Post by Christopher Harper on Jul 26, 2014 1:01:51 GMT -6
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FULL NAME:: Christopher Matthew Harper
NICKNAMES:: Chris, ChrisChris, Chrissie, The Wolf in the Sun
GENDER:: Male
ACTUAL AGE:: 40
APPARENT AGE:: Forties, possibly late thirties
SPECIES/RACE:: Werewolf (bitten)
PREFERRED PRONOUNS:: He/him/his
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:: Bisexual
FACECLAIM:: Christopher Eccleston
NATIONALITY:: English
HEIGHT:: 6'
HAIR:: Dark brown, almost black
EYES:: Right eye light blue, left eye golden amber
SKIN:: White
DISTINGUISHING MARKS:: A giant, mangled scar on his right shoulder. He has heterochromia.
APPEARANCE:: Chris has what you would call "classical" handsomeness, if not conventional attractiveness. He has the face of a Roman bust: prominent cheekbones, a good jawline, a prominent, curved nose. The only thing that really sticks out are his ears. They are too large by most standards, even his own. Chris keeps his hair shaved or cropped incredibly short, and keeps his facial hair trimmed to stubble, but never fully shaves it off unless it's for a role. His right eye is a cold, ice blue, but his left eye is a golden amber; his eyes are the reversed version of his twin's.
Chris carries himself with an air of timidness. Unless he's doing a role or reading for an audition, he is very meek, and it's very easy to tell. His shoulders slump inwards, he slouches a bit, he keeps his knees tucked close; absolutely every part of his body pulls in to make himself seem smaller, as if he won't be noticed if he does. He tends to wear button-up shirts or otherwise business casual clothing, unless he's relaxing, in which case he sticks to comfortable cotton shirts and whatever pair of trousers he has lying around.
His wolf form is black and lithe and beginning to grey around the muzzle.
PERSONALITY:: Christopher Matthew Harper is anxious.
Okay, that's not true entirely. He's only socially anxious, and diagnosed at that. When he's around people he doesn't know, or in large crowds, unless he's acting or reading for an audition he tends to get incredibly nervous. In large crowds especially, this can result in him having a panic attack, and so he tends to avoid going out unless he absolutely has to.
With the friends he has managed to make, Chris is kind and overly generous, and has trouble telling them no. Ever since he was a child, Chris has tried his hardest to please everyone; the fact that his father could not be pleased only made things worse. Chris is easily wounded and carries his wounds for a very long time, but will never show anyone this. He just ducks his head and lets people do what they please with him, only managing to stand up to people when it's involving one of his friends' well-being or when the person antagonizing him really crosses a line.
Chris is a lover of the arts, especially film and theater. Despite his social hitches, he's managed to make acting his life, and he revels in that fact. He loves taking on a role that challenges him, he loves being on stage, and most especially, he loves to read and watch plays and see how other people do it. On top of this, he has an obsession with movies -- if a movie exists, he probably has it somewhere in his home. He goes out to see films that excite him on the day of their release, even if he has to go by his lonesome. It's in the acting world and in the worlds it makes that he has found solace in his life.
He loves his children, and would give the world for them. Chris finds it hard to live without seeing them every day, so he savors each chance he gets to be with them. He always wanted to be a family man, to have as many children as he could and find someone to share his life with, but he's resigned himself to living alone by now. At his age, he doesn't think he has a hope of finding anyone.
LIKES::
DISLIKES::
STRENGTHS::
WEAKNESSES::
SECRETS:: Naturally speaks with a stutter; he used his acting to overcome this, but it still pops up when he's overly anxious.
RANK:: Omega wolf, so naturally subservient and submissive. He has no pack.
POWERS::
WEAKNESSES::
HOMETOWN:: Leeds, England (birth place); London, England (lived there most of his life)
PROFESSION:: Actor
PARENTS:: Edward Damien Harper (father), Susan Delilah Matthews-Harper (mother)
SIBLINGS:: Mordecai Damien Harper (twin brother), Katrina Susan Harper (younger sister), Maxwell Alexander Harper (youngest brother)
CHILDREN:: Christopher Matthew Harper Jr. (eldest son), Katrina "Trina" Delilah Harper (daughter), Lily Caroline Harper (youngest daughter)
EXTENDED FAMILY:: None of note
MARITAL STATUS:: formerly engaged to Caroline Rosamond Speight, the mother of his children; currently single
HISTORY:: Christopher Matthew Harper was born in City of Leeds, England exactly forty years ago, the first of Edward Harper and Susan Matthews-Harper's brood. Soon (here meaning two minutes) after his birth, his twin, Mordecai, followed suit. It was clear from the beginning how different they were from one another. They both had heterochromia, but their eye colors were reversed. Chris squalled so much as an infant, but Mordecai was relatively calm. Despite this, growing up, the two of them were inseparable. Though Chris was always the more timid one and Mordecai never hesitated to make fun of that fact, his brother always stood up for him when he wouldn't stand up for himself.
