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Sep 13, 2012 16:30




Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is he heavyset, thin, short, rangy? 
Kieran is a little below average height for boys his age, standing at about 5'7".  Thankfully, that's not really all that short, either, though, so it doesn't bug him.  He's slightly toned in muscle, but is quite slim.  He's only dabbled in weight lifting and has never seen the appeal in having huge muscle mass.  When he works out at the local gym, he usually focuses moreso on cardio, plus playing soccer also keeps him active.

2. How old is he? 
Seventeen.

3. Describe his posture. Does he carry himself well or does he slouch?
Kieran tends to prefer to sit up straight and seems very ridgid most of the time.  He can't really concentrate on his studies if he's not sitting up straight at a desk or table.  Since his daily schedule is practically busy nonstop, though, his posture tends to deminish throughout the day.  By the time he's out of work, the gym, or soccer practice, he's usually worn out and more inclined to lounge around.  By the time he hits the hay, he has no reserves in just flopping in and passing out in whatever way he lands.  Be it in the blankets or not.

4. How is his health? Is he fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities? 
Kieran is physically fit from soccer and occasion workouts at the gym.  His eatting can be a bit random due to sometimes forgetting to just slow down and snack on something.  Usually his most filling meal is his breakfast since he tends to wake up early everyday.  Kieran has no real illness or physical disabilities.  Perhaps the only of poor health for him would be his mental state at times.  He's stable and isn't as much of a danger to others anymore, but he suffers from depression sometimes.

5. How does he move? Is he clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid? 
Generally Kieran seems pretty tense when it comes to carrying himself at school and work.  But when it comes to soccer, he loosens up a little bit since theres a lot of moving around.  He's quick on the field, though, and moves with purpose.  When at school, he still moves from one place to the next with getting to point a to point b perspective.

6. How attractive is this character physically? How does he perceive himself in the mirror? 
Kieran is physically atrractive, but his demeanor is probably he main reason as to why he doesn't usually have to worry about being flirted with on a regular basis.  He's slim and fit, wears brand name casual wear when hes out and about, and takes good care of himself when it comes to grooming.  These things were all instilled in him through his mother's incessant pestering, but by now he takes at least some slight pleasure in looking and feeling nice.  Kieran doesn't think much of himself, and doesn't hang out in front of mirrors for longer than it takes to brush his teeth, groom up, and brush his hair.  But if he really had to look at himself and make an assessment, he'd say something along the lines of, "Well, I'm not ugly, I guess."  That's about as far as his opinion goes on it.

7. Describe his complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred? 
His skin tone is a little fair, but he does get a little tan after practices and summer time fun.  The tan never tends to stay around though, since he doesn't stay out in the sun that long.  The only kind of blumishes he usually has are bruises on his legs from soccer.  Usually they don't stick around for too long, though.  He's got dry skin, so he rarely has to worry about pimples or oily skin and hair, but when winter time rolls around, he has to keep lotion handy since his hands get extremely dry...  To the point of breaking out and bleeding if he's not moisturizing.  Other than that, though, he's good to go and has a light complexion.

8. Describe his hair: color, texture, style. 
Kieran's hair is short, by comparison to those with long hair, of course...  But not clipped short, either.  It's about 6 or so inches in length, maybe a little longer.  Its a fun, wispy cut and style that he's been sporting since he was a little kid.  He does go to a stylist when he has to have it trimmed up, but thats another thing that just kind of happened due to his mother.  He doesn't really think its demeaning, but even if someone to make fun of him for it, he'd just shrug it off anyways.  His hair color is pretty unique, since its an extremely dull color, looking to be almost a silvery color.  It just kind of runs in his family.  He has on an occasion or two thought about dying his hair black, but ultimately doesn't have the motivation to keep his hair a certain color.  He's been told that his hair is thick and healthy, but he doesn't really know what that means other than hopefully not being a bald old man in the future.  Again, shrug.

9. What color are his eyes? 
Steely blue eyes!

10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features? 
"...No."

11. What are his chief tension centers? 
As far as physical pain might go?  Well, his calfs and quads, as far as sore muscles go.  Plus, with his stiff posture, the nape of his neck and his upper middle back sometimes.

