𝑬𝑿𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑰𝑶𝑵

CURRENT HOME : Verse Dependent.  

OCCUPATION : Verse Dependent. While Donnie is travelling with Rancid Creature in his twenties, he either picks up work as a Mechanic, a Farmhand, a factory worker, or some other manual labour job. Later in life, Donnie becomes the owner of Longshadow Ranch, a Rodeo Trainer, and an Animal Stunt Coordinator (specifically for horses and dogs.)

EDUCATION : High school graduate, Graduated from technical school for agriculture and business while he was spending time in rehab.  

LANGUAGES SPOKEN : English, Spanish (fluent in both.)  

FACECLAIM(S) : Ben Hardy, Jordan Huxhold.

HEIGHT : 6’2” (188cm.) 

BUILD : Muscular and lean-limbed, with a broad back and thin waist. Donnie also has long, sinewy arms and thick thighs that have both developed over years of handling horses and heavy farming equipment. (Hovers between the 190-200lbs mark.) I should also mention here that at the height of his addiction, Donnie's weight declines to an unhealthy level, and is the first visible sign of his struggle with substance abuse. 

HAIR : Strawberry blond, curly, and usually kept in the shoulder length rocker cut typical of the seventies and eighties. He does crop it into a mullet more than once throughout his twenties and thirties. He also has a fringe that falls over his forehead and often gets in his eyes. I should also note that Donnie's hair is his pride, he will threaten to bite someone for suggesting that he ever cut it.  

EYES : Sage green, almond-shaped, crinkle in the corners whenever he smiles or laughs. They’re often half-closed in a lazy kinda way, like he couldn’t give a damn about the world around him. Or they’re hidden behind dark shades. One will also notice that he wears smudgy black pencil liner from time to time.  

SCARS : Lightning-shaped scar on his right ankle from an incident where he got his foot caught in some barbed wire his father was using to line a fence on the ranch he worked at near Farmers Branch. A bite scar on his left forearm from being attacked by a demonic entity he calls 'The Priest' when he was fourteen. A scar through his left eyebrow where he was hit by an older boy when he was ten. A curved scar on the underside of his chin that he never talks about (his mother inflicted this when he was around eight or nine in an attempt to cut his hair when he didn't want her to.)

ACCENT : Donnie has a thick East Texan accent. Donnie's voice is melodious, scratchy, and deep. Most would describe it as husky or velvety. He drops his 'g's from the ends of words, he's heavy on the 'r' sounds, there's a gentle whistling sound on the 's's in words, and there's an unmistakable smoker's rasp behind everything he says. There's also a very slight Cajun twang from all his years spent living in Longing, which is in close proximity to the Louisiana border. His heavy Texan accent is one of the first things your muse is going to notice about him. It's the reason everyone around him tends to call him Tex or Cowboy, though it's usually the latter. Donnie is often blunt and crass, which most people like to misconstrue as him being stupid. Which he absolutely is not, he (and I) detest the idea that having a southern accent makes a person uneducated or stupid. Along with the heaviness of the accent, Donnie also tends to drawl and speak on the quieter register, like he's mumbling everything he says. A good reference for how is voice sounds can be found here (especially the line 'people out here… s'like they don't even know the outside world exists. might as well be livin' on the fuckin' moon.')

SKIN : Pale, almost resembling porcelain with a near permanent red flush spread over his cheeks, nose, shoulders and knuckles. It’s quick to burn under a sun and is prone to becoming pink whenever enraged or embarrassed. The bridge of his nose is home to a heavy dusting of freckles, as are his shoulders, arms, back and thighs. His skin is smooth in places and calloused in others because of all the years he’s spent ranching and drumming. It should also be noted that Donnie runs hotter than a furnace all the time.

SCENT : Donnie often smells like sweat and horses due to the nature of his work. Your muse will also be able to smell the cigarettes he's been smoking, which are usually Marlboro Reds (which can smell earthy and sweet, according to some research I've done.) Depending on your muses' opinions on cigarette smoke, they'll either love the way the smell clings to his jackets, or they'll hate it.

When he’s not working, he smells of something fresh and bitter, think something along the lines of juniper, mint, or apple. In his teens donnie's favoured cologne was Drakkar Noir, so he'd smell of that quite a bit back then. I do think donnie would pick up whatever cologne smells the cleanest after leaving high school, he doesn't care what's trendy to wear, just so long as it's clean and fresh. He also tends to smell of whisky or bourbon, which can be quite sweet and woodsy. Other notable smells to associate with Donnie are: leather, cedarwood, grass, dirt, coffee, something distinctly metallic, and engine oil.

