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Published: 2015-06-06 08:48:10 +0000 UTC; Views: 1484; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 0
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for the amazing ! there are so many gorgeous well-developed characters in the group already; i hope i can get in!
edited 12 hours later: fixed a bunch of tiny mistakes; thank you to everyone who recommended me and also all that have left such kind comments! I look forward to being able to rp/talk ooc/scream with you and your lovely characters ; v ;
★ Name: Rain Ellis
★ Nickname/Alias: None at the moment - go ahead and give him a few!
★ Dreamer Type: Deceased Dreamer
★ Gender: Cisgender male
★ Age: 18
★ Birthday: March 12
★ Personality:
Due to his having spent much of his time growing up indoors with few people to interact with other than his tutor and sister, Rain has an odd mix of traits that reflect both his lack of social experience and natural eagerness. He's a fast learner and very enthusiastic when it comes to just about everything, and this combination makes him quite clever and witty - well, when he wants to be. Most of the time, however, Rain acts more compassionate and is somewhat naïve as well, often forgetting to use his head when things get serious. While is a romantic at heart, this and his tendency to be touchy-feely leads to several flaws of his: he can come off as clingy or overaffectionate, especially to a partner who prefers not to be touched. He is also prone to moody, self-piteous periods, often filled with as many methods of escapism as he can get his hands on, and needs to be shaken out of them or he'll remain in that state for days. On that happy note, Rain is very physically clumsy and oblivious to the feelings of those around him, especially when they are regarding him. (If you have a crush on him, you'll have to take the initiative - there's a good chance he won't notice your affection as being more than platonic!) In a relationship, he is more likely to be submissive,
★ History:
Adopted at a young age by two caring parents, Rain spent the first few years of his life growing up in a relatively normal fashion. His mother and father were not able to have children and therefore felt it best to care for an adopted child as well as they could; thus Rain matured in a stable home with plenty of love and care. Around the time of his fifth birthday, however, he was surprised with the addition of a younger sister to their little family. Both parents were getting busier as time went on and, in addition to wanting a daughter as well as a son, didn't want Rain to be too lonely on his own, and so Mizuki, a Japanese girl roughly one year younger than Rain, was introduced. Although she was barely able to speak English at the time, she and Rain hit it off immediately, becoming best friends for (the remainder of Rain's) life.
Years passed and the two siblings grew closer. Mizuki became fluent in English and even taught Rain some Japanese, which he cherished as a special way of speaking to his sister in her first language. Everything was going well until, of course, it wasn't.
At about the age of eight or nine, Rain began to be struck with intense headaches, dizzy spells, vision problems, and even problems with walking, continuing until he finally fainted during the middle of a gym class and had to be hospitalized. As a result, the entire family moved to a small valley town (much to the despair of Rain, who felt terribly guilty about his illness forcing them all to move) well known for its fresh air and beautiful scenery by the banks of a large river.
Life went on still, and while Mizuki found herself becoming more assertive and outgoing, Rain seemed to retreat inwards, becoming increasingly introverted unless around people he trusted and clinging desperately to the time he was able to spend with family and tutors. He was too fragile to still attend any schools outside of the home, and no kids in the neighborhood wanted to be friends with the weird sick kid. As a truly desperate, last-ditch effort, Mizuki introduced him to the wonderful world of otome games, stating that at the very least, if Rain was going to spend all day moping around on his computer, he might as well do so while in the name of romance (with the added bonus of making choices that would force him to consider the feelings of others, at least in-game.)
In between long periods of unhappiness and mood swings, they provided a tiny window of escapism that allowed Rain to pretend for a little bit that he was normal, that he was functional, that he wasn't sitting around all day and being a burden on his family, that maybe someone would ever actually like him as more than a friend. His parents and Mizuki were supportive and truly did their best, but it wasn't the same as having real friends and interactions other than those three and the tutors who frequented the house for lessons.
He was snapped back into reality several months after his eighteenth birthday by two things: first, Mizuki staging a very necessary intervention, and second, the thrilling news that years of varied treatments were finally paying off. Rain was showing signs of recovery after almost ten years, and the idea of finally being able to go out into the "real world" thrilled him enough to shock him out of his sheltered mess of self-pity. He hadn't been anywhere outside the little valley town in the years since they'd moved there and was preparing eagerly for a trip he'd be taking with his father once the summer had arrived as a sort of "test run".
And then, once again, disaster struck all at once.
