Name: Dustin Jerino
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Appearance-
Eyes) A stunning and bright jade green that seem to change color so with his emotions. They’re lighter when he’s happy or excited, and darker when angry or hungry.
Hair) Jet black, though it looks to be a very dark blue in fluorescent lighting
Skin) a very light golden color in the winder, and it darkens slightly in the summer
Height) 5’8”
Weight) 159lbs
Body Type) Narrow waist and shoulders, he looks fragile and like you could snap him in half.
Personality: Dustin isn’t exactly introverted, but he prefers smaller groups of people, and not a lot of noise. He’s soft spoken and almost never raises his voice above a whisper. When he does, you know he’s mad. Most ‘normal’ volumes for an average person speaking is Dustin’s yelling volume.
He never has the heart to be rude to anyone, no matter what they do and finds himself in awkward situations when someone’s being rude to him and he just smiles, dips his head and says nothing. This would usually put people off, and they would leave him alone.
He has a big heart, and will forgive anyone at the words ‘I’m sorry’. He’ll do this with anyone, even with people who have used this to manipulate him, always wanting to believe in the best of people. He also has a weak spot for hurt things, animals and people alike and will put himself in danger to save another.
He can be socially awkward and quiet, even for himself, sometimes he gets a stutter and doesn’t speak clearly. This doesn’t happen often, and really only happens when he’s uncomfortable or embarrassed.
Likes:
- Food; He loves eating, but he also has a high metabolism, so he doesn’t gain any unhealthy weight.
- Music; This calms him down from anything, and distracts him from any other sounds going on around him.
- Physical Contact; He loves being touched, as long as the touch is gentle and not sudden. Examples are hugs, snuggles, hand holding, light teasing pushing, etc.
Dislikes:
- Loud, High Pitched and Sudden Sounds; This is due to his Hyperacusis and Phonophobia
- Being Cold; He’s perfectly comfortable on hot summer days, put him in a room where’s the temperature is 72 or lower and he get really cold, really fast.
- Monotone Voices; They just give him the shivers.
Hobbies:
- Cooking; As he loves food and eating, he’s taught himself to cook and he’s pretty darn good at it.
- Bottle Collecting; Glass only.
- Soap Carving; It makes his hands smell good and he finds it very satisfying to whistle the pieces of soap falling away.
Fears:
- Phonophobia; It is not a hearing disorder. Sudden loud and unexpected sound can cause anxiety attacks in a person who suffers from Phonophobia.
- Thalassophobia; The fear of deep water, specifically, anything deeper than ten feet or of he cant see the bottom.
- Photoaugliaphobia; The fear of glaring lights, specifically for him, car headlights. He’ll act like a deer in headlights if he sees them.
Power(s) Metal Manipulation
Basic Outline: Dustin can summon any amount of metal within a 10ft radius, including in the ground. He can manipulate it into any shape he wants. He can also ‘animate’ the metal, making it look like its alive.
Drawbacks: This causes him to have an iron deficiency in his blood. Overuse cause him to pass out for hours at a time, being unresponsive. The iron deficiency come from pulling the iron out of his own blood, the ability not knowing its pulling from unwanted sources.
Inherent Limitations: He can only summon as much as he can physically hold, i.e. if he can only hold about 5lbs, that would be the total weight of metal he can summon.
Conditions-
Mental)
Physical) Hemophilia B; With hemophilia B, also known as “Christmas disease,” your body produces little or no factor IX, another type of protein that helps your blood to clot. This can lead to prolonged or spontaneous bleeding, making it easy for bruises to form under your skin.
Hyperacusis; Hyperacusis is a type of reduced tolerance to sound. People with hyperacusis often find ordinary noises too loud, while loud noises can cause discomfort and pain.
Background: Dustin was a peculiar child, born into a family with no powers at all, yet he could manipulate metal. He would play with it and bend it as a child would play with a beloved toy.
He struggled constantly with his gift and his family being to poor to pay the bills or put their son in a proper school so he could learn to control it, Dustin was stuck in the backyard, learning his own limitations. He’d passed out only God knew how many times from it. He’d been rushed to the hospital so many times because if it. Eventually, they learned that his gift va used him to have an iron deficency in his blood.
On top of that, he had spontaneous bleeding from his Hempophila B, and they had to take care of that. Money was really tight with them in their tiny, reeking and rotting apartment. Other:
