Post by Kat on Jun 9, 2017 2:53:18 GMT
Playby: Jack Gleeson
Nicknames: Everyone calls him Rod. Nothing more.
Age & Birthday: September 12, 1998 (Eighteen Years Old)
Schooling: Metric High Senior, Double-Majoring in Acting and Film Studies
Sexuality: Most assume he's heterosexual but he's actually Asexual
Relationship Status: Recently Single
Appearance: Rodney is one of those people where he looks so much younger than he is. It is both a blessing and a curse. On the upside he will age gracefully but on the downside adults tend to call him 'kid'. He never does much to his blonde hair except cut it and maybe put some gel in it but that is really all. He stands at a whopping 5'7", much shorter than most guys, and weighs roughly 139 lbs.
As for his style, he wears whatever the hell he wants. Just because he's popular doesn't mean he has to dress like a king. He can still be a king in sweats and a tshirt!
Personality: Rodney is charismatic, so it comes as no surprise he managed to work his way to the top of the food chain. He can charm anyone if he really tried and perhaps that is the only reason people stick around. Because otherwise he treats everyone like crap. A lot of it is due to his arrogance. His ego is so huge he just doesn't care. Well, alright he cares enough to keep people around. He also was tested at a genius level so that only adds to his ego. He's scrappy, determined, and not afraid to step on some toes to get what he wants. And more often than not he gets exactly that.
Likes”
- Redheads-- They are his kryptonite, he can't think clearly around them
- Playing CAH-- it's a good way to relax after a long day
- Giving the SHSers hell-- They are so beneath him it is actually entertaining to mess with them
- Musicals-- Sure, it's a plus that he gets cast as the lead in most of them but they are fun to do
- Hanging out with the rest of his crowd-- he only really associates himself with the populars
Dislikes:
- Salem High-- As if they think those lowlifes can be worthy to be called rivals
- When people insult those he actually is close to-- there aren't many but shit he's protective as hell
- The idiocy of adults-- seriously, how dumb can they get?
- Bad Hair days-- as much as he hates to admit, he does have them
- How short he is-- he hates having to literally look up at those he 'looks down' on
Myers-Briggs: ISTJ-A, the Logistician
Enneagram: Type Eight, the Challenger
Temperament: Choleric
Alignment: True Neutral
Family Members:
- Brendan Jameson-- Father. A prominent director in Hollywood. He is the reason Rodney is so interested in film.
- Ian Jameson-- Father. Broadway actor that ended up joining the film business. Ian was the one that got Rodney into acting.
- Margaret Rafferty-- Mother. Estranged. Rodney never knew his mom, perhaps it messed with him a little bit.
Social Life: Rodney is the big dog on campus, the King of Metric High. Everyone wants him to come to parties, show up at anything but he very rarely does unless it is worth his time. He has very few actual friends and sometimes he wonders why they stick around. Oh hell, no he doesn't he couldn't give a rat's ass about anyone. It's surprising his charm and charisma are enough to keep him popular. He is well aware that there are a few other guys that are seeking to take his title from him but.. He'd like to see them try.
Possessions:
- Rodney didn't get a car for his sweet sixteen. No, instead he got a nice motorcycle that he treats like a baby.
- Rodney actually has his own video camera and sound equipment he got from one of his dads. Greatest Christmas gift ever!
- A macaroni necklace that he hangs in his locker. Don't. you. dare. touch.
Victor Bonneau his unofficial rival. Rodney honestly doesn't see Victor as a threat at all. It's hardly worth his time to worry about some Slum High dog. Rodney has far better things to worry about. Although.. If he were to happen to run into Victor Rodney most likely would give him hell. Because, it's Slum High.
Shyanne Volle apparently his co-ruler of Metric High. He doesn't give a shit about her, honestly. Most of the time he wonders why they both are even the King and Queen but whatever He will gt heavily defensive if someone even remotely makes a quip about them being 'together'. He isn't going anywhere near that bitch, thank you! It's enough he has to deal with her in the theatre!
Seamus MacAlister probably the closest thing Rodney has to a 'best friend'. Meeting Seamus wasn't too difficult since they are both in the same social circle. he wasn't sure about the guy at first, because of his connection to Shyanne, but Rodney was pleasantly surprised. Shay is like his little yes-man and is probably one of the only people Rodney has an actual genuine soft spot for.
North Star rival for the title. North is much more suave and good-looking than Rodney and is slowly taking over. Rodney knows this but he is still fighting tooth and nail to keep his crown. He'll fight North if he has to, but no one comes between Rod and his victory. Needless to say Rodney isn't fond of his classmate at all.
Juni childhood best friend. Rodney hasn't seen her in years, since attending Metric. She is from the small town where his dads had a summer home. Every summer since he could remember he spent it in that town, hanging out with her. She is probably the only person to get as close to him as she did. And now he isn't sure if he'll even see her again.
Ian Smalls and Margaret Rafferty met during one of their Broadway plays together. At the time, Ian was in denial of who he was and in order to make a heavily religious family happy, married Margaret. Their marriage was tumultuous and there was very rarely a moment of peace, constantly going back and forth between peace and arguments. Ian took every chance he had to spend time with Brendan Jameson, a childhood friend of his. They didn't mean for the affair to start but as soon as it did, Ian and Brendan knew the couldn't stop.
It was when they decided to break the news to Margaret that she revealed she was pregnant. And not by Ian. She had been carrying on her own affair for some time. Unfortunately for Margaret, her beau left as soon as she told him she was pregnant. She was bitter and decided she did not want to raise the child at all. In the divorce, Margaret gave sole custody of her son to Ian, who named the boy Rodney after the great film actor Roddy McDowell. In the coming years Ian and Brendan obtained a common-law marriage, Ian taking Brendan's last name.
Rodney was loved greatly by his fathers, and got everything he ever wanted. He got into the best schools and was always dressed in the best clothes. When his dads brought him to the small town of Greendale for the summer. It was boring, there was nothing to do! Until he met her. He called her Juni, never quite able to get her full name right. They always met at the same spot at the beginning of every summer.
Juni was his best friend. She was the only one he allowed to get close to him. She made him a macaroni necklace, he made her a tiny cardboard notebook.He told her everything: his hopes, his fears, his secrets. There was nothing he couldn't tell her. Then, when they were both ten or eleven they made a marriage pact, swearing that if they were both not married by the time they were 30 that they would marry each other. He solidified this with a ring pop and they shook hands on it.
But once high school hit a few years later, everything changed. His acting prowess had landed him into the elite school that was Metric Arts Academy. He didn't even know that his dads had applied for him to go. And sadly, the last day in Greendale Rodney was not able to say goodbye to his best friend.
Rodney grew bitter but hid his true feelings like the master actor he is. Very quickly he rose to the top of the Metric High food chain, becoming top dog. He never understood why, perhaps it was his natural charisma. But Rodney liked the attention. No one ever got as close to him as Juni had, for he made sure to keep people at arm's length.
The years at Metric have warped him, bent him into this twisted shell of the boy he once was. Once he had been full of hope and saw the world as this magical place. but now he sees it for what it truly is: A pathetic wasteland where not every dream comes true unless you have what it takes to stay on top.
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