❝ You just do it. You force yourself to get up. You force yourself to put one foot before the other, and God damn it, you refuse to let it get to you. You fight. You cry. You curse. Then you go about the business of living. That’s how I’ve done it. There’s no other way. ❞
Physical Age » Twenty Three
Occupation » Security Guard / Underground Fighter.
Birthday » 23 August, 1991
— LET’S GET TO KNOW TEDDY.
Theodore was the kind of kid most schools and therapists would call a lost cause. He didn’t seem to care about school. college, or a future at all. He spent most of his time skipping class and smoking cigarettes outside in the courtyard. It wasn’t until his senior did anyone see any sort of potential in Theodore at all. As if something had changed in him, Theodore was working towards something, no one knew what it was that he was working for until it was too late to stop him.
Theodore had signed up to join the Marines right out of high school, once he graduated he left his home town without a word. Occasionally sending letters to his mother and sister whilst at bootcamp. By the age of twenty he was shipped a crossed seas to fight, this was what he had worked for. And for that time he was there, no one heard from him. His family didn’t receive a single letter, until two years later when Theodore was shipped back to the states.
After suffering from a gunshot wound to the leg, Theodore was sent back with ‘honor’. He had gotten hurt in battle, serving his country. His family was proud of him, Theodore, however was less pleased with the results. After a year of physical therapy, Theodore was able to fight again. The army however deemed him unfit, that he had already served his time. Angry, Theodore joined an underground fight club.
Despite his efforts to hide it, Theodore still suffers from trauma caused from his time over seas. He takes pain pills for the pain caused by the gunshot to his leg, despite the fact that his doctor things that it is brought on by traumatic stress. Since, his time back from over seas his reckless behavior has gotten worse, his only solace he can find is when he is in the ring about to fight
— HOW ABOUT DIGGING A LITTLE DEEPER?
PERSONALITY TRAITS: insightful, protective, loyal, aloof, escapist, anxious
HABITS: stress-smoking, drinking, running, popping pills
FEARS: having to face those he has harmed
— JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION
Teddy has been diagnosed with PTSD however he is in severe denial of what happened.
When he is drunk (but not black out drunk) he can easily be triggered and will very quickly physically attack someone if he feels like he is in danger.
Teddy feels a lot of guilt and regret for things that he has done, such as what happened overseas as well as sleeping with his best friend whilst she was dating the love of her life. Since sleeping with Linda he moved back to his home town claiming that he wanted to look after his mom and sister, however, deep down he left because he couldn’t handle the guilt and the feelings he felt for Linda.
Now he is currently working as a security guard at a local club as well as lowkey ring fighting.
— TEDDY’S LIKES AND DISLIKES
LIKES: cigarettes, whiskey, working out.
DISLIKES: fireworks, loud unexpected noises, whiners.
— TEDDY’S RECENT PHONE ACTIVITIES
# INCOMING TEXT FROM [Sister] - “If you are passed out on the couch I will kill you. ”
# OUTGOING TEXT TO [Linda] - “I’m moving. Sorry.”
# LAST VOICEMAIL TO [Linda] - “I can’t believe you’re gone. Linda, please come back, I shouldn’t have let you go. Please come back. I feel like I’ve ruined everything, Finn’s here and he’s freaking out. I haven’t told him anything. He’s really worried about you. At least call him okay? He needs you…. [moments later] You know what? Fuck Finn. Don’t call him, call me, I need to know you’re okay. I know you and Finn are in love and all, and I would never want to do anything to ruin that happiness you have with him. But… I love you, Linda. Sometimes I wish I would have met you first, maybe we met at the wrong time. Maybe if things were different. I know I shouldn’t, and I know it didn’t mean anything, but I can’t stop thinking about what happened. I just wish things would have gone differently. I wish I would have told you I loved you before you left, maybe you would have stayed. [talking in the background] [muffled] Fuck, Finn, wait, listen! [inaudible voices] Fuck, Linda, I gotta go. Just let me know you’re okay. Okay?”
# LAST CALL DIALED [Dealer]
# MISSED CALL FROM [Linda]
— TEDDY’S RECENTLY PLAYED
♫ Wicked Games by The Weeknd
♫ Twin Sized Mattress by The Front Bottoms
♫ Lose Your Soul by Dead Man’s Bones
♫ Mr Brightside by the Killers
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