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bettermonster) wrote2024-08-22 11:00 pm
bettermonster) wrote2024-08-22 11:00 pm
Info
NAME
Josh Levison
AGE
28
SPECIES
Human (Werewolf)
CANON
Being Human (US)
PRONOUNS
he/him
OCCUPATION
Orderly/Nurse (canon point dependent)
APPEARANCE
Josh is a guy in his late 20s of average height, with brown eyes and brown hair that he generally keeps cut short, though he sometimes strays into a little bit of a shaggier look. While he typically sports a bit of scruff when it comes to facial hair, there are times when he lets it grow out into a slightly more defined beard and mustache. Clothing-wise he trends towards button up shirts and sweater vests of the more casual variety. While not rocking super defined muscles or anything, he is still fairly fit.
When in his wolf form on a full moon, well, he's ugly, your honor. The wolf is large, carried on gangly limbs and sporting sparse brown fur that's thickest in a mane around his head and neck. Those teeth and claws are not to be messed with.
When in his wolf form on a full moon, well, he's ugly, your honor. The wolf is large, carried on gangly limbs and sporting sparse brown fur that's thickest in a mane around his head and neck. Those teeth and claws are not to be messed with.
HEIGHT
5'10"
HAIR
short and brown
BUILD
slightly athletic
EYES
brown (occasionally gold when wolfy)
PERSONALITY
Josh can sometimes be something of a neurotic mess. He's socially awkward and prone to panic, but the majority of the time he means well. Any social missteps or odd behavior tend to be offset by his underlying sweetness and sense of humor. At his core he just wants a normal, quiet life, even if circumstances have made it something of a tall ask for him.
Other times he can be a little pushy or a little catty—a side of him that will typically only come out around those he feels more comfortable around. Regardless, he's not afraid to make it known when he's uncomfortable with something, and the severity of the situation dictates whether it's anger or sarcasm that he voices it with. In the heat of the moment, he's not immune to lashing out or having bouts of judgemental behavior that can sometimes stretch to a hypocritical degree.
He's very protective and dedicated to those he lets in close, however, and he'll brave danger and uncertainty despite his aversion to it in order to help those he cares about. And in the days leading up to a full moon he can be a bit more impulsive or quick to agitate, for better or worse.
Other times he can be a little pushy or a little catty—a side of him that will typically only come out around those he feels more comfortable around. Regardless, he's not afraid to make it known when he's uncomfortable with something, and the severity of the situation dictates whether it's anger or sarcasm that he voices it with. In the heat of the moment, he's not immune to lashing out or having bouts of judgemental behavior that can sometimes stretch to a hypocritical degree.
He's very protective and dedicated to those he lets in close, however, and he'll brave danger and uncertainty despite his aversion to it in order to help those he cares about. And in the days leading up to a full moon he can be a bit more impulsive or quick to agitate, for better or worse.
BACKGROUND
Josh enjoyed a quiet life growing up with his family in Ithaca, New York, and things seemed to be going well for him. He had a promising future with his enrollment in MIT med school and a wonderful fiancee. And then what was supposed to be a relaxing camping trip turns into a disastrous and life-altering event when he and his best friend are attacked by a werewolf. While his friend isn't lucky enough to survive, Josh does—albeit with a bite that consigns him to the future life of a werewolf.
Afraid of what he's become and what a danger he might be to his loved ones, Josh abandons everything and leaves home to scrape by on the edges of society in Boston while escaping to the woods once a month to run wild as a wolf. A chance encounter has him crossing paths with a friendly vampire named Aidan, who coaxes him out of his reclusive life and helps him land a job as an orderly at the hospital he works at.
The two slowly build a friendship and come to learn that they both simply want a normal life despite their status as monsters. Eventually, Aidan talks Josh into renting a place with him in service of trying to achieve that goal of normalcy. Despite initial protests, Josh eventually agrees to it and they settle on a place to stay together—a house, as it turns out, that is haunted by the ghost of a woman named Sally who had died there recently.
They eventually settle into a trio of unlikely friends, and along with Josh's eventual girlfriend Nora, forge close-knit bonds as they navigate an existence rife with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, witches, and black magic that puts to the test the lengths they're willing to go to to seize the sort of life they dream of. Further details can be found on the ol' wiki.
Afraid of what he's become and what a danger he might be to his loved ones, Josh abandons everything and leaves home to scrape by on the edges of society in Boston while escaping to the woods once a month to run wild as a wolf. A chance encounter has him crossing paths with a friendly vampire named Aidan, who coaxes him out of his reclusive life and helps him land a job as an orderly at the hospital he works at.
The two slowly build a friendship and come to learn that they both simply want a normal life despite their status as monsters. Eventually, Aidan talks Josh into renting a place with him in service of trying to achieve that goal of normalcy. Despite initial protests, Josh eventually agrees to it and they settle on a place to stay together—a house, as it turns out, that is haunted by the ghost of a woman named Sally who had died there recently.
They eventually settle into a trio of unlikely friends, and along with Josh's eventual girlfriend Nora, forge close-knit bonds as they navigate an existence rife with vampires, werewolves, ghosts, witches, and black magic that puts to the test the lengths they're willing to go to to seize the sort of life they dream of. Further details can be found on the ol' wiki.
ABILITIES
WEREWOLF TRANSFORMATION
Once a month*, on the night of the full moon, Josh turns into a rampaging werewolf. It comes with the typical strengths most variety of werewolves have: great power and speed to put fang and claw to use, and accelerated healing to make them very hard to kill. A single bite or scratch is enough to pass the curse along to another victim, should they live through an attack. He typically has little recollection of what he does as a wolf, for better or worse.
*When played from season 4 canon points, Josh can transform both partially and fully outside of full moon nights when greatly angered or threatened.
*When played from season 4 canon points, Josh can transform both partially and fully outside of full moon nights when greatly angered or threatened.
STRENGTHS
The majority of the time, Josh is seemingly a very normal human, but in the days leading up to a full moon he gains some benefits from his wolfy side:
-Heightened senses, particularly of smell
-Increased strength, to the point where he can put up a more even fight against vampires
-More volatile emotions—namely, he's quicker to agitate or resort to violence, and is more protective/territorial
-Heightened senses, particularly of smell
-Increased strength, to the point where he can put up a more even fight against vampires
-More volatile emotions—namely, he's quicker to agitate or resort to violence, and is more protective/territorial
WEAKNESSES
He's weak as hell when not near a full moon, but other weaknesses include:
-Silver, the one sure-fire way to more permanently wound or kill a werewolf
-Wolfsbane, which is less of a poison and more of a "werewolf xanax" that can get werewolves to chill the fuck out
-Silver, the one sure-fire way to more permanently wound or kill a werewolf
-Wolfsbane, which is less of a poison and more of a "werewolf xanax" that can get werewolves to chill the fuck out
OOC
NAME
thirteen
CONTACT
DM
TIMEZONE
MST/MDT