12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does he have six of the same suit? 
While Kieran prefers "CASUAL" clothes, this is limited only to him liking fitted jeans, tennis shoes, and slim tshirts.  However, while the wear is casual, its always designer.  Those jeans?  Probably a $100+ pair.  The shirt? $50 or up.  Shoes?  Easily over $120.  So even while he might not be prim and proper in suits and stuff all the time, the quality of his clothes is still prime.  Kieran is also surprisingly really fond of fall wear.  He enjoys scarves and jackets a lot.  Plus, he has a motorcycle jacket his dad recently gifted to him on his sixteenth birthday that he always wants to wear.  Thus, cooler weather is better for his autumn and winter tastes.  The actual design on his shirts could be anything, even small and abstract.  Most of his shirts are white, though, with designs on them ranging in vivid colors.  He likes to wear faded jeans, and only sometimes wears ones with styled rips.  As for shoes, he's got himself a few different pairs, but they're usually two-toned.  He's got himself a checked print scarf among others.

13. Do his clothes fit well? Does he seem comfortable in them? 
Everything he wears is slim fitted and accentuates his body.  He doesn't wear skinny jeans, but they are fitted.  Simply put, he wears things that fit properly.  He dosen't care to wear baggy clothes, so much...  But does see the appeal in large hoodies.  Yet he refuses to buy one for himself.  He's very comfortable in his attire.

14. Does he dress the same on the job as he does in his free time? If not, what are the differences? 
Since he works as a waiter at a resturant, he has to wear whats provided.  Granted, the resteraunt is a nice quality sit down place, so he looks good in it.  Its basically comprised of black slacks, a white buttoned shirt, and a red waist apron.  Everyone wears the same thing and has their own small name tags that are to be clasped above the right breast of their shirt.  As for school, he wears whats within regulation, even going as far to wear the dress vest that isn't even always required.  The only thing Kieran sometimes tries to get away with not wearing to places is a tie...  He just finds them a bit uncomfortable and usually wears them a little loose when he does have to wear them.

15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando? 
This isn't even slightly surprising, but Kieran actually wears boxer briefs.  He isn't a fan of briefs and things they look absurd and hates the fabric.  And then boxers are too baggy for his liking.  And well, Kieran isn't brave enough to just commando it.  Just thinking about doing that is making him blush.  Boxer briefs are fitted and a bit elasticy so yep its the obvious choice for him.

Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse? 
His voice is really noted for being particularly deep, but it is lower and definitely masculine.  Just, average.

2. How does he normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does he talk easily, or does he hesitate? 
He's clear with his words, but he certainly doesn't speak much.  And when he does, he seems quiet, since he doesn't really raise his voice enough to be heard by more than the one person he's speaking to.  He's usually a bit slower with his speech, sounding as though a lot of thought went behind whatever is said.  He's very hesitant on commenting on group conversations and things of the like.

3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics? 
As far as he knows of, no.

4. What language/s does he speak, and with how much fluency? 
Well, he only speaks and understands English...  BUUUT Kieran is, strangely enough, into Korean music, movies, and drama.  He doesn't really let on about that kind of stuff too openly.  His roommates are probably the only ones who would even be somewhat exposed to his interest.  But regardless, he doesn't know the language fluently at all.  He does want to look into learning it within the next couple years once his schedule clears up a little.  Its pretty much on one of the few things he likes enough to look into it.

5. Does he switch languages or dialects in certain situations? 
No, but sometimes he wishes he had a close friend to call his hyung...  Haha.

6. Is he a good impromptu speaker, or does he have to think about his words? 
He's not much of a speaker to begin with.  But when he does speak up, he tries to think before speaks.  If he's put on the spot, he will probably just say, "Um..." and then not even answer.  He's the type of person who thinks about all of the meaningful things that could have been said...  Hours after a situation occured.

7. Is he eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change? 
He's polite, but a bit curt since he says only what has enough meaning to be said.  If he's being snapped at, he either will clamp up and stay quiet, or...  If pressured or stressed out, his silence will crumble and he will bitch right back.  He was held back for getting into a lot of fights back in Junior High, but now he can't seem to muster the enthusiasm to care about what other people say.  The only thing that really makes him react is if people compliment him.  It usually embarrasses him, and he tends to automatically disagree.  If its persistant enough, he has been known to be prone to blushing.

Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is he book-smart or street-smart? 
A little of both, though more so book-smart.  He doesn't do anything high risk, so he isn't too knowledged when it comes to some street-smart slang and stuff.  But he doesn't study excessively, so he's not obnoxiously book-smart, either.  He's pretty simpleminded and content as is.

2. Does he think on his feet, or does he need time to deliberate? 
Generally speaking, he takes his time and spends a lot of times with thoughts.  The only exception being when he plays soccer.  He lets all of the worries of social interaction behind him and completely immerses himself in the game.  In which he really literally thinks with his feet..

3. Describe the character's thought process. Is he more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical? 
Kieran is pracitcal and logical.  He doesn't have his head in the clouds, and he doesn't appeal much to emotion or inspiration.  Also, his thought process is always a bit depressing and the way he thinks is a complete downer.  He doesn't expect or hope for good things to happen to him, and always assumes that if something happened a certain way, it's because of how he handled a situation.  He thinks very little of himself.  Kieran is usually really objective when it comes to arguments amongst others...  A complete neutral since he usually doesn't get emotionally invested in a lot of opinions.

4. What kind of education has the character had? 
Kieran went to public schools up until his Freshman year at Adessi.  After all it wasn't until around then that his mother suddenly found herself into money again.  So once a private school was affordable, he was shipped off to Adessi.  Back in Junior High, Kieran was studious because it was expected of him...  But because of the bad divorce, he had a lot of inner turmoil and got into a lot of fights at school.  It all resulted in him gettin held back a grade.  High School has, at the very least, been more stable and less of a pain for him to deal with.  Quite frankly, being away from his mother is really rewarding for him.  He gets satisfactory grades just so that he doesn't have to worry about being dropped from this school.

5. What are his areas of expertise? What, if anything, is he interested in learning more about? 
Kieran thinks he's talentless and has almost no aspirations.  Because of this, he thinks that he should just work construction or factory labor.  But knows that's not really a good idea.  The only thing he actively wants to do is to learn Korean and maybe go overseas some day.

6. Is he an introvert or an extrovert? 
Oh my god Introvert did you even need to ask.

7. Describe the character's temperament. Is he even-tempered or does he have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven? 
Nowadays he's really even-tempered and rarely gets hostile towards anyone.  He tends to think that if anyone has some sort of expectation of him, they are most definitely going to be disappointed.  He's a really busy person, yet he doesn't strive towards anything paricularly for himself.  If anything, he's a bit more laid-back in that sense.  But he doesn't really give off a relaxing aura, so its a little complicated.

8. How does he respond to new people or situations? Is he suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic? 
Kieran doesn't trust anyone with any of his affection, so he is a bit of a loner.  He avoids interracting with new people if possible, but if he has too, he's usually just cautious with what he says.

9. Is he more likely to act, or to react? 
React.  He doesn't have the desire to get up and act on his own.  This have to force themselves on him to make him make a change.

10. Which is his default: fight or flight? 
Fight.  While he's not going out looking for trouble, he doesn't run away from it when it comes on his doorstep.

11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does he appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks? 
Humor sometimes either goes over Kieran's head, or he just doesn't get much of a kick out of it.  If anything, he finds goofy, upbeat people funny in his Korean dramas and all.  But other than that, he doesn't really appreciate dry humor, puns, and he detests pranks.  He can be a little sensitive when it comes to people picking on him or playing pranks.  Plus, he gets embarrassed when he's made fun off in some ways.  So I guess he mostly just finds silly, bubble-headed people entertaining.

12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does he deal with them? 
Probably only self-diagnosed depression which he deals with by ignoring it.  He was never given the opportunity to go to a therapist when he needed one, and his school councilor didn't really help him out much.  The damage was dealt years ago, when his parents couldn't be bothered to sit down and actually talk to him about the divorce and what was going on.  Now he can barely stand himself and takes very little enjoyment out of his daily life.

13. What moments in this character's life have defined him as a person? 
His parents divorce.  He was quiet before it, but this whole shitty situation made him doubt everyone around him.  Along with that, he grew to resent himself.  He feels mostly desensitized now, but at times he does struggle with depression.

