Jermaine

Julian (Half-Brother)

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Jermaine was a golden-brown male wolf with cantaloupe-colored eyes. He was born outside of the Domain, entering these lands alongside his chaotic older brother Julian, and his story is just beginning. Jermaine was created and RP'd by IraWolfeh.

## Personality

* ***Antagonistic and Loud-mouthed.*** Talking back, verbal jabs, digging deep into someone's greatest insecurities- they're all skills Jermaine has acquired and nurtured from a childhood of neglect and scandal. For a time, they were something to fall back on when he was feeling his worst or a way to gain the attention he so craved from his parents, namely his absentee father. It wasn't long before what had once been a skill employed out of necessity became second nature. Now, as a juvenile, he's come to take great enjoyment out of it. Jermaine often says exactly what he's thinking, good and bad, loudly and clearly, *especially* if it's at the detriment to someone else. If someone should choose to insult him or even simply annoy him, he has no qualms with shutting them down in whatever way he sees fit. This behavior has only been exacerbated since joining Julian in his exile, as it seems to have gained him a modicum of his brother's approval.
* ***Outwardly Confident and Smug.*** To everyone, Jermaine presents himself as extremely confident in himself. His every story is filled to the brim with embellishment and dripping with self-satisfaction. He speaks to others as though they are far beneath him, beneath contempt. You've achieved something? He's done it to, and *better.* But beneath his facade of pride and arrogance, Jermaine is really just an insecure, vulnerable kid. The attention he never received as a child, he absolutely *yearns* for as he gets older. And what better way to get it than the only way he's ever gotten it?
* ***Persistent and Headstrong.*** Jermaine will not take no for an answer. He is absolutely *tireless* when he wants to get his way, often to the point of being extremely irritating.
* ***Impressionable.*** Jermaine is young and inexperienced and has very little knowledge of the world outside of his sheltered pack life. He's practically a blank slate, just waiting to be taught the ways of the world by whomever takes the mantle of teaching the boy. He never really had any positive role models growing up, so he lacks a foundation in any real sort of morality or how to fit in with others in a positive way. Jermaine will follow whoever he grows close to or whoever he deems worthy of his admiration. His only idol, his half-brother, is where Jermaine gets most of his ideas about the world around him and his set of "rules" that govern his behavior. Jermaine does not have any real clue what he really wants other than the freedom to do as he pleases, so he is incredibly open to Julian's (or any wolf he comes to admire) "guidance." If he, in his own mind, deems someone to be trustworthy and admirable, he will follow their instruction and their lessons faithfully, even if deep down he questions how right they really are.
* ***Adventurous.*** As a pup, his various caretakers that watched over him while his parents were away filled his head with stories of wolves long gone. Their stories told of adventurers, travelers, warriors- wolves of all types in all manner of places. These wolves had lives so different from his own, and far, far more interesting. Those stories solidified in Jermaine a strong desire for something more than his mundane pack life. He longs for freedom and excitement, and will go anywhere and everywhere to achieve it.
* ***Comedic and Captivating.*** As obnoxious as he may seem, you can't deny that Jermaine isn't at least entertaining. He has a big personality, for better or worse, and everything he does has a little dash of his own kind of "flair." Some find him charming, others just plain annoying. Every little word is chosen with a particular intention, often that of comedic effect. He enjoys trivializing almost anything, often to the dissatisfaction of those around him. Life is a joke, in Jermaine's eyes. Why not make light of everything?

## Pre-Group History

From as early as he can remember, Jermaine felt in his very core that he was destined for more than the safe, mundane pack life that was laid out before him.

The ever present cloud of shame, disgrace, and drama surrounding his family was about the only thing of intrigue to him in his early life.

And it all stemmed from Adrian, Jermaine's father.

The young boy caught on quickly what the purpose of his existence had been: a last ditch effort to remove the stain upon his father's family. His father tended to float wherever the wind blew, his life governed almost entirely by his own whims and desires. He didn't take kindly to orders or governance, something that was *deeply* resented by his pack; one of strict rules and harsh control. "Philanderer" was the term Jermaine often heard thrown around when gossip relating to his father happened to pass his young ears. Adrian was not a man known for settling, but settle he did when his parents, backed by the Council, forced him into a corner. Adrian had fathered many children, but none were "legitimate" in the eyes of the pack. One, Julian, had been allowed to join their ranks at the urging of his mother, but he'd never been *truly* accepted as one of them. As far as the pack was concerned, Adrian had no true children, no *real* legacy to leave behind once he was gone. And, by extension, neither did his parents. Tired of the disgrace their son had placed upon their family, Adrian's parents gave him an ultimatum: either marry and start a family, a *real* family ("not just father more bastard children"), or see himself exiled from the pack. Weighing his options, the loss of his freedom or a solitary life of fending for himself, Adrian reluctantly decided on the former.

