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- One post per week
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- Intermediate
- Adept
- Advanced
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- Primarily Prefer Male
- Genres
- Modern, post-modern/semi-futuristic, adventure, unconventional/unusual romance, fantasy, realistic.
Character Name: Will Blackwater (name given at birth unknown)
Gender Identity: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Age: 34
Occupation: Personal assistant to crime boss
Species: Humanoid/metahuman
Awakened/magical Ability(ies): When Will makes skin to skin contact with a person, he experiences a random memory of theirs as though he is living it at that moment, though only for as long as the physical contact lasts. Once physical contact is severed, he is able to recall the experience, but not as his own and can distinguish that it is someone else's memory.
Will also has the ability to sense emotions/moods.
Strengths
Critical thinker, organized, highly intelligent (book smart), influential/persuasive, leadership skills, calm under pressure.
Weaknesses
Not a people person; does not do well with interpersonal relationships and has little tolerance for communication/connection outside of business, easily annoyed, intimidating (not always in a preferable way), arrogant, know-it-all, manipulative.
General Appearance
6' tall, toned physique, Caucasian (fair skin tone), electric blue eyes, black hair worn short and slicked back neatly, always wearing a tailored suit in public, often has a serious or impassive expression on his face.
Talents
Expert at sleight of hand, enjoys being good at magic tricks.
Incredible negotiator; can talk his way out of almost anything.
Quick wit, has a dry sense of humor that sometimes comes out, the ability to metabolize alcohol quickly (drinks often, but doesn't get drunk).
Natural linguist; learns new languages quickly and easily.
Inabilities
Getting along with most people, relating to people on the same level (has an air of superiority), fully relaxing and taking a break from work, connecting with people personally/emotionally.
Fears
Truly caring about or loving people because they will be taken away somehow, being insignificant/unimportant, appearing foolish.
General Personality
Will is a very direct and business savvy man. He takes himself very seriously and makes little time for messing around, though he occasionally enjoys delighting someone with a magic trick, but this is usually a means of distracting them or gaining their favor. People who know who he is generally give him a wide berth and avoid talking to him, as Will can be very authoritative and intimidating, based on his position in the organization as well as his personality.
Inner Personality
Will constantly feels as though he needs to "keep his eyes on the prize". Though he realizes that the boss has things under control, Will feels like he's part of the glue that holds the organization together. That is what makes him significant, important, and it keeps his distracted from the demons that haunt him. Not literally, but in terms of his past. Past paths that took a turn, past love that was ripped from him and left him feeling cold and empty. He believes that he has an acute view of what the world really is, what people really are. While he sees good in some people, he doesn't allow that to give him hope. It's better to keep himself removed, to keep himself "above" such things. Keeping the cogs turning in such an expansive organization takes a lot of precision focus and attention to detail anyway; it's enough to keep one man burning the candle at both ends and affords him no margin of error.
History
Will was born to Russian emigrants in Boulder, Colorado. Their parents happened to both be from the motherland, but did not know each other until they crossed paths in America. They were a happy family for the most part, though his father always had high expectations for Will. It wasn't until Will's mother passed away when the boy was 12 years old, after a short battle with cancer, that the relationship between father and son took a turn. Will's father not only became more strict, but the pressure to succeed became greater.
Success was expected in all arenas; education, career, and even relationships. The psychological weight of perfection bore down on Will and if he was unable to achieve it, there was punishment. Will retreated into magic as an escape. Real magic ability had become so common across the globe, but young Will had seemingly not been blessed, or cursed depending on who you asked. Instead, he took a shine to parlor tricks; making coins disappear, choosing the right playing card out of the deck, and making object miraculously appear out of thin air. He spent hours perfecting sleight of hand in the absence of the magic that peppered news feeds and kids talked about at school. The Awakened ability that made people special, that he so coveted.
Over time, the weak connection he'd had with his father faded away and Will left home to pursue the perfect life that he'd been guided to follow. Only plans never turn out perfectly. There were bumps in the road, unexpected turns taken. Will's uncanny talent for rolling with the punches and making the most (if not the best) of situations landed him in North Korea. He didn't officially work for the U.S. government, so there was no one to come to his rescue when he was caught attempting to assist in the smuggling of refugees to 'a safer place'. It was the end of the line... until an unlikely person stepped in.
There is much more to the story, but for now we will say that the great dragon Ryumyo was the unexpected hero in this chapter of Will's life. This was when the son of Russian emigrants truly became Will Blackwater.
They say that the eyes are the windows of the soul and on that day, those eyes glowed brighter to light the path that lay ahead.
