e&&. cauldron above, ( leopald “leo” fletcher ) was just spotted in the fae lands — word has it ( he ) is/are affiliated with ( dawn court ). ( he ) is a(n) ( 320, appears 37 ) year old ( half-warrior fae/half-human). it’s been said that ( he ) resembles ( nathan owens ). ( he ) has been said to be ( dashing & comedic ) but also quite ( cocky & fickle ). ( he ) is currently serving as ( court jester/charlatan).
basics:
Full Name: Leopald “Leo” Fletcher
Sexuality: Pansexual
Past Occupation: Ex-Squire
Nicknames: Leo has taken on many aliases over the years- each one becoming more ridiculous from the next
Place of Origin: The Autumn Court
bio:
If there was one thing life was quick to teach young Leopald Fletcher, it was that he would and always be a nobody. His mother, although the sun in her young boy’s eyes, was no more than a maid for the Autumn Court. And his father? Well, that was one mystery he had no care to ever find out. His mom used to whisper him stories as she tucked him into bed about the great and well respected knight of a far off court whom had swept her off her feet all of those years ago, attempting to the best of her ability to bead around the bush of why the man who was still alive wanted absolutely nothing to do with them. Leo would later put two and two together that he was a product of a wedlock and the warrior fae was either too ashamed to want him or didn’t even remember or believe his mother when the woman approached him saying that was with child. Either way, he was a man Leo wanted nothing to do with.
But, once upon a time, when Leo was a scrawny little kid pretending he wasn’t hungry so that his mom could have a slightly larger portion of food for that night as they lived day to day barely scrapping by, he used to idolize the faceless man he’d hear heroic tales of. He used to lay awake at night imagining his dad coming back from some epic quest to sweep them away and pluck them up from their life of obscurity. He used to practice with a wooden sword for hours on end, rambling on and on how he would be a fierce knight too and give his mom everything they had ever dreamed of. He’d become a well-respected man in society. He would follow the knight’s code and work his way up until he could win a metal or make enough to afford to buy a piece of land that he could build a house on for his mom to live in. He’d be great, just like any of the members of the royal family his mother devoted her life to serve. Leo remembered spending hours as a child playing in the servants quarters of the Autumn court palace. His mother would warn him to stay out of sight and not wander the halls, but he was a curious child with a big heart and he’d often sneak out to the gardens and present a rose to some princess or duchess. He was just a happy-go-lucky kid who wanted his mom to not have to work as hard as she did. He sometimes felt like she spent more time with the High Lord’s family than she did with him. But, it would be worth it. The smile on his mom’s face when he came home to tell his mother he joined the Knighthood was an image that would be engrained his head probably until the day he dies. It was a smile that warmed his chest, even if he was only a squire and still had a lot of work to do, before he’d be a recognized knight of his own. But, he was hard worker and he had the drive. He would get there and he probably would have too. That is if his mother hadn’t gone missing the day he was suppose to say swear his oath of allegiance.
The only person he had in the whole wide world, vanished into the night just like that. He knew something had happened to her. He knew she wouldn’t just pick up and leave without a word. He knew she had to be in trouble. He knew she needed him. But, no one listened. She was just a maid after all and he was just some street rat. They may have been fae, but they were easily replaceable. The head maid made that fact all too clear, shrugging it off and spewing some story that she must have just gotten fed up and left. When he tried to push further, he heard that if she hadn’t shown up yet, a human like that was probably as good as dead, not that she ‘would have lived long anyhow’. He begged and begged for someone to help him, but everyone he spoke to made one thing abundantly clear- she was a servant at the end of the day and as much as they’d like to help, their hands were tied.
So, he left. Leo packed up what few belongs he had and left the Autumn court just as the rumors said his mother had. He struggled for the first few years. Sticking with the knights would have been simpler. It would have given him a far more comfortable life than living on the streets did. But, he couldn’t just stand back and forget about his family even when the world already seemed to. So, he did what he had to. He shacked up with the wrong crowds, getting mixed up with a group of thieves and criminals. Before he knew it, any code of honor he once held, was replaced by a charming grin and a cocky disposition as he pickpocketed and conned his way around Astralis, traveling from court to court in search of some clue of what might have happened, only to turn up empty handed. He managed to figure out that she had been taken by some noble fae who had thought she was a member of the resistance. But, by the time he had gotten a lead, it was already too late. His mother had been human after all and given all of the time that had passed, there was no more use in searching. It was like the other knights had said. She was gone by now.
Nowadays, Leo has given up on any chance of being anything, not seeing the use in trying to be someone great anymore when the one person he had wanted to be great for is no more than a fleeting memory. He’d rather be a thief and a nobody than put on a fake smile and devote his life to protecting people who may not even care if he’s gone. Leo may come across as a goofy and charming court jester, but he’s not against taking the law into his own hands, not minding making nobles chuckle as long as he’s the one to have the last laugh.
