they say i'm better off now, ( leon brooks )

[BROOKS, LEON]

[atrb=border, 0,true][atrb=cellpadding, 0,true][atrb=cellspacing, 0,true][atrb= valign,top][atrb=style, width: 250px;][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; color: #838383; width: 220px; font-size: 25px; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: -5px;]lying in my bed[/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; background-color: #303030; border-right: 10px solid #e46173; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; font-family: tahoma; color: #767676; width: 220px; font-size: 9px; text-align: justify;]INTRODUCTIONS :: Meet Leon Brooks, your average thirty year-old widowed single stay-at-home dad. It was seven years ago that his wife died giving birth to their shifter daughter. Since then, he's devoted his energy to keeping his daughter safe from the hands of slavery. And heck, he's even made his home into a shelter for free shifters while he's at it. Want to get to know this dashing young man? Look no further![/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; color: #838383; width: 220px; font-size: 25px; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: -5px;]i hear the clock tick[/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; background-color: #303030; border-right: 10px solid #e29b3e; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; font-family: tahoma; color: #767676; width: 220px; font-size: 9px; text-align: justify;]FRIENDSHIPS :: Although Leon is easily a likeable sort of guy, he doesn't have that many friends. He once did, until the death of his wife, discovery that his daughter is a shifter, and subsequent opening of his house as a shelter for free shifters resulted in him withdrawing from most of his old world. Though perhaps he may have kept one or two friends relatively close. Nowadays, his neighbors think of him as some sort of recluse who doesn't often leave his home. However, it would be much easier for him to befriend some of the shifters who have passed through his home, whether in the past, present, or future.[/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; color: #838383; width: 220px; font-size: 25px; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: -5px;]and i think of you[/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; background-color: #303030; border-right: 10px solid #cabd63; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; font-family: tahoma; color: #767676; width: 220px; font-size: 9px; text-align: justify;]LOVERS :: Leon has not harbored strong feelings nor any sort of intimate relationship with anybody since the death of his wife. Whether it's because of his time spent running his house-turned shelter, raising his daughter, or whatever else (his excuse usually depends on the time and situation), it simply hasn't happened. However, now that his daughter isn't quite so little anymore, he's discovered just how much he misses the companionship. Perhaps because of his devoted belief that he'll never find a woman quite like his late wife, Leon has found himself gravitating more towards males than females. What would be perfect for him is someone who might be perceptive enough to see the depression and feelings of cowardice that he keeps bottled up so well in the company of others, and be willing to give him the support and compassion that he doesn't quite feel he deserves. Past relationships would likely be limited to high school girlfriends; anything present or future, whether it be short-term and/or eventually long-term, is more than welcome! [/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; color: #838383; width: 220px; font-size: 25px; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: -5px;]caught up in circles[/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; background-color: #303030; border-right: 10px solid #59a651; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; font-family: tahoma; color: #767676; width: 220px; font-size: 9px; text-align: justify;]ENEMIES :: Given his daughter's status as a shifter, anyone who poses a threat to her safety is immediately seen as an enemy to Leon. Similarly, he tends to be untrustful of anyone who advocates for the practice of slavery. And as paranoid as he is, he doesn't take any chances. Besides that, it's hard for Leon to hate anybody, and he's a likable guy unto himself. He's polite, friendly, and a bit of a doormat at times. Perhaps he'll take a disliking to you if you manage to frustrate him enough (as he can be easy to frustrate in the right situations), but he won't peg you as a foe for it. On top of that, he's not the type to take a disliking to you just because you're not fond of him first. Anything one-sided from either end or mutual is open, as long as it's justified.[/style][STYLE= font-family: georgia; font-style: italic; color: #838383; width: 230px; font-size: 20px; text-align: justify; margin-bottom: -5px;]confusion is nothing new[/style][STYLE=margin-right: 10px; background-color: #303030; border-right: 10px solid #5771bd; margin-bottom: 5px; padding: 5px; font-family: tahoma; color: #767676; width: 220px; font-size: 9px; text-align: justify;]OTHERS :: In terms of family, Leon is bound to have some besides his daughter, though they might not be particularly close to him. Still, it could be interesting to have a brother or sister or other family member show up in his life from time to time. He works from home as the owner of one of the more successful construction consulting firms in Central City, meaning that he has likely been in communication with businessmen and the like at some point in time. Got any other good ideas? Don't be shy~![/style]

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credit to ZETTA of LS & BTN