Post by NOËL R. on May 13, 2013 9:40:59 GMT -6
noël jules rousseau
nineteen · male · waiter · magical beings
personality
positive
negative
- expressive.
- imaginative.
- friendly.
- self-aware.
- zealous.
negative
- outspoken.
- impatient.
- aggressive.
- overdramatic.
- vindictive.
history
born screaming at the early hours of august third, noël was the first to be born of a pair of twins. his brother, nihel, came just a few minutes after. they were beautiful twins. or at least, that was what their mother insisted on claiming. and he, being as naturally handsome and charismatic as it were, wasn't about to deny that he had always been beautiful. naturally.
the rousseaus came from the humble beginning of primula town and moved just after two years of the twins' birth when their father, a biochemist, received a promotion. they offered him a lab with all the proper machinery and lab materials that they couldn't get him so far out into the country. they offered a higher pay, and naturally. they took it. from that point on, noël spent a life of trying to forge his own existence in the city. for the most part, his childhood went on and was boring in all respects of the word. although, he did get a handful of broken arms and legs in his time. kids will be kids as they say.
he isn't exactly sure when it had happened in complete honesty. somewhere along the line, he realized that maybe he wasn't as smart as his brother was. and sometimes, other kids would ask which one was - to which, noël would promptly reply 'nihel is'. and then it hit him. somewhere in his little head, he decided that maybe nihel was smart enough for the two of them. but there wasn't enough cool between the two of them. noël never had the attention span to really pay attention in school anyways. so, he stopped trying all together. he hated reading and arithmetic. he was pretty much convinced it was useless. and why waste time on something that he didn't think was important? so with that final thought, he abandoned his glasses and his books and started researching ways to be cool. or at least. what he convinced himself it was.
by the time he had entered high school, he had already become obsessed with being cool. he didn't think he was as smart as nihel so he had to be better than him at something. he had to be. he barely passed his classes for the most part. good grades were for nerds, he claimed. he was cool, so he didn't need to study. he just needed to make sure he did enough to pass. there was only one class that he actually excelled in. right? go figure.
he did fairly well in art. he liked drawing. it was interesting enough. there were no definite answers or some hidden symbolism. he just had to draw. he just had to feel. and so, he did. he became interested in it for a time and even drew his way into an art contest. unfortunately, he lost and as a result of it. he stopped all together. it was a waste of time, he thought. why spend time on something that he was no good at? and despite his twin's constant encouragements to continue, he resisted. he didn't want to have to think about the future because he didn't know what he wanted out of his life. although it seemed clear that his brother did.
when he and his brother were seventeen, their father had been murdered in cold blood. he had been jumped on his way home from work. his father never did anything wrong as far as he knew. but the murderer had left with the weapon and had made quick work of him. escaping before authorities could catch him. so, that left the twins and their mother to try and pick up the pieces. the twins coped with their father's death differently. for noël, he didn't cry. he hadn't once thought about crying once. he didn't want to think about it because it would only make him upset. and clearly, it didn't have the greatest effects on nihel. but so, he decided that he only needed to think and worry only about noël. why worry about his younger sibling? he was grown up. he could take care of himself.
after their graduation from high school, their mother decided maybe it was best if they moved back to primula. it would be a nice change for them. maybe the two would return to normal. or at least, she hoped. so, they moved back and have continued living there for the past two years. for now, noël has continued to live his life as normally as he can - as cool as he can - before they decide to move back. it seems that his brother has convinced himself of their father living a double life though he has long since put the idea of it to rest. though, he isn't averse to the idea of trying to help him in finding out just who did kill their father. if they were ever really meant to find out that was.
the rousseaus came from the humble beginning of primula town and moved just after two years of the twins' birth when their father, a biochemist, received a promotion. they offered him a lab with all the proper machinery and lab materials that they couldn't get him so far out into the country. they offered a higher pay, and naturally. they took it. from that point on, noël spent a life of trying to forge his own existence in the city. for the most part, his childhood went on and was boring in all respects of the word. although, he did get a handful of broken arms and legs in his time. kids will be kids as they say.
