Birchwood Isle Family Roleplay

Basic Information

Where do you live? Northern Isle
Are you married? If yes, to whom? No
Do you have any children? If yes, list them. ...Not yet
Is your family open to adopting children or adolescents? A couple in particular.

Appearance
Height: 5'3"
Build: muscular
Hair Color: black
Eye Color: brown
Distinguishing Features: ears that stick out, facial hair cut into a short goatee, very straight eyebrows
Brief Description: Christian looks like a man worn down with time, older than he actually is and worn out. In spite of the time he's spent indoors, he's well-muscled, but his skin will be quite fair until he has a chance to warm it up with the sun. He wears his black hair in a short haircut without it being buzzed and keeps his goatee well-trimmed. You'll usually find him in a pair of jeans with a thick leather belt and heavy buckle, cowboy boots, and a cowboy hat from his rodeo days.

Personality
Strengths: funny; family-oriented; giving; forgiving; kind; devoted; loving; passionate; animal-lover
Flaws: impatient; abrupt; blunt; volatile; angry; traumatized; lacks follow-through
Likes: horses; country music; dogs; craft beer; bonfires; time in the outdoors; kayaking; amusement parks; pickup trucks; fishing
Dislikes: runny noses; electronic devices and toys; people who litter; his own temper; warm beer; dressing up; licenses for everything; disrespectful kids; cleaning up other people's messes
Vices: beer -- sometimes to excess; anger
Fears: blood, especially when it's on his own hands; police; being arrested again
Personality: Christian -- Christy -- comes across as easygoing, open, and kind, but he's hiding a whole world of secrets behind the façade. His temper is a thing of legends, and while he's learned to control it to the best of his ability, he is constantly aware of the potential to lose it in a big way if the circumstances are right. He has to work very hard to control his emotions around other people because the risk, for him, is monstrous. Sometimes he thinks of himself as a monster, but most people who know him think of him as funny and a good person to be around. As much as he tries to tell himself that's enough, it isn't always.

Relationships & Discipline

How do you normally get along with other adults? Christy generally gets along well with other adults.
How do you normally get along with teenagers? In most cases, Christy gets along well with teenagers. He understands them better than most. Usually, they also understand him.
How do you normally get along with children? He tries. Boy does he try. But he doesn't get children, and they often find him to be too much, too.
Link to your discipline sheet: click here ✅

Background

Education: MD in psychiatry
Work History: before his arrest, Christy worked as a psychiatrist for a clinic in North Carolina; he has also, at times, worked as a rodeo clown
Current Goals or Challenges: Christian has just been released from prison in the US. He's struggling to adjust.
Reason for Living on Birchwood Isle: It's complicated.
Brief History: The most important thing you need to know about Christian is that he has spent the past several years in prison for manslaughter. His crime occurred on the US Mainland and he did his time there, but he was a resident of Birchwood Isle prior to that and this is where he returned to when his time had been served. He's been through a lot, not only during his sentence, but before it. So while he presents as fairly jovial, fun-loving, and good to be around, he is dealing with a lot internally.

He lost his wife when she was giving birth to his son, who died shortly thereafter. That was 23 years ago and a lot has happened since then, but he still lives with that trauma every day, and the fear that if he ever allows himself to love another person again, that he will lose that person. He's been convicted of manslaughter twice now, the first time for involuntary manslaughter and the second time for voluntary manslaughter. This will never leave him, and he has a hard time trusting himself as a result.

But he came back to Birchwood Isle for Bryn. Right now, she's what keeps him going.

Other Information

Is there anything else we should know? Christian is spoken for, as far as children he may choose to adopt. It's easy to overload him and he has a hot temper. He's... unpredictable, and it's important that you know that and preferably not approach him for discipline if you aren't very prepared for everything he is.