Zak Halstead, while not only being hot, has an attitude. Could be good, could be bad. At a first glance, he comes off as friendly and outgoing if he’s in a good mood. Cocky, yet sensitive is the most apt description of Zak, he pretends that everything rolls off him like water. But he’s far more sensitive than most realize or know. He is high strung and loves life. He has a temper though and can be impulsive. Fact is the reason he sometimes acts like an asshole is because he’s a bit of a people pleaser so it’s one of the ways he tries to guard his heart. He shows his feelings a bit more easily if he trusts you but he has been hurt before, so he doesn’t trust that quickly. He knows it is a defect in his character to be impetuous and overconfident but can’t change it. By nature, he’s a very caring guy but has been hurt so many times that he has a hard time trusting people. He trusts his instincts and makes snap judgments. He’s stubborn, flighty, and has an off-the-beaten track perspective of the world. He’s a caring, loving type of guy when he’s not pissed off. He’s a hot-head and can get angry fast. He’s reckless, but not untrustworthy. He does a lot of stupid things, sure, but never endangers anyone, besides himself. He takes things in stride but is emotionally volatile. He’s all wound-up nerves and energy but tries to hide it. He’s dangerously impulsive when he’s in emotional chaos. Actually: those who don’t know him or dislike him call him reckless to the point of being suicidal which he isn’t. He has an unconscious self-destructive streak to him but loves life and everything it can throw at someone. He’s kind-hearted but quick-tempered with a playful cockiness and a self-effacing/deprecating sense of humour that he uses as a shield. He acts like he isn’t afraid of anything, and even more than most people these days he acts like he’s invincible. This mindset has made him brash and impulsive though and he often does things without thinking or charges into situations which may be out of his ability to deal with. This most often happens when he becomes riled up and doesn’t engage his brain before diving into the deep end.
He has a dark side and a tough exterior that hints at experience beyond his years. He has a sick sense of humor and a viciously sarcastic streak when he feels like he's being mocked. Altogether Zak has a darker edge to his personality and his world view can be more than a bit dark at times. He is a sensitive young man but doesn’t wear his heart on his sleeve. He is a realist in that he knows too much about the darkness in the world. He’s a protector and proactive a hunter of sorts mostly for the truth of a situation. He’s caring, understanding and way too giving and curious and it gets him into so much trouble. There is no shyness in his nature, but he is a private young man. He’s a strong-willed good-natured guy outside and indifferent to the petty dynamics of his peers. He is the brooding "bad boy loner" type that girls fall for. He’s quite charming and even sweet when it pleases him. Zak’s an affectionate and loyal person. He is good, warm, gentle and romantic and sexy, daring even. He has a stubborn streak a mile long but protects what is his. He is loyal, trustworthy and trusts others until he’s betrayed. Depending on circumstances he will give a person a second chance but not a third. For some though there are no second chances for he doesn’t play the fool. If the person was trying to protect others with the apparent betrayal, he’s far more forgiving. He’s defiant when forced to deal with someone who doesn’t have his respect yet. He’s a fun loving and adventurous guy. That's what people tend to notice about him at first. He seems to stick out in the crowd because of his zest for life. He loves living--period, end of story. In fact, dying is one of his biggest fears. Cause if you’re dying, you aren’t living. He believes that people should be positive and work towards a goal but if he feels that breaking a rule will be a good thing for people than he will do it for the hopeful potential good in the future. No stranger to the wilder side of the nightlife, he's far from a regular, preferring to dabble in trouble as opposed to majoring in it. Zak leans more towards cleverness than to intelligence, relying on quick wits to get him out of a tough situation rather than planning to avoid getting into it in the first place. While he may say he's smart enough to look before he leaps, time and time again experience would dictate otherwise, his sharp tongue and dry wit capable of provoking people far more easily than he would like to think, leading to uncomfortable situations and 'misunderstandings'. luckily fast feet and the same fast tongue that got him into the mess are generally enough to get him out of it. He’s the adventurous one while his oldest brother Jay is the responsible one. He’s always out and his inquisitive nature gets him into trouble. Zak is smart and crazy as hell. That is a dangerous combination since he's also a walking disaster and the living embodiment of Sod's Law. If it can go wrong, it will and it will happen to him. He’s best described as a cocky young man, everything he does he does with confidence. He’s not afraid to answer back, offer his own unique commentary on something (even if it doesn’t include him) or make crude innuendos. He’s very much about the hedonistic pleasures, smoking, drinking, partying, and sex. He’s also a fan of teasing people, not going as far as bullying, he will always try and stop short of that. He wasn’t always so loud. Before he left home, he was quite a quiet boy, usually the one left doodling in his own little world in class, but time on the street has hardened him. Zak uses his cocky front as a mask to help him survive. He sometimes slips back into his quiet and thoughtful persona when tired or ill, but if someone points out how strange he’s behaving, he will quickly go back to his arrogant self.
