[ &. KILLING ME SLOW — CH DUMP ]

[THESEUS]

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[align=center][div style="width: 507px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 1.4;"][spoiler=———————————————————————–—————————————————– &. TAGS]OVERVIEW | YESTERDAY I SAID TOMORROW
&. Theseus, goes by Theo. | Transgender Male [He/Him].
&. Twenty-Two years old. | Born November 17th. | Scorpio.
—  ♡  5'6 and 115-125 lbs. Brown hair and eyes. Freckles.
—  ♡  Playful, sweet, intelligent. Manipulative, charismatic.
&. Vanguard; the Badlands. | Loyal to Doktè/The Badlands.

PERSONALITY | I LEARNED TODAY TOMORROW CAN'T BE SAVED
&. Although the Theo that existed before his time with the GOC still exists, that playful, cheerful, and flirtatious person, things have changed over the last month. It's still easy to talk to him about anything and everything — he's the sort of listener that makes you want to keep talking — but there's a new level of detachment inside him. Much quieter and colder than he had been before, and far more likely to snap at anyone who gets too close to him. Feels intensely desperate to prove himself, both in his physical and mental abilities. Will pick fights with people even though he shouldn't, but otherwise just seems quiet. His jumps between sweet and desperate to socialize and dangerously angry can be confusing, to say the least. Still, he's helpful and kind above all else.

APPEARANCE | AND THE LESS YOU KNOW THE MORE YOU SAY YOU'RE BROKEN, BEATEN
&. Although once lithe and powerful, captivity has not been kind to Theo. His typical weight range has dwindled from around 130 lbs, now settled at about 115 lbs. Alright standing at a slight 5'6", his recent trauma as coaxed Theo towards a stance that makes him appear even smaller, limbs relaxed and shoulders low. His brown eyes, once a warm, almost fiery color, now seem quiet and dulled. His curly, chocolate brown hair is longer now, covering the tops of his ears, and his typically warm skin is now several shades lighter and with an almost sickly pallor.
↳ Theo has lost most of the significant accessories he wore before his capture. His daith and tongue piercings have both been removed, and his clothing is significant less colorful. Tends towards a more loose, casual, and comfortable style while he's healing.

INJURIES | USED AND MISTREATED. TIRED, SHATTERED, BRUISED AND BATTERED
&. Theo's injuries haven't been allowed to heal for the entirety of his capture, so everything on his body still looks painfully fresh. However, it's obvious that he's been stitching himself up the entire time, even if the stitches were only torn out a few days later. Battered and bruised, with shallow, almost superficial injuries littering his body. A few of them are anything but superficial, namely the mistreated brand around his bicep from hot shackles. Has the word "traitor" tattooed on his arm.
↳ He gets incredibly skittish when people get near his wounds, even those with medical training.

INVENTORY | THE ONLY THING I'M REALLY SURE OF
&. [ 1 ] weapon  /  [ 0 ] armor pieces  /  [ 0 ] consumables  /  [ 0 ] aid items  /  [ 2 ] misc
↳ After being captured for so long, it makes sense that Theo owns close to nothing. The only weapon he has is a plain combat knife. Although he considers it clunky and annoying, he has yet to regain his stock. He does not scavenge for supplies at this point, but will trade for important items.
↳ Has a stuffed elephant and teddy bear he keeps in a backpack in his room. The elephant will likely be given to Courtney for her baby and the teddy bear has deep personal attachments.

INTERACTION | I'M UNSURE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING, BUT I KNOW, I KNOW
&. [ 6/10 ] physical difficulty  /  [ 6/10 ] psychological difficulty  /  [ 6/10 ] short-term recovery
↳ Despite being physically and mentally resilient, he has paid a price for his time in captivity. His physical weakness and slowed reaction times make it difficult for him to keep up with a fight. Ends them quickly if at all possible, and has already started training to get himself back up to his previous strength. Fights dirty and still won't back down, even if he's at an extreme disadvantage.
&. Attack in bold #A11F1D or similar | [member=8348]THESEUS[/member] for quick responses | PM for any major plots
&. Friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed, but might not be reacted to very well.

RELATIONSHIPS | I ONLY WANNA TALK TO YOU
&. NPC x NPC; abandoned and adopted by NAME ??
&. Homosexual Homoromantic; Six on the Kinsey scale
&. Single, but quietly and nervously crushing on Doktè
&. Trusts Doktè, Kit, and his adoptive father. Blue, maybe.

[THESEUS]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 8.7pt; line-height: 1.4;"]Thread ideas once he gets back.

&. Swimming.
&. Cuddling with Tybalt.
&. Napping somewhere warm.
&. Start the sparring plot.
&. Covering "traitor".