A match was swiftly arranged, with Adrian being wed to the young huntress, Genevieve. While Genevieve had been hopeful at first, thinking that perhaps she could be the one to change him, Adrian fell into old habits. But he'd learned from his mistakes. He was careful to have strong alibis for his whereabouts at the ready and kept his escapades close to the chest. His relationship with Genevieve, while fairly compatible at the start, deteriorated as the months dragged on. Not long after they'd been wed, Jermaine came into the world, at which point, any love that may have existed for her husband quickly and decisively dried up.

In the first few weeks of his life, Jermaine was under the constant care of his mother. His father appeared every now and again, mostly to keep up the appearance of the "family man" his parents had wanted, but not often enough for Jermaine to really notice him all that much. As he grew old enough to be left in the care of others, he began to see much more of the pack's caretakers than either of his parents. His mother busied herself with her work and his father more and more seemed to prefer his time spent away from his only "legitimate" son, for reasons the boy hardly understood. Nighttime was about the only time he got to spend with his mother, and he put off sleep for as long as possible every night, wanting to have as much time as he could to spend with her. Sometimes, when she was in one of her better moods, she let him stay up to listen to her stories. She had many tales to tell, though unbeknownst to her innocently oblivious son, most had been told to her by Adrian in the early, good days of their marriage. Tall tales of adventure, of dashing heros and magnificent battles- he listened to them in absolute rapture. He spent many a day playing with the other pups of the pack, pretending to be anything he wasn't. An adventurer. A warrior. A scout. Some days he'd wear the role even outside of playtime, much to the amusement of the caretakers. His pretending gained him a little of the attention he wanted, but not as much as the boy craved. it wasn't long before he adopted the behaviors of some of the other children, the ones who seemed to be getting most of the attention from the adults... even if that attention were the bad kind. Anything for his mother and maybe even his father to notice him, Jermaine did. Hitting other kids, talking back to the caretakers, escaping the watchful eye of the adults- all were effective tools that soon became second-nature.

The days went along like normal for a while, that was, until the day his half-brother first made himself noticed by the young boy. His half-brother, Julian, had quickly gained the reputation of being a troublemaker, for which reason the caretakers along with Genevieve had tried to keep Jermaine away from him as much as possible. The last thing they wanted was for the impressionable youth to start emulating his brother's behavior. For a while, they succeeded. But keeping track of the boy, and his brother, at every moment of the day was an impossible task. Jermaine and Julian, one day, inevitably crossed paths and Jermaine immediately became fascinated by his mysterious older brother. It wasn't long before Jermaine became aware of his brother's antics and the youth couldn't get enough of them. For him, they were the sprinkle of excitement in his life that he'd been wanting. While still a pup, he watched his brother's pranks play out as merely an observer, often breaking away from the caretakers to watch them unfold. He received many a scolding, from the caretakers *and* his mother, but he wasn't dissuaded. If anything, the newfound attention he received for disobeying them only fueled his desire to continue. At his every chance, Jermaine was at Julian's side, pestering him with questions and stories that unbeknownst to him, the older wolf didn't want to hear.

In the spring of his juvenilehood, his time with his brother suddenly seemed in danger of being stripped away. His history of poor behavior had caught up with him, and despite the warnings he'd recieved of the consequences, Julian had pushed the council beyond their limits. His exile was announced publically before the pack and the announcement was met with... *relief??* The reaction of the pack, their *happiness-* it disgusted him. How could they be happy that his brother was being thrown out!? With his packmates distracted, Jermaine slipped away and followed after his older brother. At first, it was an act of rebellion. If the pack didn't want his brother, well, then he didn't want to be there! But the further he ventured out after his brother, the more and more a certain realization came into his mind. This exile- it was the very thing he'd been wanting. It was an opportunity for the adventure he'd been longing for, and with one of his favorite wolves in all of the world!

When he caught up with Julian, he was told to return. Over and over and over he was told. But Jermaine did *not* want that. Not now, when his dream was within his grasp! A few times, Julian managed to double back to the pack's borders without the boy noticing to drop him off, but even then Jermaine was impossible to shake off. After numerous attempts to be rid of the barnacle that was Jermaine, Julian gave up.

And the two brothers set off on their adventure.

## Trivia

* More than anything, Jermaine has always desired freedom. He felt suffocated by his mother and her expectations while the enigma that was his father and his dealings had a certain allure that captivated him from an early age. Once he'd left his home behind to follow his mysterious half-brother, he gained what he'd always believed to be "freedom." What exactly it means to be "free" though, remains to be seen.
* Prone to taking the easy way out of any situation.
* Inspired, a bit, by the Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad character Saul Goodman (aka. Jimmy McGill). Also a lil teeny bit inspired by Miya Chinen from Sk8.

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