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╔══════════════╗—♚ full name: Lauren Simon Shaw
—♚ nickname: xx
—♚ age: twenty-two years
—♚ gender: cismale
—♚ pronouns: he/him
—♚ fc: Regé-Jean Page
—♚ sexuality: demisexual / bi-curious
—♚ title: The Ghost
—♚ wealth: 5/10
—♚ kingdom: Arkley
—♚ birthday: November 29
—♚ zodiac: Sagittarius
—♚ likes: cooking, mathematics, having his alone time,
feeling powerful, fencing
—♚ dislikes: large parties, mindless flirting, those
who act like someone different
for attention, being fussed over, betrayal
—♚description: six foot one · well-toned body · dark
complexion · nutmeg brown eyes · ebony hair · trimmed
facial hair
—♚scent: cinnamon or baked goods
—♚other: called The Ghost because
he knows of practically everything, as
if he's always there, yet he's rarely seen
╚══════════════╝ font site 1 | font size 2—♚ background: The Shaw family seemingly never had luck on their end. Marina Shaw, mother of Lauren, died at birth. For years she was unable to bear children, but she was determined to keep trying, and when she finally carried Lauren and gave birth, she lost too much blood to push on. Lauren was a very intelligent young boy, but he had a disadvantage - he was dyslexic. It wasn't a known thing at the time, but it was enough for Lauren's father to declare the boy stupid and useless. He wanted nothing to do with Lauren. Upon hearing about this mistreatment, Marina's best friend, Rhonda, stepped in and took Lauren in as her own. She didn't have a house as big as Lauren's father's, but she was patient, and helped him learn to the best of his abilities.
If only things could get worse. When Lauren was around seventeen, he discovered his father had become a huge alcoholic and gambler. To add to that, he had spent nearly all of his and Lauren's savings, leaving Lauren with pretty much nothing when he died. And that happened too soon. Lauren had just turned nineteen when it was announced that his father was on his death bed. Lauren was furious with him. The man who rejected him, burned his letters, and spent all their money. The man who called his son "no son of [his]," "a stupid boy with no honour." So, on his death bed, Lauren vowed that he would never reproduce and carry on the family name. He was determined to have the Shaw name die with him. His father died right then and there- unknowingly because of shock or simply that his heart had stopped. Lauren moved to the other side of Arkley and hasn't once visited his father's grave.
He works as a landlord now; he is part of a small company based around real estate and flipping houses, and mostly deals with the numbers. Although his wage is comfortable, Lauren barely uses it for himself. He is either paying back the men who were poorly outsmarted by his father's fox-like tricks during his time, or lending his earnings to Rhonda. He doesn't often feel his own person needs the goods a typical human-being needs to get by.
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—♚ attitude: In terms of first-impressions, Lauren has always been reserved, shy from the spotlight. He hates receiving a lot of attention at once and would sharply make that known if need-be. First impressions don't mean much to him, nor does the whole putting on a fake act of happiness so the others would like you more move appeal to him. In fact, he can be a bit cold at first if he isn't in the mood for whatever is currently happening when someone first meets him. He isn't a rude guy- his manners, in fact, are quite exquisite- but he isn't the type to sugarcoat things to make life better. For the most part, that is. If Lauren truly cares for someone and knows about something that might hurt them, he'll do his best to keep it from them as long as possible. That being said, Lauren has never been one for secrets, whether that is in terms of having them kept from him, or he keeping them from others. He's good at keeping them, but it often pains him.
He enjoys intellectual conversations and having something to do. He's really quite a smart guy, having obtained a busy mind that rarely rests. Small-talk doesn't appeal to him, and yet, at the same time, it takes him a bit to voice his opinion. Lauren really is a pretty laid-back man. He doesn't get offended easily, unless it's trash-talking his loved ones, or sneered comments about his father in regards to himself. Lauren does his best to keep his father's disappointment in him to himself, for that is enough to shatter his hard-working heart, but it's not a secret to everyone. He gets angered easily when people refer to him as anything to do with his father, and unfortunately, he often acts out physically or verbally before taking a second to take a breath and calm down. In fact, it takes a certain personality to calm him down, and he has only come across that once, with Rhonda. He hates that he has the same bloodline as the man he has to call his father, and doesn't at all like talking about him to anyone.
His toughness is usually an act. Inside, Lauren is hurting. The flame in the pit of his stomach is nothing more than a spark, flickering in and out, and he fears one day it will burn out completely. He needs support, someone to wrap their arms around him and tell him they'd protect him, and that everything is okay. He craves love, and yet, his walls are up too high and his skin is too thick to let it in easily. In fact, he'll push away nearly a dozen of times, and it's up to the other person to choose if he is worth it or not. One day he will open up, but that is in the long future. He constantly tells himself he isn't strong enough to confess the vow on his father's death bed, and won't allow someone else to get severely hurt over it.
—♚ personal strengths: independent · level-headed · straightforward · intellectual
—♚ personal weaknesses: tactless · can be a bit cold · secretive · can be a bit too honest
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