Just noticed that not only do we have multiple groups of twins(counting the triplets as well) but we also have quite a few adopted people.
Also, @sakurasan why da laugh on Sadie? You making fun of her? *Makes really stupid face while pointing*
Oh, the laugh. I have absolutely no idea. I was looking through the characters and saw that yesterday. Maaaaaybbeee my phone was glitching out?? Or maybe I was asleep when I did that.... Welp.... I just woke up. At 12:59 am. Great.
Reiden has a rather charming appearance. Standing at 5'10", he is tall and well built. You see him and you see a seemingly thin man that doesn't look too well build but that is just the long sleeves he wears nearly everyday. A body that he keeps fit with occasional trips to the gym and morning runs far too early when the sun has barely risen. Reiden walks with a sense of respectability and civility. Someone that you could look up to.
A man with untainted skin that is pale and a face full of freckles. His face is rather...beautiful though he'd never utter these words himself. Attractive to those that prefer his smile that seems too large for his face and the eyes that widen when he lectures. His red hair is wavy and not too hard to handle at all. Reiden has a gentle expression on his face at all times. The kind or simply radiant smile on his face is often seen when you greet him. His cheekbones that make his face seem even more than it is and gives a natural shadow. Reiden has a gentle voice with a British accent that is quite clear.
His style is simple really. Either professional or casual but not too casual. Reiden has a love for collared shirts, button-up shirts, and suits if the occasion fits. He is rarely seen with a pair of jeans but you may see him in them if it's on his day off and he's relaxing around the town that he loves. Whether you see him on an off day or at work, you can already tell that Reider believes his clothing choice has to be something respectable. .:| P E R S O N A L I T Y |:.
As a teacher, Reider is a kind and gentle man. And that doesn't actually change for when he isn't handling the students. Reider has a rosy view of every one of his students; kids that he treats as his own. For he has always wanted his own children and has been debating whether or not to adopt. Reider has always been a man that could be counted on. Someone that would have or back or lend you a shoulder no matter what. Reider would likely even risk his life for one of his students. It wasn't a surprise when he declared that he was to be a teacher in the future. Something that he loves and feels like he lives for. When it comes to teaching or science in general, Reiden is obsessive. Eccentric at times even. Often stuttering when he lectures the students with a bright look in his eyes that show he cares.
His father was a man that rarely ever raised his voice, getting angry only when he absolutely needed to. And Reider's the same in that sense. Vexing him takes a lot of effort. Though he does have a lot of tension built up inside of him. Nevertheless, those emotions rarely ever interfered with how he acts out in public. If it ever does. Reider has a habit of not letting his emotions out, not wanting to bother anyone around him with such things and understanding that his outward personality affects the way that he teaches. Reider does have a bad habit of drinking when he's stressed or more drained than normal. Usually leading to regretful outcomes or just a day in if he's lucky.
A true romantic at heart, Reider will treasure a lover when he has one. Though he is self-conscious which makes him question why they bother dating him. Not so often as before, though. His pessimistic view of himself started as a child, not sure whether her parents were proud of him or not and often pulling his hair out at the fact that he didn't have a 4.0 GPA that would get him into any college that he desired. As he got older and his grades rose, his confidence did as well. That small part of him still worries if he's doing alright, though.
Logical is something that he hasn't always been. Getting into a relationship with a teacher at his high school? Not logical. Though gladly he was of legal age. Now, he's a full-fledged adult that understands more of how the world goes and that just doing whatever you want isn't acceptable. Reider only does things that are "risky" when he absolutely needs to. A scaredy cat? Some could call him that but he prefers to go with the word conscientious. He can be impulsive, however. When the time comes.
Reider almost always looks forward, the world appearing too large to be kept up inside of negativities. Though he does worry about others much too often. It's practically a hobby by now. Reider's mind is always spinning with thoughts concerning anything really. Reider has a few moments of silents in his mind a day but besides that, he's observing those around him. Making sure that he isn't oblivious to the things that happen around him. .:| H I S T O R Y |:.
