"that's the problem with being the strong one, no one offers you a hand"
- unknown
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NICKNAMESXX Eddie, E, Edwardo
AGEXX Eighteen
SEXUALITYXX Heterosexual | Heteromatic
YEARXX Senior
D.O.B.XX September 5th
HEXXX #8DAFAA
HAIR COLORXX Dark Brown
EYE COLORXX Blue
Edward can best be described as your all-American boy. Eddie keeps his dark brown hair shorter on both sides as well as the back, wishing to keep it out of his face. (This is mainly due to the fact he can stand the baseball mullet trend). His eyes are a natural icy blue, that match his mothers and are often most noticeable about him. Eddie's features are softer in the face, yet square once you reach his chin. He has never been one to fuss too much over what he looks like and his style resembles that of a lazy teenage boy that's most likely late to class.
STRENGTHSXX
XXâ„ Brave : Some say brave, some say stupid. Either way, Edward doesn't back away from a situation. The boy has to have a bit of courage to endure the nightmare that has been his father.
XXâ„ Communication : Eddie has always been an advocate communicator. He believes in words, more than anything else. Hes has always been good at calmly communicating with people when others can't, or talking someone down from their stoop.
XXâ„ Athleticism : From playing years of softball he is very fit, and more than capable of any type of physical activity. Eddie has the best arm in the state, which can lead to a deadly right hook if the time calls for it. He has also recently joined the swim team as well.
WEAKNESSES
XX â„ Short-Fuse : Eddie has quite the short fuse and although he is normally very passive, it doesn't take much to get him riled up. You could say he becomes quite brutish when he gets angry, he nearly never thinks with his brain but rather with his heart.
XXâ„ Implusive : Edward tends to act on his emotions, often without consideration for any possible consequences. So confident is he that he'll be 'fine in the end,' that he never stops to think about the repercussions he may face, nor the problems he may cause with his bouts of impetuousness.
XXâ„ Clingy : The boy has so bad attachment issues and this can sometimes annoy others as he feels the constant need of companionship.
FEARSXX
XXâ„ Becoming his Father : Edward is terrified of becoming the man he has hated his entire life. He stays as far away from alcohol as possible but he knows his ungodly temper is a perfect match for his dad.
XXâ„ Needles : Eddie can openly say that he doesn't know a soul who actually enjoys the feeling of getting pricked. Sure, he logically understands that this half a second of pain is only meant for the greater good, but that doesn't mean that he has to enjoy it
SECRETS
XX â„ His Father : If anyone in town were to figure out that Alan Taylor was a known alcoholic and abuser, his store would crumble. He'd most likely serve some time and Eddie knows his mother couldn't support their family without his money. Not only Edward, but the whole family has kept Alan's temperament under wraps.
PERSONALITYXXX From a young age Edward has always been very protective over everything he has. From his stuffed elephant when he was three to his friends and family (not including his father) now, Eddie has always kept an eye on the ones he loves. He will sure to go extreme lengths to keep those he cares for close to him and safe, whether that ultimately leads to self-sacrifice in the future. He has a terrible blind eye to rationale when something he loves is stolen from him.
Edward has been known by his friends to go from entirely optimistic to completely defeated. It's not in any way bipolar, more of just his susceptibility to failure. When something doesn't go the way he wanted it to, it doesn't take long for him to mope his way through the rest of the day like a sad puppy. While he's not one to give up on a situation when it goes south, he is prone to going through moody phases of doubt and weariness, which to others can be quite exhausting to watch.
A hot-head is one word to describe Eddie when he's angry. It doesn't take much for him to become angry at situation or person. His emotions tend to bubble and fester, and he can be one to utter words that are quite stinging to others but he always feels an immense amount of guilt afterward. His quick-tempered nature can be quite a problem for himself and it often leads him into a lot of trouble.
On any normal day, Edward falls into a stigma of the goofy, pragmatic, good boy. He loves a little comic relief, and when anyone is feeling quite blue is always there for a pick me up and a boyish grin that one cannot simply resist.
Attached to his 'daddy' issues comes a form of possessive nature that on a normal standpoint makes him simply clingy. With friends this can be, constant contact or always needing to be surrounded by someone to talk to. Edward hates being lonely, and is highly uncomfortable in situations where he is alone, unwillingly. This makes romantic relationships quite difficult for him, he's tried and failed. It takes a certain amount of patience to understand his true need for companionship.
As much as his life seems like lollipops and Pickett fences on the outside, Edward's life has been a living hell. His father's abuse has left him broken and empty, and for most of his life he's fell into a common cycle of going through the motions. Though throughout the years he's become incredible at hiding the reality of his Homelife. Repressing every bad thought, covering every bruise - for Edward his whole life is one big lie. Like a tiny bandaid is going to cover up the emotional damage and baggage he holds.
trigger warning: this history involves abuse, so please be advised when reading
HISTORYXXX Edward was born and raised in Oakville, the middle child of the Taylor family. His mother, Rebecca Laroche was a native to the area but his father, Alan Taylor, moved to Oakville in his twenties for work. His mother was already the owner of a small patisserie in the middle of town, and his father was a hotshot business mogul from D.C. that had begun to open his own line of grocery stores in small towns. The two were complete opposites, and met after his mother refused to sell her patisserie to his father. As much as they argued and went at each other, they hit it off and married only four months after they had met. Rebecca eventually giving up the patisserie after Alan made enough money as it was, deciding to focus on having a family.
A couple months after they had gotten married the couple had their first child, George, which is when the first of the abuse started. Alan had always had a bit of an alcohol problem since he was in college but as he got older it became progressively worse. Rebecca, scared of not being able to support George stayed in the marriage and hid the abuse the best she could. After all, the Taylors were one of the wealthiest families in Oakville considering Alan's grocery chain made him thousands if not a few million. After George, came Edward and then their younger sister Michelle. Growing up, George was always the bravest of the bunch, he always stuck up for the family when their father got drunk and took most of the beatings. During this time, Eddie was an eighth grader and finally began acclimating to his group of friends. The family were eventually able to take small breaths when their father was out of town for business.
When George turned eighteen he left without really telling anyone other than a note saying he had gone to join the navy. Their mother cried for days. For Edward however, this meant he became the next punching bag of the family. His worst experience was when he was fourteen and a freshman at Oakville High. The second his father had gotten home that night he immediately began drinking, that month the company had lost a few thousand due to competitors. After he promptly punched Edward's mother flat in the face for not having dinner ready in time. Eddie in response, punched his father clear in the back of the head. What happened next is almost a blur of black for Edward, just a mixture of his mother and sister's screams as his father nearly beat him to death. He had to skip school that entire week, and lied to his friend that he had the Flu. Edward still has a scar from where the beer bottle sliced into his back.
By the time Edward was a sophomore, he had gotten used to his dad's beatings. After all, to him it was better him than his mother or sister. His goofy demeanor really struggled his sophomore year but he learned to hide the pain well. Not to mention the multitude of excuses he had to come up with for his bruises and cuts. Now with the dawning of senior year, Edward longs to leave Oakville and get as far away from his father as he possibly could. He knows however, he could never leave his sister behind.