Simon What - Shifter

[Deathy]

Name: Simon What

Nickname: Si, Doc

Actual Age: 26

Gender: Male

Species: Shifter (Tiger)

Occupation: Local Doctor

Appearance: Shorter than the average American male, Simon is compact but scrawny, and looks like a surfer boy that never really got the hang of a surf board. His hair is a dirty blonde colour that curls naturally, much to his endless frustration. His eyes are a mild blue, with a permanent feel of surprise/alarm lurking inside them. When not in complete control of himself Simon gives off the feeling of a half-starved animal, hunched over and eyes roving endlessly, ready for fight or flight.
In halfway form he has light stripes on his skin and his eyes change to the deep orange of his shifter form, his hair also acquires light streaks of orange and black. Simon still has little control over the change, anger, surprise and worry will still trigger an unwanted transformation.
The tiger version of Simon would be a large and proud animal if it wasn’t so malnourished and mangey, currently it looks more like a mutant stray cat than a terror of tropical jungles.

Personality: Simon is a yes man, he doesn’t fight back against anything very much and tends just to go with the flow; really he needs to grow a back bone. From the day he was born people have been telling him how to act and what to do, and he’s never really bothered to change that. Change, however, may be forced upon him, the new shifter side he has acquired doesn’t take well to being a foot solider in the army of society and this is causing serious conflict inside Simon. Leading to violent mood swings, angry out bursts and the voice of what he believes to be the tiger patronizing and arguing with his every decision. When Simon gets nervous he talks a lot, tending to use sarcasm as a method of self-defence. Simon will also ring his hands together and pace when feeling threatened or nervous. He has, if you hadn’t guessed, self-confidence issues and is awkward in social situations. He also collects ties with odd patterns on them, these amuse him.

History: Growing up in normal household with no mention of vampires, werewolves or any of the other creatures that go bump in the night, let alone contact with them, the last thing Simon expected was to join them. As with every major event in Simon’s life it was by accident. Driving back from visiting his parents one stormy evening, you know the ones, neon signs blurred, lights pin pricks in the endless darkness? You get the idea; anyway, his car tried to take on a truck, front on, and lost, badly. Due to the amount of blood loss sustained Simon needed to have a blood transfusion. What the doctors and he didn't know was that the blood was from a shifter that had been bullied into donating it, and as the old stories say, in the end it's all about blood. Simon survived his injures from the accident with no physical side effects. Well, no that’s a lie, the shifter blood has taken hold and Simon is finding himself changing in ways he cannot, and refuses to explain, scientifically or otherwise.

Family: Average everyday citizens, Linda and Philip What, are both happily retired and road tripping in the classic old couple caper van. He has one older brother who works as a prison councillor. Simon hasn’t exactly ‘come out’ to them about his turning into a huge tiger problem.

Other: [Powers -Witches-, Animal Form etc.] Simon Can take a fair amount of damage in his shifter form, he will, however, feel it the next day. His human form is only slightly more robust than the average human. Simon’s sight and sense of smell are improved but he tries to ignore those as the change makes him uncomfortable.

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Accepted. Welcome to Wavering Shadows Deathy.

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