OC Headcanon: Devin Nolan
Here are some headcanons about my OC Devin Nolan, who will be introduced in my upcoming fanfiction: "Icelator", to give you guys a sneak preview of this character and his history.
Warning: These headcanons contain lots of angst relating to childhood abuse and neglect that may trigger some readers. If these themes bother you in any way, please don't read this then.
Cisgender fourteen-year-old male
Comes from a wealthy family. The Nolan family fortune rivals the Agreste and Bourgeois families' wealth.
His family’s wealth has often led to many students believe that he was another spoiled, entitled brat like Chloe Bourgeois and several other entitled students at first impressions. Then he sets the record straight through his actions and words.
Student at Collège Françoise Dupont. His homeroom teacher is Ms. Mendeleiev. He used to sit alone in the back of the classroom until Zoe Lee transferred, much to his chagrin. Not because she was Chloe’s half-sister though; he prefers being alone.
His mother, Chandler Nolan, is the very influential founder and president of Nolan Corporation (A large corporation specializing in marketing the female demographics). She is best known for being very active in promoting feminism (Though the reality is that she cannot stand the idea of another man or woman having more power than her).
He had never had a father since his mother had him through In vitro fertilization with the best sperm donor candidate they had.
Lives with his mother, but he practically lives alone with how often his mother is absent.
Devin once ran away from home when he was eight to get his mother’s attention and to prove that she did at least love him enough to go looking for him and tell him to come home. He even wrote a note to his mother telling her that he was running away to go live in one of their vacation homes.
After six months of waiting by himself, he finally got the message and went back. Turns out his mother never even got the note or even knew that he was gone.
Despite this, his mother has managed to force her ideas of perfectionism onto her son and has him following her expectations and rules to perfection, regardless of how much it is killing him on the inside.
Though his mother doesn’t really care what he chooses to pursue (athletics, technology, music, the arts, etc), she does expect Devin to succeed and be the best at any and all that he chooses to take part in. And academics! Academic succession is mandatory!
Needs glasses, but doesn’t wear them in public since he doesn’t want anyone to know that he has an “imperfection” as his mother would call it.
Chloe may have mommy issues, but they are TAME compared to Devin's mother issues.
Was raised by his nanny from the day he was born until he was three years old when she died from a terminal illness. Though he did not completely understand death at that age, her death still devastated him since he had lost the woman who became his surrogate mother the second he was born.
His mother never once hugged him or showed him any maternal affection throughout his life. Her strict parenting style derives from her belief that giving her son praise and affection will make him think he is smart and slack off. She FORBIDES her mansion staff from giving her son any praise for his accomplishments or platonic affection under the threat of termination if they dare to even think about disrupting her “parenting”.
The earliest memory that Devin has of his mother physically touching him was during his nanny’s funeral when she slapped him for crying, claiming that the nanny wasn’t worth crying like a baby over and that he was getting “too old” for a nanny anyway.
Acts indifferent and rude towards everyone and everything, including his own classmates but those are just the emotional barriers he's built up over the years since birth.
Suffers from severe haphephobia (or a fear of being touched). Starts to hyperventilate and/or has panic attacks whenever he is being touched or someone approaches him too closely.
Once punched Kim in the jaw when he tried to give him a "bro hug".
Knows that Lila Rossi is a manipulating liar, but chooses to just ignore her and not say anything because he doesn't care. However, that doesn't mean he won't subtly point out inconsistencies or holes in her stories to mess with her.
Secret fan of Kitty Section, but he would sooner swallow broken glass than admit it (or he would spend the day with Lila because it would basically be the same thing).
He also secretly likes to read the “Ladybug and Chat Noir” comics that Nathaniel and Marc create, but again, he would rather swallow broken glass or spend a day with Lila Rossi than admit it.
