@Apokalipse“Somewhere in the crowd was at least one potential friend who'd understand the fundamental value of goofing off.
Because if not, how boring would that be?”
– A L Y S O N N O E L
Ash is six foot, nearly to the exact notch. He has naturally dirty brown hair. However over the years is has darkened. When he was little it was nearly blonde. He's sure that within a few years it'll be completely brown. But for now it's still lighter. It gets even lighter in the summer when he's at home bumming off.
Ash's eyes are brown and he has a very strong jaw line. It's not square, but more triangular with a small celft in his chin. No, he's not the Boy Chin Wonder. Nor does he go by Timmy. He doesn't wear ball caps either. He spends too much time making his hair look nice to ruin it via head wear. He 'parts' his hair from right to left.
On a typical day Ash wears what's considered surfer wear. It typically consists of a loos fitting shirt, and shorts. Of course while hes at school he has to conform to their uniform standards. Sometimes he does try to get away with his own little deviations. Unfortunately for him, nearly all the teachers call him out on it.
Despite his laziness Ash isn't fat. Rather he seems to be blessed with a fast metabolism and a pleasing physique.
N A M EAsh Lewis Cropper
N I C K N A M ECrow - Friends. It's a short of his last name. Which isn't pronounced Crop-per, but Crow-per.
Timmy Turner - It's an inside joke. If you get it, you can call him it.
B I R T H D A T ESeptember 30, 1997
G E N D E RMale
A G E18
B L O O D S T A T U SMuggle Born
S E X U A L I T YStraight
H O U S EWarren
Y E A RSeven
E L E C T I V E SCare of Magical Creatures, and Muggle Studies
B E S T C L A S S E SNone of them.
W O R S T C L A S S E SAll of them.
C L U B SMagical Creatures Club
B O G G A R TAmusingly enough Ash's Boggart is a text book with teeth. Unfortunately for him such a thing really does exist!
P A T R O N U SSquirrel
A M O R T E N T I AChocolate (it's just not for girls) and strawberries
W A N DSpruce | Dragon core | Slightly Rigid | 11¼ inches
L I K E S
- Sleeping in late
- Being happy
- Skateboarding
- Playing Video Games
- Making amateur movies
- Goofing off with friends
- Doing nothing
D I S L I K E S
- School
- Homework
- Things he has to make an effort at
- Being told "No"
- Sports. (But watching is okay. It's boring, but whatever)
- Waking up
- Stuck up people
- People who think he's gay.
H A B I T S
- Tapping his foot against the ground repeatedly
- Falling asleep when he's bored
- Annoying people
H O B B I E S
- Skateboarding
- Filmography
- Photography
F E A R S
- Dying (Who doesn't?)
- Flunking school/repeating it
- Something happening to those he loves
P E R S O N A L I T YAsh is a very, very laid back person. He is so laid back it actually pisses people off. He doesn't have opinions on a lot of things and doesn't get worked up over anything. You could call him the worst names would could imagine and he'd just shrug. Maybe even add-in an "Eh, whatever." And he forgets things readily. If you ask him about the yelling the next day, he's liable not to remember. Because of this he is very easy to get along with. He likes everyone and will be friends with you as long as you breathe and can laugh at his jokes. However, this doesn't mean Ash doesn't care. If you say something bad to his friends, he will let loose and either a) yell back or b) go straight to physical violence.
Ash isn't the most out going person. He'd rather lay on the couch than move. However, on a weird off occasion he will find the motivation to do things. At which point he will either film something or ride around on his skateboard.
Ash tends to look for the easy way out of things. Homework? Cheating. Sports? "Twisting" his ankle. Etc. But that doesn't mean he can't get off his bum and do things. He just prefers not to. Like with school, he's nearly failing ever class, but at the last moment he'll cram like crazy to make sure he doesn't. Those sorts of things. And don't mistake his apathy for stupidity. He's quite smart in his own way. He might not have books smarts, or anything like that, but he is very technologically smart and is quite the problem solver.
H I S T O R YAsh is the eldest child of two. He has a younger sister who's sixteen. She isn't a witch like he is. In fact he's the only one in their family. His parents, after Ash accidentally set their house on fire with magic, moved from Tennessee to California. After the move Ash's father left one day never to return.
Ash has always secretly believed it was because of him. He once voice it to his mother, but she yelled at him for it. After his father abandoned them his mother became increasingly stressed. She worried over every little thing and even small inconsequential things would set her off. For example, a slipped glass of water would make her cry. If she broke a nail she'd rage for hours. People have theorized after seeing Ash and his mother together that his laxisity was a coping method.
