Declan Tate | 21 | College Student | Witch | FC: John Boyega |
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โLET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL WE CAN LET GO BECAUSE EVERYBODY KNOWS THEREโS A PARTY AT THE END OF THE WORLD.โ
First thing anyoneโs going to tell you about witches is that they are good. Itโs in their nature. They are born to keep the balance and protect the innocent and never ever use their magic for selfish reasons or personal gain. Well, Declan Tate is here to tell you that is utter crap. Itโs the twenty-first century and if youโre not using what you got then what is the point? There is none. So hereโs how Declan sees the whole โwitchโ thing: itโs my magic and Iโm gonna use it to float over the chocolate cake if I want to. Then again, Declan has never had much regard for anyoneโs rules. He was the one with a permanent seat outside of the headmistressโ office. The one who teachers cringed at the idea of having in their classes. He was the guy that everybody looked to when a little chaos was long overdue. He knows just how to make the crowds swoon and if anyone was going to make a dragon want to retire man, itโs this guy. Thereโs just this cool and easy air about him that really makes you believe that he could do anything. It makes you want to believe that you could do anything too. It makes you want to nod your head and agree that detention on a Wednesday really isnโt necessary especially since he just promised to never do it again. Another thing about Declan? You probably shouldnโt take everything he says so seriously. He has a habit of making vague gestures and giving half-assed answers that usually have the words 'youโll get it when you get itโ in there somewhere. Declan is notoriously unreliable but he makes it work.
He makes it work because his track record for always pulling through [despite the inevitable delay] is flawless. You see heโs what youโd call a 'go-to-guyโ because heโs the guy you go to when you need something. Anything. Just donโt ask questions and definitely donโt bring your morals to his yard because he has no time for them. A thing he told Erica Evans repeatedly when they were in high school and sheโd fix him with that judgmental little look and quirk one of her eyebrows in that adorable no-nonsense manner she did. Anyway, everyone knows that Declan is The Guy. You need someone to get a cheat-sheet or a copy of next weeks Biology test? Done. You need to get a copy of a key to that one locked room or you need your cat back from your ex who just refuses to stop holding Mr Whiskers hostage? Done and done. But hey, he isnโt running some sort of charity here. All those things come at a price but donโt worry, his rates are always very reasonable. Now, Declan isnโt one for romance or soulmates or any of that cosmic bull but when he met fellow witch Vanessa Fox he thought well hell, there she is. He had just found his partner in crime. Between her hacking skills and his confidence and charisma [V isnโt exactly a people person] they make quite the dynamic duo. He calls on her when heโs in a particularly sticky jam and heโs always willing to scratch her back in return. Their system is good. Neither of them likes to ask too many questions so it works. Very well may we add.
Now for someone who walks such a morally ambiguous line it may come as no surprise that Declan has considered the old switcharoo. Turning off his emotions for the limitless power of being a Warlock. Who hasnโt thought about it? He could do anything and he wouldnโt have to worry about those pesky people feelings like guilt and shame. It doesnโt sound half bad if you ask him but he refrains. He waits and he watches and weighs up his options everyday because Declan Tate does not run blindly into any situation. He needs all the facts and all the options. Lots of pros and cons lists. Still, it is tempting to say the least. Especially since the big bomb shell landed in Havensdale and the legendary First Warlock himself came into town. His name is Engel and he is pretty much the biggest bad that has ever walked this earth. In other words, the guy is pretty much number one on Declanโs celebrity dinner party list. As you can imagine though, one can not just simply approach ones celebrity dinner guest so heโll bide his time for the time being. Heโs a busy man anyways. Lots of things to do and lots of people to make money from. Weโre living in a material world after all. College has been a real breeze for Declan. Heโs rarely in class and yet heโs still passing. Yup, heโs also that guy. The one you love to hate. Still, when heโs not obtaining semi-illegal items for his eager clientele heโs filling up his free time with parties and pretty people, showing off with his magic tricks and watching the wide eyed awe of the humans around him. Itโs a true story you know. People love magic.
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Declan is a witch who accepts no stereotype about his magic or how he should be using it. This whole โhelping out of the good of your heartโ thing has never appealed to him. You donโt get something for nothing. That is not how the world works. Itโs a harsh lesson mind you but someoneโs gotta teach it.
Heโs also lived in Havensdale all his life so heโs never been short of fellow magic doers or other creatures that go bump in the night. He doesnโt have any issue with vampires or werewolves or whatever else and could not roll his eyes harder at those elitist witch types who think theyโre Godโs gift to the world. Clearly they never got the memo about Declan being the only gift God had given.
Growing up he always liked to make flirty eyes at Ivy OโConner even if she made uninterested ones right back. This was the girl who was a member of the original Unholy Trinity in high school. She walked and angels sang. He didnโt need to know she was a witch to know theyโd make magic together [a selection of his best work]. Admittedly he may have felt a little pang when she left for New York but sheโs back now. Couldnโt stay away longโฆ They never can.
Okay so you remember his whole flirtation with the dark side thing, right? Well that extends to all Warlocks. They fascinate him. They represent something he could have if he wanted and whatโs more they were all witches once, you know? Just like him. Even Meghan Morrison who was part of one of the goodiest good witch families in Havensdale turned it off. Not to mention she got herself a hot bestie named Roxy Kane whoโs also a Warlock. Is it just him or is the grass starting to look greener over there?
When it comes to Vanessa neither of them pry into each otherโs personal lives which, again, is a good thing but that doesnโt mean Declan hasnโt picked up on some things. Like that old friendship bracelet she has tucked away in her room. Or the big old wall sheโs put up when it comes to making friends. Still, he canโt deny that seeing her poor roommate Charlotte Lawrence flinch whenever Vanessa throws a particularly nasty look around the room isnโt amusing.
He has however told Charlotte a billion times that V is just hard to love. Sheโs a marshmallow really. Big gooey center. Needless to say his constant teasing has got him whacked over the head with various textbooks over the months but itโs the hazard of the job. Declan is who he is and heโs not about to go changing that for anyone. He thinks.
