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[b]Name:[/b] [s]Alexander[/s] Alyx Graham

[b]Concept:[/b] Just A Familiar Stranger

[b]Background:[/b] Born to a seemingly traditional family [s]Alexander[/s] never felt comfortable being viewed as masculine. As a teenager they explored with presenting feminine but that didn’t feel right either. Desperate to ensure their family didn’t hate them they kept these experiments with self and expression to themselves. They were unaware that their parents were knowledgeable about this quest and were desperate to find away to convey that no matter what their self-identity was they would always love their child. The needed conversation was put off and off until Alexander left for college. 

During the now Alyx’s third semester at college both of their parents were in a hit and run accident. Both died on the way to the hospital and left Alyx wishing they had had the courage to have that needed conversation much sooner. Finding half written letters penned by their mother confessing their secret was not all that secret compounded that wish and finding their father’s research into the queer community solidify that wish into a promise to never again hid who they were or to live as anything less than their authentic self.

That promise would be a long time in being kept. Alyx’s grief turned into depression, which led to them dropping out of school, which lead them to places they had never been before which led them to things they never thought they would ever try. For years their life was one of drugs, casual sex, and half remembered fliting from once place to another. It was during these years that Alyx discovered their slight shapeshifting powers and they used them and a slew of false identities to avoid paying debts or being beholden to johns. A stint in the hospital and a longer time in rehab finally woke Alyx out of the strange haze they had been in, and they remembered their firm promise to the memories of their parents. It was time for the drugs to stop. 

They still had no desire to go to school and they still liked casual sex. Finding work as a sugar baby was easy enough. At least until the Sunday Group came calling after hearing about Alyx’s abilities. And well, they won’t be sugar baby age forever. And Alyx always did like causing just a bit of mayhem. And ghosts and what not seem cool as hell. This might just be a good next step on their journey to figuring out who their authentic self actually is.

[b]Physical Description:[/b] Alex is in their mid to late twenties, how old no one really knows and they aren’t telling. They are just shy of 6 feet tall and are lithe and fit. They have hair that reaches their mid back that is naturally wavy. Normally their hair is a soft chestnut color. Their navy blue eyes hid behind sleepy looking eyelids under perfectly sculpted eyebrows. They have long legs and long fingers than help Alyx look graceful and poised. Their skin betrays some sort of mixed heritage that puzzles even Alyx as it’s a strange honey bronze even in winter and gets noticeable darker the first week of summer with very little effort on their part. They do not burn and are covered in freckles. 

As for wardrobe, Alyx’s personal collection is immense and their sense of style in pristine. No matter what trend, business casual, kawaii, scholarly, full goth, ‘00s emo, and many more, they chose to execute that day Alyx will do so with perfection. They do not care for any so-called gender of an outfit and will wear pants and muscle shirts just as often as skirts and blouses. Their makeup collection is equally impressive. What look they choose to use at any day or anytime appears to be random and follows no discernible pattern.

[b]Powers and Skills:[/b] Alyx is a minor shapeshifter. They cannot change things such as their height or weight save through things like exercise or high heels. They also cannot implement major changes to their musculoskeletal system. What they can do is change the curve or their nose, the shape of the ears, the tint of their skin or eyes or hair. Alyx cannot massively change their coloring but can, for example, make their navy eyes appear more sky blue or dark blue or green blue. They also have no need for curlers or a straightener to change the texture of their hair. Alyx can also distribute their body fat in such a way that they can give themselves soft curve or hard planes. They do practice this skill and as such their range of colors is increasing and not that long ago they managed to make their cheekbones sharper. Who knows? Maybe someday Alyx will be a complete shapeshifter. They also have the ability to codeswitch both their voice and mannerisms based on a number of situations. These two abilities combined with their massive wardrobe always them to confuse most people making a person wonder if they had seen that person walking down the street before or if they are … Just A Familiar Stranger.

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The background turned out longer than I meant. Not by much, but I can trim if I need to. Also, I hope their powers make sense. I know what I was aiming for, but I'm not sure I explained it properly.