Post by preston john radley on Jun 24, 2011 12:58:35 GMT -5
PRESTON JOHN RADLEY
TWENTY-FOUR. AWKWARD. STRUGGLING.[/size]
[/justify][/size][/center]this is jack. even though his name is technically preston, he never really goes by that and hardly recognizes it as his first name. basically, his mom died while giving birth to him, and since her maiden name was preston, that's what his dad legally named him in order to honor her and such. growing up, though, he was always called jack. basically, jack has something called asperger's syndrome. it's within the autism spectrum, and it really limits his social abilities. he's frightfully awkward and shy, he stammers a lot, he trips over pretty much nothing, and he has a hard time discerning what other people are feeling. he literally has no idea how to comfort people. most people just think he's weird and childish, considering that he doesn't like sharing with others that he has a disorder. and yeah, i could go on about this for hours but i'm not gonna. XD jack got picked on a lot in school because of his issues, but in spite of that, he's still an extremely friendly person. he likes people, he just doesn't understand them. he's incredibly positive and happy, and would do pretty much anything for someone who's his friend. uh, his dad died pretty recently, so that's been rough on him. he's lived in the same apartment in laguna beach for his whole life, but now that he has to do all the chores and take care of himself, he's definitely having some issues. plus he misses his dad, obviously, so his disorder has been getting progressively worse since his dad passed. even though he has a ton of issues, one thing that jack is crazy good at is art. he's been obsessed with comics and video games since he was a little kid, and he's insanely talented at drawing, sketching, painting, etc. right now he's living off his dad's money and working on his own comic book, which he hopes to get published as some point. so he needs some friends, or just people that he's familiar with. maybe people from high school who stuck up for him, or stuff like that? just people who can buy him groceries when he has little meltdowns and refuses to go out in public because he's scared. enemies would probably be... idk. he's a really, really nice guy, but he can be clingy and needy, just because he has no clue how to take care of himself. so that could annoy people, yaknoww. lovers is pretty much taken care of, since he's falling/has fallen for his therapists fiancee. whoops. XD he's pretty oblivious when it comes to romance, so a few one-sided crushes would be interesting, and some exes or past stuff could be fun, too.
KEANE RAFFERTY FLYNN
EIGHTEEN. IRISH. SMOOTH CRIMINAL.[/size]
[/justify][/size][/center]aaaand this is keane, jack's polar opposite. heh. keane is a smug little irish bastard. he grew up in the slums of ireland and was surrounded by gang violence and all that good stuff his whole life. his dad was an alcoholic, so his mom and older brother were really his only protection until he learned how to stick up for himself. his mom died from lung cancer when he was about ten, and his dad just got crazy violent after that happened. keane and his brother would get into fights with their dad frequently, usually ones that escalated into violence, until they finally got fed up and left for america. they've been here in laguna beach for about a year now. aside from the fact that he has very little education (he dropped out in his sophomore year), keane is very intelligent. in a street smart way, of course. he's a brilliant con artist, given his young age, and he steals from people sheerly out of habit sometimes. he's charming when he needs to be, but in reality his charm is just one of his devious ways to have people give him what he wants. and usually, he just wants money, cause he doesn't have much of it. XD he's sarcastic, but scathingly clever. he has a good head on his shoulders, even though it's leaning more toward criminal genius than anything else. he taught himself how to fight, box, handle knives and shoot guns, and he likes drinking, like the true irishman that he is. he's very rough around the edges, a bit violent and insensitive, but not unaware of people's feelings. he just doesn't care if he hurts people. he's exceptionally rude to upperclass citizens, and sometimes will downright mock them, just because he's so bitter towards them. 'course, there are nicer sides to keane, but you've gotta dig a bit to get there. friends would be... uh... pretty much any lower class people, delinquents, stuff like that. XD he's not incapable of befriending other people, he's just not the most amiable guy in the world. as for enemies, probably people that he's stolen from, etc., etc.. he's aggressive and rude, so there's really plenty of reasons to dislike him. and lovers is open. not really sure what i want to do here, but if you have any ideas, feel free to tell me! he's into girls and probably sleeps around a bit, since he's not really into the whole committing thing. but someone can come along and change that. WIIINK. so plot with my boys, yees?
