"They're always there... In my head. It's a bit strange, but I find it comforting. Even if it does drive me a bit mad."
Dimitri Oleksandr Zarkhov
NICKNAME(S):
Alex(Common), Oleks(By his family and Kade), Death, Freak, and Russian(Mockingly)
DATE OF BIRTH:
November 5
Remember, remember the fifth of November...
AGE:
16
GODLY PARENT:
Hades
YEAR:
11
GENDER:
Male
SEXUALITY:
Bi-romantic
ETHNICITY:
Brit of Russian descent
DIALOGUE OR THOUGHT COLOR:
#000B40
|Closed-off|Secretive|Destructive|Intelligent|Loner|Childlike|Caring|
The first thing anyone ever notices about Dimitri is the fact that he's closed off. He has very few living friends and basically acts as a loner. He sits alone in a corner and talks to the dead over the living. Dimitri thinks this is easier than getting close to a living person. Maybe it's because they're already dead. He doesn't have to see how or when they will die or deal with the heart break of losing them.
There's no way to sugar coat Dimitri's destructive nature. Sometimes he gets pushed over the edge whether it be from his past or from falling asleep. Anything that causes him to snap never ends well for those around him. Especially since he can control darkness which only corrupts and heightens his negative emotions when he's like this. He does his best to keep under control. Part of that is not letting people see anything below his surface. To keep his past a secret.
Even though he doesn't have many friends, it's not hard to see how hurt Dimitri is. He looks like a wounded puppy which creates an innocence to him that seems childlike. He's also target number one to bullies because he's the easiest to pick on thanks to being a loner and permanently labeled a freak for talking to the dead.
It comes as a surprise, but Dimitri is incredibly intelligent for being the son of Hades. Dimitri has even been known to score just as well as the Athena children on tests(though this is because he gets help from the dead). It's possible this has caused the Athena children not to like him.
LIKES:
✔Talking to the dead-They're helpful at times. It's also the only way I can still see my mother and sister
✔Cigarettes-They help calm me down
✔Tylenol-Sometimes my powers give me awful headaches
✔Caffeine-I need to stay awake...
✔Dogs-Maybe it's a Hades thing
✔History and literature-It just makes sense to me
✔Hamlet-It's my favorite play
DISLIKES:
✖Sleeping-If I sleep, I dream. If I dream, they come
✖Seeing people die-I really hate being able to see someone's death
✖Getting too close to someone-What's the point? If I get close to someone, they'll just die anyways
✖Cats-I'm allergic to them
✖Math and science-I them becuase I can barely understand what's going on in class. The only reason I even do well is because they are helping me
✖Sex-I know I'm supposed to be obsessed with it like every other teenage boy, but I'm not
✖Oleksandr and Viktor ZarkhovI hate the man who raised me and I hate his son. My 'father' was an abusive prick who deserved his death. My brother deserved more than what he got after what he did to me. Of course they're still haunting me...
✖Physical contact-It's not that I hate hugs and stuff. It's just I can't stand them for very long. I also hate sitting next to someone being up against them for too long. I just can't do it.
FEARS:
☠Death-It's not that I'm scared of my own death... I actually welcome it. I'm more scared of others dying. Especially if I get close to them...
☠Sex-Alright, so there's a little more to not liking sex like 'normal' people...
☠Heights-It's a Hades thing
☠Large groups of people-Large groups aren't good for people like me. Or people with powers like me.
☠Oleksandr and Viktor Zarkhov-They won't leave me alone after what I did
☠Sleep-I can't sleep. I can't let them get to me.
5'8
I get it... I'm short...
W E I G H T:
155lbs
E Y E C O L O R:
A lifeless dark grey
B O D Y T Y P E:
Dimitri has a thin but still athletic build
D I S T I N G U I S H I N G M A R K S:
Dimitri has an almost wounded puppy look to him that makes him so recognizable even though he doesn't want to be. He rarely smiles but when he does, it's incredibly adorable(even if his teeth are crooked). He's also distinguishable from the many scars scattered across his body. The most prominent is the deep white scar on his left cheek as well as the scars on his lips from being busted open so many times. He also has dark circles under his eyes from almost never sleeping.
