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mapplesand · 5 months ago

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Marco - Character Intro

Tristan's character intro

Josh's character intro

Tyler's character intro

“I didn’t plan to bomb everyone yet.”

Full Name : Marco Sean Klein-Valdez

Nickname : Cruz, Guard Dog (by his bullies), Marc (by Josh)

Age : 15 (2022), 16 (2023), 17 (2024), 18 (2025), 19 (2026), 20 (2027)

Sexuality : Bisexual

Pronouns : he/him

Height : 5’7 (171cm)

Weight : 257 lbs (117kg) | 286 lbs (130kg)

Birthday : April 15th 2007

Birth Place : Winchester, Virginia

Currently Living : Grundale, Connecticut |

Nationality : American

Cultural Background : Filipino and german

Religion : Atheist leaning catholic

Occupation : High School Student (2022-2025) | History Major (2025- 2027) | College dropout and streamer

Voice Claim : Arin Hanson | Dan (Dan VS) | Jonathan Young | Jerma |

Theme song : And One - Military Fashion Show

Family : Dalisay Valdez (mother, 1974), Bernhard Klein (father, 1968), Franz Klein (uncle, 1974) Klara Klein (cousin, 2008) Amalia Klein (aunt, 1980) Alfons Klein (grandfather)

Significant Other : Tristan Lambert

Friends : Maria, Tyler, Josh, Kip, David

(way more info under the cut)

Physical Appearance

Marco is a rather short young man with dark skin and wavy black hair, often mistaken for straight hair because his hair is usually greasy and unwashed. He has a round face with dark circles under his eyes and a lot of acne, for most of the story he has a fairly present mustache and a patchy beard, his face often has cuts and rashes from how he shaves. He also has dark brown eyes.

Marco is also a fat guy, he notes that this is a Klein’s family gene and that he was always the fat kid growing up. He has scars on his wrist up until his upper arms and on his thighs as a result of self harm, he also has stretch marks on his stomach.

Marco is always seen wearing camo pants and combat boots, most of his shirts are black with bands logo on it, he also sometimes wears a lot of different shirts with obscene texts on them.

Personality

Marco has always been a problem child, showing violent behavior with his classmates and being prone to anger. He has a tendency to start fights a lot and would rather punch someone than talk things out. He thinks that all of this is what makes him a real man and that showing any kind of emotion would make him vulnerable and weak, hating himself whenever he cries or lets his guard down.

He’s also known to have edgy humor and often says horrible things because he thinks it’s funny which results in people bullying him for both his appearance but also his strange personality.

With that, Marco tends to gravitate towards a sexual humor that made him look like a creep for most of his life, especially around girls. Tristan notes that his flirting style sounds like sexual harassment.

Despite all that, Marco is also very self conscious and deals with a lot of self hatred, because he never tried to conform to what people wanted him to do, he was often bullied and actually made himself look worse to pretend his isolation from his classmates didn’t bother him.

After meeting Tristan, Marco begins to grow more mature as a person and he actually starts to unlearn his toxic behavior, letting himself be more vulnerable in front of Tristan and trying to communicate more what he’s feeling. He also start having more healthy behavior, taking care of himself, trying to shower more and trying to have a healthier relationship with sex (don’t get me wrong, he is still very much a pervert, he’s just, more healthy in his ways)

As a young adult, Marco tries to get himself together especially about his anger, while he still gets pissed pretty easily, working in retail humbled him and he now takes his anger on video games when streaming (resulting in many yelling compilation about him on youtube)

To his core, Marco is a loud guy, often speaking too loud even when he doesn’t mean to. He likes to have fun and is always seeking what will give him some happy chemicals the fastest.

Backstory

Marco was born to Dalisay Valdez, born in the Philippines who moved to California in 1989 when she was 15 and Bernhard Klein, born in the American Occupied Zone of West Germany whose family then moved to Connecticut in 1974. His mother is a dentist and his father is an ex-office working military man, they met in Virginia. He was born on April 15th 2007 in Winchester, Virginia when his parents were living there. They then moved to Grundale, Connecticut in 2012 when he was 5. Both of his parents are Catholics.

Growing up, he clashed a lot with his father, starting early when his dad would yell at him for not understanding his homework or getting in trouble. Dalisay was the one who took Marco to have an ADHD assessment and he got diagnosed at 8, his mother often made excuses for his behavior on that diagnosis. Unbeknown to his mother, Bernhard would sometimes slap him as punishment, going as far as breaking his wrist when he was 9. Marco never told Dalisay and his father stopped when Marco began attending middle school.

