Post by Ezra 'Ez' Donnovan on May 6, 2024 15:42:32 GMT -5
WELCOME TO LOS EUROSIA,
EZRA JOSIAH DONNOVAN
"What if I wanted to break? Laugh if all off in your face
What would you do?"
BASICS
NAME: Ezra 'Ez' Donnovan
AGE: 26
BIRTHDATE: March 21st (Aries)
PRONOUNS: He/They
SEXUALITY: Pansexual
RELATIONSHIP STATUS: Single
OCCUPATION: Club Bouncer
NEIGHBORHOOD: The Heights
MEMBER GROUP: Gifted
POWERS:
Superhuman Strength - Since he was little, he had to learn how to control his Gift. He's always been stronger than others, able to go longer, hit harder, hold tighter. Thankfully this wasn't so pronounced when he was little, but even at six, when his education shifted, he was learning how to both hit hard and pull his punches. Thankfully, his body is capable of handling the extra force he applies, though, for example, punching through a wall of a building would still hurt.
Photographic Reflexes - From simply watching how someone moves, Ezra can mimic it. From how a stranger on the street walks to how a Michael Jackson dances Thriller to how Olympic swimmers complete a stroke to how MMA boxers throw a punch or Jackie Chan does a backflip, Ezra can replicate the movement. Seeing something in person sticks a lot easier, but after watching something two or three times on video, he can replicate that too.
THE LOOKS
HEIGHT: 5' 10"
WEIGHT: 150lbs
HAIR COLOR: Brown
EYE COLOR: Dark Brown
FACE CLAIM: Marlon Teixeira
OVERALL APPEARANCE:
Ezra is suavely handsome and it's made immediately clear after spending five minutes with him that he is entirely oblivious of this. No matter how many times a cute guy or girl has teased him about being a model or on a magazine cover, he just takes it as innocent flirting. But he is hard not to stare at. Making matters worse is his Greek God figure that appears almost effortless, though he puts in a lot of work daily to maintain himself and his Gift.
His back is covered in scars from training since he was six. But covering up most of these, he has a large tattoo on his back courtesy of his brother. He almost always has bruised knuckles. He has a brand on his left hip, just like his brother and sister. Ezra walks with the grace of a large predator. He lounges like one too, preferring to stretch out on couches, tip back chairs and sleep at odd angles.
His clothing choices are questionable at best though he is usually color coordinated, surprisingly. He likes accessories such as gloves and scarves and he wears button up shirts but often leaves them open. He cleans up well, but prefers not to do anything with his hair.
INSIDE
LIKES: his siblings, tattoos, fighting(fist fights, taekwondo, kung fu), being outdoors, water, sports, dancing, old movies
DISLIKES: drinking, people who don't know how to handle themselves in a fight, cold weather, religion,
STRENGTHS:
Mediator - After years of being not just the compromiser, but the proposer of said compromise, Ezra is used to deescalating situations, largely between his siblings. He's not afraid of a fight, but he'd much rather talk things out and everyone understand the true situation and own the consequences of their actions.
Protective - Ezra will do anything for those he is close to, namely his brother and sister. But he's not so guarded that it's impossible he couldn't have the same feelings for another, be they friend or more. His position as the bouncer of the club is a fighting one, for both his personality and his Gift of strength.
Independant - As much as he grew up closely bonded to his siblings, Ezra got very used to doing everything either on his own or with them. There's not a lot of room for anyone else. He doesn't need them. He's taught himself a lot since they left their home and isn't planning to stop relying on himself any time soon. He's confident and doesn't need anyone else besides perhaps his siblings. But this can be a barrier to making new relationships.
WEAKNESSES:
Education - While he was taught the basics and has struggled to put together a lot of real-world common sense and understanding about the world, his life in the cult and his lack of childhood prevented him from learning a lot of things. He does his best to look things up and teach himself where he can, but there are some things, like a serious relationship, or running a business or having a family that he simply doesn't have the knowledge or experience of how to handle. Sometimes, he can rely on his siblings for help. Other times, he feels he needs to be the one to figure things out to help the three of them.
Protective - He can go a little bit overboard with how much he takes the protection of his siblings as his personal responsibility. This is especially true of Emery, after everything that has happened. It's almost painful to let them both have their own lives, and he dreads the day one of them might move out. Until then, he'll do everything he can to keep the three of them safe and together.
Sarcastic - Sometimes, good humor is a strength. But other times, Ezra takes it a bit too far, preferring to use sarcasm and sass as a defensive barrier. He's not allergic to talking about himself, but he can be especially sassy after a drink. All in good fun, right?
OVERALL PERSONALITY:
Ez has always been the 'normal' one of the triplets. While not the crazy social partier that is his sister, he's a lot warmer and easier going than his serious brother. He's relaxed and confident much of the time. He's probably a little too approachable for a 'bouncer' but at least when he's working he tries not to be. Other times, especially after a drink or two, he is a lot more talkative.
