Victor van Dort // 26 // Pianist // Cursed Human
Victor has always been a lonely soul. Even as a child he kept to himself, his friends were minimal, and he found more enjoyment doing things on his own. Perhaps it was strange or weird like other kids would label him, but he tried not to let it get to his head too much.
His parents were…there. They did what they needed to for him but didn’t always go the extra mile. It was clear that he was loved and cared for, but they mostly left him to do his own thing.
He came from a humble background, parents doing their best to support the family. Victor never had an inflated ego or thought he was better than others, especially those worse off than himself. In fact, he was more insecure than other boys his age. He was constantly questioning every move or thing he said. He was awkward more often than not and that often made him the butt of other kids' jokes at school.
He has always had an anxious stutter. It was a lot worse when he was younger but it’s still present at times. Usually when he’s anxious or being confronted in conversation. Actually, it might be safe to say it’s more present than he likes to admit.
Victor did his best in school, trying to get the best grades he could to impress his parents. He was very intelligent and had a curious mind which reflected in his grades. His advisors at school pushed him to pursue a higher education after school, but he wasn’t sure that was the right move for him. It wasn’t that he hated school, he just didn’t feel he was passionate enough about anything to pursue it higher.
As far as passions go though, his is piano. He began playing at a very young age when his parents threw him in lessons and ever since he was in love with the art of playing. His fingers would move across the keys in a natural grace. He was still fairly young when he began composing his own music and writing some melancholic lyrics to go along with it.
When Victor’s parents struck rich he didn’t think he could have been more shocked, but he was so wrong. It wasn’t long after they gained a fortune that he was being betrothed to a young woman named Victoria Everglot. That was almost enough to put him over the edge. Almost. He didn’t know an even bigger shock would come in the future.
Victoria was a very sweet and reserved woman. Victor found he could be himself around her. He was anxious as all hell around her but she brought him…peace. He wasn’t sure how he felt about marrying a stranger but he told himself if anyone at least a kind soul like Victoria wouldn’t be so bad.
Time was passing and a wedding was being planned for the two of them without so much as their opinions. The night before they were to be wed though Victoria disappeared.
Things after she left were a little blurry. He wasn’t sure how long passed until he woke up in Evermore, a foreign town. Something told Victor that his betrothed was there though. In his mind he was still meant to be wed and that was a responsibility he had to follow through with.
Victor hadn’t found Victoria yet when he was practicing his vows in the forest one fateful night. Upon placing the ring for his fiancee on a tree branch when he finally said the vows right for the first time, and didn’t start anything on fire in the process, a beautiful woman appeared before him. Imagine the shock for poor Victor when he learned she was dead!
The woman’s name was Emily and she was enchanting. Victor began to fall victim to her charms. The more he learned about her tragic life the more he felt he could talk to her. He grew close to Emily but when he found Victoria and the truth about his betrothal came to light she had him cursed. Victor didn’t really blame her. He understood why she was upset as she had guarded her heart so closely. That didn’t make it suck any less though.
Dreams he didn’t remember turned into relentless nightmares each night, only growing worse with time. The man barely slept. He could hear the voices of the dead screaming in his mind every second of every day. Worst than that though, he could see the tortured souls of those that hadn’t crossed over. He was able to communicate with them but was far too terrified to go out of his way and do so. The anxious man he’d always been had been amplified tenfold. He didn’t even feel like the same Victor anymore. He felt like an empty shell that could be cracked at any moment.
Victor isn’t sure what the next move for life is. He plays pianos for different shows and places around Evermore and lives alone in a dull apartment. Sometimes he longs for home and the life he used to know, but instead he’s plagued with clear memories of how things were and dreams of the undead. Nothing made sense to Victor anymore. He picked up a bad caffeine habit to try and make it through the day without dozing off, but that proved difficult more often than not.
There’s a small ghostly dog that follows him around at times. Victor sees the little creature a lot. It reminds him a lot of his childhood dog, Scraps, and he is curious if that’s the fellow that’s following him around. It’s the only undead spirit that doesn’t completely freak Victor out.
Victor carries a lot of guilt on his shoulders. He feels so guilty for lying to Emily and hurting her. His heart is confused and torn. He feels it’s his duty to marry Victoria but Emily has shown Victor a side of himself he didn’t even know existed. He was having a constant inner turmoil all because he wanted to please everyone around him, without so much as a thought for what he wanted himself.
Cancer sun, Aquarius moon, Pisces rising
