Post by Kristján Surtursson on Sept 22, 2010 17:18:12 GMT -6
Kristján ♦ Surtursson
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Name: Kristján Surtursson
Nicknames: Generally just 'Kris'
Gender: Male
Age: 16
Date of Birth: June 17th
Year: Third
Hometown: Akureyri, Iceland
Sexual Orientation: He doesn't socialize enough to have figured this out yet.
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Height: 5'6"
Weight: 135 lbs
Build: Lithe and slender, somewhat fragile-looking, with no visible muscle or fat..
Hair: Silvery white, kept short and slightly messy as if he just rolled out of bed. He's used to questions about it, but he can't explain his genetics.
Eyes: Violet.
Unique Features: Kristján has a distinct habit of making a 'thumbs down' motion when he is unhappy with something.
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Likes: puffins, intelligent conversation, Jónsi, thunderstorms, Coca-Cola, fish, video games, internet trolling, cold weather, Eduard ("But don't tell!")
Dislikes: alcohol, being treated like a child, Danes, hot weather, being interrupted, loud people, perverts
Fears: fire, death from illness
Personality:
As far as personalities can go, Kristján is somewhat of a wild card in that underneath his seemingly passive facial expression, he has a myriad of emotions that he's just too shy to express. Unfortunately, this shyness has a tendency to come out blunt and rude and as a result typically drives people away rather than drawing them in. It's not that he means it-- he means well. But a lack of proper social training renders him unable to gauge what may or may not upset someone, and he has difficulties expressing how he really feels, preferring to remain quiet and enigmatic.
Beneath the coolheaded and almost perpetually calm exterior, Kristján has a passionate and life-loving soul with fluxuating moods as erratic as a lava lamp, and he is easily touched by deep words and gestures, or even from seeing a particularly beautiful sunset. He's incredibly bright of mind as well, and when he has the opportunity, thinks carefully over his actions and words, never wanting to slip out with something stupid or humiliating. If he feels as though he's about to lose his cool or have some kind of temper tantrum, he walks away from a situation, not wanting to seem vulnerable.
Unfortunately, despite his young age, he has an almost obsessive need to seem as mature as possible, acting as though he is light-years ahead of his age in experience and wisdom (if that's what you could call it). He would rather be responsible for himself and hates asking for help, even for the small things, preferring to have the upper hand in every instance-- it makes his frailty seem especially bothersome.
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Family: His parents are divorced-- he lives with his mother, separated from his beloved elder brother. On the side, he also has a pet puffin, who goes simply by just that-- "Puffin".
History:
All Kristján's life, he was used to hearing that he was a medical miracle-- the boy had been born so physically weak that his future looked for a long time to be a short one. However, he grew up happy, though not necessarily healthy, in a loving home with two nice parents and a brother who he adored latched on to.
But gradually over time, things under their shared roof took a turn for the worse-- their parents began fighting every day, leading up to their divorce, much to the dismay of both children. To add insult to injury, their mother ended up taking Kristján with her to Iceland, the place of her birth.
Lonely, sheltered and in declining health, the boy adjusted to his new environment very quickly and surprisingly well. He adored the country and all its mystic beauty, although he remained homeschooled for quite some time-- his mother was still concerned over his condition. Most of his confusion at foreign customs and patterns of speech stems from his at-home isolation, not to mention his overall social awkwardness. The only friends he could speak of having were the puffins he watched and fed along the coastline; one such bird he even raised from an egg and it has been his pet since.
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[/size]Talent or Unique Ability: A deep, empathetic connection with animals, and being able to imitate the call of almost any bird. He's also a talented writer and does a lot of poetry, but dislikes sharing it.
Best Subject/Class: Biology
Worst Subject/Class: English ("No accents? No umlauts? This alphabet is complicated...")
Classes Enrolled In: English, Biology, Psychology, Pre-Cal/Trig, Astronomy, European History
Clubs/Activities Joined: None-- he would probably only join if forced.
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Name: Vannah -- all information on my app for Croatia still stands. ~