Name: Shawn Santorum
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Ethnicity: European [British]
Physical Description:
- Height = 6'2
- Weight/Body Type = 185lbs/Naturally Toned
- Eye Color = Crystal Blue
- Hair = Blonde[view pictures for style]
- Body-Art = A cross on the right side of his chest[notice in the picture], & a demon-Samurai design covering his entire back. (*click for demon design*) [K = Kanji Symbol......i just didn't feel like opening up my psp to place the proper Kanji symbols there! lol]
- Typical Clothing = He has to wear suits when out doing events for or with his mother, but when out on his own he wears the typical varied clothing of a high school/college kid.
Personality:
Shawn is a laid back kind of guy with a somewhat blunt, and crude, sense of of humor. He's the furthest thing from judgmental so he easily makes friends with all kinds of people. He also happens to be quite the flirt with quite the charming accent.......but much to the disbelief of most who know him, he's not a womanizer who sleeps around, he simply enjoys making women smile. Hell, he'd even play-hit on a gay/straight male friend, just to make the friend, and other friends around, laugh.
Underneath the personable persona though, is a kid who craves the one thing he acts as if he doesn't need - love.
Likes:
- Playing his guitar.
- Writing/Singing songs.
- The Ocean/Beach-Vacations/Swimming
- Photography
- Art[sketching/painting people or other things he sees]
- MMA[he's competed in a few local matches, his underground record is 5-0]
Dislikes:
- Loud mouths
- Avoidable Arguments/Fighting
- Easy/Slutty Women or Men.
- Abusive Parents/Spouses
- Partisanship
- Cigarette Smoke[even though he casually smokes himself]
Role: Male Hopeless 1
History: Shawn had a rather normal upbringing. His mother is the current prime minister of Britain, and his father is a well known business mogul, but he never felt overly spoiled. His parents did a good job of raising him to not waste money on idiotic things like a garage full of cars, 10 quads, and 200 dollar pairs of shoes.......so in school, he often appeared to be of the same income level as the average kid, even though he was far from it.
In high school he was the star Wide Receiver on his football team, and sidelined as the schools soccer team goalie......so mixing that in with his personality, he was a pretty popular and well-liked kid........even among the so-called "social rejects".
Also in High School, was where he had his only long term relationship.....with a girl named Zdenka. From grades 9-11 the two were one of the "it" couples around campus.......but tragically towards the end of their Jr. year, Zdenka was killed in a horrid train accident.......leaving Shawn broken hearted. The girl he thought was his true love........gone forever........pretty much nailed his heart shut from love.
At first he was bitter, but with the help of friends and family he was able to get past her death in over the next year and went on to finish school with honors.
He currently has forgone college to do political events for his mother and charity work for kids on the side, but he recently decided to join the Military. He leaves in a day for basic training, much to the chagrin of his parents. But at the end of everything, they support their son to the utmost, and are proud he has chosen to help defend his country and their allies.[and doing so, coupled with his gracious charity work, he has become quite the political media-darling........often more popular than his own mother among younger voters]
Sample Post:
It was a cold rainy morning in London, and Shawn had just had just gotten out of the shower.
He stood in his expansive room with damp hair, and nothing more on than a towel around his waist.........he was watching the news, as random reports of his departure for the military intermingled with the latest celebrity gossip, weather reports, and global tragedies.
"Another grand day in jolly ol' England eh?" he said to his pet Iguana, Mr. Poppers.
The lizard paid him no mind, and Shawn simply shrugged.
Within the next several minutes, the military recruit was dressed in a pair of black and Grey plaid boxers, and wore a simple pair of black sandals on his feet, after brushing his teeth and casually combing his hair straight back.
"That's enough for the folks....." he said, before down the stairs he went.
Once arriving in the large kitchen, his parents were easy enough to find, drinking coffee at the table, with their blackberries a buzz and a barely touched news paper.
"Oh, my baby! Come here!!" said Hilary Santorum, his mother, as she stood and made her way over to him in the kitchen entrance.
"M-mum......you're acting as if i'm going off to die....." Shawn let out barely, while his mother hugged the breath out of him.........literally. ".....you'll see me in a few weeks."
"FEW? You mean SEVERAL dear! That is going to be-" his father, Kennedy Santorum, quickly cut off his mother.
"-an eternity to your mum. God help us all, i have no idea how she's going to survive.......me however, i can't wait..........frees up an extra room!"
Shawn cracked a huge smile at his father, but his mother simply smacked the businessman on the back of the head......playfully of course. "Don't say such silly things! Our boy's going off to basic training! This is serious Ken!"
Hilary was by no means finished speaking, but her phone began to ring and she knew she had to take the call.......... "Ahh, excuse me.........duty calls!" she said annoyed, before walking out of the kitchen and into the living room.
Shawn nodded to his mother, before taking her seat beside his dad.
The two were silent for a moment......before Kennedy finally spoke up. "You know son, we're both very proud of you. We might not be the most perfect pair around, but it's nice to see we raised a fine lad and a beautiful daughter."
