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While the group has only been open for a short period of time, both admins are finding themselves much too busy with their real lives to continue running the group as wonderfully as we’d both like. So unfortunately due to our time constraints, we’ve decided to close the roleplay.
Damien
Eva
It was empty on the edge of town but we knew everyone floated along the bottom of the river. So we walked through the waste where the road curved into the sea and the shattered seasons lay, and the bitter smell of burning was on you like a disease. In our cancer of passion you said, “Death is a midnight runner.”
Character’s Full Name: Robert Sweet
Affiliation: Independent
Occupation: Toy maker/ Toy shop clerk
Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
Character’s Birthday & Age: 32 ; October 24th
Character’s Faceclaim: Luke Evans
▍Superpower(s) ▍
Anthropomorphism:
Bring objects like toys or machines to life.
Bring pictures, paintings, films to the real world and give them life.
Sentience Inducement to give a conscious awareness.
Toy Manipulation:
Toy creation.
Toy Repair.
Control toys.
Soul sealing into toy
▍Origin Story ▍
A man on the run. A man running from his wife, the press, the law, and above all his past. Robert Amsel wasn’t always running, no, he came into this world like any other person, but unlike most he experienced profound tragedy, one right after another. Stephen Amsel was a cop, and despite his faults, he was still the kind of cop you couldn’t help but admire. Unfortunately, those cops don’t last long, and neither did Stephen, who passed away just shy of Robert’s sixth birthday.
Life only got worse from then on. A year and a half later, the boy lost his mother in an auto accident. Orphaned, the courts decided to award Robert to his maternal grandparents, instead of Stephen’s mother, citing that her former drug addiction and history of mental illness made her unsuitable as a guardian. Little did they know, they were sending poor Robert to live with monsters. Three long years, that’s how long he spent with them, and in those three years he was subjected to unimaginable horrors. Then, one night, when he couldn’t take any more of it, he assisted one of his grandfather’s victims in escaping.
The cops swarmed the house, arrests were made, and Robert found himself in the children’s psychiatric ward at John Hopkin’s hospital. He didn’t speak to anyone for a whole year, but his testimony wasn’t necessary to prosecute the monster, as the old man enjoyed videotaping his exploits. It took some time before Robert was found fit to leave the hospital, finally under the guardianship of the woman he should have been with from the start of it all, Susanna Amsel, his father’s mother.
She was poor, but loving and full of life. Overtime he got used to her platonic hugs and kiss that led to nothing else, and gradually he began to open up. The boy told her of the abuse, of how he coped by bringing his toys and furniture to life, sharing with them all of his pain. Susanna was supportive, and accepting, how could she not be? It was simply in her nature. But despite his life improving, and all the support from his gran and therapists, the trauma still clung to Robert with a vice.
High school came and went, and after much thought, Robert decided to follow in his father’s footsteps. He joined the Navy, as his father once did, and there he met Adriana, the most beautiful woman he had ever set eyes on. The two began to date, but Adriana’s addictions tore their relationship apart. Months after the he had broken it off, the beautiful brunette gave him a surprise: a daughter– his daughter. Panic struck through Robert, his fears of him turning into a monster like his grandfather bubbled beneath his skin. But his new girlfriend– Barbara– a woman ten years his senior, ensured he’d overcome them.
Barbara and Robert married soon after, and the new husband began to see a darker side of his wife more often. The abuse increased, and Robert left the Navy, at Barbara’s request, and soon he felt isolated and alone, with only his daughter to accompany him. He shielded her from it all the best he could, and at Susanna’s encouragement, Robert filed for divorce. But his plans to leave her came to a halt when Barbara revealed she was with child.
The couple began noticing odd weather upon the birth of their daughter. Barbara was the first to put two and two together, and decided to enroll both their daughters into an experimental study to deactivate the mutation that caused their powers. Furious upon finding out what she had done, Robert took the two girls before they were able to leave, and disappear with them. It’s been five years since then, eight names, and twelve different states, but the family of three are still together, all on the run. Robert goes by Robert Sweet now, and his daughter by Madison and Beverly Sweet. They settled into Boston at the start of the year, with Robert taking up a job at an old timey toy shop.
