Nick J.

## Physical Attributes

### Build

Nick is about twenty-one years old, his birthday being December 21, 2001. Nick possesses a mesomorph body type, being muscular with a medium-size complexion. He may be described as a man in rectangular shape, almost similar to a square. Nick is five foot eleven (5'11 | 180cm), being often mistaken as a six-foot man. He is only slightly taller than his father, who is five foot nine (5'9). Nick would be 75% European White, and 25% Hispanic. Despite his genes, he would be slightly tanned due to his repeated exposure to the sun, causing him to be slightly darker than his birth parents. Nick is somewhat healthy, due to him eating the own food he cooks, and his regular exercise routine. Nick would have several blisters on his fingers from the acoustic guitar he plays, and his hands would be hardened due to the amount he uses them for fistfights and separating frozen meat. In his hometown Stuttgart, Germany, he would be called quite charming by the locals by his 'perfect' build and the perfect shade of sage green for his irises.

Nick is able to use his upper body and lower body for combat. Nick does a 'homemade' style of 'kickboxing' that is strangely effective, involving every part of his leg. He knows karate, jiu-jitsu, and taekwondo. He doesn't use any of those for self defense, however. Nick is able to lift a pickup truck for about a minute on average, given his remarkably strong upper body strength. This does include his legs, possessing quick reflexes so he would never trip. Similar to a cat, Nick would always land on his feet.

### Strategy

Due to his rather medium-large build, Nick cannot perform any stealthy acts (ex: ambush, stalking). His footsteps are heavy, and his black leather shoes multiply that by 1.5x. Although he has only two layers of clothing, Nick is always warm, causing him to breathe too much and too loud. Instead of stealth, Nick would attack his victims head-on. He would either aim for their chest area to force oxygen out, or their head, if Nick is in a hurry. He relies on his immense strength to get by, as he does not know how to arm himself properly and he is too afraid of gun recoil. Nick does not have a problem with this, for he specializes in hand-to-hand combat.

Nick is armed with a loaded semi-automatic pistol named the Makarov, that was originally manufactured in China. This gun specifically had stopped being produced, making it quite a valuable object. Instead of selling it, Nick decides to keep it for *self-defense* yet almost never uses it in combat. He keeps this in his right inner coat pocket, never to be actually used. He'd stolen the Makarov from a local gun shop downtown, in Idaho, USA. He is not armed with anything else except his hard fists protected under thin fingerless gloves.

### Occupation

Nick is technically unemployed. This means that he does not have a source of income other than forcefully taking money from other people (ex: mugging, robbery, etcetera). Nick is a seasoned criminal, having committed second and third degree murder, theft, breaking and entering, vandalism (graffiti), and forgery. These actions are for proclaimed 'good reasons' as Nick always comes up with a reasonable explanation. Most of these crimes were committed because of financial condition, also known as 'white collar crimes'.

## Psychology

### Childhood

Nick didn't have a proper childhood. He did have a loving and caring family, yet their past left behind several criminal charges and a terrible tradition of crime. He had a kind mother and a nice father, and a compassionate older brother by a difference of five years. His older brother, Callum had loved and cared for Nick, teaching him how to pickpocket strangers and lie out of trouble at the ripe age of nine. Of course, Callum would also tutor him advanced math and teach Nick good life lessons to prevent him from being exposed to the life of crime his family had started and continued.

Nick was only a little boy when it happened. His mother, his father, and his older brother were brutally murdered by law enforcers. He didn't get why. He wondered if it could've been corruption, or anything possible that could help him forget the gruesome deaths that still ring into his thoughts every now and then. He resented his family for giving him haunting memories, and refused to discuss his surname. Nick was handed to a nearby orphanage from where he lived, and met a gang of other children his age. He made quick friends with them, and became one of the 'bullies'. As he grows up in the orphanage, he learns that his friends aren't the sharpest tools in the shed. His friends snatch away his worksheets to copy the answers. Nick slowly learns to be cold to those types of people and to say 'no' more often. At the age of eleven, he gets adopted by a passive-aggressive single mother and gets enrolled into a private school in Idaho, USA. Deep inside, he secretly misses his family and treasures their remnants; himself.