Shawn smiled at his fathers warm words, and placed his hand atop Kennedy's. "Well ya two are the closest to perfect a guy could get in my book! Now i don't know about Kelly being beautiful, crazy 13's will be here soon i hear! She's likely to morph into a nutty troll!" he said, the last part being a joking-jab at his soon-to-be teenage sister.
After the two men shared a small laugh, Shawn removed his hand from his dads. "I think i'll take a bagel upstairs......eat while i get dressed, i'll stop down before i leave."
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Twenty minutes had passed since Shawn had grabbed the bagel from the kitchen and made his way back up to his room.
He now stood in front of his bedrooms full length mirror, dressed in black socks, black dress shoes, and an un-tucked white dress shirt with the first two buttons left undone. Even though he didn't wish to, he planned to tuck the shirt in before leaving through the front doors.....knowing the media would likely be there.
"Well i think that's all Mr. P.......now i just need to zip this duffel bag and i'll-" Shawns self-communication suddenly halted as he turned towards his bed.....where he quickly noticed a golden envelop beside his duffel bag, with his full name written on the middle of it.
"Where the heck did this come from??" he whispered, as he picked up the letter...........studying the writing for a few moments before slowly opening it up.
As soon as the young recruit pulled out the letter, and began to read it aloud, a woman mysteriously began to appear in front of him.
However, he wouldn't notice her until he finished reading the letter:
Dear Hopeless Lover,
I am the Divine Goddess of Love. I am here to offer you a chance at true love. You will be transported to a beautiful island where you will meet five other hopeless lovers like yourself. There you will meet the love of your life. The one born to become your lover and yours alone as you were born for them. You must find them and agree that you are indeed soulmates. Your chosen lover can choose to reject your offer.
The island house will be provided for you with months worth of clothing, food, and the like. You will be living in luxuries while at your stay. Males will sleep in the west wing and females on the east wing. You are not forbidden to not follow that code.
If you cannot find true love in the time the magic vine takes to reach the top of the house, you will spend the rest of your life loveless. Forever alone. You will wither and die without your soul mate to hold you as you have failed to find him or her.
Signing this contract will allow you a shot at true love. A chance most do not receive and none have dared to turn down.
"Signing this contract will allow me a shot at true love? Are you serious!??" he said out loud to himself, with a smirk on his face.
"Why yes young man......i am very serious." an elegant voice in front of him responded.......causing him to instantly drop the letter from in front of his face and jump backwards.
"Bloody hell! Who are-
The woman cut him off. "Do not be afraid.......i am not here to harm you. I am the Divine Goddess of Love, and that letter is my offer to you.......will you agree to its terms??"
The self-proclaimed goddess quickly pulled out a golden tipped feather pen and held it out towards Shawn.....who soon after began to laugh.
"For f**k's sake, i'm seeing things now? How schizophrenic......"
As his laughing faded, a smirk appeared on his face. "Well, at least my demented visions are that of beautiful women.....i think i can live with that."
The woman simply smiled "I am no figment of your imagination. If i was that, would i be able to conjure up, this......."
Within thirty seconds, a locket appeared in the womans free hand. It took Shawn only seconds to recognize it as a locket belonging to Zdenka.....he went to grab for it, but the woman made it disappear as soon as his hand touched hers.
Shawn just stared blankly at the goddess........speechless. He didn't know whether to be angry, or impressed. But before he could make up his mind, she spoke again.
"I am sorry for your loss........but her departure simply proves your soul mate is still out there. I am willing to give you the chance to meet them......but you must agree to the contract. So please, take this pen.........sign your name with it, if you're willing to give this chance for a love, a try."
He still didn't know if he believed the woman. Her story, and offer, sounded insane.......but she had made something he knew was buried with Zdenka, appear in her hands........hands that he touched psychically........so she couldn't just be a figment of his imagination, right?
While still puzzled, something inside urged Shawn to just grab the stupid golden pen.....and that he did.
Seconds later, his name was signed, and then both the letter and pen disappeared from his hands and reappeared in the womans....
"Well, i will see you soon then...........very soon. Say goodbye to your parents, your sister, and head to base........things will all fall into place then, just trust me"
And with those words, the woman slowly, but surely, began to disappear in front of his eyes...........leaving behind a wide-eyed, and slightly shaken, Shawn........who simply stared out the window the woman was just standing in front of.
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He would soon do as she told him to though........
And the last thing he would remember, would be falling asleep in his new barracks on the local army base............what was in store for him when he woke, he hadn't a clue....
Other:
- Smokes mostly when bored, nervous, or upset.
- Has an insatiable appetite and has yet to meet a person to out eat him.
- Is a touchy-feely person with those he's comfortable with.
- Will often hum his own songs, or favorite songs by other artist, out loud.
- Will have his Samsung Galaxy SII with him on the island, which will surprisingly never run out of battery life, but of course have no signal.