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Tristan D'Angelo Elliot
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Most people call him Tristan and some (to him) are lame enough to call him T because apparently, everyone needs a nickname. At the same time,
it's not like he doesn't respond to it.
β¦BΙͺΚα΄Κα΄ α΄Κ & Zα΄α΄ Ιͺα΄α΄β¦
July 31 || Leo
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17
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Cis-male
β§Sα΄xα΄α΄ΚΙͺα΄Κ & Mα΄Κα΄Ιͺα΄Κ Sα΄α΄α΄α΄sβ§
Heteroflexible || Single
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"I mean, obviously I'm black. Can't mistake that. My people migrated up North from the South back in the day and that's literally all I know."
Unspecified African-American lineage
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Raven black and naturally kinky, Tristan keeps his hair shaved close to the scalp and rarely lets it grow out, mostly because he honestly doesn't feel like caring for it. Once he realized at a young age how painful getting cornrows could be, it was a wrap for him.
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Dark brown and definitely mistaken for black most of the time, at least until they catch some random wayward beam from the sun and the brown in his eyes can be seen.
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Dark brown, close to ebony, with blue-black undertones.
β¦Hα΄ΙͺΙ’Κα΄ & Wα΄ΙͺΙ’Κα΄β¦
6'1 || 165 lbs
β§In Depthβ§
As Tristan will tell you, you might be able to say that Tristan just isn't your type - which he will definitely call a micro-aggression, even if he doesn't say it to your face, but what you can't say is that he isn't attractive at all. In fact, it would be a bold-faced lie and his arrogance will not allow you to deny him his attractiveness. His dark skin has always been relatively smooth and definitely admirable since he only had a small issue when it came to acne during puberty. His dark features may not be the epitome of what others call beauty or what it means to be handsome, but there's definitely something captivating about his looks and it has a lot to do with the way that he carries himself. Even without the wealth his peers have, Tristan puts in the effort to look good, really good. He works out, which can be noted in the definition of his arms and broad shoulders. He may be a nerd at heart, but no one can ever call him an unseasoned one. He knows what looks good on him and he may not be everyone's first choice in Man Crush Monday, but he couldn't be the player if he didn't have the looks.
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XXXAudacious β¦ Conniving β§ Provocative β¦ Callous β§ Narcissistic
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Despite how many hearts he has broken or how many happy relationships Tristan (proudly) might have ruined, the one thing you cannot say is that he is not one smooth son-of-a-gun, which he definitely is. After all, you cannot exist in this upper crest lifestyle - even when you're still somewhat looking through the looking glass - and not be somewhat of a dick. Which, again, he definitely is, but Tristan knows how to hide it and when he does, he does it well. In any world, you have to be confident and damn well sure of yourself, but you have to appear humble and well, you got to have a charm that can win the hearts of peers and even adults. And after one heartbreak that he had labeled as too many, Tristan made damn sure that he learned such a skill. Suave with eyes that has had many hearts racing, Tristan almost always knows what to say to get in your pants, heart, and mind. Tristan is a master manipulator and is naturally cunning, at that. While it is easy, due to his arrogant nature and the fact that he keeps things like his GPA secret from everyone else, to surmise that he's simply another scholarship student trying to be something that he is not all for the sake of fitting in with the rich kids, Liam is much more adept as a thinker than he allows for other people to know. He had to be. Though others might think Scandal was a touch dramatic, as Olivia Pope recalled from her father's teaching, you have to be twice as good as them to get half of what they have. And Tristan had decided a while back that he wanted more than just half.
While he might seem to be on his I-am-a-god type of front, he is actually a lot more perceptive and nothing he does is without calculation. Particularly as they pertain to his relationships. Not many of his relationships were formed just because of shared interests and a genuine enjoyment of people. Some of those who find themselves charmed by Tristan are simply people whose connections benefit him on a superficial or even sometimes professional level. Different individuals entertain him on different levels, which is why he's willing to entertain friendships with people he knows for a fact that under different circumstances, they wouldn't care to give him the time of day unless he was writing a paper for him and he wouldn't care to try to get to know in the first place. Tristan surrounds himself with people who both like him and dislike him; the former because it is beneficial to have people under your thumb and supposedly friends who are there to admire you and be on your side, the latter because he finds immense pleasure in getting under another person's skin. Even some of the most fearless of people who say they aren't intimidated by others cannot help but feel something nagging in the back of their minds in Tristan's presence. And a part of it is because some part of them is aware that Tristan will not hesitate to use whatever connections he has with a person against them as long as it brings him pleasure or a result that he wanted. Which is why, as much as he can seem trustworthy because he's not the type to spill all of your dirty little secrets, he's also the last one you want knowing your business.
