Thick black curls decorate Milo's head, the locks rarely tamed. His fingers frequently sweep through the black strands, working to tidy them slightly, or make the curls less controlled depending on his haste. His eyes are naturally as dark as his hair, though the colour changes with his mood and rarely settles unless it is weariness that grips him. His full lips often form an easy smile, though when he's concentrating the bottom while be bitten between his teeth. A habit he's barely aware of. His frame is on the smaller side, though at only seventeen he still hopes to gain an inch or two to match his older brothers and father, and one day he might hit the gym in an attempt to bulk up. One day. His skin comes from his mother, a soft natural tan.

A lot of Milo's clothes are secondhand, inherited from his older brothers or cousins. As a result, a lot of them are too big, given that he's both younger and something of the runt of the family. It's not all bad though, he likes the style, thinks large shirts are comfortable and the large denim jackets cosy. When he does buy his own clothes, it's usually on casual sneakers, the fashion type over the exercise, and jeans that don't require him to roll up the leg. Given that shifting into animals can also result in claw marks, mud, and lost items, rarely will he ever spend too much on his clothes.

Milo has never been the loudest kid. He was frequently drowned out by three older brothers at home, all of whom had mastered raising their voices to be heard since childhood. Milo, the youngest of the lot, had to cultivate a different technique. Unlike his brothers, Milo takes his time, slips in the side, and wins people over with a bad joke. Well, either that or he waits to be noticed. That last method isn't always the easiest, but Milo can be slightly lacklustre at times, preferring to sit and wait for things to come to him, rather than seek them out himself. The lazy cat in him, slumbering all day, frequently appears. Thankfully, if sleep ever calls him in class, Milo has also aced the innocent act and since he's not the loudest in the class but one who could meld into the background of faces, he usually gets off lightly.

Compassionate, especially towards animals and younger kids, Milo's not found it terribly hard to make connections at school when he does take the active step. He's a good listener, and generally understands what might be troubling his friends. He may not always have the right advice, a lack of life experience holding him back on that front, but the good intentions are there. That, along with a general friendliness means he's well-liked. He keeps a close group of friends, but is capable of adjusting as needed to other personalities. Milo is adaptable that way, or impressionable if you prefer. He can adapt to fit in, sometimes intentionally, other times it's subconscious. He wouldn't say he's fake, he doesn't lie, but it's nice walking down the corridor and being able to smile in greeting at different groups.

That's not to say everyone likes him, and that fact stings Milo at times. He doesn't have a hard skin, and finds insults slide right through his thin armour. 'Over-sensitive', some might brand him. Milo tends to take such comments on board, thinking about the insults for far longer than any compliments. Gaining some self-confidence might help protect him from the insults, and that will hopefully come with age. Certainly, he has talents to be proud of. His grades are nothing to sneeze at, even if he's not always the best at completing homework, and he's a fairly competent shifter. All he needs to do, is focus more on the positives.

+ Big cats, don't get him wrong, Milo loves dogs too, but his default animal seems to be any big cat to shift into. Summer, napping in the sun with hours of daylight seems ideal. Hot chocolate, over tea and coffee any day. Science, particularly biology and animal anatomy. Fantasy novels, can't pass them up.

- Shifting exhaustion, new forms to shift into mean new pain and exhaustion, Milo hates it, even if he loves adding new animals to his arsenal. Early mornings, Milo has problems getting out of bed too early in the morning. Shoes, if Milo could, he'd go shoeless most days. Vanilla scent, perfume or candle, he'd rather not. Public speaking, he'll avoid like the plague and then stutter his way through his speech. Not for him.

+ Adaptable, to new situations and different groups of people. Milo's good at adjusting as required. He's fairly decent at keeping a tune, and enjoys playing instruments such as the piano and guitar. Empathy allows Milo to easily understand how others feel, be they human or animal. He's also been told he has a soothing hand with animals, no doubt helped by being able to shift into them.

- Emotions are hard to conceal when his eyes change depending on how he feels. Anyone that knows him well can read him like an open book. He's over-sensitive, and takes any little comment on board too easily. Shifting, he's still got a lot to learn. His parents come each bloodline, so he should be able to shift into humans too like his brothers, but so far he's restricted to animals. His attention is not always easily held, and likely to drift off quickly.

Milo August Tanan is the fourth of four sons, the last child of Reeya and John Tanan, shapeshifters adapt in transforming into animals and people respectively. Milo's childhood was one of chasing after his older brothers, be it in human form or cat. If he wasn't busy with that, his parents might often find him curled into a ball in the sun, again as either human or animal. It was, therefore, pretty clear that he had at least inherited his mother's abilities. Whether he had his father's human shifting was still to be determined. His eldest brother had naturally turned to that side of their bloodline since birth, though the other two, like Milo, had started shifting into animals only to much later take on the human aspect. Milo was still waiting.

Thorn Hill wasn't always their home, Milo was actually born in Portugal. He can understand the language, though his spoken Portuguese is rusty at best. That's because Thorn hill has largely been where he's grown up. Milo was eight when they moved to the town, seeking the safety of a supernatural population and the opportunities that come with it. The neighbourhood provided a number of friends, and when confined to the house, his brothers have always been good at coming up with games to play. Usually, they involved Milo as the 'damsel in distress' or the villain stuck in jail while his siblings played as heroes outside. He never truly minded, instead just being glad to be included. While they teased him at home, his older brothers were always the first to step in if he was being bullied. Milo was a small kid, so it wasn't uncommon for him to be picked on, though that largely ceased when they came to Thorn Hill.

At seventeen, Milo's looking forward to his third year at Thorn Hill Academy. It's the first without an older brother present, which holds a certain excitement for the young shifter. He wants to see how he copes without the safety blanket of his family. Milo's also interested in how the school will change with the admission of humans. He's curious about them, to say the least, and swayed largely by the opinions of others with how to think of them. Milo is also hoping that this year, finally, he might find himself able to shift into another human. If that fails, he's determined to try making a mirage. Anything to prove he's as good as his brothers were.