☾ ★ ★ EnitanPost 5
◆ Name: Enitan
◆ Name Meaning: "Person of story," Yoruba
◆ Gender: Male
◆ Stage: Prentice
◆ Class: Prentice (close-range attack)
◆ Sexuality/Status: Unknown / Single
◆ Height: 3' 11"
◆ Build: Wiry and lithe; average weight
◆ Race: Earthling, Shifter
◆ Base Traits: Obsessive-Compulsive, Clingy, & Volatile
◆ Personality: While many times an individual will tend to see the negatives when it comes to Enitan's demeanor, he seems to live more on the edge of a very fine blade, on the cusp between pros and cons.
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Obsessive-Compulsive: Enitan has a fixation about keeping things in order or in their rightful place, no matter how trivial. If something is numbered or color-coded, they must be done so in some sort of consistent way or he will feel compelled to right this wrong on his own. The same goes for something that fails to be symmetrical, the biggest of culprits being patterns, such as on clothing. Over the years he has been able to curb such habits to a degree, mostly using what others would refer to as "nervous tendencies." Such habits are predominated by the sharpening of random things with a knife, though the action is but another branch of OCD behavior. This obsessiveness touches mostly on things that are inanimate, but can bleed further. Despite the severe downsides to this trait, it has led Enitan to develop a remarkable eye for detail, for things that don't seem quite right, and a drive for doing things correctly to the best of his ability. It has earned him the badge of "perfectionist."
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Clingy: The boy is slightly on the "outcast" side of the spectrum, a notion borne from both his self-exile from the pet peeves of life as well as the fact that few find his behaviors to exceed being less than...
normal, a regular defect. However, he has a bit of a case of separation anxiety that keeps him close to home. While his personality can work to push people away, Enitan can be quick to grow an attachment to an individual. He never seemed to grow up to normal adult standards, and still exhibits very childish naivete towards his society, his people. Fears of rejection, when he has grown a strong enough regard towards someone, can entice him to appear a bit too needy in the social department: he isn't above randomly giving someone a hug. While there is a disregard for personal space, something he runs into quite often, he doesn't tend to take it personal if a person doesn't approve of it (after all, most individuals might find it a bit terrifying to be hugged by an assassin). This social behavior instigates an extremely strong sense of loyalty that is highly difficult to break once an attachment is formed, and is the main spark to initiate such behavior in the first place. It leads to a more caring personality alongside further suspicions of those that have adverse effects on friends.
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Volatile: Quick to fly off the handle, Enitan's short fuse is oftentimes paired with his loyalty to those he deems as allies. He is very protective, and sometimes his standards for drawing the line between friend and foe don't make a lot of sense. Enitan processes things very quickly in his mind, and it can be hard to follow. Split-second decisions and crisis situations show how well he can adapt, but it leads to a bad habit of assuming, and such assumptions tend to lean toward "the worst of a person." It may not show immediately on the outside, but he is partial towards preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. Unfortunately, for those not accustomed to such trains of thought, he may just appear bipolar. The trait appeared out of need, a warped sense of survival, to protect those that have (for some reason or another) blessed him with their friendship. Friendship is a gift rare enough to happen upon for the boy, considering first impressions of Enitan mainly consist of avoidance and labels of "creepy."
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