The Walker Family ~ Accepted

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xxxx× × ×xxxxTHExxxW A L K E Rxxx FAMILYxxxx× × ×xxxx
(( Family is joint-owned by Cara MiaKitty and Diamond Wales ))

xxxFAMILY TREExxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Clayton Walker, husband of Denise, guardian of Akira and Shinobu
Played by Cara MiaKitty
♥ Denise Walker, wife of Clayton, guardian of Akira and Shinobu
Played by Diamond Wales
xxx↦ Shinobu Yamazaki, son of Itsuki and Carley Yamazaki, adopted by Clayton and Denise
xxxPlayed by Diamond Wales
xxx↦ Akira Yamazaki, son of Itsuki and Carley Yamazaki, adopted by Clayton and Denise
xxxPlayed by Diamond Wales
xxx↪ Bobby Ray Walker, son of Clayton and Denise
xxxPlayed by Diamond Wales
xxx↪ Dixie Lynn Walker, daughter of Clayton and Denise
xxxPlayed by Cara MiaKitty

xxxOTHER FAMILYxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[x] The Holt Family, via Clayton

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxRECENT UPDATESxxx

Date of Updates: 2 January 2018

xxxClaytonxxx
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xxxDenisexxx
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xxxShinobuxxx
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xxxAkiraxxx
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xxxBobby Rayxxx
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xxxDixie Lynnxxx
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xxxColin Yamazakixxx
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xxxAccepted byxxx
- Weasley 2/24/17
xxxUpdates Accepted byxxx
❝Yukitty❞ 3/13/21
xxxAccepted Charactersxxx
Clayton, Denise, Shinobu, Akira 2/24/17 Bobby Ray, Dixie Lynn 5/11/20 Colin (3/13/21)

 

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xx❖xx C L A Y T O N xxx L E E xxx W A L K E R xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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NICKNAMES »» Clay
AGE »» 36
BIRTHDAY »» 26 May 2008
FACECLAIM »» Christian Kane ✖
BLOOD STATUS »» Halfblood
WAND »» 11 Inches, Spruce with Hippogriff Feather, pliable and smooth
LANGUAGES SPOKEN »» English, Spanish, Spanglish
ACCENT »» Texan ✖
PET »» Basset Hound King

LIKES
xxx»» Classic video games
xxx»» Art
xxx»» Rockabilly music
xxx»» Food
xxx»» Whiskey
DISLIKES
xxx»» Food poisoning
xxx»» Cold weather
xxx»» Magical interference
xxx»» Quills
xxx»» Itchy sweaters
HOBBIES
xxx»» Cooking/Experimenting in the kitchen
xxx»» Guitar
xxx»» Video games
STRENGTHS
xxx»» Not afraid to take risks
xxx»» Kind-hearted
WEAKNESSES
xxx»» "Holy my beer and watch this"
xxx»» Stubborn as a mule
FEARS
xxx»» Chickens
xxx»» Burning the house down



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HONEST
xxx»» Clay doesn't necessarily have some huge moral hangup about lying. It's more like, he can't be bothered to do it nine times out of ten. He'd much rather just shoot straight with people than have to explain himself if he gets caught. Sometimes, he's a little too honest, and his mouth gets him in trouble. Mainly in bars, after he's had too much to drink. Luckily for him, he can hold his own better than he can hold his tongue.

SHREWD
xxx»» Contrary to what one might think, Clay isn't stupid. He's actually pretty sharp, picking things up fairly easily when they're explained to him. People tend to assume he's a dumb hick, and he's more than happy to humiliate them by proving them wrong. He's not a genius, of course, but to him, most things are pretty simple, once you take the time to pay attention. He's got a fine eye for detail, and is quick when processing information. He might act like an idiot when it suits him, but it's mostly an act.

INVENTIVE
xxx»» Clay grew up in a small country town, with a small country family, who didn't have a lot of money. That is to say, sometimes things broke, and they had to get creative with how to fix them, because the nearest store carrying the supplies was an hours drive away, and gas costs money. So do supplies. When his dad was around it wasn't a big deal, but he wasn't around much. Clay's grandfather taught him all sorts of creative solutions to problems, and that something wasn't broke until it was too broke for duct tape to fix it. As such, he tends to default to cheap, unorthodox solutions to his problems rather than going the traditional route.

