FINLEY AND SAMMY: IN SHORT
Brief bios about Poof's and Foop's lifelong roommates at boarding school: a grumpy gamer pixie and a sugar-sweet bad boy.
MISTER GAVIN FINLEY HAMMERFALL
Occupation: Technically a full-time student; emotionally a part-time student
Birthday: Fourth Tuesday of November, Autumn of the Frozen Planet (Breath Subyear); celebrated once a decade on February 12th
Height: 4'1" (Tall for a fae)
Age As of Devil’s Backbone: 163,253 (Mentally young teen)
Alignment: Chaotic Neutral
MBTI: INTP
Love Language: Quality Time
Handedness: Right dominant
Hometown: Inkblot City - Pixie World’s bustling capital city; contains the buildings seen in show canon
Core: Trophy Cup
Core Color: Pink
Crown Lift: N/A (Tomte)
Wand Type: Platinum - Functions like a standard phone; has safety measures to protect Finley from accidentally drawing magic out of himself, but can be used by others in emergencies
Fagiggly Color: Lavender (Presumed)
Preferred Shapeshifting Form: N/A
Bio: Finley was first namedropped in the second chapter of Baby, You’re a Rich Man as a name H.P. had been tossing around for his next asexually reproduced offspring; this came up again in “Think Positive.” H.P. was expecting Finley during “Entire World” and held the sleepy baby pixie during “Terrible Timing.” He was officially introduced as a speaking character in “Evolution Hopeful,” where he appeared as Poof's, Foop's, and Sammy's roommate.
See also, Eclipse House Roommate Squad
Many Pixies begin internships at Pixies Inc. when they're around 50, but Finley was sent to Spellementary School instead (Later progressing to Alberich Middle and Carl Poofypants High).
After his birth, Finley spent the first three years of his life living with his Fairy foster family, the Hammerfalls. H.P. COULD reclaim his kids after they wean, but that would mean dealing with the Terrible Twos, so he waits until they're 3 and rips them from their families then.
Finley is Pixie 507, making him H.P.’s second-to-last surviving kid (508 being Southmark). He's a tomte: a fae who can't use magic- In his case, it's because H.P. "ran out" after having so many offspring. Finley can't channel magic or fly. His hat doesn't float and losing too much magic - such as through serious injury or intercourse - will cause death.
In Fae society, Finley is considered disabled. He can only channel magic one day per year: Gray Tuesday, when Pixies are given Fairy magic (because Finley isn't channeling his own internal magic and is drawing from an external power source). - See also, Prompt 124 - "This Is a Box."
Finley is that kid who never seems to pay attention to anything and never studies, yet always pulls some of the highest scores of the class. He’s easily bored by social interaction and has low self-esteem due to the lack of attention and praise he gets from the Head Pixie. Not much interest in making friends. He’s a loner.
In addition to being a tomte, Finley is a gyne (as indicated by his freckles). When he’s in Pixie World and H.P.’s pheromones are in play, he’s subordinate. At school, he’s dominant over Poof.
Sometimes Finley and Poof dangerously flip-flop between who the dominant gyne in the area is, but Finley’s been staying on top so far. Mostly because Poof rarely gets upset, and when he does, he’s more likely to cry than fight. If ever they do get angry, you can be sure they’ll channel their feelings by playing video games. Which Finley always wins. Get with the times! Gyne-instinct fights to the death are so hundreds of thousands of years ago.
His video game obsession sprang out of a mention from the upcoming Prompt 126, "Look At That!" about one of the random items in Cavatina’s backpack being Finley’s DS. I took that and ran with it when Finley actually appeared.
As the dominant gyne on their floor at the dorms - and later half the high school campus - Finley tends to turn heads and attract the ladies with his pheromones. There's no steady girlfriend in his life (Not that that’s unusual for pixies). Maybe his princess is in another castle? Uh... sure. Let’s go with that!
He is very, very gay and very, very uninterested in committed relationships. That said, he has a vaguely "roommates with benefits" relationship with Foop's alternate personality - Hiccup - who likes to cuddle up to Finley and pepper his cheeks with kisses while Finley plays games. They don't really talk about it. Despite Finley being a Seelie Courter (and thus closer in culture to Poof and Sammy), Foop and Hiccup are definitely his closest friends... Probably because they've been sharing a room for most of their lives. Foop dropped out of Spellementary when the May Blossom War began ("You'll Never Know"), so Whistle Fernfire was assigned as Finley's replacement roommate... They did not get along. Whistle and Foop swapped places in high school when Foop returned to classes and bullied his new Anti-Fairy roommates. For some reason, Foop just tolerates Poof, Sammy, and Finley better. Now that's friendship.
