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Name:
Landon Scott Parker.
Nicknames:
N/A.
Age:
Twelve.
Birthday:
June 25th, 2003.
(Cancer.)
Traits:
Landon could be compared to a coin. He's shiny and golden at his core, but after years of neglect and loneliness, the coin has slowly become tarnished and dirty. With some care, he could still be a perfectly good coin, even if he's bent a little out of shape. Mature for his age and far more responsible than he should have to be, Landon's peers view him as boring, but he does still have that youthful element to him, still enjoying games and a bit of mischief. He's intelligent and resourceful, but doesn't act on his thoughts, afraid that he'll be wrong or have his suggestions shot down. He gets very anxious in large crowds or when placed in unfamiliar situations, and he very rarely asks for things he needs, worried that he'll be imposing. It doesn't take him long to grow to care for someone, as love-starved and desperate for affection as he is, and that leads to him being emotionally vulnerable and more than a little naive. He's endlessly loyal and very sensitive, small outbursts causing him to cower or flee the scene. Very timid and insecure, most of his emotions have been toned down by none other than Landon himself to try and block out the pain of his parents' negligence. Due to this, there are some emotions he has never felt due to him simply refusing to feel them, so when he begins to "thaw" in a sense during the summer with his uncle, the emotions he'd pushed down all those years begin to bubble over and it becomes very clear how much he needs hugs, therapy, and affection.
Appearance:
With a mess of raven black hair and big brown eyes, Landon looks a good few years younger than he is. His hair brushes his shoulders due to the years it's been since he got a proper hair cut and is very choppy, since his most recent hair cut was done by himself, though he usually has it drawn back into a small ponytail. His eyes are large, almond-shaped, and chocolate brown in color, framed by ebony eyelashes. He spends as much of his time out of the house as he can, so his skin is dark from the sun with prominent freckles scattered across his entire body, particularly noticeable on his nose, cheeks, shoulders, and a cluster on his left hip. A few inches below the average height and very slim, he's got a scrawny physique with long spindly limbs. However, despite how it may not look like it, he does possess some wiry muscle from tree climbing and is very flexible. He's got a round face and thin lips, with ever so slightly crooked teeth and a button nose. Overall, he's absolutely precious.
Biography:
After the death of his twin sister, Lucy, Landon's parents spent the entirety of their time mourning her instead of spending time with the child that lived. Marlene and Alexander, his mother and father, did love Landon and felt awful for forgetting him, but their excessive attempts at making up for it often ended up hurting Landon more than it helped him, so he eventually gave up. He no longer brought up his birthday, knowing that the Chuck E. Cheese birthday party they'd throw him the next year would be miserable. He wouldn't mention the school performances he was required to take part in, hating the rush of embarrassment he felt when they raced in halfway through the play, scrambling to find a seat and pretending to pay any attention to the performance. He didn't try to fix his bond with them, because as far as he was concerned, if they cared at all, they wouldn't have done their part without his reminders. Besides their obvious negligence, there were a few certain situations that convinced Landon that they didn't love him. The one that has stuck with him the most through the years happened when he was eight. Alexander had been drinking more than he should have, and accidentally let it slip that he wished Lucy had lived instead. It positively shattered Landon's little heart, and that was probably the point where he decided to just give up on ever being close to his parents. He then settled for making his own SpaghettiOs for dinner and walking home from school on his own, instead of sitting at the empty table waiting for a family dinner that would never come and lingering outside the school as if they'd actually remember to come pick him up. This would probably be why he was so ecstatic when he learned that he was being sent to stay with his uncle - it meant he'd finally be able to spend some time with the only person who'd ever shown him any affection. Little did he know that his parents weren't sending him away because of his constant pleas, but because they were secretly trying to have another daughter for the third time.
Extra Information:
+ When Landon was six, he went through a phase where he wore dresses to try and please his parents. It made them very angry, and they told him to never go in the room where he got the dresses again.
+ Landon is an exceptional artist, though he doesn't recognize his own skill because he's never been praised for it. In fact, he's extremely modest about his work, and has a tendency of hiding it out of embarrassment.
+ Though he hates to admit it, sometimes Landon wished Lucy had lived too. It's such a painful thing to think, but when he stops to ponder how unhappy both him and his parents are, he can't help but think everything would have been better that way.
+ [To be discovered.]
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