▍ Personality ▍
Robert has the emotional range of a four year old. He’s self-centered, arrogant, and often regards himself as superior to other, and yet he is plagued by an insecurity that he is not human enough. He fluctuates between caring and not caring of what others think of him. Because of this, he’ll try his best to be agreeable in conversation, and to appear as normal as any other person, but he’ll overdo it more often than not and come off as obnoxious.
There’s a drive in him to be the best and finest man alive, a never ending quest on improving himself, but this quest often leads to frustration. Some things he simply cannot conquer and it drives him mad. Other parts of him believes he’ll never succeed in certain subjects, such as parenting. Having two daughters has led to heavy amounts of stress over whether or not he’s a good enough father, his ability to protect them from the horrors he experienced as a child, and his ability to provide them with enough emotional support.
Robert holds intelligence above all else, and has very little patience for those who can’t keep up with him. Snide comments, rude gestures, and disgusted glances are in store for those who don’t meet his standards, but children are spared from such judgement and harshness. Children hold a special place in his heart, and he often does his best to care for them. Around them his arrogant holier-than-you persona falls, and out comes the silly father who spends all of his energy trying to keep them happy and entertained.
A deadlier side of Robert tends to leak out around those he absolutely cannot stand. Child abusers, child murderers, and pedophiles are his primary targets, and the worse their crimes are, the worse his wrath is. He doesn’t always kill them himself, sometimes he lets his toys have their way with them. Occasionally, he’ll come after those who’ve wronged him or his children, depending on severity of the offense. Although, it does take a lot to upset him, so most are safe.
Written by:Diego
Timezone: PST
«Everybody thinks she’s a bad person, but she’s not.»
Character’s Full Name: Regina Angelique Victoria Langley
Affiliation: Aeviternity
Occupation: Sophomore in college.
Moral Alignment: Chaotic Good. …though she always act as Chaotic Neutral because that’s what she wants people to believe.
Character’s Birthday & Age: November 9th, 19 years old
Character’s Faceclaim: Amber Heard
▍Superpower(s) ▍
Fly - she has two huge wings on the back which allow her to fly. Rapid cellular regeneration - She can regenerate her cellular tissue whenever she gets wounded or she can heal if she falls ill. She can heal a broken bone, however she cannot regrow a lost limb, unless she rejoins it with its original body part. She dies if her heart stops beating.
▍Origin Story ▍
You do not give your daughter the name of “Regina” if you are not expecting great things from her, or if you have not already planned her whole future, do you?
The name “Regina” means “Queen” in Italian, which is where Regina’s father was from. Well, foster father, actually. Regina’s parents adopted her when she was only one month old. Her biological mother, together with her biological father, agreed to leave her to “The Home for Little Wanderers” orphanage of Boston soon after their gave birth to her. Her foster parents never hid the truth from her; they thought that, if the girl knew exactly how much they loved her, though she was not her biological daughter, she would trust them and respect their will even more. Which is exactly the burden that Regina has always felt on her shoulders. To meet her parents will seemed to be the goal of her life. They decided which school she had to attend without even consulting with her; they decided she had to learn how to play the piano, though she would have liked to play the violin, instead; they decided she had to learn ballet, though she would have liked to be involved with figure-skating.
It is not like she liked that her parents took every single decision in her place; it is not like she never tried to talk to them, either. But whenever she tried, they always made her feel like she owned them something. Probably the simple fact that they adopted her. She always felt like they were ready to give her back, or even leave her on the street, if she didn’t meet their will or complained about it ever again. Her powers begun manifesting soon after her 18th birthday, when an accident occurred and she was run over by a car. Her father was present while, on the way to the hospital, every single wound on the girl’s face and body miraculously healed by themselves, such as her broken arm. Regina and her father kept the secret for some time before choosing to reveal it to Mrs. Langley.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Langley were already affiliated with the Aeviternity when Regina’s powers showed, they shared the beliefs of the party and wished that people with superpowers just disappeared. Therefore, becoming aware that their "beloved" daughter was one of those freaks totally broke both of them. They became even more austere and harsh in their methods after that happening. They made Regina swear that she would never confess to anybody about her healing power ― which, alone, was not such a big deal. It could be hidden, nobody would ever notice it unless the girl got injured and healed in public; but her parents would never let that happen. That ability alone was not a big deal, the real problem came with the second, way more noticeable, power. Soon after her 19th birthday, Regina’s back begun to hurt so much it was impossible to describe in words. Some feathers begun to show from her shoulders, as two protrusions started to grow at the shoulder blades height. She did not want to tell her parents at first, when she found out. She was afraid of how they would react; she was afraid they could freak out again, probably repudiating her.
