Garrick

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6 years, 4 months ago
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Basic Info


Name

Garrick Gainsborough

Age

23

Gender

Male (he/him)

Hair Color

Grey (formerly blonde)

Eye Color

Green

Skin Color

Sickly Pale

Height

5'10

Build

Very underweight. Bony fingers.

Profile


Garrick gravitates towards people who give him attention. He's deeply affectionate and clingy, and sometimes pushes boundaries because of how strongly he feels about those he loves. Once Garrick's opened his heart to someone, he can't cope with being left, and he'll always end up following them around like a lost dog, begging for another chance. He's prone to possessiveness and jealousy,  but tries to stifle it. Garrick has OCD, and it manifests both in his germophobia and anxiety and in the controlling nature of his personal relationships.


An isolated childhood left him with a poor ability to form healthy relationships. His parents were very wealthy, but he was an unwanted child. He was raised in the UK by several employees of his parents at different points of his childhood, but he was never able to get close to any of them since they rotated constantly. For years he sat behind textbooks, isolated from other kids and banned from almost all recreational activities. The first time he went to a physical school was in America, in an exchange program he never expected to be allowed into, and the experience was both transformative and overwhelming. He ended up moving to the USA permanently at the first opportunity he had.


He's completely theatrical. Garrick loves being the center of attention, and stirs up drama to keep things interesting. He showers his close friends with tokens of affection that are always expensive or patiently handcrafted to their tastes. Garrick is very observant, and keeps careful track of what his friends like so he can impress them. He adored taking part in drama club when he was younger, and secretly dreamed of becoming an actor.


Garrick contracts a severe illness after weeks of exposure to heavy radiation. He suffers a quick series of organ failures that somehow fail to kill him, and he continuously vomits and coughs black bile. His germophobia spirals out of control. The disease eventually spreads to his brain, which leaves him irrational and afraid on some days, delusional and rage filled on others. Piece by piece, Garrick's mind falls apart until he can't remember his name or who he used to be. Despite the traumatic damage to his system, he still refuses to die.