### Persona

Nick had morphed into an arrogant person, coping with his constant grief with anger. Since he was academically intelligent, he had received tons of compliments from his classmates and guardian. This fed his growing ego, now using his superiority complex to distract himself from the traumatizing memories that constantly replayed inside his mind. He is easily irritable, having nobody to really discipline him and threatening anyone who tried. Nick was nearly a lost cause, until a new confidant, Remi, had appeared in his life. Nick had originally been mean and sour to Remi, but since Remi didn't have a solid personality, he'd mirrored Nick's obnoxiousness and slowly steered him from being emotionally shut in. Nick had changed for the better, still being tough on the outside yet having a soft side on the inside for a select few.

Nick likes to stargaze at night, since he is mostly the one that stays at the home he and Remi share. Nearly breaking a few nearby windows and outdoor planters, he climbs up to the slanted roof and lays on it. He is lucky enough to see multiple shooting stars, enjoying the view of the starry sky as he tries brainstorming ~~pickup lines for Remi~~ how he'd gotten so far in life. He thinks that the stars are like the number of mistakes people have made in life, and that they are there to make the world more interesting. He'd also think of the stars as common things, yet calls shooting stars a unique find.

Now being attached to his best friend, Remi, Nick likes to see him happy. Every day on Remi's birthday, he brings in a chocolate truffle cake. Despite almost dying and nearly falling off three stories, he still gets one from the local pastry shop and grabs one. Who knows? Maybe Nick is a chocolate lover. In fact, he is. Nick had drank an entire chocolate fountain and almost entered what he'd call *'chocopalooza' ,* which was basically a sugar crash in an overdramatized description.

## Skill-set

* Nick can play the acoustic and electric guitar.
* Nick can punch a full hole into a plaster wall.
* Nick is able to act out most emotions with his adequate control of his body.
* He is a very good French kisser. We don't know how or why we have this information.
* Nick has a resting bitch face.
* Nick can crawl legs-first.

## School Life

### Reputation

Nick was a perfect student. He'd score a hundred on every exam on every subject. His colleagues, his friends, and everyone feared him. They feared him and they envied him, for his arrogant attitude to those worse than him. Everyone saw him as the king or ruler of the school.  Well, everybody but Remi. Remi was a humble, opinion-less child when he first saw Nick, so he didn't think much of it. Nick didn’t do any extracurriculars because he’s just that good.

### Clique

If Nick was in a clique, he would totally be in the bullies or popular kids. Despite him not being well liked to most, he is still able to attain his high status due to fear and force. Like popular kids, Nick can form a social hierarchy based on grades and academic intelligence. Popular kids and bullies usually keep friends in their close circle, shutting everyone else out as well.

### Companion(s)

Nick and Remi met a year later in school. They were doing a group project on Criminal Law. Nick wanted to do it to outsmart the cops. Remi wanted to do it because he genuinely wanted to be in law enforcement. The two both talked about it, but Nick wasn’t completely honest with him. Rumors spread that they were a couple, but they denied it. Those gossip girls found it juicy that Nick would always win in arm wrestling matches that were meant to tease Remi. The duo had many things in common. They both were outcast from other people, both academically smart, and they sprint at an average 32 mph. They saw each other as twins, or clones. That was something Nick had joked about a lot. There are some differences between them, though. Nick showed affection to Remi through actions, while Remi expressed gratitude to Nick verbally. Another difference would be the massive height difference, meaning that Nick is taller than Remi by six inches. Nick then developed a small crush on Remi in his late years of junior high and the rest of his high school years. Unfortunately, Nick didn't know how to express such feelings toward Remi, and only kept it to himself, imagining several happy scenarios in his head to cope.