They did not go so far, however they forced Regina to wear a metallic restriction on her shoulders which would keep that abomination hidden, preventing anyone’s curiosity. Soon after Regina’s genetic mutation begun manifesting, her father compelled her to join the Aeviternity affiliation.
▍ Personality ▍
Because of her parents’ education, Regina is always willing to be the best in every single thing she does. In fact, she is one of those with highest marks in college. She acts mean, she makes fun of people and she condemn people with powers. She does not accept her powers either, she abhors them because she thinks she disappointed her parents because of them, and that because of them her parents now hate her.In reality, Regina only plays a character she was forced to make up. She is always playing a different character whenever she is with her parents, with her “friends”, with teachers, or other people. Nobody, amongst people she knows, is aware of her true condition, of her true feelings. She actually would like to open up with somebody. She would like to make true friends, to trust somebody, to feel accepted and to accept herself in the first place. To accept her diversity, to accept her abilities, without feeling like a mistake or a huge disappointment to anybody.
+ sensitive, loyal, ambitious
- selfish, mean, hypocritical
Written by:Laly
Timezone: UTC +1
As long as you can be happy, me being broken is only a small price to pay.
Character’s Full Name: Alice Emilia Kyle-Simmons
Affiliation:Alice is a part of the Resistance that hopes for the unity between the two races
Occupation: Nurse
Moral Alignment: Lawful Neutral
Character’s Birthday & Age:28 ; 2 December
Character’s Faceclaim: Jenna-Louise Coleman
▍Superpower(s) ▍
Alice has teleportation and portal creation/deflections. As she grew older, she developed enhanced agility, healing, flexibility and reflexes.
▍Origin Story ▍
There was never a time when teleportation wasn’t a part of Alice’s life. It didn’t waste time in making itself known either considering her adoptive parents had trouble with her the moment they brought her home from the hospital. Growing up in New York with extraordinary powers came with major repercussions, and being the excitable little girl that she was, Alice never took that into consideration. She tended to use her powers to her advantage when she was young, thinking it was just a harmless little game to play. She was as conspicuous as the sun in the day with the way she used her ability and it often worried her parents that they would get caught and be subjected to extreme judgement.. or worse – death. The last thing they wanted was for their precious daughter and her powers to fall into the wrong hands.
Unfortunately, Alice didn’t listen to her parent’s warnings and was accidentally seen by one of her high school classmates. Within minutes of the happening, she made him swear to everything he loved that he wouldn’t tell a soul.. but swears were especially hard to keep when a secret so enthralling was involved. On July 2004, one of Alice’s fathers went missing. With the police on the lookout, Alice couldn’t help but feel responsible for his kidnapping, guilty even for never listening to him. She took his disappearance personally, shut everyone out in the process and molded herself into one of those vigilantes she constantly heard her classmates talking about. At first the nameless teleporter had no idea where to start looking, but with a little bit of brute force, she found some reliable sources.
When she arrived to the fated location, Alice lacked a decent plan. Being fueled by desperation, she threw herself head first into a warehouse full of armed men, believing herself to be as invincible as she felt. There was a bit of fighting, but when they pointed a gun to her father’s head, she had no choice but to surrender. As an ultimatum to the thugs, the naive teenager offered herself as hostage in exchange for her father’s safety. The thing that she didn’t know was that having her get blinded by her emotions was their key plan. What seventeen year old girl wouldn’t feel guilt ridden by her actions? The moment the leader of the local gang found out there was a teleporter in the New York area was the moment he knew he needed that kind of muscle in his “organization”. Once the grunts let her father go, they knocked Alice out so she wouldn’t weasel her way out and shot her father in the leg, leaving him for dead in the unknown warehouse.
