Post by GABRIEL DREW LAURENCE on Mar 11, 2013 22:10:54 GMT
GABRIEL DREW LAURENCE
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FULL NAME:Gabriel Drew Laurence
NICK NAMES: Gabi, Drew
AGE AND BIRTH DATE: 18, 04/29/1994
SEXUALITY: homosexual
NATIONALITY: American
MEMBER GROUP:Outsider
STYLE AND APPEARANCE
HAIR COLOUR AND STYLE:blond that reaches half way down his back
EYE COLOUR:brown
BUILD: lithe and small
HEIGHT AND WEIGHT: 5ft, 5in | 135lbs
TATTOOS: the words "Love Me" written on his chest over his heart
PIERCINGS:ears, nose stud, septum
SCARS: straight lines on inner forearms and stomach, mostly faint lines though some look rather new
ANYTHING ELSE:none
OVERALL APPEARANCE:
His hair doesn't have much done with it. It's rare that Gabi will ever tie it up unless its very much hot outdoors or he needs to stop pulling on it. Its long for many reasons, but the most common reason he gives is that he loves having it long over more traditional male haircuts.Normally it's worn down so as to give him something to play with and calm his nerves. Hair bands and clips will be placed to push bangs out of his face, but they must always go with whatever he's wearing that day.
Clothing is another matter altogether. Gabi has a thing for bright and crazy colors, but that won't stop him from pulling out a nice monochrome outfit every once in a while. Unlike most boys his age, he wears girl's clothes. This is mostly different combinations of graphic tees, skirts with leggings, or skinny jeans. He loves to wear shorts but only in bright colors. He uses this loud and girly means of dressing not only as proof that he loves the stuff, but as s means to hide parts of his memories of how his father treated him for being a gay male. His shoes normally match but with his love of running, he stays far away from heeled shoes, or at least very tall ones. His collection consisted of boots, flats,and Mary Janes many of which he kept in different colors to match outfits or even moods. Bracelets and necklaces always adorn his skin for the purpose of a little bit of glitz and to hide some of his scars.
Surprisingly, there is an outfit type of sorts that Gabi is comfortable wearing that portrays his actual gender. If he really isn't feeling up to dressing like a female, he'll wear jeans, easy slip-on shoes, and a flannel shirt of some kind. The shirts normally are a size or two too big, still making him look overly small and girly. These flannel shirts come in arrangements of color but are mostly night shirts and lazy Sunday clothes more than anything else.
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU
LIKES:
Clothing
Sleeping
People thinking he's a girl
Make-up
Cooking
Sewing
Running
Gentlemen
Rainy days
Baths
DISLIKES:
Being called a freak
Zombies
Sand
Pushy people
Religious nut cases
STRENGTHS:
Generous
Light hearted
Good listener
Quick on his feet
Flexible both physically and socially
WEAKNESSES:
Depression
Pessimistic
Self-conscious
Cry baby
Easily stresses out
SECRETS:
He hides behind girl's clothing and such not just for his love of it, but because of how much his father hated him for being gay and feminine.
FEARS:
No one accepting him for who he is
Never accepting himself
GOALS:
Accepting himself for who he is
Finding a place for himself in the safe lands
QUIRKS:
Crinkles his nose when deep in thought
Rocking on his heels when not walking or running
HABITS:
Twisting and pulling his hair when stressed or awkward feeling
Spacing out or running off mid conversation
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
When first meeting people, Gabi is bright bubbly and full of smiles. He always makes sure to properly introduce himself to a human if they don't appear to be a big threat. It's pretty normal for him to flirt or play nicer with boys more than with the girls, giving him a bit of a ditzy disposition. He's known to try to keep his focus during conversations, but always ends up running off or spacing out. Upsetting him can be rather easy as he doesn't like to make others mad. It causes him to be a bit of a perfectionist and people pleaser because of this. Normally when he gets upset from things like this he tends to start crying, or at least having his eyes water.
On the rare occasion, Gabi can have a nasty temper. It only really shows its face when someone pushes him around too much. He goes from being sweet and mostly pleasant to screaming and crying like a brat. It's not the prettiest thing to see, but it let's others see into who he really is with a mixture of anger and depression locked up. A means to calm him normally just means to apologize, but sometimes if he's upset enough he'll either run away in tears or break something whether its bones or other objects.
