triskeles | i smile at the moon (Reply)

〈 PLAYER INFO 〉
NAME: Snow
AGE: 25
JOURNAL:

faoladh
IM / EMAIL: conriochted @ AIM / halfbladekind @ Gmail
PLURK:

regisword
RETURNING: Nyet.

〈 CHARACTER INFO 〉
CHARACTER NAME: Derek Hale
CHARACTER AGE: Jeff Davis' timeline is shit and no one knows for sure how old he is, but it puts him in the range of 22-24 (driver's license shown in s1 put him at 23, with player banking on 24 as of s3)
SERIES: Teen Wolf (TV Series)
CHRONOLOGY: 3x10, The Overlooked
CLASS: Hero/Anti-Hero mixing (think Noir Hero)
HOUSING: Residence #027

BACKGROUND: Guide, Derek

Effectively, and in short, Derek Hale's life sucks. He goes from having a happy home and family, to being forced to kill his first love in high school because of a poor choice Peter coerced him into. Then a woman comes in and seduces him in a time of weakness, which leads to his entire pack being killed. When he comes back to Beacon Hills after running to New York with his sister, it's to find out she's been killed and that others are dying. Teenagers assume he's behind everything, undermining him at every turn, though he doesn't particularly help his case due to his vague answers (which he uses to try and protect them while helping them) and his aggressive behavior (an attempt to keep people around him from getting hurt by keeping them at arm's length).

His uncle turns out to have gone insane, and when he kills him and becomes the Alpha of Beacon Hills, the teenagers around him are still distrusting. Even the ones that he turns, and tries to help, because he still doesn't help his case (even if he's a bit more of a team player than before). He's rough and aggressive because he doesn't know how to be after years and years with just Laura as pack, and mountains worth of guilt. He's all attack first, ask questions later.

And when he tries to fix it after two of his Betas go missing, things seem better. He's guilt ridden and exhausted, but more inclined to answer questions, to work with others. ... and then he goes and fucks it up (on purpose, and for the greater good) because he's afraid of losing Isaac, the only Beta who stayed at first. Being used to kill Boyd certainly doesn't help matters, causing him to draw into himself. And of course, Jennifer only makes matters worse, as he finds himself seduced again (and possibly magically roofied) and used for her means regardless of the truth behind her "love."

He's been in a bad place for years, and things just keep pushing him further down, but he's not going to stop fighting it. Even at the risk of it destroying him. His heart is in the right place, he cares deeply about those that come into his care, he just hasn't had the chance to really show it. It's a case of two steps forward, one giant step back a lot of the time. Peter's manipulation certainly doesn't help, although his interactions with Cora, Scott, and even Stiles do. These three, along with Isaac, are fairly integral to Derek's development as a person and it's been shown multiple times.

PERSONALITY:

Derek Hale is a six layer gordita of manpain. Manpain and guilt.* It weighs on his shoulders like a heavy burden, because even (six to nine) years after his family was killed? He's carrying that grief with him, and feels that he's at fault for the fire that burnt down the Hale house, family and home and all, when he was just a teenager. With his older sister killed only in the past year, and his uncle untrustworthy after killing her in his madness, it's only worsened since.

And because of the error that he made in trusting a woman with a pretty face and words, he has intense trust issues. The only person that he did trust for the longest time was Laura. So despite his wish to have a pack again-- whether out of a sense of loneliness with a side of good intentions or just on a quest for power, as some may think, it doesn't matter-- he's a loner by choice most days. There are times where he'll seek out company, but it's either for his own means or rare and with a select few people. Interestingly enough, he doesn't tend to turn away people when they seek out him, though he's not exactly the most welcoming person when he's less inclined to have them around.

He's started to learn to trust again, but it's a slow process that gets a lot of setbacks in the form of other people. His trust issues are not something that will simply be resolved in one night, after all, but in his exhaustion it almost seems as if he's just... giving up. He tries to keep people just at arm's reach, if not further, but he's reached the point after a year, a year and a handful of months, that he simply doesn't seem like he wants to fight it anymore. Of course he still doesn't trust Peter, and he doesn't share every ounce of information sometimes, but he'll answer questions when asked and provide information when prompted.

His abrasiveness and anger and occasional violence, however, is largely in self defense and what he thinks is the safety of others. It's his way of reacting to things to keep himself safe, emotionally, mentally, and physically. He's not all posturing-- god, no-- but he does a lot of it to keep himself separate from others. It's how he keeps from getting burned again like he did before. And his anger is his anchor to his humanity, as rough and volatile as people may assume it would be. Coupled with his guilt, it helps him stay grounded, even if it winds up leaving him a little misguided at times. Blind with fury and/or grief, and all. It really doesn't help that he's bullheaded and stubborn, prone to tunnel vision.