After his mother went off the deep end, when Ash was seventeen, and was hospitalized, Ash took over being the main wage earner for their house hold. He worked two jobs and struggled a lot. Thankfully he was able to solicit his extended family in Tennessee for help. Because of that he was able to go to Salem for the year.
Thankfully his mother is doing better now that she's properly medicated. And Ash is happily only working one part time job during the summers. His main goal for life is to graduate and become a film director.
F A M I L YAsh's family has no reputation in the Wizarding world. In the muggle world there is also no reputation. Apart from everyone knowing Ash's dad left them.
Mary Cropper | Mom | Has some mental issues.
Bob Cropper | Dad | Off who knows where.
Susan Cropper | Sister | Doesn't talk to Ask much. She hates him.
Uncle Jim | Mom's brother | Bailed them out when Mary was hospitalized.
T H E M E S O N GI Need A Holiday - Scouting For Girls
It's a beautiful day, but I'm stuck inside.
Staring at this screen, working 9-5.
How I hate this job, coz the days do drag.
They work me like a dog, and the moneys bad.
Chorus
Cheer up cheer up, don't be blue.
Don't forget it's hometime soon.
We'll make it through another working day.
I need a holiday.
I need a holiday with my friends.
I'm working everyday.
I'm working everyday for the weekend.
Looking at my watch, for the millionth time.
The days go slow, and then the evenings fly.
When I'm outta this place, and the days been won.
I'm going out with my friends, I'm hanging out in the sun.
[Chorus]
I wish it could be sunday when I wake up every day. (Repeat x8)
But I need you, yeah I need you.
Yeah I need you more than I can say. (Repeat x2)
More than I can say.
Yeah I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you, I need you, more than a holiday.
Yeah I need you, I need you, I n-n-n-n-need you, I need you more than I can say.
More than I can sayThis does not need to be filled out immediately. This is something that can be added on as the RP goes. Mostly random facts will go here
And done with #2. ~
GODDAMNIT BOB.
Accepted c:
@Apokalipse Arden is done~ Hope he's alright!! Just let me know if there's anything I should change. :D“I shall go on shining as a brilliantly meaningless figure in a meaningless world.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Beautiful and Damned
Arden looks like he hasn’t worked a day in his life - soft hands and smooth skin - though he’ll be the first to tell you otherwise. He is of Chinese and Korean descent, and stands at a perfectly respectable height of 5’11”, he’s a few inches taller than his parents, his lean, ectomorphic build only serving to further elongate his frame. Arden’s gait is tinged with the learned grace of a ballet dancer, always making sure to stand up straight, and his features contain the barest hints of androgyny. Other than that, however, he looks like your typical teenager, with long, gangling limbs that he has yet to grow into.
After discovering the wonders of the colovaria charm, Arden constantly changes his hair color, never sticking with one for more than a fortnight, though it’s always meticulously styled into a pleasing, windswept coif (he’s kinda vain like that). His eyes are dark and almond-shaped, glittering with perpetual enthusiasm for anything besides book-reading. Arden does his best to make people feel welcome, greeting acquaintances and best friends alike with a warm, toothy smile. Arden has a tendency, when excited, to jump and flap his hands around. This is usually harmless, but sometimes, he smacks people in the face on accident.
Arden’s clothing style is ripped straight from the pages of Teen Vogue, and he’s basically a poster boy for H&M. Almost every single article of clothing he owns is from there, with a selection from Forever 21 filling up the remainder. Needless to say, if he were to squeeze himself into a high school stereotype, he would undoubtedly be a prep. Not that there’s anything wrong with it, of course.Basic Information
N A M EArden Yang Zhou Yu (楊周禹/양주유)
N I C K N A M ECan you even get a nickname from Arden? His dad calls him Xiao Yu (小禹), a diminutive of his Chinese given name, but that’s pretty much it.
B I R T H D A T E1st November, 1998
G E N D E RMale
A G E17
B L O O D S T A T U SHalf-blood
S E X U A L I T YBisexual PanromanticAcademics
H O U S EWarren
Y E A RSeventh
E L E C T I V E S
- Alchemy
- Divination
- Care of Magical Creatures
B E S T C L A S S E S
- Charms
- Defense Against the Dark Arts
W O R S T C L A S S E S
- History of Magic
- Astronomy
C L U B S
- Charms Club
My Magic
B O G G A R TA cross between failure and rejection; Arden’s boggart manifests itself as a dozen figures cloaked in shadow, circling him as they whisper disappointedly amongst themselves about his ineptitude and lack of potential.
