"Baby, I'm a nightmare dressed as a better-dressed nightmare" — Taylor Swift (kinda)
Name
Nicholas Salvador Grey
↳ Nicholas. Not Nicky, not Nick, and sure as hell not Sally. He prefers to be called Nicholas. Grey is reserved for teachers and people who want to get his attention in a negative way.
Age
18, June 5th
Gender
Cisgendered Male; He/Him
Sexuality
Pansexual || "With so many beautiful souls out there, who am I to rob them of the pleasure of knowing what it's like to be with me?"
Ethnicity
Though he may not look it, Nicholas has traces of Japanese and Korean mixed into his dominantly Caucasian ethnicity. His father has a mix of Pacific Islander and Chinese while his mother has an unspecified european white. Nicholas obviously took after his mother most while Billie inherited their father's exotic features.
Relationship Status
Nicholas doesn't believe in relationships. He enjoys being able to see whoever he wants whenever he wants.
Label
Drama King
Grade
Senior
School
Liberty High
Appearance Details
Nicholas embodies the best of his parents' features. Though he inherited his mother's pale complexion (that which is cared for with skincare products), the main positives he received from her was a rare case where his blue eyes came from a few generations on her side - the Greys. His father's features are more pronounced in the way his eyes are shaped, the ridges of his eyebrows and how defined his jawline is. Much like Kavi Salvador, Nicholas Grey has a jawline that could cut through a tough steak without even trying. Nicholas' square forehead is one of his key features and dark hair that falls down, creating an almost diamond-like head shape is something he's come to the conclusion that has both of his parents (and maybe his grandpa Kai) written all over it.
As he stands at six-feet even, Nicholas' body is that of a dancer. All of his life, he has trained in contemporary dancing (and has even dabbled in ballet and tap). He also regularly works out, so he is toned all around, which only speaks to his OCD when it comes to his health. He is the kind of person who makes kale smoothies, kale chips, and basically any other superfood. He needs the energy to spend when he dances and works out
Staying true to his artistry and maybe even the elitist life he grew up in, Nicholas' style is very traditional but it also sings a song about his background. He wears slacks, sweats, jeans -- all of which are dark-colored and all of which are paired with some form of turtle necks and/or colorful, button-up shirts. They might be one color and some might be with floral patterns. Whatever pattern or color they might be, you can always expect Nicholas to wear them with a pair of loafers. Nicholas Grey is a no-sneakers kind of boy.
Personality Traits
Charismatic → confident → well-mannered → flirtatious → elegant → conceited → dramatic → egotistical → has a superiority complex
Biography
Everything in Nicholas’ life has always been represented by two sides that make up the complete picture: his two parents and their two separate careers that held them up most nights of the week, keeping them from being around when he and his sisters needed them, his two sisters that have meant more to him than anything in this world, the same sisters he’d do anything for, and the two cities he called home.
Yeah, you could say everything in his life always came down to two things.
Another example of this: his upbringing.
Nicholas was born in New York City. Specifically, he was born in the Upper East Side of the Big Apple. And there for most of his life - from infanthood to mid-to-late teens - he lived in NYC with his parents, Billie, and Fiona. Fiona was the firstborn, so she always took care of the twins whenever their parents were busy with work. And he never really blamed them for it. That was the life they chose. His father, Kavi Salvador, was an actor who kept busy with roles, and his mother, Ariel Grey-Salvador, was a record producer. Again, he never hated her or anything close to it because he understood their jobs were important.
Besides, it wasn’t as though they didn’t make up for it when it mattered most. Even if he were to look back now, Nicholas had fond memories of family night where all of them took Zumba. Kavi and Nicholas were the only ones who showed any talent for the grace aspect of it, but that didn’t stop them from enjoying their time together.
But when family night -- or sometimes family weekend -- wasn’t happening, the kids came to know their nannies well. And they often drove them to wherever they needed to be: private school, after-school activities, and so on and so forth. But during those early years, Nicholas found a few loves: dancing and acting, which were always paired as one because they shared equal importance to Nicholas. Another was the debutante life. It also was where he fell in love with dancing, but it also served as one of the foundations that made Nicholas into the young man he is now. It built his confidence, made him act dignified (when he felt like it, of course), and it served as something he could pour his everything into.