Finley is one of the only pixies who can actually get away with calling the Head Pixie "Dad"... mostly because he says it in scorn instead of affection. H.P. doesn’t worry about him much and - for the most part - lets him do what he wants. Plenty of other pixies are happy working at Pixies Inc., so if Finley wants to go to school, that's fine... Just make something of yourself, kid.
Finley's studying digital game design. During school breaks, he helps Pixie World with deliveries and paperwork, but only if he has to.
Related:
Full Character Profile || Family Tree || Pixie Class Overview || H.P. and Sanderson's Bios || Poof, Foop, and Hiccup's Bios || Whistle's Bio || Apartment Layout
SAMMY ÖLVIR SWEETSPARKLE
Occupation: Full-time student; rosewater station employee; struggles to hold a job for longer than a month
Birthday: January 6th (Observed)
Height: 3'5" (Average for a fae)
Age As of Devil’s Backbone: Don’t be silly! Sammy never gets old!
Alignment: Chaotic Good
MBTI: ENFP
Love Language: Acts of Service
Handedness: Right dominant
Hometown: Beastville - The city in Beast World that exists directly underneath Muckledunk.
Core: Yo-Yo
Core Color: Blue (Layer 1 Yellow; Layer 2 Purple)
Crown Lift: N/A (Huldufólk)
Wand Type: Kitnut - Custom (Sparklestick)
Fagiggly Color: Yellow
Preferred Shapeshifting Form: Golden retriever- & sugar cookie-themed Beast
Bio: Whether he's working hard in school or cruising town dressed in leather jackets with his besties, one thing's for sure- Sammy's a sweet guy who's always looking out for others. He's kind, thoughtful, and generous with his time. Huh... What's he hiding?
Sammy is one of the Huldufólk, and in line with their culture, he's a changeling child: switched at birth to obtain the milk he needed to thrive. Through a comedy of errors, Sammy was switched with a Beast child instead of the human his parents thought they'd be getting. Sammy's grown up in Beastville ever since, passed from one generation to the next.
From what I've heard, no one in the Iivac kin group remembers whom he was switched with in the first place (or how long ago it happened). Does this kid ever get old?
One could blame his Beast upbringing for his half-smothered tendency towards violence, but that would probably only be half true (and politically incorrect). Bunsen is in fact his foster brother; the two are quite close despite their separate species (and Sammy's move to boarding school). They both know what it's like to live in a community where you're one of the only representatives of your species people run into, especially when the stereotypes people carry about your kind aren't all that sweet.
Considering the back-and-forth life Sammy lives - one foot in multiple worlds and always feeling out of place - it's no surprise his core developed into a yo-yo. On one hand he's a very good student and kind friend to his classmates, always making an effort to sit by someone who looks a little lonely (Not to mention a big music lover).
And... that's as much as most people know about him. We mustn't discuss the changeling thing in good company- It's such a horrible and outdated practice. But, well, you know his culture...
Beneath that sweet and charming exterior lies an equally polite bad boy with a rebellious streak that can't be tamed. While Sammy's a great team player, he's not a pushover or afraid to stand up for himself... when he's not being bullied to tears by someone a lot bigger and stronger than him, of course.
Since he was raised in Beast World, Sammy's a little out of touch with Fairy social norms, but he learns fast. He grew up feeling overstimulated and finds Fairy World a bit unnerving. That's probably why he hangs out with Foop, whose wild energy isn't far off what he grew up around.
He's not had the best luck holding down a job... possibly because as one of the Hidden People, it's dangerous for him to serve others food. That said, he's managed to land a part-time job at a rosewater station, helping people refill their wands, and that seems to be working out. It leaves him plenty of time for studying, participating in orchestra (On the fiddle or harp, of course- He plays both), and hanging with friends.
Say one thing for Sammy- He can achieve a healthy work-life balance like no one you've ever met. His peppy attitude doesn't vanish easily and it takes a marathon effort to burn him out.
Foop's alternate personality - Hiccup - has a major crush on him. Hiccup spent much of Foop's childhood wrestling with indecision over whether it was appropriate for him to hang out with Sammy, as Hiccup sees himself as much older than Foop (See also, "Shadow"). It's unclear whether Foop himself feels the same attraction towards Sammy, but very possible... After all, who's more opposite a guy who likes good girls than a guy who's into bad boys? ... Has anyone seen Foop lately? It sure seems like Hiccup's been out front more and more since Sammy's adult wings came in...
Related:
Full Character Profile || Family Tree || Huldufólk - Social Ladder || Fairy Class Overview || Poof, Foop, and Hiccup's Bios || Whistle's Bio || Eclipse House Heights || Apartment Layout