back to the basics -
name: tariq colson ivanov. name meaning: tariq meaning he who knocks at the door. colson meaning people of victory. occult type: vampire, red council. birthday: january 9th age: 35 ; 24 (age when turned) sexuality: straight occupation: bookkeeper at stitchcraft tailor shop. language(s) spoken: english, french
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personality deep dive -
archetype: the shadow zodiac: capricorn - the sea goat - earth - saturn personality type: intj - architect positive traits: courteous, considerate, intelligent negative traits: defensive, possessive, calculating moral alignment: lawful neutral enneagram: type 1 - reformer hobbies: chess, piano, puzzles, astrology pinterest: click here theme song: bad moon rising - creedence clearwater revival
the ties that bind -
adoptive parent: kolya ivanov adoptive sibling(s): daisy hobbs other: winnie montague, walden smith deceased family: john & amilyn ashford (parents), lamar ashford (brother) pet(s): chippy - english bulldog
open for the taking -
(connection) best friend - you were one of the first people outside of his new family that he connected with when he came to town. likely one of the only other people that know of the vampire-hunter history he has.
(character) left behind - you are tariq's ex-girlfriend. you either lived in the same town as him, or went to school with him. after the murders, he essentially ghosted you, never speaking to you again once he moved. now, for whatever reason, you have made your way into san arcadius and he is trying to avoid you.
(character) family slayer - you are the one that killed his family. could be that you just came to town, or that you didn't remember what he looked like when he came to town. either way, once you find out who he is, will you try to keep your identity a secret or will you try to finish the job?
once upon a time -
tariq was the second born son to john and amilyn ashford. they lived a few towns away from san arcadius for as long as tariq could remember, but his parents had grown up in england.
growing up, tariq was under the impression that he lived a fairly normal life. his parents seemed to love one another, him and his brother, lamar, got along greatly, minus a few brotherly scuffles over the years.
the only strange thing, tariq found, was that his parents were very mum about their own childhoods. this frustrated him at times because he wished to know more about his family's history. other than his gran, he didn't know any other extended members of his family.
tariq was a law student at boyd, deciding it cheaper to stay in his family home while he went to college. he had been studying late in the library on a foggy, october night, coming home far past his normal time when he arrived to what could only be described as a massacre. there was blood everywhere, his family slaughtered.
before he had the chance the call the police, he was attacked. the man who attacked him had red eyes and before tariq's own eyes closed, he could've sworn he saw the man turn into a bat and fly out of the backdoor.
the case of his family's murders became a cold case. the two survivors: tariq and the family dog, chippy. though, tariq began to wonder if he survived at all, as he started craving blood, growing fangs, and being burned by sunlight. he began wandering the streets at night, not sure what to do or what was happening to him. it wasn't long after that he met, or rather was found, by koyla.
koyla took him in, giving him a family again by moving him into walden's mansion and explaining to him what he had become, a vampire.
a few years after he had settled, he began to dig into the one thing he had never been allowed to before: his family's history. he had originally been under the belief that it was a random attack, but he soon learned that was unlikely. as it turned out, his family in britain were renowned vampire hunters. once his parents had decided to start a family, they moved to the states to start a new life and relinquish their own bloody history to start anew.
tariq has still been trying to uncover as much about his family's past as he can and has been upfront with his new family about his findings, though he isn't keen to share any information with strangers. he finally feels he has footing again. a new father for this new life, a younger sister (which he always wished for), and uncles and aunts.
inside information -
after 'the night', tariq dropped out of law school. he now works at stitchcraft with koyla, mainly keeping track of the books and appointments.
he has always been a fan of anything that keeps his mind occupied, often can be seen working on a puzzle.
tariq is always down for a game of chess.
it wasn't until college that he became fascinated with astrology. he is always down to learn new things about it.
his parents had always encouraged both of their sons to do something outside of classes. while his brother chose the sports route, tariq picked the music route. he is very well trained on the piano, but can also sing and play accordion.
his dog, chippy, is far too lazy to chase walden's birds and can often be founding snoozing with one or more of them perched on his back.
after losing one family, there is almost nothing tariq wouldn't do to keep his new family safe.
