Name: Callum P. Summers
Age: 18
In-depth Appearance:
Callum is tall and well proportioned, when he isn't slouching he stands at roughly 6 foot and weighs around 162 pounds give or take a pound. His body is a work in process, or at least that's how he'd describe it, he's got some light muscle definition on his torso, his pectoral muscles are becoming more angular, with grooves appearing along his sides and across his abdomen to show his changing figure. His arms follow the same pattern, they're not bulky but they're firm and show when he tenses his arm. His legs are the same, visibly firm but in need of a little more work.
His skin is naturally adaptable, fair until the sun comes out. It doesn't take him long to tan and tends to only suffer from sun burn across his the tops of his cheeks and the bridge of his nose. His hair is a dirty blonde color, during the summer he goes a lighter blonde with natural highlights and during the winter it goes a darker brown.
He is able to grow facial hair and will often have a light dusting along his jawline, under his chin and across the bottom of his cheeks. He's got a scar on the top of his left eyebrow, about an inch in length and 0.5 cm in width, it's only really visible when he's close to people or in certain light. He's got another scar at the bottom of his right palm, it's a very thin line and is only around two inches long. He's got a few more scattered along his arms and legs, though unlike the other two they are merely reminders of his boisterous youth and the days he spent jumping around in bush forts.
Callum's eyes are intense. With a thick storm grey ring surrounding a sea green iris and long eyelashes to emphasise their depth.
Callum isn't very fashion savvy, the less clothes he has to wear the better in his opinion. He does have a thing for smart shirts when the time calls for it, though they have to be ironed and accompanied by smart chinos or trousers. Casual wear wise it's a struggle to get him out of shorts and tanks tops.
Personality:
Callum is a fun loving, arrogant, trouble maker. He's loud, pig-headed and care-free to a degree. Being around Callum can be a headache or fun, dependent on how he's perceived, he is the first one to try new things and encourage his friends to follow suit. He isn't firing on all cylinders and has a habit of saying stupid things, using wrong words to describe things in sentences and acting before he thinks. The thing with Callum is he knows he's not the sharpest tool in the shed but it doesn't stop him, he'll do what he wants to do and he'll become who he wants to be.
Over time he's built up a thick skin to handle name calling or snide comments, he'll either allow it to simply slide over his head or attempt to battle it with humour rather than taking it to heart. He's proud of the way he looks and even more so about who he is, though a small part of him wishes he was an Einstein, he's not hung up on it. He likes being in a good mood and will take it upon himself to make other people feel the same way be it through jokes, light teasing or pranks...whether they work or not depends on the person, negative reactions just tend to bounce off of him.
One of the draw backs of Callum's thick skinned attitude is his inability to open up to people emotionally, most of the time it's not that he doesn't want to it's more that he doesn't know how to. This doesn't stop him from being flirtatious, as long as its skin deep. He's terrible at reading other people when it comes to emotions and can come across as insensitive at times. The longer he's known someone the better he is at telling if something is up with them but unless they're balling their eyes out or shaking in fear, he struggles to connect the dots.
He's got a few perks as well. Callum is energetic and jovial most of the time, he's a bit of a practical joker and will often try to lead others astray if they let him. His 'jokes' or tricks are often childish though, he's been known to tie buckets of goo to the tops of doors and put fake insects where they don't belong not to mention cling film...one day he'll grow out of it but as for right now it's painfully obvious he's still got a way to go. He tries his hardest to entertain his friends rather than irritate them...well, most of time. Sometimes he just can't help himself, he's a sucker for acting on impulse and part of being thick skinned makes him brave (or stupid).
Alongside his childish mannerisms, he's got a few mature traits. He's actually a very dedicated person, be it to the people around, his work or even his pranks, once he's started something he'll see it through to the end no matter what. And when he hears the words “It won't make any difference” it only strengthens his resolve. He's the type of guy that will go above and beyond for the people he cares about, often to the point of going overboard. Which leads to Callum's biggest flaw, his aggression. He deals with things aggressively, 'hit it with my fists' is his go to way of dealing with things rather than engaging his mind or entering into a battle of wits. Trying to talk him round when he gets pumped up like this is a pain, it takes small words and clear meanings anything else winds him up further and he has been known to vent his frustration on helpless furniture in the past.
