Lawson, Joshua Todd

[hellsyahmels]

Character Name: Joshua Todd Lawson
Nickname(s): J.T. (His parents call him Josh)
Gender: Male
Age: Seventeen
Grade: Senior
Sexuality: Straight
Clique: Jock
Weight: 170lbs.
Height: 6'1"
Appearence:

Joshua Todd, most commonly known as JT, is a man of average height, although some would consider him as being on the taller side. He is of a muscular build, the product of daily workouts as well as many years' worth of playing basketball both on a team and with a bunch of friends in driveways or on park courts.

He has brown hair usually kept long-ish, but short enough so that they don't fall into his piercing blue eyes. He has masculine features along with a nice complexion that is somewhat on the pale side, yet still tan enough. He has perfect white teeth due to braces when he was fourteen and fifteen years old.

Clothing-wise, JT doesn't really care about his attire. He wears comfortable clothes, although he does like the color blue. JT definitely is not the fancy tuxedo type of man but he does not wear rags either. He has almost always had a silver chain around his neck, given to him by his Uncle before he passed away a year ago.

Personality:

The best word to define JT would be headstrong. He is a very independent young man who follows his dreams and seeks to achieve the goals he has set for himself. He does not let people get in his way and does not back down when the going gets though. Some may also call him stubborn; his mother for example.

Another word to define this young man would be loyal. Not only is he very friendly to begin with, but Joshua Todd is the type of man that will have your back through thick and thin. He's the type that will go to jail innocent rather than rat out his guilty best friend. Speaking of friends, JT likes them a lot. He is the type to go out of his way to be friendly and kind to others, whatever clique they may or may not be in.

Gossip, school drama, cliques, statuses, he doesn't give a crap about those things. He's a seventeen year-old boy raised in a nice home with his family in North Carolina, who just happens to play basketball. If that makes him a Jock - so be it. No one will ever tell him he can't hang out with a rebel or a drama freak though. He makes up his own rules and will ignore any type of gossip about people until they themselves tell him it is (or it isn't) the truth.

Hopeless romantic. A lot of guys seem to care about their penis and nothing else, but not JT. At least not usually. Sure he will occasionally find himself attracted to girls and may stray from his good - somewhat old-fashioned - values once in a while when he's drunk, but otherwise he's a gentleman who believes in true love and one day finding 'the one'.

JT can be obsessive. Not in the psychopathic way however - thank goodness. When he sets his mind to something, he will get very intense about it, losing sleep and missing a few meals in the process. This is mostly seen during basketball season, but sometimes he will get obsessed about things when he's upset - like when he learned that his Uncle was sick. He spent the first month obsessively trying to fix up the car he and Billy had been working on rather than spend time with his Uncle.

Another thing? JT doesn't handle sadness very well. He will bundle (or avoid altogether) his feelings, pretending everything is perfectly fine when really he's heart-broken inside.

Other traits that JT possesses would be the following: devoted, fun-loving, family-oriented, passionate, athletic, open-minded, humorous and caring.

History:

Born and raised in the North Carolina town of Carrboro, JT lived there his entire life along with his parents Mark Anthony Lawson, a lawyer, and his wife Gretchen Annette Williams-Lawson, a chef. When he was twelve, just five years ago, JT's little sister Mia Annabelle Lawson was born.

To say JT didn't have an amazing childhood would be a lie. He had an amazing childhood - loving parents with steady jobs, living in a steady neighborhood with good neighbors and even better friends... He attended a great school and had good grades (albeit not the best) and from a very early age, due to his father having been the captain of his team in High School, JT learned how to play basketball and played on a competitive team as early as eight years old.

JT was extremely close to his paternal Uncle, Mark's fraternal twin brother William "Billy" Lawson. Billy was often considered as a drunk around town, but he was a very happy drunk and married twice. He never did have any children, however he often did joke about possibly having gotten a woman pregnant in the past due to his habit of having sex quite a bit while intoxicated. Billy was a mechanic and JT got most of his skills fixing up cars from his Uncle. He also drove his first car with his Uncle Billy and got the 'sex talk' from him.

JT has nothing but good memories about his Uncle, although the last six months of his life were spent dying from pancreatic cancer. JT took his Uncle's death very hard, but learned to cope and now smiles whenever he thinks of the man.

In High School, JT wasn't the most popular, but he was considered as a Jock. He liked mostly everyone and most people liked him. He played basketball and helped bring his team to State in both his Sophomore and Junior years. He was looking forward to joining up for his Senior year once more, but due to the sudden move across the country, that dream was shattered - as was most of his plans for the up-coming school year.

