Howell Hewson, from Reunited for Summer, a roleplay on RPG

NAME
Howell Robert Martin Hewson

PREFERRED NAME
Howie, Howl, Howell

AGE
Twenty-Five

BIRTHDAY
29th of June

SEXUALITY
Demisexual | Panromantic

OCCUPATION
Musician-turned-TV Personality | Formerly the bassist of an indie rock band; currently starring in the NatGeo TV show version of his unexpectedly popular travel blog, 'A Wandering Irishman'.

BIRTH PLACE
Dublin, Ireland

HISTORY
Pretty obvious. Please use detail here. Unless your character is an only child or you are the first of a family to apply, please work out family details with RPers with sibling characters. Include childhood info, any traumatic or major positive moments in life, health problems if applicable, school career, etc.

SECRETS
Depression | Started during his early teenage years, but he always did his best to hide it. While it's abated some as he got older, it never completely went away—and when it hits, it hits hard.
A growing addiction to cocaine | Cocaine is one hell of a drug, especially for a wide-eyed seventeen year old thrust blindly into the underground music scene. While his dad always made sure to keep him away from that particular part of the music industry, persistent cajoling from his ex-bandmates eventually pushed him to try it.

He didn't really need it at first, but the pressures of fronting a TV show and his growing frustration at seeing Haven's face plastered across every tabloid out there meant he needed something to help him stay afloat, and coke ended up being that something. He's trying to fight it though, because the last thing he needs is for anyone to find out—especially his sister.

POSITIVE TRAITS
Adventurous | Creative | Adaptable | Charming | Personable | Eloquent

CHARACTER FLAWS
Self-Sacrificing | Distrustful | Reticent | Secretive | Overprotective | Insecure

PERSONALITY
Charming, charismatic, and passionate as hell—only a handful of words that viewers and readers alike might use to describe the colourful and highly spirited star of travel blog-turned-TV series, 'A Wandering Irishman'. However, he wasn't always that way, and if asked, the people who know him best will otherwise paint the picture of a thoughtful man—a tad introverted, but generally well-spoken and kind.

He is never one to act based on impulse or strong feeling. Despite the scruffy hair and tattoos, Howell is someone who thrives on structure and order. He doesn't break rules, he makes them. Some might call it a side-effect of being forced to grow up too fast. Well, they're not wrong. He was very different as a child—reckless, as most boys are, and mischievous to some degree—but after his parents' divorce, he decided to change all that. After all, he had a baby sister to raise, and father to take care of; he couldn't allow the family to fall apart. He tried his best to behave. He studied hard, ate his vegetables, and made sure his sister did the same. He also tried his best to care for said sister while his parents were too busy decimating each other in court.

His sister's very important to him, that's for sure. He'd always placed her well-being above everything else. In fact, he's a very different person when Haven's involved. Case in point when he got into a fight with a bunch of paparazzi at age twelve for trying to take his sister's picture while they were at the beach. Many similar incidents would soon follow, with not only the paparazzi, but overly handsy boys ending up of the other side of his fists. Some might call it 'overprotective', but he sees it as nothing more than acting like a good older brother should. Besides, it always pleased his dad to no end, seeing his kid punch the living daylights out of every sleazy fuck who dared breathe in his daughter's direction. And that's another thing that Howell considers important: pleasing his dad.

He struggles to please everyone, really; most often at his own expense. He did the band thing instead of going to college just to appease his dad's surreptitious desire to have a musical child. He sacrificed a good part of his childhood to make sure his sister would grow up in a somewhat stable environment. Even the TV show was largely his dad's doing, because Howell was initially reluctant when the offers came, but his dad pushed and pushed and, well, nobody can say no to Bono. Not even his own kid.

Luckily, he grew to like it. It took maybe two episodes to get him going, but he found his rhythm soon enough and the show—unlike his musical career—took off on a high note. It helped that he liked to explore. Even as a kid, he'd often wander off, and he isn't any different as an adult. Traveling is the only impulse he allows himself to indulge in—whether it be spontaneous road trips to South America, or exploring the depths of underwater caves in Southeast Asia. He can't ever be forced to stay put, and it isn't uncommon to find him in three different continents, all in the span of one week.

Born amidst flashing lights and headlines, it's no surprise that Howell values his privacy. He takes care not to reveal too much of himself to the public, and has a secretive streak that's birthed a penchant for lying. Trust also doesn't come easily for him. He's good with people, sure, and easy to talk to, but he rarely ever lets others see beyond what he wants them to see, and rarer still for him to consider anyone as anything more than just a friend.

LIKES
Traveling and exploring foreign places | Good booze | Indian food | Road trips | Coffee | Outdoor sports (surfing, skydiving, kayaking, etc.) | Photography | Sailing | Classic rock | Fast cars | Tattoos | Horror films | Black cherries | Animals | Parties | Keeping an eye on his sister

DISLIKES
Anything negative involving his sister | Being forced to stay indoors | Starbucks | Social media, aside from his blog | Paparazzi | Tabloids | Country music | People forcing their way into his private life | Being interviewed | Being idle | Dieting fads | Politics | PETA | People who litter | Overly-entitled assholes | Shitty drivers | McDonald's

FEARS
Losing his sister | Losing anyone important to him, in general | Doing something that might endanger his dad and/or sister | The looming threat of getting kidnapped abroad | Overdosing

ASPIRATIONS
He isn't a very ambitious person, so for now, it would either be to reach the top of Mount Everest or the bottom of the Marianas Trench (or both).