Backstory:
Callum P. Grove was born into the Grove family eighteen years ago, he was the third born boy and has two brothers, Gregory and Thomas, who are three years older than him. A regular family, seated happily in the working class sector. His father is a pharmacist and his mother works in the hospitality circuit, cleaning hotels, being a waitress etc, around raising her children. His parents split up a year after he was born and his father left home, though he remained in contact with his children. By the time Callum was two, his mother had met someone else and given birth to his twin sisters, Aaliyah and Buffy. The girls dad, Jethro Summers, didn't become his step father until he was four because of complications with Callum's biological father.
Growing up Callum has always considered himself closer to his mother and step-dad than his father and would often skip meetings with him or ignore requests to meet up. This behaviour brought the wrath of his brothers down on him and he spent the majority of his youth constantly hassled and tormented by the older boys, he was the brunt of their jokes and pranks, often embarrassed in front of his friends and roughed up. To this extent his brothers helped him become who he is today, though he probably could have lived without their bullying it taught him a few things and helped him build up a tough hide. Despite how much they ragged on him, if anyone else tried to do the same thing his brothers had his back.
When he could escape his brothers Callum spent a fair amount of time helping out his mother by looking after his younger sisters and doing odd jobs around the house. When he was 14 he spent the whole summer building a tree house for his sisters to use, Jethro helped him out when he could, encouraging him to finish it regardless of how long it took often saying 'Determination son, that's the difference between getting somewhere and staying still'. During his high school years Callum came under a lot of pressure and started to go off the rails. At this time he had issues to deal with at home, his brothers left home and moved closer to their father, putting pressure on him to do the same but he resisted. At school, he was struggling to keep up with everyone academically and his knack for being immature and acting out of term was getting him into more trouble than it was worth.
His aggressive mannerisms didn't help matters either and they got worse when his sisters started high school. If there is one thing Callum will not stand for, it's people messing around with his sisters. All through high school he tried not to get involved in their relationships. But nine times out of ten he'd give their guy friends or boyfriends the cold shoulder and go for them, if his sisters were harmed or put in harms way. If anything the girls both hated and to some degree enjoyed having their older brother as their protector. His protective habits often filtered into his friendships as well, always the first one to jump a friends defence regardless of consequences and without all the information.
At the age of 16, Callum petitioned to change his last name to Summers, the final step to feeling more included in his family. At some point, when he wasn't being a goon, Callum found a group of friends to join, people that in turn evened him out, brought out the better side of him and even inspired him to buckle down to get some decent grades.
He's worked alongside going to school for a time and has stock piled enough money to go travelling, though he's postponed leaving to spend the summer with his friends. In truth he doesn't know where he wants to go next, with mediocre grades and no idea where he wants to go next or where he wants to end up...right now he's content with just living in the moment and having a bit of fun.
Future Plans: Take a year out to travel, figure out what he wants to do.
Likes:
+ Being called Cal rather than Callum.
+ Sports, particularly contact sports.
+ Dogs, he's a real dog person, loves all breeds but isn't overly fond of the toy breeds.
+ His younger sisters.
+ Watching films.
+ Music, Soft Metal, Indie, Classic Rock, Modern Rock, Punk Rock, 80's/90's Pop, Classical.
+ Strategy games, be it tabletop or digital. (He favours Bloodbowl)
+ Using movie quotes when speaking.
+ Working out.
Dislikes:
- Long words or 'clever' words that he doesn't understand
- Bullying
- Cats, he's allergic.
- His older brothers
- Reading.
- Know-it-alls.
- Brain teasers.
Other:
= Callum has passed his driving test and can be put on others insurance, he's currently able to drive his mom's car and has been given his brothers old black wrangler jeep, which no longer looks very flashy and he only drives if he really has to.
= Callum hasn't told anyone his middle name, every time someone tries to guess it he simply agrees with them, treating it like a game.
