— BASICS
NAME: Flynn Halliday FACECLAIM: Colin Morgan AGE: May 21, 1988. 35 GENDER & SEXUALITY: Cismale. Pansexual HOMETOWN: NYC AFFILIATION: Law Enforcement JOB POSITION: Detective EDUCATION: High School, Police Academy. RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single. CHILDREN: None
— PERSONALITY
POSITIVE TRAITS: Protective, caring, kind hearted, adaptable, considerate NEGATIVE TRAITS: Self conscious, introverted, shy, indecisive, anxious
— BIOGRAPHY
TRIGGER WARNING: Bullying, violence.
Growing up, Flynn's father was not in the picture. However, his mother and his Uncle Rowan always ensured that he knew that he was loved and cared for. They were always there for him, whether he felt like he needed them or not. And at times, he did need them, but Flynn was rarely honest to them about what was happening while he was at school.
At the age of seven, the bullying started. At first, it was about his appearance. His larger head on a scrawny body, was the first of it. Then it was his ears. His voice. The way he tried to style his hair. Then, it was his socially awkward and introverted behavior. The way he sat by himself at lunch, or the way he was quiet in class and refused to answer questions.
Academically, Flynn excelled. But over the years, with the consistant bullying, he did his best to hide that. He didn't want to give his bullies yet another reason to abuse him. And abuse, they did. It wasn't just words they threw at him. Every now and then, he'd be hit, kicked, or spit on. And Flynn to all of it. He wanted to be the bigger person. There were times when he even tried to talk to the bullies -- to try to see if they'd stop. But nothing he did ever worked.
By the time he was seventeen, he'd endured ten years of it. But, Flynn was hopeful. He had worked extremely hard to graduate a year early, just so he could be done with school. He was almost out of the situation he'd been in for a decade. That was until one of his bullies saw him outside of school. Flynn had been on his way to the book store, just a block away, when his classmate grabbed him and dragged him around a corner and into the darkness of an ally.
At first, he didn't fight back. Flynn had tried that in the past, only to be held down by others. But then, as the other's hands wrapped around his neck and began shoving him harshly into the outer wall of a building, Flynn snapped. He attacked his bully with everything he had, throwing as many punches and cicks as he could. He beat him until the other was unconscious and that's when he realized what he'd truly done.
Flynn called his Uncle Rowan first. He was like a father to him and Flynn knew that his Uncle would help him in any way he could. And while his bully sustained several critical injuries, he survived.
To this day, Flynn hates himself for what he did but he tries to not let that one incident define him. He's not a violent person and he never wants to be again, which is what led him down the career path of law enforcement. He wants to be like his Uncle, to help people who can't help themselves, in the correct way.
He just hopes that it's enough to make up for what he did.
— WANTED CONNECTIONS / PLOTS
SHORT TIME EXES - Flynn only has one ex. This is due to the fact that he his horrible at navigating relationships. He is a very giving and kind person in a relationship, but he has no idea how to maintain one and tends to constantly second guess himself. He is also not great at sharing much about himself, as he's unsure as to why anyone would want to know or care to know. This relationship could have lasted a month, or several. But ultimately, was not sustainable.
PAST CLASSMATES - Anyone who might have went to high school with him. They'd have seen what he went through. Whether they tried to talk to him in classes, avoided him, etc. Up for anything!
ENEMIES - This could be the kids who bullied him in school, or people who don't like him because he's a Detective. Maybe they've had a run in with him.
COWORKERS - They work together! Could be friends, aquaintances, etc.
