dennis cullen is a 31 year old vampire/human hybrid based on dennis from hotel transylvania 2. he is a superhero headquarters employee with the power of flight and transformation. he uses he/him pronouns, and most of his memories are intact !
INFO.
full name: dennis michael cullen
date of birth: august 13, 1993
hometown: ... transylvania
zodiac: leo sun, gemini moon, gemini rising
sexuality: bisexual/biromantic (leaning towards women)
education: high school graduate
occupation: comic store employee
height: 6'0
hair: super red
eye color: green
tattoos/piercings: n/a
markings: bunch of freckles
mother: marie sandler
father: asher cullen
siblings: n/a
pets: bertha the tarantula
PERSONALITY.
positive traits: faithful, mellow, considerate, optimistic, adaptable
negative traits: constrained, awkward, passive, naive, distracted
fears: bela coming back, losing winnie
likes: pizza, batman, winnie, being able to be himself, nighttime
dislikes: arguing, twilight, assumptions, feeling like he doesn't fit in, people killing spiders
hobbies: chilling, watching old batman movies, following winnie everywhere
aesthetics: jumping on mattresses, holding hands, superhero band-aids on skinned knees, dress up masks, reading the same book over and over, keeping letters full of feelings under lock and key, ginger curls, cozy hoodies, blackout curtains, moonlight and lampposts reflecting in green eyes, shuffling feet on dark sidewalks, great danes that think they're chihuahua sized
HEADCANONS.
dennis hasn't had the easiest time navigating life, never really feeling like he fit in neither here nor there. the humans that found out about him thought he was too much of a monster, and the monster side of his family didn't think he was enough of one.
for most of his life he felt like he was playing a role; trying not to act too out of pocket, trying to not talk about spooky things and keep a normal sleep schedule when he was with his maternal family, trying to follow a blood-based diet around the paternal side. his fangs came in late, he was always exhausted at school and wincing at the sunlight, watering half of himself down for the comfort of others. it just wasn't easy.
but dennis was proud of what he was. to know the good and the bad of both sides. if he could trade his humanity or his vampirism there was never a point in his life where he would have signed up for that; it made him who he was, and he liked who he was. even if other people had trouble accepting him.
he loathes twilight, the horrible acting, the unhinged lore, the do you sparkle? jokes from his mother's side of the family and the fact that out of all the last names stephenie meyer could have chosen... she went with his. the irony. he was a cullen first! he should at least get some royalties or something...
he does not sparkle... nor does he wither up and die. but he's definitely more nocturnal than not and would much rather wake up as the moon is coming out.
batman is his favorite hero and he's a bit of a fan boy even now. that's what led him to getting his job at the comic book store.
he sees mavis almost like an older sister despite her being younger than him on paper.
dennis drinks as little blood as he can get by with, much preferring the taste of guacamole to iron. for the first years of his life he was fed an almost completely human diet which is likely why he never developed much craving for blood.
arguing kicks in a sort of fight or flight response in dennis. his whole life his family has argued over him, what he should do, how he should act, which side he should spend more time with, so when he hears people getting heated (even if it isn't directed at him or about him at all) he sort of just shuts down on the spot or leaves if possible.
he loves spiders and has a pet tarantula named bertha.
he is a little traumatized and sure bela will come back for him. he has nightmares often... but he's not sure what he's supposed to do when he does. he's been trying to work out in secret but he knows his clumsiness will probably be the death of him one day.
he is also a little too trusting, gullible, assumes everyone else has a pure heart as well even though he has been shown time and time again that is not true!
think himbo but… less stupid.
overall he keeps an optimistic outlook on life, but every now and then it just kind of gets to him, how alienated he feels despite knowing he is loved.
