Jake Armstrong • 20 • Witch • FC: Chris Zylka • OPEN
All those moral merit badges should add up to something.
Jake Armstrong has always been known as the bad boy of the Chance Harbor Circle. He was, by far, the bitterest person in his circle in regards to the boathouse fire that claimed the lives of both of his parents. An effect from repressing his memory of watching his parents burn in the fire was him being a total douche to nearly every innocent soul he encountered. Because of his inability to indulge in the pleasantries of kind talk, he was distrusted in his circle when he first discovered he was part of it after the untimely death of his younger brother. Despite being a witch hunter before being bound, he proved himself to be worth of their trust and the eldest Armstrong was eventually accepted as a part of the circle. Throughout the many journeys that Jake and his circle went through, they all grew a little closer than they had ever expected. However, as soon as peace settled, they all went their separate ways. In his case, he gravitated towards the circles female blonde, Cassie Blake. His attraction towards her had always been undeniable and now that she was single after her break-up with Adam Conant, he tried to make his move. However, she constantly rejected him and he eventually realized that she would never see him the way that he saw her, that she was still very much in love with her ex-boyfriend. As the attacks began again, he believed it was his mission to protect Cassie and took her away from the town, fearing for her life.
It wasn't until after the threat of their lives died down that Jake really seemed to fall into himself. He no longer felt like the deceitful witch hunter, traitor to his own kind, filled with lies and regret. He was just Jake Armstrong, a witch -- and a good witch at that. With his individual magic returned, he had received his family's Book of Shadows from his grandfather and began practicing on his own to better his ability and power. He also took it upon himself to keep an eye on Melissa, feeling that he owed it to Nick to do so; which led him to share what he learned with her. Though he still has feelings for Cassie, he's hesitant to act on them with fear of rejection still lingering close within his mind. Just when he thought there was a normalcy to his life he, along with the rest of his circle, were called to the town of Mystic Falls by Diana. Jake felt that he owed it to Diana, for their constant need of her, to agree to come and check out the town in Virginia. From his Book of Shadows he's read about vampires, though this is the first time he's actually ever encountered them, and it definitely gives him an uneasy feeling; but that doesn't mean he's close-minded to being able to form a positive relationship with any of them.
After the showdown with Eben on the boat that killed his parents, Jake's grandfather gave him a small glass canister of spelled Striga, or witch weed. His grandfather didn't leave any instructions as to what he was supposed to do with it, but if Jake figures it out, he and his circle will have the power to take down the Balcoin circle that is sure to enter Mystic Falls.
INVOLVING: Cassie Blake, Diana Meade, Adam Conant, Melissa Glaser
Being a former witch hunter, Jake is able to recognize the likes of one when he sees one. In order to keep himself, and his circle, safe, Jake is bound to make some unlikely alliances with the town locals. If only Jake knew that he may just pick the wrong Founding Family members to have in his back pocket. For his sake, let it not be the Original Family as they would love nothing more than to get rid of any unneeded witches in Mystic.
INVOLVING: Damon Salvatore, Stefan Salvatore, Klaus Mikaelson, Elena Gilbert, Caroline Forbes