「"Ever since I could remember,
Everything inside of me,
Just wanted to fit in (oh oh oh oh)” 」
-Imagine Dragons, Monster
Carry On, My Wayward Son, Kansas || Monster, Imagine Dragons || Numb, Linkin Park |
Oliver Marcellius Hale
|Nicknames|
It's probably wise to just call Oliver either Oliver or Hale. The only people who can get away with calling him Ollie were his brother and father and well, if you spend your entire life in fear of them, you'd let them get away with anything too. But he does answer to Hale. And perhaps, if he got close to someone...he might allow Ollie or even Marcel.
|Age|
18
|Color|
Is it that surprising that he has been in blue? He doesn't act like the others much, but with his skills, it definitely isn't too much of a surprise.
|State|
He hails from Los Angeles, CA.
|Gender|
The guy stands at 6'2 and is obviously muscular. If that doesn't prove how much of a male he is, then you obviously need your psyche checked. Just...look at him!
|Years at Camp Liberty|
This Oliver's fourth and final year here at Camp Liberty and he is sincerely going to miss it. It's been his sweet escape for years.
「"Carry on,
You will always remember
Carry on,
Nothing equals the splendor” 」
Kansas, Carry On, My Wayward Son
|Country?|
This was never something Oliver ever thought about. He's only wanted to get away from home. Sure, traveling sounds nice, but then again, anything is better than where he is right now.
|Song?|
Let's see...nope, there is no favorite song. He's boring - you might wanna ask someone else.
|Movie?|
He is secretly a fan of all of the Star Wars movies ever created. He might have snuck out to one of the conventions a few years back and kept all of his Star Wars gear hidden.
|Decade of the 1900's?|
Why should he care about any decade? There hasn't been any part of the 1900s that he actually cared about or thought about.
|Season?|
Summer has always been his favorite. It was an excuse to get out of the house and away from his family. It was hot, fun, and his means for escape to Camp Liberty.
|Animal?|
Oliver has a weakness for all things cute, which is weird when you consider his personality, but he genuinely likes all animals. There isn't one he can particularly say he enjoys the most, but it seems he has an affinity for birds. They always fly near him or perch themselves on his shoulder.
|Color?|
He likes green. Don't ask him why, but he just seems to favor the color.
|Celebrity?|
He's a guy. A celebrity he would like? Perhaps Scarlett Johansson...she's hot. And kickass.
|Food?|
Burgers. Burgers are awesome, especially with cheese and bacon.
|Smell?|
Vanilla is a gentle scent, one that he can simply relax to.
「"I've become so numb, I can't feel you there
Become so tired, so much more aware
I'm becoming this, all I want to do
Is be more like me and be less like you” 」
Linkin Park, Numb
Bacon Cheeseburgers || Fitting In || Sports || Competition || Camp Liberty || Genuine Friendships || Black Coffee || Board Games || Video Games || Surfing & Swimming || Animals || God || Cute/Adorable Things/People || Beer || Bourbon || Popsicles || Jogging || History || Clean Rooms
|Dislikes|
His Scars || His Family || Unnecessary Violence || Pigheadedness || Snobs || Bigotry || Abuse of Any Kind || Marshmallows || Chocolate || Violation of Privacy || Emotional Dependency || Girls Crying || Bullies || Religion
|Secrets|
|| His father and older brother are abusive to him and are the reason his younger brother is dead. ||
No one knows how damaged the quiet boy in the Blue group is - not many would even care, least of all his family. With their mother dead, their father pretty much raised an abusive older son who did nothing but manipulate Oliver. He was even sexually assaulted by his older brother and when he would fight back, his father would give a punishment until Oliver learned how to fight them both off or appear numb to the pain. But the worst action of all was when his brother would threaten to beat him harder if Oliver didn't hit their younger brother. His brother even made Oliver watch as the little boy died at the pier.
|| He is going to join the army. ||
Oliver has not told his brother and father this, but he is planning on making his way to nearest army base and enlisting into the army. They never drop him off at camp or pick him up, so they would never have to know. He's always wanted to put his strength and skill to good use and it would be a permanent escape. Besides, all he knows is orders.
|Fears/Phobias|
{Agraphobia} Fear of sexual abuse|| His father and brother || {Claustrophobia} Fear of confined spaces|| {Erotophobia} Fear of sexual love
|Oddities|
Oliver has obsessive-compulsive tendencies such as constantly making sure that his bed is made and his things are in order and if you ever think about disrupting the organization he has built, he tends to snap. || Despite the brooding facade, he actually adores cute and adorable people/things. || He is ticklish. || He rubs the back of his neck when he's tired or even absentmindedly.
「"I'm only a man with a candle to guide me,
I'm taking a stand to escape what's inside me." 」
Imagine Dragons, Monster
What do you have left once you take an innocent young boy, rape him, beat on him, cause him to beat on the one person who depended on him, and who you've made watch said dependent die without allowing him to do anything? Well, you leave behind a boy with a very powerful rage that even he fears and tries to hide with a cool, calm, and collected facade. On the inside, all Oliver has had to care about is his own survival and that shows in his strength and physical prowess. And when he is not at camp pretending to fit in with the Blue campers, he is willing to do any and everything to survive - even wage war against his father.
However, when he is at camp or just in the presence of others, he appears slightly anti-social with strong morals and an affinity for helping out those who get bullied, even if it is by his own team. He is quite loyal to them in a sense, but then again, once away from the abuse he is loyal to those he considers friends. During these times, he is shown to being able to relax and even jest with others, opting to play games and participate because that is what he is good at and he likes the feel of people liking him. No one else ever has.
Any friends he made at home could never visit because his brother and father would have hit him in front of them and even threatened to kill his old best friend. One of the most negative aspects of his relationships gained from his experience is that he refuses to have meaningful romantic relationships and has not considered many people his best friends. While he might appear passive, he genuinely sticks to just being such and you would have to earn the rank of best friend as only few did. And for the ladies? He has abstained from emotional connections, opting rather to have sexual. He doesn't think anyone would want to deal with both his physical and emotional scars.
|History|
At this point, it is safe to call Oliver the youngest child in the Hale family. The grandson of a war hero, Oliver has spent his whole life trying to be someone else, not the guy that cowers beneath either his brother or father's hands. He worked to not flinch in their presence, to not fear them so that they would not be interested in hurting him. He even learned to develop the blankest and coldest of faces in the face of someone else's pain, like when his older brother threw their younger brother off the pier and made Oliver say that the boy fell on his own. All of that has hardened him in a way and Camp Liberty became the one time in his life where he was at peace. While he could always join sports clubs and be involved in school, which he did, being away for a few months was possibly the greatest thing in life. Besides, he's made a few friends here. He is pretty much one of the most active and physically capable on the Blue team. Even though he's the typically quiet yet nice one, his strength is something to be admired and he can be quite competitive at times. Camp Liberty has been amazing to him.
And now that that's coming to an end, he has no choice but to move on and do what his grandfather did - join the army. Who would want to stay with the sadists in his home anyway? Even though his brother has never touched him sexually since he was ten, he still manages to remind Oliver of it at every chance he gets and punches him the most. And it's not like they would come after him. They think his ability to empathize - his retained compassion - is a weakness and want nothing to do with him anyway. Besides, his pain tolerance has increased. He is unaffected by them most of the time; he's gotten boring.