Edward was always an unpleasable man; even after his children were born, the only person he showed adoration for was Susan. This took a toll on Chris from the beginning. He tried his hardest to make his father happy, and each frown and each huff from him just hurt Chris even further. Eventually, he began to believe that he just wasn't worth praise. He did everything he could for anyone who let him just to get a hint of a smile. He was the "good child" in his family. He never snuck out of the house, he was never caught kissing -- or doing anything more -- with girls he'd stolen into his room, he never lied to his parents, he never disobeyed. Basically, everything Mordecai did, he did the opposite.
Christopher was born with a stutter that led to a lot of teasing in school and out of it. When he was sixteen, his school was going to be putting on Midsummer Night's Dream in their Spring semester. Chris had grown up watching films and reading Shakespeare and had always admired the people on the stage, had always wanted to be one of them. He forced Mordecai, for once, to take a break from girls and fist fights to help him. Word by word, line by line, the twins read through the play. Slowly, gradually, Chris stopped stumbling over words, until he could say the lines without tripping even once. When the time for auditions came, he won himself the role of Puck with no hitch whatsoever, and launched himself into the world of an actor. He used the acting to his advantage; whenever he acted, he didn't stutter, and so he adopted a character in his every day life that he "played". Though this character was, basically, him, it helped exponentially. Now, he only stutters if he gets too nervous or emotional to control it.
He went to university before attending drama school, and it was at university that he met Mark. They were roommates, and eventually became fond of each other -- Mark more fond than just fond, though Chris only saw him as a very close friend. They stayed in contact even after they graduated.
He became a big name on the London stage, with the talent that he had, earning praise from every critic that saw him. At a party he was forced to attend by the agent he had at the time, he met Caroline Speight, a model who was just beginning to gain recognition in her field. She swept Chris off of his feet, and they got engaged. They were engaged for years, though, and before they could ever get married, they had three children together. His father didn't like that, but Chris ignored all the phone calls and messages he got on the subject. He was in love.
It wasn't to be, however. Chris was doing a show one night, and instead of going out for drinks with the rest of the cast afterwards like he normally did, he decided to surprise Caroline by bringing her home some dinner and some chocolate. The children were off spending the weekend with their grandparents, so it would just be the two of them, alone. Or, it would have been just the two of them, alone. But when Chris came home, he found her in bed -- their bed -- with another man.
Their relationship fell apart, after that. Chris left her the apartment and, after she insisted, the children. He moved to America, and they agreed that he could fly them out every holiday. When his son, Chris Jr., was diagnosed with brain cancer, Chris agreed to foot whatever bills he had to to make sure he got the best medical care.
Chris started a new life in America, eventually finding distinction on the Los Angeles stage just as he had on the London one, and soon enough, finding himself a few roles in film. He found Mark again, and hired him as his new agent.
Now, he's got a bit of buzz around his name and a good amount of money in his pocket. He's not happy, but he's almost content -- he just wishes he could see his son more than he does. He doesn't know how much time he has left with him.
OOC NAME:: Tony
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE:: 9-10 years
ANY NOTES:: Chris is going to be bitten in or just after his first thread so while it's not listed here as happening IT WILL HAPPEN IT IS PLANNED
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:: you don't tell me what to do you don't own me
{ Christopher Matthew Harper }
FULL NAME:: Christopher Matthew Harper
NICKNAMES:: Chris, ChrisChris, Chrissie, The Wolf in the Sun
GENDER:: Male
ACTUAL AGE:: 40
APPARENT AGE:: Forties, possibly late thirties
SPECIES/RACE:: Werewolf (bitten)
PREFERRED PRONOUNS:: He/him/his
SEXUAL ORIENTATION:: Bisexual
{ APPEARANCE } |
FACECLAIM:: Christopher Eccleston
NATIONALITY:: English
HEIGHT:: 6'
HAIR:: Dark brown, almost black
EYES:: Right eye light blue, left eye golden amber
SKIN:: White
DISTINGUISHING MARKS:: A giant, mangled scar on his right shoulder. He has heterochromia.