Born in London, New England; Reiden was never one that longed for too many material items. Whatever he needed, he got. And whatever he wanted that was attainable with a reasonable amount of money, he would have gotten on special occasions. Though it wasn't that his parents didn't have enough money to provide him with the additional luxury items that they could have given him. Laura Hasinton, the exquisite beauty and Reiden's mother; a trial lawyer that breathed fresh air for the job that she did. And then there was his father, Edgar. The owner of a large-scale modeling agency by the name of 'London Goddess' which was a company that he had built 5 years before Reiden was born. The couple had been together for around 12 years at the time and at the current situation, they spoke more about their work than anything else.
Reiden went to one of the best private schools in London, 'The Reading Blue Coat School' which he went to since he was 11 years old. The academy was probably his safe space or at least the most loved environment for him. Not that he didn't love to see his parents when and if they were home. It was just that Reiden had a love for science that couldn't be filled without the science lab that was provided for him at the school. His love for chemistry had already begun when he was 8 years old. Locking himself inside the comfort of his bedroom, he would read the textbooks to no end. But Reiden was terrible at every other subject. Math and English were his kryptonite for the first 14 years of his life. However, that didn't last when he was introduced to probably the best beings that he had ever met.
Mr. Flecher was his science teacher. For a simple-minded 14-year-old, he was the man upstairs. The guy with all the answers to his complicated questions about the world. He was his science teacher for 4 full years and his friend even today. Mr. Flecher was probably one of the main reasons for him wanting to become a teacher when he entered adulthood. The science fairs that got him thinking up theories about how things worked. Winning 1st prize in those science contests were probably the proudest times he remembers for himself. Even if there was a 1/5 chance that his parents showed up, Mr. Flecher was always there clapping for him. Like a proud father.
But the fatherly love didn't last a lifetime It was when he had just turned 17 and his teacher was 4 months past his 25th birthday. Of course, dating a man 8 years his senior probably wasn't the best choice that he had ever made. But it was one that made his heart fill to the brim with what he called true love. Reiden was obsessed with his teacher that treated him sweeter than any other lover would have treated him if he had a lover before that. Mr. Flecher or John as he now called him was quite the romantic. Handing him flowers in the teacher's lounge before school ended or taking him to fancy and costly restaurants that were more than a 2-hour drive away from the medium sized town that he lived in. These secret meetings that gave him an adrenaline rush at times. But he already knew that their love wasn't one that would be something to run away for. Well, to Mr. Flecher perhaps it was. The man was in love with Reiden even if he didn't want a single soul to know at first. The moment that he confronted Reiden about how he felt the need to confess their love to his family and Reiden's, his blood went cold. There was a terror deep inside of him and he knew that it was an egregious idea.
Reiden was dead set against the idea at first. The idea of telling his parents had never even been on his radar before let alone telling him that he was interested in males at all. But as a plain old' 18-year-old, he thought that this was the only love that he would find. So, he confronted his parents with the love of his life. He had expected something along the lines of getting the boot for being gay at all. However, that wasn't the response that he had received. Edgar and Laura were furious that there had been an affair behind their back with a teacher no less. Such a thing happening right in front of them. Laura was the first one to accept it after a month or so but Edgar never actually approved of their relationship. Especially since he was falling ill by the second. Huntington's chorea. It was a disease that his father had seen first signs of 1 year ago. He's still trying to fight it and is surprisingly doing well. Edgar says he is ready to die whenever. That he already lived long enough and besides, it can be 20 years until it finally kills you. Reiden was convinced to never allow it to hold him back for the sake of taking care of him. Which is the reason that he allowed them to continue their love. Though he was still happy when Mr. Flecher was sent overseas for a teaching job that more than doubled the amount of income that he received then. The love lasted 2 years after that before they broke it off due to the fact that: Long distance relationships never work.
5 years after he had turned 20 he had his fair share of romance and beautifully messy breakups. Something that he says 'We're all worth it because the love was an irreplaceable feeling. A feeling of flying beside a shooting star as the clock strikes midnight.' One of his loves went to the same college that he had gone to. An Ivy league school that he got into with a scholarship since he didn't like the idea of his parents being the reason for his success. The college was a fascinating place. Learning all about the scientific wonders and the stars in the astronomy club. A place where he made some of his closest friends even today. Reiden went to college for 5 years before attaining his bachelor's degree. After that, it was off to the real world. The world of adults. And he finally felt like one.