Rude, rowdy, and ready for anything, he is the life of any party. However, he’s not the best student, making up for his lack of academic interest in other ways - he’s an adrenalin junkie who loves living on the edge. He spends most of his free time racing his beloved car in ways that would cause even the most reckless daredevil to take pause. In fact, he would like nothing better than to hop in his car and take a long ride into the unknown. Unfortunately for him, there are some new and decidedly deadly obstacles to overcome if his dream of freedom is ever to become a reality. Fortunately, Zak is an uncompromising friend, no matter how tough the situation is. He is fiercely loyal and will stand by a friend of his through thick and thin, no matter what. He forms strong bonds with people who prove to be his true friends and there is little he wouldn’t do to help such a friend. He’s interested in psychology and is a bit of a people person. What does frighten him, and fuels his nightmares, is being alone. He’s very much a people person, and to be bereft of the contact of others terrifies him. This young man is fearless about most things but the one thing that truly scares him is losing anyone he cares about. He’s a born protector, always had been deep down. He's secretly a loving person, albeit somewhat obsessive. Zak’s precocious, sharp-tongued, street-smart, tough and vulnerable. Even if it doesn’t always seem like it, he’s a loving and selfless man. He loves being around people especially children. He’s both a lover and a fighter when protecting his loved ones. He's loyal to his friends and goes to extreme lengths to protect them. He’s bright, energetic, and full of dreams. He has a heart that is big enough for anyone and everyone. He’s a fierce dreamer who fights to make his dreams come true. He's competitive and an adrenaline junkie. He's a curious young man and lets that trait get the best of him. He’s intelligent but easily bored, outgoing, frisky, cocky, confident playfully arrogant, rude and obnoxious. He’s insane, loud, obnoxious, rude, funny, vulgar, slutty, hilarious, pushy, a lovable sweetheart who has a seriously fucked up charm about him. That side only comes out with good friends.
He enjoys teasing people and doesn’t mind if they tease him back. He’s charming, fierce, sarcastic and cunning. He has this perfect mixture of being this witty, jokey, cocky in the best sense of the word, but extremely vulnerable, emotional and this great mixture of emotions. Zak’s, by nature, a well-meaning kind of guy. Zak’s heart is in the right place, but his heart and emotions guide him most. He has learned to somewhat control this over the years, but if he's provoked, it's difficult for him to hesitate. He is always so... alive, full of humor and joy in the littlest things and smart- smart as a whip. Although he’s irresponsible and reckless, being he is very much a free spirit who does a thing on a whim, taking no mind to what people think? He’s prone to tantrums; as an adult, he acknowledged that he is quick tempered. He can be volatile at times and if he gets worked up, he has no problem getting into a fight over things that might seem trivial to others. He isn’t exactly a calm and logical person. He’s emotional and impulsive, and rarely puts much thought into things before speaking. Maybe it is best to let things lie, but he might not be capable of it if he really is upset about something. He’s more the type to yell something incoherent and stalk off.
He can be the life of the party and is an adrenaline junkie. He is a fuck-up but you love him because he means well, he’s funny, he’s charming, he tries his best even if he doesn’t know what the hell he’s doing (which is almost always.) He does what he wants just acting on instinct even though they aren’t always the best ones. He’s reckless with his own life, often taking chances, that others would balk at even thinking about. He’s fearless and adventurous, a heady combination that others find either hard to keep up with or intoxicating to watch. Headstrong and moody due to his turbulent past, he uses his risky behavior to channel his anger. Spontaneous and thrill-seeking, he’s ten times more likely to follow his impulses and listen to his heart and gut before his head— which sometimes works out in his favor, and other times gets him in a lot of trouble. He’s a free-spirited young man; he knows how to have a good time. He doesn’t consider the consequences of his decisions before he makes them. His instincts are good. He is the definition of hard-headed. He’s stubborn and rather obnoxious and often can’t control his witty tongue. There are very few people that he would go to the ends of the earth for, but when he’s around those people (his brothers), it’s common that his personality will change entirely; he’ll become softer, more sympathetic. He’s a good person to be around, though, and he easily possesses qualities of leadership. Either you love him or hate him there’s no in between.