Because Tristan has no problem with exploiting them.
And that's where one can tell that Tristan is getting far too used to the social scene of the Upper East Side because while gossip and the rumor mill were things a younger Tristan avoided back in the day, the current Tristan loves being in the middle of it. Again, he likes learning about people's secrets and has no qualm against obtaining such information by dirty means. He's also not against creating issues, particularly as they pertain to rumors. While one might find it harmless, the machinations speak upon Tristan's deceitful charm. As a person who likes stirring up drama, sometimes even about himself, he's also extremely good at keeping his own name out of the equation while simultaneously ruining another person's life. If he wants Ricky to get the fuck out of dodge and never return, it's going to happen. Tristan just has to meddle here and there, be the serpent on the shoulder of some unsuspecting person, and then things will fall into place. Again, he likes control - a lot more than most people should, which is something to be discussed. But his love for control is even more twisted because he likes it when people think that they are in control of the situations. Tristan isn't some top dog. He knows that and other people know that. But he also knows who are the ones that are considered top dogs, who can make the moves and end and start someone's social career on the Upper East Side. And, by playing his cards right, Tristan will have a person convinced that an idea was all their own, that positively destroying a so-called friend was the exact move to make against them after being filmed drunk at a party and that video having been posted online without their consent. And Tristan revels in being able to remain this fun-loving guy everyone anticipates to yes, be an arrogant douche-bag because he thinks he's the greatest thing since the coming of Jesus Christ, but also be able to see his machinations come to play. It means that, despite how exclusive they can be, these rich kids can be infiltrated and manipulated. That they aren't that much better than the rest of the kids who are like Tristan. It means he's closer to being just like the guys his ex seemed to prefer over him in her quest for power, even if he never admits to it. All he has to do is be the random averagely wealthy guy on campus who happens to be a charmer and fun for the popular guys to chill with because he - supposedly - doesn't care about all the power play bullshit. At least, that's what they think. As long as he's cold and ruthless and self-serving - always seeking his own pleasure in the bodies that happen to fall into the sheets with him or even in his arms, then he's not the weak little black boy who's too smart for his own good. Who wasn't enough for someone he might have even been able to say he loved. As long as his insecurities don't show, then Tristan can pretend - just for a little while - that he's another one of these rich guys who get away with doing even worse than what he does. At least until it's time for him go home and pretend to be a good boy for his mom.
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Burgers and milkshakes β¦ Gossip β§ Black literature β¦ Robotics β§ Sex and lots of it β¦ People who can make him laugh β§ Fried plantains β¦ Being the reason behind the shakiness in another person's breath or the shiver they try to suppress β§ Confident women β¦ Instigating issues between people β§ Video games β¦ Alcohol β§ Boxing β¦ Parties β§ Listening to music on the bus or subway β¦ His baby sister β§Watching football with his dad (or friends)
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Eating greens that didn't come from his mother β¦ Pumpkin pie β§ Coffee β¦ Seeing his mother cry β§ Getting anything below an A β¦ Rejection β§ Not getting what he wants β¦ DC Comic Films β§ Gory films β¦ Trying new food β§ Losing β¦ Tea β§ Peach cobbler (but will gladly eat peaches by themselves) β¦ Skating (mostly because he has no balance whatsoever on them) β§ Spicy food β¦ Hangovers β§ Guys thinking that girly drinks aren't good enough (because as much liquor as these drinks have, you've got to be super hypermasculine and stupid not to think that they have some kind of strength)
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Is such a foodie that on his Instagram, every picture after a selfie is more than likely a depiction of food. β¦ Forever keeps chap-stick of varying flavors in his pocket. Has to keep his lips moist for the ladies, after all. β§ Pulls the ring pull off the cans he drinks and once done puts the ring pull in the empty can before disposing of it β¦ Never fails that he's always late and it's not that he's sleeping for too long. Tristan is the type that if you tell him that something starts at six, he doesn't actually start getting ready until five-thirty, and don't even think that he's going to rush himself because he needs to look good to show up anywhere. β§ Is actually pretty darn good at taking apart electronics and putting them back together for his peers, so he keeps a small tool set on him always. β¦ Always a blow pop and it's more than like cherry flavored. Always. β§ Likes to steal food off of people's plates. If you're supposed to be a friend, then you obviously don't mind if Tristan nabs a few fries...or the whole basket. It depends on how hungry he is.