FASHION : His wardrobe depends on the time of year and the event. In terms of style, he tends to lean heavily on both the seventies rock n'roll look and eighties metalhead look. You'll find lots of button-ups with funky prints, bell bottom jeans, belts, tight-fitting t-shirts that are always tucked in, leather waistcoats and so on. You'll also notice lots of denim and lots of t-shirts with the sleeves cut off. During the spring/summer months, Donnie tends to lean on wearing billowy button-up shirts, plaid shirts, muscle tanks, band tees, crop tops, wife beaters and light denim jeans. You'll rarely find him wearing jackets or heavy materials this time of year. During the autumn/winter months, Donnie adds layers to his outfits. So you'll find him wearing open plaid shirts over band/graphic tees with a heavy leather jacket and a scarf. He'll also be wearing his battle vest over his jackets. Donnie also tends to accessorise with heavy rings on his fingers, metal bracelets, leather bracelets with spikes or studs in them, multiple necklaces and pendants, a dangly earring in his right ear, sunglasses, or, on occasion, cowboy-style hats. You'll always find him in some kind of cowboy or combat boots. Very rarely will you catch him wearing trainers of any sort. When he does wear trainers, it's usually when he's planning on spending the day drumming or walking around. Your muse will also notice his nipple piercings if he's wearing a particularly tight shirt that day. (visuals found here.)

A SHORT CHARACTER PLAYLIST : The Hellion by Judas Priest, Before I Forget by Slipknot, Dancing on Glass by Motley Crue, Primal Concrete Sledge by Pantera, Caught in a Mosh by Anthrax, DArkSide by Bring Me The Horizon, Psycho by System of a Down, The Sharpest Lives by My Chemical Romance.  

CHARACTER TRAITS : Passionate, Dedicated, Determined, Faithful, Honest, Witty, Playful, Nurturing, Affectionate, Sensible. Competitive, Observant, Intelligent, Brave, Suspicious, Charismatic, Disconnected, Impatient, Energetic, Protective. Aggressive, Foolhardy, Pessimistic, Snarky, Uptight, Cold, Resentful, Irrational, Stubborn, Insensitive. 

MBTI : INTP-T (the logician.) 

TAROT CARD : King of Wands.  

D&D CLASS : Oathbreaker Paladin.

MORAL ALIGNMENT : Neutral Good. 

MENTAL ILLNESSES : Depression, PTSD, Survivor's Guilt, C-PTSD, ADHD (all are undiagnosed and some have briefly been treated during his time in rehab, but for the most part they are unmedicated issues that he’s been dealing with alone most of his life. This might differ in other verses, such as his modern AU.)  

SYMPTOMS : Persistent feelings of hopelessness, helplessness and irritability plague Donnie, which make it difficult for him to sleep at night. As a teenager, Donnie would seek out dangerous or harmful pastimes on purpose, things like driving recklessly or setting off firecrackers in wheat fields or drinking excessively in public. This energy has since been channelled into his career. Loss of appetite is also something Donnie experiences often. Most of his depressive episodes tend to manifest in angry moods that linger for hours and hours at a time. He’s difficult to approach during these moments, but after he’s tired himself out trying to occupy himself with anything other than his thoughts, he tends to mope. He also has an addictive personality and is addicted to nicotine, weed and can be prone to drinking in excess when times are tough. He has also suffered with addiction to cocaine and heroin. He’s been to rehab twice for these addictions and has overdosed twice. Other symptoms Donnie expresses are: Hypervigilance, night terrors, survivor’s guilt, flashbacks, difficulty concentrating and frequent stomach aches and pains.

DIRECT FAMILY : Colton Watts (father, deceased.) Melissa Watts née Rose (mother, alive, estranged.) Brody Watts (older brother, alive.)

EXTENDED FAMILY : Georgina “Gina” Watts (niece, alive.) Jonah Watts (nephew, alive.) Cassidy Watts neé Jonas (sister in law, alive.) Esmeralda “Esme” Huerta (mother-in-law, Emma’s maternal grandmother, alive.) Javier “Javi” Huerta (father-in-law, Emma’s maternal grandfather, alive.)   

SIGNIFICANT OTHER : Verse Dependent. Anita “Annie” Huerta (Ex-lover and partner, Emma’s mother, and former bandmate in Rancid Creature. Donnie's still in regular contact with Anita, and their relationship is massively positive, alive.) 

CHILDREN : Emma Elena Watts (daughter, alive.)  

HONOURABLE MENTIONS :

debra morgan ( dexter. )

indiana jones ( indiana jones. )

the kid ( blood meridian. )

elizabeth swann ( pirates of the carribean. )

jessica jones ( marvel comics. )

derek morgan ( criminal minds. )

lestat de lioncourt ( interview with the vampire. )

ROCKSTAR. Everything is the same, but instead of remaining as an underground metal band, Rancid Creature finds success when they manage to book a show in California. The band is comprised of Izzy Jones as the lead vocalist and guirarist, Sammy Laurel as the bassist, Anita Huerta as the rhythm guitarist, and Donnie Watts as the drummer and lyricist. Donnie very much becomes a victim of the heavy music scene in the eighties, your muses are likely to encounter him while he’s out partying and causing mayhem on the streets of LA with his bandmates, or while he’s trying to lay low and stay away from the prying eyes of the paparazzi.   

