WHAT IS DESIRE FULFILLED?

i. stats.

full name … jahmir malachi burke

species … human

age … twenty-seven

date of birth … october 13th

place of birth … lafleur, louisiana

gender / pronouns … cis-man he/him

orientation … pansexual

family ... ivan burke (older brother), grace burke (older sister)

ii. personality.

zodiac sign … libra

negative traits … complacent, fickle, destructive, impulsive, irresponsible, pugnacious, foolish

neutral traits ... absentminded, boyish, casual, chummy, freewheeling, noncomittal, unambitious

positive traits …  confident, charismatic, adventurous, compassionate, idealistic, resourceful, sociable, fair

temperament ... sanguine

mbti / enneagram ... esfp (the entertainer) / type 7 (the enthusiast)

character inspirations ... john b (outer banks), troy bolton (high school musical), marty mcfly (back to the future), christopher turk (scrubs)

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iv. about.

Like an unwanted shadow beneath the late Louisiana afternoon sun, trouble trails behind Jahmir's every step. It's easy to do so with his mom away most of the day at work, taking on multiple jobs to care for her three children. His eldest brother, who's 7 or 8 years older than him on any given day, likens himself to a parental figure of sorts by a certain age, but it's difficult for him to view his brother as an authority figure— even if he'd been right and well intentioned. While his brother and sister throw themselves into their studies, Jahmir spends his time roaming the streets of Lousiana He cuts class, falls in with the wrong crowd— and is slated for a purposeless future.

Where they were from, you either excelled in sports or academics, or you didn't excel at all. Jahmir winds up decent in football, but his inability to stay out of trouble prevents him from pursuing it past a high school level. There'd be no college with grades like his, and Jahmir feels some sense of relief in no longer having to pretend to be concerned with academics. Two successful Burkes would have to be enough. Three kids with good heads on their shoulders from any upbringing were practically unheard of.

When his sister is turned because of him, Jahmir blames himself more than anyone ever could. For she would never have been out if not for following him. He wished his brother didn't blame him as much as he did— that he would fully recognize how the guilt gnaws away at him each and every day. But how could he, when he'd been rightfully unable to escape the very reputation he crafted for himself? This is what finally propels Jahmir into change. And so, he finds himself a trainee emt job, eventually saving up for a place of his own. It made it easier for him to fulfill his side of the bargain regarding Ivan's plans. Jahmir also blames himself for shifting the course of his brother's life. He could've led a normal life as a doctor, but his sister being turned into a vampire results in his descent into mad science.