Post by Deleted on Apr 5, 2012 18:56:02 GMT -5
Prince Henry Alexander Charming
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Name:Henry Charming
Nickname:Henry is fine, thanks
Gender:Male
Age:almost 17
Sexuality:Heterosexual
Fairytale:Cinderella or wherever needed
Year:Six
Face Claim:Josh Hutcherson
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Personality:Henry is smart, thinks himself funny, and easily grows bored. He desperately wants to be noticed for who he is, which happens to be a charming(ish) know-it-all who likes to play pranks and be a bit of a rebel. He is always up for a good game and loves winning more than anything else. Yet at heart he is both a privileged white boy who has never really faced trouble. He knows if he ever got hurt Daddy would bail him out, so he’s not afraid to go out on a limb every once in a while. He likes dating, though he’s not really ready for any sort of serious relationship. He’d much rather go out with a few pretty girls and continue having fun. He is good at card tricks and close combat, less skilled at some of the “noble” sports. He likes the color green and deep dish pizza but doesn’t like cats or babies. They cry too much. Secretly, very secretly, Henry wants to be like the rest of his family—loved and adored as the nobles they are supposed to be. But he doesn’t ever really think that will happen.
Appearance:Can anyone say…dashing? No? Oh, well, that’s all right then. Maybe he’ll grow into it. Currently the better word is probably “lanky” or perhaps “awkward.” Henry was 5’7” the last time he measured, but that was a year ago and he’s grown to about 5’11” since then, and still on the rise. No matter how much he eats, he still seems to stay rail thin, evidence of his continuing growth spurt. His dark brown hair could really use a haircut, since it keeps falling into his eyes, but that would require work. One of these days he’s going to go shopping again and get clothes that fit; all of Henry’s pants are about an inch too short, and his shirts still say things like “Babe Magnet” on them or look like they were found at a Wild Wild West clothing store. His Converse are duct taped together and he can never find matching socks anymore. He has a nice suit but he never wears it unless he’s going home to visit family, and his fencing outfit is still in good condition, mostly. Whatever. It’s not that important.
History:When you come from a family of Charmings (There’s dad, King Richard Charming, not to mention big brother Crown Prince Edward and the babies, William and Philip, and then those sisters, too!)…it’s hard to stand out sometimes. Really, you’re just left being constantly compared to the other Charmings, who are nicer and smarter and kinder…it really can begin to grate. So to keep from getting lumped in with the herd, Henry decided to do things his own way. For him this meant sneaking off to town to hang out with his friends and try to convince the bartender to let him try the really hard stuff. Instead of working hard on his fencing and equestrian lessons, Henry learned knife-fighting and how to pull a good con.
However, his years of running around behind his father’s back had to come to an end sometime. For Henry it happened when older brother Edward screwed up massively with some princess he was trying to get, and now the family’s in trouble and oh dear we have to make an alliance, pull out the next son wherever did he get to. Henry was brushed off, scolded a few times, and thrust into the social arena, where he quickly learned that he was out of his league.
Of course, why the parents had decided a ball was the right way to induct their belligerent son into royal society was beyond him. How was he to know that he wasn’t supposed to fall for the nice, pretty one but instead go for the princess of the rival neighboring kingdom? It didn’t matter much anyway, of course. After the ball Henry’s dream girl seemingly disappeared off the face of the earth.
His father has decided to finally take an interest in his son’s education, so Henry has been forced to actually pay attention in school. Henry still daydreams about escaping and sometimes actually does run off to the nearest town, but he’s finally knuckling down on his studies and is even turning into a fairly decent swordsman. Now he just has to find that dream girl again and convince his family that he wouldn’t have to marry dreaded Princess Olga from Bulvaria…*shudder*
Other:Dreams do come true, like me finding this site after believing everything to have been shut down. I’ve had this character idea rolling around for a while, so I’m glad to get it out there. If you have any problems please just let me know and I’ll switch anything that’s wrong. My name is Penny and I have been RPing for about 2 years now—found this site through an ad on Hammel Institute. Here’s to a new storyline!
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Sample Post:”Blackjack anyone?” Henry offered to his lunch table with a grin. “Oh, no, come on, don’t everyone leave! I promise I won’t cheat much this time!” Sighing, he shuffled the cards again and flipped them lazily between his hands.
A shadow over his shoulder made him miscalculate one of his card tricks and he scattered them all over the floor. With a jump Henry turned to realize that it was only a bird outside the window. He laughed nervously and began to pick up the cards again, stuffing them back into the pack and checking to make sure he had all 56.
56…numbers…maths…he was late! Henry grabbed the last three cards and stuffed them in his pocket. He threw his backpack over his shoulder and ran out of the cafeteria and down the hallway to his algebra class, sliding in the door just as the clock ticked over.
“Hey there,” he said to the teacher as he plopped into his seat. He grinned at everyone around him—no point in being rude—and pulled out his notebook for class.
It was a good day already.
