Donovan Montgomery
"Life is short. Break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.” Unknown
Name;;Donovan Montgomery
Nickname;;Don
It's a shorter version of his name and he loves how it makes him feel like a mafia boss
Age;;21
Gender;;Male
Sexuality;;Heterosexual
Relationship Status;;Uh... It's complicated
Role;;Middle Son
Appearance;;Donovan may be a free, casual spirit but he still takes careful care of his appearance. Smooth, white skin is graced with not a single hair (except for his head, of course) nor blemish. He "finely crafts", as he puts it, his hair into what it is and takes thirty minutes to get ready. He also "sculpts" his beard every morning, "crafting" it into what it is. He stands at a tall 6"7 and is more of a lean man, not overtly muscly but not skinny. His style is very casual and comfort based, he cares more about his actual physical appearance than the clothes he wears. He could be seen walking around in black sweatpants, long t-shirts, sandals and a beanie. He can always be seen carrying a long, black case containing his bokken and hakama. He has a scar right on his left eyebrow from when he was nicked by some thug in a street alley. He has two earrings, one on each ear.
Likes;;- Cooking
- Specifically adores potato based foods
- Laying around
- Cloud watching
- Getting comfortable
- Marijuana
- Looking cool
- Anime
- Sleeping
- Kendo
- Classical Music
- Baking bright, cutesy cupcakes (Secret
- Wearing his fluffy, maid apron (Secret)
- Physics
- Being the "Eternal Virgin"
- Uptight ponces
- People looking down on him
- Being called a drug-addict
- Racists
- Mayo
- Kendo practice
- Violin practice
- Watching anime
- Baking cupcakes
- Cloud watching
- Stares off into space
- Gets lost all the time
- Drumming on the table
- Humming tunes
- Laughing at nothing
- Quirking his eyebrow when confused
- The loss of his family
- Is claustrophobic
- Getting caught with his apron on
♦ Carefree ♦ Lazy ♦ Light-hearted ♦ Addicted ♦ Intelligent ♦ Self-deprecating ♦
Donovan is known as a free spirit for a reason. He is known for his lazy attitude and rarely moves from his little hill in the local park, seen lying there and watching as the clouds pass over his head. He is not known for being motivated, quite the opposite actually, and can be seen getting dragged from his hill towards his house for chores or meetings. He sleeps till he can sleep no more and can almost never be woken up by someone else. He doesn't do much and he tries to avoid the fighting although the occasional opportunistic rival criminal will try to sneak up on him and kill him. This will usually end in a bokken to the face.
He doesn't talk about it much but he is addicted to the feeling of slo-mo, the slowing of his perception of time through listening to classical music. It is like a drug to him, the high adrenaline rush and the relaxing feeling of sleeping for hours afterwards makes him feel good. Although it is overworking his eyes and he will eventually lose his ability to see, he loves the feeling of being able to watch everything in detail. To see the clouds crawl slowly across the sky, the bird flying past him, the sound of the soft laughter of children as they run past him. Mix that in with his almost constant use of marijuana to forget about his problems, he is a very problematic person although most wouldn't realise it. He knows this, scolding himself for using it too much but can't do anything but enjoy the warmth he feels when using it.
The only things that get him going is cooking, his kendo and violin lessons, watching anime and baking cupcakes. Otherwise, he is seen with his earphones in, watching as the effects of slo-mo take place. He talks a lot when he isn't doing any of those things and doesn't take things seriously but he could also be called excessively modest at times, even self-deprecating.
Ability;;Donovan's main power is the ability to perceive reality in a slower way than it currently is when listening to classical music. This can be used to see the subtle changes in someone's movements, analyse their facial expressions, react to the situation with quick reflexes and be able to think ten steps ahead of the opponent. With his bokken, he can easily deflect knife and hand strikes, following up with a strike of his own. This ability raises his adrenaline to ludicrous levels hence the addiction. This ability doesn't work very well during fights when his bokken isn't in hand due to the high amount of adrenaline and energy being released when the ability is used in combat, the bokken acts as a conductor to let him course energy through so it doesn't stress him too much. With his violin, he can enrapture an entire audience of non-power users within a fifty foot radius, making them pause whatever they are currently doing and go still. They enter a coma-like state and is in this state as long as the music is playing. When the music stops, anyone who was captured by the music will be in shock. This ability does not work on power users.
Limitations;;Don's main ability has the potential to kill him or, in the very least, blind him. During slo-mo, the eye muscles are being strained and pulled at, continuously sending signal after signal to the brain. This high amount of stress can lead to serious headaches and incapacitates him if he uses it too much. It also doesn't mean he is necessarily faster or stronger, it just means he has a chance to have a faster reaction time. If his body is not up to it, he will not be able to dodge bullets. An easy way to get rid of it? Take his earphones off or get rid of his bokken. The violin power does not work on power-users and requires the user to stay in one spot. This gives his opponents the potential to be sneak up on him. And for both, it is the ease of access. He cannot carry his violin case around. Too heavy for daily use. And his bokken, while lighter, still needs to be taken out of it's case to be used. Without it, his main power cannot be used.
History;;Donovan was born into the Montgomery family and was always a lazy child. Right from the get go, he never caused trouble for his parents, being one of the calmer siblings in the the family. He was always laying around back then, never doing anything more than eat, shit and sleep even when he turned into a toddler. He was the kind of baby that woke up suddenly, looks you in the eye, gets bored and goes back to sleep. He was constantly napping and the only thing he ever got excited about was when he first listened to classical music. It was a very quiet afternoon and Mr. Montgomery was looking after his son in work. Bored out of his mind, his father turned the radio on to a piece by Mozart. He took an instant liking to it and it was the only thing that seemed to take him out of the trance of eternal laziness. Although this was a heart touching moment, he had never really connected with any of his family except for his mother.
In school, he was very popular but was distracted too much to even notice. Most of his teachers thought that he had serious potential for great things but due to how he could easily be distracted by the smallest of things, he never realised them and they checked it up as a short attention span. In reality however, it was due to his newfound slo-mo ability that made him distracted, everything he could study in much more detail and everything was slowed down. Even then, the adrenaline was pumping inside of him although not as much as he is currently, the headaches weren't common back then. This was when he found his second hobby. Cooking. Baking was the love of his life. There are photos of him wearing his miniature fluffy apron, eyes wide as he squatted in front of the oven, watching as a batch of brownies heated.
He began violin lessons at the age of thirteen and realised his second ability when he felt his fingertips tingle at the touch of the violin. He instantly connected to the instrument, man and violin becoming one. At the same time, he started his kendo lessons. This also started his almost rabid obsession with anime and the struggle to find self-control as he took his first drag of marijuana. The mix of drug usage, slo-mo addiction, laziness and emotional struggle for self-discipline made him a mess inside, resulting in the mess he is today. The carefree, light hearted individual with all the potential to reach the clouds, only to be shackled by the very power he was born with.
Extra;;I mean like, dude. Kevin Hart though. And fun fact, Don is a virgin.
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