Nuclear-Psychomagnet pinging you 'cause it's been a month! revival time!
sorry took me a moment, but here it is!
at a first glance at the character i can already tell he's very cared for and thoughtfully made! i dig the design a lot, the punk clothing contrasted with the history professor just looks so good. might be a bit of an odd compliment but i think you've done a very good job with the face, the cheekbones and nose shape are very distinct and make sotirios stand out and feel more alive as a character. also, it was pleasantly surprising to see his age, even though he's a vampire and isn't that old for his species, we still do rarely see elderly characters so seeing one, and one so detailed at that, feels great.
i gave his profile a read-through and wow !!!! i find it hard to keep on track when reading long profiles, but for sotirios it was just so interesting that i didn't feel tired at all. i really appreciate all the details about the people he knows and his experiences with war, it lets the reader connect and emphasize with him. i also really loved this line in particular:
"Unlike during World War 2 where Sotirios had to fight face to face, he is fighting with expression and knowledge instead of a gun."
it's a very interesting way to sum up such an important facet in his character, and makes a lot of sense when you consider his current profession as a history professor. there's a lot of themes such as loss, tragedy, and the importance of understanding history that's very well explored and developed in his page.
also i love the portion about his grandson helping him out with his wardrobe, it's such a nice thought! made me smile :3c
also also, the way the invitation to the band was accidentally sent to him is funny and amused me, lol.
also also also, the mirror for sale and the book on the head made me chuckle.
all in all, this is a really great character, and if he's ever used in a video game or webcomic or the like, i'm sure he'll be the favourite of plenty, including mine!
if mark isn't up your alley, feel free to do casey instead! do note that both have content warnings though
also here's a direct link to mark's ref since it's hidden, warning for some suggestive clothing
thanks!!! i'm glad you noticed the whole bit about his femininity, there's actually a bit of reasoning (spoilerd because i get a bit ranty.. tw mentions of sexism?)
i was personally really sick of seeing characters in media and the like who were more fem-presenting being portrayed as "bitchy", "shallow", or otherwise weak or inferior, with it sometimes stating a direct cause and effect relationship between the two, since i felt like it was pretty much equating being feminine with just being a worse person and i thought that was just so wrong. tried to go the other way with this dude, with him being one tough motherfucker.
he's pretty "feminine" in his personality though i'd say (which is something i don't really like to say since anyone can be anything, but this is just going off of the stereotype yanno) with him being softer and sweeter and i'd say it's helped him become a better person. in both flesh and spirit i'd say he's a lot more durable than his more masculine buddy
with me being a somewhat masculine dude myself ofc i'm not trying to say that masculinity is bad, my point is just that there's more to strength and character than the typical "strong ideal man" image if you kind of get what i'm saying. different people are different and everyone has their ups and their downs, nobody's better than anyone else for liking this or being that or whatever as long as we're all trying to be the best versions of ourselves, whatever that'd be :V there's nothing wrong with being a pretty dude who dresses like a lady or liking embroidery or whatever