The Chess Master - An Intro
INTRODUCTION TO KINGSTON OVERSTREET
NAME – Kingston Overstreet
NICKNAMES – Kingston is the nickname
PRONOUNS – He/Him
AGE & DATE OF BIRTH – 18 and January 8th, 2001
PLACE OF BIRTH – Avignon, France
MAJOR(S) – Art and Music
EDUCATION – Astor Academy
ACTIVITIES – Drawing, Chess, Playing the violin, Writing poetry, Composing
FC – Timothée Chalamet
BACKGROUND
His family was somewhat-wealthy when he was younger, enough to support Kingston when he was young during school and some extra tutoring lessons, and even enough to put him in a chess class, oddly enough. His mother was loving and warm, and his father was kind enough. His father was the type of person who never enjoyed externally showing his emotions, but Kingston always assumed that father loved him. He must have, in some way. And, Kingston knew that his father loved his mother, even in his odd, silent, stone-cold way. So, it didn’t surprise him when she told him that she hoped that he would have a little brother or sister to play with, and soon enough, mother got pregnant. She was overjoyed; his father was pleased to see her happy. Whenever she played the piano to Kingston, she would always make comments about how happy she was to have another child and that she couldn’t wait to meet them. Him. Even if it was only for a second before her body gave out on her and she died two minutes before she gave birth, no matter what he doctors tried to do. His father was too shocked to name his brother, and he always liked the name Caspar.
His father quickly became more and more distant, and if it wasn’t for the understanding neighbors, Kingston isn’t sure Caspar would have reached the age of one. They watched him when his father was gone from the morning to night and Kingston was too busy studying, and they returned him when Kingston finished his self-study books and homework, and his father came home with the stench of something bitter. He grew up focusing on studying, giving him a reason to avoid his father, all the while trying his best to take care of his brother. His father took care of Caspar when he could, but he would always act...distant. Kingston hated him for it. He took care of Caspar and loved him himself, even filled out the papers to enroll him into school.
He works at a small library where he can do his homework, has a few flings, never a real relationship. Wasn’t valedictorian but still was insanely intelligent. Friends with his neighbor’s daughter who was a year older than him. His only true friend. When she went to college, he never tried to make other close friends, although he was friendly to people in his school’s chess club and fellow peuple, for security reasons. Applied to Astor when he heard about the school from a fellow student in the chess club. Got in, told his father, who threw a fit and smashed a bottle before leaving for the night. He told Caspar that his father took a night shift. Constantly worked for two years in order to get the money to apply to Astor Academy. Sent in his art portfolio to the school, and even if it has a recurring image of a woman being surrounded by black creatures, ghostly and consuming, they accepted him.
He went, but before he did, he gave the signed transfer papers to the child-service center and legally adopted Caspar as his own, before dropping him off at his childhood neighbor’s new house. That move was probably the most strategic to make, but the pawn was often the most underrated piece of the chess board, but he inched it forward one step at a time, until he got what he wanted. Now, he had to focus on the rest of the match
PERSONALITY + HEAD CANONS
He is quiet. He doesn’t usually make the first initiative to talk to people unless he has to, or he needs something from someone
· If someone does approach him, however, he is friendly. He puts on a polite outer persona; however, he analyzes anyone and everyone, and tries to figure out their motives and how they are, how they act.
· If someone tries to constantly talk to him, after the first interaction or few that sporadically happen, he gets annoyed and acts cold. But, if you stick around long enough, he’ll decide its less work to keep you then try to push you away.
An artist. Draws sketches and paints. Keeps drawing this white woman surrounded by black, ghostly creatures
Writes poetry. He enjoys Walt Whitman
He is good at chess, objectively speaking. He was in his school’s chess team
Has a younger brother named Caspar that is 10 years younger than him and that he protects with his whole life
Hates the stench of alcohol. Reminds him of his father.
Cannot care sexually. Has no preference. You can call him pan-sexual but honestly, he doesn’t care a lot about relationships, they foil with his emotions and “master plan”
Incredibly smart. Was studious all throughout school--yet, chose to be an art major
Copes with his mother’s death through art.
He doesn't get angry often, but if pushed too far, he will lose his temper and steam over
He has insomnia and hasn’t really slept since he was sixteen. He has had a few patches of sleeping, but that’s usually when he is fully drained
It’s hard for him to get along with people and genuinely let them in, because truthfully, he analyzes them too much.
He plays the violin and cello (he will play them publicly without shame)
He writes scores and compositions for the piano, but never plays them
Daddy issues but his father isn’t really abusive, he just hates him. It is not so much that he doesn’t leave Caspar with his father because he fears for his life, but because Kingston just plainly doesn’t like him around Caspar. It’s the only time he follows his gut-instincts when it comes to decision making
He is secretive about his compositions and poetry. He won’t let you touch those. He doesn’t mind you looking at his art, he just won’t tell you much detail about them
AESTHETICS
pencil led marks on his hands. unruly hair. chess pieces. the king and the pawn. half-used cigarettes. ink-blotched paper. scribbles and doodles on homework assignments. dark forests. broken Greek statues. blurred images. striped-button ups. heavy bags under eyes. abandoned libraries. worn and marked novels. beaten up knuckles playing the piano. plucking violin strings. chewing the eraser end of the pencil. flickering lamp lights in a dark-lit alley. hair covering eyes. brief smiles. quick nods. old coffee stains.
WANTED PLOTS + CONNECTIONS
· Best Friends/Ride or Dies: He’s not the best at making friends, but if you talk to him enough, and it seems like he can trust you, he will
· Roommate: He is quiet and to himself, so someone who can push him to do more and adventure out
· Hook Ups: The gender doesn’t matter, but someone who can help him break some steam. He is constantly tired, never sleeps, so someone who can take up his time and just have fun with.
· Potential relationship: For relationship, someone who challenges him, but also finds a way to break his barrier
· Mentor: He is one of the youngest students here, barely meeting the age requirement, so someone who can guide and aid him, because he is so used to taking care of himself
· Rival/Enemy: At first, he doesn’t care about them, but then he sees that they’re smart, just as smart as him, and honestly, it amuses him to have someone that he can play with—chess is supposed to be a fun game, right? Academically challenging, artistically challenging, anyone who irks him but amuses him at the same time.
