is that TOMMY MARTINEZ arriving at the ball? no, cauldron bless, it’s OMAR ROMERO, KNIGHT of EARTH, born to the realm as a HALF ILLYRIAN and sworn to it as its SHADOWSINGER . they have walked this realm for SIX HUNDRED YEARS and they can be DRIVEN but also RESERVED. they carry with them the echo of AN UNBREAKABLE OATH, FUMBLING HANDS AND TIRED, GUARDED WINGS. i do hope someone asks them to dance before the night is through.
full name: omar romero
pronouns: he/him
nicknames: no.
title: knight of the earth court, former commander
zodiac sign: capricorn
race: high-fae/half Illyrian
sexuality: demisexual
moral alignment: lawful neutral
faceclaim: tommy martinez
tw: implied domestic abuse/child abuse & substance abuse, death, self deprecation
omar romero had been born to a high fae mother who was a lady of the court and a retired illyrian soldier father who had decided to run away from high society to get to be together without any criticism or judgements. but that small little life got cut short when his father grew ill and passed away, soon leaving him and his mom to go back into society after denouncing her title for her late husband. getting by for awhile was difficult as they lived from inn to inn trying to make ends meet, and the fae had learned at a young age how to live in survival mode, and concealing his wings with a glamour so as not to cause any unwanted trouble, only knowing that his father’s species was the reason they weren’t allowed in to begin with. Then one day his mother comes across a gentleman, with a good title, a sizable fortune and he says he wants to provide for them, silently seeing the potential in someone like omar, something he doesn’t know about until much later, and the pair are swept into finery that omar wasn’t used to having…and things were finally looking up for them, he was able to start honing his anxieties through training with soldiers he heard fought for the court's inner circle, not long before finding himself in their ranks. his mother’s family was finally acknowledging them again after she caught the eye of this new, well respected man of the court…and then the late nights coming home drunk started…which led to arguments…voices being raised…and the first time omar’s new father had put a hand on him and his mother.
they endured this for far longer than they should have, the young half illyrian wanting to find them a way out, but his mother tells him to wait out just a little bit longer, and then suddenly he has a sister, penelope. and while they are all mistreated, omar teaches his sister how to protect herself, how to keep herself safe, caring for her so fiercely, and wanting to protect her more than anything, and he tries to distract this man to keep his focus on him, to take it all out on him, to spare his mother and sister. and then the first time he tried to lay a hand on penelope, omar’s shadow abilities he had been honing for so long to keep contained within his crippling anxieties and silent otheredness spiraled, uncontrolled and wild alongside his own anger and their father was no longer an issue they had to worry about, claiming it to be a medical issue and being more than well off with the money he left behind him.
now, omar has moved up from his position from soldier, to commander, to the knight for the new high lady of earth, who has decided to open the doors of their court to the others, after almost centuries of keeping to themselves. unlike what other people whisper amongst themselves, omar does not believe the decision means she is unfit, he is just very hesitant of what this might mean for them in this new social season, having been more than fine sticking to his own people, being very anxious and keeping to himself after everything he and his family had gone through, far too awkward for how front facing this position is, but nonetheless, he is assigned to look after the new ruler and his deep rooted sense of duty and loyalty are the things he prides himself most in, not deeming himself of much value unless he is of service, and holding tight to those who do look at him and see something good in spite of hearing shadows all his life or the wings he keeps glamored in rooms he isn't fully sure of, yet...the life he took to save those he cares most deeply for.
