William

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WILLIAM EVANS
AGE 23 (in 1914)

GENDER Male (he/him)

ORIENTATION Bi-Curious

NATIONALITY Irish

MBTI ISTP

HEIGHT 5' 10"

RANK Lance Corporal

ROLE Runner

CANON SETTING WW1

Personality

OUTWARD APPEARANCE: Seems upbeat and care free but it's a front he eventually drops, finding it tiring to maintain. By 1915 William's noticeably more closed off, withdrawn, moody and quicker to snap.
APPROACHABILITY: Easy to get on with and sometimes more tolerant than he should be. May struggle to think of things to say so awkward silences can drag on. Pulls faces and rolls his eyes when he doesn't want to be bothered.
LEADERSHIP: Hates leading but will take charge if he has to, William's much happier stepping back and following.
ASSERTIVENESS: Initially a wet flannel and easy to take advantage of, his role forces him to quickly learn to stick up for himself. He becomes cocky and snarky as a result but he's smart enough to know when to drop the attitude.
DEMEANOUR: William carries a lot of tension like he's constantly on edge expecting something to happen. Though William's brave under fire, he flinches too easily at loud sounds and sudden movements caught in the corner of eye.
EMOTIONS: Emotions are hard - they either comes out wrong or William feels like he's over-reacting. It doesn't help he's had his feelings and concerns trivialized and invalidated most of his life.
HONESTY: You have to back him into a corner and force him to admit what he's feeling when something's up but William caves easily when he realises holding back will cause him more problems than admitting what's bothering him.
HUMOUR: Cocky sarcasm; sometimes it's hard to tell if he's being sarcastic or serious.
WORK ETHIC: Despite not having his shit together in his home life, William's on it at work. He's focused and prefers to get a task done with minimal fucking about. Has a knack of being the first to notice a small but crucial detail.
MENTALITY: A pessimist with low self-esteem trying hard to force optimism until he believes it, William struggles to break out a cycle of negative, self-deprecating thoughts.
Preferences

LIKES BAKING Wouldn't openly admit it but William enjoys baking pastries. He's a stress baker.
DISLIKES TOO MANY RULES Finds it restrictive and he gets stressed trying to keep up with them.
HOBBY IS PAINTING It's a form of meditation for him, he finds it calming and lets his mind wander as he paints.
Habits

NOT ORGANIZED Lives in an organized mess with almost non-existent routines and poor time management.
SHUT-IN Has a tendency to isolate himself, even if he wants company. Has to be encouraged to socialize.
PREFERS TO MAKE HIS OWN FOOD William's a picky eater and likes knowing exactly what went in a meal.
DIDN'T HAVE A DIME BUT I ALWAYS HAD A VISION
Trivia

» Serves in the Royal Signals Corps, attached to D Company of the 2nd battalion of the Manchester regiment. Signed up to get out of a toxic home life, William is primarily used as a runner for his keen attention to details and ability to accurately relay messages down the line or to HQ even when under fire.
» Hates his name being shortened especially since it's been used to mock him in the past. It's WILLIAM, please. He will quietly correct any offenders.
» If he's too nervous to ask something out loud he might write whatever he wants to ask for on whatever bit of scrap paper he can find laying around.
» The trick to getting William to show up on time is to tell him to be earlier than needed. Meeting up at 8? Tell William to be there by 6.
» Paint magnet; on leave or post war it's common to see William's fingers and forearms covered in paint smears though often faint from where he's tried to wash it off. Often drinks dirty paint water and puts his brushes in his actual drink and it can be a while before he realizes what he's done.
» William sometimes sells his landscape paintings in a cafe that supports local artists but he doesn't make much from it. Jasper genuinely likes William's art and has 2 of his paintings framed in his cottage, Jasper doesn't realize it was William who painted those pictures and the discovery throws both of them.
» Briefly suffered chemical pneumonia; William got caught out by gas in the trenches when he couldn't get his mask on quick enough.