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TOMAS ASHER CALLAWAY
Thirty-one/Hedge Fund Manager/Blackstorm/Gifted/Single/APP

THE MAN:

Hedge fund manager by day, Tomas can be witty, charismatic and charming, he plays the part of the uptight, wealthy trust fund child convincingly. Despite not having spoken to his parents in years he knows and hates that they brag about his achievements, which to him are just a means to an end – money and security. Many have described Tomas as arrogant and unlikeable, Tomas would describe himself as “selective”, he may choose you as someone to spend a brief moment of time with but you have to be special to break into his inner circle where he can reveal his true self to you.

Having spent his childhood with his parents expectations resting squarely on his shoulders, Tomas has grown into a man who can act impulsively. Especially when filled with strong negative emotions- his gifts mean his is ruthless with his enemies and he damns the consequences. This trait used to get him in a lot of trouble, but since his recruitment to Blackstorm he has found new ways to release this tension. Blackstorm has also helped quell the panic attacks that have plagued Tomas since he was a teenager, bursts of adrenaline are the main trigger but he is learning to control these and keep himself calm.

Tomas is fiercely protective of the ones he loves and of his own independence. Earning his trust is hard but once earnt he is a loyal and dedicated friend. He is spontaneous and loving if you give him the time to open up and he will give those he loves the world if he can.



FRIENDS AND ACQUAINTANCES:

As mentioned previously, Tomas is very selective about those he truly trusts and lets into his inner circle. Mason Lancaster has been his best friend since childhood along with his younger sister Maddie. Tomas is fiercely protective of both Mason and Maddie, especially Maddie who in recent times has gone from platonic/sibling vibes to confusing/heart-pounding/I cant stop staring at you vibes. Tomas has been a member of Blackstorm for some time now and has found the group is giving his life more meaning and focus – he will definitely have some acquaintances, mentor/mentee relationships, friendships developing there. Other relationships can come from work, the gym, his martial art fascinations etc.

Mason Lancaster - Childhood/best friends
Noah St Cloud - Blackstorm alliance/friends
Ethan Rivers - Bromance/ same social circle
Annabelle Lucas - Cousins

FRENEMIES AND ENEMIES:

Tomas has two personalities, the one he lets his closest friends see and the one he lets everyone else see. The later can make him appear – uptight, aggressive, impulsive and arrogant. Yes, Tomas is all these things, but without the loving nature and loyalty on show he just comes across like an arsehole sometimes. Before Blackstorm Tomas was a young man with a lot of money and no direction. He may have paid someone off to wipe his record clean but that doesn’t mean his reputation isn’t marked. This not so happy plots/relationships could come from anywhere.



ROMANCE:

Tomas is an attractive man, over confidence and wealth have only added to his desire. Truly romantic relationships are few and far between, Tomas has not been interested in letting himself be that vulnerable with a person for a long time. He may have one or two exes from the distant past but realistically his more recent romantic relationships are likely to be one-night stands/drunken flirtations, nothing serious. The only exception to this is Maddie Lancaster – his best friends younger sister and technically “off limits” which hadn’t ever been a problem till recently. For some reason he can’t get Maddie out of his head and he has no idea how to deal with it.

Maddison Lancaster - best friend/dating


PLOT HOOKS:

--Tomas can get stuck in a very negative headspace at times and to work through that, he likes to go out of night, and take a --stroll through East End. His powers of photographic reflexes and accelerated healing mean that his safety isn’t a big concern. Sometimes he can get in the odd fight (although this has lessened since he joined Blackstorm) and sometimes he stops of at a dive bar and has a drink. He could meet a variety of people of one of these trips.

--Tomas likes to dine or drink out at exclusive restaurants. Hell, he likes to do these things at any kind of bar or restaurant, but he is often alone. Something he isn’t unhappy about necessarily. Maybe your character pulls up and chair and decide to keep Tomas company, whether he wants it or not?

--Tomas has suffered from panic attacks since he was a child, mainly from the pressure his parents but on him. Now these panic attacks just like to take any kind of adrenaline surge/anxiety/stress to make Tomas a hyperventilating mess. Exercise and meditation help but sometimes its all too much – one of these attacks could happen while Tomas is attending a charity event, or working out at the gym, or after breaking up a bar fight… maybe your there, to help calm him down, or make it worse?

SEBASTIAN FINNIAN GREY
Thirty/Entrepreneur/Playboy/Trust-fund baby/Gifted/Single/Pansexual/APP

THE MAN:

Sebastian is a confusing personality. Those close to him say that his moods swings and personality changes can give you whiplash. For the first eleven years of his life his mother had a profound influence on him and his brothers. She taught them kindness and gratitude, much to the chagrin of their father - a money obsessed founder/CEO of a pharmaceutical company who enjoys all the things wealth and status buy them. After his mothers death everything changed for Sebastian. He was raised by a parade of nanny’s, sent to elite boarding schools across the world, and taught that wealth and respect was worth everything.


