#chillynebula

- a house redoran boy, which really says it a lot about him already: he is serious, dutiful and obedient (sometimes to a fault), because these were the values he was brought up with. he has also been prone to depression from a young age, which is rough enough, but also mixes very poorly with the rest, since it leaves him extremely unwilling to stand up for himself and sometimes he really, really should.

- very soft spoken, if he speaks at all and tends to make himself look smaller than he really is too. but despite his demeanour, he is a formidable swordsman and during a fight is just the only time one can spot a Confident Tevyin (though if he can help it, he'd rather not fight. sparring is a different matter however)

- fought against the kamali forces during the second akaviri invasion, which is when he lost his left arm - i'm unsure how exactly just yet, but he was definitely protecting what was left of his unit & his bravery earned him a promotion, after the invasion. whiiiich was a great honour for him and his family, of course, but he was not ready for the kind of responsibility he was handed (especially while trying to cope with the trauma he had just experienced)

- he met velsa while recovering from his injuries, during which time they got to talking - about poetry, to start with - and kept in touch afterwards. his mental health fluctuates a lot from letter to letter, but overall he seems to be getting better, until he suddenly stops replying to velsa's letters altogether

- through some mutual friends, who are stationed at the same outpost, velsa finds out that Something's Been Up at the outpost, possibly involving some corrupt high ranking officers and that maybe tevyin's about to take a fall for one of them. the scope of it is too large for her to adequately deal with, really, but through Teamwork she leaves with tevyin in tow and him not about to be executed