The thing here, though, is that he's not all aggression. Not entirely. Derek has strange charisma (both dishonest and actual), and an interesting sense of humor that's a mix of dry wit and bitter, sardonic sarcasm. He's actually got sass, which can surprise a person. He's intelligent, despite the brute force that he packs a punch with, and it shows in his behavior outside of rough decisions and in his commentary. It's a depth not many people seem to realize he has, because he keeps them at a distance (a con, to his supposed pros of keeping himself and others safe with his distrust and distance). There are even times where he's immature, with his humor. Kind of an ass, even. To pretty much everyone, even people he has some amount of closeness to.

And that's something all together. He's gotten his pack together both out of a necessity to himself, to replace something he's lost, but he's also close to them. Maybe he doesn't trust them wholeheartedly like he should, but he has a companionship with them and after the events of the kanima he's starting to do better. Even with people that there was initially a great deal of distrust with, they share banter and witty exchanges. It's almost like they're his friends. And that's enough for him to be possessive and protective of them, in his strange way. While Scott turns away his offer of brotherhood, of pack and belonging, he still goes out of his way (and risks his life) to keep him safe. With Stiles, a human that he's constantly butting heads against, he turns his back on a threat to make sure that he's safe.

He's not all bark and no bite-- granted, he'll make threats a lot that he doesn't actively see through, but don't doubt for a second that he will bite if pushed to. It's proven when he literally does bite Victoria Argent so that he can save Scott's life.

Derek does care, in his own way. It's just hard for him to show it most times, because he's got so many layers of guilt and grief and anger holding it back. There's a potential there for him to be both a better alpha and a better person, and it's been showing up more and more recently. He just needs to find it and maintain it, rather than turn around and fuck it up. He needs to find the right path to take, and now he's got people that will help him discover it.

tl;dr, Derek Hale is a werewolf version of a moonpie. Just wrapped in leather and badassery and angst.*

* these quotes brought to you by

hypercompetent, bless her soul she is a gift.

POWER:

Derek will be keeping his lycanthropy, which I'll describe further. On top of this, though, I'd like to give him further shapeshifting, which is shown to be an ability that a handful of his family members have but he's yet to display. This will entail two forms: one, a full-wolf form, more dire wolf in size than grey wolf. Two, a most beast-like form that you would expect out of werewolves. Both would require a great deal of self-control to maintain without becoming feral, which would be dangerous for everyone around him and himself. Derek's anger as his anchor would not be effective for either form, so he'll have to learn to let go of his anger and replace it with something else.

Werewolves that are found in the Teen Wolf universe have a variety of abilities, the strength of which depend upon their rank. Their abilities are all stronger than a human. Alphas are, obviously the strongest; Betas typically vary, with some being closer in strength to Alphas; Omegas are the weakest. Werewolves tend to have the following:

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Most of these are fairly self explanatory, given that they're the usual for werewolves. But Teen Wolf wolves have the unique ability of being able to take the pain of another living being unto themselves through touch. They can't heal them, or take the injuries, but they can at least alleviate pain so that their suffering is reduced. This has a varying effect on the wolf doing the pain relief, depending on the injury or illness. The weaker it is, the more it will simply be a soreness in the body, maybe lightheadedness. The greater it is, the more pain it will actually inflict, going so far as being capable of killing them. Alphas can even give up their status and revert to being Betas to restore their packmate's health using this method.

As for memory transference, a wolf may insert their claws in the back of another person's neck to share their memories with them. This can also go the other way (or even completely wipe out the memory!), but Derek's never done it before and it's actually fairly risky to do. In general this ability is hard to control, and dangerous even if you're not trying to pull the memories out of someone.

And then there's the cons of being a werewolf:

