Jul 18, 2020 20:30:31 GMT -6
Souma Skanda | |||||||||
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Souma’s face is cute and boyish, with just enough impish charm to draw people to him thinking he might just be innocent, but they hope not. Those ocean-blues eyes are smoldering and intense, like the color of a sapphire; always watching. His surprisingly fluffy black hair is usually cut in a short style, kept out of his face and yet just long enough for his hair to touch his ears as he swims. He has a stab wound near one of his eyes, but it’s long since healed and generally not something you’d notice if you’re not looking. In merman form, his hair grows longer, a shimmering waist-length black mane. His tail is a vibrant indigo, the scales trimmed in softened sea gold. | |||||||||
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There’s something about Souma. When you first encounter him, you would never guess that he’s anything but a sweet boy-child with a heart of pure gold. He comes off as polite, a little detached, but very loving and gentle. He may not speak much, but that’s just what’s so endearing about him. He helps out in very ostentatious ways, such as walking grannies across streets or handing out pillows and stuff to homeless people in need. You might say that some people feel ‘healed’ just by looking at him doing so many good deeds for people. Under that surface, however… he’s quite sadistic and caustic, not the type of person that you would want to indulge in ice cream on a hot day. He’s got a tendency toward a better-than-you attitude toward those that haven’t won his attention or affection, and behind closed doors, he can be harsher than the stings from a strong lashing. He doesn’t insult in the way he speaks nearly so much as the way he reacts to you. He has a fine handle on himself, however- his self-control stems from years of acting the good boy for his brother figure and outside peoples. He lets loose a storm of backlash (no puns intended) when he gives in to the feelings buried inside of him. The way he treats those close to him (at the moment, there’s really only the one) is actually vastly different to both. He can be demanding, daring, and bold, but without the inclination to step outside of his comfort zone. He is super clingy and doesn’t end up wanting to make new friends or let go of existing ones, even though he is very unbiased about his ways of thinking (because he deems that person’s opinions important). And if he gets hurt by them or they get hurt by someone else, he gets violent- whoops? Thankfully, that one can usually be swept under the rug with a little bit of extra time on the job. Still, if you can actually earn his trust, he’s very ride-or-die. | |||||||||
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Innate Physical Attractiveness: Of a decently high enough level as to have been scouted as a model… multiple times. Enchanting Voice/Hymns: Innate; he sings a lot when he’s bored, lonely, or to comfort himself, leading to a high practice with his voice. After he started learning the potential intents he could imbue in his songs for power (etc), he started to actively practice doing so most of the time whilst singing. Water Manipulation: Surprisingly low; he does not typically do so actively, only instinctively when in peril around a water source. He has never delved into blood bending (thankfully). Swim Speed: Average for his race, as he does love the water, even when he’s not particularly interested in racing down a river; Temperature resilience: Moderate. It takes a few days to a couple of months to kick in, partially dependent on both his physical condition and the difference in temperature between the two places, but he generally adapts to the change of climate within a short-ish period of time. Underwater breathing: Innate. He’s a natural, especially considering just how much of his alone time he spends submerged. Aqualitc zoopathy: He can generally receive telepathic calls of this nature, however he is not aware of how to send them out in return. Not quite impossible to learn, but it’s just not something he truly has picked up on other than subconsciously. Pollution: Having been raised in a city environment, his body has naturally built a tolerance for the ‘normal’ levels of pollution in the air… so long as he continues to swim (as in, 2-3+ hours more than the minimum) almost daily. The air was apparently quite a bit cleaner in Italy, leading to it being easier on him. Typically manifests as a pressure on his chest, light nausea that he has learned how to ignore, and ear ringing when a lot of cars are present. Stronger pollution than what he is used to, however, will immediately result in vomiting (blood if insufficient food matter is in his stomach to upchuck) and heavy vertigo headaches. This level of sickness is enough to have him sent to the hospital most often. | |||||||||
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Father: a male here Mother: a female here Sibings: brother-figure Toulouse Moussé | |||||||||
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How did he lose his parents? He doesn’t even remember, he was just sitting in a waterfall with a little lacking memory when he woke from the nightmare he had of a forest on fire. Was this a sign that he was unwanted, that they had died, or that they had sent him off in a metaphorical water basket to hope that he would get away safely from whatever danger may have been lurking? Who could say. The trauma caused him to have a bit of an attachment complex that has only worsened into adulthood. He was lucky enough to be picked up by a rather affluent couple(?) who gave him a lot of love and let him make friends with the local human boy who had also suffered from a trauma of his own. Whilst he could appreciate their kindness, he never grew anything near close with them, and so felt no issues with leaving them behind when he bonded closer with Toulouse (the human boy). Their brotherly relationship and differences in personalities and behaviors were enough to make Souma feel secure that he would always be appreciated in his brother’s life, causing him to start to behave more actively selfish around him and more openly. This, however, backfired on anyone else who wanted to get close to him, as the high standard in his mind for what should constitute a close relationship built a barrier between himself and most of the rest of the world… making it easier for him to stay detached from world events (like that old war he learned about in school… to him, it’s not something that pertains to his, personall, life). However, this was when he learned how to manipulate people with outer shows of kindness, as well- going to homeless shelters and soup kitchens with Toulouse became the norm for his time spent with him. Of course, as he did spend a lot of time with Toulouse, he also grew to like the boy’s aunt somewhat, as well. When Toulouse was off studying and training under ikebana masters in his specialties, Souma took that time to study (or attempt to study) culinary arts with a specialty in Italian pastry and cuisine, going as far as to graduate high school early (on honors) and apply for scholarships to Italian culinary schools. Since it made him a lot of money and helped him with his pent up frustrations, this is also where he picked up the job that he would carry with him internationally- a professional dominator (non-sexual; he also had to pick up fighting skills in middle and high school in order to combat the potential for being bullied, so any customers that would not accept ‘no’ would be dealt with accordingly). Upon hearing that Toulouse moved to Canada, however, he took a sabbatical from school (it’s a 1.5 to 2.5 year program with a year of apprenticeship, he was 1 year into his schooling) in order to follow him, hoping that he could reintegrate himself into the life of his one and only most important friend. | |||||||||
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