Post by Cervantes Rivera on Oct 1, 2016 4:05:08 GMT
Cervantes Jacob Rivera II
played by Liekos
Male
Twenty-Two
Heterosexual
Craftsman
Aquilla
Appearance
A rather confident and intelligent-looking young man, Cervantes Jacob Rivera II has been one to uphold a rather dashing appearance all the same. He stands at a height that is slightly above average, maintaining a stature at five foot eleven and weighing in at one hundred and sixty-one pounds. Taking appearances into a high, personal regard, he has made sure that he is almost always presentable for any given scenario while out in public. Soft to the touch and slightly on the fluffier side with the help of gels and the like, his hair is a natural, black coloring, often kept mid-length in within a slightly wilder, curlier hairstyle. Such a style causes a small amount of bangs to shroud over either one of his eyes, which are each a piercing and daunting hue of gold. Those that have knowledge of his powers have allegedly claimed that they briefly shift into a dull grey coloring upon usage, though this may or may not be caused by possible, trance-like after effects and thought suggestions that he implants within the minds of the unknowing.
As far as common clothing choices go, most things that he chooses to wear often end up being monotone and along the grey gradients. Upon the upper body as a first layer lies a collared and vested button-up shirt, wrapping gently along the base of his neck while displaying a simple, linear-type pattern and design; its base coloring being a lighter grey, with the threads of the patterns themselves shifting into a darker variation of the same color. Over this would be a collared, dress-type trench coat with its collar always raised up, and the front of the coat itself almost always opened, revealing the shirt beneath. For the lower body, the color tones follow the same palette patterns as he sports a pair of black jeans, alongside a pair of black dress shoes. Bound around the waist for sake of both fashion and function alike is a vaguely studded, black, and leather belt, with a duo of suspender straps hanging from it and pressing gently upon either one of the sides of his thighs. There is also a small, chained pocket watch that is clipped onto the front of his waistband, its chain hanging around and leading to the watch itself within one of the back pockets of his pants.
For accessories, there are only a few noticeable things to take note of. One of them would include a pair of simple glasses that he is often caught wearing when out in public, though it is often traded out for a masquerade-type mask whenever he engages within a hunting venture away from his workshop for sake of keeping his identity safer for the most part. Alongside this, he also sports a fancy-looking, leather-strapped watch upon the left wrist, though it is often covered by his sleeve, as well as one of his gloves, matching in both material and coloring to the one that he wears on his right hand. Both are composed of leather, and are often seen to be a red coloring, though he also has a secondary pair that are each a solid black.
Personality
A rather confident and intelligent-looking young man, Cervantes is often mistaken for the type of boy to be more of the intellectual, soft-spoken type- and this is partially due to the fact that this is often how he portrays himself to be upon encountering others for the first or second time overall. Smart, witty, and holding a touch of a suave man’s nature, it is often easy to perceive his good intentions and whatnot when it comes to engaging within a casual conversation and general encounter with him, even if conversations appear to be a tad bit awkward at first, due to his seeming lack of conversational skills when dealing with newer acquaintances. In this case, his aura of the vaguely and slightly sarcastic type would often be overridden by the supposed, socially awkward demeanor he reflects to the public more times than not.
Of course, this is merely a facade that he chooses to maintain.
To the naked and common eye, Cervantes Jacob Rivera II is nothing more than a bright, goody-two-shoes type of boy. However, to every one of his companions and acquaintances down at shop that he works at, as well as several of his other friends, his true demeanor is widely and clearly known. While truthfully intelligent as far as wits go, those that he is close with or has gotten vaguely acquainted with on a familiar level will know for a fact that there is more to the eye when it comes to him. While many perceive him to be a lawful person, the truth lies within the opposite- although he knows fully well of how to keep that fact concealed from the authorities. Like was stated earlier, his intentions are far from impure when it comes to morality, though the process in which he achieves his goals are more or less questionable at times.
As a result of his particular upbringing, Cervantes was a bit of a delinquent in the past- and actually still is. One for onlooking fights, if not participating within them himself. Somewhat of a womanizer, despite the fact that he often carries little to no romantic thoughts towards anyone unless he considers them reasonably close. Crazy, dashing, and daring at heart, he has an eye and thrill for competition and one-upping others, so it would be no surprise at all that he has an immense affinity for all things action-oriented. Be it through testing out his skills on the battlefield or by toying around with select individuals through mind games and flirting alike in more casual scenarios, he’s known to display a jokester-type outlook and behavior when interacting with his surroundings, confronting various objects and subjects with a calm, yet heavily interested curiosity, all while possibly sabotaging whatever he has his eyes on for the sake of amusement and reactions.
History
To start matters off simply, Cervantes experienced a rough childhood. Born during early fall twenty-two years prior to the current time and within the bounds of Aquilla, he had never gotten the chance to know his mother due to the fact that she died soon after his birth. On the other hand, he was more than acquainted with his father, Cervantes Jacob Rivera I, who had always blamed him for his wife’s death. He was all too excited for the news that he would have a son, and was overjoyed when he discovered that the delivery had been successful, already set on naming him after his father months before they had even arrived at the local clinic. However, soon after finding out that his beloved had died in the process, his perspective had quickly taken a shift, and his father began gazing at his son with a look of pure, unbridled hatred early on, even when he was still a harmless and gentle infant.
The kind, witty, and caring man that his wife had known had more or less died that day, and was instead replaced by an abusive and merciless man who held little to no tolerance at all towards his only remaining family. Alongside that, he and his wife had lived in a less fortunate and glamored area, so it was safe to say that, although the house that Cervantes had grown up in was at least decent, there were countless faults and discrepancies to constantly take note of.
(insert more here tomorrow because yet again im getting lazy woops)
Protagonist from Persona 5
coded by ulla