STUBBORN
xxx»» If a man has nothing else, he should have his pride. Or, that's what his grandfather always said. Clay took it seriously, and unfortunately clings to his pride like nothing else. He's pretty set in his ways, which isn't so bad most of the time, but when he's about to do something stupid (which is often) on a dare or 'just 'cause', it can be difficult to talk him out of it. Likewise, he needs to be talked into borrowing money or accepting help, has to be convinced to buy something new instead of fixing what's broken for the thousandth time, and usually conned into doing anything he doesn't want to do.

PLAYFUL
xxx»» Clay grew up an only child, but his mama and grandparents never hesitated to make sure he was having a happy childhood. Generally speaking, they overcompensated for his dad walking out, trying to make sure he never felt like he was lacking. As a result, Clay grew up a little spoiled, and a lot reckless. He was generally allowed to do whatever he liked, as long as it wasn't too dangerous. Unfortunately, once he was in school, 'too dangerous' got difficult to define, and he did whatever he wanted when he was away from home. He likes to spend time rough-housing with friends, pulling stupid stunts, and generally having a good time, no matter what consequences he might face the next day. He's also very affectionate with his closest loved ones, teasing them and cracking jokes to make them smile.

AMIABLE
xxx»» Generally speaking, Clay likes everyone until they give him a reason not to. He's quick with a smile, likes to make small talk, and is a fairly easy-going fellow most of the time. He wants people to feel comfortable and happy as often as possible, so if he can find a way to do that for them while they're in his presence, he will. Unless you have a viewpoint that greatly differs from his own, on a subject that's very important to him, he's quite easy to get along with. His mother says he's never met a stranger in his life; Clay says they just don't stay strangers for long.



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CHILDHOOD

xxx»» Annalise Walker was part of a rather large family, not that you would've known it. Her father had a penchant for proposing too soon, and didn't care much to fight to save his marriages. She had a younger half-sister, Mary, who was one of the few siblings she was ever close to. The pair had a falling out, unfortunately, but not before Mary introduced Annalise to Emmerich Troy, a friend of her husband's. Annalise and Emmerich hit it off and began a relationship, but Emmerich traveled a lot for work. When she came up pregnant, he vanished off the face of the Earth.

xxx»» Annalise tried her best with her son Clay, but they struggled a lot. Eventually she moved to her stepfather's farm, figuring having some help with the boy, as well as a stable roof over their heads without threat of eviction, was the best decision. She penned an angry letter to Clay's father when the boy was three, railing at him for abandoning them. She regretted sending it, until the checks started coming. She didn't like using the money on principle, but reasoned that if she could've gotten the b*****d to court, that's what she would've gotten anyway.

xxx»» Clay didn't meet his father until he was six; his mother had written a letter to Emmerich, detailing some strange goings-on at Clay's school, all seemingly centered around his son. She'd written him now and again over the years, supposing if the man was going to give them money he may as well hear about the boy, since he must care at least a little. The family was floored when Emmerich showed up; at first, Clay's grandfather refused to let him see the boy, but Emmerich convinced Annalise and her mother that it was important that he talk to his son. Annalise sat with Clay as his father questioned him about the odd occurrences. He determined that, like him, his son was a wizard. He filled Annalise in on the magical world, and promised to handle Clay's schooling. After that point, he was a much more active part of his son's life, though his actual presence was still minimal.

