- William S. Burroughs
Mark Buick
NICKNAME(S):
Markus, Marky
AGE & DATE OF BIRTH:
18 years old, born on the 5th of November, Scorpio
GODLY PARENT:
Demeter
YEAR:
12th Grade
GENDER:
Male
SEXUALITY:
Homosexual
ETHNICITY:
British, Northern Irish
DIALOGUE OR THOUGHT COLOR:
Dialogue= #2AEB40 Thought= #2AEB40
Mark is a very deep and rather intense person, there is always more then meets the eye. Although he presents a cool, detached and unemotional air to the world around him, lying underneath his non-chalant demeanour is tremendous power, extreme strength, intense passion and a strong will and a persistent drive. He has a very penetrative mind, he likes to know what's going on, so don't be surprised if he ask questions, he is always trying to delve deeper and figure things out, always wanting to know why, where and any other possible detail they can possibly know.
Mark's very weary of the games that other people try to play and he knows it, he tends to dominate and control anyone that lets them, or anyone that they find weak... outside the bedroom, inside it, let's just say he's submissive. However, any person whom Mark respects and holds close to him is treated with amazing kindness, loyalty and generosity.
On the outside, Mark has great secretiveness and mystery, which magnetically draws people to him. On the inside, it's a constant battle of brain and heart, in his heart he simply wishes to trust and be loved, but his brain has other plans, to those who get close, they'll get to see his internal struggle. He may sometimes be seen as to controlling, a side effect of his mother's paranoia over the loss of one child, and too ambitious, a trait inherited from his father, but both of these are only because he needs control, because this makes him feel safe in a world out to get him.
LIKES:
✔| Parties | At parties, he has only two responsibilities, number one to enjoy himself and number two to do so appropriately, i.e. without hurting anyone or being generally a nuisance
✔| Hot chocolate | Give him a hug and a hot chocolate when he's down and he's probably gonna keep you around longer than most
✔| Tenderness | After Demeter's mothering and his grandmother's care, Mark really values when people are tender and loving towards him
✔| His gifts | His gifts helped keep his family alive when his mother cursed them, whilst his gifts were only a percentage of what Demeter could acheive he manage to get his family by and feels his gifts can keep him from disappointing anyone he loves
✔| Alcohol | Mark's time in Northern Ireland was rather dull and since he was 14, he's been drinking to keep it from getting dull
DISLIKES:
✖| Children of Hades | Demeter told him stories of how Hades would try to pull him to the underworld and force him to marry one of his children, he may not believe it as much as he did, his mother made him slightly intolerant of them
✖| Family | Families equal responsibility and responsibility kills his cavalier attitude, because whilst he generally has a laid back demeanour, responsibilities he can be rather pedantic and fussy over.
✖| Camp Guys | If he wanted to date feminine people, he'd date girls
✖| Meat | Mark is a pescatarian and doesn't eat beef, pork or chicken, he doesn't care if people eat it around him or even if he touches it, he simply doesn't like the taste and therefore only eats fish
✖| Arrogant people | He can't stand people who think they're better than anyone else and will do his best to avoid such people
FEARS:
☠Spiders ☠Fire ☠Disappointing anyone he loves
James Buick (Father) - James and Mark aren't very close, they are rather distanced by their differing interests, however deep down they do love each other.
Betty Buick (Grandmother) - Mark and his grandmother are very close, when Demeter was removed from his life, she became his source of comfort and care.
Edward Buick (Uncle) - The eldest of Betty's children, he is just as old fashioned and hard working as his father was and as such doesn't appreciate Mark's laziness around the farm and doesn't tolerate his sexuality.
Dennis Buick (Uncle) - Dennis, the youngest of the uncles, and the most laid back, he's hard working and just as determined as his brothers but doesn't exactly care if Mark does it, or what Mark does.
RELATIONSHIP WITH GODLY PARENT:
Demeter and Mark have a relatively close relationship, she raised him for awhile on his family farm, she was protective of him and fussy over what he ate and engaged in, for example, his uncles and father would often ask for him to help out on the farm but she worried about him being hurt in the process and so kept him from doing so. She also made sure his diet was healthy and nutrional, whilst also ensuring he was health, encouraging outdoor activities and regular exercise.
However, before long, James grew tired of her overprotective nature over Mark, leaving him more vulnerable to danger because of it, and her constantly stopping him from helping the family and so left her and she left Mark alone, the farm then suffered a blight, crops failed and those which survived were weak and small, until James let Mark see her once a week, until he turned 16 and Demeter let up on the weekly visits.
BIOGRAPHY:
Demeter met James one autumn during the harvest session, she had just seen Persephone return to Hades side and had decided to go somewhere quiet until Spring, she decided to spend her 'holiday' in the small farming village near the Buick farm and one fateful night, James and Demeter managed to bump into each other and a few sparks flew. However, their relationship didn't pass the stage of fling as Demeter returned to her daughters side when Spring came back around, but not long after Demeter returned to James, pregnant. The pair married so as the child wouldn't be born a bastard.
Mark had a fairly normal childhood, his parents raised him right and healthy, until the divorce which was a whole ordeal in itself as Demeter was not happy about having another child taken from her and put her wrath into the family farm and starved the crops, however at the fear of being seen as the cause, Mark implemented some of his training to combat his mother's curse and give the farm enough crop to survive and break even. Although this left its mark, as the power took a lot from Mark and made him sickly weak, James then swallowed his pride and agreed to let Demeter see Mark on a weekly basis. She invited him to Aeonis personally on one of her weekend visits.
FAVORITE POWER:
Mark enjoys his powers over the weather, he enjoys nothing more than thunderstorms and loves that he can enduce them or prolong their duration when they happen.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Face Claim: Daniel Sharman (Had to change not enough gifs)
Pet: Has a pet albino mouse whom he's named Cotton, for her pale coat