He’s impulsive and hard-headed, pushing himself beyond the realistic realms of his physical physique. He’s adventurous, reckless and ready to take on the world. It’s why he’s able to make friends so easily. They love the way he’s fearless and ready to do whatever came to mind. His carefree attitude stayed all the way until a near death experience changed him. He began to see things in a new light, knowing that he had taken advantage of the world he lived in. He’s bossy, violent, stubborn. If he likes you, he’s nice, caring, protective and loyal. He solves many of his problems through promiscuous sex and heavy drinking. A raunchy boy who will mess up and lash out, but once he got his head on straight, he would be one hell of a catch. He’s rude, arrogant and reckless. He's stubborn, insulting, adventurous, and straightforward. He can be self-conscience at times because of his past. He can be immature at times but can also be serious.
He’s a tactile person with the few he trusts. He's a major practical joker. He can be suspicious but loyal, sensitive, kind and caring secretly. He does have a major dark side to him but fights against letting it take over again. He breaks the rules but has his own code of honor. He can be gentle but ruthless when he deems it necessary. He’s bold, somewhat dominant, and a major risk-taker.arrogant, argumentative, proud, stubborn, intelligent, bright, and lazy. He does have a conscience but is used to ignoring it in the past. He has always struggled with controlling his temper. He hates being forced into anything. He's devoted to making sure that nothing forces him into doing anything without it being his own choice. He tends to be a little bit clumsy and far too rough with things. Sometimes he wonders if he isn’t just downright destructive. He knows he tends to lose control and do things that he later regrets but his temper gets the best of him. He’s quite cocky, ridiculous and outrageous. He has emotional abandonment issues and a tremendous craving for love. Zak’s self-control isn’t good he tends to be impulsive. He's a cocksure daredevil who is always getting himself and others into trouble. He's angry and moody and internalizes everything. He’s smart, adaptable, and willing to think on his feet. He’s overprotective of anyone he loves. Though he’s an extrovert, he is a private person. He gets attached to people quickly provided they treat him well. But he tends to keep things inward and always tries to solve everything on his own. He has serious insecurity issues that will drive people away eventually if he doesn’t calm down a bit. He cares. Way too much. But you can see his desperation at times. He takes the loss of patients very personally and very deeply. It’s almost as if he’s desperate to save everyone but grieves deeply when he can’t. (But that’s not healthy for him in the long run and it might end up wrecking him at some point in the future.)
He wears his heart on his sleeve and tends to punish himself so quietly and secretly that often people don’t even know there could be a turmoil inside of him. He'd mastered the act of hiding. He’s overprotective of anyone he loves. He’s excitable, overly dramatic and a handful. He’s protective, charming, deeply loyal, friendly, funny, and brave. But vain, hot-tempered, prone to jealousy, derisive, and a little bit mean. He’s funny, foul-mouthed, sexy as hell and he is one of the best storytellers ever encountered. He’s brazen, rebellious, impulsive and insubordinate at times. He’s practical with an over-active imagination. His fertile imagination inflicts greater suffering than the reality of the situation. Zak enjoys challenges and making a difference. He’s very much about the hedonistic pleasures, drinking, partying and sex. He is a fan of teasing people but not going as far as bullying, he always stops short of that. Occasionally he might be serious but beware because it’s when he's furious or passionate about something. Or scared out of his mind. He's a troublesome, yet caring individual; his major problem is that he cares too much. Zak's easily startled and quick to anger.
