November 22nd, 1990 (29)
Gender / pronouns: Male / He & Him
Hometown: Auckland, NZ
Occupation: Music teacher
Face-claim: Austin Butler
tw: drug use, parental neglect, theft
Niklaus was born in Auckland, NZ. His parents were very well known within the community and owned a popular country club in town. His parents were workaholics who didnāt really spend much time with any of their children. In the public eye, they played happy family, but behind closed doors the kids were basically raised by the staff their parents hired. The nanny, Maria, was a second mother to the five Reign children.
When Niklaus was eleven, his parents made the decision to sell their business in New Zealand and move the family to New York. They started a new business, and with Mr. Reignās wealth, they were able to make it the success it is today. Mr. Reign only really started spending more time with his kids when they reached the age of sixteen. He realised heād need someone to take over Reign Industries when he one day retired and so he made sure his children were all prepared for that. Even if it meant pushing them into a career they wanted nothing to do with. After all, none of them wanted to become their parents. Who worked too much and spent so little time with their family.
Niklaus, being the oldest biological son to Mr. and Mrs. Reign was their main focus. They wanted Niklaus to take over the business and Niklaus being the stubborn teenage that he was, started acting out because of the pressure. The stress his parents were putting him under was overwhelming for him and he started looking for ways to get rid of that stress, in all the wrong places. Drugs, alcohol, meaningless sex, stealing for the thrill of it. Anything that helped him deal with the pressure his parents were putting him under.
The only thing that eventually became better than all those bad things, was the girl he fell in love with. His friends all thought heād end up with someone bad for him, but he ended up finding someone that was way too good for him. Literally. His girlfriend was the āgood girlā in school. Amazing grades, studied all the time, always had her head in a book, quiet shy at the beginning. Once theyād fallen in love, there was no going back.
Six months into their relationship, Nikās girlfriend found out she was pregnant. This changed everything for Niklaus, and his family. His parents were shocked by the news. And his father even tried convincing Niklaus to give the child up for adoption. Mr. Reign wanted nothing to do with his grandchild, or his son for that matter. He couldnāt risk his reputation within New York because his son had knocked up his girlfriend at just eighteen. Niklaus moved out of home after his father made him choose between his life with them, or his child. Obviously Niklaus chose his child. It put a distance between him and his family.
Despite everything, Nikās mother transferred some money into an account for Niklaus so he could actually get by and raise his child properly. With this money, Niklaus was able to settle down in an apartment in Manhattan, New York. And for the next few years, the couple lived there, and raised their daughter together.
Nik and his girlfriend eventually broke up when they were 23, but remained good friends. He eventually got back on good terms with his parents again, but that didnāt stop Nik and his ex from making the decision to get out of New York together, and raise their daughter somewhere else. The only reason why Niklausā parents were happy to help him move was because Niklaus had told them heād return to New York in future to work alongside his fatherā¦.something he is still unsure he wants to do.
Niklaus has been living in Seattle for almost five years now. He and his siblings all hold shares to Reign Industries and even though Niklaus doesnāt need to work, he chooses to. He works as a music teacher at a local high school and tries to live his life as normally as possible. He has equal custody of his now ten year old daughter, and loves his life in Seattle. He doesnāt want to go back to New York.
+Ā creative, determined, encouraging
āĀ temperamental, reckless, impulsive
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