GRAVES, COLBY LANDON

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* colby l. graves ,

* start with basics ,
[ I'M SWIMMING IN THE SMOKE OF BRIDGES I HAVE BURNED ]

FULL NAME colby landon graves

NICKNAMES cole

DATE OF BIRTH April, 29

AGE sixteen

GRADE/YEAR eleventh grade

ELEMENT wind

SEXUALITY bisexual

MARITAL STATUS he's a free man, baby.

* into the mirror ,
[ AGAINST MY WILL I STAND BESIDE MY OWN REFLECTION ]

CELEBRITY CLAIM charlie lubeck

EYE COLOUR Brown

HAIR COLOUR Dark brown

HEIGHT & WEIGHT five foot eleven, one hundred and thirty pounds

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES has a scar on his knee from slicing it open on a slip and slide when he was eight.

CLOTHING STYLE Cole tends to dress like your average high school boy. It kind of depends on the day of the week. He doesn't dress really nice, as his family really doesn't have a lot of money. You might be able to define his style as 'hipster' however. He likes to wear a lot of beanie caps, and really doesn't like to do much with his rather unruly curly hair. He has a bit of an obsession with plaid and that isn't a secret. He doesn't like to dress up unless he absolutely has to, and wears the same pair of shoes practically every day. He's a wild one, he is.

* deeper than skin ,
[ TAKE EVERYTHING FROM THE INSIDE & THROW IT ALL AWAY ]

POSITIVE TRAITS

• faithful
  
• funny
  
• kind-hearted
  

NEGATIVE TRAITS

• oblivious
  
• awkward
  
• tacky
  

LIKES

• acting
  
• music
  
• video games
  
• soda
  
• popcorn
  

DISLIKES

• treadmills
  
• dolphins
  
• large dogs
  
• fighting
  
• justin bieber
  

STRENGTHS

• musically inclined.
  
• no stage fright.
  
• great at call of duty.
  

WEAKNESSES

• awkward around females.
  
• total grammar Nazi.
  
• has a hard time separating real life from his "character".
  

FEARS

• Dolphins.
  
• Large dogs.
  
• Enclosed spaces.
  

BEST MEMORY
Cole's best memory was his first time auditioning for a play in the eighth grade in his middle school, and ending up with the lead part in A Charlie Brown Musical as Charlie Brown. But more specific, the best memory was seeing the cast list get put up with his name next to the part.

WORST MEMORY His worst memory was living an episode of Home Alone. When he was ten and his parents left for vacation and left him there. Even though they did it on purpose, as opposed to it being an accident. They just didn't tell him.

LONG-TERM GOAL Cole's long term goal is to make it big on broadway.

* past reflections ,
[ SOMETIMES I REMEMBER THE DARKNESS OF MY PAST ]

MOTHER Mary - Ann Graves (#46), ex nurses aid - in jail now. (wind)

FATHER Brandon Graves (#52), ex police officer- in prison now. (thunder)

SIBLINGS
Connor Graves - 19 (wind)
Bethany Graves - 13 (thunder)
Lillian Graves - 8


OTHER
Suzanne (Suzy) Graves - 74 - Grandmother

HISTORY
Colby was born in Ontario, Canada, the second son of the family. He was supposed to be a twin, but his twin brother died in the womb. A tragic event to the family surely, but being the jokester he is, Cole just states that he was obviously the better twin, anyways. He actually grew up fairly normal. He and his elder brother got along, and when his sister came along they got along well too. Being one of the middle children made things hard. Because his brother always had higher expectations than he, and he wasn't babied anymore once the youngest sister came around. He was the middle child for a while. So, in turn, he picked up a hobby. Following in his brothers footsteps, he picked up the guitar at the young age of six and learned to play. And he loved it.

When he started elementary school, he was in a school of choice, which was a semi private elementary school. The same one his brother had gone to. He was in a theatre class that was mandatory for everyone to take, but he had a bit more of a liking for it than your average bear. He loved it, and also started taking voice lessons from a young age. He had always been kind of an awkward child, not really knowing what to do or how to go about it. He knew about the elemental, since his parents both were. Along with his older brother, who found his powers when he was just about to turn fourteen. Always striving to be like his brother, he hoped he would find his soon too.