Zak has a playful and teasing nature as he loves to joke around and have fun. He sometimes uses this to cover up his self-esteem issues. Zak become a daredevil, always seeking out attention, even if it was negative. He's a troublesome but caring individual; his worst problem is that he cares too much. He didn’t have many friends growing up. Zak never had a core group of friends and his brothers are his best friends. This is a little surprising considering that he loves people so much, he would go up to strangers. Zak believes his experiences and his outgoing personality were good teachers. It taught him how to connect with others. He’s animated, robust and blessed with a vigorous, quirky, zest for life. He’s never been good at handling heavy conversations, even in relation to someone else’s burden. He isn’t sure comforting comes naturally to him. He has empathy in abundance, so much it hurts sometimes, so much he will make stupid decisions simply because he can’t handle what he’s feeling. But comfort is a skill he’s sure he doesn’t possess. He’s easy going and adventurous, but he has a sharp investigative mind. He wears his heart on his sleeve but other times keeps his emotions strictly secret. He’s proud, stubborn and cunning: a combination not conducive to giving up easily. He’s noisy, nosey, sometimes inappropriate and distracting. Zak’s smart, intelligent and more capable than he wants people to know. For all his brashness and flippant attitude, he’s more intuitive and sensitive than what he portrays. He’s fiercely protective of those he loves. Long before he sent emotions, love and relationships to hell, he was a remarkable kid – not only in terms of his education and grades, but his strong sense of empathy and compassion. He believes in grey rather than black or white and always wants to make the world a better place.
He’s independent and quirky. He likes people that can work with that. Zak’s fiercely protective of those he loves. He’s sweet, cocky and adventurous, but has a sharp investigative mind being a practical thinker. He's angry and moody and internalizes everything. He tries to act tough to the point that he hides some of his talents (such as skill at cooking and talent at art) from his friends out of insecurity. He became a daredevil, always seeking out attention, even if it was negative. Zak’s the joker, the cut up. And he can be annoying as all hell. He has a heart that’s too big for his chest interspersed with the very occasional moment of genuine instability. Zak makes terrible decisions at times but is a friendly, fun-loving daredevil who’s also free spirited, but sensitive, caring, and insightful. He has a conscience that means that he takes on the world’s problems before he worries about his own.
He’s like a child, his enthusiasm infectious and delightful to watch. He’s a people person. He isn’t cut out to be a loner. He likes people. He helps people. He can show signs of stubbornness or recklessness but he’s clearly idealistic and full of energy a good-natured, loving, caring soul who only has the purest intentions. Zak is a protective big brother and wants to do the right thing first. He's a joyful guy with a great sense of humor. He can be immature and hotheaded. Dedicated, loyal and with a strange sense of humor that bordered on quirky. Still hotheaded, but it’s tempered by intelligence and determination and he’s amazingly forgiving of others, rarely holding a grudge more than fifteen minutes. He’s friendly, compassionate, sensitive and wise, free-spirited, brave, and loyal. A gambler at heart and follower to the extreme but only with his brothers. Zak always has a golden heart he’s such a wonderful and caring person. He takes his work seriously and is atypical as a paramedic in that he strives to get to know his patients. He was a C student in high school but managed to get into medical school and eventually becomes a paramedic. He explains that by saying when he realized he wanted to be a paramedic, he got his head in the game.
For all his rude and abrasive attitude, Zak is still a sensitive and kind-hearted man who will often (angrily) interject his compassion into a moral dilemma. Zak moodily sulks when he's frustrated. He also tends to rub the back of his neck when he's anxious or uncertain. He never quite loses his macho, rough attitude, but it's far more playful, mischievous, and healthy than harmful in the future. He’s confident in his abilities but is much more in touch with his own feelings also. He's cocky/brash and intrusive at times, but never in an unlovable way. His arrogant self-absorption, immaturity, and conviction of his own brilliance is balanced with a genuinely friendly, likable and empathetic nature. He's genuinely a caring friend, if a bit thoughtless at times, and frequently pulls out all the stops to make the people he loves happy. Even if his plans go wrong and he makes things worse for them, he doesn't try to defend himself or pass off the blame like he does with many other things — he just works non-stop to make things right. Zak tends to run his mouth at inopportune moments, especially when he's nervous or excited about something. Unfortunately, he simultaneously disengages the filter between his brain and his mouth, with predictable (and hilarious) results.