Marco never had many friends, as stated, but had a childhood friend named Maria whose parents were going to the same church as his parents. They went to the same middle school and Marco quickly developed a crush on her, especially after Maria hit puberty around 7th grade. This coincided with the time that Marco started getting interested in girls.

Marco was often called a lot of variations of “Dog”, “Guard Dog”, “Rabid Dog” throughout middle school for biting people during fights and later, a pun with his failed attempts at getting a girlfriend. During that time, Klara, his cousin, started attending the same middle school, where they would often clash due to their explosive personalities.

At the end of 8th grade, Maria reached her limits with his behavior, getting sick of his never ending weird behavior towards her and other girls and she stopped talking to him, ùaking him lose someone he actually cared about and spiraling down until High School started.

His mindset starting 9th grade was pretty simple, not letting people have their way with him, the only problem was when people started to call him “the school shooter guy” and “Cruz” because of the way he dressed and acted. While Marco never actively made actual threats, he still got into a lot of fights that alerted the school staff.

At the beginning of 2022, he found himself getting intrigued by a classmate of his English class called Tristan and they started becoming friends around April of the same year, this is where Morbid Minds starts.

After some painfully awkward flirting on his behalf and realizing he was bisexual, Marco and Tristan started dating on July 22nd 2022.

Marco graduated high school in 2025 and got into the same college as Tristan as an History Major. He then dropped out during his second year to become a streamer, they moved in together in their own apartment in August 2027 as Tristan started his third year in college.

Facts

-he has ADHD and depression

-his username is XxStr8yBull3txX, sometimes it’s just StrayBullet, his nickname on some social media is either “Sexy Satanist” “Manic Masturbator” or “Marcunt”

-he had a WWII hyperfixation in middle school and loves history and true crime

-he doesn't speak tagalog but does speak a bit of german (however he knows swear words in both)

-if he was an animal he would be a Hyena

-his favorite manga are Death Note and Flower of Evil

-his most notable celebtrity/fictional crushes are Keanu Reeves, Misa from Death Note and Rem from Re Zero

-despite him acting stupid in a lot of ways, he is nowhere near being dumb intellectually, he is a good student when he puts his mind to it especially in history and science

-also despite his interest in guns and military outfits, he hates cops and the army and his political view leans towards communism

-he got his driver license at 16

-he attempted suicide twice

Marco pfp on social media

Clothes

Useful links :

Marco's redflag list

Non exhaustive list of everything Marco did before realizing he had a crush on Tristan

Marco's vibe

Marco's vibe 2

Marco's playlist explained

Marco and Tristan's relationship

#my ocs #morbid minds #original character #marco klein-valdez #writeblr #writing #character intro #oc writing

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authorspirit · 1 year ago

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Background Sapphire:

Also Nathan Lambert aged up to a young adult. HE HAS A CHIN NOW. AND A DEFINED JAW. AND. (hi hello, I can see your grandpa's genes coming through)

#sapphire plus*#ts4 screenshots

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raebaekaedae · 3 years ago

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Episode Five: Lupophobia

Hadrian and the rest of his class are spending the day on Patch doing a little fall cleaning! Professor Heather has given them free reign and a challenge: kill as many grimm as you can! All’s going well until Hads comes face-to-face with some Beowolves... the grimm that almost killed him.

Someone’s been hiding something, and this near-death experience might be enough to make them come clean... but, you’ll have to read to find out!

If last week’s episode was about Team PRCW (Prosciutto), then today’s is about Team SOLT (Solitude)! This is another one of my favorites, but still not number one. Flashbacks are making a comeback, y’all!

https://www.wattpad.com/1168225105-team-scwr-security-volume-one-volume-one-episode

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filmnoirfoundation · 2 years ago

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ASK EDDIE returns Thursday, April 6, 7:00 PM PT to our Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/filmnoirfoundation/live

FNF prez Eddie Muller responds to film noir fan questions fielded by the Foundation's Director of Communications Anne Hockens. In this episode, we discuss the selection process for the Oscar’s “In Memoriam” presentation, season two of Perry Mason, Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave, the impact of the studio system’s treatment of talent on film noirs, “transitional” film noir and more. We wind things up answering two possibly divisive questions, who is the toughest male protagonist in noir and what is the best film noir. On the cat front, Emily and Charlotte are background players.

