Velarius

Velarius is a very self-centered and independent person. He does his utmost to avoid others, and is very curt and quick to use dry wit and sarcasm when speaking to people he doesn't know or like. He's cold and callous when it comes to other people's problems, generally turning a blind eye despite the fact that he often has the power to help. The rare time he plays nice is when he stands to gain something from the arrangement, and even then, he's probably not going to be happy about it. Even with small things, he refuses to trust people, and tends to overwork himself or overthink situations under the assumption that he'll only ever have himself to rely on.

'Fun' is a word that's not very frequent in his vocabulary, and he'll usually snap at anyone who tries to get him to loosen up. The most sure-fire way to get him to come out of his shell is to get him talking about his passions; either magic or demonology. The rare moments he casts off his cold, indifferent act are when he's deep in thought over things he cares about, where one might see a flicker of how much he really does care about everything.

Feelings and emotions, however, are something he very firmly ignores, no matter how overwhelming his might be at any given moment. He absolutely despises seeming vulnerable in any capacity; if he slips up and his ice-cold facade cracks in front of someone, he might even go as far as to avoid them, lest they bring up whatever he let slip. He's very slow to make connections yet very quick to burn bridges, and he intentionally refuses to put down roots anywhere to make it that much easier to up and leave if he feels he has to.

When he does find himself in the unfortunate position of caring for someone, he retains his outwardly cold, uninterested exterior in everything but actions. Velarius is very good at noticing details and retaining them in memory; he'll recall everything that someone he cares about says, things they prefer, what gifts they might like, and he'll go out of his way every time to get or do those things for them. When pressed about it, he'll always shrug it off or attempt to foist the responsibility of having done something nice onto someone else.

Though he cares very deeply for his inner circle, he suffers a lot from anxieties that everybody is merely taking advantage of him, that the day they drop him and leave is fast approaching. He'll worry that someone doesn't care about him, that they're about to move on, that they've found someone better, and the overwhelming feelings of stress and jealousy are difficult for him to deal with. His methods for dealing with these feelings are very flawed; sometimes he'll give everybody the cold shoulder, and sometimes he'll lash out, while others he'll simply isolate himself.

• Velarius tends to speak in a fairly refined manner, rarely using slang or cursing. When agitated, excited, or otherwise worked up, he's very animated and a huge hand-talker. His voice sounds like this.
• Being both a shapeshifter by nature and very skilled with magic besides, he has the ability to change into many different animal forms. His most preferred one, however, is a feline not unlike a caracal with jet-black fur.
• Numbers and anything relating are often far beyond Velarius; even as a child, he struggled to parse much outside of the basics in regards to mathematics and sciences. It's a fact he's much too proud to admit to, however, and will do his best to simply remove himself from such conversations rather than let on that he has no idea what you're talking about.
• Doesn't care much for the arts, music, etc. Not so much in that he thinks it's outright useless, but more so that, personally, he doesn't see the point.
• While he has the sense to not dress too ostentatiously, the fact remains that he's very partial to gold and finery and, despite his circumstances, he has a quite expensive taste in just about everything.
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