I. Face Claim ;
Full name Face Claim: hwang hyunjin
Group/Band/Occupation: stray kids
Nationality: korean
Faceclaim age: 22 years old
II. Character ; Basic information
Quote: “If you can’t join them, burn them.”
Full name character: harvey caldwell
Nickname: harvs, ivy
Realm of birth (if earth, nationality): realm of darkness
Age: 122 (appears 22)
Date of Birth: 19th of april, 1900
Gender: non-binary
Preferred Pronouns: he/they
Race: demon
Sexual Orientation: unlabelled, leaning towards men
What languages does your character speak?: english (fluent/native, british accent), french (advanced), korean (level II), german (intermediate), latin (possibly native, but he rarely uses his skills)
What is the level of Korean and how did they learn to speak it (For non-Korean characters from other realms & other earth-countries): he lived in a korean-speaking community for a while and learnt to speak it, however he is still struggling and learning
III. Character ; Appearance
Skin colour: mostly pale with a pink-red undertone
Eye colour: forest green (they get brighter when he is angry)
Scars: n/a
Piercings: ears (7; 4 in his right and 3 in his left), septum (does not always wear it), double-navel, tongue
Tattoos: a small fire silhouette behind his left ear (he plans to get more tattoos)
Hair colour: blonde (at the moment and most of the times)
Abnormalities: n/a
Horns/ wings/ etc.: he has ram-like, black horns
Transformed form: his demonic form is not very different from his normal form, he only grows horns and dark red runes/symbols start appearing on his body (they look like tattoos)
IV. Character ; Personality
Six personality traits: arrogant, irritable, artful, playful, passionate, noncommittal
Likes: art, warm weather, sweets, the starry sky, spring
Dislikes: winter (and snow), the taste of celery, silence, religion/religious talks, extremely happy people
Manias: getting revenge, no matter what (he is extreme)
Phobias: dying, being alone
Animal: feline (probably a tiger)
Religion: he believes in the religion of sin
Favourite song: arsonist’s lullaby by hozier (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCMpHbYz9BE)
Vice: pride
Virtue: diligence
Personality description:
harvey is certainly someone who enjoys ruining expectations. he outgrew his quiet, teenage phase and turned into a rather talkative, social and playful person. he is driven, he enjoys getting exactly what he wants (even when he is unsure of what he wants). he has a rather short temper and can be a nightmare to deal with when he is under a lot of stress. he enjoys acting, and usually does so to his advantage. he is likeable and charming, but to humans he can be a bit much; they tend to either dislike him strongly, fall for his promises or feel uncomfortable around his presence. he is rather selfish, and even if he ends up caring for someone, he will never die for a noble cause. he especially attracts people with his confidence and his ability to show control (even if it is just a front).
harvey is highly artistic, and he is rather peaceful during his creation process. he has the tendency to overcomplicate things (he enjoys asking a lot of questions and thinking about philosophy), thus he rarely if ever fully trusts people. because he spent so much time with humans, he learnt some of their habits and can potentially read them and their intentions (however, he never ceases to be surprised). his relationship with other magical beings is rather ambiguous – since he has only recently ‘opened himself up’ to the magical world, he is still exploring. harvey can be unforgiving if someone steps on his toes, and he is not someone to forget and forgive. he is vengeful when he has a real reason to be (and he will not stop), thus he should not become an enemy. he can be arrogant and ignorant, he has a hard time controlling his feelings and reacts rather impulsively. he is prideful to a fault, and could potentially burst up in flames if his ego is threatened.
V. Character ; Powers
Magical Powers: pyrokinesis, psyche-pyrokinesis, demonic powers
Non-magical Powers: skilled at arts and archery, social butterfly
Weaknesses: religious (blessed) places and objects. like all demons, harvey is affected by blessed objects; he would never willingly step inside of a church. these objects weaken him and make him extremely violent, aggressive, and unpredictable. he feels uncomfortable around religious people, but they do not affect him that much unless they are wearing blessed objects or are praying.
psychological damage. because of his lack of control over his abilities, he could easily burn his own psyche. he could accidentally burn his memories, the knowledge he acquired or put himself through immense mental pain. because of this, he rarely uses his psyche-pyrokinesis powers unless he must. his resistance to fire does not extend to his mind.
ice or extremely cold weather. he is weakened by ice and by the cold weather, since he has fire-based abilities. people who possess abilities related to ice/snow are generally immune to his psyche-pyrokinesis (at least the ones he has encountered thus far).
lack of control. fire is one of the hardest elements to control and is highly influenced by emotion. harvey has a hard time controlling his emotional outbursts and thus falls short when it comes to controlling his fire-based abilities. he could potentially start a fire he will not be able to stop (both mentally and physically).