Want your question answered in a future episode? We solicit questions from our email subscribers in our monthly newsletters. Sign up for free at https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/signup.html

Everyone who signs up on our email list and contributes $20 or more to the Film Noir Foundation receives the digital version of NOIR CITY Magazine for a year. Donate here: https://www.filmnoirfoundation.org/contribute.html

This week’s questions:

1. What do you think of the methodology used by the Academy to determine inclusions for the In Memoriam during the Oscars' broadcast, and is it possible to submit names for inclusion? Pete from sunny Sydney, Australia.

2. Given how hard it was to find the elements to restore Detour, what are the odds of rescuing films from a now defunct independent movie company?

Michael Johnson, Post Falls, Idaho

3. We thought "El vampiro negro" was great. About a half hour into it, we spotted a brief shot of Chicago (the Wrigley Building, the Michigan Ave. Bridge, two buses with "Chicago" on the sides, and a Schlitz sign!). Do you know what happened?

Donna and David, in Chicago

4. Just looking for your thoughts on season two of “Perry Mason” on HBO.

Kathy

5. Have you seen “Decision to Leave”, South Korean director Park Chan-wook's acclaimed new neo-noir? Kathleen from Chicago

6. In your book “Dark City”, you link the Hollywood studio system to the rise and flourishing of film noir in the 40s. Of course, the films were produced out of that system, but I think you are claiming more, that the moods and substance of noir films were (in part) generated out of the studio system and how it treated actors, directors, writers, and others. Could you say more about that?

Mike

7. Can you recommend other film noir movies that are shot on location? If there aren’t that many film noirs shot on location, you can recommend non-noir but from the same time-era (1930-1960s).

Iisakki, Finland

8. Are there any female-led detective noirs from the classic noir period (think “The Maltese Falcon” or “Murder, My Sweet” but with a female detective)? What about after the classic noir period? Ryan from Studio City adjacent (aka Valley Village, CA)

9. I have a two-part question about Gloria Grahame:

What did you think of her Oscar winning performance in "The Bad and the Beautiful"? And, Eddie, are you happy or sad that you watched the Gloria Grahame performance you said you were "saving" to watch in "Man on a Tightrope"?

Marjorie from the poor part of Connecticut

10. The femmes fatale are constantly discussed and are the proper focus of the genre. What I’d like to know is how Ann Shirley got from P.E.I. to Bay City? How did the spunky orphan from Green Gables wind up on the west coast, being raised by a policeman? How did she find her way into LA journalism and falling in with Philip Marlowe?

Eric

11. Do you think there is such thing as transitional film noir? Or do you think anything from 1960 onwards is simply neo-noir?

Brett Lambert, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

12. What did you think of gene hackman in remake of “The Narrow Margin?”

Alan, San Anselmo, Ca.

13. Eddie, you’ve mentioned that you’ve watched films several times. Is there, in your or Anne’s opinion, an optimal number of times a film should be watched to truly appreciate its many facets?

Your Henchman contributor, TB, Costa Mesa, CA

14. Simple question: in your opinion, who is the toughest male protagonist in the history of classic American film noir? My definition of toughness would be a character who is not intimidated by anybody, so my nominee would be Jeff Bailey from “Out of the Past”.

Joe, Hermosa Beach, CA

15. What is the best film noir? This is a difficult question to answer, as there are many great film noirs that could be considered the best. Some of the most highly acclaimed films in this genre include “The Maltese Falcon” (1941), “Double Indemnity” (1944), “Out of the Past” (1947), and “Touch of Evil” (1958).

Brian from Toronto

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whiskynottea · 7 years ago

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An interruption in the 1st law of thermodynamics.

Previously Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18

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@katnoenau Thank you so much for your help with this chapter, love!!

Chapter 19. Slower

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There are some feelings in life that you can never truly describe, no matter how hard you try. Like dancing in the rain, each drop running down your skin and leaving a trail behind as it reaches to your soul. Or lying under the sun, the heat radiating into your core to warm your heart.

Listening to an audience applauding loudly as you rise from the floor is one of these feelings. One more clap and you think your heart will burst with pride and joy.

That was exactly what I felt as I stood up, the song’s last chord still echoing in my ears.

Elation.

A broad smile was glued on my face and I had no intentions of trying to change that. Glancing around, the other girls had the same glint in their eyes, the same grin splitting their faces in two.

