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Neil Swanson

Roleplay: (Character Pool)

Owner: Zomby

Rating: (any)   Genre: (any)  



Synopsis
A depressed albino bookworm who lives only to read more books.


Description
Neil's a tall individual, who is a bit too skinny. This is because he sometimes gets carried away and lets time get away from him and forgets that important daily activity; eating.  He has a slender face and a large aquiline nose, which is perfect for keeping his reading glasses up. Neil's eyes are naturally without pigmentation, due to his albinism, and are white rabbit red.

He wears blue contacts. He says he wears them to shield his sensitive eyes from light, but really he just always fancied having pretty blue eyes. He usually only ever has his contacts out when he's crying alone in his apartment. Neil's also far-sighted, and does not wear corrective lenses, so he is usually wearing his reading glasses as well.

His hair is long, almost reaching his backside, and almost stark white. It's usually very messy and sometimes he doesn't wash it, which results in soft looking, yet actually really greasy locks. He usually braids it because tangles are a bother, and he would rather not suffocate on his own hair when he's sleeping.  Neil tends to wear comfortable clothes, like jeans, t-shirts and sweaters.

Underneath the clothes Neil has many disfiguring scars all over his body, compliments of an abusive mother,  the worst of them being on his back and chest. He finds these scars disgusting and therefore is always wearing clothes that keep them completely covered. Neil has a few self-inflicted scars, but he is deeply ashamed of them. This is probably why his sleeves always seem to be just a bit too long.

Over the years has started to look more tired and older than he actually is.  Now walks with a cane because he was hit by a drunk driver and his left leg got messed up. He looks pretty pimp but will NOT stop popping Vicodin and complaining about stairs.


Personality
Soft spoken and quick to judge. He can usually be pretty nice but he's gotten a little jaded over the years and is suspicious of everyone. You're either guilty of something or hiding something, without a doubt. He has little patience for people acting purposely stupid, and has a deep hatred for drunk people. Nice drunks, mean drunks, he doesn't care what kind. It's either sober or no...ber.
 
Neil is also easily embarrassed, and when embarrassed he turns very, very red. This of course embarrasses him more and a simple little flushed cheeks and burning ears combo turns into the blushing equivalent of a sunburn.

He is not good at affection. In fact, any sort of physical contact makes Neil very uncomfortable and he gets super defensive when the subject is brought up. His fear of physical contact does not apply to him touching others, however, as he can be quite quick to deck you in the face if you're breaking any of his unsaid personal boundary rules. Or being a huge jerk.


Equipment / Abilities
Weilds a walking stick. Though usually he's too busy limping around and being pathetic to hit other people with it. 

Can read an 800 page book in two hours. On a bad day.

Has the ability to sustain all kinds of horrible abuse and not die. Nine lives might be running out by now.


History
To spare you having to sit and read my Gary-Stu's painful back story, I will give you the short of it. He had an abusive alcoholic mother. He has been institutionalized a few times for attempted suicide. Still goes to therapy every week and is on medication for his depression. His step-father might be a mobster. Wanted to get a BA in English but after getting run over by a truck his medical bills flushed that dream down the toilet, and he refused to get help from his wealthier family members.

His left leg is pretty messed up because of the hit and run, and he walks with a noticeable limp, but besides that he's alright (physically). He owns a bookstore (Simple Scripture) and is slightly surlier than usual because of his life dream being ripped to shreds. But he has his books and that's all that matters.


Extra
Has a giant dog named Beast. He found Beast when his "friends" played a mean prank and left Neil in the woods. Thinks he might have been a hunting dog, but decided to dog-nap him and never return him to his owners.

Lives on the 3rd floor of Sundown Apts in Nowhere. Considering relocating because the elevators scare him.