race ▸ Werewolf age ▸ ~25 personality ▸ Acerbic and abrasive, Derek is difficult to get along with and that seems to suit him just fine. He's got a short fuse and doesn't tend to suffer fools, or, for that matter, anyone else. Generally, he keeps himself to himself and treats everyone with a default level of contempt and suspicion, making it quite clear he'd rather be alone, and violence seems to come easily to him. He is, however, fiercely protective, even when there's little clear reason for it. Overall, a lot more malleable than first impressions make him appear and fairly quick to become invested in the lives of those around him.
background ▸ Derek was born to a werewolf family of some prestige in California, and as werewolves go his life was fairly idyllic, with him being taught control and responsibility from youth. During his mid-teens, one of the most important people in his life was his human girlfriend, Paige. Rising friction between the wolfpacks and hunters lead Derek to think the best way to protect her and their relationship was to have her given the bite, a feeling which was wholly encouraged and moulded by his manipulative uncle. The bite didn't take, and, after being begged by Paige, Derek was forced to end her suffering, activating his curse at fifteen.
It marked a turning point in his life. Young and impressionable, he fell prey to the charm of one of the hunters, who would coax details about his family life and routine from him. She promptly used this to burn down his family home with eleven people inside, killing all but three members - Derek's older sister, Laura, who would become his alpha, his uncle Peter, who was left in a coma, and Derek himself. Restless, they moved around for a while before eventually, becoming more aware of London's supernatural scene, decided to travel to England and stay there. Under Laura's guidance they would become part of the East End Pack. Derek was absolutely content to follow her lead, still seeing her as his alpha even when she gave up the position for the sake of having a pack again.
That was, until recently, when Laura's mangled corpse was found in one of London's parks.
first impressions ▸ Big brooding bad wolf in a fancy car and a leather jacket. Perpetual state of exasperation. Tendency to show up places just to loom, uninvited and unwanted. Resting bitchface.
plans/looking for ▸ Derek will start off with the East End Pack, but over time and hopefully via positive CR I'd like for him to (mirroring the show to a degree) become less aggressive and ferociously introverted. At least to begin with he'll be fairly suspicious of non-werewolves and will be uneasily neutral around them at best, at least in most cases.
Pack! Derek is a relatively new member of the Eastenders and was largely following his sister's lead and shadowing her, but I'd other werewolves who might get him more involved and spur his familial side.
Positives! Derek is prickly and fairly evasive but to a degree fairly weak to people being kind to him. At this stage the best there might be from him is 1) you get a guard dog and 2) snarking, but I'd love for him to have relationships that can develop over time and have a good influence on him! It'll just probably take some level of perseverance, desperation, or stupidity.
Negatives! Playing nice is difficult for Derek and enemies, rivals, or just people who think he's an asshole would all be splendid. He'll most likely be threatening but I'm absolutely down for working around violence or open hostility if preferred!
Derek's main goal is, to begin with, finding his sister's murderer and keeping out of any larger scale problems as he tries to maintain an air of not giving a damn. People involved in either, whether law enforcement, stringing him along, or trying to get him involved in things are all absolutely welcome. His life has been shaped by manipulation and it seems like a shame to abandon that now.
DEREK HALE | Teen Wolf
age ▸ ~25
personality ▸ Acerbic and abrasive, Derek is difficult to get along with and that seems to suit him just fine. He's got a short fuse and doesn't tend to suffer fools, or, for that matter, anyone else. Generally, he keeps himself to himself and treats everyone with a default level of contempt and suspicion, making it quite clear he'd rather be alone, and violence seems to come easily to him. He is, however, fiercely protective, even when there's little clear reason for it. Overall, a lot more malleable than first impressions make him appear and fairly quick to become invested in the lives of those around him.
background ▸ Derek was born to a werewolf family of some prestige in California, and as werewolves go his life was fairly idyllic, with him being taught control and responsibility from youth. During his mid-teens, one of the most important people in his life was his human girlfriend, Paige. Rising friction between the wolfpacks and hunters lead Derek to think the best way to protect her and their relationship was to have her given the bite, a feeling which was wholly encouraged and moulded by his manipulative uncle. The bite didn't take, and, after being begged by Paige, Derek was forced to end her suffering, activating his curse at fifteen.
It marked a turning point in his life. Young and impressionable, he fell prey to the charm of one of the hunters, who would coax details about his family life and routine from him. She promptly used this to burn down his family home with eleven people inside, killing all but three members - Derek's older sister, Laura, who would become his alpha, his uncle Peter, who was left in a coma, and Derek himself. Restless, they moved around for a while before eventually, becoming more aware of London's supernatural scene, decided to travel to England and stay there. Under Laura's guidance they would become part of the East End Pack. Derek was absolutely content to follow her lead, still seeing her as his alpha even when she gave up the position for the sake of having a pack again.
That was, until recently, when Laura's mangled corpse was found in one of London's parks.
first impressions ▸ Big brooding bad wolf in a fancy car and a leather jacket. Perpetual state of exasperation. Tendency to show up places just to loom, uninvited and unwanted. Resting bitchface.
plans/looking for ▸ Derek will start off with the East End Pack, but over time and hopefully via positive CR I'd like for him to (mirroring the show to a degree) become less aggressive and ferociously introverted. At least to begin with he'll be fairly suspicious of non-werewolves and will be uneasily neutral around them at best, at least in most cases.