The world was a vast place and Reiden had never been anywhere besides London. So, right around 2-3 years after college, he packed up his bags and left the town that he had lived in his whole entire life. He had already made a sizable amount of money working at a private school near his own home. As well as running the company for a while with his father. That had made him a considerable amount of money. Lakewood academy was one of the highschool's that he had applied to work for. He most likely wouldn't have moved if it wasn't for his getting accepted to teach there. Now, Reiden has been living there for 5 and a half years. A splendid 5 years if he does say so himself. He is fairly wealthy, living in Lakewood Summit can be a sign of wealth after all. It does help that he has a fortune waiting for him due to the inheritance that his father is leaving him. Though he'd like to think he'll live longer than he will. Though that may be just a fantasy. .:| O C C U P A T I O N |:.
He worked with his father for a couple of years just before he left to Lakewood. It was a tough time and his father had decided that he wanted him to work there for a bit just to see how it was.That lasted 2 years and honestly, it was a great experience for him. Learning how to run a company alongside his father.
But alas, it wasn't meant to be. For Reiden had a passion to teach that he couldn't fulfil in the town that he lived in. And he needed to get out of the town that he had been cooped up in for literally all of his life. Now, he works at lakewood Summit as the high school science teacher.
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{{ Astronomy - "I look into your eyes and see jewels that twinkle as bright as the stars in the night sky." Reiden had a love for stars for a long time now. The first telescope that he had received was when he was 9 and it all started there. Staying up until 3 am just to gaze upon the stars. Reiden can name just about any star and constellation. A horoscope reader as well. The amount of love that he has for astronomy is equal or perhaps a bit more than his love for science.}}
{{ Reading fanatic - Another member of the Lakewood Summit Book Club?? Oh, yes. Reiden has been reading ever since he finally caught up to his grade in the 7th grade and he has a personal library in his home that is quite small but it just makes him feel secure and snug. The bookshop in Lakewood is a very nice place to search for new stories to immerse himself in. }}
{{ Anything sci-fi - Whether it's books or movies, Reiden can't help but enjoy this specific genre. Maybe it was because of the fact that her father had a stack of aged, classic sci-fi novels in his room that he would sneak and read while he was out at work. }}
{{ Cooking/Baking/Confectionary making - And a pretty good one at that. Reiden's loved cooking since he figured out that the stove wasn't a just a dangerous device that smoked up whenever his mother attempted to cook. He most often makes sweets himself, even bothering to bring homemade donuts to the school for the students when he is able to. }}
{{ Alcohol - This can either be a good or bad thing. It all depends on his mood and self-control for the day. Have you ever woken up behind the dumpster in a town that you hadn't been to before? He has. A bad night, that's for sure. However, ever since then Reiden tries his best to limit himself to 3 glasses and maybe only one bottle if he's really stressed. But it's been more than 8 years so he's probably grown into a man that could handle a few drinks. }}
{{ Violin/listening to instrumental music - Another passion! Another childhood obsession. And you've probably noticed by now that he doesn't quit very often at all. Reiden finds that playing the violin and just listening to the splendid string instrument more than calm him down. As well as just listening to exquisite music with no lyrics. }}
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Hearing an eerie clown doll that she had gotten for her birthday was one of the first childhood memories that she still has today. A doll that went on to be the cause of her fear of clowns and her love for them. Born into the riches and the glory, spoiled since the minute she was born with objects that she hadn't actually asked for. At 5 years old; her parents, Tricia Allen and Robin Hashinton had already been together for around 3 years. Her father's third marriage at the time. The three of them were never a happy family. With Allura, the little girl that loved her father more than her mother quite obviously and the stereotypical blond model that was evidently using her father for his money that he received being the owner of a large-scale model agency by the name of Hashinton Vision.
Of course, the business was how her father met his new wife and the one before that. With a habit of being unfaithful, Robin was never the best love. However, the people that fell into his web were usually in for the sex and the cash. Golddiggers in the correct definition. Tricia was out of their life after only 1 or two years which is the reason why she isn't part of the Allura's childhood memory that Allura holds onto so dearly.