Oleksandr Zarkhov|Step-father|43|Deceased|
Izabella Zarkhov|Mother|40|Deceased
Viktor Zarkhov|Half-brother|21|Deceased
Anastasya Zarkhov|Half-sister|11|Deceased
RELATIONSHIP WITH GODLY PARENT:
Dimitri didn't really have a relationship with Hades. He always thought Hades wanted nothing to do with him and had no idea that Hades was always there, always watching, and always protecting Dimitri. At least, that's what the letter says. Dimitri doesn't even know whether or not to believe it. He feels hurt that his siblings have gotten to actually know him Dimitri never really got the chance. Dimitri has no idea that Hades really has always been around. Hades appears to Dimitri like the rest of the dead he talks to and he's actually bounded quite strongly with him. He has no idea this 'ghost' is his father.
BIOGRAPHY:
My past is dark... My mother and sister died when I was 12. My father abused me until the day I killed him. And my brother raped and abused me until I put a stop to him as well.
Oleksandr and Izabella married when they were young and had Viktor soon after. Many years would pass before Izabella bore another child, Dimitri. She had Anastsya soon after him. Only Viktor and Anastasya were Oleksandr's. His wife had convinced him that Dimitri was his child but he had a hard time believing it. The truth was, their marriage was awful. It was basically arranged by both rich families. The two hardly got along and Oleksandr had a tendency to be abusive towards his wife. The only child he was abusive towards was Dimitri whom he commonly referred to as 'that bastard's son' once his mother died.
Dimitri always had a feeling he was different. He had a knack for seeing things other people couldn't. Or rather, seeing people. He didn't discover his other abilities until the day his mother and sister died. Dimitri just knew exactly what was going to happen as soon as he watched them get into the car. Like he was there experiencing it with them. He saw them get out of the car. He could smell his mother's perfume. Hear his sister's scream when their mother was shot first and then Anastasya. He told his father this which only earned him a beating from him. His father later packed their bags and moved Dimitri and Viktor to England because Dimitri was drawing too much suspicion because he knew it wasn't just some mugging that went bad. Dimitri was 12.
Dimitri was constantly bullied in his knew school and labeled a freak because he sat alone and talked to the dead. His father would beat him when he got home telling him he had to act 'normal'. One day, Dimitri finally had enough. When his father's hand came down at him with his leather belt, Dimitri grabbed his wrist and wished for him to be dead. Oleksandr dropped to the floor with no pulse. They ruled it a heart attack. Dimitri was 13.
Viktor knew better. He knew there was more to the story. He began to dig through a box of his mother's old things and found a letter addressed to Dimitri. He learned of the affair his mother had with a dark and mysterious man that was Dimitri's true father. Viktor, Oleksandr favorite child and Dimitri's new legal guardian, was outraged with his mother's betrayal and took it out on Dimitri. He abused Dimitri worse than Oleksandr ever did and even raped him on multiple accounts. On day, Dimitri tried to fight back when Viktor was raping him but Viktor was much stronger than him and even used a pocket knife to slice at Dimitri's cheek which would require stitches. Dimitri had enough and did the same thing to Viktor as he did to Oleksandr. Dimitri was 15.
Right after was when a letter appeared addressed to Dimitri. It was from his real father, Hades. This letter explained everything to him and all of his abilities. It also told him to come to the school. Which is exactly what he did.
FAVORITE POWER:
Dimitri's favorite power is being able to communicate with the dead. They're always there for him and help guide him. Well, the good one's at least. Some days he actually hates this power because it can also be too much at once giving him headaches. It also keeps him from sleeping because it's the most vulnerable point for the 'bad one's' to come visit him. It also has gotten him labeled as a freak at school since he spends more time talking to the dead than actual people. Despite this, he still loves this power more than the others even if it's a burden at the same time.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Face Claim: Jack O'Connell
Pets: A husky named Wolf
Other: Still has a Russian accent but it's not as thick anymore and it has an odd mixture with a British one