Type: Water
Gender: Male
Nickname(s)/Alias(es): Gully, Gulliver
Age: 22
Appearance:
Briar Gully is a young man of above average height and average weight. He has no obviously visible musculature, but is still in reasonable physical shape. His black hair is kept short, and is wavy by nature. His eyes are a notable green. He has a preference for casual wear. As thus, most of his wardrobe consists of checkered blouses, plain shirts, and various fleece, leather and faux jackets. He wears sneakers most of the time, which are worn under mostly blue and darker colored jeans. He wears a heavy, metallic watch on his left wrist, something he finds oddly comforting. In contrast to his dressing sense however, his posture is not very casual or relaxed, at least outdoors, since he is quite self conscious. And for that reason, he is prone to shifting his bearing frequently.
Height: six foot one.
Weight: 144 pounds.
Eye Color: Bottle Green
Notable Features: His eyes. For some reason, the green in his eyes is very prominent, and due to his eyes not reflecting so much as most people do, very clear to see. People have described them as drawing a lot of attention, and very distracting at times.
Personality:
Briarâs overall demeanor is friendly and hospitable. He is known, and knows himself as a calm, sincere young individual, not one to casually lie to another or himself. However, he is aware of the fact that itâs not good to blurt out everything you feel or think. Sometimes, not saying the truth, or- not saying anything at all is better. Despite this, he is a pragmatic at heart, often shoving his feelings aside to do whatâs in his best interests, even if these actions are unpleasant, or might be immoral. Having had to deal with hiding his power, he became wary of getting too close to people at a young age. So he maintained a distance, and tried to keep this distance, with mixed results, up till now.
Likes: Mediterranean cuisine, Cooking, a good action flick, Jazz, tea, swimming
Dislikes: Getting dirty, avocado, overcrowded places, being stared at for too long.
Hobbies: Swimming, reading, watching movies.
Fears/Phobia(s): None.
Powers: (List your sub-ability) Ice.
Weapon: Beretta M9
Personal History:
Briar never knew his parents. Instead, he was raised by his late grandfather, and received from him all the loving and care he needed. He awakened close to his seventh birthday to his powers. His grandfather, instead of shunning, or ordering his grandson to never use it again, opted to let his grandson practice his and explore this gift in secret, for he thought neglecting a gift such as this would be a waste. They occasionally drove to a secluded spot of land to practice his powers, for example freezing water at a lake, and trying to skate on it.
At the age of twelve, on his second visit to summer camp, he was naive enough to share his secret with someone he deemed a friend. All was fine for a while, until that same friend and him got in a fight, and that same friend was about to give away his secret. Terrified and desperate, at that time he decided he had to prevent him from telling, so he silenced him. He never again went to summer camp, and to this day, only three people know what happened, Briar, his grandfather, and the boy, now six feet under. A similar situation occurred again, when he was seventeen. He had a not so innocent relationship with a female teacher of his. Feeling like he could truly trust her since they shared such an intimate bond.
He was wrong. This time he made it look like she drowned herself in her bathtub, when actually she had died a painful death due freezing her lungs. He obviously never told his grandfather about the truth, or about his secret relationship. It was a massive hit to his trust, causing him to become increasingly self-centered, and drift even further away from his acquaintances, but started to spend more and more time with his aging grandfather. They both enjoyed visiting the gun range occasionally, going on walks, or trainspotting. And at twenty two, a few weeks ago, his grandfather whom he loved so much, passed away due to natural causes. He had no family left, nor anyone whom to call a friend, as he had to continue through the drag that is his everyday life.
Theme Song: Overdone, by Bombay Bicycle Club
Here comes the doubt to shut the sunlight out I feel the brunt
And I keep the world away, to be asleep throughout the day is all I want
I sit and pine for wasted time
My feet were strong
My head was numb
I feel it come, I'm overdone
And I keep the world away, to be asleep throughout the day is all I need
Tell me, was it enough when we were first in love to plant the seed and just leave?