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❛ ANSEL HANES ❜
divine protection, noble follower
❛ cis male. ❛ hetero. ❛ 25 years old. ❛ rebel soldier.
❛ visual revocation ❛ mess hall. ❛ tags --.
❛ mentions --. ❛ wife - (al)ice hanes.
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❛ ANSEL HANES ❜
divine protection, noble follower
❛ cis male. ❛ hetero. ❛ 25 years old. ❛ rebel soldier.
❛ visual revocation ❛ mess hall. ❛ tags --.
❛ mentions --. ❛ wife - (al)ice hanes.
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❛ traits ❜
| ❛ pos. ❛ strong. ❛ quick-thinking. ❛ kind. ❛ commited. |
| ❛ neut. ❛ protective. ❛ fearless. ❛ ambitious. |
| ❛ neg. ❛ unpredictable. ❛ self-sacrificing. |
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❛ traits ❜
| ❛ pos. ❛ strong. ❛ quick-thinking. ❛ kind. ❛ commited. |
| ❛ neut. ❛ protective. ❛ fearless. ❛ ambitious. |
| ❛ neg. ❛ unpredictable. ❛ self-sacrificing. |
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❛HISTORY -- arguments with loud voices, fights in the hallways, the slamming of bedroom doors. curses under the breath. silent family dinners, and long, uncomfortable weekends. this was all ansel could remember from his life before being shipped off to his conditioning school. an antagonistic father and a quiet, lonely mother. she was his light, and his father such darkness. he only wished he could have saved her.
flash forward fifteen years and as ansel grew within the complex political system, so did his resentment grow for the demeaning masculine characters under which he was serving. lead often by passion and commitment, ansel soon realized he was fighting the very people that were like him. people who were oppressed and dispatched. people who had no say in their futures or those of their children.
he remembered one night, he would never forget her face... a woman was caught in the alleyway being accused of hiding her daughter from the system. the soldiers spat and growled at her with no mercy. no tears could quell their appetite for justice. was this who he was? a simple cog in the gears of malice and contingencies? no longer did he feel like he was pursuing this proclaimed justice or fighting for the right cause, but rather placing those in danger who truly cared about those around them and the futures for those to come. it took him two years to determine his plan to desert his post in the ongoing war, but after supper one night, he switched for a guard position and never looked back.
his life's direction was intimidating and unknown but he made up his mind that he would eventually fight for what, or rather who, he believed was being done such injustice. he would fight against the government like he had so desperately wanted to fight his father, and he would shield those less capable, less free like his mother, for as long as his heartbeat was strong within him.
he began life as a secret rebel supporter on the streets of chicago, aiding gatherers and collectors as he could, all while diverting what tips the taskforce officers were receiving if possible. this worked for a several years until one day, a familiar face came bravely to his small doorstep. it was the woman from the alley. how did she know he had turned? but he didn't question it long, welcoming her into his home and listening as she broken-heartedly spilled of her daughter who indeed had been hidden from the government. but this was not her reason for tears - no. her daughter was tired of hiding and her mother feared for her very life.
ansel didn't quite know how to help her - he surely couldn't stop the girl form running to the government if she was determined to do so, but quietly, ideas began pulling at his spirit and he could feel the girl's desperation to be free. he knew the feeling all too well.
"bring her to me..." he whispered with a kind smile and soon, the slender blond stood in his home before him.
her name was alice. al, as he would soon learn to call her. and how she was determined. from the moment she stepped into his home, he knew she would be a master of her skills and a queen-pin on the chessboard of anyone who was lucky enough to capture her spirit. unstoppable and filled with wonder. he offered to teach alice how to craft her skills and abilities - enough to protect herself and to make her a noble adversary for any single taskforce officer. he would come to teach her the weight of their gifts as he called them, and soon, he found in return, that she was somehow magically pulling down his own walls he had placed up to protect himself from hurt so long ago.
through their many months of training, ansel was left humbled by her sweet presence, realizing she was all any man could ever hope for, and in a life so threatened by danger and uncertainty, he wouldn't risk losing her to any other fate. one day, with his heart in his throat, he knelt before her with his mother's ring tucked in his fingertips. he would swear to guard her heart and protect her spirit with all that he had, and that was the day ansel finally found his home.
