“Sometimes bad things happen and there’s nothing you can do about it, so why worry?”
FULL NAME: Onyango “Simba” Lyons BASED ON: Simba (The Lion King) FACE CLAIM: Alfred Enoch PRONOUNS: He/him BIRTHDAY: August 18, 1991 CURRENT STATUS: Closed
Character Information || cw: death ||
Simba was the only child of Mufasa and Sarabi Lyons. In his young child he was doted upon by his parents, given everything that he wanted—loved unconditionally. He was not spoiled, but had learned to expect a certain comfort in life. His mother had many sisters and as a child, he grew up alongside his cousins. Nala Calame, the daughter of his mother’s best friend, grew up in this circle with him too—they had been playmates since they were in diapers.
Yet, this all changed when Simba turned ten years old. He remembers so vividly his father taking him into his study and sitting him down at one of his large, leather chairs. In his deep, commanding voice he told him that he was to go to boarding school to finish his education. It was for the good of InterPride.
He was shipped off to school, despite his rambunctious protests (including running away quite a few times). He harbored a bitter resentment towards everything InterPride was—blaming it for taking the happy father he remembered from his childhood. He only barely passed through most of school, spending more time in the principal’s office than class. The only reason he did well at all was that Nala had been sent along with him. She made sure he kept to his studies.
In college, he discovered to his surprise that he had quite a head for business—at least the negotiation side of things. His natural charm and intellect impressed most of his professors—even if his testing results lacked a reflection of this. Graduating felt—for a fleeting moment—like a weight lifted off his shoulders. But then, his father drew him aside, congratulating him on making COO.
He was so proud.
Simba had not been sure at the time, how to tell this near stranger that he had never wanted this. Instead, he smiled at his father and pulled him into a hug. At the celebration for his graduation he felt like an outsider at his own party—so many faces he knew as a child that were hardly recognizable any more came up to congratulate him on something he did not feel he’d earned.
At the end of the night, things took a tragic turn.
He only remembers being in the car with his father—heading home after the party…then, waking up in a hospital bed with his uncle standing solemnly by the bed.
He’s dead. You killed him.
The condemnation was the only thing he heard, even when his mother came in to see him—tears streaking down her handsome face. Even when Nala sat by his side for how long? He didn’t know. He was released the next day with a broken arm and minor concussion.
The day after was the funeral.
The day after that, he left his mother a note: “Gone, but not far. Please don’t look for me. Will check in soon.”
That was the last contact he’d had with his family. He took his money and a single bag and fled on the first international flight at the airport–no plan, no hesitance. He traveled for six months, wandering from country to country, living in hotel rooms, making friends everywhere he went–the shadow of his guilt following behind him. Whenever people began to ask questions, he ran.
Eventually, his demons caught up with him and he returned to Swynlake, to his childhood home–to find his mother gone, Nala gone, his uncle gone. He decided then, the best way to hide was in plain sight. Buying a house on the outskirts of Atlantis Lake, he settled in to live with his demons. He begun hanging around Pixie, drowning himself in his troubles and alcohol. There, two bartenders took him under their wings when they discovered his charisma and pinpointed him as the perfect protege.
Now, he works for Pixie, where not even the owner—who was kind enough to not ask any questions (she doesn’t even know his last name)—knows his true identity. Will he be able to lead this new life? Will his charm and easy-going attitude overcome his shame? Or will he break down and go back to his family?
✓ Headstrong, understanding, adventurous
✖ Over-protective, melodramatic, clumsy
Character Suggestions
Black
Current Relationships
Taka “Scar” Lyons (uncle, paternal) Kiara Capulet (cousin, maternal/adopted daughter) Kiongozi Kimani (cousin, maternal) Nala Calame (childhood best friend)
Possible Relationships
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Magical Abilities
None