Post by Zak Levvings on Nov 17, 2008 10:59:16 GMT -8
Zak Levvings
Basic Information
Name: Zak Levvings
Age: 20
Physical
Physical Description:At six feet in height, Zak has a normal height for the standards of guys his age, and looks proportional with the weight of 165 pounds. He is in shape from runs every morning before his college classes, and has a slight muscular build from working out in some free times. His hair is usually kept spiky, and stays spiky from constantly being in that position. So, when he wakes up, there is pretty much no need for change. His eyes are an ocean blue that makes it hard not to notice his eyes, which are lit up whenever he smiles and reveals those almost-white teeth.
Zak's face is rounded a bit with a smooth feel to it, and is very symmetrical in a sense. He considers himself a sight for sore eyes, and others might agree with him, but he usually doesn't act arrogant due to his looks. The clothing style of Zak is usually blacks, silvers, or dark blues and never dresses in anything white, gray, or bright because it doesn't match his tan and Caucasian skin tone. But, besides wearing jeans everyday, he doesn't have clothing that he prefers.
Celebrity Face: Robbie Amell
Psychological
Personality: Zak is...well...complicated. One minute, he could be having fun and making jokes, but something could turn him completely angry or full of despair. He has been hurt emotionally by friends before, and the feeling of betrayal, anger, frustration and sorrow. His apparent mood isn't always dark, but he always keeps to himself the deeper thoughts and feelings he plans on keeping hidden. The only time he ever opens up is when he is close to that emotional breaking point that always comes at some point in his life. The bottle that he shoves his feelings into just gets filled until overflow occurs.
Yet, he always needs to be accompanied by someone or else his fears would come forth - being alone and abandoned. He can't handle times of isolation because this is when he is most vulnerable. All of this started recently when he saw things in a forest that he never wants to relive.
Zak isn't one to let people know about his emotions, so when he is around people, he acts "cheerful and happy". Usually this is only an act he puts on, but more than a quarter of the time he actually feels bright. Managing always to get a laugh out of someone, Zak loves to cheer people up; it makes him feel better about himself. He shows sympathy to people who deserve it and are in desperate need at the same time thinking of how the torture on his mental state.
Furthermore, fun is something that Zak strives for when he isn't cheering someone up. The more boring a situation is, the more he thinks. The more he thinks, the more deeper into his mind he ventures, which results in Zak getting into the torturous thoughts he wants to avoid. Keeping things entertaining also makes drama less likely to appear. Drama just brings up emotions, those things he tries to keep away from the rest of the world. But it is entirely impossible to avoid drama.
Strengths: Zak is a smooth talker - he can get out of many situations by talking his way out of things. His technique is just word choice. Zak is also athletic and can run and do other physical activities easier than some people his age. He is also smart and can think on his feet, along with common sense that helps him make the right choices. Zak considers himself good at navigating as well, but sometimes that may not be the truth.
Weaknesses: There are a few things about Zak weaken him in a couple of ways. Firstly, he has a hard time making decisions and usually has to take his time to figure out what he should do. If he was given the choice between inviting someone to the movies or not, he would have to think it through before his mind can actually choose. Zak seems to take charge often, and is often seen as bossy and pushy, which will get him some enemies in the long run. From a recent incident, Zak needs someone with him at all time from fear of being alone and vulnerable. If someone tries to leave him alone, he would begin to become clingy, and, due to this, people try not to hang around with that much unless they are sure he won't act this way. It creeps them out a bit.
Special Abilities: Zak has an amazing memory and can remember mostly anything semi-necessary.
Historical
History: Life started off for Zak in the United States of America down in Atlanta, Georgia, where he had a pretty average, yet stressful, life. Most of his family lived in Georgia and Florida so they have had no reason for travel around the rest of the states rather than for vacation purposes and for escape. Escape the things that agonize him: the people, the homework, the harassing embarrassments. And all through this agony he has gotten good grades. They weren't perfect, but they were very good. And during his school time he was in basketball, baseball, soccer, track, tennis, and even lacrosse. Physical activity kept his mind clear and focused.
Hurricanes were one of the things that had disrupted his life. Almost every year there was some hurricane that threatened his neighborhood, and they would escape up to Michigan every summer to a vacation house on Lake Michigan. He loved the lake a lot more than the ocean, and the fact he was away from his regular life. Although Lake Michigan did have its hazards, Zak loved the lack of deadly animals and the cool waters, along with the clear views underneath. Michigan was also the perfect temperature for him in the summertime, and the forests were just so much fun for him to trek through.
