The Second Son | Malakhi
Twenty-Five | The Honble. Malakhi Sinclair Earldom of Suffolk
Formally or Informally Announced: Mr. Malakhi Sinclair
Addressed on Formal or Informal Social Correspondence: The Honble. Malakhi Sinclair
Formal Correspondence Salutation: “Sir,” or “Dear Sir,”
Informal Correspondence Salutation: "Dear Mr. Sinclair,” or, more familiarly, “Dear Sinclair,”
Addressed in Speech: Mr. Malakhi Sinclair, Mr. Sinclair, or, more familiarly, Sinclair
Referred to in Speech: Mr. Malakhi Sinclair or Mr. Sinclair
Social Correspondence Signature: Malakhi Sinclair
Biography
Life Leading Up:
Malakhi was born to Mikhail Sinclair and Clara Bastien, the Earl and Countess of Suffolk. As the second son, and fourth child, of the Sinclair’s, Malakhi’s birth was not terribly notable. He was not treated badly by any means, he had a life of privilege and comfort of course, but he always felt he had to try even harder to stand out. This wasn’t a bad thing necessarily, as it led him to excel at academics, athletics.. almost anything he tried. But despite this he always felt inferior, feeling that he was always working to prove his worth. Because of this, as he moved into his teen years, his resentment had grown and he didn’t care at all to be anything like his brother or father, nor did he care to impress them.
In the latter years of his adolescence he shirked the few duties he had and grew into the young man that he felt was his true self: opinionated, free spirited, and admittedly a bit reckless. He has spent the last five years of his life away from home, traveling and indulging in pleasures of the flesh.. long nights spent at lavish parties, gambling, and taking lovers- only migrating back to the area to attend the season. Despite his enjoyment of the indulgence he was able to partake in during his visits, the last two years he was not in attendance as a stubborn kick back to his mothers insistence on his marriage.
Family:
Even before his “switch” in personality Malakhi he was never close his with father or brother, Mathieu. As for his mother, after four children it seemed that she no longer had the urge to be as nurturing as probably needed, leaving the raising of her children to nursers and governess’, the fact that her third child-a daughter called Marguerite-had died during child birth and she fell pregnant with Malakhi only a few short months later most likely exasperated this issue. Malakhi was always closest with his oldest sister, Madelaine. She was eight years old when he was born and somehow quickly bonded with him, the two easily becoming attached. Maybe it was his childish worldview but Madelaine always seemed to be the most artistic person he had ever met, this was one thing that he did not excel in and he loved to watch her paint in the sunniest room of their manor. To his dismay, his beloved sister married and moved away when Malakhi was 13, leaving him with a lonesome feeling and helped to push his resentment for the rest of his family, making him feel as if he had lost the only person that he connected with.
Personality and Rumors:
As mentioned before, Malakhi is an opinionated man, not shy to share his thoughts with others. He’s free-spirited, a trait that often makes him a bit reckless, but always open to an adventure. He has been called selfish, an attribute that he doesn’t love, but he won’t shy away from. He has lived a life of privilege and often feels that material things, and doing as he pleases with little regard for others, is the only thing that fulfills him.
He was often a topic of conversation amongst the “finest” of society, but even more so during his time missed from the season. Talk of how he lives have caused rumors to swirl, some feeling that he gives his family a bit of a bad name, some enjoying his quirks (though perhaps that is because of his affinity to spending the money he is allowed on lavish parties and clothing, both for himself and whoever he has surrounded himself with for the time being).
But the largest cause of the rumors about him come from his love life, or somewhat lack thereof. Malakhi is not shy about taking lovers, his flavor of the week.. or night, never really being a secret.. whether they are male or female. Many believe that this may be the reason he has yet to, and seem to have no interest in, getting married.
Current:
Despite his purposeful and pointed stubbornness about marriage, as he approached his twenty-fifth year Malakhi began feeling the pressure of his future. Something that was not as set in stone and secure as his brothers. So he has decided to attend this years season, hoping that he can stifle his self-destructive ways long enough to secure his future in one way or another.
