.

POSITIVES: genius, organized, reliable. NEGATIVES: sarcastic, cynical, hard.

@safiyakhatri: On my Pediatrics rotation and I’ve just realized kids are tiny demons in disguise. @safiyakhatri: Coffee at 11PM. Normal? For Saf, yes. @safiyakhatri: Just binge watched The People V. OJ Simpson and dude, what the hell?

BIOGRAPHY.

** TW SEXISM, PHYSICAL ABUSE, MENTAL ABUSE, & RAPE **

When you’re in the Khatri family, you have to learn two important things: never ask any questions and Ishaan Khatri is always right, no matter the circumstances. When Safiya was thrown into the world, she learned these things from a young age. After leaving the country of India, the Khatri family found themselves living in the city of Manchester – as some would call, the heart of England. Though they left Bihar behind, their culture and beliefs were present as ever. Safiya’s first lesson on ‘your father is always right’ was when he sat her down on her bed at the age of three and explained to her that her only goal in life was to be the perfect wife. Being as young as she was, Safiya saw nothing wrong with this. A bright smile was her response, along with nodding in agreement. Soon enough, Ishaan had engrained into Safiya’s mind that she was good for nothing other than becoming a wife and stay-at-home mother.

Instead of playing outside with the other kids, Safiya was helping her mother cook and clean. Though Prisha had told her to enjoy herself and 'be a kid’, the young girl knew better than that. She needed to prepare herself for the life ahead of her: pleasing the man that she was to marry.

When the Khatri family made the move to Boston, it was more apparent that their culture and beliefs weren’t the majority. Those in her classes viewed Safiya as odd due to the fact that she never wanted to play with them, and instead spent her weekends holed up in their apartment with her mother. It was when they met the Bhatia family that Safiya’s life changed instantaneously. Ishaan fell in love with the family – or rather, their money. They had a young son, the same age as Safiya, by the name of Samar. After only two weeks of knowing the Bhatia’s, Safiya was informed that she would be marrying Samar. Her response? She was thrilled, as she enjoyed playing with the young boy. The only catch was that Samar’s father insisted she must have the best grades in her class, as he refused to have his son marry someone who wasn’t the best.

Around fourth grade, things got harder for Safiya. Even though their teachers graded them by stickers and stamps, that wasn’t enough for Ishaan. He made a call to the school, making sure that a happy face sticker meant having an A+. All Ishaan wanted was to please the Bhatia’s, and make Safiya into the perfect wife for Samar. Her education slowly began to be almost unbearable, as she was forced to read for hours a day – making sure she was at least four grade levels above what she needed to be. From fourth grade on, it was always this way for Safiya. She had to work harder than anyone else in her school, making it near impossible for her to make any friends. When she was in seventh grade, her teacher’s noticed that she was above the rest of her class and had her take a placement test, which placed her in ninth grade. That made Safiya a twelve year old high school Freshman.

This called for absolutely no friends in high school, so she could just focus on her grades. Anything that her father told her to do, Safiya would agree. When she was old enough, around fourteen years old, Safiya and Samar began dating. It was enough inspiration for Safiya to do well in school, but oddly enough – he was a bad influence. Samar would constantly tell Safiya to skip school and let loose for once, to really feel what it was like to be a teenager. And so, she listened. The first time Samar convinced her to take a drink of alcohol was the first time Safiya felt like she could be free of her father. Even though she loved Samar, she realized that she had no desire to be married to him at such a young age. But before she knew it, she was getting married at seventeen – and she had absolutely no say in it.

College was the same for Safiya. Being married during her first year in Harvard along with the fact that she had just turned seventeen made it a lot harder for her to make friends. And even when she wanted to make friends, Samar wouldn’t allow it. Even though she loved him, Safiya had an itch to go out and explore the city like a true college student. Days when Samar was too busy to see her are days when she went to parties. Safiya would take her hijab off, dance and let herself be free. It was around then that she started to realize exactly how trapped she had felt with Samar. Her whole life, she had thought her purpose was to be a wife. At the age of twenty, she realized she wanted anything but that. Though Ishaan told her that she was to do nothing with her education, Safiya defied her father’s wishes for the first time and decided to enroll in Med School.

This decision is what changed a lot of things for Safiya, even if she hadn’t realized it. It angered Samar to know that she was going to be more successful than she was, and he began to put his hands on her. It happened slowly. So slow, in fact, Safiya didn’t realize the gradual build up until a glass lamp had been flung at her. Even if Safiya went to Ishaan with bruises, he just told her to 'get over it’ and 'let Samar get his anger out when he needs to’. Feeling trapped in the marriage, Safiya stayed out of fear of what he could do. It was often that Samar would force himself on her, making her have sex with him when she wanted to do anything but. It was a struggle to be studying medicine with such a controlling husband, but Safiya knew that there wasn’t much that she could do.

After one night when Samar held a knife to Safiya’s throat, forcing her to have sex with him while threatening to kill her – she decided, with the help of her best friend, that she was going to be divorcing him. Surprisingly enough, Samar agreed to the divorce (saying she was a used up whore, anyway) and they got divorced in a matter of weeks. Almost immediately, Safiya decided to make the move to King’s Terrace. She needed to start over, and to live somewhere that wasn’t anywhere near her parents or Samar.

After living at King’s Terrace for only a couple of months, Safiya realized that she was pregnant. She wasn’t quite sure what to do at this point but ignore it. Med school was a lot more important than what was going on with her body, and she promised herself that she would just deal with it later. For now, she was going to be a normal twenty-three year old med student. No one would know of her past, and that’s the way she preferred it.

IN CHARACTER QUESTIONNAIRE.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST STRENGTH? HOW DOES IT COME IN HANDY?

Easy. That would be my ability to focus on more than one thing at a time. I don’t think that I’d be able to make it anywhere in the medical field if I wasn’t able to focus on several things at one time. It specifically comes in handy if I’m scrubbing in to a surgery that requires more than one fix.

WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST WEAKNESS? HOW DOES IT AFFECT YOUR DAY-TO-DAY LIFE?

Weakness? That’s funny. I don’t have one. If I do, I’m completely unaware of it.

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN TEN YEARS?

Good question, if you don’t know who I am or what I do. Since I’m in med school, the obvious answer is I see myself as a trauma surgeon.

WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO KING’S TERRACE?

I don’t really see why this is a question. Why does anyone choose the apartment that they’re staying at? Because I needed somewhere to live. Sometimes, I wonder about humanity when I get asked stupid questions such as this.

IF YOU COULD GO BACK IN TIME AND TELL YOUR YOUNGER SELF SOMETHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

It would go something like this: “Hey, Safiya. I know that things are hard right now and it feels like that there’s no end in sight. Don’t worry, though, because when you’re twenty-four years old and in med school – you’ll feel the exact same way. Shit doesn’t change. Sorry to break it to you.”