Alivia
The Bookworm
Character Sheet:
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Theme Song: (optional)
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Name:
"What are you, a stalker?"
Jace Penning
Age:
"I've heard my soul is ageless."
Seventeen
Gender:
"I thought that was kinda obvious, but if you insist."
Male
Appearance:
"It's rude to stare, you know."
Brief Background:
"Why should you care? I just have another sob story."
Charlotte Ross had been married to Jonathan Penning when she had her first child, Jace Penning, in the summer of 1997. Her husband, Jonathan, had been on voyage at sea while in the Navy when their son had been born into the world. Four years passed by, and she gave birth to triplets; Samantha, Finn, and Logan. A baby girl, and two baby boys. Jace had been four at the time. October 13th, 2002. The day Jonathan, their beloved father and her husband, had passed away during his service of the United States of America. Jace was five, the triplets only one. Charlotte, the mother of four, buried her lover the next week, and carried on. She did, after all, have to take care of the triplets and Jace. They were all she had left. So, she worked. She worked hard, didn't allow grief to overtake her and consume her. Little did she know it'd catch up to her.
Jace and the triplets grew up without a father, or any sort of fatherly figure there was. It was normal for them. It was the only way of life Jace knew. Growing up, he watched his mother work away her problems and grief. He heard her cry over a box that held their father's belonging at night. He saw pain burrowed deep in the back of her eyes whenever she looked at him. He had felt heartbroken for her, even if she was the one to take care of them. He felt the need to fix her. To make her happy. So, at a young age, he did his best to be a good boy, to help his mother whenever she needed it, and stay out of trouble. For her sake. Jace helped taking care of the triplets, to make sure they were taken care of when she was at work. By his teenage years, he had started getting little side jobs to get extra income. Even if it was just mowing lawns or hauling boxes for the new neighbors. Whatever money helped, he knew.
The triplets had always been carefree. Like normal kids should be. They played, laughed, and went to school. They didn't cause (too) much trouble, and were close to each other. Jace never felt too close to them. He only felt the need to protect them. To make sure they had everything they need. He didn't have time to sit down and read them a bedtime story. He didn't have the time to play with them. No, he was just as busy as his mother. Between part time jobs, school, and rugby, it was taking his total on him. He couldn't possibly keep up with everything. He couldn't help his mother enough. Jace passed most of his classes, worked longer hours into the night, and played rugby on the weekends. He didn't have much time for anything else. He didn't make friends. He didn't spend much time with his family. His only family. He felt alone. He felt burdened, and he felt like the burden would forever remain. With four mouths to feed, and bills to pay, he didn't have time for fun. He only had time to make sure the triplets and his mother were taken care of. Even if it meant he had to overlook his own pain, his own desires. It was a cost no one else was willing to make.
Hobbies/Sports:
"Nothing special, really."
- Rugby
- Drawing
Personality:
"Complicated and simple."
Jace had been a silent young man for as long as he could remember. His mother always said he was like his father; dark hair, dark eyes, and a dark, quiet soul. He doesn't like parties, or anything to do with a large crowd. Unless, of course, it has anything to deal with rugby. Rugby makes him feel alive. Though quiet, he is thoughtful, clever and occasionally has a sarcastic remark to say. He likes to hide in his shell, and generally avoids any attention at all. He is, most of the time, focused, serious, and puts thought into what he says. He's calculated, and isn't afraid to truly speak his mind, which often gets him into trouble. Brutally honest, and stubborn, is what Jace Penning is. He likes to keep a low profile, and only argues/fights when it's necessary. He portrays a hard shell for everyone to see, but he truly is soft on the inside, and is hurting deeply. He tends to keep a unreadable, emotionless expression on his face to mask the grief. Just like his mother. He is extremely protective, and gets defensive when it comes to his younger brothers and sister. And especially his mother. He always avoids speaking the word 'father', seeing as it strikes a deep nerve inside of him that makes it difficult to breathe and think. Jace is a hard-worker, like his mother, and never backs down, and always goes into a situation full throttle. He can be seen as sarcastic, and rude, but he's just really trying to cover everything up that's hurting on the inside. Being the hard-worker he is, he uses school and work to distract himself, and loses himself easily in rugby.
Likes:
"One word: alone."
- Being alone
- Rock/Rap/Country Music
- The color blue
- Running
- Swimming
- Beaches/Lakes/Woods
- Coffee
- Summer
- School
- Waffles
Dislikes:
"A lot of things."
- Crowds
- Pop Music
- Seeing others in pain
- Cockiness
- Tea
- Winter/Cold
- Attention
- Rich/Snobby kids
Job(s):
"Any job I can get."
Part time jobs at a diner, bookstore, and a car shop.
Theme Song:
"If I had to listen to one song, it'd be this."
Other:
Plays for the Highland Rugby team.
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