Nikita Mikhalkov (Russian: Никита Михалков); 'English' variant: Nikolas Mikhalkov
[Age]
17
[Face Claim]
Gaspard Ulliel
[Deafness]
76% (Completely deaf in his left ear; so he'd be 26% deaf in his right)
[Instrument]
Violin (Major) and Piano (Minor)
[From]
Norway, immigrated from Russia at some point
[Personality]
Nikita is quiet, which is a very simple fact. Generally silent with not many words to really use as a non-talkative and private person, he is reclusive and keeps to himself often, more out of independent routine rather than social awkwardness. He is best known for smiling without without much reason, a trait that the expression rather carefree and easy-going which is very present on him most of the time. Being that of an optimistic person, Nikita looks on the bright side of things and cannot be bothered by most opinions that other people give him, as he rarely gives a care towards such behavior. A very resilient person, he is quite flexible and air headed, though oblivious towards many things due to his lack of attention. Because of his progressive advancement towards complete deafness, he has gone through life with slight attention-problems, being hyper sensitive to his surroundings and subconsciously clinging onto whatever it is that he can still hear.
His love for the musical arts is hard to completely describe, as his instruments are his greatest treasures, and his usually calm and polite manner can be instantly changed should his instruments be harmed in any sort of way that he can physically see. He shows emotions very easily, and while he doesn't like to say much, often soft-spoken with a mildly-severe stutter and hints of an accent, he is quite expressive otherwise. Clumsy and poorly coordinated, Nikita is accident-bound most of the time. Often tripping over thin air or a sudden lost of balance without much of a strong enough force, he stumbles over things and is very disorganized. The only moments in which he shows fluid movement, is when he is performing, given his greater concentration that is focused on his music rather than anything.
[Background]
Born into a musical family, Nikita (although more casually called Nikolas), he was raised traditionally with violin and piano, prized and cherished musical talents in his household. His family was rather comforting, with little problem and enough money to get by. He has several older siblings in various ages, he being the 6th child. His father is a music appreciator and a businessman, and his mother, a refined piano musician, held an essential soft-spot towards Nikita who is the second-to-youngest child. His clumsiness was evident in his childhood, and the weaker immune system that left him getting ill more often than his siblings and his parents more worried about his general well fare. Nikita typically grew up quite normally, albeit many trips to a hospital/infirmary for whatever injury he got himself into. He grew up in a perfectionist environment with the bar set very high for all of his achievements to try to compete with, hence his great practice of the instrument(s) to be able to keep up to the standards expected in the household.
He had acquired his present state of deafness through seemingly common cases of otitis media(ear infections) and several bouts of common illness (influenza and chicken pox) that had been left unattended. This first started his deafness, and as he progressed through life, a head injury here or two that had damaged his inner ears due to his clumsiness, paved the way through the rest of his deafness. It's a condition that he worsened during the beginning of his earlier teenage years, where he turned up loud music high enough to truly damage his hearing because he was having difficulty hearing. He still has a faint buzzing, but has been rid of the habit. His trademark clumsiness is a general factor in his condition, and may continue to worsen his hearing, by injury or otherwise, but at this point, he's unsure if he will completely lose his hearing point blank should anything else happen. This does not restrain his musical ambition, as his upbringing has given him his love for the violin and piano.
Nikita was recommended by yet another professional medical consultant to refer him to a school where it would fit his disability and musical talents better, hence the boarding school that he is currently attending: the Beethoven School of Music.
[Other]
Nikita is bi-curious in any terms towards his sexuality, but he holds little interest towards most platonic relationships. He has begun composing on his own approximately a few years(4) ago, and has many incomplete compositions scattered about. He has great eyesight (20/20 indeed!). Is currently studying to read lips and has a limited knowledge on Signing.
Nikolas' Schedule:
1| Music Appreciation
2| History
3| Phsy.Ed
4| Math
[] Lunch
5| Music Theory
6| English
7| Group Music
8| Orchestra