Christian James Shantley || Cj || 19 || Witch || Pansexual
Abilities
Cj is a full blooded witch, both of his parents having incredible abilities, and because of this, his skills are impressive. His most talented area is by far charms, and similar to his hyper personality, sometimes they go awry. He is better with charms that have good results. Making people happy makes him happy, and the emotional drive between his charms makes them very powerful. His ability with charm casting is better than most witches his age, and he has done it subconsciously before, though it was a small charm. He's not much of a bragger, and if you asked him, he'd probably say his greatest skill area was potions, because he aspires to be good at brewing. However, if you witness him casting a charm, it will be evident that he is extremely talented in that area. Though neither of his parents are necessarily famous in the community, they are well liked and known, because of their shop.
Skills
~Guitar || Cj loves music, all types, and has been teaching himself guitar for 10 years~
~Fighting || After being attacked by a gang of humans, he took it upon himself to learn some type of self defense. He took kickboxing for two years, and has been taking different courses in fighting for the past 4 years, taking each one a year before moving on. He's gotten really good at fighting, and could most likely hurt anyone who he would come in contact with.~
~Cooking || Since his family owns a restaurant, he's been around food his whole life. Whether it's mac and cheese, or his mothers secret chocolate soufflé recipe, he can make it with perfection. And he likes it too; cooking it a fun past time, in his opinion, and he loves cooking or baking for people birthdays or events, making the fact that he has to work at the restaurant okay.~
Weaknesses
~Being angry || When he gets angry, which isn't often, he gets aggressive. It's too much for his brain to take the strong emotion and he often gets violent, not necessarily towards other people, but in general. Cj is also destructive, and he makes large, rash decisions that impact other people. Even worse, once he is angry, it's very hard to calm him down. His mind gets fuzzing and reasoning doesn't work with him; you're basically stuck with him like this until he calms down, unless you have someone with you who knows how to talk to him.~
~ADHD || Cj has really bad ADHD. Thus far, no witch has been able to find a potion or spell that works as well as human medicine does, so he has to take pills three times a day, and when it gets especially bad or he needs to focus on something like a standardize test, he sometimes has to take extras. Even on his medicine, he is a space case, and can't focus, however on his medicine meant for special cases, he's ridiculously focused, and won't do anything except the task on hand.~
~Spiritual Magic || Being so spacey, it's hard to him to feel in touch with something he can't see, and spiritual magic, at least most types, are really hard for him.
~Smoking || [i]Cj likes smoking, a lot, and a lot of people don't like that he smokes.~
Fears
~Arsonphobia || The fear of large fires, the fear of burning. ~
~Eremophobia || The fear of being on one's own, or of loneliness. ~
~Gerascophobia || The fear of getting old, of growing old. ~
Likes
Puppys | Meeting New People | Electronics | Hugs | Cuddling | Hot Chocolate | Pie | Cats | Sandwiches | Guitar | Winter | Snow | Winking | Being Away from Home | Learning New Tricks | Skiing | Fires | Cigs | Alcohol | Carrots | Tea | Sweaters | Dresses | Talking | Emotions | Art | Weed
Dislikes
Crying | Darkness | Sarcasm | Rude People | German | Summer | Swimming | Chocolate | Drugs | Meat | Short Movies | Being Lost | Large Crowds | Dolphins | Junk Food | When Others are Sad | Loud Noises | Stress | When Others Cry | Fires | Bugs | Snakes | Popsicles
Personality
Cj could be viewed as the epitome of selfless. Ever since he was a kid, it has been more important to him that those around him were happy, instead of his own happiness. He's the guy you can count on to always be there, whether or not you are best friends or basic acquaintances. Whether just holding a door open or being a friend who is there to listen, he looks to help others whenever possible. As a selfless person, he are not just focused on what he needs. He also has a genuine concern for others, and going above and beyond past their needs to make them happy.
First interactions with Cj are always interesting; no matter how hard you try to learn something about him, it's likely the conversation will be directed back to you. He's not good at talking about himself, and honestly, it makes him uncomfortable. Why would other's want to spend time learning about him? It doesn't benefit them, and therefor he feels like he is boring them, and maybe even causing them pain when he talks solely about himself. Instead, he is always interested in others. He's got a question about everything, and never fails to seem interested with whatever answers he receives, whether they seem detailed, or bland. It just makes him happy to learn about other people, and to make them know he wants to know about them. It's not that he consciously is trying to make people feel appreciated, but that's what he does. Working at the restaurant and being around people who's goal is to seem nice to others ( his parents) he's learned how to please everyone, except for himself. The only times he really feels happy are when he's under the influence or playing music, but you wouldn't be able to tell from his ever present grin.
And when his questioning fails, he's always got his bubbly, I can't focus mind to save the day. Conversations that come out of no where are hard for him because focussing on a specific thing someone is saying is very difficult.
CJ's backstory isn't one of horror and depression, with nothing ever going right. Sure, he had his fair share of travesties, but that wasn't all that makes up his past, and if you asked him, he wouldn't be able to pick out one moment in his life that affected him for the worse. Well, that was until this summer, at least.
His parents were born in a large apartment building in the upper east side, but they didn't realize they were interested in each other until college. They had an interesting love, very passionate, enough so that their marriage is still strong today. Cj is one of three kids, having a twin sister, Madden, and an older brother Alexander. His father is a which who specializes in potions. His mother specializes in curses, although when anyone asks she says mediumship, as she is very good at that as well. Their family runs their restaurant together, it's like a diner. Despite the fact that they run a small business, his parents know everyone, as his father used to be a political leader, until last year. And though they own the restaurant, only the children work there. From his fathers younger years, their family has a lot of money, but you wouldn't necessarily know that unless they told you.
