Jefferson Allen Aubrey
Nickname:
Hatter
Known As:
Jefferson
Age:
18
Gender:
Male
Sexuality:
Pansexual
Disney Character:
Mad Hatter
Appearance:
At first, Jefferson can be seen as slightly intimidating. He's rather tall, and he capped off at around 6'1 in high school; a height where one quickly becomes used to looking down on others. His form couldn't be described as either lanky or bulky, but average. However, he can readily lift heavy objects when needed to without breaking a sweat, so he isn't physically weak. His skin is rough from his frequent escapes into the forest, and he has just a bit of unshaven scruff on his face. He has dark brown, almond-shaped eyes imbued with just a spark of madness that can easily be seen when you know what you're looking for. That paired with his toothy, dimpled smile, and it's not hard to imagine why some people find him kind of scary.
Despite that, there are little things that hint otherwise. His large hands are always gentle in everything they do, and he never does anything roughly. It's almost as if he's afraid that if he does, he'll accidentally break something.
Personality:
Jefferson has a difficult personality. His frequent fits of insanity made it hard to tell when he is showing his true personality and when not, but to tell the truth, his true personality has long since been swallowed up by grief and madness. These days, Jefferson can come off as quite overbearing. He'll end up pestering people with nonsense questions when it's clear they've had enough, waving people off as arrogant jerks without even getting to know them, and disappearing into his own little fantasy world for hours on end. A lot of people can just barely put up with him, and others simply can't stand him; people who think he's just putting up walls to keep people who will hurt him out of his life are few and far between, though they are correct.
Jefferson is much more harsh and judging towards adults and their mistakes, believing that there are very few people in the world who are truly good. If you accidentally slip up and do something wrong, you can count on him smirking quietly behind your back. His demeanor completely changes around children, however. He'll go out of his way to make them happy, trying to give them the emotion he never received when he was their age. People say that the only time you'll know how Jefferson is truly feeling is if you stick a little kid in front of him and make them ask him.
Deep down, Jefferson is still very much a child himself. He has a self-confidence made out of glass, and one wrong word can cause it to shatter. He likes to act like nothing bothers him, but he cares very much what other people think of him. He has changed his entire personality time and time again based on what other people say about him, only to have it slip away during one of his fits. His whole life has been devoted to pleasing others while hating them quietly behind their back, and even he has long since forgotten what the true Jefferson Allen Aubrey is like.
Likes:
Tea
Hats
Happy families
Little kids
The woods
Dislikes:
His parents
Orphanages
Unhappy children
Carbonated beverages
Rats
Fears:
Being alone for the rest of his life
Dreams:
Finding someone who not only tolerates his odd little quirks, but enjoys them.
Being contacted by his parents.
Biography:
Jefferson never knew his parents personally, and everything he currently knows about them are trivial facts passed on to him by others. He was never wanted by his parents, and his conception was a huge mistake. So when he was finally born, he was quickly handed off to an orphanage in what his parents probably considered an act of kindness. They would never be able to love him as he deserved, so they figured some other family would instead. What a mistake! That would turn out to be the worst possible thing they could have done for him.
He never quite fit in with the other children, and the old woman who ran the orphanage tolerated him at best. The woman had once made the mistake of telling him a little bit of his parents, and in an effort to feel closer to them he adopted these little quirks himself. He was told that his mother, a British citizen who had moved to America after graduating college, didn't miss tea time for the world. Next thing the old lady knew, Jefferson was throwing a tea party with the other kids every day at 4:00PM sharp. She also let slip that his father was a rather poor fellow due the fact that he only wanted a job where he'd do something he enjoyed; being the fickle man he was, choices were limited. Eventually his wife, Jefferson's mother, forced him to take a job. The man ended up running a small hat shop where they served tea and crumpets every day at 4PM. Jefferson's new hobby immediately became obsessively making hats during any minute of his free time.
Within earshot of the little boy, he was considered 'eccentric'. When they were sure he couldn't hear him, 'eccentric' quickly turned into 'freak'. Jefferson always turned a blind eye to these exchanges, being the ever optimistic child. He was even taken home by interested parents quite a few times, raising his hopes of actually having a future, only to be returned the day after while they claimed he was 'too much to handle'. The more that happened, the faster Jefferson began to crumble.
As he grew older, Jefferson found it harder to keep a hold on his sanity. He would begin hoarding things and turning his room into a mouse's nest, having frequent mental breakdowns, and pestering the other children with ridiculous questions such as 'Why is a raven like a writing desk?'. He ended up permanently ruining his chances of ever getting adopted because of his antics.
A teacher of his once commented idly to a friend about him, "Having happiness offered up to you on a silver platter and then having it ripped away is enough to drive anyone mad; can you imagine it happening to you thirteen times? That poor boy.."
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Roleplayer:
Camillo
