meet cristiano van allen
āŗ basics;
Full Name: Cristiano MartĆn Van Allen
Nicknames: Cris, Nano, NOVA (hisĀ artist tag)
Age: 22
Birthday: April 5thĀ 1977
Education: Rising Senior at C.C.U., Majoring in Art Education
Occupation: Part-time Server @ The Pit, Part-time @ Appeasing Harvard Hargrove Industries
āŗ background;
Place of Birth: Cherry
Hometown: Cherry
āŗ physical;
Faceclaim: Jan Luis Castellanos
Tattoos, Birthmarks, Scars, etc: None. A clean canvas, so to speak.
āŗ relatives;
Mother: Astrid Van Allen
Siblings: N/A
āŗ personality;
Positive Traits: Self-assured, Virtuous, Passionate, Worldly, Creative, Blunt
Negative Traits: Interrogative, Obtuse, Reclusive, Distractable, Indecisive, Snarky
āŗ blurbby backstory;
Cristiano has been attached to his mother for as long as he can remember. Astrid was an extremely hands-on parent. He followed her across the city and state and participated in every type of protest imaginable. His love for art actually started when he hired himself as his motherās personal picket sign designer. Picket signs became paintings and paintings became sculptures. Before long, Astrid had a tiny visionary on her hands (one with a lot to say).
If Cristianoās mother was Astrid, his father would have to be the streets. He was supported by the organizers and hustlers of Cherry and its neighboring cities. They poured into his artistry. He mirrored their jargon and ideals. He read their academic papers. He stayed active and ate well, knowing that his stature and muscle mass could be invaluable in a protest turned sour. Before being cursed by Lux and the weight of his friendsā secrets, his biggest art inspiration had always been community and activism.Ā
Somewhere down the line, as Cristiano got taller and wiser, he realized his mom needed him. She showed up for the community in so many beautiful ways, but she was terribly unorganized. Cristiano learned how to open and close her shop at 12 years old. He learned how to do taxes at 13. A few years later, he got his first and only job at Cherieās Closet to help with groceries. He loved his mother more than anything. Keeping a smile on her face would always be high on his priority list.Ā
Meeting the gang changed a lot for him. He finally had friends his age. They inspired him and made him laugh. But just as quickly as their bonds forged, many of them left town to chase their collegiate dreams. Meanwhile, Cristiano had already decided to bunker down in Cherry and get his degree from home. He couldnāt leave his mom and he didnāt have the gall to leave his small pond. He liked his big fish status.
Ā Right as Cristiano began to sink back into the weight of living, tragedy struck. Finding Luxās dead body was one thing. Finding evidence of all the dirt and undercover happenings your best friendsā were hiding? Talk about kicking a guy while heās down. Cristiano was immediately overwhelmed by it all, his sense of right and wrong being tested. But he and Freyja chose to keep quiet. Luxās ghosts, however, havenāt shut up since that night.
Cristiano learned just how powerful Hargrove was that same night. So when Harvard Hargrove approached him with a business venture...he couldnāt say no. The man was offering him enough money to keep his motherās business afloat and then some. Sure...it meant no protests and no new demonstrations but that was a worthy trade off in Crisās eyes. What was more difficult was covertly squashing his motherās plans and passions. Worst of all, having to lie to her about it.Ā
Sheād understand in the long run, right?
āŗ misc;
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