Age: 26
Gender: Male
Years of Service: 6
Stefan has always absolutely loathed his ability. He's seen himself as abnormal, a freak who shouldn't exist. His outlook has gotten better since he joined the circus, but his opinion of himself hasn't completely gone away, and he's erected a massive wall to hide how he really feels. He's always afraid that he'll open up to somebody, and they'll reject him because he's different. He has a cocky exterior, a big mouth, and an 'I don't care' attitude to protect himself from getting hurt. He's also a terrible flirt, and hits on almost everyone he meets.
He doesn't really get angry often, except when he feels hurt or betrayed, then he'll lash out at the party responsible. He's very open minded and doesn't dislike people very often, but on the occasion someone does something he really doesn't like, he can hold a grudge indefinitely. Despite his 'I'm a badass' attitude, he does care about people, and generally doesn't like it when other people are hurt or upset. He's always willing to lend a shoulder to cry on, though he may not be able to offer much helpful advice. He's a bigtime party-boy, and loves to spend his time drinking, doing drugs, and listening to music.
Stefan has pale white skin, piercing blue-gray eyes, and black as midnight shoulder length hair. He is tall at 6"4", and slim since he only weighs 150lbs. He wears a lot of heavy black makeup, and almost exclusively wears black clothes. He has a piercing in his nose, his lip, his nipple, and multiple piercings in both his ears, and he wears a lot of silver jewelry. He has tattoos on his arms, back, and chest. He walks with a confident gait he doesn't feel, and he tends to lean against something when he's standing up. He has a habit of smoking a cigarettes or weed.
Being a former prostitute, Stefan has slept with both men and women. He is sexually and romantically attracted to women, but has no problem sleeping with men to blow off some steam or to make a buck. He sees sex as just a fun activity or a business transaction, so he would pretty much sleep with anyone he didn't dislike, and doesn't see it as a loving act, so he doesn't really see the point of monogamy. He's never been in an actual loving relationship with someone outside of his family that wasn't just about sex. There's a rumor going around that he has incestuous relations with his sister, but he gets very mad someone brings it up in his presence.
Stefan was born in Bucharest, the capitol of Romania. His mother was a prostitute, so he never met his father, or even knew who he was. Him, his mother, and his older half sister Vanda lived in poverty, always one step away from being homeless. When he actually bothered to go to school, the other boys would bully him, and sometimes were physically violent. He often had to go to the doctor to set a broken bone, to the point now he's broken half the bones in his body. He discovered his ability of fire manipulation at age ten, when a classmate had a lighter and set his clothes on fire. When Stefan tried to stamp out the fire with his hands, the fire moved from his body to the other boy's, and the boy's clothes went up in flames. The classmate had to be sent to the hospital to be treated for severe burns. This discovery only his opinion of himself to go down. He was a freak.
He was fifteen when his sister left home to become a rich man's mistress. His mother had recently been beat in the back by a client that she had lost the use of her legs. She was unable to continue her work, and even though Vanda sent money home to help, it was not enough. Stefan had to take up the family business. To supplement his earnings, he also became a street performer, eating fire and making flames dance for an excited audience. Five years later, he reunited with his sister, who wanted to get him out of the body selling life. She contacted the Ringmaster of the Cirque de'La Rosa and told her about her brother's ability, in hopes of giving him a better life. He was reluctant at first, because he didn't want to leave his mother, but she died not long after. With nothing else to keep him in his home, he joined the Cirque de'La Rosa with his sister.
