Atlas

Full Name: Leonidas Swanson

Nickname: Atlas, Leon

Age: 16

Height: 6'

Nationality: American/Greek

❤ Likes: Adventure stories, his friend group, boxing, disco ^(secretly), his mother, styling his hair, honesty, fair play

✖ Dislikes: Making mistakes, his strong emotions, repetitive sounds, waste, rushed jobs, half-hearted attempts

Member of a teenage gang, a tightknit group of friends who meet up, hang out, help each other out in their family or society can't, cause some light mischief and occasionally get into fights with other groups over the best hangout locations in the 1970s.

He has light blonde hair which is cut to shoulder length and is styled in a blowout with a middle part, he has dark brown eyes, thin lips, a slightly off-set nose from being broken as a child, defined cheekbones, a strong jawline and big chin. He has an athletic physique and often works out and boxes.

He always puts his friends first, he's loyal and is a natural leader, where ever he goes he has a tendency to draw others to him but this doesn't always mean others like him, he is strongly opinionated and stands up for his friends and his beliefs not matter what, he'd rather look like an idiot or outcast himself than to abandon a friend. He'll go to the ends of the earth for his friends but tends to overlook those outside his circle, he's not heartless or ignorant but he'll always put the people close to him first. He has strong convictions, he believes in loyalty to the group, justice, honesty and fair play, and sticks to his morals, he is easily upset when others are cruel, disloyal or bully others and is prone to strong emotions, but because of this he is also very controlled with his emotions, he may get angry easily but he doesn't let it show and rarely acts out on it, he also has good self-control, composure and focus and easily avoids temptation or losing sight of his goals. He likes to keep goals and plans, he doesn't act impulsively and keeps those around him in check too, he keeps an eye on those around him and helps out those in need and picks out people who are potentially dangerous and he puts the needs of the group above any individual. He is a perfectionist, he always puts his all into everything he does and strives for the best but this also means he rarely gives himself downtime and gets frustrated when things don't go the way he thinks they should and doesn't let things go easily. His calm and composure makes him good at diplomacy, he's fairly charismatic and has a cool level-headed charm to him, he likes to keep things simple and straightforward for others and rarely stoops to insults or fighting, even if he really wants to.

He was born to a single mother and grew up fairly poor, he spent a lot of his time as a young child with her and his aunt and cousin, he became close to his older cousin and they grew up in close proximity together and became like brothers. As a child he loved swashbuckling adventure stories, he grew up with movies and books about daring adventures, dandy highwaymen, noble heroes and lovable-rogues, he idealized the heroes of these stories and tried his best to live up to them, though unlike the heroes in his favourite stories he was very emotional and often acted rashly. His strong emotions and weird interests drove him away from the other children, no one wanted to play with him and he got angry when they would avoid him, though left to his own devices he eventually became better at controlling his emotions, he often thought back to his heroes when he was insulted or pushed around and acted as he thought they would which eventually worked its way into his personality. While he learnt to control his emotions as he got older, his reputation stuck and he was still considered weird and uncool by the other kids and was occasionally bullied, his mother picked up on this and signed him up for a boxing class at a local gym, he quickly took to it and enjoyed the self improvement of the sport and it became a kind of escape and hobby for him. However as he entered his teenage years he became more aware of the problems facing his family and community, the area he lived in was a hotspot for conflict and fighting between others and it hit close to home when his cousin was arrested for fighting after defending himself in the midst of a brawl that got out of hand, despite it being in self-defense the authorities didn't care and gave everyone involved jail time.

He knew his cousin didn't deserve the punishment given and was outraged at the decision, and from that point on knew that he couldn't rely on the systems in place to protect him or his community from the issues they faced, he lost the sense of security he had before and quickly learnt to distrust authority and those he didn't know. As he reached high school he had become better at looking out for himself, he had good eyesight and was good at spotting people looking for trouble, he had continued to practice boxing and found that when sparring with the other members of his club he was exceptionally good at the kinds of tactics involved in fights, he was good at reading and predicting others moves and was good at counting them or defending himself, and outside of that he was good at talking himself out of trouble and keeping a level head, skills he had developed from the bullying he received in school and the harassment from people out on the street. But despite his own efforts he knew he couldn't change anything by himself and if he wanted to protect others he would need help. Fortunately help came for him when a kid from the year above him from his school, Santiago, helped him out in a fight against some older teenagers who were harassing him on his way home, and they quickly became friends. Santiago agreed with his view and wanted to help him out in his desire to push out the troublemakers from his area, they decided the best way to do that would be to stick together as a group to help each other out where others couldn't or wouldn't. The first person to join their gang was Aries, a troublemaker from another school, while he and Aries disagreed and often butted heads he also could see the good in him and how useful his skills were when they got into fights or needed to escape from the law. One day while hanging out a rival gang stole a car and while looking for the suspects, a police officer cornered the group thinking they were responsible, taking action he gestured for Aries and Santiago to run and ran the opposite way, drawing the officers attention away from them and after a quick chase he disappeared into the crowd of the city. After returning to their hangout, and waiting a few hours he was surprised to see his friends returning with another teen, Yorkie, who also expressed interest in joining and seeing what the gang was about, and who quickly fit in. Eventually their group gathered more members as their reputation grew and he began to claim an area for himself which rival gangs started to avoid.