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APPLICATION: Lord John Grey (Outlander)
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Over 18? yes!
Characters Played: Ianto Jones
Character Name: Lord John Grey
Series: Outlander
Canon Point: Mid-book of "Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade"; Chapter 27
Character Age: 29
Background: John Grey wiki page!
Personality:
Lord John is a kind and sensitive man who loves his family and friends deeply and without prejudice. At any given time, when visiting his brother's house, he can always be talked into playing knights and dragons with his nephews, or coaxed into holding his cousin's baby, even though he is less than enthusiastic on the matter. He values honor above all things and holds a strong sense of duty to the regiment in which he serves, and his king and country. He would do just about everything in protection of these people, and in service of the army, up to and including sacrificing his own life.
Being a homosexual man in the 18th century, he is very skilled at keeping secrets, as that one in particular would have him hanged. As such, he is particularly skilled at uncovering the secrets of others, whether they are revealed in their manner and conversation, or through gathering facts and information about them. He is in fact frequently assigned to investigate matters for the army for this reason while not stationed abroad. Recognizing the secrets of others, however, he knows when it is best to keep them to himself, as is the case when he realizes that Jamie Fraser has fathered a child with Geneva Dunsany. The family's reputation is on the line, after all, and they have all but adopted him as their own. He would do nothing to jeapordize their honor, regardless of the truth of the matter.
Despite his kind nature however, he does have a ruthless streak (he is a younger brother, after all), though he is generally fairly good at keeping this in check. He can be particularly violent when he needs to as well, though usually only in circumstances as it is merited, such as the battlefield. Percy goes so far as to describe him as a "beast" in battle, for this reason. He is also fairly impulsive, and can be known to mouth off sarcastically when it's not quite advisable (in front of a military inquisition), participating in a bet he knows he does not have the money to pay off if he loses, etc. He describes himself in fact as a gambling man, claiming that this fact helps him recogize other men's tells.
Lord John is somewhat easily attracted to other men, especially if there is some aspect of danger in their acquaintance. Perhaps this is part of the reason he falls in love with Jamie Fraser, a man who upon their first meeting takes him prisoner, breaks his arm, threatens to kill him, and leaves him tied to a tree. A man who later becomes his prisoner, openly dislikes him, but Lord John ends up looking out for and slowly befriending regardless.
It is of course hard to talk about Lord John without mentioning Jamie Fraser in at least some capacity. John is intensely aware of the other man, of his desire for him, of the fact that Jamie will never want him, the fact that it's wrong for him to want Jamie, and the fact that he does regardless. At the point which I am taking him from in canon, the pair of them have yet to reconcile their differences. But they will eventually go on to become great friends -- whose friendship John will treasure above all others.
John does not pine, however. He finds love and affection where and when he can, from what sources he may. He does not feel compelled to find a partner in another, content to focus more on his career and his duties therein. He understands that to love is to be able to give his own love as much as it is to ask it of another. And therefore this is difficult for him, while his heart largely finds itself stuck on Jamie Fraser. One might say in fact that he is unlucky in love, as his first lover had been killed in battle, another nearly had John killed himself, a third betrayed him and required John to break the law to save his life, and then there is Jamie who would never love him beyond friendship anyway.
When he was younger in the army, one night Lord John was raped by another man. Because of this, he has taken to carrying a dagger about his person wherever he goes, and he also has a hard time allowing himself to be vulnerable in front of other men, especially in sexual situations. He very rarely "offers himself", because it reminds him too much of that night, and even when his partner is particularly gentle with him, that too makes him feel uncomfortable as well. Similarly, because he has spent so long in the army now, manning the cannons, he has a touch of what would probably be called PTSD in these days. Any time there are sounds of explosions around him, his heart starts pounding faster, he starts sweating, and especially after the cannon explodes on him, he feels nauseous and sometimes physically ducks at the sound, throwing himself down on the ground as though ducking from the cannon blasts, even if there is no danger to be had.
One final fun little fact about John is that he is a magpie of sorts, always playing with things in his hands wherever he goes and then inevitably sticking them into his pockets and taking them with him when he leaves. It means he has the unfortunate habit of accidentally stealing or collecting things that do not necessarily belong to himself. At any given time, his pockets are guaranteed to be filled with any number of items from where he's been throughout the day.
Powers/Abilities:
- horseback riding
- sword fighting
- cannon/gun combat
Power Nerfs (if applicable): N/A
Inventory:
- army uniform
- greatcoat
- pocket watch
- handkerchief
- dagger
- various bits and bobs he's stuck in his pockets
Incentives: Lord John would definitely be first and foremost concerned about his family and friends -- his mother and her new husband, his brother Hal and Hal's wife Minnie and their children, his cousin Olivia and her child, the Dunsany's and of course Jamie Fraser, his friend Stephan and his family, and also Percy. Despite the trouble that Percy had just got himself, had gotten both of them in, in a matter of speaking, he would want to be certain that he was safe. That all of them were safe, before he would be content to behave in any sense of the word.