Leaving his life behind was perhaps the hardest thing JT had to do, but to be honest, he's looking on the brighter side of things and seeing the new experience California will have to offer him.

Sample Rp:

From the moment Sienna Johnson uttered the words party and brother's friend, Lily Mae Prescott had that legendary gut-feeling that something was just bound to go completely wrong. How could it not, when the last time she'd been coaxed into attending a party her senior year of High School, police officers had come swarming in due to a drug bust? No, parties weren't Lily's thing and her small group of friends here at New York University knew that all too well – so why was Sienna not budging on this whole party/blind date scenario she had carelessly planned without Lily's consent? Because Sienna was a mean, undeserving, selfish, stubborn best friend; that was why. “Come on, Prescott, you're so boring! You need to relax a little and have an awesome good time with an extremely hot lawyer guy.” she was saying as she observed her blonde best friend thoughtfully. “You'll let your hair down – curled, obviously. Neutral make-up and... my sexy black dress with the glitter.” she added with a nod.

Lily didn't like that nod, not one bit. It meant she truly had no way of escaping this brutal, brutal fate. Not to mention the fact that Sienna was giving away her prized black dress! “Si, I'm serious. I'm not okay with this–” but she was hushed with a slight wave of a perfectly manicured hand. It was a quarter to six, the wintery sun setting behind the tall skyscrapers of the Big Apple. The small apartment Lily shared with her best friend a little more than a block away from the university was cluttered but cozy, the way both girls enjoyed it. The little home wasn't dirty, just filled with a lot of stuff, from Lily's photography supplies and expensive camera to Sienna's notebooks filled with different designs and her fashion magazines. They were two young artists with so much in common, yet they were so different all the same.

By the time the numbers on Lily's phone etched 7:30, she was ready to go. Her curly mane of blonde hair hung neatly on her shoulders while her beige, tan and rose-colored make-up made her young, beautiful face look like one that could very well belong in a fashion magazine. To top the modelesque look off, she was wearing a rather short dress revealing her long legs, followed with silver high heels and a matching purse. In all honesty, she looked gorgeous. “I look like a whore,” she whined as the mirror was placed in front of her. “I can't meet some stranger at a party, Sienna Leann Johnson! I'm not some dirty hag!” she attempted to plead her case one final time, but to no avail. It was just the way things had to go – she would have to attend that insane party and meet that older, supposedly sexy, guy who worked at a law firm. Was she nervous? Hell yes.

The twenty year-old college sophomore arrived at the party with her best friend in said best friend's fancy red car. It wasn't necessarily a college party, considering some of the folks dancing about were in their late twenties to early thirties, but as Lily looked around uncomfortably, she realized that it resembled one; or so, the ones she'd seen in movies anyway. People were rubbing themselves against dance partners while others played beer pong or exchanged body fluids on a nearby sofa. It was a drunken whore-fest and Lily wanted out. “Look Si, this is ridiculous. I shouldn't be here... I just–” but before she had finished her sentence, Sienna had spotted her targets and was rushing their way, Lily dangling behind as she tried to keep up. Great. “Oh, there they are! Lily, this is my brother and his good friend Kyle Perreira, who will be your date for the evening. Guys, this is–” but Lily decided it may be a good idea to introduce herself all on her own. “I'm uh, Lily Prescott.” she said, and just as the words were out of her rose-colored mouth, a drunken man bumped against her. Being new at wearing high heels, the blonde wobbled slightly before getting her act together. Nervously, she smiled at the older men.

Celeb:

Zac Efron

Out Of Character:

Hey there, my name is Mels and I'm sixteen years young. I'm a female hailing from a very small town in Ontario, Canada. I've been role-playing for roughly five to six years now. You can contact me by PM and from there I can give you my AIM - note, I'm almost never on AIM.

[( shannon )]

I really love this character already! His personality made him seem like the ultimate sweetheart and charmer. He fits really well into the jock clique despite refusing to cut off communications with lower cliques. Of course, this could cause a lot of nasty rumors, but that adds to the fun of roleplaying! I love how he looked up to somebody who was more of an outcast of society a bit but he has great memories of his uncle despite that. And my favorite part was the end, about how it was obvious he wasn't completely thrilled to be in Central. So why the move? Maybe there's some secrets behind it? Hope to find out soon! Accepted! Ps- Love the pb choice!