Let's introduce the main character for most of the series: Eaqli Curio, a 23 year old superhero who just began his journey.
Eaqli, pronounced Ah-Klee, is a young man who just began his 'career', so to speak, as a up and coming super hero. He's best described as optimistic and caring with a bit of a unique humor. He is normally seen in a black "lab" coat and a more edgy sort of style. He usually wears a mask covoring his mouth made for him by his adopted brother, which features a screen that changes the mouth expression depending on what eaqli feels.
His ability, which is fittingly called empathy, does exactly as you expect it to: allows him to feel the pain, bith emotionally and physically, of people nearby. This ability comes with quite a few drawbacks that are difficult to combat, a main one being that he can hardly tell when HE is the one injured. It also causes him to get overwhelmed in crowded spaces, so despite his outgoing attitude, he tends to avoid them as much as possible. This can also cause issues when fighting, seeing as any blow he lands on the villian, he himself feels.
The wound on his mouth is evidence of how this affects him in his day to day life.
To those who know the arab language, Eaqli is a strange choice in name. From what I've been told its a Adjective that means "the mind," and while i didn't know this when the charecter was named, it had already stuck.
Eaqli was an orphan that was later adopted. He was named at the orphanage with not much thought given. His parents were unknown, so the caretakes picked what they assumed would be an interesting name.
His backstory and why he's been orphaned will be revealed at a later date.
Ether way his name being as it is is one of the reasons he found interest in learning different languages and cultures. The other being a childhood friend he had at the orphanage who will be explained in a later post.
Side note: i know im typing this out all formally, but it's the best way I've thought of to get info out and explain. I feel like if i explain it all silly as i normally do, it'll be a jumble of thoughts, lol.
Once again, any criticism would be greatly appreciated. I'd just prefer if it was given in a constructive manner.
Eaqli was made with the help of a very close friend of mine.
The picture used was drawn for me by autistic.space.ace on Instagram
Death wish as the story, and eaqli the charecter both belong to me
-Bunny