|~| Garvin |~|
Full Name; Garvin Chips Aster.
Nickname(s); Picayune, Boo, Vinny, Vin, Chips— Literally anything else you can think of! Please do, he loves nicknames. So much easier to remember compared to names. No one is safe from nicknames around him.
Name Meaning;
Garvin; “Rough, Rugged, Rough/Cruel Fate, Spear-Friend.”
Chips; Technically, because he got to choose his middle name, Chips was chosen because it was a nickname he’d been given in the past.
Aster; “Star.”
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Age; 25.
Gender; Male.
Pronouns; He/Him, though he honestly doesn’t care all that much.
Sexuality; Demiromantic, Pansexual, and Ambiamorous.
Moral Alignment; Chaotic Good, mostly.
Godly Parent; Hermes. The God of Travel, Thievery, Good Luck/Gambling, Trade, The Country Arts, Herds/Flocks, Athletics, Language, Hospitality, and like... So many other smaller domains end up falling under this guy. Also the Messenger of the Gods/Goddesses and the one all Gods/Goddesses have to go through in order to interact with mortals. He also guides souls to the underworld.
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Appearance;
(Credit to elenaillustrate@picrew.me)
Garvin is tall, standing at 6’5” and covered in freckles. His skin is fair with cool undertones, though he’s also most definitely sunkissed and slightly tanned with how much time he’s spent outside throughout his life.
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Garvin has an oval-ish face, though his chin is a slight bit more pointed than the usual oval. His nose is hooked, the end of it dipping down past the nasals. It’s also crooked, like it’d been broken one too many times and hadn’t ever healed properly. His lips are thinner in shape and he is practically always smiling in some way or another. Grins and smirks tend to be the most common to see.
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His eyebrows are rather thin, though they do seem to thicken a bit near the ends closer to his ears. His eyes, luckily, are a dark gray in color, and a downturned hooded shape. They have some bags underneath them, but he claims they’re much better than they used to be when asked. Which is actually true. His face is framed by unkempt, curly, (2B to 3B) ginger hair. Though rather firey in color, it is on the darker end of the ginger spectrum. When dry, it falls to about the middle of his neck in the back and ever-so slightly past his eyes in the front.
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His body structure is an odd mix of soft curves and broad shoulders but otherwise rectangular body shape. It makes for an odd look, like an almost misshapen hourglass, his shoulders are ever so slightly broader than his hips. Either way, he’s lean with toned muscles. He weighs in at 170 lbs, with his BMI at 20.16, most of it being muscle but he’s still obviously healthy even without it. The first tattoos he ever got were vines going right across his knuckles in simple black ink with gold outlines, detailed and an absolute pain, that he got when he was 15. He also has an anchor tattoo on his right shoulder, also done in simple black ink, that he got at 18. He wants more too but he honestly isn’t sure what he’d even get tattooed. He’s thought of a lot of different ideas, but he isn’t sure. Plus, it was hard enough convincing himself to pay for the first one.
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As for scars, he possesses many. From scars on his back and shoulders that look like they’re from whipping, to burn scars on his legs and arms, to cuts on his arms, to scars that make it seem like skin has peeled or scraped off his arms and legs in the past, to a scattering of small scars at his jawline, eyebrows, and nose. The bottom of his feet also have some burn scars, and his hands have plenty of spots that seem like the skin scraped off far too much. He’s covered in scars. His left hand has a small scar of a cut across his palm. And both hands have tiny scars all over, which are both just extremely calloused too. He has quite a few cigarette burn scars on his arms and shoulders. He also has random scars of varying sizes all over from various things.
Usual Attire;
What he wears and what he prefers to wear seems to change quite often. He’ll wear just about anything that fits too. If he’s asked what he prefers though? And if he actually gives a real answer other than just ‘Clothes?’
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He’ll take comfort and practicality over fashion. At least, most days. He’ll wear long sleeved shirts or sweaters or button-ups as long as the seams aren’t too noticeable. When they are noticeable, he tends to pick at them and end up destroying them. Which he hates. How dare he ruin a perfectly good shirt. He does seem to usually prefer longer sleeves though. As for pants, those tend to be easier than shirts for what he prefers. Really, there’s only two qualities that the pants must have. One, pockets. Very good pockets and/or lots of pockets. And two? He will not wear shorts. Nope. No thank you. He does tend to like overalls a lot, if anything, those seem to be part of a usual attire. He has tons of them, all in different colors and styles. When it comes to shoes, he definitely seems to prefer boots. Any kind, really. Except ones with laces. Really, truth be told, he’ll wear any shoes so long as they don’t have shoelaces. He cannot tie them. He has never been able to figure it out. He can knot them. But that’s a bit different.
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He’s found some feminine clothing in his wardrobe before, but he usually ends up pushing them to the back or putting them in a box. He doesn’t remember getting them, but he isn’t really one to throw things away. He’s worn them on occasion, and he admittedly finds them in his dirty laundry at times even when he doesn’t remember wearing them. Most of it tends to be longer too anyway, except for the odd short dress, short skirt, or short overalls here and there.
