Marcus Shelton

[mark]

Character Name: Marcus Shelton
Nickname(s): Mark
Gender: Male
Age: Nineteen
Occupation: Employed at Starbucks
Sexuality: Homosexual
Weight: 147 lbs
Height: 5'11
Appearance:

Mark is nothing more than your average joe when it comes to his appearance. Sure, most people think he's cute, but he's not what one would think of as drop dead sexy. Standing at five eleven and a hundred and forty seven pounds, he's of fairly average stature. He's a little on the tall end but can't exactly be considered tall because he hasn't hit that six foot mark.

Mark doesn't like looking the same as everyone else or the same everyday. His hair is constantly changing. It's a blondish brown color and is usually either down, tossed around slightly messy or in a fauxhawk. If he's especially lazy he'll cover it up with a hat of some sort.

Mark has grayish blue eyes but often wears contacts that make them a dark brown. He likes to leave his face a little scruffy and often goes a few days without shaving. He doesn't dress a certain way, he just dresses the way he feels. He doesn't look super flamboyant when he dresses either. He just grabs whatever he sees and makes it work.

Mark doesn't see himself as being attractive. He's very self conscious about his looks but the way he dresses so confidently you'd never guess it. His favorite features about himself would have to be his eyes. He loves the way they seem to really stand out especially in the sun. His least favorite feature would be his hair. He never knows what to do about it which is why he often just wears a hat to cover it up.

Personality:

Mark is a really hard person to read. He is very sarcastic to everyone all the time and doesn't change for anyone. If he doesn't like you you'll know it. He's not afraid to say how it really is.

Mark likes to have fun. He loves being with friends and going out. He hates just being alone by himself because it gives him too much time to think. He gets attached very quickly to people and tends to get used because of it. But he never seems to learn and always seems getting hurt.

Mark is one of the nicest people you'll ever meet as long as you're not a douche to him or his friends. He likes being the center of attention and always seems to find the flaws in himself. He's very judgemental towards himself but tries to not judge others.

Mark has a lot of trust issues. He has been hurt so many times and through all of that he still seems to get attached really quickly. Maybe it's because of his self conscious nature that when he finds someone who really seems to care for him for who he is he rushes into it and then gets hurt.

Max is very quirky though. He loves to have fun and when he's in a good mood he'll run around, skip, anything to show that he's happy. He's usually very good at hiding his emotions, too. He could be in a really bad mood and unless you know him really well you'd never know it. That's something that he takes pride in.

History:

Mark was born and raised in California. He's lived in Los Angelas his whole life and has loved every second of it. The beach, the city, the nightlife, the celebrities, the drama, everything; it's been a hell of a ride and he's not ready to get off yet. He was raised in a lower-upper class family and has two brothers, one older, James (25) and one younger, Deryk (14). His childhood was just like every other average American child. He liked to play in the mud and build sand castles, he didn't like his vegetables, loved to play sports, and started taking piano lessons when he was six. His parents loved him and he and his brothers got along most of the time.

Mark and his brothers were never very close. James is six years older than Mark. James would help take care of him and was very protective of his little brother but never really spent a whole lot of time with him, especially as James came into his teenage years and Mark was the annoying little 9 year old brother. Plus, by that time, Mark was in James' shoes with their little brother Deryk who is five years younger than Mark. Right now, the three of them are very close. When Mark came out to James (which he did so before coming out to his parents), James was very understanding and accepting and it actually made the two of them closer. Mark came out to James when he was 16. The two started hanging out a lot more and James helped him and stood right there next to him while Mark came out to the rest of them family. James is his best friend.

Growing up as a gay guy wasn't really that hard for him. Both of his parents were very accepting, his dad had a gay brother so he had already been through having a gay family member.

Mark is now living with his brother, James, in an apartment just a few blocks from the beach. Mark moved in with James the summer after graduating high school. He got a job at the Starbucks in the city and loves his job and being away from his parents and with his brother and best friend. He loves going to the beach to hang out and relax. He likes going out clubbing and having a good time. He is out almost every night and if not, he's got people over to drink and hang out. He doesn't smoke or do drugs and claims that he never will. However, with the stresses of paying for rent, work, and friends, that may change sooner than he thinks.

Sample Rp:

Jason had no idea what the hell he wanted to do today. His roommate Cory was gone for the day doing who knows what, his kinda boyfriend Reegan was doing a shooting assignment for college, and his mom was out shopping. Great. He had nothing to do. Absolutely nothing. He could go watch Reegan do his shooting assignment, but he'd just be the lame high school kid that's trying to hang with the cool college kids. Jason knew that's not what Reegan would think, but Jason didn't know if other people were at the shoot and what they would think or anything like that.

Jason sighed and finally decided to get out of bed. He sat up out of his bunk and stood up. He stretched and walked to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth, washed his face, and made sure his hair wasn't all over the place. He hated showering at night because the next morning his hair always looked like shit. That was probably when Jason acted the most gay: when he was flipping out about his hair. It had to be perfect, and if you messed it up, you better be ready for a bitch fest.

Jason walked back into the room and took off his white t-shirt and put on his favorite plaid shirt. He put on a pair of skinny jeans on over his boxer briefs that he'd been wearing the night before and slid on a pair of socks and tied his vans shoes. He was finally pleased with the way he looked then he went to his nightstand and unplugged his cell phone. He looked at the screen of the HTC Imagio and saw that there weren't any messages or missed calls, and slid it in the tight pocket of his skinny jeans.

Jason decided to go to the park. He hadn't been in awhile, and it'd be a good chance to people watch which was one of his favorite things to do. He got there and saw a girl sitting on one of the swings and he decided to sit in the one right next to her. When he realized who she was, he smiled. "Come here often?" he asked, laughing a bit. Jason and Mia had had a few classes together last semester and had talked a bit, but they weren't very close. She was cool though. Jason could definitely see them becoming pretty good friends or who knows even one day, maybe dating? But right now he had Reegan, and he was wanting his first relationship with a boy to last.

Celeb:

Max Thieriot

Out Of Character:

Ryan, 19, 5 years experience, MakeItLastOhNine (AIM)

[( nikkie )]

it looks okay, but everything needs to be a whole lot longer.

for the appearance, how does he see himself? what are his favorite/least favorite features?

in his personality, you made him sound like a shell of a person. everyone has a little bit of something inside of them that makes them unique, what about mark? is he spontaneous? does he have any weird quirks he doesn't want people to know about? why does he get attached quickly? is it because he's afraid people will leave? everyone has depth, give him a little bit more.

for his history, what about his childhood? was it good? were his brothers an influence on his life at all? how did they take the news of being gay? when did he get his own apartment?

i know you can do so much better and really develop this character a ton before you even start using him.

[( nikkie )]

this looks sooo much better. you did really great with his history and i think it's really cool that he lives with his brother. go do your claims and have fun!