Ironically enough, the spring that year had been unusually heavy in - you guessed it - rain. So much rain, in fact, that numerous records were broken, to the point where the beautiful river that ran by the edge of the town flooded and damaged many of the homes in the valley. Mizuki was out at her school at the edge of town on higher ground, while both parents were out of town for the day working harder than ever in order to provide Rain a good start for when he'd finally be able to leave their home illness-free. Poor, poor Rain was the only one still remaining in their home at the bottom of the valley, and he was the only casualty of the entire town.
The crystal clear waters of the river were flowing dark brown and moving rapidly throughout the rows of houses. Bits of rubble already torn from buildings and streets were an unwelcome addition to the swirling waters, smashing into the sides of some buildings and missing the entirety of others. Some houses were lucky enough to escape any major damage, while others were completely decimated.
The Ellis home fell into the second category. Mizuki had watched in horror from the classroom window as the water rose far, far higher than it was supposed to, knowing that her dear brother and best friend was still at home and completely unable to move fast enough to save himself.
The water was supposed to be blue, like her brother's beautiful eyes, but now instead it was red, with all that was left of him.
tl;dr: Rain was adopted with a younger sister, had a normal childhood, became ill with a disease that forced him to stay at home, and was about to recover when their town flooded and he drowned.
((HOPE THAT WASN'T TOO CLICHED OR OVERDRAMATIC AND I'M SORRY IF I CAUSED YOU PAIN BUT WHAT ELSE DID YOU EXPECT FROM ME))
★ Height: 5’4”/~162.5 cm
★ Weight: 115 lbs/~52 kg
★ Likes:
✓ scarves
✓ dark chocolate
✓ pastel colors (can you tell or nah --)
✓ painting nails
✓ oversized soft clothing
✓ otome games
✓ his little sister Mizuki
✓ blanket forts
✓ mint chocolate chip ice cream
✓ jpop
✓ singing - although he doesn't do it much in public, he can usually be found humming under his breath or belting it in the shower
✓ astronomy
✓ crossdressing
★ Dislikes:
✗ white chocolate because it is a disgrace
✗ ants
✗ laziness
✗ illness
✗ being a burden
✗ sore throats
✗ being ignored for/over long periods of time
✗ the heat
✗ swimming
★ Tokens: 0
★ Relationships ★
★ Status: Single and looking //wiNKWONKS
★ Orientation: Homoromantic homosexual
★ Interests: Someone who is willing to let him steal large and comfortable articles of clothing. Open-minded, assertive, and patient are also good qualities to have, if one is going to be pursuing him.
★ Relationship Ranks:
Relative / Relative-like
Neutral
Likes
Acquaintance
Friend
Good friend
Best friend
Crush
Lust
Love
Discomfort
Despise
Aito Eito // // 0H // ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡ // "His backpack is super cute, and he didn't tease me for knocking all over those boxes!"
★ Current Heart Points: ♡ ❤ 💔 (None as of right now!)
★ RP Methods: Lit, please. Any method works for me, although Skype > Comments/Notes > Chatrooms/Google Docs/etc.
★ RP Sample: Mai beamed, happy to be recognized. "I'm Mai," she whispered back excitedly. "And I can't believe we already have a quiz coming up! We've barely started this unit and we already have to take one, blehh. My roommate looked really tired this morning and I didn't want to bother her, so I came here!"
★ Timezone: EST (American East Coast owo)
★ Extra:
- Three songs that I associate him with strongly: Rokutousei no Yoru/Night of Sixth Magnitude Stars ; Sayonara Dake ga Jinsei da/Life is Only Full of Goodbyes ; Summertime Record
- Really likes braiding hair. Really good at it, too.
- the type of person that accidentally roasts someone by asking innocent questions and then is extremely confused for hours afterwards until someone explains to him what he did so he can apologize profusely
- is his official third parent and i will fight you on this
- he probably cried at nageki's backstory in hatoful tbh
- singing voice maybe?? relatively high in pitch, light (OKOK I REALLY LIKE MAFUMAFU AND I THINK HIS VOICE WOULD BE FITTING P L S)
- makes tiny adorable noises when frustrated
- wilts in heat over 30 degrees celsius/85 degrees fahrenheit like he will just lie around and eat ice cream the entire day in as little clothing as he can get away with
- flat colored version only here ; bonus crossdressing version here (i seriously considered using the one of him in the dress as the app art but decided against it last second which is why they're in very similar positions LMAOOO)
- I didn't mean to make the end of the backstory so dramatic help
looking through his likes/dislikes and laughing because they're so random like it literally jumps straight from astronomy to crossdressing wtf rain
it's 4:48 am as i'm submitting this and i told you i wouldn't sleep until i finished it
if you've read up this far take this as your prize
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Comments: 31
On the laptop is the bird dating simulator!! Oh my goodness! XD
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//NERVOUS LAUGHTER
poor child deserves so much better why did i give him such a tragic past
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It's okay. I do that to my own story characters too ^^'
I promise my babies! It hurts me more than it hurts you!!! T^T
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SHOUTS THANK YOU
RAIN AND I WOULD LOVE TO
IS SKYPE OKAY?
