Post by AJAX ROMANOV on Jun 12, 2012 15:15:56 GMT -5
Ajax Romanov
ALIAS, KEZZ <3
OTHER CHARACTERS, Vale Roux
HOW'D YOU FIND US? I think an ad on Conflicting Rivals
GENDER, male
SPECIES, LIONfuck yeah
AGE, adult, roughly 6-7 years old
SEXUALITY, bisexual
APPEARANCE, NORMAL // SAD
eye color ; light hazel (brown)
fur color ; golden // sandy
markings ; torn ears, scarred
brief description ; Ajax is a very large male, always has been. The scars bear a reminder to the battles of his youth. His eyes have a way of expanding when he is a rare private state of emotional sadness, and but generally they narrow up when in a normal mood. Ajax is partially deaf too, only noticeable if you get to know him as he conceals this well. His mane starts off tawny before fading to jet black.
PERSONALITY,
CONFIDENT ; Now that isn't to say he is arrogant because that is one thing he certainly is not. He is confident simply because of his knowledge of how the world works, and also the fact that his is incredibly powerful enables him to walk into situations that smaller cats could not. He will always stand up for those who are seemingly weaker, and push himself to the forefront of an argument.
FORMAL He is extremely old-fashioned in the sense that Ajax would never be rude to a lady without good cause, but he would also never back down from a fight no matter who the challenger might be. He always has his guard up, speaking correctly, rarely showing his aggressive, out-of-control temper that will present itself when he is pushed to the limit. He can be rather slow to warm to a stranger, keeping them at arm's length to study who they are exactly.
LOYAL Loyalty is almost like a way of life for Ajax, he would give up his life and world for someone who he had pledged allegiance to whether the cause was worthy or not. Some would say he was a fool for it but the lion could not imagine backing out of an alliance. It is however very difficult for someone to earn this trust and loyalty for that exact reason. Once you do have it however, it is for forever and a day.
PRIVATE Although he is a trustworthy cat, not to mention honest, Ajax will always keep his true feelings and his past separate from a situation or conversation. Due to prior experiences, he has found that letting your emotions get in the way of your life can have terrible consequences. Therefore he saves them for very private occasions with close friends or family, he will never discuss his past unless you are a trusted, well-known alliance. Ajax often comes across as calculating, not to mention reserved.
EXPLOSIVE Although this is a rare occasion, his temper can fray. He is not perfect, far from it and when things get too much the result is somewhat detonating. He becomes impulsive, often cruel and vehement. His usually calm nature is overwrought into a dangerous wild state. Ajax learnt from the best I suppose.
FIRST IMPRESSION, reserved, controlling, confident, polite.
HISTORY,
H'okay so #2
Ajax's parents were somewhat..delusional, well his mother at least. Her name was Illyria, a beautiful yet disturbed lioness. She was relatively old to birth a litter, therefore it was to his father's relief that Jax was an only child. This however was not what the lioness had planned, you see Illyria had big, unrealistic ideas which had manifested themselves in her brain. Over a number of years, the female had developed a way to give her reining power over all the cats in the National Park. Find an unsuspecting, good hearted male who would fall for her convincing lies of love and commitment and then reproduce an 'army' of huge, powerful sons to carry out every one of her deceiving schemes. Now of course, because of her weak state of mind Illyria failed to see the flaws in her plan. For example, her sons might not want to become brutal, calculating, violent machines that would serve their mother like a slave. Nor that her 'mate' might zee through her deception and leave her before they even had sex. Even so, she went right ahead with it.
The male she picked was certainly a fine specimen. His name was Thor Romanov, a noble majestic young lion who had come from a respectful, mannered mother, father and grandparents too. Those who knew the Romanov's said they were the politest, most charming cats around. The first time Thor and Illy met was somewhat of an accident, bumping into each other whilst hunting. The lioness had approved of his ambrosial nature and his enchantingly glorious looks. She had played up to the fact that though she wasn't youngest of females, nearing six years old, she was certainly very attractive. The young Thor was enthralled by the mysterious pretty girl, keen to get to know her better. After their brief encounter ended, Illy (being the psychotic creep she is) stalked Thor, to gauge a better understanding of his potential. He had just flown the nest, and begun to forge his new life.
Ilyria wasted no time in spinning Thor into her web, manipulating situations to her advantage. She created a flawless image of herself, one that no man could resist and sure enough the young lion fell head over heels. Thor had never felt love before so how was he supposed to distinguish between real and fake, or notice that the feeling was not mutual. No, he was too wrapped up in a world where he and Illyria were TRUE lovers, and everything was perfect.
The cracks only began to show a few months down the line, Illyria became increasingly urgent that they should get down and fuck. Thor was a total sweet virgin, therefore this was seriously a big deal! Not for our delightful Illy who was the town whore, been around the block more times than Thor had even talked to a girl. Well it happened anyway and it was then that he first noticed.. something. She didn't to seem to engage in the act whatsoever, it was like her body was present but her mind was busying itself elsewhere. The whole experience felt cold and slightly clinical. Thor however brushed this aside, deeply in love with the mad woman.