Let’s be honest here, Zak is kinda moody. You always know what he is feeling whether happy, sad, or angry. He wears his heart on his sleeve and carries around a sense of warmth wherever he goes. When he is traumatized like being shot by a gunman, he becomes a little reckless and begins driving his car as fast as it will go with no regards for the law. Zak’s a pro at beating himself up whenever he thinks he’s at fault it’s part of his character. He’s mouthy and cocky, and more social and outwardly emotional but avuncular, friendly, enthusiastic and considerate. Which shows his kindness, his utmost need to look after everyone else. But for all his kind-heartedness, he's very careless at times. He's reckless, arrogant, and insensitive. He likes teasing people just to get on their nerves. But he’s a friendly, brave, and helpful guy, and he genuinely cares about his friends (and Dania) and is willing to risk his life for them. He’s warm, compassionate, empathetic and has a huge moral and guilty conscience. He’s cheerful and enthusiastic, full of life and loves to have fun and kind and caring. Zak’s a sweet guy but not particularly stable in most senses.
He can be a little outrageous and must be restrained on occasion. His moods are unpredictable and changeable as the wind. Now, the thing is, Zak likes attention. He craves positive attention like a fish craves water. He needs it to survive. He’s always been impulsive and needs to be open about his feelings. His anger runs hot and burns out fast and has a sick sense of humour. Zak is fiercely protective of those close to him. Zak is willing to stand up to those who mistreat others and is more than willing to stick his neck out for the rest of the team. He also displays remarkable empathy and is good at reading people. Generally, has rather good instincts thanks to being more attuned to people's emotions. He’s a loving goofball who wears his heart on his sleeve. He’s outgoing, people-oriented, ambitious and charming. He's hot-tempered, makes rash judgments, bucks authority, and shows a tendency towards emotional instability. He's cocky, mischievous, and sarcastic, however, he hides a deeply insecure side under his mask of confidence since his father abandoned him. Zak is an enthusiastic guy who would go to the ends of the earth for the people he cares about or something he believes in. Zak is sanguine (an outgoing ladies' man, but emotionally unstable). But still so much fun, sweet, incredibly kind, and phenomenally funny.
Exuberant, over-confident, eccentric Zak. Although we learn that Zak has confidence issues of his own. His actions prove him dependable and able to either stay calm or calm down quickly. When panicking, his first instinct is to run but he’s a mischief-maker and cunning prankster with a love for trouble and mayhem. Though he’s given to madcap pranks and practical jokes, there is no malice in his mischief. His emotions are awfully close to the surface, put it that way. He’s a goofball with a generally not-serious nature. Light-hearted and full of himself, Zak is almost constantly bragging or cracking jokes, but is still focused on helping people. He’s a laidback troublemaker who often cracks jokes at other people's expense but with those he holds dear, he’s tender, warm-hearted, and compassionate. Zak’s overall very brave, intelligent, hardworking, motivated, loyal, proud, responsible, and didn’t take shit from anyone. And though the young man was strong, he would let himself indulge in childish habits from time to time. Sneaking sweets and playing with toys. Zak has always had a very live-and-let-live attitude towards life and is sweet, and kind, and easygoing. passionate, charismatic, flighty, irresponsible and irreverent, relying more on natural talent than hard work. Zak could be hot-headed and easily angered, he was also quick to forgive and forget, and was a very big-hearted man. He had an enviable inner calmness and the ability to roll with most things without losing his cool. he is also very emotional sensitive and empathetic, which makes his friends want to root for him.
Zak's comfortable with physical contact and has an affectionate nature. He’s fun loving and silly one minute, serious and straightforward the next. He’s known for his amiable, jovial, open-minded, social, laid-back and casual joking personality but can be serious and straightforward and impulsive and hot-blooded at times. He’s headstrong, pushy when he wants to be, but he will admit his wrongs and take a step back to see the whole situation (whatever that may be) more clearly. He's selfless and kind, trying to take care, comfort and support his brothers, friends, even worrying about someone else before himself. He’s impulsive when it comes to his loved ones and would put himself at risk to save someone else’s life. He doesn’t like being put under pressure or stress reacting impulsively and even violently when it happens. He can be so sweet sometimes, and earnest to a fault. Zak’s a Deadpan Snarker, funny, jolly, cheerful, boisterous and often doesn’t take life too seriously. He’s moody, insecure and prone to low self-esteem; despite his many attributes he feels he’s not good enough, struggles to maintain long-term relationships and feels he must constantly hold himself back out of fear he’ll lose control like he did as a teenager. He has struggled to keep his strong emotions in check, lest he lose control again. Zak has a sardonic, wisecracking sense of humor and is a mischief-maker and cunning prankster.
My main guy and Dania’s longest love. And younger brother to Jay and Will Halstead.
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