The perks of Michigan had to end every time school was close to coming around. They always came back via airplane to Atlanta where Zak would get to meet up with his trusted friends and miss the friends he had gotten to know in Michigan. His house was mostly standing when they arrived home, but usually always had been flooded from rains. His family had some friends that would watch the house and keep them up-to-date with what has happened. If repairs were needed, Zak's dad would call someone to repair it. Money was not an issue with Zak, who's dad owned his own company. That is why the house was always standing due to carbon fiber embedded in the walls of his medium sized house.
School was usually a fun place for the popular Zak, but he got bored very often, so he had to be the class clown to keep up the entertainment. It got him in trouble all the time, but the teachers respected him. But the school, district, and people all just seemed so normal, so repetitive. And that is why, when he graduated, he decided that he needed to move away from the dullness of his life. He moved to England almost immediately after graduating. This is where he is going to college and plans to spend the rest of his life.
And it is here that he has seen the weirdest of things.
One day he was dared by some of his college buddies to spend a night in a creepy forest near Luton, England, in a cabin that one of the buddies had built. He swore that there were people in the forest, and he would never return to this cabin in his life. Zak took up the dare since he was a person who loved the thrill.
He arrived and the cabin had all of the necessities that a overnight stay needed. He did hear the sounds of people walking and talking through the forest, and he saw them as well. He had no idea why they were there or who they were, but he swore they were up to something.
And, after that, Zak constantly needs someone to be with. Right now, he lives in a house with two girls and another guy that is just a mile from his college in London, England. He shares a room with the other guy, and the two girls get a room to share, and this way he will never be alone.
Other
Sample RP:[This is going to be when he was in the forest.]
"This'll be the easiest money I've ever made," Zak said as tossed his pack of food and essentials. He needed it to survive the night. A flashlight, toilet paper, tooth brush, a pair of clothes, food, a first aid kit, and some slippers. It was a small but cozy cabin that had no indoor plumbing, so he only brought a couple of bottles of water so he wouldn't drink so much.
It was already dark, and the overhead moon shone no light through the treetops. It seemed completely dark outside, and the cabin was that bright either. Only a couple of candles and a kerosene lamp that hung overhead. The feel was quite peaceful, actually, and Zak brought along a book to read that would be perfect for the silence. The dead silence in the forest. Too bad this wouldn't last long.
After two hours of reading and eating some snacks, Zak shut the book so he could relight the lamp that just went out. He stood up and yawned, along with a quick stretch. His pack was rummaged through for the matches, and that's when he heard a twig snap. He frozen as if he was just a mannequin. He dared not move, and the paranoia from the stories his college buddy had told him about this forest threatened his sanity.
Then he heard voices.
They seemed close, but the silence in the forest made any slight noise appear close. Zak knew it had to be some animal, but the chance it wasn't dawned upon him. He stepped as quietly as possible to the door and peered out. The darkness was pierced by a dim light in the middle of a small clearing in the treetops. Where light from the moon rained down stood two pale figures. They were tall and elegant males with what seemed to be shimmering skin. They were muscular and intimidating - Zak knew they weren't normal. Zak thought of ghosts, it would explain the alight shimmering.
The two figures talked in an angry tone. The smaller features and traits were hard to see due to the distance, but they both seemed in malevolent towards each other. Zak couldn't breath or move as a chilling effect from the figures made his skin shiver. It was too frightening of a scene to look away, though, so he kept watching.
There voices were audible, but nothing that they actually said could be made out. The speaking was definitely enraged, though. Zak's own heartbeat was louder than the voicing, and picking up the pace. It sounded so loud to Zak that he feared the two would hear him. He shifted his weight for a more comfortable position, and the floor creaked. Suddenly, one of the two figures reacted faster than any human would ever be able to and peered over to the cabin. The blood drained from Zak's face from fear of discovery, but the other figure took the attention away from Zak.
The other figure seemed to hiss, then attacked the other, going after the throat of the victim. Zak took the chance and dove for the corner of the cabin, and pulled the flashlight and his book close to him. He stayed there for hours until silence finally convinced him to begin to read again, all night. He had no sleep that night, and a replay of the scene went through his head over and over again for the next month. Yet he had never spoken a word of this incident to anyone so far, and plans on keeping this unspoken of.
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Anything Else: Nadah...
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