by tapestry » Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:23 am
Trying for #1
His name is Keirn and he is a demiboy!
Keirn is a strange fellow, he'd prefer to avoid conflict and is pretty mellow. He's quiet and doesn't get along well with other, not that he's vindictive or rude, just a little too shy to reach out. His favorite place is his greenhouse, it's quiet and he finds solace in his plants. He's been raising plants for as long as he can remember, and his favorites are daffodils. He's actually pretty intelligent and if you do ask him about plants, his shy demeanor fades and is replaced by a very eloquent and excitable guy. Keirn considers the plants his friends and gives each a name. He lives by himself, but is never lonely, and works as a botanist. The few people that have gotten close to him say he's a real sweetheart, but he can get a little bit down sometimes when one of his plants falls ill. He's very in-tune to his plants 'feelings' and believes that one day he will be able to communicate with them.
Keirn is often found out at night, he likes midnight walks in the park. He's not afraid of many things besides social interaction. Because of this, he's physically fit. His favorite drink is chocolate milk, of all things, because at heart he is childish. All he wants to do is have a good time with his plants and not have to worry about what the future may hold. He's a careful planner of short-term things, but planning long-term projects makes him very anxious.
When upset he's prone to frequent bouts of crying and fits, though he's so used to it that he typically just continues whatever he's doing with tears running down his cheeks. No big deal. He also withdraws from his friends and holes himself up inside his house, only going out to buy groceries and the like. Throughout his pain he doesn't stop caring for his plants.
But when he's happy he's a joy to be around, gentle and encouraging to friends, he tends to him and sing a lot to his plants. His mood often changes with the weather. For example, in winter he often gets depressed because the vegetation is gone, but when spring rolls around he perks up again. It's puzzling to everyone that knows him why this happens, but they can only assume it is because he is so in-tune to his plants.
Keirn also really enjoys volunteering - as long as it's solitary. He works over the summer at a local nature center as their gardener and takes care of their flowerbeds, along with some small animals. One of his best friends is a possum he met there after hours in June. He named her Dolly and she likes to help him garden by carrying seed packets or his watering can and shovel back and forth for him, she's proven herself to be a big help.
Aside from that, he finds his work at the university to be interesting. He was hired as a researcher a few years after he graduated, and specializes in angiosperm research. He really likes working in the big greenhouses they have there and mainly works on conservation methods for endangered plant species.
Overall he is kindly, gentle, odd, introverted, intelligent, and anxious. While he may seem hard to deal with for some, to the people that know him he is irreplaceable and a joy to have around. He truly gives his all to his plants and his friends, even if that means sacrificing something in return.
(585 words - finished 10:42 AM central time)
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tapestry on Mon Nov 30, 2015 4:43 am, edited 4 times in total.
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