Months past and Illyria's true compulsive, paranoid, sardonic personality slowly began to reveal itself and yet still Thor persevered. You must understand that Ily never planned or believed that the male she chose would fall so hard not to mention hang around this long. She quickly became angered by his every action, his every word and her ability to conceal this weakened nearer her due date. Strangely, Thor just didn't seem to care for he really did love the damn girl. Just in case her children were either dead or worse still females she thought it best to let him hang around till the birth.
The day came, finally! Thor could barely contain himself with excitement though he was slightly concerned by the dark, sadistically triumphant glare in Illyria's eyes. The birth was long, complicated and down right exhausting for all parties. Ajax was certainly a big baby! But suddenly there he was, a soaking shivering bundle of blind and deaf fur. His mother lay flat out for several moments but Thor, well goodness me.. no father felt overwhelming love for his son like he did. It was instantaneous and pure, it almost made his commitment to Illyria seem insignificant and meaningless in comparison. On that moment, Thor pledged to dedicate his whole life to making his sons world as brilliant as one could possibly be. It was a shame that that oath could not be fulfilled.
Illyria took an instant dislike to Ajax (a name that had previously arranged by her). Some think it was because an only child, really the crazy lioness had been hoping for at least five. It wasn't like Jax was lacking in physicality because Hell, he ticked all the boxes there. No it was more to do with his naturally relaxed, placid nature. Even from a young age, he would rather spend time with his father talking quietly by the edge of a waterhole, watching the world pass by. Thor spent every waking moment with Ajax for the first three months of his life, Illy however was often found wondering off pleasuring herself by slowly torturing a ground squirrel or worse. She had become malicious, devilishly cruel and blunt towards Thor as she no longer required his services. The lioness had no intention of going through the long process of pregnancy just to have one kid again!
But Thor took it well, he was so obsessed with the care of Ajax and not to mention his love for Illyria he took it as post-natal depression and stood even closer beside his mate. Illy was exasperated. This was not going to plan, the male was supposed to be gone months ago! How was she supposed to raise her son into a killer and a spy when he was being influenced to calmly ponder upon the world. She screamed at her 'mate', battered him with razor-sharp claws, raked the skin off his nose but still he refused to leave. And so, she told him. She told him everything. It shocked Thor completely, he felt betrayed and abused but he after days of contemplating he decided this; he still loved his son and Illyria despite of everything and he wanted to be there to raise his Ajax. The lioness was simply gobsmacked, but allowed it as long as he did not interfere.
For Ajax, the next few years passed slowly. He spent long hours with his mother, participating in unthinkable acts of horror. His childhood was not a happy one, he was in constant fear of his mother, she represented everything unlikable in life. Jaxie longed to be loved like a normal cub by a normal mother but Illyria did not, once, ever show affection for her only child. It was Thor that saved Ajax, in more ways than one. At night, when Illyria was hunting or sleeping the pair would stay up into the twilight hours, enjoying each other's company. Thor would tell his son of his past life, of his parents and grandparents. Of his own upbringing, and how his family would have loved Ajax. Thor always spoke in the proper fashion of his parents, and this immediately passed onto the growing cub. AJ longed to be like his father, a gentleman, brave, proper. Yet he could not hide from his dam's teachings, he hated them and everything they were turning him into. Ajax refused to become what Illyria had planned, outright.
And so the cub became an adolescent and eventually he turned four years old. An adult in every sense of the word. He had learnt how to hunt, he had faced several battles with other lions thanks to his mother. On the outside he had become reserved, cold and quiet. It had taken years but Illy had indeed beaten the light of her son. She hated Thor with a vengeance for 'plaguing' his mind and bullied him for it daily. Ajax hated his life. He was huge, young but already heavily scarred from his mother and strangers; his mother had a habit of tracking down lions, leopards, hyenas, caracals, you name it and shoving Ajax into a fight with them. He had had enough, the time had come to leave. Illyria almost burst a vein when he announced into to the weary, aging Thor and the almost decrepit, frothing-at-the-mouth lioness. She had become worse with age, completely disillusioned. Illy went completely insane when she realised that all her hard work was.. well in vain.
It was then that she tried to kill her son. Although very old, she still had something left inside her and lunged towards Ajax. He batted her aside with ease, but Thor stopped him from going any further. It was a somewhat pathetic attempt from Illyria, she felt useless.. she was nothing. Ajax watched warily as his mother simply padded away, heaving. Unsure, Thor and Jax followed the empty old girl down to the waterhole. There she waded in, and swam out to a group of hippos, knowing full well it was breeding season and the gigantic males would tolerate nothing. Thor suddenly knew what he had to do, despite everything he could not let her die, not now. Ajax gasped, no! It all happened so fast, too fast. Ajax was frozen to the spot, his mind screamed at his muscles to plunge into the water.. He closed his eyes to block out the screams of his father, and when he opened them again all he could see was a bloody floating mess that had once been Thor. Illyria, shocked was stumbling up the bank.
Heart-broken, driven mad with grief and guilt that he had not saved his father, he spat on his mother and gingerly retrieved his father's body. He vowed to his father that he would put his past behind him, never forget him, and live the life that Thor had always wanted him to lead.
RELATIONSHIPS,
- Thor Romanov (father)
- Illyria Deskor (mother)