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ah, I'll add you now! I'll probably be quite slow with replies, though; all of my teachers are scrambling to throw as many projects at us as possible before the school year ends in another two weeks OTL
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Omg, he's so wonderful! Would you like to rp Rain meeting Thomas? ^w^
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ty! sounds good to me - shoot me a note and we can discuss how to set up their meeting! c:
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OKay-He is an adorable pretty bae with pretty eyes and pretty hair and omg the poor baeeee-And also i listened to all those pretty beautiful songs and he looks so prettyy in the dreess<33
oki um to sum it up: PRETTY PRECIOUS CUTE HAIRED AND BEAUTIFUL EYED BAEE IS PRECIOUS YUP
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this entire comment is so precious i want to frame it and hang it on my wall
i don't have enough 'thank you's in this world to suffice
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Omg--- pfftt shhh shh this comment made me want to frame it and hang it on my wall cause oslkghsdl aww thank youuu sweethearrt~<33
thisdefinentlymademeblushcausesflsdlkfhsldfhyouaresoadorableandkindandsweetandskflhsdl
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SAME FOR ALL OF THAT AAAAAAAAH
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oh my gods cher you need to sleep
this is amazing i love his personality omg i want to befriend him irl
CHER WHY DID HE HAVE TO DIE LIKE THAT HE DIDNT DESERVE THAT STOP BRINGIng me so many tears omggg this is beautiful
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"omg cher go to sleep" - literally every single one of my friends at some point
yepyepyep he's honestly so precious and so are you and i'm sure he would love you!!
sHOUTS I'M SO SORRY I DIDN'T MEAN TO GIVE ANYONE THAT MANY TEARS RIP IN PEACE
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sCREAMING FOREVER BECAUSE HE IS A CINNAMON BUN TOO GOOD, TOO PURE
ALSO THE ANATOMY IS LIKE ON POINT???
also he's holding the end of his sleeves and that's super adorable im screaming
cHER GO TO SLEEP U NEED SLEEP bC DID U KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE WAKE UP AT 4:48AM
THEY WAKE UP CHER AFTER THE 8 HOURS OF SLEEP THAT U NEED
30 degrees c: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC:::::::::::::
nO WHY DID THE CINNAMON BUN SUFFER ////THROWS CHOCOLATES
"The water was supposed to be blue, like her brother's beautiful eyes, but now instead it was red, with all that was left of him."
hOW D A RE YOU
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scREAMING FOREVER BACK BECAUSE HE REALLY IS TBH WHY DID I DO THIS TO HIM I COULD HAVE MADE HIM A HAPPY JOYFUL DREAM PERSON BUT N O P E
w hat anatomy and i stole that habit from myself because all of my sweatshirt sleeves are slightly too long so i constantly do that and forget i'm doing it until someone comments on it oOP screaming back
I DID KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE WAKE UP AT 4:48 AM AND I SLEPT FOR ALMOST 8 HOURS I WOKE UP AT 11:53 PM ARE YOU HAPPY
rip australians
cinnamon bun suffered because i am a terrible mother who makes all of my children suffer at the beginning of their creation for the sake of realistic personalities and eventual character development //CATCHES CHOCOLATES AND FLINGS THEM AT RAIN
I'M SO SORRY THAT LINE KILLED ME AND RAIN TOO
//gomens away into distance forever
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HE is SO PRECIOUS and awesomely drawn but waauuugh his backstory.... is that hatoful boyfriend I see on that laptop?
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SHOUTS I'M GLAD YOU THINK THAT yep apparently i have a knack for tragic backstories
HATOFUL BOYFRIEND ON THE LAPTOP?? I , ,, DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT . . NO HATOFULS IN THIS BOYFRIEND
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YES I AM HIS THIRD PARENT AND I WILL FIGHT EVERYONE ON THIS
but my baby
my poor poor sad baby dsfhvdg
and holy crap you stayed up late cher plZ SLEEP FOR AN ETERNITY
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FIGHT EVERYONE A N D W I N
poor child didn't deserve any of this but he's my oc so he's livin a tough life anyway ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
does 8 hours count as an eternity because if so i did well
i already started drawing him and lexus together oops
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//HIGH FIVES YOU VIA SCREEN EYYYY
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