14. What does he fear? 
Getting emotionally attached to other people, if that's posible for him right now.  He just doesn't really trust that people with stick with him.  That they're bound to get bored with him or see all of his flaws and just drop him or use him.  So I suppose that would kind of go along with being scared of commitment.  He just can't seem to convince himself that any sort of relationshp will ever last forever.  So what's the point?
Secretly, ghost stories scare him, too.  I mean he has read some creepypasta that has freaked him out.  So he's not sure how to feel about the ghost rumors for the attic.  Demons and stuff?  Lets not even go there.  Its just weird and spooky, okay?

15. What are his hopes or aspirations? 
He hopes to have an aspiration.
Yeah.  It fucking sucks.  Its something that really bothers him.  But all he knows he wants to do is learn Korean.  Other than that, he just doesn't want to depend on his mother for ANYTHING in the future.  He knows its wrong and terrible, but he doesn't really want anything to do with his family in the future.  He just wants to abandon it once its plausible to do so.  He just doesn't know what he should do for a career.  At all.

16. What is something he doesn't want anyone to find out about him? 
Well, originally he didn't want anyone to know about him getting into fights in Junior High, but some people had already found out.  Plus its not like he can easily hide that he was held back a year.  He doesn't want anyone to know he watches k-dramas.  Its weird enough that he likes the music.  Last thing he needs is to be made fun of for liking a show thats practically the equivilant to romcoms and soaps all in one.....

Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with his parents. 
Nonexistant?  Well, not exactly...  I guess you could say neutral or bad here, depending on how you look at it.  Kieran spends the occasional weekend with his father, but now that schools started back up, that's bound to go back down to almost never.  And Kieran purposely avoids his mother and grandparents since he can't really handle their personalities.  His mom changed so much after moving back into her parent's mansion.  Kieran knows he should be thankful for being spoiled and coddled, but it really just annoys him sometimes.  His mother is really suffocating to be around, nudging him into doing things and monopolizing his life.  Kieran pretty much flat out refuses to go out of his way to see any of his family unless he has to.  Sometimes he wishes his dad wasn't so tired and worn out, cus there was a time when he really thought his dad was cool and interesting.  Wanted to spend time with him and do fun things with him.  But that times started to pass, sadly.

2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like? 
He does not.  Sometimes he wishes that he'd had and older brother or a younger sister or something.  It probably would have made life a lot easier to have someone to share the pain and confusion with.

3. Are there other blood relatives to whom he is close? Are there ones he can't stand? 
No.  He wishes he was closer with his dad, but he thinks its probably because he's starved from seeing him at all.  At times he can't stand his mother.  And while his grandparents are good to him, he just doesn't really care about their company.

4. Are there other, unrelated people whom he considers part of his family? What are his relationships with them? 
As nice as that would be, no.

5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet? 
Kieran had some friends back in Junior High, but most of them started to avoid him once Kieran started getting picked on and getting into a lot of fights.  After all, they didn't want to get well associated with his name and in turn get into fights themselves.  Right now, Kieran considers the guys on his soccer team his closest friends, but he doesn't get to hang out with them as he'd like.  So, technically speaking, Kieran doesn't have a best friend.

6. Does he have other close friends? 
Oops see above post about soccer bros rofl.

7. Does he make friends easily, or does he have trouble getting along with people? 
Kieran doesn't see friendships as a lasting relationship, so he doesn't make much of an effort to make friends.  It usually has to take a pretty determined person to make him hang out and stuff.  At the same time, though, he doesn't find it impossible to deal with other people.  He just lacks the desire to go out and make an effort for other people.

8. Which does he consider more important: family or friends? 
Friends, since he doesn't really value family at all.  He sometimes wishes he could trust people more easily and openly so he had more friends.

9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has he been married more than once? 
Single.  He can barely figure out his own feelings half the time, so what makes you think he's going to pick up on someone else's?

10. Is he currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse? 
No.

11. Who was his first crush? Who is his latest? 
A young girl he admired back in Junior High.  Then, more recently, a guy who was on a rival soccer team.  But as of right now, no one.