The real Gabi is buried deep down inside and unless he trusts you entirely, he only behaves like this alone. There's no smiles or uplifting words, but tears and doubts everywhere. He seems lost and beyond help when his depression, looking out of it and mostly scared. He's desperate for acceptance from others and hates having to hide how he feels and using his feminine appearance as a mask to hide all his dark thoughts away. He is difficult to cheer up out of these sorts of moods, or its a rare sight for a stranger to find him like this. [/blockquote][/justify]
EXPLAIN YOURSELF
HOME TOWN: Staten Island, New York
WHERE WERE YOU?: on the way to London to pick up his brother with Aunt Ellen and stay the night to show him around.
WHERE ARE YOU NOW?: outskirts of London
PARENTS:
Father-David Gavin Laurence-48-preacher-estranged/unknown
Mother-Lillian Diane Laurence-45-housewife-estranged/unknown
SIBLINGS:
Brother-Lucas Samuel Laurence-20-student- close/last thought to be at the Airport near London.
ANYONE ELSE?:
Aunt-Ellen Delores Cameron-40-College professor-took Gabi in/dead
PETS: none
COMPLETE HISTORY: Mandatory. This must be at least five thick (seven sentences to a paragraph) paragraphs.
As time when on though, Gabriel started to realize that he didn't agree with any of what his dad was trying to teach him. He knew he wasn't like his father, but preaching about hoe homosexuality is evil and that they were sick people tore him up inside. He hid in baggy clothes through out his life, not really talking to family or friends about being gay or that his dad shut everything down if he thought it was going to influence "homosexual behavior" in Gabriel. The only support he actually had was in his brother, making them stick together all throughout elementary and middle school. Things started to change though when Gabriel just couldn't stand hiding in baggy cargos and t-shirts.
In his freshmen year he confided in Lucas about his love for make-up and girly. Lucas understood Gabriel better than anyone and with the help of his friends planned to let his little brother enjoy what he loves most to feel better. Everyday they would go to school with a trunk full of girls' clothes and makeup, letting Gabriel become Gabi at school. People were taught that "Gabi" was just given a boy's name to make his dad happy. Many people bought the story and staff understood how crazy Mr.Laurence was when it came to this sort of thing. He managed to stay out of the way and not be caught by his dad until Gabi got sick at school one day. He had gotten the flu and his mother couldn't come get him. With no time to change, he was caught dressed as a woman by his dad, leaving the man furious. On the way home Gabi tried his hardest to explain and get his dad to accept him, but the man ended up just driving him to the church he ran and practically torturing Gabi with hate and disgrace for who he was.
Gabriel was withdrawn from public school and was now being homeschooled. No one in the house was happy about this, both Lucas and Lillian hating to see David treat Gabriel like garbage. As time went on, his depression had reached an all-time high, it getting so bad Lucas was always told to keep a sharp eye on his baby brother to Mae sure he didn't hurt himself. Without permission from David, Lillian chose to just send the boy to live in England with her sister, wanting to stop the boy from being so miserable. He ended up staying there throughout the rest of his current life, having gotten help with his depression and actually be allowed to express himself in a way he liked.
He had only been in England for a year before his brother chose to come stay with them to go to college in the UK, Gabriel excited about this. He and his aunt had taken the car out into the town when the panic of the undead coming to life struck. They were only half way to London when they had been stopped. Ellen attempted to protect Gabriel, giving him a pocket knife that was once his uncle's, before using herself as a distraction. Gabi didn't know what to do at first but keep trying to head out to London and find his brother. As he passed through the town he made sure to hide well and stay quiet, mostly keeping to himself. He had caught wind of there being a place called the Safe Lands a few months into his travels. He's hoping his brother might be in the Safe Lands along with an actual safe place for him to stay, but until then he's just going to keep looking and getting by. [/blockquote][/justify]
BEHIND THE SCREEN
ALIAS: dahlia
AGE:18
TIME ZONE: North American eastern
ROLEPLAYING EXPERIENCE: 5 years and counting
AVERAGE WORD LENGTH: never really tried to count that...
ROLEPLAY SAMPLE:
CREDITS
This application was made by Kat, the admin, for London's Fallen. Stealing or adapting in any way will result in frowny faces and tutting.