CHARACTER STUDY: MONTGOMERY “SULLY” SULLIVAN
▸ is your muse tall/short/average?
Sully is 6′3″ so he a bit of a tall boi
▸ are they okay with their height?
He’s very comfortable with his height. He likes being tall which both adds to the intimidation factor when he needs it to and makes him generally more desirable, which he’s a fan of.
▸ what’s their hair like?
His hair is usually kept pretty short with neat waves throughout, very rarely letting it get too long or unkempt.
▸ do they spend a lot of time on their hair/grooming?
Sully is very meticulous about all aspects of his appearance, so his hair is no exception. He’s got loads of products to keep it well taken care of and takes his time each day making sure it looks just right.
▸ does your muse care about their appearance/what others think?
As mentioned above, Sully is big on appearances. He always wants to be the best looking, best dressed, most well put together person in any room he’s in. Whether that’s hanging out in The Bowery, schmoozing it up in the Diamond District, or on the job in his Triggerman uniform, great care is taken with his looks. He has an extensive skincare routine he never breaks from, he regularly gets manicures and pedicures to keep his nails done, he works out regularly to stay in shape and maintain his desired physique, he even has a specific regimen for trimming his body hair.
In terms of clothing, in his every day Sully tends to wear clothing that’s needlessly, prohibitively expensive and flashy, just to show that he can afford luxury without breaking a sweat. Custom tailored suits by famous designers, high end jewelry and watches that could pay off someone’s mortgage, shoes made from exotic animal hides, the works. At any given time, Sully wants you to know, if nothing else, two major things about him: He’s pretty and he has money.
▸ indoors or outdoors? indoors
▸ rain or sunshine? rain
▸ forest or beach? beach
▸ precious metals or gems? gems
▸ flowers or perfumes? perfumes
▸ personality or appearance? personality
▸ being alone or being in a crowd? being in a crowd
▸ order or anarchy? order
▸ painful truths or white lies? painful truths
▸ science or magic? science
▸ peace or conflict? conflict
▸ night or day? night
▸ dusk or dawn? dusk
▸ warmth or cold? warmth
▸ many acquaintances or a few close friends? a few close friends
▸ reading or playing a game? reading
▸ what are some of your muse’s bad habits?
His horrendous overspending, he can underestimate opponents, he’s hella vain, he’s way too comfy with murder, and a whole host of various other vices/faults. Sully can be charming, and he’s not without his sense of humanity, but at the end of the day he’s considered one of the Rogues for a reason.
▸ has your muse lost anyone close to them? how has it affected them?
Sully’s parents are both dead. His father died when he was a boy, and it hit him pretty hard as he looked up to his father. It also taught him early on about the risk involved in a life of crime, and while it did not deter him from it it showed him that he needed to make his choices wisely.
▸ what are some fond memories your muse has?
He’s got plenty of childhood memories or cherished moments with close friends that would fit the bill here, but some of the memories that he is most fond of and looks back on most often are ones of particularly challenging jobs he’s taken over the years. Kills that required some unique strategies to pull off, fights that were a rewarding challenge (like some of his tussles with a certain caped crusader), things like that. Sully is very aware of the fantastical life he’s lead, and it’s something he’s very pleased with. His older years don’t have nearly as much excitement to them, so he tends to look back on more eventful days in quiet moments.
▸ is it easy for your muse to kill?
Sully has no qualms about killing. It’s the job, and he does it very well. Killing isn’t his go to option in his everyday life, but when things get to that point he doesn’t bat an eyelash or feel any remorse. When they’re not happening to someone he cares about, death and pain are things he’s become rather numb to.
▸ what’s it like when your muse breaks down?
Sully isn’t really prone to breaking down. Aside from having some formidable mental fortitude, things generally don’t stress Sully out much. He’s built a life of security, luxury, and ease, and with little capable of threatening it stability he doesn’t often get upset.
If he were to break down, however, his response would likely be to recede into himself. Depending on what’s caused the problem, this could take one of two forms:
1- he stays in his Triggerman uniform and seeks out trouble to let loose his emotional turmoil out on others with violence
2- total isolation from everything. locks himself in his house and doesn’t come out until he’s essentially shut down and rebooted from whatever messed him up. In either case, wouldn’t reach out to anyone and would try to avoid direct confrontation with whatever the problem may be until such time he’s decided he’s ready to deal.
▸ is your muse capable of trusting someone with their life?
The only person Sully really trusts implicitly, in general, is Zeke. The rest of his circle are people he has varying degrees of loyalty to, and he typically doesn’t expect any of them to betray him, but Zeke is the one person he can truly be said to trust. The biggest expressions of trusting Zeke with his life are the fact that Zeke is the CEO of his company and the builder of his suits. If Zeke wanted to, he could ruin and/or end Sully’s life on a whim, but even the mere notion of him doing such a thing doesn’t so much as cross Sully’s mind.
▸ what’s your muse like when they’re in love?
It’s only ever happened the once, and for a brief time he made him truly believe in the future as a certainty; a dangerous thing for one in his chosen line of work. He believed in building a life with someone, he dreamed of being more than he chose to be. It didn’t last long, and losing that dream hardened him to love. If someone were to manage it now, they’d likely get him to be vulnerable in ways he hasn’t allowed himself to be in years. They’d get showered in gifts, and much of his attention would be pulled away from his work. It’s harder to go out and risk your life when someone is waiting for you to make it home.
All that said, it’s an uphill battle to get Sully to fall in love at this point.
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