Your muse will also know that the media do not have a positive view of Donnie for varying reasons: Satanic Panic, he’s not straight, he doesn’t like the police, he encourages ‘unruly’ behaviour, he’s outspoken, he’s opinionated, he’s rude to nosy tabloid reporters, so on and so forth. Conservative America cannot stand Rancid Creature, and that's just the way they like it.  

VAMPIRE. This is an offshoot of Donnie's rockstar AU. The story remains the same, only Donnie doesn’t find himself addicted to drugs. At a party in Hollywood, Donnie is swept into the arms of a vampire who sires him. This vampire, an elder, doesn’t stick around long enough to form an attachment to Donnie. So he’s left without a guide into the bloody world of vampirism. Donnie’s cautious to begin with, and tries to abstain from drinking blood from humans whenever he can. He only kills people he deems to be bad; the asshole who he catches spiking a girl’s drink, the mother who grips her child’s wrist a little too tightly, the teenager that leads a gang of bullying bastards. But that soon spirals out of control the minute he starts to enjoy it. Soon enough, he starts killing and hunting for the fun of it. 

There is a modern verse for this, where he’s been through his killing phase without being caught and is trying to atone for his actions. Officially, Donnie Watts mysteriously vanished in 1989, never to be seen or heard from again.   

WESTERN/RDR. Donovan Watts is the second heir to a ranching legacy that’s famous throughout the west. The Watts are renowned for their care and quality of horses. Customers come from all over the nation to view or buy from Dogwood Ranch. Donovan is a reckless boy who’s often mixed up in some kind of trouble or other. It’s a badly kept secret that his relationship with his mother is tenuous at best, many think that’s why he acted out so much when he was a child. As a young man, Donovan’s labeled as being ‘ungodly’ because he openly voices his personal disdain for churches and priests (this is due to their lack of support for his grief-ridden father, his mother’s abusive nature and the general power play that goes on in the Christian faith.)

Despite his unsavoury reputation, Donovan becomes a respectable farrier, who can often be found tending to his family’s horses. He becomes a recluse. Then tragedy strikes. Brody Watts and his wife, Cassidy Watts, are brutally murdered in their sleep. The family fortune is stolen and the homestead destroyed. The crime is pinned on Donovan, who wastes no time in gathering what’s left of his earthly possessions and leaving town on horseback. Donnie Watts spends several years building a new reputation as a ruthless outlaw with a strict moral code and no gang affiliations. He’s wanted for grand larceny, several counts of first degree murder, destruction of government property, arson and theft. (More details to come and are dependent on plotting.)

GHOST RIDER. Instead of running off to join a band at nineteen, Donnie simply runs off to be on his own. Aggrieved by the losses of his teen years, he sells his truck in exchange for a motorbike. He wants to live the nomad lifestyle and get as far away from the horrors of his past as he can. Donnie rides his bike from place to place, never staying anywhere for more than a week. During this time, Donnie becomes wrapped up in a partying lifestyle that sends him down the dark path of addiction. That’s how he finds himself half-dead in a ditch just shy of the El Paso border. He had been completely off his face on a lethal cocktail of heroin, booze and cocaine and lost control of his bike. Laying there in that ditch, Donnie realises two things. One: he is dying. Two: he doesn’t want to die.

Then Donnie is visited by a shadowy figure, stinking of fire and brimstone.

This figure claims that he’s the devil, and that he can make all of Donnie’s problems go away. Despite the agonising pain he’s in, Donnie laughs and calls him an asshole before telling him to call the goddamn ambulance already. The figure doesn’t laugh. He crouches down over Donnie and repeats himself. His voice crackles like fire and Donnie’s mouth snaps shut. The figure goes on to present Donnie with a deal. His soul in exchange for his life to start changing for the better. He’ll forget his troubled past, he’ll never touch another drug, he’ll never feel pain, physical or mental, ever again.

Donnie only hesitates for a second, but he extends his hand towards the figure, who grins and pulls him upright. Donnie expects to feel pain, but feels none. The figure squeezes Donnie’s hand, and nicks Donnie’s palm with his rings. Just enough to draw blood, blood that he will make Donnie use to sign his soul away. The blood lands on the cracked parchment, and then the world goes black.

Donnie wakes up alone in a motel he’d been staying in. His bike is parked outside, and he feels lighter than he’s ever been. Though there’s a sense of longing for something, or someone, that he can’t quite put his finger on. He eventually settles in a small town in California, where he picks up work as a mechanic. That sense of longing persists. He’s missing something. Whenever someone asks about his childhood, his high school experience, his life, he cannot recall the details. Only the fuzzy outline of the pain he’s been through.