VI. Character ; The Student
Study Style: he is a messy, disorganised student but he is quite diligent with his work
Favourite class: theatre/drama
Least favourite class: korean
classes (5-8):
o drawing & painting
o theatre/drama
o modern dance
o psychology
o manipulation
o french
o korean II
o archery
VII. Character ; The Past
Date of Birth: 19th april, 1900
Date of Death: n/a
Crime Record: he got into trouble for starting fires in the human realm
Has your character attended Insolitus Academy in the past?: no
Background:
tw ; mentions of arson, hinting at sexual assault
he sprung from the realms of darkness unknowingly, blind, and orphaned. whoever (or whatever) created him did not stick around long enough to teach him how to walk, how to talk, or how to love. he crawled his way out of the earth in spring to join the humans, those mindless fools who fed him their horrors. he was adopted by a human english family, who believed he was god-sent. they found him in the middle of the road while driving up to their holiday home. the mother took a liking to the small, fragile child whom she wanted to raise as her own. but his features were foreign, and even if the couple adopted him, he remained their dirty little secret. he showed incredible artistic abilities ever since he was a child (he used to paint out in the garden, make sketches, make small toys to play with and so on). he had the best tutors, the best education money at the time could buy, yet he was never seen. the few exceptions were the people who came in and out of the house – but never has he been the centre of attention at one of their gatherings. in the public’s eye, the couple was unfortunate because they were childless.
harvey refused to talk until he was sixteen. the parents believed he was mute (yet another reason why he had to be kept quiet). they have seen every medicine man they could find, but none of them had a solution to the ‘problem’. at the peak of their desperation (when their feelings towards their beloved child grew darker), they decided to see a priest. he was automatically (and almost unavoidably) diagnosed with demonic possession, as he started displaying a rather violent behaviour when shown a cross. finally, everything harvey did until that point had a name. the hours he spent looking at the walls, painting them red occasionally, the random alphabet he wrote on said walls, the ideas he gave his parents with a simple touch, the way he looked at fire – it made sense. harvey was not a guardian angel, he was something far darker. but the parents have been blinded by his innocent act and by his rather beautiful green eyes.
the priest they chose for the task was not strong enough – a mere boy of eighteen, who has never met a demon before. he fell for the quiet boy, whose actions he never questioned. he used to watch over him when he painted, used to ask questions out of curiosity (how is hell like? how can we avoid it? etc.). but harvey never granted him the burning touch he wanted, never spoke to him, or looked at him as if he were anything special. on the contrary, the man who was supposed to be calm and pure turned to acts harvey would rather not remember. out of jealousy, frustration, darkness: if monsters are real, they are human – and for the longest time, harvey believed that. he burnt the priest alive. and with him, his parents’ house (minus their treasures, which he kept for himself). he did not blink when he did it, as if it was in his nature to destroy. he started his mission of self-discovery after he recovered his beloved paints from the ashes. he never looked back, and since he was kept a secret, nobody knew who he was.
years went by, but he stopped aging at twenty-two. he looked as young as ever, even after he passed his thirtieth year of life. he started talking at eighteen, his first words were fuck off (offered to someone wearing a cross). he started to understand himself throughout his early adulthood; he knew in his darkened soul that he did not belong on earth, that he was of a different place. but he never went looking for his real home. earth will do, for a while. and earth was filled with prey he never knew he needed. he managed to get through life by deceiving honest and dishonest people, charming his way into the richest pocket and burning off those who annoyed him. he learnt that his best chance at surviving was playing dirty – and he mastered the art of staying alive.
despite living for so long, he never had the chance to truly discover himself. his powers have always been highly unstable and uncontrollable, and he could not begin to understand where he belonged without proper research. after burning his way through europe, he ended up in south korea when things were starting to look bad for europe (the wars were a fuel he needed, but one that pushed him to the edge). he lived in south korea for years before deciding to try europe again as a mature 70-year old. he lived the dream, drained the alcohol, enjoyed the sex, and particularly enjoyed messing with humans. he grew into himself and into his true nature, yet his problem with control was getting worse.
after getting into conflict with authorities for starting fires everywhere, he moved back to korea. it was when he decided to join insolitus academy to learn more about the world (he felt in his heart that this was the safest place for him). and he did not do it for the sake of humanity (not that he cared if they all burnt), but because he wanted to unlock his ultimate power by learning discipline. he secretly hopes that the academy can provide him with some information about his creator(s), but his hopes are not high. however, he feels closer to home surrounded by others who are just as different as he is. and who knew that being a student can be this fun.
VIII. Roleplayer
Time zone: GMT+2/+3
OOC! Triggers: explicit sexual assault/rape, self-harm and depression, suicide
Themes/genres you like writing the most?: I usually gravitate towards darker genres (with a focus on character psychology), I like action, thriller, horror; but I also enjoy writing lighter genres! pretty much anything goes as long as it is interesting. my limits here are: (1) I do not write explicit smut (only implied, and only if it makes sense for the characters; otherwise it will be grazed over; I like the art of it not the penetration process); (2) I will never do forced romance or fluff, they have to come naturally.