Horace Nokoni
conflicted victim
Horace's life feels like it's been a long litany of mistakes. Bad choice after bad choice: running away, living with him, not being strong enough to go - and he even finds a way to blame other's choices on himself, too. His incredibly low self worth has dipped lower over the past few years, to the point that he's pretty sure everything is his fault. Look, it's a long road to recovery, and that's why he's here, in Ashdown. He's a little lost (a lot lost) still, but he's trying to make a life for himself, to build up something with pieces of the past holding him back. Maybe the next step is college; after he finishes his G.E.D..conflicted victim
[[considering a different word besides victim. thoughts, pls?]]
Can't Touch This
As a result of the previous few years, people touching him makes Horace nervous, jumpy, skittish. He's become used to a certain level of uncertainty associated with touch, an aggravated outcome. And while it hasn't always been this way, it's a flinch he cant get rid of. Expected touches can be tolerated, more or less - but unexpected ones can cause him to lash out or shrink away or any number of sudden actions depending on the day. Horace views this ingrained reaction like a stain he can't wash out; he hates it. He tries to initiate touch, here and there, but even that leaves his stomach queasy and palms sweating. Look, just... don't touch him, okay. Please.
STATIC SHOCK
Horace's clothes seem to generate a little extra static electricity than most. Those looking to touch him might be in for a shock. ANYTHING ELSE?
- ran away from home because he was bullied for being queer
- shacked up with a Bad Man
- eventually got out with Help
- moved to ashdown because Help had relatives here so it was a suggestion he just took
- lived here a little over a year
- misses the Help, keeps in contact with her
- sometimes he think he misses Man, and he hates that it sometimes pops up, makes him feel weak and unfixable
- he's 23, native american
Horace is an oc who has been previously played here. Writing examples here, here, and here
Oh look, some art!
