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Personality
Arin is a clown if ever there was one. Filled with equal amounts of sass and bad humor, Arin has about as much self-preservation in social situations as a lemming diving off a cliff into a pool of lava. From the start of a conversation, it's only a matter of time before this social dumbass says the absolute worst thing imaginable--and then proceeds to add to the damage in his attempts to make things right...if he even realizes he's said something wrong, anyway... All this said Arin is a true friend...once you get past his more eccentric exterior, that is, and he makes up for his social shortcomings with a pure soul and big heart. Kind and unconditionally caring, this comedic blood-sucker will lay his life down in an instant if it means protecting his friends and family. His peppy demeanor and warm aura make him inviting and trustworthy and despite his inability to
not insult people as casually as asking for the time, he has a remarkable ability to build rapport with those whom he doesn't offend beyond repair.
{ Orientation and Status }Bisexual ─ Demiromantic
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He's in a "non-serious open relationship" with one of the attorneys at his work--let's be real, they're fwb and it's breaking all kinds of codes
{ Theme Song }The Nights ─ "Avicii"Appearance
Short in stature and lacking in muscular definition, Arin is anything but the stereotypical image of a man. Lack of sunlight--for obvious reasons--gives him a pale complexion, so white, some would even describe it as translucent, with the only color coming from thick swarms of freckles coating his face, arms, chest, back, and even his legs. A constant flush tints his shoulders, ears, and joints a bright, reddish pink, which only increases after he drinks, and scattered moles can be found all over his body, making for a fun game of hide and seek for any partner he may bunk with. His eyes are a steely blue, almost grey in color, though often hidden by glare or tinting of his thick, rectangular glasses. He rarely removes these glasses, as without them, he may as well be as blind as the bats his kind are associated with. Short, straw-blond hair is often a touseled mess, though it works for him with the short length and partial undercut. He has a few piercings in both of his ears and a couple of other piercings...under his shirt, if you will. Partial to 90's grunge when it comes to style, he can stick out from the crowd quite a bit when he goes all in, but usually he tries to dial it back and keep it mostly modern with just the baggy jeans and oversized flannel really speaking out. Of course, that's not counting his ridiculous Air Jordans, which have definitely seen better days.
History
Arin grew up in a secret occult community, nestled away in a small mountain town far from other societies. The town was inhabited mostly by vampires, like himself, but there were others as well, including an old kouleman man who lived on a cliff a ways up the mountain from the village. Old Man Renolds, everyone called him, and he was said to have lived in that very home for five cycles of reincarnation. Growing up with only his father, his mother having grown sick and died early into his childhood, Arin was always told to live his life to the fullest, because he never knew when his days would meet their last. His father taught him many things throughout his upbringing. Everything from the iconic game of catch and how to throw a ball, to hunting and fishing, and even how to lead a proper debate. By the time he was entering his teenage years, Arin's father chose to leave the village, finding too many bittersweet memories among the small community, and opted instead to move himself and Arin to the bustling city of Seattle. The constant cloud cover made it perfect for them to live out their lives as "normal" people, and Arin loved every moment.
Attending public school for the first time in his life,
real public school, not just a small class of three to seven students sitting in Miss Maya's living room, Arin found himself amazed by the social workings of the teenage empire. As an outcast for his first year, he took in all he could of the cliques and communal standards of the students around him, and eventually found his place among the "alt" kids. However, it was outside of this niche that he would find his the first of his truest friends: a werewolf who (oops someone has to decide this). Arin and (name) (hit it off immediately or maybe didn't, who knows gonna have to write a lot of this later when wolfboi is created agfjdj).
As they moved on from the awkward hell that was middle school, Arin and (name) were set for the coming four years of high school, or so they thought. With the social challenges of middle school now being met with things like drugs and teenage pregnancy, Arin was a little overwhelmed, to say the least. He dove head first into the class clown role he had grown into during his middle school years, making it stronger and fiercer, more cynical and sassy than just the dork who cracks jokes. It was a strange position to be in though, a class clown who also took up AP classes and made honor roll, but somehow he made it work.
It was in those AP classes that Arin met Misha, a boy who would quickly become his rival for most of the year. It wasn't until the teacher paired them both together from a group project that the boys finally broke their feud, and instead, became fast friends, and for a short time, a little more than they. They drew it back quickly, however, deciding that their friendship wasn't worth the risk if they ever had a romantic falling out, though they still have the occasional "flirt war" to this day, and now and then, when he's feeling especially down, Arin knows he can always go to Misha for a pick-me-up-- Oh, get your mind out of the gutter!
Moving on from high school, Arin attended community college, though with no real direction of where he wanted to go in life after the passing of his father, he only completed a few semesters of general studies, and gave up once he received his associate's degree. It was soon after that which Arin prompted the idea of the three of them, Misha, (name), and himself, all moving from dreary Seattle to the little city of Hallow Shore. It's hard to say if this idea was made with a level head, or if Arin simply wanted to get away from the memories of his father, but in the end, it at least felt like a good idea with the cost of living being much cheaper in Hallow Shore than it was in Seattle!
He now works as a mailroom attendant in a small law office, while writing articles for KnowledgeHumor, a website that mostly deals in comedic stories covering various aspects of media and modern culture. He's also working on a novel, but has little time to make any actual progress with how busy his two jobs have him. Plus...now he has to worry about whether or not his roommate is going to drive a stake through his heart in his sleep? Yeah, that chapter isn't getting done any time soon...