[aureate]

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[align=center][div style="width: 507px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 1.4;"][spoiler=&. INFORMATION, UPDATED APRIL 28TH, 2018]OVERVIEW | YESTERDAY I SAID TOMORROW
&. Theseus, goes by Theo. | Transgender Male [He/Him].
&. Twenty-Two years old. | Born November 17th. | Scorpio.
—  ♡  5'6 and 115-125 lbs. Brown hair and eyes. Freckles.
—  ♡  Playful, sweet, intelligent. Manipulative, charismatic.
&. Vanguard; the Badlands. | Loyal to Doktè/The Badlands.

PERSONALITY | I LEARNED TODAY TOMORROW CAN'T BE SAVED
&. Although the Theo that existed before his time with the GOC still exists, that playful, cheerful, and flirtatious person, things have changed over the last month. It's still easy to talk to him about anything and everything — he's the sort of listener that makes you want to keep talking — but there's a new level of detachment inside him. Much quieter and colder than he had been before, and far more likely to snap at anyone who gets too close to him. Feels intensely desperate to prove himself, both in his physical and mental abilities. Will pick fights with people even though he shouldn't, but otherwise just seems quiet. His jumps between sweet and desperate to socialize and dangerously angry can be confusing, to say the least. Still, he's helpful and kind above all else.

APPEARANCE | AND THE LESS YOU KNOW THE MORE YOU SAY YOU'RE BROKEN, BEATEN
&. Although once lithe and powerful, captivity has not been kind to Theo. His typical weight range has dwindled from around 130 lbs, now settled at about 115 lbs. Alright standing at a slight 5'6", his recent trauma as coaxed Theo towards a stance that makes him appear even smaller, limbs relaxed and shoulders low. His brown eyes, once a warm, almost fiery color, now seem quiet and dulled. His curly, chocolate brown hair is longer now, covering the tops of his ears, and his typically warm skin is now several shades lighter and with an almost sickly pallor.
↳ Theo has lost most of the significant accessories he wore before his capture. His daith and tongue piercings have both been removed, and his clothing is significant less colorful. Tends towards a more loose, casual, and comfortable style while he's healing.

INJURIES | USED AND MISTREATED. TIRED, SHATTERED, BRUISED AND BATTERED
&. Theo's injuries haven't been allowed to heal for the entirety of his capture, so everything on his body still looks painfully fresh. However, it's obvious that he's been stitching himself up the entire time, even if the stitches were only torn out a few days later. Battered and bruised, with shallow, almost superficial injuries littering his body. A few of them are anything but superficial, namely the mistreated brand around his bicep from hot shackles. Has the word "traitor" tattooed on his arm.
↳ He gets incredibly skittish when people get near his wounds, even those with medical training.

INVENTORY | THE ONLY THING I'M REALLY SURE OF
&. [ 1 ] weapon  /  [ 0 ] armor pieces  /  [ 0 ] consumables  /  [ 0 ] aid items  /  [ 2 ] misc
↳ After being captured for so long, it makes sense that Theo owns close to nothing. The only weapon he has is a plain combat knife. Although he considers it clunky and annoying, he has yet to regain his stock. He does not scavenge for supplies at this point, but will trade for important items.
↳ Has a stuffed elephant and teddy bear he keeps in a backpack in his room. The elephant will likely be given to Courtney for her baby and the teddy bear has deep personal attachments.

INTERACTION | I'M UNSURE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING, BUT I KNOW, I KNOW
&. [ 6/10 ] physical difficulty  /  [ 6/10 ] psychological difficulty  /  [ 6/10 ] short-term recovery
↳ Despite being physically and mentally resilient, he has paid a price for his time in captivity. His physical weakness and slowed reaction times make it difficult for him to keep up with a fight. Ends them quickly if at all possible, and has already started training to get himself back up to his previous strength. Fights dirty and still won't back down, even if he's at an extreme disadvantage.
&. Attack in bold #A11F1D or similar | [member=8348]THESEUS[/member] for quick responses | PM for any major plots
&. Friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed, but might not be reacted to very well.

RELATIONSHIPS | I ONLY WANNA TALK TO YOU
&. NPC x NPC; abandoned and adopted by NAME ??
&. Homosexual Homoromantic; Six on the Kinsey scale
&. Single, but quietly and nervously crushing on Doktè
&. Trusts Doktè, Kit, and his adoptive father. Blue, maybe.

[THESEUS]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.4;"]You're Somebody Else by Flora Cash?