P A T R O N U SPalm Cockatoo
A M O R T E N T I AFresh Laundry | Chocolate | New Shoes | Lavender | Aftershave | Starbucks | Chlorine
W A N DHornbeam | Dragon Heartstring | Unyielding | 11”Mannerisms
L I K E S
- Reality TV
- Chocolate
- Warm weather
- Fashion
- Soda
- Social media
- Flying
D I S L I K E S
- Staying Indoors
- Horses
- Broccoli
- The smell of newspapers
- Laziness
- Rejection
- Loneliness
H A B I T S
- Arden always has to do something with his hands. Most of the time, you’ll find him playing with his hair, tugging at a loose thread at the hem of his shirt, or even just twiddling his thumbs. These small, repetitive movements are a way for him to expend some of that excess energy he’s always so full of.
- Remembering an old joke, and laughing to himself like a total creep. It’s gotten him into more awkward situations than he can count, like that time at his great-aunt’s funeral, after he remembered a particularly awful pun about a badger, and everyone turned to look at him, shock and judgement in their eyes.
- Arden snacks. A lot. He doesn’t quite know why, but after a period of stagnancy, he always feels a compulsive need to stuff his face with junk food, especially the sugar-laden variety. Thank God for fast metabolism.
H O B B I E S
- Dancing. He started out with ballet when he was eight, but as of late, he has begun to branch out into hip-hop and modern dance.
- Live-tweeting his thoughts about current events, celebrity news, and just the trashiest reality TV shows he can find.
- Eating. He’s always hungry.
F E A R S
- Failure
- Rejection
- Horses, unicorns, hippogriffs, etc. He almost got kicked in the face once.
Delving Deeper
P E R S O N A L I T YAfter years of crossing oceans for people who would barely jump a puddle for him, Arden has grown to be just a tad selfish. While he used to help people out of nothing but the goodness of his heart, it earned him a reputation, and not one he particularly enjoyed. His frequent apologies have been cut down, and he is more assured of himself and his actions after feeling - for longer than he’d care to admit - like he’d lost himself somewhere along the way. If he’s bored enough, he’ll do anything for anyone. All the same, Arden doesn’t ask for anything in return when he completes a task for someone else, he’ll shoot them a salute, an ‘aye aye cap’, and get to business. He doesn’t complain about any of the tasks that he has to do, instead he stays quiet about it, racking up the favors in return for the moment in which he might somehow need them.
It should be said that there are some things that haven’t changed. He is still disgustingly organized, friendly, and extroverted. He’s an incurable optimist at heart, and has a tendency to see the glass as half full. Loyalty is one of Arden’s strongest traits; once you give him a good reason to trust you, he’ll be by your side and stick up for you no matter what, even if he knows you’re wrong. His impulsiveness is another key trait, making decisions with little thought of how he’s going to accomplish it, or what the consequences might be, but he’s hard-working enough that once he makes a decision, he sticks to it and sees it through to the end. Arden also prides himself on being creative; he loves clothes, dancing, and uses any means necessary to make his expression known.
While Arden generally makes it a point to avoid confrontation - and believe me, he’s very hard to anger - he can at times be a tad overbearing. Of himself, he accepts nothing but the best, and he expects the same from those around him. He rarely gets violent, though his words can sting. Reputation means a lot to Arden, more so than anything; grades, friends, even family. So when he doesn’t receive the attention he thinks he deserves, he is quick to become anxious. He feels a strange sort of paranoia that one day, the whole of Salem will turn against him, and socially exile him to loneliness, or worst still; the library club. Arden has developed a need for closeness and reassurance in his relationships, often coming across as jealous or even pushy in his attempts. It’s not uncommon for him to find himself getting overly attached to anyone who shows him even the least bit of niceness.
H I S T O R YArden was born in Daegu, South Korea, but was raised, for the most part, in Palo Alto. His father is the head developer for a NuTech, a computer company, which meant he had to uproot and move his family to the tech capital of the US in order to further develop the project. Needless to say, Arden has grown up fairly immersed in NuTech; the Muggle World has always been fascinating to him, because after his mother’s big reveal a couple years he was born, he’s essentially grown up with one foot in both. In spite of their financial security, Arden’s parents were always kind of disengaged from his life, their work always taking priority, which was why he began to grow particularly close to his older brothers. It wasn’t until he was around eight years old that he found his true calling.