SCHOOL YEARS

xxx»» Clay, for his part, didn't find magical school any more interesting than muggle school. He made decent grades, courtesy of being smart by default, but generally didn't ever find anything particularly interesting about magic itself. When asked what he wanted to do for a living, he usually shrugged and said something about working on his grandfather's farm, or being an auto-mechanic. He didn't discover anything that really held any interest for him until he was thirteen, and his grandmother started teaching him her old family recipes over the Summer. Cooking, he found, was exciting and relaxing all at once, and allowed him to stretch his creative muscles in a way that he'd never considered. It wasn't long before he was experimenting in the kitchen, reading everything he could about food from other cultures and new and interesting ways to combine flavors.


xxx»» Of course, he likes to say nothing interesting happened to him, his whole life, until he was fourteen. That year at school, he was at a Quodpot match, Coyote v. Chameleon, cheering on his buddy Jose, when he noticed a rather pretty older girl cheering on the Chameleon team. Being somewhat bored, seeing as he was only there to cheer Jose on and not out of any real interest in the sport, Clay made it a personal game to try and cheer louder than the (rather enthusiastic) girl. Apparently, she caught on, because each time he got louder, so did she. By the end of the game, he could barely talk, but that didn't stop him from asking her on a date, 'to discuss the game.' To his surprise (she was two years older than him, after all), she said yes. Even more surprising was when she approached him not long after to ask him on a second date. He didn't quite get why, since she'd said no when he'd suggested it, but wasn't about to look a gift horse in the mouth. They continued seeing each other for a while, and eventually he found out that she had a habit of making dares with her best friend. Among those dares was her going on dates with him. By that point, though, she was genuinely enjoying his company and seeing him by her own choice, so he decided to be smug that he'd gotten a sixteen year old to like him as opposed to offended that she'd been basically playing with him.

ADULTHOOD

xxx»» Clay graduated from school with little of note, aside from his continued relationship with Denise, which had prevailed despite numerous bets against them (which he happily collected money on). He worked his grandfather's farm for a bit, then eventually figured that if he wanted to be able to afford a wedding ring, he should get an actual job. He started out working the kitchen of his home town's only diner, eventually building up enough experience to get the chance to impress some people at some job interviews until he got hired on at a couple fairly successful restaurants. It took some time, but he managed to save up enough (and build up enough of a reputation) that he was able to get a ring and a job near Denise's home. He didn't even tell her he was coming, just showed up at her place, rang the doorbell, and was on one knee when she answered the door. Of course, he had to introduce himself to her father and convince the man he wasn't a complete jerk, but eventually he got the blessing and they got married.

xxx»» Things were going pretty well for the pair, nothing exciting, but that was fine by Clay. Unfortunately, the universe seemingly heard him saying as much, and decided to shake things up in the worst of ways. They got news that Denise's sister and her husband had been in a horrible car accident. Neither had survived, leaving the couple's two boys orphaned. Clay didn't even have to be convinced of what to do, the second his wife suggested adopting the boys, he was all for it, even if it meant moving to the UK, of all places. Better to uproot himself and his wife than two kids who'd just lost their parents, he figured. The got some money together, and managed to purchase The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade village. The top floor of the Inn was converted into a decent-sized apartment, and the inn and bar were open for business.

xxx»» Things had no sooner gotten settled for the Walkers and their nephews when Denise realized she was pregnant. They'd not been trying, exactly, but they hadn't exactly not been trying, either. Clay was thrilled, especially when they found out it'd be twins, though the pregnancy itself managed to make him pray for the day he didn't get a wink of sleep because of crying babies. The twins managed to be born at what was possibly the most awkward possible moment, right at midnight the night before Akira was supposed to go off to Hogwarts that year.



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ATTENDED »» Salem Institute
HOUSE »» Coyote
CLASS OF »» 2026
CAT SCORES
xxxADVANCED POTIONS »» EE
xxxASTRONOMY »» O
xxxCHARMS »» EE
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» A
xxxHERBOLOGY »» EE
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» O
xxxTRANSFIGURATION »» P
xxxMAGIC AND THE ARTS »» A
xxxMAGIZOOLOGY »» EE
xxxMUSIC »» A
xxxWANDLESS MAGIC PRACTICE CLASS »» EE
xxxWELLNESS AND MAGIC »» O
WIT SCORES
xxxADVANCED POTIONS »» EE
xxxASTRONOMY »» O
xxxCHARMS »» O
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» A
xxxHERBOLOGY »» A
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» O
xxxMAGIZOOLOGY »» A
xxxMUSIC »» EE
xxxWANDLESS MAGIC PRACTICE CLASS »» A
xxxWELLNESS AND MAGIC »» O
DREAM JOB »» Lazy Bum Who Grills On The Weekends
CURRENT JOB »» Owner and Cook/Bartender for The Three Broomsticks



