"What we lose makes up who we are"
Full Name:
Dresden Giancarlo
Nicknames:
Dres, Gian (rarely used), or Carlos (rarely used)
Age:
19
Godly Parent:
Khione
Birthdate:
October, 28
Home Town:
Jindabyne, Australia
Sexuality:
Heterosexual
Likes:
Music (of any kind)
Guitars
Jazz
Blankets
Siberian Huskies
Iced Tea
Smoothies
Slushies
Snowboarding
Snow
Absinthe
Vodka
Dislikes:
Really Hot weather
Apollo kids (not really dislike just jealousy for their natural born musical ability)
People who overestimate their abilities.
Fears:
Being Misunderstood
Losing his singing ability
His anger getting the best of
Killing Simone
Reconciling with his father
Personality:
Intensely emotional but viewed as generally distant and a bit too suckered into his music. Dresden is your eccentric musician, who would stop at nothing to bring his sounds to others. Most of the time you'll find Dresden furiously scribbling on parchment of some kind trying to write down lyrics or strumming his acoustic guitar. He is seen as shy and moody, or at least to those who neglect to talk to him. In another sense, Dresden is an intensely focused individual, whenever there is something he sets his mind to he never falters to reach that goal, his will is strong, and is not easily disassembled by doubts or insults. Dresden is liked more for his unwavering loyalty to those he deems worthy and his trustworthiness. He keeps a leveled head above himself, and is only ever lost in his music. At times, the Australian native is seen as having a chilled demeanor but is otherwise distant, his true passions only showing through the tangle of lyrics on each of his songs or the strums of his guitar. He isn't one to go flirting about either, as evidenced by his small talk conversations during social events and even in the classroom. He favors security and stability, and would rather stay in with a warm cup of coffee much to the dismay of his body temperature which is always slightly cold compared to the average Demi-God. Dresden is one of the few Demi-Gods who believe that his powers are more of a curse than a gift, seeing as how it led to much of the problems in his earlier life.
Dresden is someone who shows comfort in the familiar and can become fearful when faced with a foreign element. He is very possessive, and shown to be a little too clingy as mentioned by past girlfriends, although he is reported to be very sensual and comforting. He is often delusional with the grandeur of love, thinking it will come to him like the strum of a guitar, but fails to fix his own personal problems first. One very serious problem with his personality is his explosive anger which is not something to tamper with, often times when this anger is attempting to leak out he'll storm off in the opposite direction to sort himself out, a coping method introduced by his father. Approaching him in a friendly manner will reciprocate the same exact results, he has a generally friendly attitude, and lately he's been smiling more. He often sympathizes with people who have lost family members, having gone through something similar. He carries a heavy guilt over the destruction of his family, and hopes that maybe one day he could regain the comfort of having one.
History:
Growing up in a resort community in one of the coldest places in Australia, much of Dresden's time was spent entertaining tourists who visited the community when he was younger. Music had run deep through his family, with one his distant cousins being a Child of Apollo and some of his relatives being talented producers and songwriters in various parts of the world, Dresden felt it was his turn to return his love of music. He started at the early age of 4 with the guitar and a bit of singing, to which he has yet to abandon. Much of his life was spent in content, entertaining tourists, and collecting what money he could to support his small family consisting of his fisherman father, and his younger step sister. His father, a once famous jazz guitarist who had a falling out after a Heroin addiction to which Dresden's mother was able to help him through as he moved from the States to his native Australia. The two had a very loving relationship, one they planned to pursue after his rehabilitation, but instead of returning to the States after rehabilitation, he found a baby boy by his side with no mother, and choose to instead make a small living for him, and later his little sister. For the most part he left Dresden to his own devices, and worked only with the intention of supporting his children, but for whatever reason he held a deep seated jealousy for a son who could so eagerly seek a musical career, while he would most likely be stuck in Jindabyne, working a dead end job. Slowly, as Dresden reached puberty their relationship deteriorated, if even so much as a breath was uttered in either's direction it would end in an argument, with his younger sister being in the middle of most of these bouts. Later as Dresden grew older, in one of those rare conversations between the both of them his father let it slip out that he was in fact a Demi-God, which only made Dresden doubt anything his father mentioned afterwards, yet he couldn't help but feel it was his responsibility to find out what he really meant, but he never intentionally tested it out himself until the three went on vacation.
Of course like always, the mood was tense between both of them and they neglected to talk with one another for the entire trip until the family found themselves near the cabins up in the mountains. This time his father was unexpectedly drunk and went on a rant attempting to berate his son. After a few words were said between the two, Dresden was so angered that he lost control of himself, and an avalanche buried the log cabin, submerging the family in below freezing temperatures under a structure which was threatening to fall at any moment. Of course, Dresden could hardly feel the cold, but his sister and father were less fortunate. Having stayed there for days with little food, water or, warmth, the family struggled to survive. Gangrene slowly crept into his fathers fingers and toes, while his sister simply froze to death. It was to say the least, a very disturbing event for Dresden, he and his father were later saved by rescuers only five days after being submerged, though the damage had already been wrought on the two who survived. After being saved, the last communication Dresden had with his father was an application to Olympian Academy, to which Dresden quickly complied. There was no way he would stay in the one place that reminded him most of his sorrows.
Anything else?
An example of what he might sing
~Only mentions his younger sister to those who he holds close.
~More of a talented guitarist than a singer