12. What does he look for in a romantic partner? 
Ultimately, he will always look for someone who he can trust.  He wants someone who takes the lead, and who he can follow and feel comfortable with.  When Kieran is attracted to someone, it's because of the way they treat him, and that he finds their personality enticing.  Kieran is almost always attracted to individuals that are a polar opposite of himself.  Charisma, courage, kindness...  He just really likes outgoing people.  He supposes its because he envies them, almost.  Gender is mostly irrelevant to Kieran, since he's attracted to both feminine qualities and masculine ones.  Though, he is more inclined to like someone if they follow their gender roles.  Meaning, feminine girls, masculine men.  Not that he really cares if other boys or girls don't follow theirs.  He just doesn't really feel attracted to them.  Regardless of who the person is, he prefers to be with someone who is a little pushy, despite acting annoyed by it.  Um, other than that...  If Kieran is legitimately falling for someone, he tries to please them, even if its in his own awkward sort of way.  He's really the type to silently hold onto a person and hope his feelings are easily perceived because there's little chance of him actually saying them well otherwise.

13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does he relate to them? If no, does he want any?
Kieran doesn't really see himself starting a family, so no, he's not interested.

14. Does he have any rivals or enemies? 
As previously mentioned, there was an old flame of sorts that he simply crushed on a couple years ago.  The guy, Ashland, was just another player on a rival club's soccer team.  He made an impact on Kieran out on the field, and Kieran was interested in the guy more than a little bit.  But his crush didn't go much further than admiring him and attempting to talk to him outside of games.  It was kind of inconvienent and just eventually stopped being a thing he worried about.

15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does he fall on the Kinsey scale?
Well, already touched up on that.  But I'll say on the Kinsey scale he's probably at 4.  He is slightly more bias for male company.  But truthfully, it just depends on the person.

16. How does he feel about sex? How important is it to him? 
He's actually pretty curious about it, since sex is always so glorified.  But he doesn't really like the idea of casual sex, and he has enough trust issues already.  Unfortunately, since he's so passive with how he lives his live, its likely he would rather be pushed into having sex.  He's just not the type to instigate things for himself.  Kieran is a healthy teenager, so, well, you know.  Sex isn't something he's starved or obsessed over.  He can handle any urges on his own until he finds someone he appreciates and trusts enough to actually have sex with.

17. What are his turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits? 
Ahem.  Well, turn ons?  He likes the idea of pleasing and receiving, I guess you could say.  However, its not as though he's actually been able to test out any of these little kinks or ideas.  Trending with his behavioral patterns, though, he probably would be turned on from being used or rough handled.  At the same time, he appreciates his romantic movies and dramas, and thins that having a connection with the person would be a turn on, but...  He's fairly convinced that he's inable to connect with other people on an emotional level like that.  Turn offs...  Uh, any sort of partner that would want him to lead in love making.  While he might be egged on, and posibly do it out of a humiliation kink, he'd otherwise be pretty unwilling.  He only gets pushy and a little needy if he's jealous, soooo...  Oh, yeah, he's not really thrilled about the idea of condoms, as dangerous as that sounds.  Obviously he would use one if he was going to have sex with a girl and didn't trust that she was on birth control, but uh, other than that...  If it was a guy he was with, he just thinks it'd take away from the experience.  Kieran has no bedroom habits because he's never done any of this before.  This is mearly speculation based on porn he's seen and stuff that has excited him otherwise.  He also assumes that most of those kinks are reserved for any other male he might end up with.  For a female partner, he'd really just prefer that she wasn't too controlling.  That idea kind of freaks him out.  Haha.

Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does he fit type?

2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in his life?

3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?

4. How does he regard beliefs that differ from his? Is he tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?

5. What prejudices does he hold? Are they irrational or does he have a good reason for them?

Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is he rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?

2. What is his social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected him?

3. Where does he live? House, apartment, trailer? Is his home his castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does he share it with others?

4. Besides the basic necessities, what does he spend his money on?

5. What does he do for a living? Is he good at it? Does he enjoy it, or would he rather be doing something else?

6. What are his interests or hobbies? How does he spend his free time?

7. What are his eating habits? Does he skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?

Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is his favorite:

1. Color? 
2. Smell? 
3. Time of day? 
4. Season? 
5. Book? 
6. Music? 
7. Place? 
8. Substance? 
9. Plant? 
10. Animal?

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