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SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION »» Straight
RELATIONSHIP STATUS »» Married
SIGNIFICANT OTHER »» Denise Walker

FAMILY
xxx»» Wife Denise Walker, twins Bobby Ray and Dixie Lynn
xxx»» Nephews Shinobu and Akira Yamazaki
xxx»» Parents Emmerich Troy and Annalise Walker
xxx»» Grandparents Roy and Mary-Anne Walker
xxx»» In-Laws Parker and Caroline Evered
xxx»» Cousins Kenneth Holt, wife Verily and daughter Sawyer, Elliott Holt
FRIENDS
xxx»» Best Friend Denise Walker
xxx»» - - -
ENEMIES
xxx»» All Chickens Everywhere
ACQUAINTANCES
xxx»» - - -

 

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NICKNAMES »» Dix
AGE »» 11
BIRTHDAY »» 1 September 2038
GENDER »» Female
FACE-CLAIM »» Kiernan Shipka ✖ Billie Piper ✖
BLOOD STATUS »» Muggleborn
WAND »» - - -
LANGUAGES SPOKEN »» English, Spanish, Spanglish, Japanese
ACCENT »» Southern USA ✖
PET »» - - -

LIKES
xxx»» American food
xxx»» Summertime
xxx»» Pop music
xxx»» Fantasy fiction
xxx»» Jewelry
DISLIKES
xxx»» Hot tea
xxx»» Bugs
xxx»» Being sticky
xxx»» Wool
xxx»» Poor weather
HOBBIES
xxx»» Creating chaos
xxx»» Fishing
xxx»» Dancing



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HYPER
xxx»» Dixie Lynn has a lot of energy. So much so that it's hard to figure out where it all comes from. From sunup to sundown she is going, going, going, and anything that forces her to stop is unacceptable. She doesn't seem to have an off switch so much as a pause. She can sit still and be quiet when she needs to, but the aftermath usually results in her running laps or doing cartwheels to let off the excess she built up during that period. Having her in a small, enclosed space for too long is enough to drive her batty.

ENTHUSIASTIC
xxx»» When Dixie is interested in something, she's all in. She's liable to become an overnight expert on something that catches her attention, and will spend the next day talking the ears off of anyone who'll listen about it. This principle applies to her hobbies, her studies, and her friends. She's the person who'll remember something you mentioned offhandedly to her once, six years ago, and will surprise you by remembering it on your birthday.

CAPABLE
xxx»» Dixie was taught from birth to always look out for herself. Not because she can't rely on others, but because it's important to be able to rely on yourself when they're not there. She's good at solving her own problems, and rarely has to ask for help. Unfortunately, when she does need help with something, she'll often stubbornly refuse to ask for it. She tends to instead find a less-than-perfect solution that she can accomplish on her own. Sometimes this works out alright, but sometimes she ends up having to backtrack and do it over again.

MOTIVATED
xxx»» What Dixie wants, Dixie intends to get. She doesn't care how hard she has to work for it, what she has to endure, if it's important to her, she's going to figure it out. She suffers a fair bit from tunnel-vision, often forgetting what other things are important in the face of something she thinks needs to be done. It's incredibly hard to distract her from whatever task she's on.

COMPETITIVE
xxx»» Dixie likes to win. A surefire way to get her interested in something is to make it a competition. Who can run the fastest, who can catch the most fish, who can finish the book first, etc. It's certainly something her parents have abused in order to get her to do things they want. They're not above turning something into a game to get her involved. If she can beat her brother at it, all the better. The downside being that, if she loses, she tends to challenge him to a rematch and won't let it go until she wins.

HONEST
xxx»» Saying that Dixie values the truth is a bit of a stretch; it's more that she has no verbal filter. She tends to say whatever is on her mind, consequences be damned. Also, lying is complicated, and she doesn't see the point in doing it. It's much easier to remember the truth, so she doesn't bother with lying. It's something of a blessing and a curse. She gets in plenty of trouble because she's always the first to admit she did something wrong. But, because people value honesty, her punishment is usually slackened, if not forgotten about altogether, since she was honest about it.

