(Think I'm going with a younger, longer-haired Ruben Cortada, specifically this kinda look here:
Link!)
NAME: Leander "Leon" Cross.
QUICK DESCRIPTION/BIO: Leon's parents were hippies (and well, still are to an extent). His mother is Mexican, but his father is white. Leon grew up nearby, however he was at a school in a different district for most of his high school years. He only transfered to Parkville High for his senior year - just what he did to be expelled from his previous school isn't something he (or his parents) care to discuss - suffice it to say, the fiasco involved a good amount of juvenile delinquency.
Despite being more than a little rough around the edges, Leon can actually be fairly friendly so long as he's treated decently. On the flip-side, he also holds himself aloof from most of his peers. He tries to use posturing and intimidation to make people leave him alone, but he is a bit quick to anger and more than willing to throw himself tooth and nail at a threat. He doesn't particularly like to start fights, but damned if he won't finish them.
AGE/GRADE LEVEL: 17/senior
HEIGHT/PHYS. DESCRIPTION:
Leon is 5'9" and fairly slender. He appears to be Hispanic, and he is fairly tan. His hair is black and worn in a loosely brushed mess falling a bit past his shoulders. Sometimes he'll pull it back in a tail. His eyes are a pale amber-brown color and are surrounded by thick, dark lashes. His brows are thin and sharply defined. His facial features are fairly sharp and slightly pointed, with high and prominent cheekbones.
Leon possesses a wiry sort of musculature, is quick on his feet, and can pack quite a punch if you piss him off enough. His knuckles are scarred from fist-fights. He fights dirty, and he uses whatever he can to his advantage.
He tends to dress in tight acid-washed jeans, whichever ratty band-related t-shirt he happened to pick up off the floor in the morning, and boots. He finishes the ensemble with a cut-off similarly acid-washed denim jacket.
Leon could be considered decently attractive, particularly if he cleaned up some (or if one happened to fancy that whole 'bad boy' thing).
BFF:
Not really a BFF, but he's cool with Albert Spivey. Guy's got interesting taste in music.
ENEMY:
He has a notable dislike of Buddy Parrish, and occasionally wants to punch that little punk in the face.
DATING:
Single.
SECRET CRUSH:
He used to be sweet on someone at his old school, but that pretty much crashed and burned. If he's decided he likes anyone
here, he damned well isn't going to tell anyone about it.
BEST CLASS:
He hates PE the least, but that isn't saying much. He actually does enjoy physical activity, but he doesn't much like having it ordered for him by some stupid teachers.
WORST CLASS:
Most of them. He particularly hates Math.
HOBBY/EXTRACURRICULAR/JOB:
No job currently, althought he has worked in convenience stores in the past. Out side of being a slacker in school, he does a lot of loitering and hanging out (usually with people who will give him free booze and smokes). If he's at home, a lot of the time he's told to keep an eye on his siblings while his parents are out doing... whatever it is they go out to do. He goes out running sometimes - he likes it, clears his head.
TOP 5 BANDS: (in no particular order)
Dead or Alive
The Cult
Bon Jovi
Scorpions
INXS
GUILTY PLEASURE:
He... actually does kind of like Madonna, and he has a copy of her first album. Her music is catchy, okay! He also kind of likes to cook.
VICIOUS RUMOR ABOUT THEM:
He got expelled for punching the Principal, he put a kid in a coma, he's a filthy gay faggot, his parents are satanists and his father was actually the devil (why else would he have *yellow* eyes!?),
FAVORITE MOVIE: Escape from New York or Blade Runner.
FAVORITE FOOD/SODA: Grilled chicken with black beans and rice/Coca Cola (he actually also rather likes sweets, but damned if he's going to tell anyone).
DESCRIBE HOME/SIBLINGS/RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS: Leon doesn't really talk to his parents much. He's somewhat embarrased by them. He has a younger brother, Kenneth (12), and a baby sister, Serafina (a little over 1 year old). His parents try to do well with him, but they're not really even sure where to start - they don't understand him. Leon is fond of his siblings. Kenneth seems to alternate between looking up to him and hating his guts, depending on the day and the phase of the moon. Serafina is too young to have much of an opinion on him.
TEACHERS DESCRIBE THEM AS: Standoffish, seems to have trouble with authoritative figures. Some feel he could do well if he expended the effort, but he does not seem to be motivated to do so.
GPA: 2.5 (barely)
MOST LIKELY TO: End up dead in a ditch somewhere.
CAR/BUS/WALK?:
He usually walks. If he *really* needs to get somewhere like, now, he'll find someone to bum a ride from.
VICES/JUVENILE DELINQUENCY:
Leon smokes cigarettes, he's tried pot. He'll drink if it's available, and will take whatever if it's given to him - he won't go out of his way to procure for himself.
He has been caught shoplifting, and has also gotten into trouble for kicking the everloving shit out of people (read: other students) who tried to fuck with him.
INVENTORY: He has a switchblade hidden in his backpack, although thusfar it has been used solely for public-vandalism-related purposes. He keeps it on hand incase shit gets a little too serious. Aside from that, he has a pack of cigs, a lighter, and some general school related paraphernalia - a battered notebook, some pens and pencils, random stray papers.
PRIZED POSSESSION: He's got a hemp "wish" bracelet with green beads that he wears around his left wrist. He tends to wear long sleeves that cover it, but he wears it all the time and it does seem important to him. (Don't bother asking what his wish was, damned if he's gonna tell ya).
SECRET: He is, actually, gay. That doesn't mean he won't beat the shit out of anyone who calls him a fag. Or looks like they might call him a fag.
IN SHORT, THREE WORDS: Untrusting, Angry, Rebel (so more or less, a teenager!)