From that day, Will has worked tirelessly to forge his place in the world, to build an empire, to continue a legacy...and it has not been without sacrifice.
Gender Identity: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Age: 34
Occupation: Personal assistant to crime boss
Species: Humanoid/metahuman
Awakened/magical Ability(ies): When Will makes skin to skin contact with a person, he experiences a random memory of theirs as though he is living it at that moment, though only for as long as the physical contact lasts. Once physical contact is severed, he is able to recall the experience, but not as his own and can distinguish that it is someone else's memory.
Will also has the ability to sense emotions/moods.
Strengths
Critical thinker, organized, highly intelligent (book smart), influential/persuasive, leadership skills, calm under pressure.
Weaknesses
Not a people person; does not do well with interpersonal relationships and has little tolerance for communication/connection outside of business, easily annoyed, intimidating (not always in a preferable way), arrogant, know-it-all, manipulative.
General Appearance
6' tall, toned physique, Caucasian (fair skin tone), electric blue eyes, black hair worn short and slicked back neatly, always wearing a tailored suit in public, often has a serious or impassive expression on his face.
Talents
Expert at sleight of hand, enjoys being good at magic tricks.
Incredible negotiator; can talk his way out of almost anything.
Quick wit, has a dry sense of humor that sometimes comes out, the ability to metabolize alcohol quickly (drinks often, but doesn't get drunk).
Natural linguist; learns new languages quickly and easily.
Inabilities
Getting along with most people, relating to people on the same level (has an air of superiority), fully relaxing and taking a break from work, connecting with people personally/emotionally.
Fears
Truly caring about or loving people because they will be taken away somehow, being insignificant/unimportant, appearing foolish.
General Personality
Will is a very direct and business savvy man. He takes himself very seriously and makes little time for messing around, though he occasionally enjoys delighting someone with a magic trick, but this is usually a means of distracting them or gaining their favor. People who know who he is generally give him a wide berth and avoid talking to him, as Will can be very authoritative and intimidating, based on his position in the organization as well as his personality.
Inner Personality
Will constantly feels as though he needs to "keep his eyes on the prize". Though he realizes that the boss has things under control, Will feels like he's part of the glue that holds the organization together. That is what makes him significant, important, and it keeps his distracted from the demons that haunt him. Not literally, but in terms of his past. Past paths that took a turn, past love that was ripped from him and left him feeling cold and empty. He believes that he has an acute view of what the world really is, what people really are. While he sees good in some people, he doesn't allow that to give him hope. It's better to keep himself removed, to keep himself "above" such things. Keeping the cogs turning in such an expansive organization takes a lot of precision focus and attention to detail anyway; it's enough to keep one man burning the candle at both ends and affords him no margin of error.
History
Will was born to Russian emigrants in Boulder, Colorado. Their parents happened to both be from the motherland, but did not know each other until they crossed paths in America. They were a happy family for the most part, though his father always had high expectations for Will. It wasn't until Will's mother passed away when the boy was 12 years old, after a short battle with cancer, that the relationship between father and son took a turn. Will's father not only became more strict, but the pressure to succeed became greater.
Success was expected in all arenas; education, career, and even relationships. The psychological weight of perfection bore down on Will and if he was unable to achieve it, there was punishment. Will retreated into magic as an escape. Real magic ability had become so common across the globe, but young Will had seemingly not been blessed, or cursed depending on who you asked. Instead, he took a shine to parlor tricks; making coins disappear, choosing the right playing card out of the deck, and making object miraculously appear out of thin air. He spent hours perfecting sleight of hand in the absence of the magic that peppered news feeds and kids talked about at school. The Awakened ability that made people special, that he so coveted.
Over time, the weak connection he'd had with his father faded away and Will left home to pursue the perfect life that he'd been guided to follow. Only plans never turn out perfectly. There were bumps in the road, unexpected turns taken. Will's uncanny talent for rolling with the punches and making the most (if not the best) of situations landed him in North Korea. He didn't officially work for the U.S. government, so there was no one to come to his rescue when he was caught attempting to assist in the smuggling of refugees to 'a safer place'. It was the end of the line... until an unlikely person stepped in.
There is much more to the story, but for now we will say that the great dragon Ryumyo was the unexpected hero in this chapter of Will's life. This was when the son of Russian emigrants truly became Will Blackwater.
They say that the eyes are the windows of the soul and on that day, those eyes glowed brighter to light the path that lay ahead.
From that day, Will has worked tirelessly to forge his place in the world, to build an empire, to continue a legacy...and it has not been without sacrifice.
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