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Honestly, if anything, the few things that don’t seem to change are his outerwear. Like jackets. No matter what style the jacket is, there is at least one self made patch of a poker chip on it. Along with that, the back of the jacket, no matter what, always has a tombstone patch too. Whether he’s wearing a trench coat, a suit jacket, a leather jacket, or a cropped jacket— There are always at least those two patches on it. Sometimes there’s more, sometimes there’s not.
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As for jewelry and accessories? Oh, Garvin loves jewelry. He’s got a lot of piercings. He has a nasallang piercing, a septum piercing, a labret piercing, a spider bite piercing, and a ton of ear piercings. Three lobe piercings on his left ear and two on his right ear. He has a tragus piercing on both ears. There’s a helix piercing on his left ear and an industrial piercing on his right ear. And he’s got two flat piercings on his left ear and one flat piercing on his right ear. Frankly, he wants more piercings too, he just doesn’t know which ones to get just yet. Other than piercings though, Garvin’s also a huge fan of rings. He’s got tons, though he does tend to seem to prefer his spinner rings. He also, apparently, has shit vision. So he has glasses too. He has two different frames to choose from, a simple black rectangular one and a circular silver one. Just in case he loses the other. Which can and has happened to him before, only for him to later find the other pair again eventually.
Voice & Accent;
Out of the different types of voices, he’s a Spinto Tenor. As for a more detailed description… His voice is on the higher but deeper end of the spectrum. It’s gravelly and smooth. It used to be higher pitched and smooth, but given everything, it’s become deeper and gravelly; scratchy. It’s still higher pitched, just slightly more rough sounding.
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He also doesn’t tend to put too much effort into dictation, so a lot of his words end up sounding a lot less clear than they should be. Admittedly, it sounds like a mix of a Louisiana accent, a southern accent, a midwest, and a New Jersey. Which is just really fucking confusing, but he’s been to quite a few places and picked up quite a bit. Admittedly, the two strongest tend to be Louisiana and southern, and he uses plenty of their slang too. And Spanish and Louisiana French slang he’s picked up from his adoptive family.
Handwriting; Unfortunately, his penmanship is still terrible. Not learning how to write (or even really read) until he was a teenager definitely makes having a good penmanship difficult.
Handedness; Ambidextrous.
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Personality;
Inconsistent | Huge Liar | Observant | Adaptable | Outwardly Arrogant | Flexible | Insecure | Approachable | Detached | Open-Minded | Secretive | Witty | Humorous | Talkative | Somewhat Selfish | Exhausted | Laidback | Abandonment Issues | Sly | Social Chameleon | Guarded | Experienced | Restless | Resourceful | Suggestive | Unstable Self Image | Flirtatious | Sarcastic | Impulsive | Distant | Internalized Ableism | Admittedly Rather Frugal | Self-Destructive | Absent-Minded | Trust Issues | Alexithymia | Somewhat Reckless | Tolerant | Hard Worker | Snarky | Fidgety | Empathetic | Reactive | Incredibly Repressed | Charismatic | Alert | Cheap | Disorganized | Hypersexual | Silver Tongue | Tense | Stubborn | Self-Loathing | Envious | Smooth | Teasing | Rather Fragile Ego | Sharp | Incredibly Fake | Independent | Seductive | Clever | Self-Deprecating | Avoidant | Disconnected | Sees/Senses Danger, Ignores The Danger | Questionable Morals | Attention Whore? Kinda, Yeah | Keen | Life Of The Party (Usually) | Playful | Self-Sabotage Prone | Somewhat Judgmental | Will Play Up/Encourage The Drama | Pro At Denial | External Validation Only | Admittedly Kinda Vulgar
Temperament; He’s chill most of the time, When he isn’t, it’s usually because someone else isn’t. Or because he’s having a bad day. Or because something’s been building up in the background for a while.
Enneagram Type; 3w2 - The Charmer.
MBTI; ESTP-T - The Entrepreneur.
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Likes; Space/Stars, Animals, Money, Music, Nicknames, Food (the more spice the better), Sewing, Sleep, Attention, Tattoos, Jokes, Sci-Fi, Makeup, and Jewelry.
Dislikes; Pity, Being Alone, Sitting Still, Sudden Change, Swimming (he still can’t), Stuck-Ups, Silence, Certain Textures, Summer, His Terrible Memory, Cleaning, Apologizing, and Writing.
Strengths; Handling Animals, Cooking/Baking, Stamina, High Pain Tolerance, Flexible, Parkour, Stealing, Survival Skills, Lying, Observant, Playing 12 String Banjo, and Cardinal Directions.
Weaknesses; Terrible Memory, Alexithymia, Internalized Ableism, Disorganized, Impulsive, Self-Worth Issues, Attachment Issues, Hyperactive, Unstable Self-Image, Can’t Swim, Trust Issues, and Admittedly Rather Self-Destructive.
Fears/Phobias; Mild to Severe Aquaphobia, Mild to Severe Cleithrophobia, Mild to Severe Athazagoraohobia, and Severe Thalassophobia.
Favorite Quote;
There’s probably a ton that I could put here, honestly, but uh… The one I’m going to put here for Garvin is going to be—
“If we’re going to be damned, let’s be damned for what we really are.”
