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F U L LXN A M E
Romeo Viljoen
N I C K N A M E (S)
Roro Just by my mom, so just… don’t
Mio Just by a few
Who the hell needs a nickname if my full name is Romeo?!?!
B I R T H D A Y
25 March Yes, I am an Aries, and yes, extremely loud is my basic setting.
A G E
22 Twenty two years old
B L E S S E D B Y
Bastet
G E N D E R & S E X U A L I T Y
Cisgender Male & Bisexual/Biromantic
E T H N I C I T Y
50% Caucasian (Dutch decent via mom)
50% African (Xhosa decent via dad)
H O M E T O W N
Cape Town, South Africa
H E X
#6565D1
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H E I G H T & W E I G H T
5’11’’ (180cm) & 155 lbs (70kg)
A P P E A R A N C E
Romeo is a scrawny guy, he is of average height, but very thin. He is one of those people that can eat what he wants, any quantity he wants, but he wouldn’t gain a bit. His skin is the perfect mix of his parents. His father has a very dark skin and his mom was very light, the end result is the caramel coloured skin Romeo has been blessed with.
His hair is naturally very curly and very dark of colour. In order to limit the daily hassle he shaves the sides of his head and only lets it grow on top. He usually goes with the style he wakes up with, which mostly looks very messy. He only really attempts to control it when he has a special function, much to his moms delight.
Romeo has small dark brown eyes that grow even smaller when he smiles. He has high cheekbones and always displays a wide smirk. Whenever he smiles like that he gets a dimple in his chin and creaks around his mouth that make it impossible to fake.
In line with his small physique, he also has small shoulders. He has no tattoos or piercings, but he has a large birthmark in his right side.
His clothing style is very fashionable. Long leather jackets, simple jeans, shirts, sweaters, even pj’s make him set the trend rather than follow it. He accessorises where he can with sunglasses, scarfs or hats.
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L I K E S
Cold brew, shopping for clothes, singing, playing guitar, drawing, family, architecture, dancing, going out, smoothies, his phone, making pictures, seafood pizza, mints, sunny weather, boardgames, limoncello, bright neon colours, spicy food, wine tastings.
D I S L I K E S
Any type of tea, watching tv, beer, soda’s, judgemental people, his dad complaining about his spending habits, reading, sitting down and being quiet, questions about his heritage, early mornings, working out, school assignments, water (can’t swim).
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Outgoing | Impulsive | Honest | Messy | Joyful | Dreamer
Romeo isn’t someone to sit timidly in the background. You will notice he is in the room, either by movement or by speaking, he will make his presence known. Don’t ask him to be quiet and don’t tell him to keep a secret. He is not able to do either. He loves being outside in social settings. He doesn’t like watching TV or reading, because it just means he misses his chance to talk and socialise with others. You can take him to the cinema, but you better expect a whole lot of shushes coming your way. He loves playing boardgames, or even better, an old-fashioned piano party.
There isn’t a whole lot of thinking behind the way he acts. He does what he wants and what feels good to him. He’s not very apologetic about that either. In some ways it works for him, his impulsive designs have earned him good grades in his architecture classes. Also, when he writes music and sings, the impulsiveness helps out. It does land him in trouble at times, especially back in high school. But that’s just something he has accepted.
Romeo is honest. He speaks too fast to make up a lie, or rather a good lie. He makes an attempt sometime, but his lies are way too obvious. He is also honest about who he is, where he is from and how he thinks about you. He has received enough backlash on his heritage in the first 10 years of his life, for now he is unapologeticly Romeo.
Look, you don’t need to tell him he is messy. He is very well aware as it has been pointed out to him pretty much all of his life. He keeps notes in class, but loses his notes the moment the class is over. He usually does find it again, but way after the exams are done. His way of cleaning a room is by shoving everything into a drawer/closet. He hates doing laundry, but he has so many clothes he doesn’t need to do it that often.
Whatever you do, do it with a smile on your face and a song in your heart. It doesn’t make any sense to live life otherwise. He gets his optimism from his mom and hanging out with both of them is usually a hoot. If he hates doing something, he simply won’t do it, with very little exemptions.
