the story :
† full name : john theodore davis
† nickname : johnny, teddy, ted, johnny boy, smiley, even the occasional davy.
† date of birth : the fourth of july
† time of birth : the bright start of the day time, her biggest baby and her seventh one, his poor mom had been in labor for five days before the birth
† place of birth : brooklyn, new york
† hometown : brooklyn, new york
† ethnicity : irish and scottish, but only a little.
† appearance : all american. a head of curly blond hair, a winning smile, dimples, tan skin and bright eyes. very muscular & a little bit rough sometimes because of how large he is
† fashion sense : sticks to the basics, and works them well. barrel chested and broad shouldered, he never looks bad in anything
† accent : brooklyn accent with the slightest hint of irish
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† personality : a big, stupid, so insanely charming puppy dog. tries to be sunny because of how bad his childhood was. his insecurities are all academic, but he’s street smart. he’s strong and unwavering, loyal to a fault. when he falls in love, he falls hard enough for it to kill him.
† strengths : boxing, baseball, football, singing, woodwork, he’s a good learner, can bake, can put together a car engine in one hour flat. listening, he’s a good listener. goos long term memory. firm believer of ‘pain is temporary success is forever’
† weaknesses : extremely dyslexic. spelling. partially color blind, red/green. asthmatic and has an attack when he gets excited, runs for too long or gets nervous. bad short term memory. sustained a head injury now he periodically has seizures.
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† family :
seven siblings, the first died in the war, the 2nd and third died in factory accidents. the rest are sisters who are still alive. a father who beat him like a dog and a mother who stayed in the background.
† biography :
the baby of the family who was born smiling, a fourth generation irish immigrant, this beautiful baby boy who everyone would mutter about how handsome he is, even when he was just a tot. absolute angel, lovely all around. he went to all of primary school, but when the great depression hit, he worked threading bobbins with his sisters and when he turned thirteen, started working the assembly line with his three older brothers and father. his oldest brother enlisted in ww1 and a horrific factory accident took his second older brother, blood had spattered thirteen year old johnnys face, he watched as his brothers body was torn to shreds by the machinery. two months later, his last older brother was took similarly. while he worked all day he was also training to box, and when he was 13 he also sustained the head injury that causes his seizures when he lost his first match.
the next few years he worked until nightfall and boxed every night, he got very good very quickly to gain his fathers approval. it all came to an ugly end when the draft came around. this resulted in a house wide fight and johnny leaving home two days before his eighteenth. he took the cheapest flight to France and is currently looking for a place to live.
† secrets : he’s running from the draft in america. with his seizures and asthma, and the fact that his brother died in the war makes him even more anxious to go. that fact that his dad is the reason he has seizures and how badly he was beat. bisexuality of course.
† likes : baked goods, boxing, mechanics, swimming, brunettes, being cuddled, dancing, working out, cars, being complimented, laying out in the sun, being read to, candles.
† possessions : a cross he wears around his neck, some clothes he packed, his brothers class ring.
† sexual orientation : mildly closeted bisexual
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