ACRES, elijah evan | Seven Oaks

Nov 4, 2016 19:27:48 GMT

ELIJAH EVAN ACRES

HEY THERE! my name is clips/admin lily and i'm twenty-three omg years old.
i'm a wiminz and i've been roleplaying for many millions of years. i was referred here by myself...
but enough about me, here's my character. =]

[/font]:[/b] elijah evan acres

nicknames: eli

age: thirty-seven, 9th july

religion: christian

sexuality: bi-curious

marital status: single pringle ready to mingle

occupation: ex-naval commander
mechanic - aircraft and auto
part time handyman of sorts (works in construction/plumping when jobs arise)

playby: joe manganiello

hometown: glasgow, scotland

parents: cameron acres, 68, ex naval captain, deceased (heart attack)
amy acres, 67, painter

siblings: nancy o'donovan, 43,

brief history: eli had a pretty simple, apple pie kind of childhood. his sister was already six years old by the time he came into the world, but unlike some kids when they realise they now have to share their parents affections, she was all for it. his father was a naval officer, and he was quick to notice that he only got to see him during leave, trying to make the most of his time with his father whilst he had his attention, and trying not to get upset when his father left again. he was taught from a young age that crying and whining was not accepted as a young man. as an officer of the navy, and a high ranking one at that, cameron instilled strict rules upon his kids, particularly his son, who he expected to grow up with impeccable manners and the correct attitude. his mother was softer, but likewise took no nonsense, and both the children learnt where the line lay and not to cross it almost as soon as they could walk and talk.

His grades were fairely average. he worked hard, studied and completed his homework on time - not one for tardiness - but he just didn't have the brains for anything great. eli didn't know what he wanted from life, and it remained that way until he met a young woman by the name of Alana. he was only fifteen at the time, and they had exams, but boy did he fall head over heels. he'd never really shown much interest in girls, or even guys for that matter, but suddenly his brain exited his head and all he could think about was alana. luckily for him, she returned his affections. they dated shortly but were official within a couple of weeks, went to prom together, said the whole 'i love you thing' and went off to college together. eli studied a range of subjects at college. he already knew he wouldn't be going to uni, so he went into mechanics, of both the automobile and aircraft sort, woodwork (carving and crafting and all manner of making things), among other things. he figured he'd get a job right off the bat after he was done at college, wanting to save money as quickly as possible so that him and alana could move in together. unfortunately, that didn't wholly go to plan. at the age of nineteen, he got alana pregnant. he'd finished college and was into his first year as an apprentice at a garage when she announced the news. needless to say neither of their parents were too thrilled. alana was studying to be a doctor, and only in her first year of uni, and eli wasn't exactly rolling in money with his life all planned out. disappointed in his son's lack of discipline and control, eli's father took him out of his job, despite the fact that eli was old enough to decide for himself, and shipped him off to join the navy.

at first, eli despised it. he'd been told what to do by his father all his life, and if he had a choice he would be back home bringing in as much money as he could for his girlfriend and unborn child. moping about things wouldn't change the situation - his mother refused to go against his fathers wishes, and his sister had no way of persuading either parent otherwise. it didn't take long for him to realise the only thing he could do was get his head down and pull his weight. any paycheck he received along the way, he sent home for alana, who grew bigger by the day. the first opportunity he got to return home for two weeks and see her, he scraped together what little he had left over and proposed to her, eager to make things right by marrying the girl he loved and raising his soon to be expected twins. things didn't go to plan. whilst away at the base, alana went into early labor. out of the two children that were expected, only one survived. the other unfortunately was born with downs syndrome and just didn't make the early birth. the news was not received well by eli, who was upset that he didn't just miss the birth of his son, but that he had lost a daughter and was unable to be there for alana.

the next few years were difficult, but alana and eli stuck through it as best they could. eli came home every chance he got, but he found that he was enjoying his work on the ship, and the money was good enough to support his fiancee and young boy back home. he hated having turned into his father in the respect that he missed out on certain aspects of his sons life, but the navy had become somewhere he belonged, and he wasn't ready to leave it behind. ten years passed since his son was born until anything changed. he was almost thirty years old when his world got turned upside down again. may 15th, at 8:05pm, a drunk driver drove through a red light and collided with the drivers side of a black audi, killing the driver, and severely injuring the young passenger. eli's wife and child. he immediately left the navy and returned home, unable to do so for almost a week after the incident; it was the worst week he had ever endured. alana's family held the funeral in order for him to be able to attend. he had no words, he could hardly believe it was real. alana had always been sweet and thoughtful, careful... she would never harm a soul, and yet someone else's stupidly and misjudgment had wiped out her life in a heartbeat. eli's son - joe - remained in hospital with several breaks and fractures, and a punctured lung, during which time eli moved his life back home, fully withdrawing from the navy he took up a job in construction close to home, resorted his life, and spent as much time as he could at his son's hospital bedside until he was well enough to return home. it was the only thing he thanked god for - that his son was saved.