STRENGTHS
xxx»» Straight shooter
xxx»» Independent
WEAKNESSES
xxx»» Stubborn
xxx»» Acts before she thinks
FEARS
xxx»» Being left behind
xxx»» Clowns



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CHILDHOOD
xxx»» Dixie Lynn is the second-born child of Clay and Denise Walker, but her brother Bobby Ray is only older than her by, like, fifteen minutes, so she insists it doesn't really count. She insists on proving her overall equality to her brother at all times, competing with him constantly by proving anything he can do, she can do better. She spent her early years acquiring many a bump and bruise, and even broken bones, trying to show that she was just as good, if not better, than him and any- and everything.
xxx»» Other than the trouble she got herself into, she doesn't think she had a particularly interesting childhood. The most interesting thing to happen outside of her and her brother's shenanigans was whatever the heck her cousin Akira got up to, which she was frequently sticking her nose into. She loves her cousins and, when not busy with her brother, would trail after them obsessively. When her brother went off to school without her, she took to abusing the floo to pester them as much as possible. When she got in trouble over it, she just shrugged and said she was trying to stay out of her parent's way at work.

SCHOOL YEARS

FIRST YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -
SECOND YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -
THIRD YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -
FOURTH YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -
FIFTH YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -
SIXTH YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -
SEVENTH YEAR »» - - -
xxxEXTRACURRICULARS »» - - -




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TO ATTEND »» Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
HOUSE »» - - -
YEAR »» - - -
BEST LESSONS
xxx»» - - -
xxx»» - - -
xxx»» - - -
WORST LESSONS
xxx»» - - -
xxx»» - - -
xxx»» - - -
LIFE GOAL »» Take over The Three Broomsticks



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SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION »» TBD
RELATIONSHIP STATUS »» Single
SIGNIFICANT OTHER »» - - -

FAMILY
xxx»» Father Clayton Walker ♥ Mother Denise
xxx»» Twin brother Bobby Ray Walker
xxx»» Cousins Shinobu and Akira Yamazaki
xxx»» Extended Family
xxxxx»» Kenneth Holt ♥ Verily → Sawyer
xxxxx»» Elliott Holt ♥ Jesse Calvert → Leiland Holt
FRIENDS
xxx»» BEST FRIEND - - -
xxx»» - - -
ENEMIES
xxx»» - - -
ACQUAINTANCES
xxx»» - - -

 

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AGE »» 32
BIRTHDAY »» 22 July 2020
FACECLAIM »» Edward Elric ✖
BLOOD STATUS »» Muggleborn
WAND »» 10 3/4 inches, Sycamore with Dragon Heartstring, pliable with a bent shaft
LANGUAGES SPOKEN »» English
ACCENT »» Kentish ✖
PET »» Owl Walter

LIKES
xxx»» Steampunk
xxx»» Robots
xxx»» Sci-Fi
xxx»» Anime
xxx»» Spicy food
DISLIKES
xxx»» Distractions
xxx»» No privacy
xxx»» Boredom
xxx»» Classical music
xxx»» Shoddy workmanship
HOBBIES
xxx»» Making clockwork animals
xxx»» Reading
xxx»» Video games
STRENGTHS
xxx»» Extremely creative
xxx»» Unending curiosity
WEAKNESSES
xxx»» Social anxiety
xxx»» Low self-esteem
FEARS
xxx»» Getting sick
xxx»» Hospitals



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INVENTIVE
xxx»» Colin likes being presented with problems that require him to think critically to solve. He greatly admires his stepmother's brains, and aspires to be like her. He's very clever, and enjoys challenges. His favorite thing to do is to attempt to fix something that's broken, particularly if it is of an electronic or clockwork nature.

CURIOUS
xxx»» This particular trait, when described by Colin, is that he is simply very interested in the world around him. Others, however, would be more apt to call him 'meddlesome,' as in he just can't leave well enough alone. He doesn't care that it works, he wants to know how, and will often take it apart to find out. Sometimes this is fine, but other times he has trouble putting things back together again quite the way they originally were, which is the cause for many headaches in his household.