as the next year passed, activities within the taskforce and government were continuing to grow more and more rigorous and dangerous. a neighbor pulled from their home. a parade crashed in the streets. ansel knew that, in order to protect his wife and their future, he would have to begin his pursuit of the only thing that could truly keep them safe. the rebellion.
flashforward a month and he and his wife have been welcomed warmly into the base of his fellow warriors. he had already known a few of the rebels from the upper city and his dedicated support, and the couple was instantly made comfortable and offered whatever additional training or mentorships they needed to aid in this pursuit of freedom.
he still cares deeply for alice and the two have grown near-inseparable in recent weeks, clinging to what they know and love. their relationship is known to the majority of the upper ranks within the rebellion, but as they have only been there for a month, they still have yet to meet everyone. ansel is determined though, to work hard to provide for his wife and team, and he hopes in time to work his way to a promotion and eventually, to a family.
TLDR - daddy issues, deserter of the governmental army, was a secret supporter of the rebel alliance, trained alice to harness her powers, fell in love, married alice, joined in the rebellion for the safety of his wife and future
❛PERSONALITY -- ansel is the man you want to have on your side. when he truly sets his mind to something, he will commit and work at it until the end result is more than anyone could expect or hope. he is full of passion and lives to fulfill his duty, naturally taking on leadership roles and often stepping in where others may not be willing to. this oftentimes leads him to favor imaginative and powerful solutions, but causes him to sometimes act irrationally or unpredictably. his quick-thinking has saved many a life, and his kindness and strength have proven his loyalty and wit, but one of ansel's most dangerous drawbacks comes in the combination of his ambition and fearlessness, with the fact that he is self-sacrificing. not only will he step in the line of fire to protect those around him, but he will see nothing wrong with doing so. no second thought. the opportunity to save a life fulfills him. he often struggles to think much further ahead, where losing his life may have a far worse impact than such a well-meant, but impulse decision.
ansel also has serious heartache from his history with his father and carries a disdain that is heavier than he would like to admit. when asked about his past, ansel tends to favor telling exciting stories of alley fights, defending those in need, or his encounters with the taskforce, rather his family or childhood. his mother is a soft-spot for him - one of the only chinks in his armor, and his father is what made him take up his sword in the first place. due to such a painful childhood, he tends to take things personally, even when they aren't intended to be negative, and he assumes most other adult men are aggressive and unforgiving unless proven otherwise. deep down though, he desperately seeks masculine affirmation from his superiors and strives to do his best in every situation. while ansel won't tolerate being called "son," he hopes one day to build a family of his own where he can shift the difficult past of his into something positive for his children. one of ansels only other pet-peeves is that he hates the "meat-head" perception of most soldiers - walking into a room and being seen as a chess piece, an intimidation tactic and nothing else. so he strives to be more.
as for al, he's humbled to have her. she is his sweet butterfly and his reason to fight for a better future. her positive personality and the light she brings to his darkness keep him going, and he would do absolutely anything for her. they are truly each other's yin and yang and ansel hopes one day to raise a family with her.
❛POWER -- ansel's power is visual revocation, meaning he has the ability to make others go blind for as long as he can hold his power, but in exchange, he will also become blind while he is using it. this factor has resulted in quite a bit of time spent training in blindfolded combat and building the stamina to hold his masking force while fighting. using this ability leaves ansel's body weak and his mind combating dizzying migraines for several hours afterward, but he has learned to use it sparingly. he has no offensive power other than this, so he spends a good portion of his time practicing hand-to-hand groveling and readying himself for any opponent, as best as he can.
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❛ be strong but not rude, kind but not weak, humble but not timid, and proud but not arrogant ❜
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❛ be strong but not rude, kind but not weak, humble but not timid, and proud but not arrogant ❜
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❛ ansel hanes ❜
divine protection, noble follower
❛ cis male. ❛ hetero.
❛ 25 years old. ❛ mess hall.
❛ rebel soldier.
❛ visual revocation.
❛ mentions --. ❛ wife - (al)ice.
│divine protection, noble follower
❛ cis male. ❛ hetero.
❛ 25 years old. ❛ mess hall.
❛ rebel soldier.
❛ visual revocation.
❛ mentions --. ❛ wife - (al)ice.
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