(sorry if this took so long but I kind of rushed it a bit too so... sorry!!)

Name: Ben Ford

Nickname(s): Benny, Benja Boy, and Diablo (only by close friends)

Age: 16

Gender: TransMale (he/him)

Sexuality: Questioning (He’ll identify as Pansexual later on)

Poly/Mono/Both: Both

Blood Type: A+

Nationality: Caucasian 50% + Spanish 50%

Power: Light

Appearance: Ben, although inheriting an English name like his father, definitely has more of the features of his mother. With coppery skin and black freckles that litter his body, Ben is only an inch taller than his mother but at least three inches shorter than his older sister at five foot six. Ben has annoyingly slightly bulky hips but wide shoulders with a decent amount of muscles but nowhere near Andre the Giant strong. Ben does have a few faint scars on his knees and forearms as well as small cuts and bruises all over him.

Ben has more of a round, child-like face with a cheesy grin that is usually present on his face. Wide hazel eyes are the highlight of his black freckled face as his lopsided smirk shows his uneven dimples. Freckles are all over his face from his nose that usually has a bandage over the bridge of it, his rosy cheeks, and his neck and back of shoulders. Although, the freckles on his neck are mostly hidden by his curly nutmeg-colored hair that is shaved at the sides to make Ben look ‘more bitchin’.

Ben has a more comfy yet cool style of clothing with a black earring and jean vests. He might wear hoodies and camo pants or baggy khakis, but he always wears sneakers that are usually untied and tap quietly against the floor or street while he walks. Ben, who has gotten half of the surgery that he feels ‘obligated’ to get, still is forced to wear ACE bandages since he doesn’t know where to buy a binder and still has to save up for top surgery. Ben carries his bag with him wherever he goes anywhere. The droll green bag is covered in stitched on patches and stickers of ufos, movie references, or skateboarding people. In his bag, he carries a few books and his sketchbook, which is just your standard black book with lined paper. The one thing that he can’t fit in his bag- that he wishes he could instead of having to carry it around all the time- is his skateboard that took him years to master that had some stickers he had collected over the years on the underside of it.

Personality: Ben is a bit all over the place. With his energetic attitude of a child and a constantly active mind, Ben is never at rest. It’s the most noticeable thing about him, because he just can’t sit still in class or in general. He has to have a pen in his hands that he can bang against the desk, untied laces of his shoes that pitter against the floor when he taps his foot impatiently, or on the edge of his seat, excited to bounce out of it the moment he was allowed to. Unless he is occupied by a pen and paper to sketch his ideas for street art, Ben would most likely be found getting himself into trouble rather than sit still. Even despite his bubbly personality and optimistic attitude, he generally thinks more logically especially in tough situations.

Ben is very much an awkward version of an extrovert, constantly trying to meet new people and talk to everyone. He forms strong bonds with people quickly such as to some of the homeless people he gives spare cash to, the guy who owns the best sandwich shop in town, and to even stray animals he finds on occasions. Although, he doesn’t always get along with most kids his age for some stupid reason. For that reason, he is always trying to fit in and hang out with as many people in his school as he can but only ends up with a few close friends in the end and a few okay acquaintances.

Despite all of this, Ben is pretty chill and as long as he has something to fidget with or interesting to watch, he can be incredibly lazy. He’s not one to get his work done immediately, but he usually gets it done in time. The only work he’ll actually do without hesitation is math. He is a total math quiz and usually gets an A in it despite being mostly Bs or Cs in other subjects, especially English. It does frustrate him though that so many people easily get As in every class while he struggles with Bs. It’s a tough subject for him.

On that note, the carefree, pop-culture loving skateboarder is hard to anger or upset. He doesn’t really care about what people say about him. Sure, he’d probably say something rude back and swear once or twice at said person, but he doesn’t let them bother him outside of that. Unless someone says something about his family. The moment someone even thinks about trash talking the people he cares about, he won’t hesitate to beat them up, especially if it’s about his mom or older sister. He’s gotten a few bloody noses and black eyes from fights like those.

Likes: Summer days, rainy days too, getting to do graffiti, skateboarding with friends, ‘bitching’ tattoos, 80s slang, 80s movies, 80s anything really, his mom’s cooking, being in sports, and hanging around other people.