ENTHUSIASTIC
xxx»» Colin is never one to sit quietly when presented with something that interests him. He throws himself into things wholeheartedly, and is always eager to see them through to the end. He rarely bothers with things that don't interest him, but when he has no choice but to take part, he will find something to be excited about. He's an incredibly passionate person, and it shows.

INSECURE
xxx»» Though he tries not to let it get to him, Colin suffers from a lot of insecurity and anxiety. He's something of a worrywart, and overthinks things. If he goes too long without hearing from a friend, he tends to assume they don't care about him very much. He tries to keep it to himself, even though he knows logically that isn't a solution. He mostly doesn't want to be a bother to people, and feels like if he makes a big deal out of his insecurity, they'll resent him for it.

OBSESSIVE
xxx»» Colin tends to be a little too involved in his projects sometimes; he'll get an idea in his head and it won't go away, until it's keeping him up all night. He loses a lot of sleep obsessing over small fixes, wondering about how the world works, questioning any and everything. It's very hard for him to shut his brain down.

STUBBORN
xxx»» Colin has a very hard time backing down from anything; his obsessive nature combined with his eternal optimism ensures that he can't let anything go until he's seen it through to the end. Sometimes, he clings to something long past when he should have moved on, because the idea of simply dropping something and leaving it unfinished drives him up the wall.



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CHILDHOOD

xxx»» Colin was the only successful attempt by his biological parents to have a child. His mother Teresa had been sick much of her life, and her health was never the best. Her husband tried many times to convince her to adopt instead, but she wouldn't budge. When they conceived Colin, he finally got her to agree that, if this pregnancy failed, they would look into alternatives. She was able to carry her son to term, but tragically died giving birth to him. Allen spent the first year of his son's life in a deep depression, having to rely on the help of a kind neighbor to help him care for Colin. Eventually, the neighbor, Katherine, and Allen developed a closer relationship, eventually dating and then marrying before Colin was four. Colin, having never known his biological mother, did not know that Katherine was only his stepmother until he was much older. Meanwhile, his father worked an extra job in order to help put his second wife through school, and she became an engineer with a focus on robotics. Colin was always fascinated by his mother's occupation, and developed her sense of wonder and inventiveness. When he was six, however, Kate had to stop bringing her work home with her, because every once in a while, something would short out the wiring. Eventually she realized this only happened when she let Colin sit in on her working, and only when he began to get very excited about it. One night, her suspicions were confirmed when, while attempting to fix a broken appliance, as he watched on in wonder, the lights flickered, and then, upon his excitement at its working again, suddenly the entire home's power went out. It wasn't until they received his Hogwarts letter and their son's status as a wizard was revealed that they understood what had been happening. Kate, for her part, was skeptical at first, but when presented with proof, she readily accepted her son's magical gifts.

