▸ is your muse tall / short / average ?
alec’s height is deceptive. he’s 5′8 but his body is built so lean/long and he has such a haughty, proud sort of posture that he appears much taller.
▸ are they okay with their height ?
he’s okay with everything about him, physically. he only lashes out at people who mock it to remind them how powerful he is, not because he’s insecure about his height.
▸ do they spend a lot of time on their hair / grooming ?
oh yes. Alec is very into grooming. it’s definitely a major self care tool when it comes to easing his anxiety but he’s also just straight up concerned with his appearance. his hair isnt done up very special, it’s just sort of stylishly disheveled. his grooming is important and his outfits and everything else are a big deal to him.
▸ does your muse care about their appearance / what others think ?
he cares about his appearance because it is an external reflection of his power and status. he likes to brag, to make people feel inferior to him. he finds it easy but also important to keep constant. he doesnt care what people think about him though. he just enjoys the superiority and intimidation.
▸ indoors or outdoors ? indoors.
▸ rain or sunshine ? rain.
▸ forest or beach ? forest.
▸ precious metals or gems ? gems.
▸ flowers or perfumes ? perfumes (+roses).
▸ personality or appearance ? appearance.
▸ being alone or being in a crowd ? being alone.
▸ order or anarchy ? neither - power.
▸ painful truths or white lies ? painful truths.
▸ science or magic ? magic.
▸ peace or conflict ? peace.
▸ many acquaintances or a few close friends ? a few close friends.
▸ reading or playing a game ? reading.
▸ what are some of your muse’s bad habits ?
besides cold hearted murder? definitely smoking. Alec smokes constantly and he loves it and its terrible for him. he also drinks quite heavily and definitely uses it to numb his pain and treat his mental illness. he also isolates himself a lot. like a ton. and thats definitely not good for him. he sometimes goes long periods without his meds to inflict harm on himself and enters into dangerous relationships. he’s self harming in those sorts of life choices rather than inflicting bodily harm on himself.
▸ has your muse lost anyone close to them ? how has it affected them ?
oh yes. one of two people he was actually close to, his mom, died when he and his sister burned at the stake. it left him with a soft spot for mother figures but also reluctant to ever allow anyone into his little family circle that included him, his mother, and Jane. it is all tied up in his experience dying but basically it has made him paranoid, distant, distrusting, and pessimistic.
▸ what are some fond memories your muse has ?
his only memories of true pure happiness are few and far between. picking wildflowers in a field with Jane in their village; dinners at home with his sister and mother; one of his mother’s birthdays when everything felt happy and good; caius’s face when Alec mastered his power; Jane mastering hers; spending time with his sister throughout the centuries; when he killed the pope. theyre mostly tied to his few memories of human life or his collection of power.
▸ is it easy for your muse to kill ?
incredible easy. he does so without feeling. he’s indifferent. to him, life and death are inescapable, both evil and blessed at times. an individual moves between them based upon their power and the power wielded by others. thats all. he doesnt feel bad for people dying and he doesnt fear it himself. he just wants to live out of pure animalistic survival instinct.
▸ what’s it like when your muse breaks down ?
absolute chaos. he flies into a state of mind much like a wounded animal. its hard for him to differentiate between friends and foes. only Jane is truly safe. he fills with rage and panic and pain. his power will go out of control, blanketing his surroundings in numbness. he lashes out in every way he can with little organization, just pure power. he will often isolate himself in an attempt to numb himself once more. it’s rare that he loses control because he holds onto it so tightly, but it is ugly when he does.
▸ is your muse capable of trusting someone with their life ?
in a strategic sense, he can feel safe letting someone protect him or work with him knowing that his power and strength is enough to protect him against them and mostly intimidate them into cooperating. however he is almost entirely incapable of truly trusting another person with his life. in a millennia, only Jane has received that honor. even those I ship him with have a great deal to work through to get to that point.
▸ what’s your muse like when they’re in love ?
it’s highly rare, so there’s very little pattern to it. often more irritable to others but less venomous to the individual. that is to say, he wants more alone time and will be somewhat more tolerable to the person he loves. if he’s in a relationship with them, he opens up quite a lot. he finally lets his personality show as he only does with Jane. he becomes affectionate, almost clingy, possessive, attentive, protective, passionate. he begins to share himself in waves as he seeks to be known and grow closer and closer till they’re tangled all together.
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