night and day, I think of you and sing.
the rose is shut in, in this winter with the moon.
it’s totally like heaven. the truth goes far away.
all along, they didn’t come over to take care of my little flowers.
I fall my love, never, how do you feel no more to wanna gain my mind.
garden - wacBasicsBirth name: Dreki Arach
Aliases/Nicknames: Dreks, Dragon Walker
Namesake: His parents wanted a dragony sounding name, but felt that Drake or Draco was too common or too basic.
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Pansexual, in his own words "I can't see anyway, so what does it matter?"
Nationality: His parents have a very European background, Dutch, Scottish, and Irish being most prevalent
Age: 29
Looks: Early to Mid 20s
Date of Birth: October 15th
Species: Altered Human
Domicile: A basic one floor two bedroom apartment within the City
Family: Parents (Both Deceased), Adoptive Father (Deceased), Adoptive Sister (Deceased)
Apperance:Hair: A light soft blonde that tends to be more on the long side for a guy, usually hitting his mid neck, but sometimes gets long enough to go a little past his shoulders. When it gets that long, he usually has it in a low ponytail.
Eyes: A deep blue, but they almost look scarred. There are cool grayish-whitish swirls and speckles within the blue of his eyes.
Skin: Pale with under-shades of of peach and pink tones, fairly smooth skin. His arm and leg hair equates to peachfuzz, and cannot easily grow facial hair
Shape of Face: Oval
Nose: From brow-bone to tip there is a slight curve, then goes straight to connect to his face.
Mouth: Fairly proportionate lips with a noticeable cupids bow, the ends of his lips have a slight curve upwards.
Glasses or Contacts?: Sometimes Sunglasses
Hands: Long fingers, almost bony but not quite. The larger veins can be seen through his skin giving light lines of blue across them.
Frame: At 6'2" and 180lbs he is athletically muscular, but is able to generally hide that under his clothes.
Marks: Has a line burn scar on either shoulder blade as well as the entire palm of his left hand.
Clothing:Daily Garb: Black boots that zip up on the inside side of his feet, black crew sock, Black cargo pants, a white under t-shirt, a white button up shirt with the first two buttons unbuttoned.
Date/Out: Almost the same but with Black dress Pants, his shirt buttoned all the way up, a simple black tie, and would likely add a black vest to it as well
To bed: Boxer Briefs
Special: His wardrobe is devoid of color because he wouldn't be able to see anything to match things properly. Instead of looking like a fool, he'd rather stay with simple things he knows that works
Accessories: He does have both of his parents wedding rings on a necklace, but he keeps it at home after he almost lost it once.
Resume:Education: Has an MA degree in Education.
Current Occupation: German/Music Teacher in local high school, and The Myths and Cultures class at the Kerr Galvin Academy
Salary: 122,000 a year both jobs combined
Previous Occupations: None
Intelligence Level: Is an A+ 4.0GPA student. While his booksmarts rank pretty high, he has googled things such as "How many calories does soap have" and other such weird things.
Socioeconomic Level as a child: Upper Middle Class
Socioeconomic Level as an adult: Middle Class
Powers and their Drawbacks:Since he was altered hes has gained a few powers, and has become decent at using what he is aware he has access to. Some things he is unaware of.
- Sight (aware) - His sight has changed from total unending black, to objected being outlined in white. He has a bit of a lack of depth perception and can occasionally come off as clumsy, but can otherwise get around without the use of a seeing cane. His clumsiness is 100% most noticeable if he has consumed enough alcohol, lost enough blood, or otherwise in a lot of pain as his vision will slowly start to deform and go away.
- Healing Abilities (aware) - He has the ability to heal physical injuries and illness as the risk of his own health. The Severity of how sick he gets depends on the severity of what he has healed. He of course cannot cure things like vampirism or lycanism, but can with average human illnesses. He won't take on wounds but will get a physical illness of some sort. He also cannot heal himself. This has only ever been tested on other mortals or altered humans, may have mixed results with other species.
- Savior Mode/Angel Form (aware) - A mode in which Dreki would have to be badly wounded in order for it to activate on it's own, but he is able to activate it himself if he wanted. If badly injured, whether by his own hand or another, it will heal him back up. Cuts and wounds will heal up pretty quickly starting from the outside to stop bleeding and vital organs to keep him alive standpoint first, but a bruise will remain while it fully heals internally. In this form, he does gain wings that are white in color with glimmers of gold and silver depending on the light and angle you're looking at them. They are physically attached to his back, and touchable. They used to not be and would burn his back, but that changed with the last augmentation. He's also able to grab an ethereal sword upon command while in this form as a way to defend himself. He can have is disappear and appear at will provided his wings are out and as far as he is aware he reacts like a normal sword otherwise when against mortals or other altered humans. There are notes from the Facility that altered him saying that this may need to be tested on other species to confirm that this is fully the case. He is able to fly, and is much faster when flying than he is on foot.