SCHOOL YEARS

xxxFIRST YEAR »» Colin's first year wasn't particularly eventful from an outside perspective, but he certainly didn't feel that way. Learning about magic was incredibly exciting, and he made a lot of friends. He was very excited to attend the Valentine's Ball, if only because it was a masquerade, which he probably found a lot more interesting than some of his classmates.
xxxSECOND YEAR »» Over the Summer, Colin attended a party hosted at Aimee's house, one which he was pretty excited to be invited to, at least until he got there. He felt rather like he was ignored by his friends, except Brandon, which left him wondering how much they really liked him. His second year of school got off to an uncomfortable start as well. Firstly, the train compartment he had settled in was quickly packed with far too many people, some of them apparently younger friends of Caty's who were just starting school. Colin didn't have anything against them, but he didn't like how crowded it was. Aimee was having similar difficulties, and the two of them ended up excusing themselves and sitting with Leon, which Colin felt guilty about since he knew the Slytherin didn't want to be bothered. Then, at the school, Aimee ended up having a panic attack at the feast, which was made worse when the person who triggered it took it upon themselves to try and 'help', despite clearly not knowing how to do so. The rest of the year was rather boring, truth be told, but he found himself feeling more or less isolated from his friends as it went on.
xxxTHIRD YEAR »» The feeling of isolation didn't improve over the holiday before third year, seeing as he heard nothing from any of his friends. Logically he knew it was just as much his fault as theirs, since he could've written them, but given he was the introverted one, he thought that it made little sense for them to expect him to initiate conversation. When he arrived at the station to go to school, he ran into Nike, who he got along well enough with but had never been sure if he was friends with per se. They were quickly joined by Di, which would have thrilled him, if not for the fact that she was accompanied by Mordred, an older boy she was friends with. Colin had always gotten the distinct impression that Mordred didn't like him, and the feeling only intensified over the awkward train ride. By the time they were at Hogsmeade Station, he was desperate to get away from the other boy, and relieved to run into Brandon and the Umber twins. The remainder of that year was a blur of depression, loneliness, and worrying about Aimee, who had taken to missing classes and always looked upset about something. He had suspicions that it was related to her boyfriend, but given that he apparently wasn't very close to her, he supposed he had no room to say anything. He later regretted that when he came across her boyfriend in the halls, lying unconscious on the ground, beaten seemingly half to death, with a very distraught Leon nearby, blood on the boy's knuckles. It was fairly obvious what had happened, and Colin, with the help of Nike who appeared soon after, helped get both boys to the Hospital wing. After that, Leon seemed to hover around him for the remainder of the year, which he found rather odd, but tried not to think too hard on.
xxxFOURTH YEAR »» His fourth year summer was slightly better than previous years, in that he actually got up the nerve to ask a friend to come over to his home. He invited Kiley over to hang out, and ended up introducing her to anime. Much to his delight, she got rather into the whole thing, and he ended up lending her some books from his manga collection to read. Of course, his comfort levels with her made it rather upsetting when he couldn't find her at the train station, nor anyone else in his friend circle to sit with that wouldn't make him upset. He wasn't having the best morning that day, and so inviting any sort of negativity seemed like a bad idea, so he elected to sit alone. This plan didn't work out so well, since Brandon opted to join him and spend a good chunk of the train ride complaining about their friends, apparently spurned on by an interaction with Mordred and Di, which didn't surprise Colin in the least. Things weren't improved by Di joining him at the Ravenclaw table at school and apologizing for being a bad friend, something which made him feel guilty, since he didn't think she'd been a bad friend at all, and that he was just over sensitive. She tried to reassure him, and was mostly successful, but his usual anxieties persisted, subdued but still present.
xxxFIFTH YEAR »» Colin's fifth year was entirely devoted to studying. He did spend time with his friends where he could, trying to keep his anxieties and insecurities from getting the better of him, but for the most part, he had his nose stuck in a book. It was probably mostly unnecessary, since he was a decent student, but he didn't want to run the risk of hubris costing him a good grade. Even making an EE where he knew he could've gotten an O would've been upsetting for him.
xxxSIXTH YEAR »» Colin had an eventful Summer, to say the least. It seemed to come out of no where, at least to him. He was hanging out with Brandon at the Gryffindor's house when they were suddenly attacked by a madman. The events are somewhat hazy in Colin's recollection, he mostly remembers the facts. One; Brandon's parents died. Two; he lost an arm. Of course, his personal opinion was that the death of his best friend's parents should've been everyone's focus, but it seemed to him like everyone was freaking out about his lost appendage. He was made to go to therapy for the remainder of the Summer, despite it being unnecessary, as far as he was concerned. Particularly since his parents sent him to a muggle therapist, thereby making it impossible for Colin to even talk about what'd actually happened. His mother also wasted no time putting her degree to use to design him a prosthetic that would function like a real arm, and while he loved it, he had to point out that it wouldn't work while he was at school. His parents worked with some magical connections Colin had and were able to find a metal charmer who provided him with an enchanted arm. To be honest, he's not overly concerned with the loss of his limb, despite what people seem to think. The remainder of the year was blissfully uneventful, for which he was eternally grateful, since he needed to focus on studying for his NEWT exams the next year.
xxxSEVENTH YEAR »» Colin's final year was spent focusing entirely on his studies so that once he'd graduated, he'd have both the knowledge and the NEWT scores to back him in the wizarding world. He spent what little free time he allotted himself continuing to work on his various projects, mostly on his clockwork owl. This project in particular made him a new friend; while tinkering with the owl at The Three Broomsticks, Shinobu Yamazaki, nephew to the owners, noticed him messing with it and struck up a conversation. Colin enjoyed having someone to discuss robotics with, and found himself frequenting the establishment more often so that he could talk to Shinobu.