Alice woke up on the floor of a dirty cell a few days later, pain and anger immediately washing over her. She had no idea what happened to her father and neither did she know about her whereabouts. At first, she didn’t know what to do. What to expect, but after overhearing one of the guards talking about the plans involving her, she knew she needed to get out. Escaping the imprisonment was a lot more difficult than she had initially anticipated. No, it was rather impossible to do. She learned that she was unable to teleport herself out of that sticky situation due to her not knowing where to teleport to. Now under a massive amount of stress and hunger, Alice’s new ability to create portals surfaced. There was a large white hole torn in the middle of thin air, silent but blindingly bright.
The amount of light that the portal created caught the attention of a group of guards. One of them opened the cell, allowed himself in and commanded her to shut the portal, but Alice was still fairly new to this ability. Having nothing to lose, the girl quickly jumped in followed by the guard and a load of bullets. Once she passed through, the portal closed with the guard caught in between. When Alice opened her eyes, she found herself standing in an empty back alley of Manhattan with a severed body laying at her feet, bullet holes on the brick wall and a stinging sensation in her shoulder. Having little to no energy to teleport herself home to her fathers, Alice passed out a few blocks away from the scene.
Waking up in a high tech facility was scary as hell and being asked to join forces with their revolutionary group was even more strange. How did they know she had special powers? Her shoulder was fully healed, the cuts and bruises she got from the cell were all gone. Alice had no time to revel at her healing, all she needed to know was whether her parents were okay or not. She wasted no time in teleporting away. She didn’t say anything about the organization, nothing about where she stood on the matter, leaving her saviors no time to convince her otherwise. After the incident, Alice went home to find it completely empty of life. Her parents, both of them, gone. Vanished like the thin air and deep down, the teenager couldn’t help but feel she was responsible for all of that.
At first she waited for their return, but then she started getting impatient and went out looking for them. Alice searched for them for three whole years before realizing they weren’t coming back. She was wasting her time obsessing over their whereabouts. They were abandoned her, went into hiding or worse.. were dead. The brunette realized she wasn’t strong enough to protect them, wasn’t strong enough to keep herself in control. At twenty one, Alice finally (though highly reluctant) decided to give up on her search for her parents and fled New York to start a life anew. Now at twenty eight, Alice is working in the hospital as a nurse and volunteers at the free clinics when she has time. Deep down, she is still as guilt ridden as ever for what happened to her parents. Alice still has high hopes that she will one day reunite with them and have them forgive her.
▍ Personality ▍
Alice Kyle is a restless and fragile soul. She is a person who is highly determined with everything she does and keeps those she loves safe no matter what the cost. Blessed with a loving heart and a clever mind, it seems that everything interests her greatly— especially the superhuman world and the groups that defend them. Even though Alice is generally quiet; she is very observant, formal and tends to be kind to everyone who deserves her kindness. She is selfless, but she knows when enough is enough. She can be obsessive and anxious with her personal affairs, perhaps a bit vengeful as well to those who cause harm to her loved ones – but she is very calm and relaxed when she is with others. Alice is a wave of thoughts and emotions, so very volatile and so intricately beautiful that it becomes a mystery as to what she is thinking. This woman would give it all up if it meant keeping those she loved safe. She is someone who cares far too much in a world that cares far too little.
Written by: Wally
Timezone: PST
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Character’s Full Name: John Moises T. Guerrero
Affiliation: Aeviternity
Occupation: Personal bodyguard for one of the Aeviternity leaders
Moral Alignment: Lawful Evil
Character’s Birthday & Age:30 years old. 29 October
Character’s Faceclaim: Bob Morley
▍Superpower(s) ▍
None.
▍Origin Story ▍
Some say that the apple does not fall far from the tree, that children end up as people not too different from their parents no matter the paths in life they take. Others might not agree, and others might not see the same way. But what is true is thus: that some children end up exactly like their parents, sometimes worse, because apples do not fall too far from the tree, and on the ground sometimes end up rotting. One’s roots only tell one’s direction, though; there are times that one does not take the path given. However, there are times that the path given is the only path that one knows.