- Physical strength and agility (aware) - Due to his last augmentation, he is faster and stronger than most mortals and younger vampires. Vampires who are roughly about 100 years or older will be stronger and faster than he is. The only time he might be faster is if he is flying, and then he'd likely only be as fast as around a vampire roughly 150 in age. Even when not in angel form he does have more muscles in his back than a normal mortal due to his wings, and these muscles do help affect his arm strength as well, but he does come off as athletically built rather than that of a body builder.
- Lifespan (unaware) - His alterer, Dr. Hofflan, suspects that Dreki may no longer have a mortal's lifespan and will likely live longer. However it is too soon to fully confirm that, and if that is the case, there is no telling for just how long it's been extended for. Dreki himself is unaware of this beyond comments that Hofflan has made on "You still look like you're not a day over 25" in the past, of which Dreki just chalks up to good genetics given how his actual age isn't that far off.
Lifestyle:Hobbies:- Instrument playing - He's able to play several instruments. List includes Piano, Guitar, Bass, Drums, Trumpet, Violin, and Cello.
- Languages - He loves learning how to speak other languages. He's Fluent in English, Spanish, German, Japanese, and French and is currently learning Arabic.
- Singing - Part of him playing so many instruments also sometimes he'll sing along as he plays. His singing voice is calming, soft, and velvety. (An example of the type of tone of voice I'm going for is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnhzUomjHl4 )
Pastimes:- Studying - He loves learning new things and will devote time to just studying.
- Playing in Bars - Sometimes as a break from life he'll get a gig at a local bar or something and play the piano and sing sweet nothings into the night just for tips. Usually this is enjoyed by most bar goers at the places he plays at.
Health: PTSD from several things in his life, Non-24 hour Sleep Wake Disorder from being blind, and sometimes forgets to eat.
Bad Habits / Vices: Biting his fingernails, he'll do this when deep in thought or stressed. Also when reading, whether it be in a book, or listening on his laptop, he'll just stare straight forward. Sometimes almost looks as if he is staring at someone or something, but really he isn't, he's just tuned everything out except what he is focusing on.
Observable Behavior:Speech Patterns: Accent seems to have a hint of Canadian with how he says his "-out" sounds.
Words/Slang/Jargon: Uses the word Yo to say hi to those he is close to
Eye Contact: Sharp. Almost as if it is cutting through you or looking past you.
Gait: Long even strides, tends to walk quickly based on his height and leg length despite not usually being in a hurry.
Posture: Fairly perfect due to years of playing the Piano
Gestures, Quirks or Eccentricities: Left Handed
Mannerisms: When typing on a computer he has a habit of not even looking at the screen, or looking down at his book as he feels the braille inside.
Commonly Seen Holding: A book, his laptop, or sometimes an instrument.
Common Stance: Leans up against walls a lot if just standing around. Usually with a book in hand.
Likes & DislikesFavorites...Food & Drinks: Tea, Rosemary and Olive Oil Bagels with plain cream cheese, cheesecake, lemon flavored sweets, grilled salmon
Music: Everything.
Movies & TV shows: The Fix, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Reservoir Dogs, The Man Who Fell To Earth, and The Big Lebowski
Books & Magazines: Anything that he can learn from really.
Pet Peeves: People abusing those who cannot fight back and being treated as if he is lesser than someone else
Major Hangups: Dealing with his past
Fears/Phobias: Finding another dead body or dealing with death.
Dislikes: Red Meat, energy drinks, things that are overly seasoned
Personality:Philosophy of life: The more you know, the more useful you become.
Strongest positive personality trait: Determination
Strongest negative personality trait: Coldness
Character Strengths:- Fiercely Loyal
- Can be a father like figure
- Fantastic Strategist
- Loves teaching and learning alike
Flaws:- Can come off as timid or cold if he wants to be left alone
- Will react rashly
- Sometimes overly tired and not mentally sharp
Facts/Quirks:- Always Early
- Can find the beauty in most things
Sense of humor: Sarcastic and dry
Temper: Cold and Quiet
Awareness of Supernaturals: He is aware of supernaturals existing and has only physically encountered Angels (Not dark or fallen), Vampires, Nymphs, Familiars, and Demons.