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NAME ➸ Ethan 'Devin' Taylor NICKNAME ➸ Devin - This is the name that Ethan is often called. The reason he tells people to call him this is because he despises his first name since it means strength. Something that he doesn't believe he has since he can't even dismiss the urges that cause this trip to the psychiatric hospital one that he'll never be able to conclude. AGE ➸ Seventeen DIAGNOSIS ➸ Part of the treewit community for around 1 month. Ethan was diagnosed with OCD on July 8th, 2010. He has an anxiety disorder which ties close to the OCD. His depression is something that can cause his OCD and anxiety to worsen.
Proper, polite, and striving to become perfect. You'll see those three words down in the bio as well. Said by his father and interpretted as something much more for Ethan. When you first meet him, you can already see that he is quite obviously a proper and polite man. The way he greets others as if he was reading straight out of an english introduction book for a foreigner. Though his expression rarely ever changes, he has a lot of emotions on the inside. Far too much going on in that mind of his.
Ethan will not be touching you. A common symptom of OCD, he obsesses over cleanliness, contamination, and germs. However, that is simply one of his obsessions. Ethan has many thoughts running through his mind every second. A brief moment of peace from his thoughts may occur once or twice nowadays. The obsessions and compulsions honestly just make him feel even more stressed. Every single day he tries to stop himself from doing whatever he feels the need to do but is still struggling. The fact of the matter is that he believes that he is broken and truly wants to change.
The fact that he is pessimistic probably started after he began to believe that he caused his mother's death. Well, perhaps it had started much before that but it truly began to stand out after that casualty. Ethan was never a confident boy. He grew up getting told that he had to be perfect but never that he was. Due to this fact, even if someone compliments him on something, he'll just believe that he could have done something better or that they're just being nice. Of course, he'll force a painfully fake smile on his face and say his thanks.
Worrying over things has become second nature for him. What he customarily worries about is what others think of him. Even at Treewit, these thoughts come to mind. At home, it was if his father was proud of him and here it is whether the others believe that he is just as broken as he assumes. That is one of the reasons that Ethan tries his best to be as magnanimous as possible. He is a truly kind kid at heart. He tries his best to at least make people feel welcome to speak to him though he mostly fails horrendously at this. Not to mention that his humor is more of cringe humor. A result of having been homeschooled after he was 8 years of age and never speaking to many kids in the first place. What Ethan wants is reassurance that he can still become normal.
STRENGTHS ➸
Memory - Ethan's memory has always been something admirable. The fact that he can remember what color his father's suit was 5 weeks ago on a specific day and how he'll be able to recall a whole chapter from a book that he loved. Ethan has a habit of quoting poems and more specifically book lines that he grew to love.
Observant - When you see Ethan, you'll notice that his eyes almost constantly wander. Not too fast but they go from right to left and up and back down. Ethan has a particular way that he observes his surroundings, his eyes making sure to catch a glimpse of everyone in the room just to that he can recall who was there later. It's a precaution measure of his due to the fact that he worries if someone goes missing, no one will remember if they were ever in a certain place. And this way, Ethan will know who was where.
Diligent - He has always been a hardworking boy. Never giving up and just wanting to flourish. If Ethan is to commit to doing something, he'll put his whole heart into it. The idea of failing terrifies him which is why his disorder makes him feel as if he has failed at being perfect or even normal.
WEAKNESSES ➸
Short temper - Despite his attempts to be someone calm, cool, collected, and always kind, Ethan is easily vexed. His breathing will become more rugged and his palms will begin to sweat. Especially if anyone says that he is wrong, he will most likely lash out at them but it will barely show on his face that he is truly angry. It'll be more like watching someone panic over something. Ethan always tries to stop himself from feeling the need to cross someone.
Impulsive - Comes with his OCD but even before that, Ethan was the type of boy to do whatever he wanted without realizing that he wasn't allowed to. Though after awhile, the disobeying stopped. Ethan has a habit of forgetting his surroundings if he gets a certain urge to do something. Though some could say it's just his disability, it's also his own character trait that he would likely have even without OCD.