Such is the case for John Moises T. Guerrero.
This was not to say that he grew up with horrible parents, or parents who taught him horrible things. One might find it hard to believe, but despite who he is now, and despite the way he is, Moises grew up with parents who loved him and took care of him to the best of their abilities. They were like any good parents who provided for their children and loved them all equally, like any good parents who wanted the best for their young ones and sought to lead them in that direction. However, like any parents – good, bad, somewhere in between – Mr. and Mrs. Guerrero had their own sets of beliefs, of values, of principles. It was this that they passed on, and this that Moises himself stemmed from.
It was already known during their younger years that Mr. Joseph Guerrero and his wife Mrs. Suzanne Guererro were active members of the early days of the Aeviternity. They were radical activists then, standing up for what they believed was right and what they knew to be true. The good intentions that they had in mind stopped them from seeing the monstrosity of what they were in, and their fear blocked them from seeing the world in any other perspective. They were only afraid of the unknown, after all; of what was different, and what was scary; and they only wanted the best for their children, for the people, for those like them. But that was where the problem lay: that not all people were people like them.
Nevertheless, that was the kind of teaching they passed down to their five children, especially to their eldest son Moises, as he was supposed to be the second protector of the family after his father. And thus, as that was the path given him by parents he trusted and loved, Moises took it without a thought, believing that his parents were right and all they believed in true, and consequently, everything that went against that, false. The world around him began to mold in such a manner, for one could be so involved in the teachings of old that they did not see any other way, any other perspective to view the world. Every Super around Moises became a threat, and every single one of them, already an abomination.
So passionate was he in his parents’ teaching that Moises became heavily involved with the Aeviternity at a young age. By fifteen, he was accompanying his parents to meetings and rallies. By seventeen, he was recruiting members and helping share the word of what he knew. As he aged, Moises only became more heavily involved with the group, and his beliefs only became more ingrained with their system. By twenty five, he was already leading groups within the Aeviternity when it came to rallies and other events. By thirty, he ranked up higher and became one of the leaders’ personal bodyguards, ensuring that they remain safe and protected at all times.
There is not a day that goes by that Moises lives without the fear that his parents had first instilled in him. It might pass off as arrogance, or it might pass off as him being crude, but the truth of the matter is that he fears what Supers can do – to others and to the world. However, just as this fear fills him, it so fuels him as well. It fuels him to do his job as well as possible, to volunteer within the task force of the Aeviternity as much as possible, and to make sure that the plans and the beliefs of the group are seen through as soon as possible. He is nothing if not passionate, nothing if not firm in what he believes in.
After all, the apple does not fall far from the tree. Too bad no one else came to hone it while it was still ripening.
▍ Personality ▍
Passionate. Perseverant. Determined. All these words, if looked at at one glance, may seem positive. And they are, in their own right. There is nothing wrong with passion, nothing wrong with perseverance, nothing wrong with determination. However, one must know that all things can be dangerous – even the best things – if there are too much of it.
While Moises Guerrero is passionate, perseverant, and determined, he is in no way good, no way holy. There is something terrible about him; something wretched; something bittersweet. He has no pity for those who do not share his beliefs, and even less for those who are unlike him. His passion makes him arrogant at best, as he thinks it makes him indestructible.
But he is not invulnerable. One should only look to his fear and see this.
Written by: Alexis
Timezone: GMT+8
I keep the wolf from the door, but he calls me up, calls me on the phone, tells me all the ways that he’s gonna mess me up.
Character’s Full Name: Nathan Walker
Affiliation: Independent
Occupation: Editorial assistant
Moral Alignment: Chaotic Neutral.
Character’s Birthday & Age:23 years old. July 11
Character’s Faceclaim: Nicholas Hoult
▍Superpower(s) ▍
Necromancy.
▍Origin Story ▍
Nathan’s life can be described in three stages: Before, The Moment, After.