ADULTHOOD

xxx»» Colin's parents wanted him to be able to get his future planned out before he tried to set out on his own. As such, they talked him into remaining home with them and working on his designs and projects, offering advice where they could and encouraging him to figure out what exactly he was doing before he attempted to make a real living out of it.
xxx»» While Colin was busy working on building up his skills, he found himself spending more and more time with Shinobu, whose unique perspective often helped him work out kinks in his projects. Over time, he grew more confident in his work, and closer to Shinobu as well. He was more on top of things with regards to his professional life, eventually opening a small consultation and fabrication business, specializing in clockwork creations and magical prosthesis. He was just settling into that aspect of his day to day life when Shinobu's younger brother Akira saw fit to give the two young men a push and locked them in a room together, ostensibly until they shagged. They didn't shag, but they did snog, and admitted to mutual feelings for one another (though Colin had admitted to these in the past; he immediately backpedaled, not wanting to ruin their friendship, so Shinobu can be forgiven for misreading the situation).
xxx»» Things progressed mostly without fanfare, up until Nobu was involved in an incident. Specifically, a werewolf incident, as in he got bitten by a werewolf. Colin was concerned, of course, but they adapted well enough. It helped that Colin wasn't particularly phased by Nobu's new alpha, a rather grumpy man named Lachlan, who mostly just reminded him of Leon. Things settled again, and eventually the two got married.


❖ xxxS C H O O L AND C A R E E Rxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


ATTENDING »» Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
HOUSE »» Ravenclaw
YEAR »» Seventh
BEST CLASSES
xxx»» History of Magic
xxx»» Mythology
xxx»» Charms
WORST CLASSES
xxx»» Healing
xxx»» Herbology
xxx»» Potions
OWL SCORES
xxxASTRONOMY »» O
xxxCHARMS »» O
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» EE
xxxHERBOLOGY »» A
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» O
xxxPOTIONS »» A
xxxTRANSFIGURATION »» O
xxxALCHEMY »» A
xxxARITHMANCY »» O
xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES »» O
xxxCURSEBREAKING »» EE
xxxGHOUL AND GHOST STUDIES »» O
xxxHEALING »» A
xxxMYTHOLOGY »» O
xxxWANDLESS MAGIC PRACTICE CLASS »» EE
xxxWANDLORE STUDIES »» O
NEWT SCORES
xxxCHARMS »» O
xxxDEFENSE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS »» EE
xxxHISTORY OF MAGIC »» O
xxxPOTIONS »» EE
xxxALCHEMY »» EE
xxxARITHMANCY »» O
xxxCARE OF MAGICAL CREATURES »» O
xxxCURSEBREAKING »» O
xxxGHOUL AND GHOST STUDIES »» O
xxxMYTHOLOGY »» O
xxxWANDLESS MAGIC PRACTICE CLASS »» EE
DREAM JOB »» Metal Charmer/Inventor
CURRENT JOB »» Owner of Clockwork Curiosities and Consultations

❖ xxxR E L A T I O N S H I P Sxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION »» Panromantic demisexual
RELATIONSHIP STATUS »» Married
SIGNIFICANT OTHER »» Shinobu Yamazaki

FAMILY
xxx»» Parents Allen and Katherine Beckett
FRIENDS
xxx»» Best Friend Brandon Davenport
xxx»» Shinobu Yamazaki
xxx»» Diantha Warlow
xxx»» Kiley Umber
xxx»» Kimberly Umber
xxx»» Catheryn Blake
xxx»» Leon McGregor
xxx»» Sebastian Blythe
xxx»» Balder Borson
xxx»» Kiera Borson
xxx»» Phineas Levy
ENEMIES
xxx»» - - -
ACQUAINTANCES
xxx»» - - -