HEIGHT
6'2"

WEIGHT
187 lbs.

HAIR COLOR
Dirty Blond

EYE COLOR
Grayish Blue

OTHER
Piercings - Both ears.
Tattoos - Right Arm + Chest | Foot (The one with the 'A') | Ankle | Finger
Despite having lived in California since he was ten, Howell's still managed to retain his Irish accent, and in addition to English and Gaelic, he's also fluent in French, Spanish, German, and Japanese.

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Really, Owen had no need to stay at home all day. Every single detail of the party was being taken care of by their party planners, and he knew that things would end up fine. However, despite knowing that the end outcome would be good, he couldn't resist worrying about the little things. Had he spent most of the day out of the house, like some of the others had, he would have just been painfully anxious and brought the mood down, so staying at home and keeping check of everything seemed like his best option. He spent most of the morning and afternoon following up with the housekeepers, who ensured that every room in the home was sparkling clean (despite it being a backyard party), the landscapers, who had polished off all of the outdoor areas, and then the party planners. They insisted that everything was going according to schedule. The barbecue menus that the chefs had would be cooked to perfection, there would be enough food, seating and liquor for everyone, the decor was flawless, and the party would go off without a problem. Still, it wasn't until the party actually started at five o'clock, that he started to relax. It took a few cold beers, and seeing a lot of old, familiar faces, but by six o'clock, Owen was starting to feel more comfortable and in the party mood. As promised, things were going perfectly and as more people started to arrive, it seemed like people really were having a good time. The food was expected to be ready in a half an hour, so for now, Owen found himself mingling among the guests. He knew many of them, but many were also acquaintances of Andre, Natalia or Kylie, and some were even invited by the Rockefellers, Hewsons and Bautistas, so it was interesting to socialize with some new faces too.

"Bianca! Wow, it's so great to see you," Owen exclaimed upon departing from one group of friends, and running into an old friend who hadn't seen in at least a year or two. Bianca was an Italian model who he had worked with back in 2013. Despite being a few years older than him, she had always been incredibly gorgeous and alluring, but she had admirably chosen to take on less modelling jobs in the more recent years in order to focus on her children. Owen would never admit it, but he had always had a crush on the woman, so much so, that he had actually been glad when the news of her divorce arose. He wasn't the kind of guy who would take advantage of that, or even make a move on her, knowing that she had never seemed to be romantically interested in him, but just as a friend, he was glad to see her. "I didn't think you were going to make it. Last I heard, you were back, living in Spain." The pair spent a few minutes chatting, before heading over to the lounge area, that was set up to offer a full service bar. A few of Bianca's girl friends were over there as well, so Owen didn't feel bad leaving her there, now with a Jack & Coke in hand, and heading back over to the main lawns. One side of the lawns was occupied by elegant tables that bordered the huge line of buffet tables that would soon be covered in the fresh food being cooked on the row of grills in the back of the yard, as well as everything being cooked inside of the house. The other side of the lawn was where more people were mingling, likely since the DJ was set up over there as well. The sun was still up, and the night was still young, so Owen wasn't surprised that few people were dancing yet, and most seemed to just be socializing. At least for him, he was sure that it would take a few more drinks to loosen up to that extent, but with the great vibes of the afternoon so far, he was sure that most people would hit that point sooner than later. People were moving in and out of the pool house and main residence as well, which Owen had no problem with. The indoors offered some relief from the California heat, restrooms, a more intimate setting to socialize, and as Chris had insisted, some tables for beer pong and other drinking games. Though this was a casual party, Owen was still used to casual still maintaining some sense of class. It was a compromise that he was willing to make though, knowing that it would probably only add an element of fun to the night.

He had no destination in mind as he floated through the party guests, occasionally stopping for a minute to say hello or respond to the frequent "how've you been?" he got from acquaintances, but when he spotted Haven and Kylie sitting down at one of the tables on the other side of the lawn, with a group of guys standing over them, there was no question that he was going over there. He knew, deep down, that he had no right to just barge in whenever anyone started talking to his sister, but in his defense, he wasn't acquainted to these guys, so that alone was enough justification for him to go over and breakup whatever probably-innocent conversation was occurring. "Wow, looks like we're having fun over here!" he said, with mock exuberance as he placed a hard hand on the back of one of the guys, in the way that a father would purposely squeeze the hand of the guy taking his daughter to prom, ten times harder than necessary. "You guys mind giving me a minute of privacy with my underage sister, and her lovely friend?" he continued, still maintaining that clearly-feigned friendliness. And yeah, he knew that Kylie was no longer underage, but it didn't stop him from using the term quite frequently whenever any attracted males were around.

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Howell Hewson

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a character in “Reunited for Summer”, originally authored by peachy, as played by RolePlayGateway

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