Mark Melancon-Alekou

> “Cruelty does not make a person dishonest; the same way bravery does not make a person kind.”
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**Marcus Antonius Melancon-Alekou** was raised the oldest child and son between Améthyste and Nathan Melancon-Alekou but is the biological son of Rubée Melancon and her secret lover. Mark's other siblings are Lucrèce, Gorgo and Zagreus.

## Appearance

Mark is described as extremely attractive making up for his sister Meg who lacks in the looks department despite being considered attractive in her own right. Mark takes after his mother in appearance having a heart-shaped face with sharp cheekbones and almond-shaped eyes with long eyelashes. He has light brown hair that he keeps short, and much like his twin Mark has complete heterochromia with his left eye being the color of saffron and his right eye being obsidian in color.

Mark has a thin and rangy body type with very little muscles having a six pack on his stomach and semi-muscular arms, thought his is only shown when his shirt is off. He also has both his ears pierced.

He wears his mother necklace that was made for her by their father before she died, he had craved a symbol of luck into a wood that symbolized prosperity.

### Tattoos

* Across his lower stomach Mark has "*Amor Animi Arbitrio Sumitur, non Ponitur*" which means "*We choose to love, we do not choose to cease loving*."

## Abilities and Skills

* **Magi Physiology** - Mark is a halfblooded hereditary Magi who was a descendant of a Lilin-Magi hybrid, as such Mark possessed unique abilities such as (\*&\*).
	+ **Familiar Contracts** -

### Possessions

* **Knife** - Mark carries a simple knife in a dark brown pouch that was a gift from Meg when they were kids after their uncle (\*&\*) helped her purchase and had it engraved with the quote "*Never give up, never surrender*".
* **Necklace** - Mark wears his biological mother Rubée necklace that was made for her by their father Aidoneus before she died, he had craved red sand angel which symbolized luck on desert plum wood that also symbolized prosperity.

## Etymology

* Marcus is the Roman praenomen, or given name, that was probably derived from the name of the Roman god Mars which is possibly related to Latin *mas* meaning "male" (genitive *maris*).
* Antonius is of unknown Etruscan origin. It has been commonly (but incorrectly) associated with Greek ἄνθος (anthos) meaning "flower", which resulted in the addition of the h to this spelling in the 17th century.
	+ The most notable member of the Roman family was the general Marcus Antonius (called Mark Antony in English), who for a period in the 1st century BC ruled the Roman Empire jointly with Augustus. When their relationship turned sour, he and his mistress Cleopatra were attacked and forced to commit suicide, as related in Shakespeare's tragedy Antony and Cleopatra (1606).
* Melancon is the Anglicized form of Mélançon a nickname from a dialect word meaning "melancholic".
* Alekou means "son of Alekos" in Greek. Alekos is a diminutive of Alexandros which meant "defending men" from Greek *ἀλέξω (alexo)* meaning "to defend, help" and *ἀνήρ (aner)* meaning "man" (genitive *ἀνδρός*). In Greek mythology this was another name of the hero Paris, and it also belongs to several characters in the New Testament. However, the most famous bearer was Alexander the Great, king of Macedon.

## Trivia

* He is associated with the number "9" which is a reference to the tarot card the Hermit.
	+ Mark is also associated with the Eight of Cups.
* Mark is of French Creole, English, Persian and Spanish descent.
* His favorite number is 9.
* Mark hates coffee.
* Mark is allergic to bromelain-based foods.
* His favorite meal is zaru noodles in mugwort, yam and black pepper crab broth.
	+ Mark's second favorite meal is sushi.
* He considers himself a feminist though admits "he isn't a good one".
* He is the most cleanly out of his roommates.
* When he is lying, he can no longer look someone in the eye.
* He is a horrible artist.