Talents | Strengths | Skills
Very intelligent and his grades and the fact that he's so verbally facile reflect that. His gifts, though, definitely remain in engineering and robotics, which is definitely what he's interested in for his future. β¦ Charisma. What else is there to say? He's charming. He groomed himself to be so and he knows just the right kind of way to get himself out of trouble and possibly get someone else in trouble, and weasel his way into someone's good graces or bed. β§ Sex. As ridiculous as it sounds, you can't be considered some kind of player who keeps girls wanting to get with you despite knowing how many hearts you've broken without at least being able to put it down in the bedroom. β¦ Quite confident and sure of himself, and doesn't need anyone else's validation.
Flaws | Weaknesses
Grandiose sense self-worth. While the aforementioned level of intelligence Tristan has is very much real and note-worthy, it becomes less than favorable for any one person to notice on their own because he's too busy making sure that you know that he's gorgeous and a catch, and will break your heart just because he can. Literally, the guy calls himself a god in his head and while he doesn't walk around saying that he's better than everyone, considering the fact that he's a minority breaking stereotypes in a culture ruled by "white mediocrity," he feels that he's better than everyone. β¦ A small one to some, but the fact that Tristan doesn't have any balance when it comes to skating, which is a family pastime during the winter holiday. No matter how much he coaches himself, he just can't stay up for too long without holding the rail. β§ Is quite cunning, manipulative, sneaky and his favorite pastime is being an instigator. β¦ Finds immense pleasure in getting underneath other people's skin and seeing how they tick. He exploits weaknesses on a regular. β§ Disregarding other people's feelings unless it somehow benefits him to do the opposite. β¦ Can't cook for shit.
Hobbies
Boxing and sparring β¦ Tinkering with electronics, particularly robotics β§ Eating β¦ Playing video games β§ Sex, because regardless of what you say,
it is definitely his hobby.
Fears
Not getting into MIT. β¦ Winding up as another face for the Black Lives Matter movement to cry out about because of an unjust death. It's actually his biggest fear. He hates reading on Facebook the actual facts of black people, especially people his age, who had so much potential and were gunned down for literally no reason. β§ Being snuck up on. As much as Tristan does have swag and his boxing training should have definitely trained this out of him, all of that shit goes out the window when you sneak up on him. β¦ His mom finding out that he's not as straight as she would like for him to be.
Secrets
The fact that he's not as heterosexual as he likes people to believe. He comes from a very notably Christian household and although the rest of the world is becoming more tolerant (and his father, surprisingly, is a well), his mother is not. She made that clear with his oldest sister, Lisa, which is why they don't see her often now that she's married to another woman. β¦ The fact that he's so smart. Tristan has above a 4.0 cumulative GPA, so he's definitely graduating with honors, but it's not like he goes about letting everyone know it. He's made this persona for himself and doesn't need that ruining things for him. Things just wouldn't be as fun anymore. β§ His first time after being with his ex-girlfriend had been with her brother.
Goals | Dreams
To create a chain of smart homes, kind of like what Bill Gates has, that can be targeted for providing semi-independent living for the elderly and/or mentally ill adults complete with Artificial Intelligence to act as a sort of companion that can keep doctors and family informed of their conditions. β¦ Go to and complete his secondary education with no student loans to pay back. β§ Allow his parents to one day retire. β¦ Live in Spain for a year, not for any particular reason, but just to be able to say that he did since some of his classmates have said that they have. β§ Have the kind of marriage his parents have, even if he's never going to admit this freely.
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β§ Vanessa Elliot β§ β£ Mother β£ Extremely Close (Lives With)
β¦ Marcus Elliot β¦ β£ Father β£ Pretty Close (Lives With)
β§ Lisa Elliot β§ β£ Elder Sister β£ Close (Lives in Pittsburgh)
β¦ Justin Elliot β¦ β£ Elder Brother β£ Complicated (Lives in Atlanta)
β§ Amira Elliot β§ β£ Little Sister β£ Extremely Close (Lives With)
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What would probably drive a lot of Tristan's peers crazy is that their assumptions about his childhood and his family life are ridiculously far from the truth and it honestly makes him laugh how wrong they are. The rumors going through the hall consist of him coming from an emotionally abusive background and that love just didn't exist in his household. It would explain why he goes about breaking hearts left and right; it's because he's never seen a functional, loving relationship before. And that's wrong - so wrong. And a touch racist, but he doesn't exactly spend his entire life calling every white (and/or privileged person on their bullshit. The truth is that - and this would probably knock somebody's socks off - Tristan comes from a rather loving household. In fact, the most drama that there is is between the two boys of the family and that's honestly something to get into later. With his father being a retired military veteran who currently works as a carpenter and his mother currently a family nurse practitioner, he could say that he lived quite averagely for a black kid in the Canarsie neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. They weren't rich, nowhere near. They couldn't go on a vacation every single summer when they wanted to. If Tristan ever got anything clothing related that was considered a designer brand, it was because it was on a really good sale and/or his mom had a bomb ass set of coupons to further drop the price. And that was a rarity in and of itself. As soon as Tristan was old enough, he had to start getting summer jobs and even weekend shifts if he really wanted extra spending money. Which he always does, let's be clear. But it was never to the point that he felt poor. It was obvious that his childhood is much different than a lot of the Upper East Side kids he goes to school with, but he was definitely loved. Maybe all of the children couldn't get insurmountable affection and all that good stuff, but there was no denying that he was loved. That he could always be assured that at some point during the week, there was going to be a family meal and at least one parent in the house. And he definitely knew about love. He couldn't go a day without seeing the way his Dad looked at his mom and not know that there was nothing but adoration in his gaze, even during some of his most exhausting of days.
