App for Asgard
OOC Information;
Name; Lan
Personal Journal; so_low
Contact; AIM: OcularDoomsday - plurk: Hellglass
Other Characters; n/a
IC Information;
Character Name; Saint John Denis D’Amico... He’s rather you just call him Johnny, though.
Age; 18
Appearance; Johnny is a tall, thin boy of 19. He has pure white skin, and light blue eyes with no pupil. His teeth are pointed like a shark’s, and stick out slightly thanks to an overbite. He has thick, white, straight hair that’s usually messy, with long bangs to cover a small pair of horns budding a few inches above his eyes. He’s usually dressed in t-shirts, jeans and boots, though is known to wear expensive, three-piece suits when he wants to get attention or be dramatic. (I will be drawing his icons, not using a PB)
House; Thor.
Power; Speed
World Info; It’s much like our own modern-day world, but angels and demons lurk in the shadows. They try to influence humans by masquerading as them, to win their souls and influence their lives on Earth. Most humans don’t know they exist and are unaware of their influence. (More will be detailed out in the Background section!)
Background; Johnny’s not had an easy life so far - but what RP character has? He’s the accidental child of a human woman and an incubus, and half-demons like himself are considered an abomination amongst demons. Humans don't even recognize what he is. His mere existence could have himself, his mother, father and even other family members killed. Not that he knows who his father is. His mother, Rachel, met an incubus (posing as a human) named Esteban. Not that Esteban knew it, but Rachel was only 15 at the time they met, and... Well, an incubus does what an incubus does. Though very fond of Rachel, Esteban had to abandon her, being a demon, not knowing what happened. 9 months later, Johnny was brought into the world, shocking his family with his strange appearance. His mother didn’t care - say what you will about Rachel, but she’s actually a responsible, loving person who planned to raise her son with all the love and care in the world, no matter what he looked like. She knew who the father was, but not his true nature, and refused to tell anyone who it was.
Johnny was raised with his mother’s twin brother, Raleigh, and her father, Joe. Her mother passed away a few years prior. Her father was a short-tempered and nearly abusive person, who was also very religious, and condemned his daughter at every turn, along with her "demon spawn" child (he had no idea how right he was). This is the sort of environment Johnny was raised in. While his mother and uncle did their best to take care of him, they were still kids themselves. Meanwhile, his grandfather treated him like he was a hideous monster, even though that, despite appearances, Johnny was a normal child. Call it instinct on Joe’s part, but it made for a pretty hostile environment for the kid to be raised in.
Johnny’s family didn’t have much money back then. Joe was a construction worker; Rachel had to go to high school, worked as a hostess at a country club, and raise her son, and Raleigh helped out when he could. They lived in a tiny house in New Jersey. Johnny was often shuffled around to unwilling relatives, babysitters and day care. When he was old enough to go to school, he had a hard time making friends, being quiet and unsure of himself. When he was 9, though, his mother had gotten married to a man she met at her job - not a coworker but a customer of the country club, who was a rich owner of some upscale hotels. The entire family ended up moving to a large home in Manhattan, and Johnny was put into a private academy.
Johnny was a delinquent. He didn’t care about school, didn’t want to pay attention. He slacked off, got into trouble, and started fights. He often got suspended or sent home covered in cuts and bruises. The only thing keeping him from getting expelled was his step-father’s money. His grandfather was always threatening to ship him off to military school or even a monastery. Johnny had a hard time finding an interest in anything that wasn’t listening to music, playing video games or pissing off everyone he could, especially his grandfather. He’s sneak out late too, occasionally being toted home by the cops for breaking in places, vandalizing, or getting into fights.
When he was 16, though, something odd began to happen. At random, people he was talking to, giving a hard time to, or even just walking past seemed fascinated with him. They wanted to talk to him more, get close to him. It freaked him out since he had no idea what was going, and it was obvious something weird was, the way people were suddenly captivated or even enamored with him. It only made Johnny even more irrational and violent with people. It wasn’t long afterwards that Johnny caught the eye of Lukas, another demon working on Earth. Lukas was a different kind of demon than Johnny’s father, but could recognize the features of an incubus easily. Half-demons like Johnny were a rare thing - they were usually killed if found, so it was even unusual to see one who had managed to slip by other demons this long. Lukas, though, was not a typical nasty demon, and had no intentions of turning in Johnny to his superiors. Like Johnny, Lukas was a bit of an outsider, harassed and tortured for his generally friendly attitude and like of humans. He was on Earth to try and work hard to build back his reputation, but he and Johnny became friends instead. Lukas was a surprisingly good influence on Johnny, who was learning about demons and angels, what his in-born abilities were, and making the first real friend he’s ever had.
It was two years later that Lukas mysteriously disappeared. Fearing the worst for Lukas’s safety, knowing what his superiors might do to him if he was found being friends with a half-demon, Johnny set out to look for him. He knew that his family’s safety could be in jeopardy as well. Feeling like he wouldn’t be able to explain this to them, he packed a bag and ran away from home, hoping to find some clues as to what happened. It’s at this point he finds himself being whisked away elsewhere...
Personality; It seems like Johnny goes out of his way to not get along with people. He’s always been an outcast and it looks like he wants to keep it that way. It’s not true, but since he doesn’t know how else to deal with people treating him differently, he sure gives them good enough reason to. He won’t hesitate to be contrary just for the sake of being contrary. He wants to get a rise out of people, to see what they’ll do and how they’ll react. Usually it’s not in a good way. He wants friends and to be a normal kid, but this way seems easier.
In school, Johnny mostly stayed to himself. Anyone who made fun of the way he looked would find a fist coming their way pretty quick. People learned fast to leave him alone, or else. It’s not to say he had no friends, or was totally unapproachable. But he never had any close or long-lasting friends, since he kept everyone at a distance from himself. This isn’t to say he didn’t want friends; he just doesn’t know how to talk to people, really, and instead acts hostile to them, keeping them away, so he doesn’t have to deal with them. In his classes, he gives the teachers a hard time and never pays attention. He’s frequently given detention, sent to the principal’s or counselor’s office, or even suspended. He has no interest in sports or any after-school activities like clubs or dances.
At home, he’s not much better. The only people he listens to are his mother and uncle, and even then that’s only about half the time. His step-father is a good man who tries hard to get though to Johnny; Johnny doesn’t necessarily hate him, but regards him coldly like he does with other people. Though, he holds back hostility against him for his mother’s sake. He’s constantly having verbal fights with his grandfather (and the occasional fistfight, sadly), who’s been condemning Johnny his whole life and is most of the reason he turned out this way.
While he doesn’t have a lot of hobbies, everyone has some, right? Johnny loves music and video games, like most of your average teenage boys. He plays guitar, and listens to a lot of hard rock, heavy metal and punk. He’s been playing guitar since he was around 12, when his uncle Raleigh bought him one for his birthday. He’s pretty good at it, thanks to his years or practice. His favorite video games are the survival horror genre. He loves action and horror movies too, both good and bad/cheesy ones.
When his powers kicked in, Johnny has gotten even worse at dealing with people. Having them suddenly entranced and even enamored with him out of nowhere is creepy and unsettling, especially to a kid like him. He learned what was going on after talking to Lukas, but lacked anyone to teach him how to use it. He’s still learning to master it on his own, but it’s a tough thing to practice without things getting super awkward, too. He’s not really interested in ever using it if he can help it, but most times, he can’t.