Name: Michael Derek Beleren
Age: 18
History: Michael Derek Beleren was born eighteen years ago in much the same way as everyone else. At that day his parents were happy and counted themselves lucky to have a son after their last catastrophic loss of a child. They lived happily in Tristein for most of their lives; they often took vacations elsewhere, but never moved more than a couple of blocks. Michael's mother and father were accomplished mages, not ones that made history books, but ones that managed to become the best they could. Their two eldest children were on their way to becoming accomplished mages themselves, and by the time Michael was enrolled in Tristein Academy, his eldest sister Paige had long since graduated and his second eldest brother Declan was in his last year of the Academy.
Michael had grown up in the shadow of his siblings, their accomplishments coming before he could even make his own. Being somewhat of a late bloomer, he was always eclipsed by the shadows of his siblings, hardly ever achieving something that they hadn't or quicker than they had. More often than not he would get told to be like his older brother and sister, and to look up to them as they were "perfect examples" for him. After years of trying to be better than them, he gave up and began progressing at his own pace; much to the disappointment of his parents and anger of his teachers.
Upon entering into Tristein Academy, Michael again faced the same shadows that he had sought to elude during his childhood. Teachers looked upon him with disappointment when he did not achieve something his siblings had done long ago. Not that he gave a care; he was fine going along at his own pace. This attitude allowed Michael to barely scrape into the second year; where he was the only one pleased to be in the second year, his family were disappointed with his grades. Michael tried his best, but it started to seem that the harder he tried to be like his siblings, the more of a mess he made. So he gave up trying to do his best and just be….average. At that point, he failed less.
Appearance:
Physical: The thing most people acknowledge when they see Michael is his blonde streaked hair. Naturally a dark blonde bordering on brown, his hair is most often considered "dirty" blonde however the blonde streaks in his hair make it look somewhat lighter. Of course, the streaks aren't natural, so to maintain the colour, he gets his hair streaked about two to three times a year. Soft to the touch naturally, his hair falls slightly over his ears and just obscures his eyebrows while it lightly touches the collar of any collared shirts he wears. Behind a pair of thin framed glasses are the biggest anomaly of Michael; his eyes. Due to a lack of pigmentation in his irises, Michael's eye colour changes constantly. Michaels build is toned and refined, the outlines of his muscles showing, even propping out a bit, but not bulging masses. He has somewhat 'thin' fingers, better used for dealing with electronics or getting into nooks and crannies, but also good for typing on keyboards, but made holding a wand kind of awkward.
Clothing: Michael's wardrobe is not one full of many colourful clothes. Partially due to his slight inability to see the full spectrum of colours, but also due to the fact that black, white and grey are the easiest colours to blend together, his wardrobe consists of many clothes in these shades. As far as shirts go, Michael wears a plain dark grey long-sleeved shirt beneath a buttoned black shirt. Many of his clothes contain no brands, slogans or pictures, since Michael prefers the plain colours which allow him to blend in more. Over top of his grey shirt is an unbuttoned black shirt that has long sleeves as well and a thin hood which he let's sit over top of the black leather jacket he wears often. When it gets cold, Michael will button up his shirt then zip up his leather jacket, but never does he pull up the hood of his shirt - a little quirk he has.
Due to the paleness of his legs when contrasted to the rest of his, Michael prefers to wear pants. On quite formal occasions, he will wear a pair of straight cut jeans, and in casual occasions, his jeans are boot cut. His preference for these two sizes being that he can move his legs more, in case the time for defence was needed, or so he could run away. On a more personal side, he dislikes the comfort and feel of 'tighter' cut jeans. Apart from jeans, he does possess several pairs of black pants as well as black work pants alongside a couple of pairs of cargo pants, however these pare mostly in varying shades of grey. He also has a pair of black parachute pants, something he does not wear often, yet still likes to wear.
As far as shoes go, he wears a pair of black leather work shoes, which he finds annoying and uncomfortable; however they are part of the uniform for his work. When not working, he wears either a dark brown pair or black pair of cross trekkers, all dependant on what he his wearing at the time. To suit the colour scheme, all his socks are white, black or grey.
As far as accessories go, Michael wears a silver analogue watch on his right hand, despite being right handed. A pointed labret piercing points jut from below his lip in the centre; his one and only piercing. Not really an accessory as such, but he does have a tattoo of a combined yin-yang Pisces tattoo on his left shoulder, something that is a reminder of his star sign, but also his believe in the yin-yang ideal.
Personality:
The most dominant feature of Michael's personality is his lack of self-motivation and inability to care about what he is doing. Due to being almost constantly eclipsed by his older siblings and pushed to achieve things at the same pace they did, and failing in doing so, he has given up trying to keep up with and beat them, now preferring to work and grow at his own pace. If a challenge is too difficult, Michael will not hesitate to give up or run away; seeing it as beyond his ability. Michael likes best to "go with then flow", instead of fighting against the current, he will let it take him places in his own and its own time, and there is no rush. He would prefer to take his time and work on something than rush headlong into it; thinking things through before acting. He prefers to stand back and analyse then get close up and fight.
Somewhat socially awkward, he has very few friends, mainly due to his ability to freely speak his mind without hesitation and worry for the others person's feelings. If he does not like someone, then he will state it; something most people are not use to and find spiteful. In all honesty, Michael prefers to be honest and speak his mind, as to him it means that he does not have to keep up lies. It is easier to make enemies than friends; and Michael cares not for how many friends or enemies he has, he just wants to get through life.
Another ability of Michael's seems to be his ability to disregard the opinions of others, especially when they concern him. This makes it hard for bullies to get to him, and for people to insult him which turns many people away from him. Rather than confronting him face on, they will talk behind their backs and glare at him from afar. However, this doesn't mean that he doesn't get bullied. His inability to care means that many students like to play pranks on him. His older brother has on more than one occasion tried to step in, but after so many attempts, he gave up, letting Michael work it on his own; how Michael liked it from the beginning.
Most people would describe Michael as Apathetic, but it is not like he doesn't care, he still has emotions, it's that he tries not to let the emotions gain control of him and also he disregards what they say and do. The reason he does this is that when Michael gets overcome by his emotions, he loses control, and usually destruction ensues. By being calm, collected and going with the flow, he prevents the destruction from happening.
Michael does have a caring and soft side to him. When he wants to be, Michael can care greatly for things, most of the time his family's familiars and pets; this caring even extends to the point where he would be protective of it, throwing himself in harm's way to protect it. Anything that he has a close connection to, he will protect and try to keep out of the way of harm, but this is not to the point where he is overbearing. If something freely puts itself in harm's way, of its own free will, he will refrain from trying to save it.
Magic School: Water
Time Spent RPing: Depends, mostly when I can, so Medium, but I do have major Assignments and Assements for University and a Job that prevent me from RPing, but I also have free time to RP.
Partner: Skymin