Name: Mason Larch McCarthy
Nickname: Mase (everyone); Thing 2 (derogatory); many others that only his sister calls him
Gender/Pronoun: Male, he/him
Age: 17
Birthday: 10/21/2007
Sign: Libra
Gemstone: Opal
Blood Type: O-
Fav. Food: Pretty much anything classically 'unhealthy', when he can get away with it. Grilled cheese is a favorite, even though (especially?) because he's lactose intolerant, and pretty much anything fried makes his mouth start watering. He also loves sweets, especially gummy bears & milk chocolate.
Hated Food: BRUSSEL SPROUTS. CAULIFLOWER. GROSS. He's also not overly a fan of extremely bitter/umami food, but he doesn't actually mind the healthier diet Madison has them both on, as long as there's plenty of seasoning and spice to distract him from the fact he's mostly eating rabbit food.
School/Occupation: Mason & Madison were homeschooled by tutors for most of their academic career. They began attending Meadowview High at 14, but tested out of the standard freshmen classes, and so began as some of the youngest sophomores in the grade. They recently graduated from Meadowview High School, and is on track to attend Destiny City University in the fall.
Hobbies:
-- Whittling: Mason is always fidgeting with something, and he learned early that a productive way to expend some of his extra hand-energy is by carving. Sometimes it's just whittling a stick to a point, other times it's creating small statuary, and still other times it's more abstract - less about the end product and more about the journey. He keeps a small collection of wooden creatures on his windowsill, and frequently gives them away to friends...or would, if he had any friends other than his sister.
-- Fiddling: From a young age, Mason was enrolled in music lessons, and it didn't take long for his favored instrument to announce itself. His favorite thing to play is Irish folk music, but he also likes messing around with fiddle covers of pop songs. Lindsey Sterling is basically his hero.
-- Cheerleading & Yoga: It's not just for girls, you know. He and his sister were both on the cheer squad all through high school, and he's still plenty flexible and energetic about it. He can toss a girl in the air so many times and do as many backflips as you want. He's not sure if he wants to pursue it through college, but he hasn't voiced his doubt to his sister yet. He's got pleeenty of time to figure it out, right? Right? In the meantime, he's picked up yoga to help keep him limber, in shape, and centered until school starts.
Virtues:
-- Human Sunshine: Mason McCarthy has never met a stranger - just friends he doesn't know yet. He's outgoing, extroverted, kind, loud, and eager to please. He just wants everyone to have a good time, and he's excellent at finding common ground with seemingly-disparate forces. He's something of a social balm, allowing those different people to feel comfortable and safe even if they're outside their comfort zone.
-- Loyal: Mason may be a fast friend, but he is not a temporary one, or one that wavers at sign of trouble. He would do anything for those he cares about, even at the expense of his own happiness. As he gets older and becomes more emotionally mature, he will learn that loyalty doesn't mean blindly following, and will develop an ability to stand up for himself and his values, even against people he cares about and who care for him. However, anything like betrayal goes against the very core of his being.
-- Flexible: You would be hard-pressed to find someone more go-with-the-flow than Mason McCarthy. Is it because his sister tells him what to do every minute of the day, and it's easier to just do what other people want? Maybe, but he's nowhere near ready to deal with that, so as it stands, Mason is fairly adaptable. He prides himself on being what the people around him need, and it's not usually worth the energy to put up a stink about it if he doesn't like it.
Flaws:
-- Unfocused: Mason is more distractable than a kitten on catnip. He tends to follow his passions, and his passions, while intense, tend to change moment to moment, resulting in unfinished projects, forgotten agreements, and a general sense of disorganization. He'd lose his head if it weren't attached to his body, is what Madison says, and she's not wrong.
-- Repressed: The thing about having a twin sister who keeps better time than a Swiss watch is that it makes fighting with her very difficult. So mostly he doesn't. Sometimes that means he puts a smile on and goes along with what she says; sometimes it means he claws at whatever little rebellions he can (hello, secret stash of Twinkies...). It's not just his sister that he hides his true feelings from, though; in his effort to please those around him and be what they need him to be, focus on those people and their needs, he is much, much better at listening to other people's problems and helping them than he is at expressing his own issues or seeking help with them. Positive emotions? No problem. Putting a good spin on a bad thing? Easy. Actually naming, dealing with and processing negative emotions? Hm, ask again later.
-- Impulsive People-Pleaser: Mason loves saying yes, and hates saying no. This gets him into trouble. If it sounds like fun (and most things do, to Mason), he's already on board. When it comes to people-pleasing, he hates the idea of making someone sad or mad, and will do everything in his power to find a way to give a person what they want. This leads to over-promising, or conflicts of interest and availability - for example, telling two people he can hang out on Saturday, because he forgot he agreed to the first one, and instead of telling everyone about the mix-up, trying to make it a surprise three-way hang, regardless of how the other people involved might feel about it. It also gets him into trouble when people ask him to do or say things that he maybe shouldn't. He doesn't have a tattoo (thanks to Madison's furious interruption), but he almost did, because someone at school said they 'really needed some practice' with the stick-and-poke kit they got from the internet. He and his sister mostly hang out with each other and don't have many (read: any) friends other than each other - the few times Mason tried to change that, these dual instincts have certainly contributed to, if not caused, the failure of those efforts.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Eyes: Average/almond shaped. Blue-green-gray, depending on the color of his clothes that day. His driver's license says 'hazel', though.
Hair: Thick, dark brown wavy hair that does a little fwoop in front, but otherwise cut somewhat short. He is CONSTANTLY playing with it and running his fingers through it, so it's always a bit of a mess, but he does attempt to style it every morning.
Face: Mason has a fairly long, rectangular face and a somewhat prominent nose, but everything is proportional. He is constantly having face journeys, and has very expressive eyebrows. He is almost always smiling, and he looks younger than he is. He also has his ears pierced and wears a pair of simple black hoops in his ears.
Skin Tone: #f6dbd2. He's pale. Pale pale pale pale. He's not paper-white, but he's Irish, so...he's not allowed out of the house without a pile of SPF 3000.
Body Type: Everything about Mason is long - his legs, his torso, his face. He's a long boy, and he's lithe but muscled, thanks to his years of cheerleading. He's got more in common with a swimmer's body than a weightlifter or boxer's, but he's not weak or lacking in muscle by any means. He's 6'1" but doesn't act like it.
Clothes: Since he'll be going to college soon, I'd rather have him in that art than the high school art! Otherwise, outside of school, he tends toward blacks, but also sparkles. He's a baby pop-punk bisexual, with all that entails.
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