JACK HAWTHORN
PURSUANT PHOTOGRAPHER
If Ashdown were a k-drama, Jack would be the stoic, often dismissive love interest. Not quite a misanthrope but certainly not a social butterfly, he often keeps to himself while he works on his files and projects, simultaneously loathing and living off the stress of an impending deadline and the shaking nerves from several shots of espresso. He's convinced the world isn't quite what it seems and is determined to capture the footage he needs to prove it, almost desperate even for the thrill of something otherworldly to shake up his mundane, parental-controlled life.PURSUANT PHOTOGRAPHER
YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH
At his core, Jack seeks the truth: about the world, about other people, maybe (rarely) about himself. He needs to break things down into facts and bits of information he can digest, and sometimes that bluntness chafes a person if he refuses the emotional aspect of wearing them down. Jack isn't particularly in touch with his own emotional side and gets more than annoyed with those that are more led by them; compartmentalizing is clearly the way. It's an obsession with the facts (and a somewhat obsessive-like personality in general) that can easily distract him from different tasks.Jack has lived an easy life up until college, and the blunt brick that is Reality has knocked him square in the jaw now that he has his own apartment, making him irritable just on a regular basis. It doesn't help that at his core he's a rather possessive person--they're his friends, not yours--with an insecurity of being looked over for not being special enough dashed with a bit of of a control freak. (Years of straitlaced parenting and need-to-get-A's can do that to a kid.) He also tends to keep laundry lists of wrongdoing just in case someone thinks they're "even," not above a little emotional manipulation just to set the record straight.
NOT A CREATURE WAS STIRRING
In dim or dark lighting, Jack always manages to make his way without knocking into something/tripping/bumping a person, the way someone who knows the layout of a room knows instinctively what to avoid.ANYTHING ELSE?
- Has a guitar he's named Barbara that he seems more close to than even his friends; plays it in the band he's in with Connor
Birthday is October 31; currently 23 years old
Grad student at Rider-Waite with a major in Biochem, though his real passion is photography
Birth name is Dong Ming; his mother told him to use a whiter sounding name to avoid racism; is half-Korean
Is a whopping 6'7"
Is afraid of heights
The spicier the food, the better
Has a stupidly nerdy laugh and does everything to make sure no-one hears it
Keeps files with notes and occasional photographs on various subjects
Naturally dark haired but has dyed it green
Has a thing about shoes, especially heels; seriously, there's a Pinterest board just for his dream closet
Previously played here. This is a chance to roleplay him if he were able to stay with his family, though he retains his "there's totally more out there and I gotta find it" vibe.