BEFORE:
Nathan grew up in Newport, Rhode Island. He was the middle child of three siblings, having one older brother and a younger sister. His parents were caring, loving and successful. His dad was the owner of a five star restaurant in Newport, while his mother was a housewife, former published author. From a young age, Nathan showed sings of taking in after his mother’s footsteps. He devoured book after book, poem after poem, enamoured by literature and everything related to it. It wasn’t a big surprise that when Nathan finished high school, he decided to study English. His mother wanted him to go to the same university she had gone to, but Nathan refused. His sights were firmly placed on Boston. Enrolling into Boston University, Nathan moved in the next fall. He was in love with the city and everything it had to offer. He was certain that his life was turning out perfect until his third year at college, when everything went downhill.
THE MOMENT:
It was thanksgiving. Nathan and the rest of the family were going upstate to meet the whole family. The roads were slippery from all the ice the snow had left the previous night. The truck in front of them started swerving after driving through a rough patch of ice. Trying to avoid a crash, Nathan’s father hit the brakes as fast as he could. Sixty seconds later, their own car was swerving down the road. Three deaths, two survivors. At least that’s what the newspaper said. Nathan had seen all the dead bodies. Everyone was dead. By instinct, he had grabbed his sister’s hand, had yelled at her to wake up. He had passed out cold the second his sister had opened his eyes and looked at him, creating a bond.
AFTER:
Nathan had woken up a week later in the hospital. The doctors had told him that he had been in a coma and then explained to him what had happened. His family had been in a car accident, only two had survived. His sister was in the other room, recovering as well. Nathan had tried to explain to the doctors what had happened: his sister had been dead, then she had suddenly woken up. They told him he needed some rest and was in shock, that was all. A month later, Nathan started seeing things. People.
Afraid and convinced he had lost his mind, Nathan checked into a clinic. He spent a month under the influence of pills and group therapy before deciding that it wasn’t working. He could still see dead people. He checked out and dropped out of school, moved back to Newport to be with his sister, hoping that changing scenery would make his hallucinations go away. There he realized what was actually going on. Somehow, he had brought his sister back from the death, and could now see and talk to dead people.
Six months later, Nathan moved to Boston to finish school. He took extra courses to finish on time and to distract himself from what was happening in his life. At the age of twenty two, he graduated from Boston University and took a job as an editorial assistant to a small publishing firm.
Now, twenty three, Nathan’s “gift” is growing stronger. He’s constantly being pestered by bitter souls who want to either harm him, yell at him or make him find a way to help them out. He’s unaware of the bond he has with his sister and doesn’t understand why he sometimes hears her voice in his head and why he feels linked to her somehow, as if they were mentally connected. He’s also unacquainted with his other abilities, which include bringing people back from the death, inducing pain into others and divination.
▍ Personality ▍
Very similar to his life story, Nathan’s personality can be categorized in before and after.
Before anything happened, Nathan was intelligent, kind and extremely friendly, he was well-liked among his peers and his family. He was very hard-working and honest. Another treasured virtue of his was his loyalty and his supportive nature. He tended to be there for anyone that needed a shoulder to cry on or someone to support them.
After the accident though, Nathan became a polar opposite. He pushed everyone he knew away, hardly speaking to a living soul except for his sister. He became reserved, dishonest and guarded. As time passed, Nathan’s negative traits became more prominent, his new gift taking a huge toll on his personality.
Being constantly harassed by dead people, he’s rapidly descending into a certain madness. He still keeps a grip on reality and who he used to be, his kind nature hidden somewhere among all the darkness that seems to surround him nowadays. He hardly speaks to anyone now, except for those he needs to in the office. His sister is the only person that knows what’s really going on with him and even she doesn’t know how to get him out of his trance.
Written by: Andy
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Hi there! Your faq says that you accept on Fridays and Tuesdays, but the post you put up recently says Tuesdays and Saturdays, so I was just wondering which it is?
We do acceptances on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Due to human-error, there was a mix-up on the dates. But yeah, we plan on accepting in about thirty minutes. We might not post follow links and biographies until later on tonight, with it being the fourth of July and all. Tuesdays and Saturdays are our acceptance dates from now on. :)
“If you’ve a story, make sure it’s a whole one, with details close to hand. It’s the difference between a good lie and getting caught.” ― Tamora Pierce, Trickster’s Choice
Character’s Full Name: Elliott Draper
Affiliation: Independent
Occupation: Sells foraged documents in secret / librarian.