I saw the part of you
That only when you're older you will see too
You will see too
I held the better cards
But every stroke of luck has got a bleed through
It's got a bleed through

&

It's like you told me
Go forward slowly
It's not a race to the end

&

You were the better part
Of every bit of beating heart that I had
Whatever I had
I finally sat alone
Pitch black flesh and bone
Couldn't believe that you were gone

[THESEUS]

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YOU'VE GOT A SECOND CHANCE, YOU COULD GO HOME, ESCAPE IT ALL. IT'S JUST IRRELEVANT. IT'S JUST MEDICINE, IT'S JUST MEDICINE. YOU COULD STILL BE WHAT YOU WANT TO, WHAT YOU SAID YOU WERE, WHEN I MET YOU. YOU'VE GOT A WARM HEART, YOU'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL BRAIN. BUT IT'S DISINTEGRATING, FROM ALL THE MEDICINE.  /  ♥  /  AESTHETIC  /  SONG  /  TAGS [color=transparent]—

[THESEUS]

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OF EVERY BIT OF BEATING HEART THAT I HAD, WHATEVER I HAD. I FINALLY SAT ALONE, PITCH BLACK FLESH AND BONE, COULDN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU WERE GONE.  /  ♥  /  AESTHETIC  /  SONG  /  TAGS [color=transparent]—

[aureate]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.4;"]&. Fixing up his hoodie.
&. Yoga / stretching, etc.
&. Another spar once he's better healed.
&. Dancing, sort of. IDK.
&. Swimming? Or post-swimming?
&. Oneshot with him discovering his Place.

[aureate]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.4;"]Theo's favorite trees are magnolias and oaks. I don't know why this is important but my mind says it is.

[THESEUS]

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♡ —— There are some nights when the world feels like a music box running out of power. It's been playing steadily for all these years, at least whenever prompted, and to listen intently as the music slows and stills is a strangely haunting experience. Now, he had never been a pampered child, however one wanted to interpret that. His father loved him deeply, and did everything in his power to keep him safe and cared for. He was wonderful, he really was, but their lives had been spent with a strange sort of paranoia haunting his dad's shoulders. For a while (most of his childhood, really), Theo had idolized the man. He could do no wrong unless he was injured, and even then he was readily forgiven. A boy's stormy expression had quickly turned to a grin every time he apologized, because it was all he needed to hear. Even when he knew that in a week or two, this pattern would repeat. More blood, more stitches, more nightmares that Theo would slowly wake him from. It wasn't perfect, though it felt like he had been at the time — the point of all this, really, is just that he had never owned a music box himself. A strange detour from that thought, certainly, but it comes from a story. Just a simple one, of a teenager too rebellious for his own good, stumbling across something dusty and beautiful and listening to it for hours on end and suddenly longing for home.

Maybe it was simply all of those years that had gone by with those batteries simply sitting in it, but the music hadn't lasted more than a few hours. Theseus hadn't grown tired of it even for that long, with those same quiet repeats. The song was melancholic but sweet, and at the time he hadn't thought much of it, but looking back he'd considered it strange just how easily quelled his tempestuous emotions had been. It was one of those moods he'd gotten back then, when he was sixteen and stupid and just wanted something he couldn't put his thumb on. The whole world, maybe. Or maybe it was just a search for the right words. Some complementary song, like the music box that had quieted him. But as he'd learned that night, when the sun had sunk so low that it barely painted the flat horizon orange and purple, even complementary songs come to an end. That was a lesson he had carried with him for years afterwards. It served him well, time and time again, but he often found himself still searching for something that felt like that song, however silly it was.

But he could hear things ending. The Badlands always feels slow at this time of day, when everyone has finished their respective tasks and wants to settle in, spend a few moments with those they care about — or just spend them in their bed. That's where Theo had been, until the light hit his window just right and his entire wall was fiery. There was a certain peacefulness in red, though Bones had ruined some of it for him. Red meant roses and his dad's hoodie, but now it meant stinging wounds and the aching, pulsing skin left in the stead of hot metal. He's taken to wearing his yellow hoodie lately, the one that his dad had given him. Theo's not blind to the fact that he'd adopted his dad's methods, and now even his colors, but there's still something comforting about it. That's why he tucks his head into it until the fabric covers his lips and quietly places his ancient stuffed elephant on the bookshelf in his room. Familiar things, things he doesn't want to lose. There are a lot of those here, and he doesn't know what to do about it. For a while, all he'd had to care about was himself and his cat — his dad, though they had no way to communicate swiftly if the other was in trouble. Now he had half a dozen on top of that, and it ached in a way he hadn't expected to be back like this, thrown right back into the fire with people he had gotten to know so well.

More than that, though, it drags up older memories. Younger than the music box, older than the crashing waves that now lulls him to sleep every night.

