THE EBBEARATH INSTITUTE OF MAGIC, INCOMING CLASS OF 2025 (Photos taken August 2021). LEFT to RIGHT: Damien Charm. Johnny Zest Ethan Landgraab. Don Dante Lothario. Kyle Kyleson. Akira Kibo.
I was right. Diabolical. It's like if you spliced the genetics of 2013-2015 One Direction and grafted their DNA onto a content house full of "POV Boyfriend" TikTokers.
CORVUS CROSSING: A CHARM FAMILY STORY. CHAPTER I "BOY, YOU'LL BE A MAN REAL SOON." PART VIII. Transcript Beneath the Cut.
JAYMES: Hey — Look alive, dickheads, we got some actual promising-looking PNMs incoming at 11 o'clock. We've got plenty of beer, right?
MITCHELL: Just restocked the cooler, we're golden.
AKIRA: Guys, we have got to start bulking or something, I mean … look around. Compared to every other guy here except super pale bro at the Debate Club booth, we look like noodle-armed babies — and if a genetically blessed gorgeous dude like me is getting a little self-conscious, it's over for you hoes.
ETHAN: I'll get you guys into Nancy's fancy health club for free if you want, I'm sure she's got at least one in this realm already — just don't expect me to join you. If it's not golf, tennis, or anything I can play hungover, I'm not signing up for shit… [He furrows his brow, thoughtfully pausing for a second.] Eh… I might do polo since the horse does most of the work.
DAMIEN: Liar. If we go, you'll go, you can't stand being left out and besides, I already signed both of us up for Blazeball tryouts. Next Thursday at 6:30 PM; you are going.
ETHAN: [Ethan wrinkles his nose into an expression of mock-annoyance.] I thought that "Always a full schedule Golden Boy" thing was something your mom made you do, are you telling me that's actually who you are? As a person? Disgusting… I'm replacing you with Kyleson.
KYLE: [Zoning back in for a moment, blinking as if trying to clear his head.] What? What about me? Heard my name, what's up?
DAMIEN: Nothing, Kyle, Landgraab's just talking sh— Ow. [Damien hisses through his teeth and playfully pulls on Ethan's ear after Ethan bites his arm.] Bitch.
JAYMES: You five — the guys that don't look like total losers— You maybe interested in rushing this semester?
DAMIEN: Uhhh… I haven't really thought about i—
ETHAN: [Interrupting Damien] Depends. What's the social standing here? Party and event rep? I'm not joining some rando Shit-Tier charity focused academic fraternity looking for a check and clout, so start sweet talking me.
⚔️ - How does this oc handle conflict?
I'm doing this for all of my incoming EIM freshman boys because I think it'll highlight how different they all are even as a cohesive friend group lol.
DAMIEN: If you thought this was a problem before, it's about to be a bigger problem. I'm going to make this so. much. worse. He's such a bottle of repressed emotions about his dad dying, all the expectations of his family, and the stress of starting studies at the Institute/figuring out what he wants to do with his life that the minute there's a conflict he's ready to explode and take everything out on (more than likely) a completely uninvolved third party that has nothing to do with any of those things. YOU WANNA GO BRO? Vibes.
ETHAN: Throw money at it and if that doesn't work, loudly and theatrically deem it entirely too unimportant to deal with for someone like him. Outwardly he's very 'whatever' and rolling his eyes but internally he's seething. He won't get his hands dirty in a fight but he will pray on someone's downfall and if provoked, will orchestrate it behind the scenes in a way that won't get him caught. (GDI Ethan are you related to Olive?)
DANTE: If you can't mansplain, manipulate, malewife your way out of a conflict, manwhore is always an option. You know those D&D memes where the bard is always flirting and hoeing their way into and back out of situations? That's Dante. Definitely the kind of guy who would say "lmao you want me so bad" in the middle of an argument and pull his shirt up a little to show off the abs.™ Edited to add that if said conflict is with someone he's not interested in hooking up with, refer to THIS.
KYLE: What conflict? I'm over here playing Fortnite and thinking about what I want for dinner. 🤷 Whatever it is that's happening, it'll probably work itself out bro. If you ignore a problem long enough and just keep vibing and doing you, it will go away, like eventually, you just gotta wait it out. This is a proven fact.
AKIRA: Conflict/Tragedy + Time (length of time not specified) = Comedy. Will laugh in your face and ask if you're mad just to antagonize you for getting mad in the first place. Voted most likely to get punched in the face for his goblin ways of intentionally pissing people off for fun yet somehow never takes it far enough to actually get punched. His face is too pretty and he's not stupid enough to put the assets in actual danger.
🌊 - Does this oc have a secret or repressed desire?
ETHAN'S entire existence is repressed desire. 😂 The best friend. It's almost like [REDACTED] is his sole and exclusive property — do not look at him, think about him, flirt with him and Fates forbid touch him. [REDACTED] is never allowed to be friends with someone Ethan does not like and as far as the other friends that made the cut are concerned, [REDACTED] is not allowed to like any of them more than Ethan or we're going to have a problem. Repressed desire is eating him alive.
