{oliver jackson-cohen, thirty-five, cis male, he/him} || EZRA SHAW / ENTROPY is a mutant with the ability of CORRUPTION MANIPULATION. they’ve been in new york for FOUR years where they spend most of their time as A CAB DRIVER. when i think of them, i think of A GRIN FULL OF SHARP TEETH, THE ACRID SCENT OF SMOKE, AND THE FEELING OF BEING WATCHED . they are affiliated with THE BROTHERHOOD. @c23intros
background.
( tw: abuse, neglect, murder/violence, etc. no excessive details but be warned! )
ezra was born in belfast, ireland into a home that had already been falling apart for years. his father, who had only brought a child in to further trap his mother into their relationship, was uninterested in caring for the sickly, obviously-mutated child that had been brought into his house. thus, childcare was left to mom whenever dear dad wasn’t home, and snuck whenever he was. interestingly, he seemed to thrive in the wake of a tormented home... and weakened whenever his loving ( but desperate ) mother tried to make up for the worst of it.
she finally managed to escape her controller when ezra was about seven, but quickly found that her life fell into further disarray. unable to keep the both of them afloat ( physically or mentally ) she opted for what she thought would be best—giving over custody to some more-trustworthy relatives, with the caveat that she would still be in his life. however, this also allowed his father back into the scene, who tried frequently ( and more or less unsuccessfully ) to use him to get back into his mother’s life.
meanwhile, ezra was bounced around a few different households that all struggled with the mutant in their midst. while not overtly prejudiced, his circumstances proved difficult. the abilities that manifested were frightening at best and often unapologetically cruel—something he seemed to revel in. but not content to simply feed off of the malignance of others, he fell into his own pattern of misbehavior, and violence, and manipulation. it came to a head in his teens when, while staying for the weekend at his mother’s flat, he killed a neighborhood boy he had appeared to be friendly with. his mother came home to witness the aftermath and subsequently locked herself in her room for the rest of his visit while he figured out how to clean up the mess.
a representative from xavier’s got into contact with her shortly after the incident took place, recommending that he make the trip to america to better control the strange gifts that he had manifested. with no hesitation from those around him, he was shuttled off to the institute with the hope that with some expert care he would... improve. however, the next four years proved to be unpleasant for those around them, with ezra having little interest in controlling the monster growing inside of him. he skipped class, skipped town, got into fights, stole, lied, cheated... and continued to use his powers for personal gain without thought for the consequences. having thoroughly frustrated those around him and grown tired of discipline, he left early of his own accord and moved back to ireland.
but what had changed? home life continued to be in complete disarray, a mixture of sleeping in his car and crashing on relatives’ couches. he couldn’t hold down a job and seemed to be content with refusing to make anything of his life, all the while leeching off of the same people who had tried their best to support him. while they tried for the better part of the next several years to help him further, in the end they had to preserve the family they had over the relative they hadn’t wanted to raise in the first place. terrified, they send the one man they didn’t worry about coming back from discussing an ultimatum—ezra’s father. neither returned, leaving both fates up in the air.
now without a place to go, and little interest in the prospects that belfast held for him, he made the decision to try his luck back in america. life is still rocky, with employment difficult to handle and living quarters a continuous struggle, but with all the terrible things that have happened in the city, and in the contact with people that have some similar views of the world, he isn’t ready to give up on new york just yet.
quick facts.
irish accent. not the strongest in the world, but it’s there. look i have no other reason for giving it to him than that its sexy. and im right for that.
outside of driving a cab around, his vehicle of choice is a motorcycle. also only because it’s sexy. once again i’m right for this.
has joined the brotherhood because he does believe in mutant superiority and enjoys the idea of being violent against others. however, team playing is off the table. he doesn't care about anyone but himself.
has probably been evicted from every apartment complex in the city at this point for some reason or another. currently sitting his bastard ass at silverhouse, probably not for the first time.
bi... :)
possible connections.
previous xavier’s students. people who were in the institute while he was there! roughly 1977-1981 for the time frame. possibilities are endless but likely negative!
other brotherhood members. no explanation necessary, i feel... the more corrupt they are about it, the better. could also be negative, though!
hook ups? fwbs? exes? etc? stable relationships are a joke and he’s having none of it, but he’s also got a tendency to be a manipulative whore, so. ( obviously, age appropriate pls )
enemies. PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE. ( he’s awful )
anything else! the world is our oyster <3