he isn't exactly sure when it had happened in complete honesty. somewhere along the line, he realized that maybe he wasn't as smart as his brother was. and sometimes, other kids would ask which one was - to which, noël would promptly reply 'nihel is'. and then it hit him. somewhere in his little head, he decided that maybe nihel was smart enough for the two of them. but there wasn't enough cool between the two of them. noël never had the attention span to really pay attention in school anyways. so, he stopped trying all together. he hated reading and arithmetic. he was pretty much convinced it was useless. and why waste time on something that he didn't think was important? so with that final thought, he abandoned his glasses and his books and started researching ways to be cool. or at least. what he convinced himself it was.
by the time he had entered high school, he had already become obsessed with being cool. he didn't think he was as smart as nihel so he had to be better than him at something. he had to be. he barely passed his classes for the most part. good grades were for nerds, he claimed. he was cool, so he didn't need to study. he just needed to make sure he did enough to pass. there was only one class that he actually excelled in. right? go figure.
he did fairly well in art. he liked drawing. it was interesting enough. there were no definite answers or some hidden symbolism. he just had to draw. he just had to feel. and so, he did. he became interested in it for a time and even drew his way into an art contest. unfortunately, he lost and as a result of it. he stopped all together. it was a waste of time, he thought. why spend time on something that he was no good at? and despite his twin's constant encouragements to continue, he resisted. he didn't want to have to think about the future because he didn't know what he wanted out of his life. although it seemed clear that his brother did.
when he and his brother were seventeen, their father had been murdered in cold blood. he had been jumped on his way home from work. his father never did anything wrong as far as he knew. but the murderer had left with the weapon and had made quick work of him. escaping before authorities could catch him. so, that left the twins and their mother to try and pick up the pieces. the twins coped with their father's death differently. for noël, he didn't cry. he hadn't once thought about crying once. he didn't want to think about it because it would only make him upset. and clearly, it didn't have the greatest effects on nihel. but so, he decided that he only needed to think and worry only about noël. why worry about his younger sibling? he was grown up. he could take care of himself.
after their graduation from high school, their mother decided maybe it was best if they moved back to primula. it would be a nice change for them. maybe the two would return to normal. or at least, she hoped. so, they moved back and have continued living there for the past two years. for now, noël has continued to live his life as normally as he can - as cool as he can - before they decide to move back. it seems that his brother has convinced himself of their father living a double life though he has long since put the idea of it to rest. though, he isn't averse to the idea of trying to help him in finding out just who did kill their father. if they were ever really meant to find out that was.
skills
- magic: LEVEL ONE.
- mining: LEVEL ONE.
- fishing: LEVEL ONE.
etc.
- although noël has been aware of his powers for some time now, he has absolutely no control over them what so ever. the most he can do is maybe get himself food without ever having to get up. and that's only if he's already in the kitchen.
- he used to draw a lot and thought he might even go into it. but he figured that he'd never really make it big. he eventually stopped after he realized it was just a big waste of time. he had enough of being yelled at for it. so he just stopped bothering with it at all.
- he isn't real fond of reading. it's hard so he doesn't like it. so he tries to push off any time that he has to read. including when he's at restaurants. he just points at the pictures. reading is for lame people anyways.
- he could basically be considered legally blind. he has to wear glasses but he thinks they're lame so he opts to go without them. problem is that he has no contacts either, making it that much harder for him to see. so he's prone to running into things and having zero sense of depth perception. he makes out people by listening to their voices.
- he whines a lot. not for any particular reason outside of the fact that he just likes to complain whenever possible. he still complains about moving back to primula town. even though it's been two years.
- he is the older of the rousseau twins. only by a handful of minutes. although he tends to use this as an excuse to get out of doing things and get nihel to do it for him. not that it ever really works.
- despite the fact that he constantly whines and claims that his brother is insane, he does care about nihel deeply. he is his twin and no matter how much he denies it, noël is willing to do anything to protect him. after all, they're getting into some pretty dangerous business. or at least he thinks it is. he's seen those spy movies. he knows.
- he has absolutely no indoor voice. what people assume is his 'outside' voice is actually just how he speaks normally. it's pretty alarming when people find out how long he actually can be.
ooc
name: kanra!
other characters: aveline, juniper, kanae, fallon, asher, vivian, nicholas, katniss, and araceli!
face claim: STARRY SKY, nanami kanata - noël jules rousseau
other characters: aveline, juniper, kanae, fallon, asher, vivian, nicholas, katniss, and araceli!
face claim: STARRY SKY, nanami kanata - noël jules rousseau
[b]STARRY SKY[/b], nanami kanata - [i]noël jules rousseau[/i]coded by habbue for this is home