[align=center][div style="width: 507px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 8.5pt; line-height: 1.4;"][spoiler=&. INFORMATION, UPDATED APRIL 28TH, 2018]OVERVIEW | YESTERDAY I SAID TOMORROW
&. Theseus, goes by Theo. | Transgender Male [He/Him].
&. Twenty-Two years old. | Born November 17th. | Scorpio.
—  ♡  5'6 and 115-125 lbs. Brown hair and eyes. Freckles.
—  ♡  Playful, sweet, intelligent. Manipulative, charismatic.
&. Vanguard; the Badlands. | Loyal to Doktè/The Badlands.

PERSONALITY | I LEARNED TODAY TOMORROW CAN'T BE SAVED
&. Although the Theo that existed before his time with the GOC still exists, that playful, cheerful, and flirtatious person, things have changed over the last month. It's still easy to talk to him about anything and everything — he's the sort of listener that makes you want to keep talking — but there's a new level of detachment inside him. Much quieter and colder than he had been before, and far more likely to snap at anyone who gets too close to him. Feels intensely desperate to prove himself, both in his physical and mental abilities. Will pick fights with people even though he shouldn't, but otherwise just seems quiet. His jumps between sweet and desperate to socialize and dangerously angry can be confusing, to say the least. Still, he's helpful and kind above all else.

APPEARANCE | AND THE LESS YOU KNOW THE MORE YOU SAY YOU'RE BROKEN, BEATEN
&. Although once lithe and powerful, captivity has not been kind to Theo. His typical weight range has dwindled from around 130 lbs, now settled at about 115 lbs. Alright standing at a slight 5'6", his recent trauma as coaxed Theo towards a stance that makes him appear even smaller, limbs relaxed and shoulders low. His brown eyes, once a warm, almost fiery color, now seem quiet and dulled. His curly, chocolate brown hair is longer now, covering the tops of his ears, and his typically warm skin is now several shades lighter and with an almost sickly pallor.
↳ Theo has lost most of the significant accessories he wore before his capture. His daith and tongue piercings have both been removed, and his clothing is significant less colorful. Tends towards a more loose, casual, and comfortable style while he's healing.

INJURIES | USED AND MISTREATED. TIRED, SHATTERED, BRUISED AND BATTERED
&. Theo's injuries haven't been allowed to heal for the entirety of his capture, so everything on his body still looks painfully fresh. However, it's obvious that he's been stitching himself up the entire time, even if the stitches were only torn out a few days later. Battered and bruised, with shallow, almost superficial injuries littering his body. A few of them are anything but superficial, namely the mistreated brand around his bicep from hot shackles. Has the word "traitor" tattooed on his arm.
↳ He gets incredibly skittish when people get near his wounds, even those with medical training.

INVENTORY | THE ONLY THING I'M REALLY SURE OF
&. [ 1 ] weapon  /  [ 0 ] armor pieces  /  [ 0 ] consumables  /  [ 0 ] aid items  /  [ 2 ] misc
↳ After being captured for so long, it makes sense that Theo owns close to nothing. The only weapon he has is a plain combat knife. Although he considers it clunky and annoying, he has yet to regain his stock. He does not scavenge for supplies at this point, but will trade for important items.
↳ Has a stuffed elephant and teddy bear he keeps in a backpack in his room. The elephant will likely be given to Courtney for her baby and the teddy bear has deep personal attachments.

INTERACTION | I'M UNSURE OF ALMOST EVERYTHING, BUT I KNOW, I KNOW
&. [ 6/10 ] physical difficulty  /  [ 6/10 ] psychological difficulty  /  [ 6/10 ] short-term recovery
↳ Despite being physically and mentally resilient, he has paid a price for his time in captivity. His physical weakness and slowed reaction times make it difficult for him to keep up with a fight. Ends them quickly if at all possible, and has already started training to get himself back up to his previous strength. Fights dirty and still won't back down, even if he's at an extreme disadvantage.
&. Attack in bold #A11F1D or similar | [member=8348]THESEUS[/member] for quick responses | PM for any major plots
&. Friendly or nonviolent actions may be powerplayed, but might not be reacted to very well.

RELATIONSHIPS | I ONLY WANNA TALK TO YOU
&. NPC x NPC; abandoned and adopted by NAME ??
&. Homosexual Homoromantic; Six on the Kinsey scale
&. Single, but quietly and nervously crushing on Doktè
&. Trusts Doktè, Kit, and his adoptive father. Blue, maybe.

[aureate]

[align=center][div style="width: 500px; text-align: justify; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 1.4;"]Things to eventually bring up in that thread: Piano wires, string, teddy bear + more about roses.