The one thing that distinguished Tristan in his household, though, was his intelligence. It's how he got into St. Jude's, to be quite honest. It was one thing to be a child who caught on in class easily. It was a completely different thing for the maths and sciences to be where he excelled, particularly as they pertained to robotics and engineering. Tristan liked making things. At first, he thought he'd go into construction, like his father. He knew that he could never see himself doing military and having someone yelling his head off, but he could do building. However, all it took was a random decision to enroll into an after school robotics program and that was kind of the end for Tristan. Not many of St. Jude kids know that he's so smart and with his reputation, he's not exactly pressed for them to know. He'd rather low-key break the mold and stereotypes surrounding his person because of the color of skin than do it loudly by proclaiming his smarts. They'll know how wrong they were about him when he's created some big thing. Nevertheless, once two of his teachers along with a principal sat Tristan down to discuss his academic future, his parents (and the other adults) decided that Tristan had what it took to get a scholarship and even extra funding for a more prestigious school befitting of his academic talents. Tristan hadn't really cared. It would suck to not see his neighborhood friends as much since the traveling from school to home would take a lot out of his time, but the idea of something new had sounded good. And St. Jude's seemed cool. He wasn't a fan of having to wear uniforms. Eventually, though, Tristan settled and has done pretty well at St. Jude's. He won't say that he has the highest GPA in his entire class; that's a lot, even for him, and he doesn't love school enough. But he knows he's in the top percentile. He has to be when in a school dominated by (mostly) rich white kids. He has to stand out in some way, even if the way he stands out among his peers isn't the same way he stands out come time for college and the like.
What his classmates probably would love to be assured about is that his seeming carelessness has been influenced by something: heartbreak. As cliche as it sounds. You see, his lack of wealth surely did and still does affect his popularity, and how high he is considered on the social hierarchy. He's definitely in the upper middle and while it has a little to do with the fact that he is actually a guy who cares about his appearance and puts in the effort to make sure that his style does not at all reflect his economic means, what Tristan is popular for is seeking his own pleasure. And if his pleasure is in someone else getting their heart broken because they walked into his bed without realizing that he was never going to be their prince charming, that's unfortunate. You see, Tristan had a growing arrogance from the second it was realized that he was "smart for a black kid," but he was still pretty good. He was flirty, sure, but it all changed when he began secretly dating the former queen bee. She had given him something to aspire to and he had wanted to grow and one day be worthy of her, and what he saw as their future. A bit too optimistic and maybe a touch idealistic and childish, which was something his brother kept telling him. But Tristan had faith...and then her ambitions for her social life and subsequent rise to the throne led to their breakup and it changed him. His brother said he was being dramatic at first, to which Tristan punched him square in the face and to this day, they still have beef. And Tristan's figured this: since he's too young to be thinking about romance and forever, then why bother not going for the thing that most teenage boys want. Sex. It wasn't hard for his arrogance to translate into a touch of vanity. Despite how much his brother (more so than their father) kept reminding him of the stigmas that surrounded being a dark skinned young man - that he was intimidating, not considered as attractive as his counterparts, and always seen as a burgeoning thug of some sort, or aggressive, etc. - Tristan had already noticed that he was kinda cute. Working out wasn't an issue and before long, it was easy for him to put on the mask of a young Lothario. And he doesn't feel any shame for it. Again, obviously that cutesy bullshit his parents on isn't meant for his generation, at least not yet. So why not have some fun at someone else's expense? It's not like the rich kids don't do that anyway when they shove smart guys he could have considered his friend into lockers. Besides, at least he's not one of those poor guys, right?
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β§TΚα΄α΄α΄ Sα΄Ι΄Ι’β§
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Character Sheet By : The Toxic Cereus
Inspired By : AmeliaIsGhostly
Filled Out By : Girl2Fine