i carry your heart with me

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ BASICS

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ edward laurence tonks ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒏𝒂𝒎𝒆𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ ted ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒂𝒈𝒆 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ 27 ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆𝒓 & 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ cis man — he/him ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒄 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ heteroromantic ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒔𝒆𝒙𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ heterosexual ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒐𝒄𝒄𝒖𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ healer at st. mungo's ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒉𝒐𝒃𝒃𝒊𝒆𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ taking family photos, research, cooking ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒈𝒏(𝒔) …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ taurus sun, virgo moon, capricorn rising 𝒉𝒐𝒈𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒔𝒆 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ hufflepuff 𝒑𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒖𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ otter

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ BACKGROUND

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ london, uk ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒏𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒚​ …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ british white ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ british ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉​ …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ liverpool, uk ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉​ …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ may 8th ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒆𝒅𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒚 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ hogwarts, hufflepuff house ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔​ …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ gerard tonks (father), margaret tonks (mother), andromeda tonks (wife), nymphadora tonks (daughter)

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨˚ ༘✶ ⋆ ｡˚⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ PERSONALITY

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ steadfast, compassionate, patient, disciplined, selfless, kind, gentle ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒏𝒆𝒖𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ reflective, idealistic, introspective, spiritual, calm, curious ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒏𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ self-sacrificing, overly trusting, messy, avoids confrontation, anxious ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ lawful good ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ philosophical texts, mythology, old books, sunday strolls, bedtime prayers with dora, family photos, listening, small acts of penance, taking note of people's habits, folk music, contemplation, hot cocoa, warm jumpers ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ wasting food, idle cruelty, his mess being messed with, illnesses and wounds that can't be fixed, cruelty to children, arrogance, leaving lights on for no reason, conflict, injustice, mushy spinach

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨˚ ༘✶ ⋆ ｡˚ .⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ APPEARANCE

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ paul mescal ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ 5'11 — 181cm ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ broad shouldered, soft yet strong ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒉𝒂𝒊𝒓 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ brown ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒆𝒚𝒆𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ blue ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒐𝒐𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ none ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒔 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ café-au-lait splotch under his left pectoral ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨𝒔𝒕𝒚𝒍𝒆 …⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ well-loved knit jumpers, worn button-downs, corduroy or tweed trousers, practical boots. gentle and dad-like.

⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨˚ ༘✶ ⋆｡˚⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ HEADCANONS

by all accounts, ted was born into a very regular muggle family. well, except for the literary genius that was his father (g. r. r. tonks) and the incessant feud he had with his rival, famed author s. c. lewin.

the above is very important, as the onset of ted's magical abilities and his letter from hogwarts vindicated gerard in his argument (though, frustratingly to him, he had to keep it a secret), and the man was endlessly proud of his perfect son who was a literal miracle in his eyes.

unfortunately, this did very little to atone for the turmoil brewing inside of ted, that only grew once he got to hogwarts as a muggleborn. what he'd learned at church and from his father, until 11, clashed with the way he was treated by peers, both in the muggle world and in the wizarding world. he never truly could find his place in either, as he was never enough. too different. he was raised in kindness, by kind people, and the worlds around him were anything but.

despite this, he never let these differences change him. ted was, at his core, like his parents. kind. being sorted into hufflepuff made sense, in a way — good hufflepuff, she took the rest and taught them all she knew.

he was studious, and did well enough in school with few distractions. well, except for one distraction — andromeda black. she existed in his periphery. close enough, yet unreachable. their story was a tea kettle slowly simmering to a boil.

ted felt a pressure to step up for their family, and the little world they had started to build together — healing was the path he chose. because it made sense, because it could provide (despite the hard work and the long hours), because at the end of the day, ted existed to lend a helping hand. to heal. to help recover.

ted is kind, eager to please and help, and yet, ted is a slob. he constantly leaves messes, forgets to close kitchen cabinets he's opened, leaves his clothes strewn on the floor after a long hard day, doesn't properly wipe down the paint from dora's finger paintings. despite all the healing knowledge in the world, he's useless at household charms.

he has a very chronic and pathological need to please people, to the point of sacrificing his own well-being at times. this happens a lot with work, and he even puts in "extra hours" (literally at work, but he also volunteers his own time to help those who can't afford or access proper care).