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Player Information:

Name or Handle: Nym
LJ: digthenym
Email:  acediatheory@aol.com
AIM/ MSN / Plurk name:  rockswithewoks; acediatheory
Any current characters here?:

Azula
Snape
Jaina
Luna

Character Information:

Character Name: Derek Souza
Age: 16-17
Canon: Darkest Powers

Appearance:
Derek looks like the guy you don't ever want to run into in a dark alley. Tall, dark and surly, Derek has an incredibly intimidating presence. Often his dark, shaggy hair is hanging in his eyes, in a way that makes the glare that he's sending you that more pronounced. His facial expression is in the constant state of someone with a stick up the ass, with a large frown and contemptuous sneer. He looks cranky.

However, he's also big. Derek is tall, built like a brick shithouse, and often he uses this to his advantage without even realizing it. He towers over most people in his age group, and often, even adults. His face, however, is also pockmarked from formerly terribly bad acne. And his hair, while not quite greasy, has something of an oily sheen to it. Derek got hit with the puberty bat, hard.

Personality:

Outwardly, Derek has a gruff personality at best and a caustic one at worst. Born and raised to see himself as nothing but a monster, Derek's demeanor has grown rough around the edges as a result. Hardly polite, Derek handles himself in a manner that is rude, crude and socially unacceptable - to the point where he is even labeled with anti-social personality disorder upon his arrival at Lyle House. His responses are normally in grunts, he doesn't make an effort to instill tact in anything, and it isn't unusual for his words to be dripping with condescention or disdain. Derek has little patience for trivialities like small talk, courtesy, or basic human politenes, and he makes little to no effort to hide that. He is surly, often biting in his remarks as he makes no effort to hide his uncomfortably perceptive observations about people.

That is not to say that Derek isn't wholly irredeemable or without his positives. While subtle, he possesses a very dry and deadpan sense of humor, and when he is around those he trusts, his wit makes itself apparent. Derek is a very closed off individual, often keeping other people at a distance, but when he lets someone in, he does it utterly completely. Once Derek has decided you are worth his while, it is going to be hell to get rid of him. Fiercely protective, Derek can sometimes cross the line to the 'smothering' or 'Edward Cullen' side of loyalty, but it's a quality that demonstrates the other side of his wolf like nature. Derek will do anything to ensure that the ones he cares for are safe and sound, to the point where he will gladly cause himself hurt or sacrifice himself for their happiness.

Derek's self-esteem is on the lower side of low. Whenever a situation arises where things go wrong, he is quick to blame himself and shoulder any responsibility that results with the consequences when people he cares about are involved. Often there is also a deep-seeded fear about Derek, as he is secretly terrified of becoming the beast that the people around him claim he is. His werewolf nature often manifests itself in his personality as well- during times of the full moon or 'near change' he becomes more tempermental, moody, and snappy in his responses. Derek is a brooder by nature, the fact that he is also a 'monster' only makes that aspect more pronounced.

Background:
Derek's wiki page!

Canon point:
I am taking Derek from the beginning chapters of the extra online story by Kelley Armstrong found here; post series.

Special Abilities:

Derek is a teenage werewolf, however, he is one that is in the middle of Werewolf Puberty from Hell. As such, he cannot control his changes into a wolf at will, nor make a complete transformation, and it's more of a situation where his shapeshifting abilities control him as he is physically forced into them until he can make the full transformation. In addition to his werewolf ability of metamorphisizing into a wolf, Derek also has above average metabolism, strength, and healing rates as well as enhanced senses and reflexes.

Sect:
Civilian

Job:
Nothing yet, I plan on having him work for the Czerka corporation

Samples:

First Person:


Blue Milking this Jolee Bindo Aw Yeah.

Third Person:

Derek stared flatly at the strange looking creature as it stared up at him. The thing was fuzzy, wearing a dust colored hood and a big, soulful stare as it gazed at the boy who literally towered over him.

"Yub yub?" It asked in an adorable query, lifting up a flower from a waist pouch and offering it to Derek in a gesture of kindness and generousity.

Derek just crossed his arms and continued to glare at it, "What?"

"Yub yub?" The thing repeated again, offering the flower.

Derek stared blankly.

"Yub. Yub?"

"...Why the hell would I want a flower?"

The thing stomped its feet, throwing the flower in Derek's face.

"YUB YUB!!!"

Derek batted it out of its hands and turned on his heel, stalking away from the stupid talking teddy bear as its mournful cries of "Yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuub yuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuub" followed after him.





Anything Else:
Rooming with Chloe Saunders please! Like. Literally. Same room B|