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OUT OF CHARACTER

NAME/PRONOUNS: ell, they/them
CONTACT: brutallyamish
ACTIVE TIMES/PACE: EST, around most of the time, can be slightly sporadic during "normal business hours".
BRACKETS/PROSE: Prose is my preference, but I will do either.
BACKTAGGING: Yes, I live by it and will backtag forever.
THREADHOPPING: Within reason, so long as all parties involved don't mind. Threadjacking on texting conversations is generally okay with me, but reach out first before jumping into an action thread.
FOURTHWALLING: No, thank you.
NOT INTERESTED IN: Mind control/compulsion, especially if it involves a sexual component (non/dub-con is a big no for me), negative CR just for its own sake with no movement or resolution.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & TRIGGERS: Eating disorders, non-con, SA.

IN CHARACTER

PHYSICAL AFFECTION: Jon isn't particularly touchy, least of all with people he doesn't know. That being said, for those he is close to, he is not shy with dropping a hand on a shoulder, pulling them into a hug, or pressing a kiss to their forehead. That kind of vulnerability and openness is reserved, mostly, for family or the people who have fought by his side and stood with him in the face of anything.
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE: Jon is a very capable swordsman, having trained from a young age with the best there was in Winterfell. In the years since he left, he's only honed his skills, not against training opponents and his half siblings, but against armies and creatures that defy logical explanation, and Jon is still standing. Think long and hard about fighting a man willing to face down a line of cavalry alone with just a sword.
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS: Considering his experience in this regard is poor at best, Jon, while not opposed to the idea of something romantic, is sort of out of his depth with it and he struggles to express himself or let people in, especially people he doesn't know. Any romantic endeavor is going to take patience and a little kindness, because Jon really, really doesn't know what he's doing, but once he cares about someone, he's all in.
SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS: With everything else on his mind, Jon isn't particularly interested in anything of this nature and certainly isn't looking for anything casual. Not to say it wouldn't happen, but it's low on his list of priorities.
PSYCHIC & PSIONIC INFORMATION: No skills or abilities that might prevent someone from being able to read his thoughts or his emotions, but he would not be happy with someone rooting around in there. I'm cool with anything minor, like surface level probing, but for anything major, reach out first.
MAGICAL INFORMATION: While he doesn't know this, Jon has Targaryen blood which means that he possesses the same blood magic his ancestors were capable of and used to create dragons and Jon is also capable of bonding with a dragon because of this. on the other side of his bloodline, Jon is capable of warging, an ancient magic that allows him to push his consciousness into animals and creatures he has formed a bond with. Jon doesn't fully understand this ability, and doesn't know how to do it consciously yet, but he has warged into Ghost before, mostly in his dreams but most notably after he was killed.
MEDICAL INFORMATION: Having died and come back to life by the Lord of Light, Jon is technically some kind of undead. His body is, generally, cold and he doesn't give off any heat unless he really exerts himself, he doesn't need sleep but does, sometimes, just as a way to rest, and he doesn't really need to eat or sleep. Animals and people with really sensitive senses of smell might detect a lingering sent of fire and decay around him, and most creatures are suspicious or wary of him. Jon's chest and abdomen have the scars from the stab wounds that killed him, but have since healed. He's not immune from dying and can die like any normal man.
OFFENSIVE SUBJECTS & IC TRIGGERS: The world of Westeros comes with a blanket warning for violence of all kinds (physical, sexual, etc), war, death, incest, classism, grief, and loss. Jon himself has died and come back and he has a lot of complicated feelings about that, especially because he's not really sure what it did to him, though he isn't likely to talk about it. Feel free to use this post as an opt out.

SHIPPING

SEXUALITY: Bisexual; Jon checks out and comments on people of both genders in the books and I'm carrying that over.
SHIPS: Daenerys, Tormund, Eddison Tollett
INTERESTS: Slow-burn, something that sneaks up on him, because Jon is always focused on the things he's working towards and never really on his own needs, and he responds best to people who push him a little, challenge him, or tease him. He doesn't respond well to active pursuit however, and anyone obviously eyeing him or expressing interest is the quickest way to get him to not look at them.
NOT INTERESTED IN: Jon, canonically, has been assaulted, and I'm not really interested in putting him through that again. No to any of his half/pseudo-siblings either (Robb, Sansa, Bran, Arya, or Rickon).

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

VISUAL: Standing around 5'8", Jon is lean and slender but toned, with curly dark brown hair that sits roughly around his shoulders, and dark grey eyes. He typically dresses in black and his clothing is more for function than it is for style, and consists, most often, of leather and armor, and he's rarely without Longclaw, a Valyrian steel sword with a carved head of a wolf, gifted to him by the Lord Commander. Most recently, Jon has taken to wearing the sigil of House Stark, a direwolf, embroidered into his clothing. Here's a collection of scenes of just him for visual reference.
AURAL: Low, rough, but also a little warm, Jon has a typical Northern accent and tends to speak slowly and calmly. He rarely raises his voice, and though educated pretty well for a man of his social class, Jon doesn't burden his speech with overly complicated words. In fact, he speaks very little most of the time, but he can be talkative or give speeches when he needs to. Jon also has that Northern custom of speaking in metaphors and idioms. Here's a scene pack.
OLFACTORY: Leather, oil, that sharp bite of frost, ash, and rot. Jon, when he can, bathes regularly and washes his clothes often, but he wears a lot of leather and armor, as well as furs and wool that have gotten wet so sometimes the smell of blood and sweat cling to him. As noted above, there's an underlying scent of decay from having been brought back to life that only the sharpest noses will pick up.
DEMEANOUR: Jon moves confidently, holding himself with good posture, but from the way he moves and walks, it's immediately evident that he's quick and graceful, and there's a certainty to his movements because when Jon acts, he commits and follows through, no matter what happens. He's been described as brooding, solemn, or sullen, and his resting expression does match that. Jon also tends to be closed off, except for around those who know him or people he's let in, and he becomes warmer and more approachable.

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