While I was sorta distant to the creepypasta fandom, I thought about my oc James a little more in depth and honestly? I'm making him a complete asshole, idc. I already stated that he is an ass in the past, specifically him post death but now that I think about it, it would make little sense for him to be a complete angel pre death yk? James would be extremely self serving in life, very ambitious and would have a short temper. He would treat friends and anyone familiar to him to success in whatever he is pursuing at the time, whether it was education, reputation or financial success. James would've been quite a distant person who would act nice enough for one to invite him to hang outs, events and such but really? No one REALLY knew what he was all about. From these traits on, it would make sense that he would, once he joined the cult, would keep being extremely ambitious and manipulative to get the highest "rank". He would snitch on EVERYONE, manipulate them, frame them, black mail them, get into romantic relationships with them to know their "weaknesses" and make use of them, like a real ass.
Relation with Malachi (first "love") + important plotline
Stemming from James' habit of using romantic partners, he'd get in a relationship with a man named Malachi. Malachi was the type of person who was way too gullible, too helping and way too insecure, especially about his sexuality. So he basically sas James as a true sign from God, a gift given to only him in a way. Through out their secret relationship, James would actually start to get a little attached to Malachi, even if he didn't notice. He did fall in love in a very strange way, but he never realised, even after death he did not. The day of the crucifixion came, where one of the cult members was "elected" messiah, an event which only came once, now initiated by a higher priest who had a vision. And James was the one he saw in this vision. That night, James had his last supper, unknowingly reinacted the betrayal and crucifixion of Jesus, by Malachi telling all of the other members that James was the "Messiah" even though it was supposed to be a secret until after his death. James was basically knocked unconscious by the cultists who were yearning for salvation, and as he woke up, Malachi was strapping him onto the wooden cross. Out of instinct James tried to fight back, just to release himself yet accidentally killed Malachi in the process which caused unwanted attention. So James was lastly crucified, dying in his white veil, rosary and still a sort of pride and content of being the highest ranking.
Post death (rough first plotlines)
This very pride and absolute discard for any affection throughout his years alive lead to a curse of sorts. He is now a type of spirit or un-dead, who needs to do "good" deeds in order to exist. The more "evil" he does and the more he sins, the more his body will stain with death (black tar-like gradient on limbs) and will finally result in final death. So James acts as a good spirit to the creeps, who now house the woods that the cultists did centuries ago. He "helps" them by hearing out their problems, offering a "safe" place (the small chapel of the past cultists) and does other small deeds. None of the creeps really know what or who he realy is but they know that they feel safe with him, the most of them at least. Tim and Brian were always very suspicious of him, so is "Slenderman". Why that is, I will try to word out better some other time but yeah, this is it for now.