Post by Liam Murphy on Jul 30, 2011 22:45:31 GMT -5
| [atrb=border,0,bTable][atrb=width,450,bTable][atrb=style,background: #222222; padding: 20px; text-align: center;] Liam Conan Murphy 21 - MALE - JULY 13 - BISEXUAL  "’Cause we find ourselves in the same old mess, singin’ drunken lullabies" SELKIE Appearance Faceclaim:: Veser Amaker Hatch from Hanna is Not a Boy's Name Height:: 5'11" Weight:: 152 lbs Special Features:: Welp, let’s see. His hair is bluish-grey, his eyes are quite gigantic and green… Then there’s those teeth. They’re a dentist’s worse nightmare, see as how they’re all pointed and extremely sharp. Full Appearance:: Liam has what you might like to call an overall lanky build. He’s not particularly built, but he has a medium-sized frame and has at least a few muscles (swimming is the best sport for you, after all). His skin is kind of pale, dotted with quite a few freckles, and much to his annoyance, tends to reveal any time blood comes rushing up. In fact, when Liam blushes, even his shoulders tend to get red. His hair is a rather unusual color, a sort of grey that has definite tones of blue. It’s completely natural (  Once you look away from Liam’s face and take in the clothes covering up the gangly-ness, you’ll notice Liam’s style is fairly hipster, but it’s just what he’s always worn. It generally consists of long-sleeved shirts rolled up to the elbows, sometimes he’ll wear a vest, and almost always a tie. For pants, when he dresses nice, he’ll wear slacks, but mostly he wears jeans (every color of the rainbow, skinny cut or just plain old straight legs). However, when he feels like being lazy, Liam tend to throw on some jeans and a hoodie, if he even wears a shirt. ;D Fanservice, mmyes (put a shirt on Liam not everyone wants to see that). This rarely happens, though, as Liam does generally care about his appearance. Yes, Liam is a pretty snazzy dresser. He even wears funky accessories; it’s mostly hats, with the occasional random bracelet or necklace thrown in. His hat collection is something to be in awe of; he’s got fedoras, bowler hats, top hats, ascots, berets (sometimes), cowboy hats when he's being silly, and Santa hats at Christmas time. His collection is somewhere around sixty-three hats; Liam just tends to really love them. What can I say, he’s a hat connoisseur. Attitude Full Personality:: Liam, when you first meet him, appears to be a very simple guy. He’s a fairly shameless flirt, often calling women beautiful and lovely within moments of meeting them, but he’s also quite sincere when he says things like this. He’s very charming, often seeing only the best in people and loving them despite their flaws. Liam almost never says a bad word about someone, to their face or behind their back. As you get to know him, he just seems more and more like the perfect kind of guy. He’s a sweetheart, often doting on the lady or gent he’s currently with. He’s the kind of guy who always asks others if they want anything when he ventures into the kitchen, and he’ll always get it for them. On a similar note, Liam is incredibly easy to read- he wears his heart on his sleeve, is a terrible liar, and tends to give in entirely to his emotions. He’s fairly simple and doesn’t really get subtlety. Passive aggressiveness fails when used on Liam, as does sly hints. Liam’s very straightforward with his feelings, so most of the time, he expects others to be equally straightforward. He trusts, generally too much, and never suspects people are lying or would have any reason to. Speaking of lying, Liam’s a really truly awful one. His nostrils flare like nobody’s business. Liam is normally quite a cheery, happy fellow. Even though he has a tendency to drown his sorrows in alcohol, when he’s sober, he really doesn’t let much get to him. Even when he is drunk (more on that in a minute), he still acts pretty happy and cool about everything. Liam hardly ever fights, generally trying to use words and diplomacy to solve problems. That or straight up running away. Liam is fairly useless in a fight, almost never really throwing punches. If he really is trying to defend himself, he’ll probably bite the attacker, but he really doesn’t like doing it much. Blood just doesn’t taste good, you know? However, Liam does occasionally grow a pair and stand up. Most of the time it’s to defend someone else, but usually Liam cools off before he even reaches a simmer. And then we have Liam’s truly ‘dark side’, aka his alcoholism. He’s been drinking since he was sixteen, on and off, but lately, it’s been much worse. He generally gets drunk two or three times a week, and often does it to the point of blackout the next day. It’s a classic case of “drowing his sorrows”, for Liam’s got his fair share of depressing backstory. When Liam gets drunk, he very rarely acts belligerent or overly mopey; most of the time, he’s the happy-go-lucky, talk-your-ear-off kind of drunk guy. It can be a tad bit annoying, but most of the time, he tries to just let it all go. Ending on a happy note, however, Liam never likes to hold a grudge or leave things sour. He’s the kind of guy who, after getting into an argument with someone, would go right back and try to make amends immediately. Liam tries to understand others, and he aims to please. He’s generous and a nice guy, sappy (watching dramedies and romcoms every day of the week!), and at the same time, he knows how to be bro and hang with the guys. Liam wants to be everyone’s friend and to just live it out. Likes::
