Post by Kat on Aug 10, 2017 22:15:13 GMT
Playby|| Simon Cowell
Nicknames|| Callie (but ONLY by his brother)
Age & Birthday|| November 21, 1962 (54 Years Old)
Sex & Gender|| Born Male, Identifies as Male
Schooling|| Graduate of Harvard University for Business, Graduate of Columbia University for Music, Graduate of West Point
Occupation|| Business Instructor at Metric, Co-Owner of Simmer Down restaurant
Sexuality|| Hella Gay, though there are days it is obvious and others it is not
Relationship Status|| Divorced, not looking for a relationship
Height/Weight|| 5’9”, 219 lbs
Build|| Builtfat
Hair/Skin/Eyes|| Salt & Pepper Hair, Olive skin, Dark Brown Eyes
Distinctive Features|| He doesn’t have any features that stand out, but that does not mean he isn’t noticed easily.
Health Issues|| Callum is known to smoke at least a pack of cigarettes a day, though he only smokes in designated areas and no where near his business. He has been diagnosed with osteoarthritis in his hands.
Nationality|| English-American
Hometown|| New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Birthplace|| New York City, New York, USA
Speech Pattern|| Very Brash, spoken with an English Accent which he picked up from his mother
Personality|| Callum is known to speak his mind, even if no one really wants to hear it. He only speaks what he sees as the truth, finding lies to be even greater insults. People think he is a great jerk who only cares about himself but that could not be further from the truth. Callum is in fact a humanitarian and cares deeply for others. It is because of his passion for what he does that he might come off a little.. tactless.
Likes|| Mighty Morphing Power Rangers, One Direction, Ed Sheeran, lobster, Disney, the color Red, Demi Lovato, Game of Thrones, Supernatural, fine dining, cigarettes, Single Malt Scotch
Dislikes|| Taylor Swift, burnt food, undercooked food, beer, Valentine’s Day, blind dates, autotune, coffee, most wines, talentless losers, health inspectors, disrespect for the armed forces
Strengths|| Loving, Passionate, Caring, Good-Humored, Ambitious
Weaknesses|| Arrogant, Perfectionist, Sassy, Challenging, Blunt
Fears|| Acrophobia, Claustrophobia
Hobbies|| Singing, Dancing, playing with Eddie, playing piano
Clothing Style|| Semi-formal, always looks his best. His clothing is always neat and wrinkle-free. He can’t stand a messy appearance.
Music Taste|| Talent. Actual talent.
Religious Preference|| His family is highly Protestant but he himself no longer attends church. He still believes in a higher power but after coming out he had faced adversity in the church he attended.
Political Preference|| Normally he identifies as a Democrat but he avoids political topics right now.
Habits|| taps his foot when impatient and/or angry.
Zodiac Sign|| Scorpio
Myers-Briggs|| ESTJ-A, the Executive
Enneagram|| Type One, the Reformer
Temperament|| Phlegmatic
Alignment|| True Neutral
Family Members||
Garth Jenkins|| Father (deceased at age 84). All his life Callum looked up to his father. When he passed on Callum took it rather hard and clung to his relationship with his brother more.
Veronica Jenkins (nee Higgins)|| Mother (91). A spunky old lady. She is a hoot and a half and often Callum feels just slightly embarrassed for her antics.
Name-to-be-revealed Jenkins|| Younger Brother (??). Callum co-owns Simmer Down with him. They might not always get along but he will always be there for his little brother.
Penelope Fierra|| Ex-wife (30). After the divorce, neither one of them have spoken to each other.
Matthias Jenkins|| Son (4). Callum cherishes his son and hopes he will grow up to be an amazing man.
Social Life|| Callum has a reputation around the school for being a very difficult professor. His classes are challenging and he appears to be very hard on his students. The truth is he just wants them to grow but you can’t always coddle talent.
Around town Callum’s reputation isn’t much better. He comes across as tactless and always has an opinion of something but those that are close to him know he means the best.
Possessions|| The only things Callum finds of any value to himself are his Army Uniform and decorations, Diplomas, and the Document confirming the restaurant is half his.
Home|| Callum lives with his son in a quite spacious home.
Manny Schneider|| co-worker. Callum and Manny sometimes butt heads. He does applaud Manny for doing his best to truly teach his students and does find him to be an honorable guy--especially trying to raise two kids by himself.
