CIVILIAN . BARAKIEL, SHAX

Shax Barakiel

RESERVED. LOYAL. FLIRTATIOUS.

Shax has no clear nicknames. Depending on where he is or who he's with, however, he's got more than a few monikers. However, the only "legit" nickname that he can say he has is "Shaxie." Only is elder cousin Nemi is allowed to call him that though.

EIGHTEEN YEARS-OLD

September 27th of 1993

MALE

Heterosexual

CIVILIAN

Student. At the moment, Shax is going through his final year of high school at a swanky college prep boarding school; he loathes the place entirely. Despite the fact that his adopted father pays for everything, Shax works at a warehouse store doing small odd jobs. And on a day where God decides to smile on him, he even gets commissioned for sketches he does.

RESIDENCE

When Shax initially got to Los Angeles, he was living in the on-campus dormitories of his boarding school. He hated living in that place more than he hated living in New York with his adoptive father. So after about a year and a half of living in the dorms, he managed to find a tiny apartment for a really cheap price. And when he means it's a tiny apartment, he's serious. But regardless of its small size, it's not restricting to him at all; in fact, it's quite liberating for him.

APPEARANCE

HEIGHT & WEIGHT

6'1 and 169 lbs.

EYE COLOR

Red and Gold. Unlike most people, Shax has different colored almond-shaped eyes; it’s called heterochromia . One appears to be a golden color and the other one a deep red. No one knows how or why he could’ve gotten such bizarre eyes, but that’s what makes him unique.

HAIR COLOR

Black. Normally, Shax would've just kept his hair really short in a buzzcut style, but after constantly having to get a haircut, he got tired of it. His black locks now sit on top of his head in a messy fashion. It is a rare moment in time if he bothers doing anything with it.

CLOTHING

He tends to wear black or darker colors in which brings out the colors of his eyes. He tends to wear other colors on special occasions; it’s rare to ever find him in light colors unless it’s mandatory. His casual outfit revolves around a dark t-shirt or button shirt with a black (or possibly white) tank top underneath, dark or black jeans, and his black shoes. However... You're most likely going to find him wearing an outfit with a tie. As odd as it is, he's a big fan of ties, so he often wears outfits that suit a tie. He also wears a black wristwatch that his father left for him at all times.

OTHER

Shax looks pretty average; in his opinion anyways. He has a slight build to him, but it’s nothing in comparison to most guys his age. But of course, he’s buffer than the average joe. Shax also has slightly tanned skin.

Personality

Shax is well known for being mysterious yet flirtatious among the senior class of his high school. He is often very quiet and just observes people; it’s one of the best ways to get to know a person without talking to them. At other times, he is outgoing and playful; specifically around other female schoolmates. Generally, he is patient and quiet but can become belligerent with a snap of the wrist. So for everyone’s safety and sanity, it is always best to keep away from a very ticked off Shax.

When people first meet Shax, they are often immediately warded off by his rude and cold nature. If not, they often leave him be when he becomes unresponsive towards them. He never really did take kindly to strangers - especially when they’re arrogant - since he was a child. He often puts up a protective barrier to keep people out for the fear of letting himself become attached to someone. Shax feels that once he becomes attached to someone, he will lose a major part of himself if they were to ever leave him.

Now, for those that do know Shax well or are considered his friends, he is very kind and gentle towards them. He is protective of them and does what he can to please them. He is sometimes talkative around them. Shax at times becomes very jealous when one of his friends or someone he cares about distances themselves from him and goes to someone else. But he rarely ever shows his jealous side to anyone; or at least, he tries not to show it to anyone intentionally.

History

There were two things that Shax knew very early on in his life: he had not been wanted by his parents and people were very cruel.

Shax had once been nothing but a little bundle dropped off on the doorstep of a New York orphanage during a cool autumn night. Left with nothing but a blanket and a paper scribbled with very basic information of the baby, he was taken and quickly put into the system. That's where part of his problems started.