Moral Alignment: ???
Character’s Birthday & Age:25 ; May 18
Character’s Faceclaim: Dane Dehaan
▍Superpower(s) ▍
Ink Manipulation; Can change weight, density, shape, and form of ink. The acidity of ink can also be altered. Uses ink as a form of combat if needed too. Forgery of another drawing, document, or anything that has to do with ink is perfect. Can turn himself into drawing and can bring drawings to life.
▍Origin Story ▍
Runaways. Orphans. Rebellious children. Names that have been thrown at the Draper brothers since the beginning of their loves. Elliot’s brother, Emmett, was born 5 years before him. If anyone asked his brother how life was before the orphanage he would just say things were better with other parentless kids. Elliot himself didn’t know what his biological parents were like. His brother had alway told him that their parents were too busy to take care of them and that they had dropped them off here but would be back for them. When Elliot was young he believed it. He was too naive to understand that he would never see his biological parents.
The lie was broken quickly though. As he grew he slowly started to put the pieces together. This wasn’t some long term daycare like his brother claimed it was. There was no promise of their parents coming back for them ever. It was a place where children like him and his brother were unwanted by their actual parents. The day he confronted Emmett with questions about what really happened his usually joyful and carefree brother went silent. “It’s better this way, Eli,” he had said. Elit was curious by nature, but at that time he didn’t push about it. Something about the way his brother had said it made him shut his mouth.
Growing up in an orphanage was unusual but far less difficult than others would think. The children Elliot grew up around were his extended family- his brothers and sisters. They were a family and he wouldn’t have had it any other way. But when they started to get adopted something started to grow in him. Uncertainty. He was aware that his biological parents had abandoned him, but he and his brother were suitable for adoption. Sure Elliot was mischievous and Emmett was too aloof for his own good but that by no means meant they were unwanted by other potential parents.
The truth was concealed by Emmett. There were multiple adults that wanted to adopt them but each and every time Emmett would make sure they weren’t’ adopted. Of course Elliot was unaware of this and it showed by how depressed and receded he became. Emmett didn’t trust adults because of what happened in the past but the more he saw how unhappy Elliot was the more second thoughts he had about letting them become adopted.
When Elliot was 8 the day came when a newly married couple wanted to adopt the Draper brothers. Elliot was over joyed and Emmett was wary. Life outside of the orphanage was great. The couple that took them in were like the parents they never had. Elliot loved them instantly but Emmett remained on guard. To their foster parents Elliot was their prodigy. He was clever but most of it was due to his powers.
Born with the ability to manipulate ink gave him the power to do things no one else could. Forgery, being able to make drawings or letters come to life, and even being able to change the density or shape of ink were only a few things he could do. With Emmett able to manipulate paper the two of them could deceive nearly anyone when it came to documents and money.
It wasn’t of either Elliot’s or Emmett’s knowledge that their foster mother was a recovered alcoholic. The past issue wasn’t brought back to light until their mother had lost her job. By then Elliot was about to enter middle school and Emmett was still in high school. For a solid year their mother drank herself crazy. Their father turned a blind eye to it and was barely home since he was the one that kept the family afloat from debt. Emmett grew more and more worried about Elliot’s safety and kept a careful eye on their mother.
The time came where Elliot graduated from elementary school and entered middle school. That was also the time where things got out of hand. Emmett was in class and Elliot had been at home with his mother. She was already drunk by 3 in the afternoon but he didn’t pay any attention to it since it was a regular thing. What he wasn’t expecting was when she told him to take a shot of tequila with her. No matter what he could do he knew that he couldn’t get out of not drinking alcohol. So he was threatened to drink and right after that he had to take another shot. After a few minutes of tasting the bitter drink he noticed that breathing was becoming difficult. His throat had began to close up in an allergic reaction.
