SPOTTED: VÍCTOR GALANIS in new york city! heard the FORTY year old belongs to THE RESERVE as a HEIST TEAM. word on the streets is that they can be DISCIPLINED & RESOURCEFUL, but they can also be BITTER & MERCILESS.
FULL NAME: Víctor Yiannis Sanz Galanis NICKNAME(S): Víc PREFERRED NAME(S): Víc BIRTH DATE: 7th November 1985 ZODIAC: Scorpio ☀, Virgo ☽, Capricorn ↑ AGE: 40 HEIGHT: 6' SEXUALITY: pansexual, demiromantic OCCUPATION: curator @ Maison Noir LANGUAGES SPOKEN: english, greek & spanish FATHER: Dimitrious Galanis MOTHER: Marisol Sanz SIBLING(S): Christos Galanis, Angelo Galanis (twin, deceased), one sister PET(S): a malinois called Titan LINKS: pinterest (x)
tl;dr
Grew up in Greece in a large family filled with complicated dynamics. Raised alongside his half brother and his twin, the three of them close enough in age they might as well be triplets.
Despite the awkward circumstances of their birth, there was never any hesitation in seeing Christos as his full brother. It wasn't their fault that Dimitriou didn't know how to stay loyal.
The Galanis family were petty criminals, carrying on with this when the family moved to NYC while the boys were still young, mostly successful because of their sheer numbers and persistence. They were barely teens when they were inducted into the family business, mostly as look outs.
The brothers worked closely and well together, beginning to get more ambitious with each year. Vic was content to let his brother's battle it out to be the brain while he was happy enough to play the brawn. It wasn't that he couldn't keep up with them, he could, he just much preferred to watch their backs. Play guard dog if needed.
The three of them wanted to change how their family operated, make them more successful and elite. Go after tougher targets and make themselves a force to be reckoned with instead of just scraping by on breaking and entering and other petty schemes.
Their plans came to a halt with the death of Angelo, a tragic accident when they were nineteen. He was told something went wrong with their robbery, that the homeowner had a firearm and there was nothing anyone could do.
Christos went into the army and Víctor instead threw himself into the family, determined to be the best to ensure that they wouldn’t lose anyone else again. The next few years were spent honing skills and making connections, determined that Angelo's vision wouldn't die with him.
He got himself into the art world, slowly building relationships with various artists until he had enough creditability to open a small, modest gallery. From there he was happy to sell and take a job at a museum, granting him access to a higher level of artwork.
It was nothing he acted on until Christos returned from service, waiting until his brother had fully recovered before pitching their next move. With his new connections he was confident they could pull it off, knowing he now had access to the black market to move whatever they got their hands on.
He let Christos handle the details, only chipping in when he felt he had something worth saying. Acting as the silent hand in it all and enacting his brother's plans. They gathered a small clientele, stealing so the rich could add to their collections.
But two decades later he discovered betrayal - that it hadn't been an accident at all - and took his revenge quickly. He reached out to law enforcement that had been on his family's trail, cutting a deal to keep himself and his siblings safe, not caring what happened to the rest. When the raid happened some resisted and ended up dead, the rest are in jail for decades. (Please note this is his secret, only Lottie knows atm)
Family in tatters but his siblings safe, he searched for somewhere new for them, finding a place within The Reserve for them all. A deal was struck with the leader before he'd . Now his loyalty extends to her, so long as his siblings remain safe and happy.
Personality
Fiercely loyal to his family ( what's left of it ) he'll do anything to protect the people he loves. There's only a handful of people he finds genuine care for, decades of viewing the world through an analytical lens and desensitising himself to others meaning that he remains detached and unaffected by most. Not exactly emotionless, just tends towards bitterness and sarcasm as a reflex, generally disinterested enough there's no need to reach for anything else. He's as efficient in conversations as he is in his line of work, tending not to say anything more than he feels necessary. Pretty good at reading people ( it comes in useful for work ) but unless it's to do with business he rarely cares how he makes other people feel.
Headcanons
Is a bit of an adrenaline junkie and will take trips to go rock climbing, motorbiking etc
Doesn't really drink, only makes a rare exception to toast for something.
Won't ever celebrate his birthday, it's just another reminder he gets to grow older but his twin never did. Instead he watches Star Wars, because it was Angelo's favourite.
Shockingly he prefers wearing dark clothing but they're always well tailored, his one indulgence from all the money he's amassed.
His living space is largely minimalist, only made interesting by the various pieces of art he's collected ( legitimately ) mostly from artists he worked with early in his career.
His interest in art isn't all that forced, growing up in Athens meant he has a certain attachment to beautiful things. He's not got any kind of talent himself for painting or drawing but he enjoys photography.