APPEARANCE:: Chris has what you would call "classical" handsomeness, if not conventional attractiveness. He has the face of a Roman bust: prominent cheekbones, a good jawline, a prominent, curved nose. The only thing that really sticks out are his ears. They are too large by most standards, even his own. Chris keeps his hair shaved or cropped incredibly short, and keeps his facial hair trimmed to stubble, but never fully shaves it off unless it's for a role. His right eye is a cold, ice blue, but his left eye is a golden amber; his eyes are the reversed version of his twin's.
Chris carries himself with an air of timidness. Unless he's doing a role or reading for an audition, he is very meek, and it's very easy to tell. His shoulders slump inwards, he slouches a bit, he keeps his knees tucked close; absolutely every part of his body pulls in to make himself seem smaller, as if he won't be noticed if he does. He tends to wear button-up shirts or otherwise business casual clothing, unless he's relaxing, in which case he sticks to comfortable cotton shirts and whatever pair of trousers he has lying around.
His wolf form is black and lithe and beginning to grey around the muzzle.
{ PERSONALITY } |
PERSONALITY:: Christopher Matthew Harper is anxious.
Okay, that's not true entirely. He's only socially anxious, and diagnosed at that. When he's around people he doesn't know, or in large crowds, unless he's acting or reading for an audition he tends to get incredibly nervous. In large crowds especially, this can result in him having a panic attack, and so he tends to avoid going out unless he absolutely has to.
With the friends he has managed to make, Chris is kind and overly generous, and has trouble telling them no. Ever since he was a child, Chris has tried his hardest to please everyone; the fact that his father could not be pleased only made things worse. Chris is easily wounded and carries his wounds for a very long time, but will never show anyone this. He just ducks his head and lets people do what they please with him, only managing to stand up to people when it's involving one of his friends' well-being or when the person antagonizing him really crosses a line.
Chris is a lover of the arts, especially film and theater. Despite his social hitches, he's managed to make acting his life, and he revels in that fact. He loves taking on a role that challenges him, he loves being on stage, and most especially, he loves to read and watch plays and see how other people do it. On top of this, he has an obsession with movies -- if a movie exists, he probably has it somewhere in his home. He goes out to see films that excite him on the day of their release, even if he has to go by his lonesome. It's in the acting world and in the worlds it makes that he has found solace in his life.
He loves his children, and would give the world for them. Chris finds it hard to live without seeing them every day, so he savors each chance he gets to be with them. He always wanted to be a family man, to have as many children as he could and find someone to share his life with, but he's resigned himself to living alone by now. At his age, he doesn't think he has a hope of finding anyone.
LIKES::
- Shakespeare
- Acting
- His children
- His best friend, Mark
- Being able to make a difference in someone's life
- Women that could probably kill him
- Being dominated
- His mother
- Coffee
- Eating
- All of his siblings, but especially Mordecai
- Orange juice with juicy bits
- Any and all movies
DISLIKES::
- His stutter
- His anxiety
- His father
- The fact that everything is made for right-handed people
- Tea
- The wolf side of him
- Being seen as weak
- Being seen as lesser
- The fact that he cannot talk to anyone he finds attractive without wanting to vomit
- Panic attacks
- Thai food
STRENGTHS::
- Very observant
- Good at reading people because of this
- Can memorize lines within a day or two
- Generous, almost to a fault
- Has been described as sweet before
- Puts others before himself
- Optimistic, to his own surprise
- Good at taking orders
- Incredibly open-minded
- Fights for the rights of the oppressed and tries to get other people in positions of privilege to listen to them
WEAKNESSES::
- Has a tendency to let people walk all over him
- Very weak-willed
- Is very quick to fall into a slump, even if he knows he'll get out of whatever's troubling him eventually
- Represses any sort of emotion he feels would disrupt other people's lives
- Is too scared of too many things
- Because of his anxiety, cannot handle social locations such as parties or clubs for more than maybe two minutes
- Hardly ever has a "fight" response when the situation is concerning him
- Easily confused
- Indecisive
- Eats to the point that it's practically binging when he's stressed
SECRETS:: Naturally speaks with a stutter; he used his acting to overcome this, but it still pops up when he's overly anxious.
{ RACIAL SPECIFICS } |
RANK:: Omega wolf, so naturally subservient and submissive. He has no pack.
