𝑫𝑶𝑺𝑺𝑰𝑬𝑹 , a character sheet for one Donnie Watts !
FULL NAME : Donovan (brown-haired chieftain) Michael (gift from god) Watts (ruler of the army.)
NICKNAME : Don, D, Donnie (this is his preferred name), Blondie, Pretty Boy, Cowboy, Tex, Ducky.
AGE : 27-37.
ZODIAC : Scorpio sun, Sagittarius moon, Libra rising.
DATE OF BIRTH : 6th November 1956.
GENDER : Male.
PRONOUNS : He/Him.
ORIENTATION : Bisexual / Biromantic.
NATIONALITY : American (has Irish, Danish, English, and French heritage.)
BIRTHPLACE : Farmers Branch, Texas.
CURRENT HOME : Verse Dependent.
OCCUPATION : Verse Dependent. While Donnie is travelling with Rancid Creature in his twenties, he either picks up work as a Mechanic, a Farmhand, a factory worker, or some other manual labour job. Later in life, Donnie becomes the owner of Longshadow Ranch, a Rodeo Trainer, and an Animal Stunt Coordinator (specifically for horses and dogs.)
EDUCATION : High school graduate, Graduated from technical school for agriculture and business while he was spending time in rehab.
LANGUAGES SPOKEN : English, Spanish (fluent in both.)
FACECLAIM(S) : Ben Hardy, Jordan Huxhold.
HEIGHT : 6’2” (188cm.)
BUILD : Muscular and lean-limbed, with a broad back and thin waist. Donnie also has long, sinewy arms and thick thighs that have both developed over years of handling horses and heavy farming equipment. (Hovers between the 190-200lbs mark.) I should also mention here that at the height of his addiction, Donnie's weight declines to an unhealthy level, and is the first visible sign of his struggle with substance abuse.
HAIR : Strawberry blond, curly, and usually kept in the shoulder length rocker cut typical of the seventies and eighties. He does crop it into a mullet more than once throughout his twenties and thirties. He also has a fringe that falls over his forehead and often gets in his eyes. I should also note that Donnie's hair is his pride, he will threaten to bite someone for suggesting that he ever cut it.
EYES : Sage green, almond-shaped, crinkle in the corners whenever he smiles or laughs. They’re often half-closed in a lazy kinda way, like he couldn’t give a damn about the world around him. Or they’re hidden behind dark shades. One will also notice that he wears smudgy black pencil liner from time to time.
SCARS : Lightning-shaped scar on his right ankle from an incident where he got his foot caught in some barbed wire his father was using to line a fence on the ranch he worked at near Farmers Branch. A bite scar on his left forearm from being attacked by a demonic entity he calls 'The Priest' when he was fourteen. A scar through his left eyebrow where he was hit by an older boy when he was ten. A curved scar on the underside of his chin that he never talks about (his mother inflicted this when he was around eight or nine in an attempt to cut his hair when he didn't want her to.)
ACCENT : Donnie has a thick East Texan accent. Donnie's voice is melodious, scratchy, and deep. Most would describe it as husky or velvety. He drops his 'g's from the ends of words, he's heavy on the 'r' sounds, there's a gentle whistling sound on the 's's in words, and there's an unmistakable smoker's rasp behind everything he says. There's also a very slight Cajun twang from all his years spent living in Longing, which is in close proximity to the Louisiana border. His heavy Texan accent is one of the first things your muse is going to notice about him. It's the reason everyone around him tends to call him Tex or Cowboy, though it's usually the latter. Donnie is often blunt and crass, which most people like to misconstrue as him being stupid. Which he absolutely is not, he (and I) detest the idea that having a southern accent makes a person uneducated or stupid. Along with the heaviness of the accent, Donnie also tends to drawl and speak on the quieter register, like he's mumbling everything he says. A good reference for how is voice sounds can be found here (especially the line 'people out here… s'like they don't even know the outside world exists. might as well be livin' on the fuckin' moon.')
SKIN : Pale, almost resembling porcelain with a near permanent red flush spread over his cheeks, nose, shoulders and knuckles. It’s quick to burn under a sun and is prone to becoming pink whenever enraged or embarrassed. The bridge of his nose is home to a heavy dusting of freckles, as are his shoulders, arms, back and thighs. His skin is smooth in places and calloused in others because of all the years he’s spent ranching and drumming. It should also be noted that Donnie runs hotter than a furnace all the time.
SCENT : Donnie often smells like sweat and horses due to the nature of his work. Your muse will also be able to smell the cigarettes he's been smoking, which are usually Marlboro Reds (which can smell earthy and sweet, according to some research I've done.) Depending on your muses' opinions on cigarette smoke, they'll either love the way the smell clings to his jackets, or they'll hate it.
