Name: Daniel Palaiologos.
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Originally David Garcia Martinez from Lalin’s Curse, a Webcomic by Isaky on Webtoons. Used with her consent.Personality: A young soul uncertain of his place in creation. An honest, earnest cinnamon roll who loves his family despite that. A curious kid who wants his father to be happy, but also wants his own happiness, in whatever form that took. However, there is an aspect of him who is afraid that the world would take his father away from him, and whatever friends he makes, too, and he is well aware that comfort and peace are luxuries, especially in this world. But deep inside is pain, pain and sadness from being born the way he is, from the pitying looks from those who know his origins. At the end of the day, Daniel wants to love and be loved, and eventually, protect his father as his father protects him.
Background: Daniel was born in luxury that he didn't fit in, in privilege that left him isolated. He was raised among grandparents and a 'brother', a brother he admired greatly as he grew up due to his intelligence, kindness, and athleticism. He wanted to be like him from an early age, and he sought to train himself to be like that.
But as he grew up, he learned about the whispers, whispers that he was a bastard; the polite term was 'illegitimate'. He tried to ignore those, focusing on his studies and the friends who liked him despite the rumors, and sorting out the problems of childhood and puberty. He found some happiness, he had good grades in school, and eventually, his studious and kind nature won him the esteem of his teachers and a few of his classmates - Even then, he knew this much took effort to win; he cannot take this for granted.
Then two years ago, at twelve, Daniel found out that his 'brother' was in fact his
father, while his mother was... missing. By then, the boy knew better than to be too open, even to his close friends. As for his father,
Deuel Palaiologos, he didn't know what to feel. Should he feel betrayed? Should he whine, yell, or accuse? Or should he let go?
It didn't help that he was discovering... feelings for both boys and girls, confusing his thoughts. It was a wonder that he managed to retain friends; his scores at school certainly suffered and he had to take the dreaded (to him) make-up exams. But by then, tested in a social crucible that made him tough but brittle, yet also taught him just who he can count on, the growing young man learned the meaing of courage. Eventually, he accepted this; that his father was still the person he knew from back then.
Time passed and he was now fourteen; his father decided to take him to Washington D.C. one day; there may be more information on his mother...
Other Information: Daniel comes from a rich family that claims descent from the Palaiologos Dynasty of Byzantine Emperors.
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