- ♔THE BASICS
- ▌Name ▬▬ nestori argyris
▌Alias ▬▬ tori
▌Role ▬▬ the betrayer
▌Age ▬▬ twenty - six
▌Gender ▬▬ male
▌Race ▬▬ human
▌Orientation ▬▬ homosexual
▌Allegiance ▬▬ unsure
▌Appearance ▬▬ silky, flowing black hair; violet eyes; swimmer's build; tall
▌Height ▬▬ 6'
▌Weight ▬▬ 172lbs
▌Markings ▬▬ faint markings on his back
♔THE INTERESTS
- ▌Likes ▬▬ winter, canines, felines, leisurely walks, romantics
▌Dislikes ▬▬ abandonment, being shamed of, loneliness, weakness
▌Hobbies ▬▬ cloud watching, learning
♔THE POWERS
- ▌Weapon ▬▬In all honesty, Nestori doesn't bother when it comes to naming his weapons - or having anyone else name them for that matter. He has a simple, wide bladed scimitar at his side and a dagger beneath his robe, just in case.
▌Fighting Style ▬▬ Nestori plays the defensive side of things, though that being said it isn't impossible for him to play offensive either. he prefers a wider blade, things that are light yet sturdy; never acts rash. He observes his opponents movements and will typically decide there and then if he needs to withdrawal and fight another day, or carry on with the brawl. Tori might be light, but when push comes to shove he can most certainly put his weight into his attacks. Quick enough to handle multiple guards at once, however, even he eventually runs out of stamina and endurance.
▌Adapt Swordsmanship ▬▬ While he isn't the greatest in the land, Nestori can definitely hold his own against threats and gradually wield it in a way that would put him to some sort of advantage. He adapts and learns accordingly, not being a weak damsel in any sort of distress.
▌Observation ▬▬ He watches to see if anything is off, to see if anything is misplaced, or even to see what action might be the best course to go. He's known to read the air, and to act accordingly to avoid fighting or anything else that could cause distress among the court or his close companions.
▌Quick Learner ▬▬ Show him something and he'll get it relatively quickly. It helped him when he was younger trying to get by, and helps him now as the years go by and he faces new challenges along the way.
▌Charmer ▬▬ He's known to have a certain thing about him that makes wooing people easier - and when it comes to trying to lower prices on goods. Taught by his mother, someone using a silver tongue and an enrapturing beauty can be all it takes to make life better, even if it's only for a day.
▌Seduction ▬▬ To make someone of either gender lust or desire him, Nest wastes no time to grant small touches and sweet words to those who actually might need them. With the way he talks, the way he walks, or even how he presences himself can change depending on the target and what is to gain. Alls fair in love and war, after all.
♔THE PERSONAL
- ▌Cold ▬▬ Perhaps when dealing with the relationships more tiring foundations of people constantly looking and fawning after Atreus. Or perhaps it's more of a general statement when it comes to strangers in all shapes and sizes, trust being hard to form as he goes about daily tasks. his heart is rarely open to the public, if at all.
▌Anxious ▬▬ Due to social class and status Nestori would be a liar to say it's never once crossed his mind that his lover might one day leave him for a wife - a princess. the lover he feels is real, and more so then he can handle. his place is constantly wavering, sometimes even too much for him to handle. to watch as his oblivious lover accepts the fawning and praises they lay at his feet is almost over bearing - and Nestori hates it.
▌Warmth ▬▬ But deep inside it all, there's a man who has more warmth than the sun and is willing to give it to those who deserve it. His touches in friendly gesture, his embraces, not a thing is spared when it comes to the exuding warmth and his secret willingness to help others in need, sinners or saints regardless.
▌Playful ▬▬ With his words, primarily. While his outwardly demeanor seems something you cannot approach without some sort of verbal bashing, you'll find he's quite the catch when it comes to children, friends, and family. Nest is able to easily stoop down and play any game they throw at him.
▌History ▬▬ Amethyst Argyris, a woman on the run while six months pregnant. Coming from a completely foreign realm, the woman smuggled herself far enough away where her child and her would never be found. The father of the child, having abused Amethyst relentlessly. By the time he came home from over seas, she was three months gone and no one knew where she had went.
Simultaneously, Nestori was born, the air outside chilly to the bone - winter. Due to the lack of money they had even in their names, the little boy grew up in the slums of the kingdom. Daily life was proving to be a struggle, Amethyst barely keeping Nestori fed and clothed throughout the years to come. Some nights they spent starving, but the crying and whaling of a hungry toddler could prove to be a breaking point. Giving Nest to the elderly woman next door, she went to work, though the line in which she chose was not something she would of ever dreamed of. Prostitution was simply "a means to an end," and she never imagined it'd continue for as long as it did.
By the time Nestori was eight, he had decided to find a job to try and relinquish some of the financial trouble his mother seemed to face just taking care of him. Stealing, answering random adds that had casual work that wouldn't require being too old, he tried it all. Nothing seemed to stick, and his mother was leaving longer times on end. Desperately trying, by the time he was thirteen he was going door to door in shops asking for some sort of a job. Some turned him away, others said it simply wasn't a child's job, some even confused him for a girl - which promptly made him cut his hair.
The haircut caused a brief confrontation with his mother, and ended with her making him promise he'd never do it again. Something that stood out to Nestori, even since her passing, was how she claimed he was a natural beauty, his hair being a massive selling point, she argued. Any woman would be luckily to have him. The very thought, he remembered, caused an uneasy sensation in the pit of his stomach that he could still vividly feel.
But, it wasn't until he reached a delivery service that needed a kid who was quick enough to get the job done around the kingdom. Hiring Nest, he worked there up to the time he was sixteen. Suffering a brief absence, Nestori had spent a full year in search of his mother when she failed to come home after two days. None of her clients had seen her, and Nestori would be damned if he couldn't find her. They had become increasingly more distant up until this point, yes, but she was still his mother.
A year came and went, and he hadn't found a single trace of her. Nothing was taken from the home, and he was forced to assume the worst, before choosing to hope for the best. That some man came in and whisked her away to a land of nobility, and perhaps even though Nestori wasn't with her, that she was alive and well. But, he did find something else during the course of the year. Getting lost, not to mention nearly losing everything he had to a bunch of ruffians, Atreus had come to his rescue just in time. Nestori never felt so enamored by anyone, let alone a man. It was a gradual change for Tori, but by god he couldn't see it any differently.
He ending up going back to work, getting promoted to a higher paying position - if he was willing to travel outside the kingdom occasionally, that is. Split between delivery and manning the front desk with the old man who owned the business, Nestori was eventually able to move out of his childhood home and in a spare room up a level from the business itself, with the owner. Things were looking up, and for once he felt like he was loved, and making something of his life he always hoped he would.
With anxiety banging in the inside of his heart though, there was always something there. The fact people whispered around it in court, the fact people brought it up - what if he was just a fling? The past ten years, and what if Atreus just saw it all as a temporary thing until he found the right wife? Insecurity of his status, not to mention if their feelings were true ended up causing a massive rift in a part of Nestori's functioning... and an easy way for Isador to take advantage of him.
♔PLOT WISHLIST
- ▌▬▬ the betrayer being proven wrong, perhaps, in his reasoning of originally even thinking Atreus would leave him for such a trival reason.
▌▬▬ you know, i wouldn't mind if he was able to redeem himself somehow, just because im a sucker for sappy love-y stories. kinda
▌▬▬ if we can spare a moment, i wouldn't mind if nest found his mom
▌▬▬ im 100% for developing relationships and strong friendships