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BASIC INFORMATION
Name: Shalem, real name unknown (he might not remember his real name)
Aliases/titles: n/a
Age: Adult, headcanon says 30, or close to it.
Orientation: Gay cismale (he/him)
Canon Point: End of Phantom and the Crimson Solitaire preferred.
Race: Phidia, a snake-like race. He's most likely based on a Mexican black kingsnake.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Surface personality traits: Even-tempered, soft-spoken, and seems perpetually tired. In fact, he can seem rather bland when one takes him at face value. Shalem isn't the type to make a fuss, nearly to the point of being a doormat-- he'd rather diffuse a difficult situation by being accommodating rather than assertive or defensive. People may notice that a lot of his sentiments are hollow, and that a lot of his responses to personal questions are noncommittal, if not outright avoidance or deflection. A lot of what he says are simply what the other person would want to hear, because despite being gentle in tone, his eyes are always sharp and observant. However, Shalem will get animated if the topic is about art of any medium, and if the macabre is touched on, he gets even more animated-- in a more disturbing way.
Fashion: Often wears a neat uniform from Rhodes Island, but customized with ruffles and a jacket, and his trousers are tailored to accommodate his tail. While the suit is mostly black and white, Shalem has some color in his jacket's purple inner lining, his trousers' gold hem, and his gold-colored jewelry. He also has at least one helix piercing, but only uses it during special occasions.
Height: 179cm, or approx. 5'10.47". Most of his height seems to be coming from his long legs.
Build: Long and lean, and appears delicate. However, he has a lot of muscle under his clothing, and is much stronger than he looks since he uses a large shield in battle.
Hair: Silver-lavender and goes well past his shoulders. He has a clip, but who knows what it actually does since his hair is still all over his face.
Eyes: Purple or violet, with a much lighter inner ring, and natural purple liner underneath his eyes. His pupils are also slitted, though this is more obvious in his in-game sprite than his portrait.
Voice: JP: Tachibana Shinnosuke | EN: Chase Brown | CN: Javen Zheng | KR: Kim Myung-jun. Personal preference goes to his EN voice due how well it fits him-- tries (and sometimes fails) to suppress his accent, with measured speech and clear enunciation due to Shalem's background in stage performance.
Language: His native language is Victorian (British English), but speaks it with a vaguely Columbian (American) accent that sometimes slips. He also speaks Gaulish (French), which is considered a dead language in his world, and possibly others due to his background and current circumstances.
Scent: Something metallic, books, candle wax on occasion.
Hand dominance: Ambidextrous, with a preference towards using his left arm for his shield, and his right for mundane tasks.
Literacy: Can read and write well. His writing is most likely very elegant with a lot of flourish.
Triggers: Don't ask him to sing or perform on stage. He misses doing it, but it has a high chance of tanking his mental state.
Other: Shalem is slightly cooler to the touch than most people due to his biology (think higher 20's or lower 30's in Celsius), and is more sensitive to extreme temperature changes.
kinks
Orientation: Men only
Preferences: 18+ (but I can go with lower ages for my friends). He has a hemipenes, and likes long foreplay and long sessions in general so people who have stamina will always be appreciated. He also enjoys oral, so anyone receiving will have to be okay with his forked tongue. As for personality... He likes those who are aloof, unfriendly or socially awkward to some extent (but not aggressive in their desire to be left alone), but have a hidden murderous side that they may indulge in every so often. Basically, he wants a murderhusband.
Dislikes: He dislikes pain, but is more okay with receiving it than giving it. His biggest "No" is blood because it will trigger his insanity, and because his blood is infectious (he has a terminal disease). He also has some hang-ups about choking/breathplay, since he's a constrictor snake, but can still perform it. As for people, he's not interested in the overly innocent/childish/prudish sort-- he requires a degree of maturity, and wants partners to understand and be enthusiastic about sex.
Top/bottom: Top-vers, will default to top in any given situation. If anyone wants to top him, they need to have some experience in that position first.
D/s orientation: Switch, but will need some time to warm up to the idea of BDSM. His consent to BDSM play depends on what kinks he and his partner may be exploring at any given time-- as long as the points in "Dislikes" are avoided.
FWB: Shalem prefers this kind of arrangement-- he craves human connection but wants to avoid emotional attachments due to the fear of dragging people into his mess when aspects or people from his traumatic past eventually catch up to him. Gaining a bunch of casual sex partners will let him have the best of both worlds.
Romance: It may be a slowburn, given Shalem's everything. He's likely an old-school romantic, so he'd insist on making some traditional courting gestures before making it official.
OOC ship/dynamic preferences: My favorite with him is Phantom, but I'm down for other male characters like SilverAsh, Thorns, Elysium... Name an adult male character (except a Durin) and I may just say yes. Otherwise, it all depends on the chemistry between characters, especially for crosscanon. I love crosscanon ships. Other, non-smutty/shippy No's and more warnings can be found on his permissions/opt-out page.
KINKS
Yes kinks are particular IC favorites. Maybe means I'm open to it, but would require discussion first. IC Limits are things the character would dislike, but I would enjoy playing out despite their distaste (and in some cases because of it). OOC Limits are hard limits that I will refuse to play.
You can hover over kinks marked with an asterisk to read a note.