Concealing - For 3 years, Ethan had managed to hide his disability. Ethan wants to hurry up and get better so that he can be released into the world. That often means that he will lie to the therapists and tell them that he is getting much better. Though he is bad at lying, he is also good at persisting something to the point that they give up on the matter.
HISTORY ➸
Nolan Taylor proposed to Abigail Mirabelle on July 6th, 1979. There was a deluge on that day. The couple had been eating dinner rather silently in Nolan's home. A mansion with castle chic decor. Nolan never actually smiled on that day. Occasionally, the right side of his lip curled up, showing a slight smile that wasn't a hundred percent genuine. Abigail, the woman that would soon become his new wife, agreed to the arrangement. However, rather than a marriage arrangement it was more like they had entered into a new business partnership.
Abigail and Nolan were both on the well off of the economic food chain. Nolan's family line had a custom tailor company by the name of 'The Taylor' that had been run by his family for more than 100 years. It was a company that they poured their sweat and tears into for so many years. Nolan Taylor had a duty to fulfill all of his life and that was simply to run the company and pass it onto his child. Abigail Mirabelle, on the other hand, was a small business owner. A small but fairly successful business. She had the concept down for making money with her clothing boutique but not a large enough market to sell it to. That was what Nolan was drawn to. Her skill around money. The way she spent it, the way she invested. When they had married, she sold her shop to a woman in her 20's and that was the last that she has thought of it. Once they were to be bound to each other, loyalty and all by a piece and paper as well as a diamond ring, Abigail was more of the accountant/financial manager. But going into this marriage the two of them already knew each other's intent. That they were hardly doing it out of something so uninvolved as love. That the two of them were there to support each other and prove useful to the other.
Their marriage was a dull and loveless one for years. But nonetheless, they had tried for a child after the 1st year of their marriage. Nolan encouraged having a son or daughter to pass the company onto. After all, the both of them were in their 30's already. So, soon Nolan was born. On May 8, 1999. A day where the sun was hiding behind the clouds and everything just seemed still. Just for a moment, of course. Everything just lasts a moment before the clouds begin to move and the wind begins to blow.
Nolan was destined to be a perfectionist. With his father telling him "Proper, polite, and perfection. Perfection, especially. Strive for perfection." Daily, he attempted to do just that. And ever since he was young, he was obsessive over everything. How after he ate, nothing was to be out of place. The silverware was on his right side with the glass of water on the left and his plates must be stacked neatly. All that Nolan ever wanted to be was perfect. But after his mother passed, it got worse. She had died in an unfortunate car crash on the way to pick him up from his private school. He was 8 years old and when he got the news, Nolan fell into a pit of self-flagellation and anxiety. His father allowed him to be homeschooled after this and the tiny little "quirks" got worse afterward. The way that he always knocked on her mother's door twice when he woke up or how he needed to say goodnight to the entrance of the door every night. But never touching the doorknob. However, these were just qualities that the people around him could say were normal for a child his age that was traumatized by the death of their mother. These were just qualities that they could call "ordinary."
It wasn't until he was 11 years old that his therapist had told his father that he had OCD. The simple ticks had gotten worse over the years but Nolan had managed to pass it off as just trauma from his mother dying. The depression that he had been diagnosed with at the age of 8 was something that caused his OCD and anxiety to become worse of a monster than it was without it. Nolan was mortified by the fact that he was abnormal. Abnormal wasn't a synonym for perfect. Neither was normal but the word disorder just made his skin crawl. His father, now a man of guilt. He was never a particularly bad father. Never laid a hand on Nolan violently. The only punishment that wasn't something that most fathers did was locking Nolan inside of a small room overnight and letting him out the next morning. The words "You're alright now. I'm here. It's ok." ringing in Nolan's ears.
Nolan's father honestly couldn't handle the fact that his son was - in his eyes- broken. The child that he had groomed all his life to take over the company was the same man before him. But the boy in front of him never looked him straight in the eye and even if he barely said much, he knew that so many thoughts were running through his mind. At one point, his father was done. Just watching him made his own heart hurt and at the same time, he felt anger. Frustrated. Nolan was sent to Treewit just last month and has been there ever since. Struggling, still, to be perfect.
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