The more he grew up, however, the more obvious it became that Nicholas’ confidence grew to heights nobody in the family thought he would. He became full of himself, had a near-identical personality to his father when he was a teenager, but also had the superiority complex that came from all of the years of praise, and generally any form of positivity that came his way. And it all went to his head.
But thus, life in his first home wasn’t meant to be. Nicholas had to say goodbye to the big apple because of his father. He never resented him, because at the end of the day, once he got used to Columbus, Ohio, Nicholas came to appreciate his new home and love it all the same. He came to recognize that it wasn’t all bad and that even though it was clearly different than what he came to know as home, he found the hidden beauty under its less-than-glamorous visage.
He still had the two parts of his life and, at the end of the day, no matter the changes that came, Nicholas found peace in that. Besides, whether Liberty or Rosefell, one couldn’t ignore that Nicholas was going to have a good time regardless of where he spent his last year of high school.
Family
Kavi Antonio Salvador // 45 // Father // Actor/Dancer/Singer (currently stars in the Canadian Soap Opera "With or Without Love" // FC: Blair Redford // "Dad always tried to be there and, I think with how busy his work schedule form filming to talk show appearances and award shows, the fact he always made time for his family, even if the rest had to be pushed to the side, said a lot to me growing up. It's the sort of thing that leaves a lasting impression."
Ariel Grey Salvador // 44 // Mother // Music Producer with Fallen Angel Records // FC: Jaimie Alexander // "Mom always did try to be there for us. Even after we moved, she did her best to make up for lost time. Not that any of us ever really blamed her or dad for having busy careers. But ever since the move - and especially since she's been working from home a lot, it's been nice to see her around more frequently. At least, it's a welcomed sight ever since Fiona left for college in Vermont."
Fiona Jade Salvador // 20 // Older Sister // Junior at Meadow University (studying music) // FC: Adelaide Kane // "Whenever our parents were busy with work, you were always there for us, Fi. You were only two years older than us, but you always acted like the parent. I'm positive that if it wasn't for you, me and Billie wouldn't be as mentally sound as we are now."
Billie Jean Salvador // 18 // Twin Sister // Senior at Liberty/Rosefell High School // FC: Christina Nadin // "Billie you're a constant pain in my ass, cause me more problems than I'd prefer to have, and consistently force my hand to put my neck out for you. But I wouldn't have it any other way. You're my rock and my northern star and I know I'm yours. You know me better than I do myself and, hell be damned if we let anyone mess with us."
Misc
Face Claim: Thomas Doherty ||
Color Code: Steel Blue/#a0522d
🎭 Nicholas' love for dance originates from when he was younger in how his parents, older sister Fiona, and his twin, Billie Jean, would all have Family Zumba Night.
🎭 Every summer since he was thirteen, Nicholas has participated in the Debutante Ball. And every summer he and Billie Jean return to New York, he proudly takes part in it. In the debutante world, Nicholas is essentially considered royalty and the ideal partner because of his apt timing and devotion to it.
🎭 Nicholas' main guilty pleasure is watching weekly episodes of Greys Anatomy with Billie. It started when they were young and they just never stopped. It's a bit of a tradition for them and it's one of the few things they have for themselves. It doesn't matter how busy Nicholas is, he drops everything to spend that hour to two hours (depending on if it's a season premiere/finale or not, or if they're behind on a couple of episodes).
🎭 From members of his extended family, as well as his Aunt Nicolette (aka his namesake) has often compared him to his father. Not only in how he acts and dates more than not, but where his interests reside. Kavi Salvador was attracted to dance and acting and so is Nicholas. Those are his greatest passions outside of sex and soccer.
🎭 Nicholas' go-to sugary snack are skittles. Well, all except for the sour apple and lemon ones. Those he'll give to Billie.
🎭 Nicholas can be found on Instagram. His handle is @DreamingNGrey
🎭 Nicholas' preference for redheads may or may not be traced back to his childhood guilty pleasure of watching Powerpuff Girls due to his favorite being Blossom.
🎭 Blossom represented everything that both young Nicholas and current Nicholas prefers: red hair and a certain grace and eloquence that remains unrivaled.
My first favorite thing about Halloween is the discounted candy