⁖ Wolfsbane (aconite, monkshood, etc) is poisonous to them, where silver is not. It can be used to kill them (slowly or quickly, depending on the dosage) via poisoning, cause hallucinations (even in humans when used right), knock their asses out, or drive them into a frenzy.
⁖ Mistletoe is also poisonous to them, as it is to humans. But unlike other poisons that they can work out of their systems more effectively, mistletoe is just about as deadly as wolfsbane is if used correctly.
⁖ Mountain ash (rowan) will bar their movements. When utilized with intent by a person with skill for it, or a spark of ""magic,"" it can be used in various forms (ash, foundation and woodwork in buildings, or just as a damn stick) to keep a werewolf from crossing over it. They cannot break ash circles or destroy any woodwork that utilizes mountain ash, leaving them effectively trapped.
⁖ Full moons (and the week or so prior to them) tend to make werewolves anxious, irritable, and amp up their hormones. Derek, however, appears to just... stay his default levels of irritable, and can resist the pull of the moon a whole hell of a lot better than the bitten wolves of Beacon Hills. Probably because he's already fucking grumpy.
⁖ Without an effective anchor to their humanity, rather than the instincts and impulses that come with being a wolf, a werewolf may succumb to their bloodlust. Derek's anchor is, as of present, his anger. It's actually a pretty damn effective anchor, given that his anger is a hearty fuel despite what others may think.
⁖ Hecatolite/Moonstone blocks out the light of the moon, which is not actually as great as it might sound. Because if contained in a space that utilizes hecatolite, they'll eventually be exposed to moonlight again. This actually amplifies the bloodlust and instincts in a werewolf, making them go essentially feral until the sun comes up. A lot can happen in that timeframe.
⁖ Their healing can be disrupted or slowed when the injuries are inflicted by an Alpha or by wolfsbane, or by another supernatural source. And if enough grievous injuries have been inflicted (or they get cut in half/decapitated), they're definitely not going to survive it.
⁖ Sufficient pain will keep them from effectively shifting or force them back to human form. Electricity is especially effective for this, as the Argents show while keeping a constant feed on Derek, Erica, and Boyd to keep them from changing. (Derek, however, at this point requires far more voltage than other wolves due to the torture that Kate put him through. He's tased by two tasers at the same time and is only briefly stopped before he rips out the darts and carries on as normal.)

〈 CHARACTER SAMPLES 〉
COMMUNITY POST (VOICE) SAMPLE:

[ There's an extended period of silence before Derek actually says anything, his attention on his wrist as he mulls over what exactly he's going to say. He rubs a little at it, and then he can be heard muttering if you listen close enough: ] Great, it's like being taken to the goddamn vet to have a chip--

[ Grumbling the rest-- goddamn dog jokes, at least he beat someone to the punch-- he stops messing with it. It's not like he can do anything about it, as far as he can tell. At least, not right now. ]

After everything that's happened, sure. Why not abduction by a government agency to a city that shouldn't be on any US map.

[ He would be sorry about how testy he seems, but. He's not had a particularly good twenty-four hours, this is not exactly making anything better. ] I hope I'm not the only one that's skeptical about this place, especially if they've been giving everyone else files that they really shouldn't have.

Say what you want. Offer what you want. But I'm not particularly keen on being kidnapped somewhere to fulfill someone's comic book fantasies. So you'll excuse me for being less than thrilled about being here.

[ His sister is back home dying, it turned out the darach was using him, people are disappearing and dying left and right-- yeah, he's definitely down for a vacation to Florida. With a frustrated sound, he cuts the feed. ]

LOGS POST (PROSE) SAMPLE:

For as much as Derek doesn't want to be here, in this bizarro America that he's been pulled into, he's not about to just sit there stubbornly and refuse to do anything. No, he's not going to just sit by if someone's in trouble-- his mother would disown him, if she were still alive-- so on some level he's doing what the government has requested of their imPorts. But he's also not just going to sit around and twiddle his thumbs, waiting for someone to need saving.

His idea of productivity?

Research. This is obviously a different place than the world that he's grown up in, because there are superheroes rather than the supernatural, and Heropa, Florida? It just doesn't exist, as far as he knows. Yet here he is, about twenty minutes outside of Cape Canaveral, in a town that goes by the name of Heropa.

But then, then he sees the history of this place. "You have got to be kidding me."

It results in spending a lot of time elbow-deep in books and articles, trying to wrap his head around the fact that apparently the USSR and USA are still stuck in some kind of Cold War. The history of it all distracts from his worry about Beacon Hills for a little while, and keeps his mind off of his file, the section about abilities and the newfound one apparently listed under his lycanthropy.

Though, Derek will concede that perhaps he should be experimenting with those abilities. They'd come in handy, especially if there was a chance that he could take them with him upon returning home. If he returns home. It's something that he's been striving for since he was younger, since his mother surveyed her territory at night, black pelt blending in with her surroundings. But a small part of him has its doubts, and that's what keeps him here-- does he deserve it? He's barely an alpha, his pack having dissolved around him. For the longest time, it was only he and Laura, and even she had been an infinitely better leader than he was.

But he's not about to just give up. Maybe that's why he's delved into the history of this strange version of the United States, of this Earth. If he can learn more about it, maybe he can find some way to navigate through life here until he gets the chance to go home.

It's worth a shot, anyways.

i smile at the moon

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