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Hobbies::Hanging out at the bar, watching movies, eating out, collecting hats, playing around on the fiddle Occupation::Works all kinds of odd jobs; currently works part-time at a seafood joint Notes of Interest:: Being a selkie, Liam has a few magical powers up his sleeves. They’re nothing really to write home about, but there are a few perks. -Transforming: With the help of his magical shark skin, Liam can turn into, hey, a shark! The skin itself is one of those magical items that doesn’t really have an absolute form. It usually just takes the form of whatever you expect it to look like, which is what makes it so easy to hide. Liam can just don it and dive into water, turning into a shark. Usually the deal is that he must spend as much time underwater as he has human, so he hasn’t transformed in many years. -Eating: Those teeth, man. I feel I must mention it again, because, seriously, how can I not? Anyways, Liam’s teeth are so pointy and sharp and wonderful and strong, and he has a tendency to bite his lip to bleeding when he’s nervous, or to chip and break glasses that he’s drinking out of. Usually the debris doesn’t affect him too bad, and he can eat almost anything as long as he chews it up enough. -Underwater perks: Even when not transformed and just swimming like a normal person, Liam retains a few other little perks. He doesn’t get his gills, but he’s as good a swimmer as Michael Phelps. That’s not the real ability here, though. The real ability is talking to all the little fishies in the sea. Don’t bring Liam to a pet store. He’ll cry. Also, dolphins are really annoying. History Full History:: Once upon a time, in a magical Irish town next to the sea, a selkie woman gave birth to a lovely little boy. He was also a selkie. Selkies were marvelous magical creatures that could transform into sea animals with the help of their 'skins', and they tended to spend most of their time in the sea. Liam was pretty happy in his selkie family. During his early life, he spent most of his time in the sea, but right around the age of five, he started attending school with the humans. His parents spent a lot of time before it started getting Liam used to the human world, teaching him how to blend in better. In school, Liam did quite well. He was able to play nice with the other kids, rarely got bullied, and seemed to do quite well. He didn't do so well once the real learning started, as Liam is, let's face it, not the brightest crayon in the box. Still, he was quite a happy fish. Liam had friends, and he had a loving family. Pretty soon, Liam had a little brother, and then a little sister, and the family was happy. When Liam was twelve (his brother seven, and his sister five), the family faced a very large obstacle that has haunted Liam his entire life. The family had gone out to get ice cream for Mum's birthday (Liam's idea), and someone who had been watching them for a while stole her skin. He left the others there; the young, beautiful woman was the only one he wish to have, to control. Needless to say, it left the family shaken. To this day, Liam still hasn't seen his mother, but more that in a second. Three years passed, and when Liam turned fifteen, he decided he'd go off in search of his mother. He didn't care what it would cost, he just needed to bring her home (See? It was only a second). Reluctantly, his father agreed. Liam said goodbye to his little siblings, and he was on his way. He skipped the last three years of his education, instead choosing to travel around. Liam managed to drift around, searching for that person, getting odd jobs and making his way. Then, because he was young and foolish (and I adore giving him horrible things to deal with), Liam's own skin got stolen. He lost it to a very sadistic, strange (American) man by the name of Alder Johnson. Liam lived with him in America for a year and a half, and the kind of things that he had to do are better left to your imagination On a lucky day, Alder's maid happened to be cleaning out his closet and found an odd article of clothing. Figuring he might know what it was (and how to clean it), she showed it to Liam, who ran like Cinderlla at midnight. He left everything he had- clothes, money, hats. Ever since, Liam's been drifting around, trying to find clues to his mother's wherabouts, getting drunk at the local pub. He hasn't seen his family since he left, and if you pay attention, you can catch him glancing at the sea, a sad, sweet smile on his face. Liam recently drifted to South Isle, not particularly in his search, but somewhat as a place to start. He doesn't know if he'll ever find his mum or her skin, but Liam keeps his eyes peeled. OOC OOC Alias:: IT'S JAXJAX ONCE MORE I promise I'll stop making so many characters at least until I get another awesome idea that is Other Accounts:: Alice King//Dahlia Ravana Password:: Mmmm... I want some more cookies. |