When he turned thirteen, he auditioned for his first big school play. It was big for a middle school, anyways. A presentation of A Charlie Brown Musical. He didn't really have stage fright. While he was awkward talking to people face to face, being on stage never effected him. He had always loved being on stage and making people laugh and drawing attention to himself. Although his self esteem was lower than most peoples. Since his brother was obviously the ladies man of the two. He was closest with his sister. His self esteem issues where made obvious when he did his 'stand up comedy' ruitines at talent shows and the whole time he would basically be putting himself down.

After his audition and the cast list was posted, he was totally thrilled to find out that he had gotten the lead part. Acting was a huge part of his life, and that production made him decide that was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life. Acting. And he loved to sing, and play guitar. He had a goal to be famous, and he was the kind of person to stick to his goals. He always wanted to, he had to, in fact, to fufil his own personal desire to be better than his brother.

Two weeks before his fourteenth birthday, he came home to people in hazmat suits raiding his house with both of his parents in handcuffs. He was in utter shock, and they had both of his younger sisters and his older brother there, too. But they were not in handcuffs. His sisters were crying. He had been after school for drama, so he had obviously missed something. It was obvious he was scared, and his powers revealed themselves, when the wind started blowing profusely and doors and windows started slamming shut. It only lasted a few moments, but the look his brother gave him then meant that it hadn't been him, and Cole had infact done it himself, and his powers had manifested themselves.

His parents were busted for a drug operation they had been running out of the basement. All of the kids knew something weird was going on, but not quite sure what. That next school year, he was sent to the academy with his brother. And his grandmother Suzy had become the new legal guardian for the four of them. He continues to pursue drama and music even while at the academy, even though his awkwardness comes out sometimes. He isn't that great at talking to girls and it shows with the many awkward, quirky habits he has.

* puppet on a string ,
[ SOMETHING INSIDE ME THAT PULLS BENEATH THE SURFACE ]

YOUR NAME Arrow

YOUR AGE twenty.

RP EXPERIENCE a lot.

HOW'D YOU FIND US? ad on caution 2.0!

SECRET WORD correct.

RP SAMPLE

Seeing them hold hands almost made his stomach hurt. It shouldn't though. It shouldn't feel like that. He should feel happy seeing the smile on her face. How happy it was making her to be with him. She had wanted Axel and Aaron to meet and Axel wasn't sure why. However the smile on Aarons face made him feel almost angry. Like he didn't deserve her. He didn't even know the guy and he already thought that Skyler could do better. The smug look on his face made him want to jump across the table and punch him in the teeth. But he wouldn't do that. It wasn't even a smug look, really. Maybe he was just happy. Who wouldn't be happy with a girl like Skyler?

"I am calm." He replied, letting his eyes follow Aaron for a minute before letting them rest on Skyler, a bit of the animosity fading from his eyes as he smiled at her. "Traffic problems huh? Well, oh well. At least you are here now. That's what matters right?" He said, offering her another smile. He had to at least try to be happy. Even though it was damn near painful to be. Seeing her happy made him happy. But with another guy? Was that what he really wanted?

He should have shook the guys hand and said "nice to meet you too!" Like a polite guy would have. Instead, his arms folded across his chest he just let his eyes meet the other guys and eyed him for a minute. "Sorry. I don't do hand shakes." He left his eyes on Aarons for a minute. He wanted to try and be nice but at this point it probably wasn't going to happen. "You know. Germs and all." He said in the same monotone voice he used before. Angst was probably flowing out of his pores at this point but he couldn't hide it. He couldn't help it, that was just who he was. "But I guess it's nice to meet you, too." He replied, still having the same expression as before. When Skyler spoke he brought his gaze back to her and smiled a little, nodding his head. "Yeah, I guess we would have ran into each other someday, anyways, right?" He let his eyes flicker back to Aaron before looking back at Skyler. Just letting his gaze settle on her for a moment calmed him down a little. "So, Aaron. Tell me about yourself." He said, sounding a little more accusing as he meant to. "As the.. best friend, I think I have a right to decide if you're right for her or not." The corners of his mouth tugged up a little, attempting a smile but ending up more like a smirk. Maybe Aaron would take his tone as joking, but in all actuality he was being serious.

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