What started as a simple tryout for the junior ballet troupe blossomed into a seemingly lifelong endeavour for Arden. The moment class began, he found himself entranced by the instructor’s movements. Somehow, she managed to turn even the simplest of movements into an impressive exercise in elegance. It didn’t take him long to fall in love with the art form, and it proved to be an invaluable way for him to expend some of that energy constantly buzzing through his veins. By the age of eleven, the same year he received his acceptance letter to Salem, he was just starting to learn how to dance en pointe, before he branched out to other genres.
One of his brothers, however, turned out to be a Squib, and while he tried to hide it, Arden was secretly relieved that he had inherited his mother’s magical ability. He’d waited for a nail-biting three years, wondering if he’d end up going to Muggle school like Amos. After living a life that’d been fully enmeshed in the Wizarding World, the last thing he wanted was to resign himself to one without any magic. Still, he thought it wise to banish the thought from his mind. Amos didn’t seem bothered by it, and neither should he.
When Arden got to Salem, however, he got lost in the mix of things. While his mother and oldest brother had both been sorted into Good, Spencer was sorted into Warren, and to be quite frank, he always felt a little out of place there. The Warrens’ approach of logic over emotion was something he could never quite get used to, and some days, he thought he would’ve been better off in Tituba. It was tough at first, even more so when Asher graduated from Salem in Arden’s second year. Without Asher there as a sort of crutch, he shrunk into himself, growing desperate for acceptance from his peers. Unable to harm a fly or breathe without an apology falling from his lips, Arden was easily taken advantage of in his first two years at Salem.
It was only after Arden returned home on break that Amos realised something was wrong. Arden had always been a sweet child, naive to a fault, and it took a good talking to from his brother to grow him a backbone. If there was anyone’s advice he could trust, it was his brother’s. Amos understood him like no other, even better than Asher did. The months that followed were transformative, with Arden returning to school more self-assured than ever. Gone is the meek twelve year old who wouldn’t even dream of standing up for himself, though some would say that in recent years, he’s been overdoing it a little.
F A M I L YEric Yang Jing Guo (Father, 46) - Mr. Yang is a Muggle, and the head developer of a computer company. He’s a little bumbling, though he makes up for it by being incredibly hardworking. Needless to say, he got quite the shock when his first child got his acceptance letter to Salem.
Yvette Shin Hyo Rin (Mother, 46) - Mrs. Yang is a pureblooded witch, and she holds a fairly important position in the Republic of Magic. She’s loud, hot-headed, and perhaps a tad too opinionated, but despite her many shortcomings, she’s fiercely dedicated to her line of work.
Asher Yang Sheng Xun (Brother, 23) - Asher is a newly-appointed Auror, having just finished the year-and-a-half long training program. Unlike his younger siblings, he’s generally rather blunt and no-nonsense, preferring to deal with things head on.
Amos Yang Zheng Xian (Brother, 20) - Arden’s older brother and a Squib. Amos is currently in his second year at Boston University, specialising in Music Composition and Theory. Despite his lack of magic, he’s always been close with Arden, and he likes to think his zest for life makes up for it, anyway.
F A M I L I A RA long-eared owl named Houdini (ha, get it? HOO-dini?). He’s slightly overweight, flying a little less gracefully than the rest of his feathered brethren, though who could resist those cute widdle ear tufts? ...Seriously though, Arden should probably stop feeding him so much.
T H E M E S O N GBehind The Sea – Panic! At The Disco
“A daydream spills from my corked head
Breaks free of my wooden neck
Left a nod over sleeping waves
Like bobbing bait for bathing cod”
E X T R A N E O U S I N F O
- Arden is trilingual, fluent in English, Mandarin, and Korean.
- Chaser for the Warren Quidditch team.
bora just found her baby daddy
I CALL DIBS LANCEY
(kai is so fucking hot - i'm not much into Exo, but if I were, i'd stan him)
accepted~
@Apokalipse Here's my CS. Hope it's fine! Asians for days in Warren for sure. xD“Everybody is equally weak on the inside, just that some present their ruins as new castles and become kings.”
– Simona Panova
A mass of gothic-inspired, black clothes and pig tails, Hana stands at a respectable 5'4" and weighs a concerning 90lbs. Despite her attempts to go unnoticed, she sticks out like a sore thumb, decked out in all kinds of accessories that vary from day to day. Some days she wears black, leather gloves with studded bracelets. Others, she might go out with a choker and skull-shaped ear rings. She doesn't wear much makeup, usually only mascara and eyeliner. Obvious in her appearance, Hana is clearly a girl with an interest in the dark and morbid.
