Full name: Eugene Corey
Nickname (if any): Goes by Corey, but is teasingly called Genie by close friends.
Age: Fourteen
Gender: Male
Personality: He often feigns ignorance in any situation that would otherwise require seriousness or action, which leads to him getting looked down on or dismissed easily. If ever asked, he'd respond with "I don't know", when in reality, he's a lot more intuitive than he lets on. He's easily discouraged when things don't go his way, but tends to hide this around others who are also impacted as a result of being told "no complaining" practically his entire life. Around his familiar, he becomes an entirely different person—desperate to prove he's a worthy "master", even though Swish has constantly expressed his pride for him the way he is. Despite this, he's friendly around people he's not threatened by—almost too much so. He's surprisingly perceptive for someone his age, and desperate to learn as much as he can to protect his "family".
Appearance (Be descriptive): Eugene has greyish-green eyes with small flecks of silver in them. He has incredibly messy, light brown hair that could probably be styled in a better way if he ever miraculously gained the patience to try. He has an abundance of freckles all over his otherwise fair skin, which he hates because it makes him seem more childish, on top of his height which is, to say the least, underwhelming at the moment.
Height: 5"4
Ethnicity: White
Distinguishing Marks: On the outside of his right hand, from his wrist to the tip of his middle finger, is a red tattoo of an arrow, followed by two, unconnected, intricate black lines that wrap around his forearm like bracelets. This is shared by his familiar as a sign of the contract between them.
Outfit: His typical attire is a black undershirt and black jeans, with a grey dress shirt left unbuttoned and a darker grey jacket over that. The collar of his shirt is usually sticking out beneath the jacket at odd angles, but he rarely pauses long enough to fix it. His whole "look" is topped off with some dark grey converse to match his jacket. Occasionally the collar of his dress shirt can be seen to have a silver pin in it, the picture of a hawk with folded wings and an intimidating stare—for what's surely just a piece of metal.
Weapon: Swish (familiar), spells
Backstory: He was born to an unprepared mother, the result of a careless relationship between two witches in their early twenties. While his mother tried to stick it out and care for Eugene properly, his father abandoned him right after he was born. He remained in the care of his mother for seven years, before putting him up for adoption. At the home, it wasn't long before he stumbled upon his familiar. He was in the form of a white hawk he first spotted him, and one of the other kids attempted to throw rocks at it before Eugene stopped him. Later that day he'd entered into a contract with the familiar, and they quickly became close friends. The familiar was quickly deemed "Swish" after the sound he made when diving in his hawk form.
Other: Swish is, obviously, his familiar. In my universe, familiars are animals with intelligent souls that can form a contract with witches, which gives them the ability to turn into a (relatively) human form for communication and protection.
Zodiac and Birthday (and/or Hogwarts house): Leo, August 14th, Hufflepuff
Likes: Netflix, chips, ice cream, being able to relax, having space to himself, hanging out with Swish and other friends, cats—cats—, magic, reading.
Dislikes: Small spaces, huge crowds, being ignored or looked down on, his first name, most seafood, spiders.
Talents: He can shred on the ukulele and knows how to sign the alphabet (mostly). He's also really good at binging shows he likes.
Last but not least. POWERS: He knows a few verbal spells, such as temporary night vision, speed, and the materialization of his familiar. Speed, however, can only be used for three seconds at the current time, and the first two spells leave him with a headache. With time to prepare and the correct ingredients, he can use hexes on people of his choice, although the ones he knows are relatively docile. He also has a natural affinity to water, being able to control it in very limited amounts or with loads of practice and/or raw emotion.
About Swish, Eugene's Familiar:
Name: Swish
Age: ≈18
Species: Familiar
Appearance: In human form, Swish has yellow eyes that vary in intensity based on his emotions, and a mop of black hair even messier than Eugene's—if that's possible. His skin is pale, almost unhealthy so, and he has only a few freckles around his nose. He has a thin scar above his left eyebrow, which is usually covered by his hair, and another that looks suspiciously like a scar from an arrow through his right shoulder. He rarely bothers with wearing a shirt unless for a formal occasion, as the fabric get in the way of his wings—retained from his animal form. On his right forearm he shares the same "tattoo" patterns as his master. He wears bleached blue jeans and black hightops ninety percent of the time, the other ten being baggy shorts that come down to his knees and some "dad" flip flops. His wings are mostly white, with a few grey and black splotches scattered throughout his feathers. In animal form, the rest of his body follows the pattern on his wings, although his face remains a pure white. When in material form, he resembles a silver pin, although the exact design varies depending on what position he was in when he was transformed.
Background: He refuses to talk about it, and Eugene never pushed him to spill. He was named by Eugene, however.
Personality: He's typically reserved and quiet, though he doesn't shy away from social interaction in the slightest. He's usually the one who has to re-explain random things to his master, who doesn't always pay attention. He fills the role of Eugene's caretaker and best friend, and is, consequently, fiercely protective over him down to what he eats for breakfast.
Is this okay?