Daniel Steillson

**Daniel Steillson** is a twenty-three year old man from Silusia who works as a delivery person and mailman. He dated Will Ashwell in high school for a couple of months, mistreated him for the entire duration of the relationship, and managed to turn their entire friend group against him, after which they broke up.

## Appearance

Daniel is around 6'1 (185 centimeters) in height, blue-eyed and pale-skinned, and has short black hair in a messy cut. As a teenager, he was most often seen in black clothing and with jewelry such as chains and piercings, sporting a traditional "emo" style. His current style is more mellowed out, but the achromatic palette remains.

## Personality

Overly confident, egotistical and cocky on the surface, Daniel pays no mind to other people's opinions and only follows his own path of thinking. He is abrasive and blunt, but good with words when it comes to manipulation. He lacks sympathy, but somewhat experiences empathy which he uses to his own advantage. Deep down, he is insecure and craves validation, seeking it out in twisted ways.

He is promiscuous, easily addictive, and has struggled with alcoholism since his teenage years. His need to be in control of everyone has caused him to push people away, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, and he has severe difficulties forming long-lasting relationships - both platonic and romantic.

## Storyline

In 2016, Daniel and Will were in a turbulent, on-and-off romantic relationship from April to September. While Will was still in high school (prior to dropping out), they dated for about two weeks until Daniel broke it off out of sheer reluctance to commit, which caused Will to have a meltdown over the abandonment. They got together again after Will dropped out, and this time it lasted around three months.

During their second relationship, Daniel would often manipulate and guilt-trip Will into doing anything for him, and made him feel like a bad person if the favors weren't carried out. Will desperately tried to explain to their friend group how he was the victim in the situation, but his own instability and "hysteria" (as described by the others) caused him to appear less believable.

Will and Daniel argued often, and some fights escalated to a physical level. They spent time together at Daniel's empty apartment, as his parents were highly neglectful and almost never home. Most of the time, their fights ended in forced affection or love-bombing. Daniel wanted to keep Will around to have someone who would listen to him - someone who was easy to exploit - and Will's self-hatred came in handy.

After Will realized how the toxicity of the relationship impacted him mentally, he broke up with Daniel and attempted to block all contact, but it came at the cost of cutting off the rest of his friends. Daniel made sure to turn Will into a complete social outcast after their break-up, since the other had cracked his ego by abandoning him first.

They last saw each other in June 2022, when Daniel showed up at Will's doorstep in Fortuna years later and demanded to have a conversation. Will refused, and a brief fight broke out, but it was quickly diffused by Will with his abilities which the other did not expect.