Matthias Jenkins|| son and apple of his eye. Callum loves his son to pieces. He does his best to make sure Matt has the life he deserves. People can call him various names but no one can deny that he really is a great dad.
Monica “Mo” York|| a singer. Well, she tries to be a singer. Callum has heard her singing to herself when he visits the coffee shop (even though he only goes there for tea). He thinks she has some nice raw talent and has even offered for her to participate in one of the restaurant Open Mic nights.
Penelope Fierra|| ex-wife. Callum wishes things had gone better but he can’t change the past. Sadly the whole divorce process left him without one of his closest friends. Though Penelope never gave up her maternal rights, she insists that Callum is better equipped to raise their son.
Trevor Wakefield|| son-figure. Callum knows Trevor through the boy’s sister and honestly, he never expected to like the kid. Until Matthias was born, Trevor was the son Callum never had. Of course nothing has changed in their relationship. He still gets very excited when he sees Trevor and encourages him to work on his music.
During WWII a young American by the name of Garth Jenkins was drafted into the armed forces. He travelled all over Europe to fight the German Occupancy, meeting interesting people the whole way. Though he did not find anyone quite as interesting as Veronica Higgens. She was a girl from a small village in England.
During his time in her village the two of them fell in love and promised to find each other once the war was over. He gave her his pocket watch as a promise that he would come back for her. Then he was called to take place in an operation, a storm on Normandy. June 6, 1944 he and several thousand other men made their move and the great battle began.
Sadly, Garth was badly injured during the landings though he was luckily pulled to safety by a comrade. Determination to see Veronica again kept him alive, and once the Allies declared victory he was sent back home for proper care. He was hospitalized for what seemed like forever. Each day that passed he grew more desperate. Veronica, he needed to see Veronica!
On September 2, 1945 victory was announced. A wave of relief swept across the Allied Nations and Garth’s heart soared. This was his chance! He could finally be with the love of his life and begin the next chapter with her. Once he was well enough Garth gathered what money he could to secure a flight to England.
But Veronica was not there, in her village. Speaking with some of the other folks in her village he discovered there was talk of Veronica having left for America in search of a soldier from there. But where, no one knew.
It took ten years of searching but finally, in New York City Garth found her. He had just about given up hope but there she was, looking as radiant as ever. Their courtship was rather short, and they were married within two years. The newly-wed couple decided to start their married life in the big city. They lived there for several years until the birth of their first son, Callum.
With another mouth to feed and a struggle for space in their tiny apartment, the Jenkins family decided to move back to Garth’s hometown of New Orleans, Louisiana. Not long after their second son was born and Garth was called to serve in the Vietnam War.
Veronica was left to raise the boys by herself while Garth was off fighting. She was sure her boys knew how brave and honorable their father was--despite the propaganda against the soldiers. Callum found he preferred to be with his mother than hang out with other kids who only repeated horrible things their parents said.
His mother worked for two restaurants as a waitress: one Creole and the other Italian. Some nights she would bring home food for the boys to try. But Callum always loved the weekends where they could visit her at work. He loved to be out and watching the musicians at the two restaurants.
Music always spoke to him in a way he could never quite place. He begged his mother for piano lessons and Veronica--ever being the one to not shoot down her sons’ dreams-- scrounged up some cash for him. He met with a lady by the name of Matilde Knight every afternoon. She was a strict and harsh teacher but her methods worked. Of course the eagerness of Callum’s desire to learn assisted in the matter.
When he was twelve Garth was honorably discharged from the army, having lost his legs stepping on a mine during the war. Callum was grateful to have his father home and alive. But their family was met with hatred by some of the local protesters. People called Garth a ‘baby-killer’ and other horrid names.
But Callum was still proud of his father and Garth was proud of his sons. He became their biggest supporter though he himself was shunned in their city. Even despite being a local man. The terrible treatment his father received was a shaping force of Callum’s personality. He felt the soldiers should be respected, not shunned. They were only following orders! From that point on he became a big supporter of the military and was proud of it, even if it landed him into trouble sometimes with other kids his age.
With Garth being disabled, it left Veronica to be the sole bread-winner. This greatly affected the Jenkins household. Their funds were not too extensive. Callum selflessly gave up his piano lessons and sought a job to assist his mother. He worked as a busboy in a local diner, scrounging for tips in any way he could.