it was hard going, naturally. eli had been reasonably absent from joe's life, and they had to work to learn how to live with each other, alongside the fact that both of them were grieving. eli frequently got it wrong, and cursed himself for it, but he kept at it, and over time things began to work. his job picked up, he got to know his son and things just...clicked. things changed a little again when eli moved himself and joe down south to hickstead, england, when his son was fifteen. eli's father had a heart attack one afternoon on his way home from the post office, and died on the way to the hospital. he's been having heart problems for a little while, but the shock of his death still rocked eli and his family to the core. when a job opportunity arose to work with aircraft machinery down south he took it. joe put up a bit of a fight, but accept that the fresh start would be nice - alana's spirit hung over them both, and it was hard seeing places they both used to go with her every day. and when his father was gone, the feeling of being haunted became worse. the move was pretty easy, and the job was good pay. things have mostly been settled aside from the little issue of joe falling into his father's footsteps. much to eli's dismay, his son fell in love with a young woman, much as eli had done, and within a year of moving to hickstead...he, likewise, had knocked her up. stern words with his son were given, but it wasn't going to change matters. the child was born - a little boy named cole - and despite the fact that, like joe's twin sister, he has downs syndrome, he's the happiest, most loved little boy in the damn country.

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- his two year old grandson, cole
- his son, joe
- hands on jobs
- keeping busy
- rising early
- horror movies (finds them funny)
- being active
- black coffe (can't stand anything that has fancy stuff in it)
- people who pull their weight
- a beer after work
- keeping to himself
- cooking

dislikes:
- sweets
- slushy romance films (finds them awkward)
- ignorance
- laziness
- not having the solution to a problem
- indecisiveness
- movies you have to read (i.e subtitled films)
- being in the limelight
- people who whine
- bullies
- indian food (can't handle the spice)
- paper cuts (they hurt!)

strengths:
- anything to do with machines (he's got a wealth of mechanical knowledge)
- not squeamish
- 20/20 vision
- good at reading people
- good sense of figuring out if people are lying to him/something is wrong/observant
- physically powerful

weaknesses:
- over protective
- his grandson, he struggles to say no
- pancakes (always softens him up a little)
- not very academically intelligent (struggles especially with maths and english)
- crying girls (tugs his damn heart strings)
- can't switch off sometimes (ends up overdoing it)

secrets:
- sometimes struggles to make sure it's only one beer after work and not more..
- feels like he's drowning sometimes/feeling his way through the dark when trying to look after his son. he's terrified he's doing a crap job without alana.
- no longer has any real interest in women anymore, but doesn't want to be alone forever.

fears:
- never finding someone he will feel comfortable with like he did with alana.
- his son/grandson dying .
- being unable to provide for his family.

habits:
- rubs the back of his neck when he's feeling awkward/unsure
- whistles when he's in a good mood
- will throw himself into his work if upset over something

overall personality:
eli is not a very complex man, but you would probably nudge him toward the strong and silent stereotype. he'll keep to himself out and about, he's not interested in being in anybody's limelight. he's happy to just keep going his own way, get his head down and work hard. he has a good work ethic, which has always been praised by his bosses, most of which comes from the discipline his father instilled in him. he's got good control over himself, which sometimes he feels in the only way he managed to avoid slipping off the edge when alana died. sometimes it's almost too much, he doesn't let himself really feel, apart from when he's with his son and grandson, thats probably the first time you'll get a proper smile. he's got a big softie side that you won't immediately see. he can be quite gentle and sweet, and damn it he'll take good care of anybody that he loves. he's loyal to the core, modest and humble, with an easy going kind of nature that makes him very easy to get on with. he doesn't hold grudges, and he doesn't pussyfoot around - he's not rude but he won't bother beating around the bush if something isn't working. he's basically a good guy, but he's just a little bit lost at times, unsure where he stands now that alana is long gone, and he's unable to feel settled with another woman. he can lay on the charm when he wants to, and if he compliments you then he means it, he's not one to lie in general let alone into someone's bed, but he's more of a commitment guy that a one-nighter. [/ul][/size][/ul]