We all held hands, beaming, and bowed to the audience, again and again. Lilly was standing in front of us, her back to the crowd, with pride in her teary eyes. Jenny’s hand was almost crushing my fingers, but I couldn’t mind less. The feeling of accomplishment was too strong to let anything else get into my heart at that moment.

Until I saw him.

Jamie was standing up, applauding, the huge smile on his face matching mine.

And just with that, he replaced all feelings with one.

Love.

I couldn’t take my eyes off him. He was so beautiful, wearing black jeans and a cream Henley shirt. His red locks were combed back and his broad smile made his eyes so slanted that the eyelashes hid their sapphire color, protecting a rare gem. I didn’t need to see his eyes to know that they would be the brightest blue, the blue of the sky on a sunny day. That was their color every time Jamie was happy.

The fact that I knew when Jamie Fraser was happy and the exact color of his eyes in those moments was something beyond me.

How did this happen?

As we lined up to leave the stage I glanced back at him once. His smile was dashing, and I couldn’t help thinking that his teeth looked so white that he could have been a model for a toothpaste advertisement. Setting my jaw to stop my laughter, I walked towards the backstage.

He was perfect. And he was looking at me. From the first moment he saw me, he didn’t take his eyes off me.

“All that I am

All that I ever was

Is here in your perfect eyes, they’re all I can see”

Lilly came back with us to the dressing room, her kind brown eyes scattering soft glances at all of us. She didn’t say much, only that she was proud and blessed to have us on her team. And that really was all we needed to hear.

After group hugs, normal hugs, and attack hugs we finally changed out of our costumes, our blue and white dresses carefully packed in our rucksacks as we opted for more casual clothes.

At least the rest of the girls.

What I picked for the evening was far from my most casual attire, but I was going out with Jamie and I wanted something more than jeans and a sweater. He saw me in casual clothes more than enough and I wanted that night to be different. After all, it was our first official date.

My black dress wasn’t fancy, but it carressed the lines of my body perfectly and I felt beautiful in it. It was a button up A-line dress with a jewel neck. The soft fabric ended just above my knees, flowing with my every move. But what I liked the most about that dress were the short see-through sleeves, laced with little black flowers. They made it unique, somehow, and I wanted something special for that evening.

“Wow! Someone wants to look good tonight!” Jenny elbowed me and I saw she was wearing a beautiful halter neck olive green dress.

“Well, I could say the same to you!”

“Aye,” she smirked. “Ian and I are going out tonight. And Jamie said ye two have a date, too?”

“Yes.” I felt my lips forming a smile without me telling them to do so. Oh well. “He says I owe him an evening at the cinema. He missed the movie you guys went to when he walked me home last week.”

“Aye, sure.” The raised eyebrow and cheeky smile from Jenny Fraser made my heart flutter in expectation.

Our first date.

I left the dressing room heading for the auditorium, my steps purposefully slow as my eyes scanned through the people, trying to find Lamb. He had to attend a dinner with his collaborators after my performance, but he said he wouldn’t miss me dancing for the world.

My sweet Lambiebear.

My eyes stopped abruptly when they met a familiar red mop of hair standing higher than most of the people around. Two blue eyes were staring back at me, and I felt like time had stopped. Jamie was standing as still – and beautiful – as a statue and I wasn’t sure if he was even breathing.

I kept walking, unable to break our connection. The moment I smiled to him he shook his head slightly, as if coming out of a trance, and started walking towards me with big, fast strides. Judging from the grin on his face and way he looked at me as he came closer, I was sure he would sweep me off the floor and swirl me around the moment his hands reached my waist. However, with a glance over his shoulder at Murtagh, Ian, and the other man standing next to them he just hugged me tight and kissed my forehead.

Not what I expected, but the wisest choice, seeing as the auditorium was still full of parents.

“Claire,” he said, his eyes boring deep into mine. The only time he had called me by my name was when we had fought about Laoghaire and I swallowed hard, not knowing what was coming. “Ye’re captivating, Sassenach.”

I could see his chest rising and falling intensely and I placed a hand over his heart. My black dress never fails me.

Jamie’s hand trailed the length of my arm until it reached my face, cupping it. “I’m so proud of ye. Ye were breathtaking, babe.”

“I think you’re a bit biased, Jamie, but thank you.” I laughed, blushing nonetheless. “It was good, wasn’t it?”

“It was amazing, Sassenach.” He gave me a chaste kiss on the lips and took my hand in his. “Come wi’ me? I want ye to meet someone.”