He is a perpetual playboy and being the youngest his father just ignores him and lets him get away with it, his eldest brother taking the brunt of the family succession planning. Despite a 1st class degree in business Sebastian has never worked a day in his life. Instead he parties on his endless trust fund. He can be arrogant and self-centred. If he can’t get what he wants he just buys it or manipulates it. He uses his photokensis to create light displays to impress others or set the mood in a room, but he also uses it to be cruel, removing light and plunging people into darkness, making light so bright they can see for days after. He wields his power as a weapon not a gift. He is spoilt and impulsive and spends a lot of his time trying to flirt or seduce anyone, he uses sex as weapon to deflect from deeper things and the trauma of his past. He is insecure about his role in life and often strives for attention and respect in ways that are destructive and vicious and pushes away all feelings of regret. He is a man who likes to drink and party away his problems.


However, beneath all this, there is a sliver of the man Sebastian could have been if his mother had lived. He loves to give gifts and make people happy, although he presents it as desiring his own happiness above all. Deep down he is completely lost and needs people in his life to draw out the good and not just fuel the corrupt.


FRIENDS & ACQUAINTANCES:

Sebastian will interact with anyone and if often constantly surrounded by people he would call “friends” but are actually just sycophants or hoping to win favour/money/exclusive access to something that Sebastian has. He will however have some true friendships, these can originate in almost any environment, Sebastian may love his money and never want to be without it but he doesn’t really judge anyone on their own circumstances. Hes just more likely to leave you behind if you not up for stealing that empty yacht or flying to Vegas for a last minute party (on his dime of course). Sebastian is full of trauma and seeking validation everywhere, he wont ever admit it but without people close to him he often makes poor decisions and is headed down a negative path.

Maddison Lancaster - frenemies/sexy vibes
Noah St Cloud - ex hook-up/party together
Evening Cadieux - knows about the necrokinesis /brings out his "softer side"



FRENEMIES AND ENEMIES:

Sebastian can be cruel and a bully when he is bored so will have a few of these, he wont know he has them because he wont actually care he has them but they will still exist. Sebastian may seek attention and validation from his friends, but he couldn’t give a flying flip about the people who don’t like him. Any interaction would be dripping in sarcasm and maybe an exchange of powers if you are gifted or a infliction of his powers if you aren’t gifted. Sebastian is spoilt and most of the time devoid of positive emotions.

Mason Lancaster - Enemies/hatred

ROMANCE:

Anyone and everyone, come one come all – literally. Sebastian is not selective about those he is attracted too although he does have an affinity for beautiful people. He has no long term romantic/serious relationships to speak of although that does not mean hes opposed to them, he just looses focus really quickly. Sebastian will flirt, engage in one night stands, random hook ups, booty-calls, friends with benefits and semi-serious dating. Hes unreliable and difficult to get to open up so anything to serious can make life difficult for the person hes dating. Play-boy is the best way to define Sebastian.

Ethan Rivers - flirtation



PLOT HOOKS:

TBC

[Aimee]

@tomas and Ethan Rivers

These two might be interesting to throw together. I think they have some common ground, but they are sort of on opposite sides. They are both from affluent families and have some family issues. Ethan still talks to his family, but he is working on distancing himself.

Ethan's dad and brother are involved in the Guild, and he tends to take clients from the Guild from time to time, but he hates them. He just doesn't go against them because he is scared of what would happen to himself, and scared they will find out he's Gifted.

He has heard rumors about Blackstorm, but he doesn't know how much is just baseless and how much is real. He thinks what he's heard about them (liberating the gifted) sounds like a noble goal, but would never work. He would be willing to help out legally where he could, as long as it stayed hush hush.

Also, along with your plot hooks, Ethan shares a taste for the finer things in life. Restaurants, bars, and clubs included. Ethan might be likely to attempt to flirt with strike up a conversation with Tomas if they're both sitting alone at a counter.

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@tomas and Emerson Vanderbilt

They share the gift of accelerated healing, though Emie tries to hide her gift as best as she can. However, I can see her being interested if she sees Tomas practicing martial arts in the gym or something. She'd want to try it. She does competitive cheer and teaches yoga at the gym, so she would be all 'it's just different movements, I've got this', and then probably suck at it. But she'd have fun failing.