Keeping his mind on anything for an extended amount of time is an issue. Staring out of the window, getting lost in his own thoughts is considered time well spend. Even if he is dreaming, don’t be afraid to pull him back to reality. He is happy to talk to anyone at any time.
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H I S T O R Y
Romeo is the firstborn child and only son of Wilhelmina (Mina) Viljoen and Thulani Mpoyo. Mina was the only child in a family that had owned the famed Viljoen wine farm for over a century. Thulani started working on the farm from a very young age as a side job and was about the same age as Mina. It didn’t take long for the two to fall completely in love with each other.
Since the end of Apartheid there has been more acceptance in the country, but the relationship between a white woman and a black man was still considered taboo by a large number of people. Thankfully, Mina’s axing father and the owner of the wine farm was more accepting than most others. He blessed the marriage which was celebrated on the farm itself. Still most of the family from both sides did not attend since they didn’t agree on their union.
Even though Viljoen Sr was accepting, his one demand was that the name of Viljoen was continued in line with the family brand of wines. Both Mina and Thulani did not care about it at all, as long as they could run the farm together. So it was no problem that Romeo got his mom’s last name.
In school Romeo was being bullied for being mixed. Kids just looked for someone different and found him soon enough. He became quiet, downtrodden and hated going to school. His parents let him change school 3 times to see if it would go any better, but it never did. For the rest of elementary school, Romeo was being home-schooled. He felt much better since the only people he now interacted with were his teacher, his 2 younger sisters, his parents and the people working on the farm. Every moment not studying he was found outside exploring the large area his parents owned.
In high school he went back to a physical school. He changed his attitude where all criticism was going in one ear and out the other. He was a happy and often very entertaining student. He became well known for speaking his mind and his parents had to show up to the principle a number of times. They did not seem to mind as Romeo had become a different and happier person.
It was a lot harder for his father to accept he found his only son kissing his a boy from his class in the wine farms warehouse. His father still has trouble with Romeo being bisexual, but is trying his best to show his support. In order to give his father some space and to explore himself further he suggested to study abroad, which is how Romeo got to attend LindenWood University.
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T H EX B L E S S I N G
Force Field Manipulation
Through Bastet Romeo will receive the ability to produce and manipulate force fields. He can create a field of energy that acts as a matter/wall. So that objects affected by the particular force relating to the field are unable to pass through the field and reach the other side.
Romeo can mostly use this to absorb and deflect attacks. Although its a power of the mind, he finds it’s easier to control when he includes movements. So in order to create a force field in front of him, he makes the same movement as if he is closing a curtain. He is not sure how big his force fields can be in the beginning it won’t be longer than 3 metres.
Any barrier he creates he can also move. So basically he could move objects he is not touching by slamming his force field into it. Officially calls force field telekinesis although it’s very imprecise, like throwing a wall at your coffee cup to move it closer to the sink.
Feline Physiology
After receiving his blessing from Bastet, Romeo will have the ability of Feline Physiology. He can basically assume any form between his own that that of a black normal sized house cat. It means he can grow his ears, claws, tail without going full cat. But it does not mean he could take on the size of a lion or panther since the size of these animals is not between his own and a house cat.
Just having this power makes him more agile, faster, more flexible and able to jump greater distances even in human form. Otherwise in cat form he is a normal cat, always landing on his feet, night vision, enhanced senses, tracking, hunting intuition and a tendency to bite and scratch.
Although not confirmed, as a cat, Romeo seems to be able to survive pretty much anything. Which almost seems to confirm Bastet gave him 9 lives.
T A L E N T S
Drawing and designing. Romeo has a steady hand in drawing and is very fond of showcasing this.
Speaks Xhosa, English and Afrikaans
S T R E N G T H S
Romeo has an amazing ear for rhythm, finding there is a melody in everything. One of the benefits is his natural aptitude for playing instruments. Another benefit is that he can quite accurately hear if something is wrong if there is a sound missing from the natural rhythm of things.
Creative mind. Since he does not have a filter he says whatever comes into his mind. Sometimes ludicrous , sometimes useful.
W E A K N E S S E S
Romeo does not have a fitness level, it is literally non existent.
He is the opposite of studious.
Very trusting, even if he doesn’t know people deserve it.
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