I saw that “someone” as we walked back to where Jamie had been waiting for me before. He was a man around forty-five, one or two inches shorter than Jamie, with Jenny’s dark straight hair. He wore blue pants and a blue-red-white plaid shirt. He was impressive and the moment he turned to look at me, I knew I didn’t need an introduction. He had the Fraser eyes.

“Da,” I heard Jamie confirming my assumption and I swallowed hard preparing myself. “This is Claire Beauchamp.” Four Fraser eyes, father’s and son’s, were looking at me as Jamie continued. “Claire, this is my Da.”

‘This is Claire Beauchamp.’ I repeated in my head.

Not ‘This is Claire Beauchamp, my girlfriend’. Just plain Claire Beauchamp.

I felt my heart sinking to the pit of my stomach and I tried to shake the feeling away, focusing on the man in front of me.

Make a good impression. Make a good impression.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Fraser.” I smiled, extending my hand.

Why was I trying to make a good impression if I wasn’t the girlfriend?

It’s not a bloody title that makes you who you are, Beauchamp.

Great I was now having a whole conversation with myself in my head.

“You too, Claire.” Brian Fraser took my hand in his, making it obvious who was to blame for Jamie’s genes. His hand was huge, exactly like his son’s, and totally engulfed mine. “I’ve heard a lot about you.” He said, his almond-shaped eyes slanting just a bit more.

Just what exactly had he heard?

“Only good things, I hope.”

He didn’t have time to reply, as a light tap on my shoulder made me turn and look up at my uncle.

Shit! I had forgotten about uncle Lamb! Way to go, Beauchamp.

Lamb, however, didn’t seem to mind.

“Claire! Congratulations, darling!” His arms came around me and he added, “You were marvelous.”

I hugged him back, almost too tight, a child amidst strangers clinging on a familiar person seeking security. Kissing him on the cheek, I turned towards the rest of the group to see that Jenny had appeared, receiving her family’s hugs and kisses as well.

“This is my uncle, Lambert Beauchamp.” I introduced Lamb when they looked at us. “Uncle, these are my friends, Jenny, Ian, and Jamie.”

I deliberately said Jamie’s name last to see if he had noticed the omission just as I had. Lamb already knew of my feelings for Jamie, but since I was plain Claire Beauchamp I saw fit for Jamie to be just one of my friends too. Jamie’s chest inflated for a moment when he heard his name, only to immediately deflate when nothing followed.

Well, well, well. That’s interesting. Disappointed, are we, James Fraser?

With my eyes on Jamie’s father I continued the introductions. “Jenny and Jamie’s father, Mr. Brian Fraser and their uncle, Mr. Murtagh…”

What was Murtagh’s last name?!

“FitzGibbons Fraser,” Murtagh finished for me, giving me half a smile that I supposed meant ‘no worries’.

“Nice to meet you all,” Lamb said while shaking hands with the two men.

“So, Mr. Beauchamp how did you end up in Scotland?” Brian asked Lamb and I knew that we would be standing in that exact spot for an eternity if Lamb started talking about Scottish history.

“Oh please, call me Lamb. Well, to make a long story short…”

Lamb’s voice telling our story – instead of the Scottish history, thank God - came into the background as my thoughts became louder in my head.

What are we doing now?

We were to go on a date and we had just introduced each other to our families as friends.

I knew Jamie cared for me. There were so many little details to show me how much he wanted to make me smile. All the nights watching the “Dark” in his arms. All our walks, our notes. Every time he saw me and his face lightened up. Every time his hand found mine, completing a puzzle made by fingers aching to touch.

Not to forget that he spoke to Gowan for me, so I wouldn’t miss the dancing performance. And we spent all the previous week either together or texting. Plus, the whole school knew about us.

I felt a nudge on my arm and turned my head to the left where I met two dark blue eyes, holding rain and clouds.

“What is it, Sassenach?” His whisper reached me as a frown settled on his brow.

“Nothing,” I answered, watching the frown deepen.

At that moment I realized that I hadn’t looked into his eyes since he introduced me to his father. He was worried, and I couldn’t see him like this.

Forget it, Claire. Don’t spoil something good because it’s moving slower than you thought it would.

I swallowed hard and looked at him again, resigned.

I had time to give him.

I had time and love enough.

Chapter 20

#thermodynamics #The First Law of Thermodynamics #Jamie x Claire #high school au #outlander fanfiction #outlander fanfic

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evoldir · 4 years ago

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evoldir · 4 years ago

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