Growing up being moved from orphanage to orphanage, Shax was very much mistreated by a lot of the people he met. The reason? His eyes. People would often tell him that his eyes were much too strange for a little boy; some even suggested that he was probably the result of some sick cult activity just because of his eyes. It was the weirdest thing for little Shax, but the fact that people were mean to him didn't get to him much. It was the fact that people purposely avoided him that hurt the little boy the most.

During his time in the orphanages, Shax quickly started misbehaving in order to get attention from others. Sure, it was negative attention, but the fact that they actually paid attention to him when he did something bad was... exhilarating. Never had he felt so happy to have people pay attention to him. As a result of this, he began doing more mischievous acts so others would look at him. It was around this time where the last orphanage he was in forced him to take extracurricular activities in a nearby youth center.

Nine-year-old Shax had expected to hate going to the youth center; he was damn near positive that he was going to hate it more than he hated the orphanages he had been put in. But he was wrong.

The art teacher at the youth center, Abigail Arkwood-Barakiel, was a lovely woman who thoroughly enjoyed helping children express themselves through art. It was because of her that Shax learned of his fondness for sketching. He wasn't anything like Picasso per se, but for a nine-year-old boy with very little interest in art before then, he was doing pretty well.

Shax looked forward to meeting up with Miss Abi every weekday from then on, happily taking in all the knowledge and kindness she had to offer. It got to the point where he started thinking of her as a mother figure and he even told her about it. But instead of being weirded out like he thought she would, she happily responded to him with a smile and told him he was like a son to her.

After that time, the bond between Shax and Abigail grew exponentially. Abigail managed to keep Shax out of trouble while he actually stopped behaving so badly when he was at the orphanage. Life was looking up. But then one day, he was given a hell of a shock when he was called into the main office at the orphanage, only to find out a man named David Barakiel had adopted him and was taking him home immediately.

Now, it didn't occur to him at all that Mr. Barakiel had anything to do with Miss Abi until he was taken to his new home. There stood Miss Abi, pleased as punch, when the two of them got home. Shax was immediately given the grand tour of everything and all seemed well... For a little while.

Miss Abi died around Shax's twelfth birthday due to an illness and that's when hell broke loose between David and his adopted son. Shax started misbehaving again and David made sure to do everything to put him into his place. There was no one there to pacify the tension between the two males of the house; it even got physical on two brief occasions. However, the tension didn't stay for too long when David decided to ship Shax off to Los Angeles to attend a boarding school.

Boarding school was absolutely hell for Shax. Not only was he surrounded by rich snobs most of the time, but he felt so restricted in the place. However, not all was lost as he did manage to gain a small group of friends and a girlfriend.

Shax's girlfriend, Jinx Ivashkov, could honestly be considered the only real relationship that he had. They had managed to last a year and a half as a happy couple; not the overly sappy types, but the ones that were just happy to be around each other. But they quickly ended when Jinx went back to an ex-boyfriend and transferred schools. It hurt like hell, eventually causing him to become so very callous towards relationships. He never really attempted at a relationship after that.

But fastforwarding to now, Shax is in his very last year of high school and is more than ready to leave all the crap behind him. To him, life couldn't get much worse than it already had, so the only place to go now is up.

EXTRAS

• Being a sketchist, Shax has quite a few sketchpads lying around his apartment. Each page is filled with a different sketch, each dedicated to a different subject. He loves his sketchpads; so much so that he even carries a small mini sketchpad on him at all times.

• He's really quite fond of music. In fact, Shax has been playing guitar since he was about ten. Does he play for people often? No. Would he play if someone asked him to? Probably not. He sings too, but there's nothing impressive about his voice.

• Despite the fact that he's more of an artistic soul, Shax likes to keep fit. He visits a gym about once a week along with a mixed martial arts class. And while he may not be an avid fighter like most of the others in the class, he knows his stuff when it comes to a fight. Besides, dodging can help you a hell of a lot more in his opinion.

• Shax isn't a jock in the slightest bit, but he was on the track-and-field team for some time. Running around helps him clear his head and provides a temporary escape from his problems.

Roleplayer Information

ELLIE

Nemesis Arkwood, Viktor Krupin, Belinda Salvatierra & Maximilian Lexington IV.

AFFINITES

Fate pick.

FACE CLAIM

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