Said by Picard in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation — Encounter At Farpoint’.
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Physical Health; Chronic pain and fatigue, a cough that probably won’t ever go away that he sees more as an annoyance than anything else, and shitty eyesight. Other than that stuff though? He’s doing pretty well, nowadays.
Immune System; His immune system’s pretty great most of the time. He rarely ever gets sick, which is great. Especially because when he does get sick, it tends to be pretty bad.
Mental Health; ADHD, Mild to Severe Depression, Panic Disorder, Insomnia, Autistic, C-PTSD, and undiagnosed DP/DR and C-DID/HC-DID. And, honestly, who knows what else.
Allergies; None, wooo!
Addictions; Alcohol and Smoking. He used to be on a lot of harder stuff too but he hasn't relapsed in about a year at this point.
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Lover(s); N/A.
Crush(es); Open for eventualities haha.
Ex(es); Oh jeez, there’s a ton. (Open? Because drama is fun.)
Significant Other(s); N/A.
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Themesong(s);
The Entertainment’s Here by AJR.
Oblivion by Dirty Palm.
Why Worry by Set It Off.
Fallohides by We The Heathens.
Break My Face by AJR.
Weak by AJR.
BAD THOUGHTS by XAM & Lil Yung Pharaoh.
Fuck It! by Days N Daze.
Wholesale Failure by Days N Daze.
Nine on the Bortle by Days N Daze.
Comfort epershand Control by Days N Daze.
Constellations by The Oh Hellos.
Ship in a Bottle by fin.
Architect by Livingston.
The Dead Come Talking by Roe Kapara.
PATCHWERK by Sub Urban & Two Feet.
Never Love An Anchor by The Crane Wives.
Back to the Ground by The Crane Wives.
Shallow River by The Crane Wives.
Ain’t Nobody’s Problem by The Lumineers.
How to Rest by The Crane Wives.
In the Woods Somewhere by Hozier.
Sail by AWOLNATION.
Toxic by Britney Spears.
Tombstone by Adam Jensen.
Let It Bleed by Adam Jensen.
Factories by Autoheart.
Medicine by Adam Jensen.
Marijuana Breath by Adam Jensen.
Lowlife by Adam Jensen.
Thnks fr th Mmrs by Fall Out Boy.
Alien Blues by Vundabar.
FIRE4FUN by Jhariah.
RISK, RISK, RISK by Jhariah.
Flight of the Crows by Jhariah.
Irresponsible by Emei.
Scatterbrain by Emei.
I Don’t Care by Friday Pilots Club.
For The Wicked by Friday Pilots Club.
Bang Bang by Follies & Vices.
Sleeping On The Ceiling by Friday Pilots Club.
Fear & Delight by The Correspondents.
The Moon Will Sing by The Crane Wives.
Unsweetened Lemonade by Amélie Farren.
Me Me Me (Boo Hoo) by Crywank.
There All Is Aching by Crywank.
A Sorenese so Familiar It Soon Becomes Unquestioned by Crywank.
Privately Owned Spiral Galaxy by Crywank.
waste of space by guccihighwaters.
Poker Face by Lady Gaga.
Bad Romance by Lady Gaga.
Applause by Lady Gaga.
Looking at Me by Sabrina Carpenter.
Affiliations; TBA.
Other; Candy Corn. Meet the newest version of Garvin, my poor orphan boy! This time around he’s been adopted by Maciel Ivo Aster and Cléoma Felonise Aster.
Trivia;
As per usual, Garvin gets some trivia.
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He recommends to everyone not to eat a dead, unwashed, uncooked bird that’s been lying on the ground for days unless they have to. Same for a raw, dead rat that’s soaking wet from rain. Both of those being things he’s done before. More than once. Not anymore though. Luckily.
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He’s actually been to therapy before. His adoptive family was not going to just let him not do therapy. Anyways, it turns out he’s autistic and an ADHDer. Along with some other stuff going on too, like C-PTSD, Panic Disorder, and (very fluctuating in severity) Depression. Yay to those diagnoses, definitely helps knowing. He stopped going to therapy sessions years ago, though he still takes the medication he’s prescribed by his psychiatrist. He’s also got some chronic pain and fatigue issues going on that he never really figured out the reason for. So he’ll sometimes use a cane, sometimes he’ll still just try and power through it though too. He’s still way too stubborn for his own good. He also sometimes wears compression gloves, and those are definitely more common to see than his cane. Pain medicine is really just about the one thing he isn’t too stubborn about. He’ll usually take pain medication for it at least.
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Garvin will talk to himself out loud at times. Mostly when it’s just him around. He also has a lot of smaller stims that he tends to do more than bigger ones, especially in front of other people. It’s actually kind of rare to see him do the amazing ‘happy hands’.
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This time around, Max O’Rielly arrested him when he was 16 and he ended up getting fostered/afopted by the Asters by the time he was 17. He actually met the Asters before, when he was 13, and had worked for/stayed with them for a couple months. They have four other kids, one being older than him. Of course, of course, he has his 12 string banjo back.
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