N A M EHana Chihara Akagi
N I C K N A M EN/A
B I R T H D A T E02/21/2002Pisces
G E N D E RFemale
A G E13
B L O O D S T A T U SPureblood
S E X U A L I T YHeterosexualH O U S EWarren
Y E A RThird
E L E C T I V E SArithmancy
Divination
Care of Magical Creatures
B E S T C L A S S E SDivination
Potions
W O R S T C L A S S E SHerbology
Care of Magical Creatures
C L U B SPotions Club
Divination Club
QuidditchB O G G A R TAn enormous dragon that threatens to swallow her whole.
P A T R O N U SCrow
AmortentiaMint, cherry blossoms, and rubber
W A N DIvy | Chinese Fireball Horn | Unyielding | 14"L I K E SBrooding atmospheres
Sad poetry
Morbid music
Plotting her next pranks
Observing and noting what people do
Chocolate Frogs
Horror movies
D I S L I K E SBright colors
Upbeat music
Uptight people
Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans
Physical work
Perfectionists
Going outside
H A B I T SConstantly applies chapstick to her lips.
Taps her foot when she's sitting or standing for more than 5 minutes.
Stares at people for longer than they are comfortable with.
H O B B I E SDocumenting her peers' schedules.
Devising unique and often elaborate pranks.
Writes morbid and/or depressing stories and poems.
F E A R SDragons
Drowning
DisembowelmentP E R S O N A L I T YHana is an intelligent girl who's meticulousness knows no bounds. As evidenced through her appearance, she is very interested in the dark side of human emotion. While her dreary appearance might make her seem like a timid individual, this far the case. Though usually quiet, Hana is exceedingly watchful and known to approach people on her own accord if she is interested in them enough. She is quite bold and makes use of her cunning to meddle in the affairs of others, whether they know it or not. Notably, she is prankster who patiently scouts out her next victim and painstakingly plans accordingly. Hana continuously seeks to improve her tomfoolery, each prank getting more and more elaborate than the last. While this can be quite a nuisance to the victim, her peers seem to enjoy it immensely. She symbolizes an orderly way of being chaotic.
Unfortunately, Hana has a bit of a rebellious streak in her. It's common to see her in detention for her pranks or for trying to get away with wearing prohibited clothing. She will also often pry into the personal business or try to reveal the secrets of her peers, mostly to see what darkness lies in their hearts. Strangely, she does not seem to get angry, at least as far as others can tell.
H I S T O R YHana is the child of Jin and Yawara Akagi, both respected and renown wizards. Outside of her immediately family, she knows nothing of family other than she is of Japanese descent, having never met her grandparents for unknown reasons. Growing up was a lonely experience for her, up until the birth of her sister. Her father was an Auror and her mother was traveling Potioneer, so she was almost constantly traveling and moving homesteads. To get attention, Hana was a troublemaker and always got in her parents' hair. Overall though, she had a relatively uneventful childhood.
When Hana finally was invited to attend Salem Witches' Institute, she was ecstatic to get meet new people and study everything her parents had told her about magic. Her trouble making days were far from over though. In her first year, she swiftly gained the attention of the student body and her professors' scorn after a prank involving Vincent Hart's pants and her pet newt, Lord Infernofist, in her Flying class almost severely injured him. While Vincent walked away from the incident largely unscathed, it led to the tragic death of Lord Infernofist. Since then Hana's schemes have improved and no further casualties have resulted, but she still aims higher. Most days, you will find her in detention, the Lounge, or at the Quidditch Field.
F A M I L Y
Father - Jin Akagi, 44, a respected Auror for the Republic of Magic.
Mother - Yawara Akagi, 41, a professional Potioneer.
Sister - Acacia Akagi, 5, the beloved younger sibling.
T H E M E S O N GCirice by GhostI feel your presence amongst us
You cannot hide in the darkness
Can you hear the rumble?
Can you hear the rumble that’s calling?
I know your soul is not tainted
Even though you’ve been told so
Can you hear the rumble?
Can you hear the rumble that’s calling?
I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
A candle casting a faint glow
You and I see eye to eye
Can you hear the thunder?
Can you hear the thunder that’s breaking?
Now there is nothing between us
From now our merge is eternal
Can’t you see that you’re lost?
Can’t you see that you’re lost without me?
I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
Can’t you see that you’re lost without me?
I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
I can feel the thunder that’s breaking in your heart
I can see through the scars inside you
E X T R A N E O U S I N F ONo familiar.
Chaser in the Warren Quidditch team
LORD INFERNOFIST NOOOOOOOOO
accepted
Warren will be the most Asian house ever xD
for real though
1x Thank
