The Invited
Name: Dionysus (Dio) Ashwood
Age: 18
Physical appearance:
Dio's 5'6 in hight and very slender in build, though he's not sickly underweight ether. His body isn't overly muscular though it is toned. He's quite pale with a dash of freckles that run across his shoulder blades and collar bone, they stand out on his pale skin. He also has a strange symbol that looks a little bit like the ace of spades cut into his stomach, and a strange burn mark on his shoulder. His body is also scarred, mainly on his lower back and hips. His body shape is curvy. His face is androgynous, and it's vary hard to tell if he's male or female unless you're up close. His features are somewhat soft, though I think that to say Dio would be handsome is to have an..acquired taste.. Though it's hard to notice because he's smirking condescendingly more often then not. His eyes are multicoloured, his left eye's green and his right eye's blue.. His blonde hair is long, just past his shoulders and his fringe reaches past his cheek bones and stops at the tip of his nose. His hair is also very messy..like a bird's nest. (and if everyone's curious.. here's
his anime pic! :] )
Plus one (optional): no one
Fears: being abandoned, his mother, bugs, being trapped, being helpless
Favorites: flamboyant outfits, curry, fighting, wining, acrobatics
Background: his mother was a prostitute, a very popular one.. but she fell in love with one of the clients, and he also fell in love with her and made a point of always requesting her during his visits. One day she became pregnant with Dio and told the man she loved- and for whatever reason he deserted her and wanted nothing to do with the pregnancy.
So when Dio was born, his mother was already very bitter towards him because she saw him as the thing that ruined the love between her and Dio's father. Dio never found out who is father was and assumed that it could have have being any of the men she slept with.
For all of his childhood he was badly abused in various ways by his mother- who was more often then not drunk- and her various 'boyfriends.' many of the scars on his back and thighs come from that abuse.
At the age of fifteen he realised that he was attracted to men, and knew that he'd have to tell his mother about it lest she find out herself which would be so much worse.. so Dio decided to get it over with and tell her himself, and when he did she flew into a rage. It was all Dio could do it try and fend her off without hurting her, sadly for Dio his mother had every intention of hurting him. Dio didn't stop her, he took the beating that would render him bed ridden for a few days.
he never once thought of running away, why would he? He knew he would never escape his mother, he knew he could never escape from her grip. He also could never tell anyone about his life, because that would reveal the shameful things he's endured and he thought that he'd only be laughed at.
His mother was much worse then ever after he told her about his male preference, in an attempt to teach him a lesson he wouldn't forget she forced him to.. follow in her footsteps, and increased the beatings.
This vicous cycle carried on for years to the point where Dio began to lose his mind, everything was getting to much. But then when he reached the age of eighteen he found a ticket to the circus, and for the first time in a long time he smiled. He'd always wanted to see a circus, but he knew his mother wouldn't let him go if she knew. If she knew.
Dio wanted to be happy just once in his life, just once he didn't want to be hurt or forced to do things he didn't want. He didn't want to feel humiliated, he didn't want to be tormented by his past. In light of his only wish, he sneaked out his house while his mother was totally drunk.. just to spend one day at the circus, just to be happy for a little while..
What do you decide? Ring up a friend, ask your parents, go alone? Its all up to you!