When he’s not working, he smells of something fresh and bitter, think something along the lines of juniper, mint, or apple. In his teens donnie's favoured cologne was Drakkar Noir, so he'd smell of that quite a bit back then. I do think donnie would pick up whatever cologne smells the cleanest after leaving high school, he doesn't care what's trendy to wear, just so long as it's clean and fresh. He also tends to smell of whisky or bourbon, which can be quite sweet and woodsy. Other notable smells to associate with Donnie are: leather, cedarwood, grass, dirt, coffee, something distinctly metallic, and engine oil.
FASHION : His wardrobe depends on the time of year and the event. In terms of style, he tends to lean heavily on both the seventies rock n'roll look and eighties metalhead look. You'll find lots of button-ups with funky prints, bell bottom jeans, belts, tight-fitting t-shirts that are always tucked in, leather waistcoats and so on. You'll also notice lots of denim and lots of t-shirts with the sleeves cut off. During the spring/summer months, Donnie tends to lean on wearing billowy button-up shirts, plaid shirts, muscle tanks, band tees, crop tops, wife beaters and light denim jeans. You'll rarely find him wearing jackets or heavy materials this time of year. During the autumn/winter months, Donnie adds layers to his outfits. So you'll find him wearing open plaid shirts over band/graphic tees with a heavy leather jacket and a scarf. He'll also be wearing his battle vest over his jackets. Donnie also tends to accessorise with heavy rings on his fingers, metal bracelets, leather bracelets with spikes or studs in them, multiple necklaces and pendants, a dangly earring in his right ear, sunglasses, or, on occasion, cowboy-style hats. You'll always find him in some kind of cowboy or combat boots. Very rarely will you catch him wearing trainers of any sort. When he does wear trainers, it's usually when he's planning on spending the day drumming or walking around. Your muse will also notice his nipple piercings if he's wearing a particularly tight shirt that day. (visuals found here.)
A SHORT CHARACTER PLAYLIST : The Hellion by Judas Priest, Before I Forget by Slipknot, Dancing on Glass by Motley Crue, Primal Concrete Sledge by Pantera, Caught in a Mosh by Anthrax, DArkSide by Bring Me The Horizon, Psycho by System of a Down, The Sharpest Lives by My Chemical Romance.
CHARACTER TRAITS : Passionate, Dedicated, Determined, Faithful, Honest, Witty, Playful, Nurturing, Affectionate, Sensible. Competitive, Observant, Intelligent, Brave, Suspicious, Charismatic, Disconnected, Impatient, Energetic, Protective. Aggressive, Foolhardy, Pessimistic, Snarky, Uptight, Cold, Resentful, Irrational, Stubborn, Insensitive.
MBTI : INTP-T (the logician.)
TAROT CARD : King of Wands.
D&D CLASS : Oathbreaker Paladin.
MORAL ALIGNMENT : Neutral Good.
MENTAL ILLNESSES : Depression, PTSD, Survivor's Guilt, C-PTSD, ADHD (all are undiagnosed and some have briefly been treated during his time in rehab, but for the most part they are unmedicated issues that he’s been dealing with alone most of his life. This might differ in other verses, such as his modern AU.)
SYMPTOMS : Persistent feelings of hopelessness, helplessness and irritability plague Donnie, which make it difficult for him to sleep at night. As a teenager, Donnie would seek out dangerous or harmful pastimes on purpose, things like driving recklessly or setting off firecrackers in wheat fields or drinking excessively in public. This energy has since been channelled into his career. Loss of appetite is also something Donnie experiences often. Most of his depressive episodes tend to manifest in angry moods that linger for hours and hours at a time. He’s difficult to approach during these moments, but after he’s tired himself out trying to occupy himself with anything other than his thoughts, he tends to mope. He also has an addictive personality and is addicted to nicotine, weed and can be prone to drinking in excess when times are tough. He has also suffered with addiction to cocaine and heroin. He’s been to rehab twice for these addictions and has overdosed twice. Other symptoms Donnie expresses are: Hypervigilance, night terrors, survivor’s guilt, flashbacks, difficulty concentrating and frequent stomach aches and pains.
DIRECT FAMILY : Colton Watts (father, deceased.) Melissa Watts née Rose (mother, alive, estranged.) Brody Watts (older brother, alive.)
EXTENDED FAMILY : Georgina “Gina” Watts (niece, alive.) Jonah Watts (nephew, alive.) Cassidy Watts neé Jonas (sister in law, alive.) Esmeralda “Esme” Huerta (mother-in-law, Emma’s maternal grandmother, alive.) Javier “Javi” Huerta (father-in-law, Emma’s maternal grandfather, alive.)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER : Verse Dependent. Anita “Annie” Huerta (Ex-lover and partner, Emma’s mother, and former bandmate in Rancid Creature. Donnie's still in regular contact with Anita, and their relationship is massively positive, alive.)
CHILDREN : Emma Elena Watts (daughter, alive.)
PETS : Buster (border collie.) Wiley (orange tabby cat, belongs to Emma but has imprinted on Donnie.)