## Nick & Remi

Nick and Remi had loved stargazing in their school years. Sometimes, they both climb up the roof at night to look at the dark blue sky full of stars. There, Nick starts several conversations about the meaning to life and chocolate truffle cake. They don't do it as much, due to Nick's awkward failed attempt to confess his feelings as they watch a meteor shower.

One time, Remi built a path to the rooftop with no experience in construction. Remi showed it to Nick and demonstrated how it would be safe, but ended up having to pay hospital bills after Nick broke his leg after snapping a piece of wood and falling two stories onto grass. No one has dared to take that telescope back inside.

    Nick was skilled in the culinary arts. He could fight Gordon Ramsay in a fistfight and in cooking, because he’s just that good. He didn’t like when Remi would order take out though. Nick would get a little jealous and try to replicate McDonald’s French Fries, but better. Remi was the complete opposite of Nick. Remi almost blew up the entire house trying to cook a simple dish of bacon and eggs. Nick was teaching him too, but this happened when he wasn’t looking. Remi scrambled to pour water on it, but the fire only got bigger. It was an oil fire. Nick had to call the fire department because Remi was too scared to blow it out.

When Remi was out murdering people, Nick decided to set up a little surprise for Remi. Nick turned off all the lights, and lit lavender scented candles in the basement. Remi came home and was worried. Nick was absolutely terrified of the dark, and this isn’t what he would do on a normal basis. Because of Remi’s stealth courses he took in a specialized academy somewhere in Idaho, he was also able to see better in the dark. Without bumping into anything, he ventured into the basement and found a letter surrounded by candles. It read,

    *Dearest Remi,*

*You’ve been with me for ten years, two months, and fourteen days. All I think about is you and adding another tally to the days we’ve spent together. When we met, I was grateful that you’d accepted me. I was arrogant. I was selfish. I was mean. Behind that shell, is me now. You’ve helped me change into the person I am today, which was something that nobody else ever gave me. I was surprised that you didn’t fear me, or request the instructor to change partners. Remi, Remi, Remi. How could I ever repay you? If you ever get into trouble, just call my name, and I’ll be there, m’kay? One more thing.*

*Remi, from the bottom of my heart, I sincerely, genuinely, and truthfully love you. I love you. To the moon and back. Out of all the asteroids in this solar system, you were my real, glimmering shooting star. I don’t know how to express it. I want to show that I love you.*

*Sincerely,*

*Your best friend and possibly your boyfriend, Nick.*

Remi was shocked. Nick hugged him from behind, feeling much lighter than before. Remi needed a few seconds to process. He couldn’t find the right words. Right then and there, he rejected Nick’s love. Remi hadn't understood the concept of love due to his mother nearly neglecting Remi. Nick was sad inside, but he blinked away his tears and faced Remi. Nick reassured him that it was perfectly alright, and that they could stay best friends forever. A few months later, it was Labor Day. Remi didn’t have to work and Nick just stayed home like he always does, only going outside for a jog or to swipe snacks from the local gas station. They watched the news, mocking the anchormen for being a tad bit too jolly for Labor Day. Nick asked Remi what his job was. Remi told Nick that he was a fully licensed bounty hunter. This took Nick by surprise as he’d imagined Remi to be a hitman, because the both of them hadn’t really been open about their jobs. Nick loved Remi, but Nick couldn’t stand reliving those horrid memories. He blindly yells at Remi to leave, but Remi pays for the house so he was instead. Nick didn’t pack anything. He left.

Nick takes his anger out by committing severe crimes, such as homicide. Nick had gone too far into the rabbit hole of crime, leading him to become a serial killer. Unfortunately, he was caught yet escaped his trial. This is when Remi comes in, because he was tasked with Nick's case. Unlike Remi's usual commissions, he was tasked to end Nick's life.

In the end, Nick ends up getting killed by Remi, never knowing if he loved Nick back.

## Relationships

* Remi Ramirez - (Best Friend, Companion | Alive)
* Nikolai von Stroheim - (Enemy | Alive)
* Nyx(theshield) - (Acquaintance, Friend | Alive)
* his family \*giggle\* (Relatives | Deceased)