Ricky

The main character of “Poppies & Pearls”

• Aimless depressed autistic teen with severe attachment wounds and complex trauma
• Comes off as rude and is prone to angry outbursts, but doesn’t mean to
• Incredibly smart, loves reading classics/fantasy and writing poetry
• Really loves cats but is too embarrassed to admit it (it’s really obvious)
• Nihilistic outlook and despises most everybody
• Impulsive and danger-seeking
• Spacing out constantly, bad at conversations, but loves to listen
• Enjoys nature and warm hugs
• D&D is also a hobby of theirs, they make a great DM
• Smokes cigarettes
• In bad health, anemic, undiagnosed chronic illnesses, chronic headaches and pain, low stamina, dizzy easily, dyspraxic
• Associated with religious/demon imagery (story symbolism)