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Over 18? yes!
Characters Played: Ianto Jones
THE CHARACTER
Character Name: Lord John Grey
Series: Outlander
Canon Point: Mid-book of "Lord John and the Brotherhood of the Blade"; Chapter 27
Character Age: 29
Background: John Grey wiki page!
Personality:
Lord John is a kind and sensitive man who loves his family and friends deeply and without prejudice. At any given time, when visiting his brother's house, he can always be talked into playing knights and dragons with his nephews, or coaxed into holding his cousin's baby, even though he is less than enthusiastic on the matter. He values honor above all things and holds a strong sense of duty to the regiment in which he serves, and his king and country. He would do just about everything in protection of these people, and in service of the army, up to and including sacrificing his own life.
Being a homosexual man in the 18th century, he is very skilled at keeping secrets, as that one in particular would have him hanged. As such, he is particularly skilled at uncovering the secrets of others, whether they are revealed in their manner and conversation, or through gathering facts and information about them. He is in fact frequently assigned to investigate matters for the army for this reason while not stationed abroad. Recognizing the secrets of others, however, he knows when it is best to keep them to himself, as is the case when he realizes that Jamie Fraser has fathered a child with Geneva Dunsany. The family's reputation is on the line, after all, and they have all but adopted him as their own. He would do nothing to jeapordize their honor, regardless of the truth of the matter.
Despite his kind nature however, he does have a ruthless streak (he is a younger brother, after all), though he is generally fairly good at keeping this in check. He can be particularly violent when he needs to as well, though usually only in circumstances as it is merited, such as the battlefield. Percy goes so far as to describe him as a "beast" in battle, for this reason. He is also fairly impulsive, and can be known to mouth off sarcastically when it's not quite advisable (in front of a military inquisition), participating in a bet he knows he does not have the money to pay off if he loses, etc. He describes himself in fact as a gambling man, claiming that this fact helps him recogize other men's tells.
Lord John is somewhat easily attracted to other men, especially if there is some aspect of danger in their acquaintance. Perhaps this is part of the reason he falls in love with Jamie Fraser, a man who upon their first meeting takes him prisoner, breaks his arm, threatens to kill him, and leaves him tied to a tree. A man who later becomes his prisoner, openly dislikes him, but Lord John ends up looking out for and slowly befriending regardless.
It is of course hard to talk about Lord John without mentioning Jamie Fraser in at least some capacity. John is intensely aware of the other man, of his desire for him, of the fact that Jamie will never want him, the fact that it's wrong for him to want Jamie, and the fact that he does regardless. At the point which I am taking him from in canon, the pair of them have yet to reconcile their differences. But they will eventually go on to become great friends -- whose friendship John will treasure above all others.
John does not pine, however. He finds love and affection where and when he can, from what sources he may. He does not feel compelled to find a partner in another, content to focus more on his career and his duties therein. He understands that to love is to be able to give his own love as much as it is to ask it of another. And therefore this is difficult for him, while his heart largely finds itself stuck on Jamie Fraser. One might say in fact that he is unlucky in love, as his first lover had been killed in battle, another nearly had John killed himself, a third betrayed him and required John to break the law to save his life, and then there is Jamie who would never love him beyond friendship anyway.
When he was younger in the army, one night Lord John was raped by another man. Because of this, he has taken to carrying a dagger about his person wherever he goes, and he also has a hard time allowing himself to be vulnerable in front of other men, especially in sexual situations. He very rarely "offers himself", because it reminds him too much of that night, and even when his partner is particularly gentle with him, that too makes him feel uncomfortable as well. Similarly, because he has spent so long in the army now, manning the cannons, he has a touch of what would probably be called PTSD in these days. Any time there are sounds of explosions around him, his heart starts pounding faster, he starts sweating, and especially after the cannon explodes on him, he feels nauseous and sometimes physically ducks at the sound, throwing himself down on the ground as though ducking from the cannon blasts, even if there is no danger to be had.
One final fun little fact about John is that he is a magpie of sorts, always playing with things in his hands wherever he goes and then inevitably sticking them into his pockets and taking them with him when he leaves. It means he has the unfortunate habit of accidentally stealing or collecting things that do not necessarily belong to himself. At any given time, his pockets are guaranteed to be filled with any number of items from where he's been throughout the day.
Powers/Abilities:
- horseback riding
- sword fighting
- cannon/gun combat
Power Nerfs (if applicable): N/A
Inventory:
- army uniform
- greatcoat
- pocket watch
- handkerchief
- dagger
- various bits and bobs he's stuck in his pockets
Incentives: Lord John would definitely be first and foremost concerned about his family and friends -- his mother and her new husband, his brother Hal and Hal's wife Minnie and their children, his cousin Olivia and her child, the Dunsany's and of course Jamie Fraser, his friend Stephan and his family, and also Percy. Despite the trouble that Percy had just got himself, had gotten both of them in, in a matter of speaking, he would want to be certain that he was safe. That all of them were safe, before he would be content to behave in any sense of the word.