The manager of the Diner took a liking to Callum and took the then fourteen year old boy under his wing. Through Mr. Dallas Callum was able to learn many things about running a business. He discovered he had a knack for it as well. He was told perhaps he should consider a Business degree.
Callum worked hard and earned what he could. He was determined that he would pay for himself to go to school, insisting his parents spent his college fund on his brother. He knew his brother’s fund was not as much as his own and he wanted to be sure his little brother could pursue his dreams as well.
But by the the time he was seventeen and graduated from high school he did not nearly have enough to get himself through college. He would have to reconsider his career approach. Following in his father’s steps Callum enlisted into the armed forces and was sent to West Point for his training.
He worked hard and worked his way up to nearly the top of the class. Upon graduation he was sent out to serve in the Tanker War in Iran. following the close of that conflict, He joined the forces in the Invasion of Panama. Prior to 2001, the majority of his servitude was focused in the Gulf War.
The late Nineties he was given a few years as a Reserve, and he focused on obtaining his Degrees seeing as how he could now afford to attend college. He was lucky enough to earn both a Business degree and a Music degree before being called back into action.
In the wake of the events of 9/11 Callum was stationed in Afghanistan. However things seemed a little different. He was beginning to notice a pain in his hands. It was very slight at first, like a mild cramp. BUt during one of their operations Callum was unable to use his weapon, crippled by an excruciating pain in his wrists and hands.
After an extensive physical it was determined Callum had osteoarthritis in his hands. Unfortunately this meant callum was unable to perform his duties in the military and he was released on Medical Discharge.
Callum, however, was not satisfied with doing nothing. He needed a job, and one he could do without worrying about his medical condition affecting his performance. His father suggested looking into teaching.
Perhaps there was something to that! He had no idea how it came to his attention but an arts school in Salem, California was looking for a Business teacher. He hoped his condition would not prevent him from getting the job. He was pleased to discover his hopes were heeded.
He moved out to Salem in 2004, taking his position as Business Instructor. There he met a student by the name of Penelope Fierra. She was a brilliant redhead with a passion for music. She started attending Metric College in his second year there. Immediately they hit it off. However, they waited until she graduated to begin dating.
Some thought their age difference was odd-- he was 24 years older than her. But they themselves did not mind. Penelope settled in Salem to be with Callum and two years later they were married. The following year Garth passed away. Callum was shattered. He looked up to his father so much and now he was gone!
A few months after the funeral Callum was contacted by his brother, whom was interested in opening a restaurant in honor of their father. Callum agreed and they opened up Simmer Down in 2009. It was exactly the thing he needed to pull himself out of the rut he was in.
But his marriage to Penelope began to decline. She was not satisfied that he spent most of his time between his two jobs. She felt ignored and was tired of being responsible for her own pleasure. Callum did find it odd that he had no desire to have sex with his wife, but he figured in order to make their marriage more harmonious he would have to.
In 2012 Penelope announced she was pregnant, which seemed to hold their falling-apart marriage together for a short time. Matthias was born on April 29, 2013 and for a brief time the family was happy. But things quickly crumbled once more.
Callum was glad to have a son but he and Penelope seemed to argue all the time when they were near each other. He found himself spending practically all his spare time at the restaurant. He would do anything not to go home. Only a few months after the birth of their son, Penelope announced she wanted a divorce. After that was granted, Penelope dropped all contact.
It was during one of his heart-to-hearts with his brother that he deduced all their problems came down to the fact Callum didn’t seem sexually attracted to Penelope at all. In fact, women in general didn’t seem to do it for him. It was suggested perhaps Callum was asexual.. Or gay.
Callum snorted at the thought of being gay. That was ridiculous! Then one of his old army buddies contacted him and they got together to catch up. They both woke up the next morning in bed together with awful hangovers. At first Callum was shocked, had he really just.. Indeed, it seemed he was in fact gay.
Coming out was a nightmare, and he was met with mixed reactions. His mother assured him she did not love him any less. Even his brother seemed to support him. However his church shunned him and met with him with such animosity he decided going to church just wasn’t worth it.
Callum instead focuses his energies on raising Matthias, running the restaurant, and teaching his pupils. He is not interested in looking for a partner, though if he were to fall in love with someone, he would more than likely settle down with them. Until then, who knows?
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