History and Relationships:Relationship status: Single
Current family: None
Mother: Dead, but felt it best that Dreki spread his arms and explore what life meant to him
Father: Also Dead, but felt it best that Dreki remain safe from the large open world outside
Birth Order: Only child
Maternal Grandparents: Dead before he was born
Paternal Grandparents: Dead before he was born
Other Relatives: Adoptive Father (Jonathan Hofflan) and adoptive sister (Emma Brandt), both dead.
Best Friend(s): None
Other Friends: Probably his coworkers, he's friendly with them all and jokes with them, but doesn't hang out with anyone outside of work
Other close relationships: His students. A lot of them see him as a secondary Father figure that they can go to if they cannot go to their actual parents about something.
Enemies: None
Romantic/Sexual Encounters: He's had a lot one night stands with people of multiple genders, but nothing deeper
Relationship Skills: He's good at appearing friendly on the surface if he needs to, but most of the time treasures his alone time.
Basic Rundown of History:He was born blind, and as a child his parents had two very different ideas on how to raise him. His dad, who was also blind, wanted to shelter him and protect him from the world, his mom, who could see, wanted him to explore the world and not let him feel limited. They clashed about this, usually after they put him to bed. They didn't want him to hear their arguments, but he would from time to time. He tried not to clash with his dad too much because he knew his dad did what he did out of love, but he did not like being sheltered and did find it frustrating. His parents both still loved eachother and thus stayed together. At school his life was not great, he was bullied for using a walking cane and wearing sunglasses all the time. At first the teachers would do something about it but over time, they just kind of stopped. As a result he closed himself off from others and generally didn't talk much to others. While sometimes he'd try to take things into his own hands, being as physically weak as he was he never won a fight or anything. His dad refused to allow him to sign up for any martial art class. He explained to his mom in depth why he needed it, but she told him that this was one of the few things she couldn't do behind his dad's back as it would be too noticeable. He had just kind of given up on interacting with his peers at that point and went head first into his studies and thus became book smart over anything else. He also delve deeper into learning how to play music. Since he was young it was noticed he had developed quite an ear for music, so once he felt comfortable with one instrument he'd move onto another one and so on and so forth. It ended up being his escape from the perceived negative parts of his life.
While he was 16 he had lost both of his parents. His mom had died in a car crash, and not long after his dad committed suicide. He had found his father's body after coming home from school one day, and it scared the boy. The Foster system was having a hard time finding someone who could properly take Dreki into their home given how his blindness labeled him as special needs. Eventually this caught the interest of the facility that created altered humans and offered to flat out adopt him provided he agreed to allow them to experiment on him. When he asked what the point of the experiments would be, they promised to cure his blindness and make him stronger, and he had 100% jumped on that offer. He was tired of being made fun of and wanted to be able to stand up for himself and others at this point. When the Adoption went through, he was taken out of public school and became home schooled. They decided to alter him with Angel DNA, he mentioned he didn't want his eyes flat out replaced because he was tired of wearing sunglasses all the time as it was once told that his new eyes would be very sensitive to light, so they decided to take a more passive approach in regards to his eyes at least. After some time of them experimenting with his genes and Angel Genes, they came up with a mix they felt would help. While homeschooling, this is where he picked up his love for languages and being able to speak them. He heard so many while at his time in the facility that he wanted to start learning them and after it all he never stopped learning and just picked up another language when he felt confident in his skills the the other one he learned.
Once Dreki turned 18, he was placed under for the experiments to happen, they didn't go as planned however. He was still blind, but now he could in general sense where objects and people where, almost as if there was a thin white outline around everything. It hurt at first and took a while to get used to, but after a couple of years he could get around on his own without the use of a cane. New places still get to him a bit but he is better about it. Also he learned he could now heal others at the risk of his own health. Whether it be a physical injury or illness, he would get illness like symptoms, the severity depending on the severity of the wound he healed. They trained and tested him to see all what he could do, one day these tests went out of control, and stabbed through the stomach. The transformation of this Savior mode that was noted was kept secret from Dreki, all he remember is that he passed out and when he woke up he was fine. They explained to him that he simply just had a bad dream after passing out from touching a red hot sword handle and that he actually had the training day off. He didn't remember that but didn't verbally question it. Not long after that event they let him decide what he wanted to do with his life, figuring that it's best not to push him much further. He went to college and studied to become a teacher, and eventually got his MA's in Education. He got hired at the local highschool after being a substitute for a year, and due to his love for languages he also moonlighted as an ESL teacher on the weekends. As a teacher is he generally well liked by his students and really treats them with respect as he expects to be treated by them.
PermissionsFeeding: It's fine if he isn't actually being bitten/turned, but donates his blood in some way or form
Cursing: Discuss with me first
Wounding: Yes
Killing: No