Nickname: ‘Jake’ isn’t his favorite, but if that’s what you want to use, it’s not like he’ll say you can’t…
Gender/Pronoun: he/him/his
Age: 13 (for another day or two)
Birthday: January 14th, 2010
Sign: Capricorn
Gemstone: garnet
Blood Type: B+
Fav. Food: basic b***h plain white rice
Hated Food: calamari
School: Meadowview freshman
Hobbies:
- Cooking/Baking - Food is the way to peoples’ hearts, isn’t it? Jacob learned very early that everyone seems a lot more amenable to pleasantness when they’ve had a really, really good snack. His parents are a little overbearing, so there are still certain techniques he’s not really allowed to do (grilling/smoking, frying), and he doesn’t have a great handful of specialized tools, but he is a talented cookie and cake decorator and can put on a decent-enough platter at the dinner table too! He always does his best to make something strange and spectacular when his friends are allowed over, and he has done most of the cooking for his family for a couple years.
…His parents and brother aren’t very good at showing gratitude, but that’s okay! No one is making him cook for them; Jacob just wants them to know that he cares. And someday he’ll figure out the perfect meal to express it so they’ll have to adore him.
Cleaning - He’s not obsessively tidy or anything, and it wouldn’t necessarily bother Jacob to live in complete squalor, but it seems like cleaning is such a chore for most people, and if you don’t like doing it, he doesn’t mind taking it on for you! It might make him a little anxious if there’s a very particular way things need to be done (not that that would stop him!), but if not, he’s happy to come up with an organizational pattern or give anything greasy and grimy a good scrub. He’s not afraid of a little bleach, and if it helps someone else to be comfortable, he’ll do whatever needs to be done. You can count on him!
Sewing - Oh, you know, he’s not a very good crafter or anything, but sewing is sort of calming in a way! And he can fix up his old clothes or use cheap thrifty things to make something nice…ish. He doesn’t really share anything he might make. After all, you don’t want something poorly made and ratty! But Jacob likes his stitched-together shirts and flower-embroidered pants, and he thinks it’s okay if he wants to keep them for himself, just this one little hobby he likes to do for himself. That should be okay…
Virtues:
- Adaptability - (Because he’s an Eevee, get it?) Versatile to suit your needs! Because Jacob doesn’t have any particularly strong personal self-interests, he doesn’t mind changing up his needs to suit yours. Not easily frightened, not easily overwhelmed, willing to take on anything that seems like it might help someone else out. Prone to confusion if needed by multiple people (why would multiple people need him?), but absolutely willing to do his best and happy to alter his disposition and work out a different mindset to get things- whatever “things” are- accomplished.
Giving - Jacob does not feel entitled to much of anything, and as such pretty much everything he has, he doesn’t mind sharing. His snacks, his time, his love. He gives freely and wants other people to enjoy what he has to offer, whatever that is, so he tends to only put his best effort forward and attempts to shield people away from more unsightly things (like his crafted clothes and things). You can catch him volunteering his time at the food bank or helping younger kids with their homework. He just wants everyone to be happy, and if he can do anything to be the catalyst for that, it would put him in a really, very good mood too.
Chipper - Generally of a positive disposition, it is difficult to get Jacob down. Not impossible, mind, but he finds that it is just better for everyone if he keeps his spirits up so that no one has to be negatively influenced by any problems he might have. And really, he doesn’t have any worth making a fuss about, anyway, so he might as well just be happy.
Flaws:
- Private - Jacob considers himself to be very, extremely realistic (Jacob is wrong)! And as such, he does not delude himself into thinking there is anything interesting about himself worth sharing, and it is unimaginable to him that anyone might care to even take note of him or remember anything about him. While not exactly quiet, he doesn’t talk about himself very much and prefers hearing exciting or noteworthy things about other people. He is a big perpetrator of bottling everything up and hoping it doesn’t spill out and/or no one notices- of course, why would they? It’s hardly anyone’s job to worry about him, when they should be worrying about themselves, right? If pressed to talk about himself, the poor guy is convinced that there’s no good intentions behind it and can become very anxious and meek. He doesn’t want to be left alone! …He just thinks he is better off being your shadow. You don’t ask your shadow what it had for breakfast, do you?
Delulu - Friends should be sure to be very clear and detailed when telling Jacob things, lest they be grossly misconstrued. If he’s told two of his friends met up for a movie, they absolutely, definitely kissed and must be dating now, and while they’re at it, they’re probably finding it particularly enjoyable to be hanging out without him, and has he actually been the burden keeping them from finding love all along???? His parents had a tiff about Normal Spouse Things, and now they’re doomed to divorce in the coming months one hundred percent for sure. Jacob heard it with his own ears. He takes the smallest bit of information and fabricates a whole (negative and unrealistic) story around it that he actually believes.
Truly his mind will go to great lengths to make him feel ashamed and inadequate, often at the expense of being reasonable and realistic.
Desperate - Jacob is extremely eager to please and will do just about anything if you would pleaselikehimandhangoutwithhimsometimes, he even promises not to want very much of your attention and you definitely don’t have to do anything for him. It would just be nice if he could stand next to you a little, if that’s okay… With his desire to please other people and be mostly invisible, Jacob doesn’t really care if anything he does is a detriment to himself- and often it can be a detriment to others besides who he’s focusing on, so he’ll definitely have to make it up to them later, too… He doesn’t want anyone to be upset at him! But he’ll definitely do anything in his power if you ask him to. …No questions asked.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
- Eyes: big and brown with the doe-iest gaze you’ve ever seen
Hair: tanned brown, kept short-cut to the nape of his neck, has bangs that dust close to his eyes, with a long ‘framing’ strands to either side of his face
Face: He is Baby and typically has a chipper expression, but also looks a bit malnourished.
Skin Tone: bronze-tanned
Body Type: on the short, skinny side, has a myriad of tiny scars and scrapes from falling over himself all the time
Clothes: messy, baggy stuff. He’s a kid with an older brother, so predominantly wears hand-me-downs.