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Ethan Rivers & @tomas

I definitely feel like they run in the same social circle’s money/status wise. Tomas might not be aware of Ethan’s direct links to the Guild but he might be suspicious if a lot of Ethan’s clients are all Guild members. If he think Ethan maybe good for Blackstorm he might gradually try and drop hints and get a feel for where Ethans loyalties lie. I can also see them meeting for lunchs/dinners at fancy restaurants – Tomas would definitely enjoy if Ethan was a bit flirty, it would definitely inflate his ego a little and he would probably harmlessly flirt back. I get bromance vibes from these two. Fun with some good banter. Maybe some brother-ly vibes seeing as Tomas isn’t much younger then Ethans older brother and Tomas also understands the family pressure stuff.

Emerson Vanderbilt & @tomas

I feel like they are complete opposites but I think that could lead to quite entertaining scenarios. Tomas hates family, is a little to uptight and comes across quite formal and closed off. If she decided she wanted to learn martial arts he would definitely be happy helping her learn although he might be slightly taken-aback by her sunshine/weirdo impulsivity, but maybe that’s a good thing for Tomas. Maybe she could open him up and make him a little less uptight about things. He might also enjoy learning yoga - although he would be a very fast learner because of his gift.

[Aimee]

@tomas and Ethan Rivers

I can definitely see the bromance happening! Tomas and Ethan are about the same age, but Ethan doesn't feel much kinship with his own brother. He would definitely start out flirting and stroking Tomas' ego, and his 'politics' about Gifted are really complicated. He doesn't like the Guild/hunters, but he is scared to refuse working for them. It definitely wouldn't be most of his clientele, but certainly some of them. He absolutely wouldn't join Blackstorm, at least not unless he was forcibly outed to his family and the Guild and felt like he needed to for his own protection. On the flip side of that, he also wouldn't expose anyone. He takes confidentiality seriously.

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@tomas and Emerson Vanderbilt

They are definitely opposites. And about a decade apart in age. But Emie thinks life is too short to be boring, so she embraces being a total oddball/goof/weirdo. She would propose a trade if he wanted to learn yoga, offering to teach him if he'll (try to) teach her. She'd be impressed with his quick learning, but it probably wouldn't dawn on her that it's a gift. She might freak a bit if she finds out he's gifted or if he finds out about hers, but I could see it being good for her to see someone who isn't living in fear of their gifts. She knows literally nothing about hunters, Blackstorm, or the Sector. She's just scared because her mom drilled it into her to keep it secret before she died, so that's what Emie does.

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Ethan Rivers & @tomas

Oops sorry, I read the age wrong on the application. They are in fact the exact same age, which is great- I can definitely see a bromance. Maybe they can both just have an awareness that maybe they both have histories that they aren’t talking about but hint at? Would Ethan be open about his gift with other gifted or would he still keep it hidden?

Emerson Vanderbilt & @tomas

I like how unaware she is of the entire gifted/hunter/blackstorm world she is in, Tomas will hate that and be totally mind blown by it. I think the could have good teacher/mentee roles for each other. She can teach Tomas a little bit about not being in total control of everything if that sounds like her thing?

[Aimee]

@tomas and Ethan Rivers

If Ethan knows the other person is gifted and he trusts them, he would talk about it if the need arose. Otherwise, there is the potential he'd try to keep it hidden. He'd make it clear that he's no threat, either way.

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@tomas and Emerson Vanderbilt

I know, she's just so baby. I love it, and I think they will be so much fun to throw together!

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Sebastian Finnian Grey has been added to the plotter

[Katrina Wells]

Katrina Wells and @sebastian

I think these two meeting up would be pretty interesting! They're both from extremely wealthy families and both the youngest in their family (though Katrina is a good bit younger than Sebastian lol). She wouldn't be looking to him for money, status, or to have him get her anywhere she wants or needs to go so I think they could have a pretty genuine connection. Maybe more of a sort of big brother/little sister vibe kind of friendship?

Katrina is a super sweet, people pleaser kind of person so any kind of mood swings or changes in personality wouldn't really deter her or phase her much. Especially after the father she's grown up with. She also is more prone to letting other people get her in trouble so things like having him dragging her to steal the family yacht for a joy ride would absolutely be something she'd run with. But I think she'd also be good for showing him a softer, calmer, more genuine side of things. Helping him slow down or open up more emotionally.

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Katrina Wells & Sebastian Finnian Grey

I like the idea of a big brother/little sister vibe. Although Sebastian would pretend not to care, he would be protective of her. This protective side wouldn't prevent him trying to be a disruptive force/bad influence on her, but he wouldn't take kindly to someone else taking on that role with her. Him being protective openly about her would definitely be a crack in his armour and she could find a way in and open him up a bit more.