❝ How sweet. That rain. How something that lives only to fall can be nothing but sweet. ❞
introducing THE PROFESSOR — GUILLERMO “GILLY” de LEON. 41 years old. professor of theology @ king’s college london. as penned by laine. + expanded bio
𝓘 basic information
full name: guillermo sebastian de leon
nickname(s): gilly, guillermo.
age: 41
date of birth: november 4, 1847
hometown: guatemala city, guatemala
current location: london, united kingdom
gender: cis man
pronouns: he/him
orientation: bisexy
religion: roman catholic (non-practicing)
educational attainment: terminal degree (phd in theology, from king’s college london)
occupation: the professor ψ(▼へ▼メ)~→
living apartments: faculty housing
language(s) spoken: spanish, italian, english
𝓘𝓘 biography — here
𝓘𝓘𝓘 fast facts (content warnings: religious imagery, infidelity, death, fire)
born in guatemala though raised practically everywhere. he and his mother took the long way round, landing in london after more than a decade of looking for a permanent home.
jaded by his years abroad, formal schooling was of no interest to him and his stubborn streak landed him in all sorts of trouble. he was a product of ragged schools, a social service reserved for the most destitute of london residents, until a professor saw his intellectual promise.
both religion and education gave him purpose, which he never had. gilly briefly considered entering priesthood, but had instead taken on a more academic path in the hopes of helping children like him.
he became active in social reform early into his career; to live with others and for others had been his motto. it was this passion that had allowed him to amass a moderate following in both upper-class and working-class circles of london, but most importantly, piqued the attention of a rising political star in the house of commons.
he began having an affair with the MP’s wife for close to three years, and was close to eloping with her. their affair only met its untimely end when she and the entire collins family perished in a house fire (x).
he firmly believes that his lover’s death had been caused by these forces. he had previously dismissed her repeated warnings as a means to end their affair, a decision he now regrets. his search for answers has led to him becoming a fairly famous personality around london. while his notoriety has casted a large stain in the theology department, they have had no luck in casting him out thus far.
𝓘𝓥 headcanons and statistics
although now non-practicing, gilly was baptized as a roman catholic, and underwent confirmation while residing in spain. his faith is a matter of contention for him, knowing that the spread of christianity is instrumental in colonizers maintaining a hold over their colonies. for these reasons, he detaches himself from identifying as a catholic—and all the more now, considering his current standing in the community.
his confirmation name is ignacio, from st. ignatius de loyola. his baptism and confirmation names effectively spell out “guillermo sebastian ignacio de leon.” pls just call him gilly.
he has a goldfish named gilly jr.
although he has a very approachable public persona, his manner is typically disengaged. an introvert, he can count in two hands (and this is already a generous amount) the people whom he actually trusts, and loves, in this world.
mbti: ENTP (the debater)
zodiac: scorpio sun, libra moon, capricorn rising
enneagram: 8 (the challenger)
character inspirations: phillip jennings (the americans), alec hardy (broadchurch), cho sang-woo (squid game), the professor (money heist)
𝓥 credit
llillards for character psd
