He's still figuring out who he is these days, being free of their cult 'family' and having the club to feel financially safe enough to focus on himself rather than their situations. It's let him focus on himself and what he wants, and he's learned he's not really sure what that means. But he knows he wants to be himself. Flair and sarcasm and Gift and all.
He is immensely close with both of his siblings. Maybe a bit too much, but they were each other's only friends and refuge for the first sixteen years of their lives. Even now, they still rely heavily on each other, and Ezra wouldn't have it any other way. He might not be so sensitive to contact as his brother, but he couldn't imagine living more than a block or two away from his brother and sister at any time.
He does wish sometimes they could go back and find a way to help their other siblings (some of the less entirely brainwashed ones) or a few of the others their age get away. Which he finds an amusing thought, considering the 'prophecy' surrounding the three of them, to direct their 'God-given' Gifts at those who raised them. Which, maybe that was the problem all along and why it felt like they had had their heads held down underwater for so long. But the idea of going anywhere near 'home' is also terrifying. So maybe he'd rather just help people here. Gifted preferably, but the cult taught him that both humans and Gifted can be terrible and both humans and Gifted need protection.
BACKGROUND
HOMETOWN: Norwood, Massachusetts
FAMILY:
Isabella Donnovan - 54 - Mother - Gifted - Alive
Abraham Donnovan - 58 - Father - Gifted - Alive
Ethan Donnovan - 29 - Older Brother - Gifted - Alive
Ezekiel Donnovan - 26 - Triplette - Gifted - Alive
Emery Donnovan - 26 Triplette - Gifted - Alive
Elijah Donnovan - 23 - Younger Brother - Gifted - Alive
Eamon Donnovan - 21 - Younger Brother - Gifted - Alive
Ellie Donnovan - 21 - Younger Sister - Gifted- Alive
Elizabeth Donnovan - 19 - Younger Sister - Gifted - Alive
Eileen Donnovan - 16 - Younger Sister - Gifted - Alive
Eve Donnovan - 12 - Younger Sister - Gifted - Alive
PETS: None
HISTORY: Content Warning: Mentions of child abuse, sexual abuse, cults, and religious trauma
The Donnovan family was part of a religious extremist cult known as the Flame Born Saints. The Flame Born Saints believed that people born with Gifts were a God send. They were special and when Gifted triplets were born it was a sign. A prophecy. Ezra was born first, followed by his brother Ezekiel and his sister Emery. All three were born at home surrounded by their father, a midwife, two nurses, a doctor, and his older brother Ethan. Of course, very little of this prophecy was communicated to him, he grew up wondering if he and his siblings really were a sign from God. He was branded like the rest of his family, marked as Gifted. To be feared and respected by the non-Gifted in their community.
Ezra was homeschooled alongside his siblings, who would soon grow far more numerous. After being taught basic reading, writing, and math however his curriculum changed. At six years old, Ezra was told he had to prepare for a war, a rapture, and that he would be a weapon of God. Partnered with a non-Gifted member of the cult to be his 'handler,' a cruel teenager named Henry who often took advantage of him, though he didn't understand. Like his brother, he was expected to be perfect. To behave. To exceed all expectations in the training of his Gift. Mistakes of any kind were failures, and failures were met with terrifying consequences.
It was a tough start to life. But he always tried to find the middle ground. To help both his siblings. While he could empathize with Ezekiel the best, being they had similar expectations, he felt the most upset about how his sister's life had been taken from her, forced to care for others instead of learning for herself. All three of them leaned on each other out of fear and confusion. They had no one else they could turn to. No one else they could look to for safety. And Ezra was the oldest of the three.
Ezra was a competent fighter. For a while, it was easy to get lost in what was wanted. Better than worrying over the torture and abuse from all sides. They were doing God's work, after all. They were never allowed outside the convent, never interacted with those outside the community, only caught glimpses of what would never be theirs. They were brainwashed to believe that those on the outside would only bring them more pain and suffering. When Ezra was sixteen, his sister Emery was set to marry one of the other Chosen, a particularly strict and cruel man known to have lost his last wife under mysterious circumstances. It was then the triplets knew they needed to leave.
Two days before the ceremony, Ezekiel, Emery, and Ezra ran. The outside world was entirely foreign and unforgiving, but there was something liberating about sleeping under bridges, in abandoned buildings, eventually on the couches of friends they made. It encouraged Ezra out of the shell he had made for himself, becoming more and more sure of who he really was. He and Ezekiel stuck together, even when Emery grew attached to another young man. He tried to keep in touch, but it wasn't until Emery called him and his brother from a hospital that he learned what was really going on. Her 'boyfriend' was never heard from again and the trio moved to Los Eurosia.
Far away from the horrors of their home, they settled down and even worked up enough money to open a club together. Fantasia. A club where people could feel safe to be themselves. A safe haven for Gifted, for those fleeing dangerous home lives, for those who weren't sure who they were yet. They also started hiring other terrified Gifted who had nowhere else to go. Providing them a job and a place to stay in some small apartments above the club.
THE PLAYER
NAME: North
AGE: 30
TIMEZONE: EST