POWERS::
- Shapeshifting into a black wolf
- Longevity
- Enhanced strength and speed
- Heightened senses
- More powerful at the full moon
WEAKNESSES::
- Weak and moody around the new moon
- Silver can keep him away and cause his flesh to boil
{ BACKGROUND } |
HOMETOWN:: Leeds, England (birth place); London, England (lived there most of his life)
PROFESSION:: Actor
PARENTS:: Edward Damien Harper (father), Susan Delilah Matthews-Harper (mother)
SIBLINGS:: Mordecai Damien Harper (twin brother), Katrina Susan Harper (younger sister), Maxwell Alexander Harper (youngest brother)
CHILDREN:: Christopher Matthew Harper Jr. (eldest son), Katrina "Trina" Delilah Harper (daughter), Lily Caroline Harper (youngest daughter)
EXTENDED FAMILY:: None of note
MARITAL STATUS:: formerly engaged to Caroline Rosamond Speight, the mother of his children; currently single
HISTORY:: Christopher Matthew Harper was born in City of Leeds, England exactly forty years ago, the first of Edward Harper and Susan Matthews-Harper's brood. Soon (here meaning two minutes) after his birth, his twin, Mordecai, followed suit. It was clear from the beginning how different they were from one another. They both had heterochromia, but their eye colors were reversed. Chris squalled so much as an infant, but Mordecai was relatively calm. Despite this, growing up, the two of them were inseparable. Though Chris was always the more timid one and Mordecai never hesitated to make fun of that fact, his brother always stood up for him when he wouldn't stand up for himself.
Edward was always an unpleasable man; even after his children were born, the only person he showed adoration for was Susan. This took a toll on Chris from the beginning. He tried his hardest to make his father happy, and each frown and each huff from him just hurt Chris even further. Eventually, he began to believe that he just wasn't worth praise. He did everything he could for anyone who let him just to get a hint of a smile. He was the "good child" in his family. He never snuck out of the house, he was never caught kissing -- or doing anything more -- with girls he'd stolen into his room, he never lied to his parents, he never disobeyed. Basically, everything Mordecai did, he did the opposite.
Christopher was born with a stutter that led to a lot of teasing in school and out of it. When he was sixteen, his school was going to be putting on Midsummer Night's Dream in their Spring semester. Chris had grown up watching films and reading Shakespeare and had always admired the people on the stage, had always wanted to be one of them. He forced Mordecai, for once, to take a break from girls and fist fights to help him. Word by word, line by line, the twins read through the play. Slowly, gradually, Chris stopped stumbling over words, until he could say the lines without tripping even once. When the time for auditions came, he won himself the role of Puck with no hitch whatsoever, and launched himself into the world of an actor. He used the acting to his advantage; whenever he acted, he didn't stutter, and so he adopted a character in his every day life that he "played". Though this character was, basically, him, it helped exponentially. Now, he only stutters if he gets too nervous or emotional to control it.
He went to university before attending drama school, and it was at university that he met Mark. They were roommates, and eventually became fond of each other -- Mark more fond than just fond, though Chris only saw him as a very close friend. They stayed in contact even after they graduated.
He became a big name on the London stage, with the talent that he had, earning praise from every critic that saw him. At a party he was forced to attend by the agent he had at the time, he met Caroline Speight, a model who was just beginning to gain recognition in her field. She swept Chris off of his feet, and they got engaged. They were engaged for years, though, and before they could ever get married, they had three children together. His father didn't like that, but Chris ignored all the phone calls and messages he got on the subject. He was in love.
It wasn't to be, however. Chris was doing a show one night, and instead of going out for drinks with the rest of the cast afterwards like he normally did, he decided to surprise Caroline by bringing her home some dinner and some chocolate. The children were off spending the weekend with their grandparents, so it would just be the two of them, alone. Or, it would have been just the two of them, alone. But when Chris came home, he found her in bed -- their bed -- with another man.
Their relationship fell apart, after that. Chris left her the apartment and, after she insisted, the children. He moved to America, and they agreed that he could fly them out every holiday. When his son, Chris Jr., was diagnosed with brain cancer, Chris agreed to foot whatever bills he had to to make sure he got the best medical care.
Chris started a new life in America, eventually finding distinction on the Los Angeles stage just as he had on the London one, and soon enough, finding himself a few roles in film. He found Mark again, and hired him as his new agent.
Now, he's got a bit of buzz around his name and a good amount of money in his pocket. He's not happy, but he's almost content -- he just wishes he could see his son more than he does. He doesn't know how much time he has left with him.
{ OUT OF CHARACTER } |
OOC NAME:: Tony
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE:: 9-10 years
ANY NOTES:: Chris is going to be bitten in or just after his first thread so while it's not listed here as happening IT WILL HAPPEN IT IS PLANNED
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:: you don't tell me what to do you don't own me