Instead of caring for Elliot his mother just kept drinking and jeered at him. It wasn’t until Emmett got home did he get emitted to a hospital. Elliot had nearly suffocated to death and while he was unconscious in the hospital his brother was furious. After he woke up and was well enough to return home Emmett made sure that his mother stayed away from him.
It was the last straw Emmett had said to him a night after his first day home. His brother had conducted a plan to escape from their foster parents and at first Elliot refused. Weeks passed and the household was tense. With Emmett on guard with their foster parents and Elliot still loving them to his fullest. His trust for them broke when his mother forced him to smoke a month later. When Elliot refused she got mad and burned him over and over again with the end of her cigarette on the side of his neck and collarbone. That night Elliot went to his brother wanting take him up on running away.
They waited until their parents were asleep to move. A few of their belongings were packed up and they started to creep out the door. Everything was alright until the light was suddenly turned on. Out came their father bleary with sleep and staring right at them. Things after that moved fast. Elliott and Emmett took off through the front door with their father hot on their heels. The whole neighborhood was woken up with the older man’s shouting and hollering for them to come back.
The chase went on for half an hour and no matter how many sharp turns they took or how fast they went their father was still behind them. They would get caught and fear was the only thing he felt. Time was running out and so was their stamina. Elliot thought quick. He yanked out a book his brother had made him and grabbed a hold of Emmett’s hand. A page was flipped open by the wind and then everything went blank.
His power had reacted to the danger he was in and transformed their bodies into ink. The book Elliot had been holding a second before dropped onto the ground near a wall. Their father ran past as the Draper brothers laid as drawings in the book.
For days nothing happened. Elliot and his brother was stuck in a sort of limbo. Time passed and when a strong gust of wind blew the book back open he was suddenly drawn back to the real world. His body solidified from black ink and he was severely confused. There hadn’t been a time where he was able to do something like that before but he couldn’t think too hard about it. With the book tucked in his arm he took off, seeking for a safe place to recollect himself.
The news of two boys missing reached the news and Elliot was careful to stay under the radar. He stayed at an abandoned house for a few days. When it came to his attention that his brother was still in fact in the book he tried to get Emmett out. Time and time he failed again. The strain on his body from trying to pull Emmett out of the pages caused him extreme pain. His nose would bleed and his head would pound. After the tenth time of trying it he fell unconscious. When he woke everything hurt- especially his hands. They burned with searing pain. When he looked at what had happened he found that the skin on his hands had been stained black. The skin looked like it had been burned and he was horrified.
After that he gave up. He was appalled at himself and the condition of his hands only got worse. Everything he touched would corrode and it frightened him. His hands were covered in ink- he knew that but why it was permanent was a mystery. When his supplies started to run out he had no other choice but to leave. He found old gloves in the house and took them to cover his hands. The fabric didn’t last long with how acidic his hands were but it gave him enough time to purchase a few more out at a store as well as other supplies.
Years passed and he grew from a frightened disheveled boy to a man that could survive on his own. The transition had been very difficult since he had relied on his brother for everything, but he was smart and went from job to job just to pay the rent and for other things. As he grew so did his understanding of his powers. No matter how hard he scrubbed or how hard he tried he couldn’t revert his hands back to his normal skin tone. Though he failed in that aspect he did learn how to control the acidity of the ink. After he had mastered that he didn’t burn through gloves anymore and he then realized that he could defend himself if needed.
As Elliot traveled he practiced his powers as much as he could. From time to time he would try to bring Emmett back but he failed every time. He learned how to fight combined with his power over ink and his forgery was impeccable. Soon he had learned how to involve himself with making fake documents for money. At the start he had ran into trouble but he wised up soon after. Now he came across Boston for the second time in his life. After finding a job at a library he found himself becoming comfortable in this place.
▍ Personality ▍
The only way one could describe Elliott’s personality in one word is indifferent. Through the things he had experienced in his life he’s almost always constantly caught between not caring and being concerned. When provoked he’s quick to react in a cold manner and won’t hesitate to resort to violence if needed. Most of the time he prefers not to get caught up with people, but he is aware of current things that go around. He’s mischievous by nature but after being on his own for so long he’s calmed down and wised up.
Written by: Mish
Timezone: EST
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