Dislikes: Being alone, cold or foggy weather, annoying teachers, snitches, people mixing up things from the 80s and 70s, people commenting on his health, alcohol (very little though), being forced to read out loud, and not being able to ‘geek out’ with someone.

Strengths: Drawing

Ben loves art more than himself sometimes. Ben is known for staying up past three o’clock to draw, forgetting to eat while he doodled, and sitting out in the freezing rain to sketch. But because of his dedication, he is a good artist and is good at identifying famous paintings because of doing art history for extra credit in school. Although he keeps his art under wraps even from his own family.

Guns

At a young age, he kept stealing his dad’s gun to go shoot beer bottles at the local junkyard. Because of all his practice, he has a decent aim. Not a great one, but one good enough to shoot someone if need be. Not that Ben ever has shot someone before or anything close to that.

Skateboarding

At age seven, Ben got his first and only skateboard for his birthday. He called it Bessy and the two were inseparable. Whenever it was a hot Sunday where the sun beat down on the pavement, Ben could be seen practicing kick flips and gliding down hills.

Stamina

Being on the track team and soccer for almost three years and inheriting his strong legs from his dad, Ben is a pretty good runner and even better with stamina. Sure, he is no Usian Bolt, but he was decently fast too and with his determination, his stamina is compared to no one.

Weaknesses: Fist Fights

Although known for getting into fights over his family and other things, Ben is not the best at throwing a punch. He often loses and gets pretty beaten up afterwards. One time, he came home with broken ribs and sores all over his stomach and back from being kicked repeatedly after he got knocked over.

English

Ben speaks English just fine, but all the rules and stuff behind it just doesn’t make sense to him. From all the rules that are repeatedly broken to the ones that don’t even make sense, Ben just can’t understand half of it. That’s why he has a C in that class and would rather shout at someone in Spanish.

Lying

Ben has what’s known as ‘The Worst Poker Face in the World.’ Ben can’t lie. Sure, he can tell the truth while leaving some of the facts out, but lying? God, he stutters like an idiot and can’t look not guilty no matter how hard he tries. Even when he didn’t do the thing someone is accusing him of, he still manages to look guilty no matter what.

Eating

Ben has a bit of an eating problem. Of course Ben loves food, but half the time, it just feels so unappealing to him. Because of this, he often feels the need to puke after every large meal and often tries to give his food away if he can. Don’t force him to eat either because that often ends poorly.

Hates: His dad, being told to eat by someone he isn’t close with, people being snoopy into his things, people insulting his English, people insulting anyone he cares about, self-centered douche bags, and country songs.

Fears: Tight spaces and people finding out he is trans. Both are scary- terrifying to him- and would be absolutely mortifying to be shoved in a tight closet space or to have someone confront him about his ACE bandages.

More Emotional/Logical: While at first he might seem more emotional in his actions, in his decisions he is absolutely logical. He wouldn’t do something stupid if he knows something bad will happen because of it. Unless he is triple-dog dared to. He likes to have a plan so he will always ask if there is a plan before he does anything. He likes to keep a schedule in his head and is always thrown for a loop when someone messes up said schedule. Even after this, Ben is quick to get back on his feet with a new, more improvised, plan.

Allergies: None.

Mental/Physical Disabilities: Bipolar disorder and Bulimia.

Addictions: None.

Both/Right/Left-Handed: Left-Handed

Background: All you need to know is that he moved around a lot and his mom finally kicked his jackass of a dad out of the house a year and a half ago.

What They're Bringing With Them: As stated before, he brings his bag with him everywhere he goes. No. Matter. What. He could be going to the beach? Bringing that ufo sticker covered bag. Going to court? You bet he’s bringing his backpack with patches sewn in. Mars? You know what he’s bringing. That bag contains his valuables such as his sketchbook or his ‘research book’ as he says to everyone else. The bag also contains thumb tacks, a small, metal flask with patterns engraved on the sides, printed out pictures that are mostly of his friends and that look almost too stunning to be real, a knife that looks futuristic and high tech even though he bought it off of Etsy, his pills for his Bipolar I Disorder and transition pills, and a small kit of plain band aids for when- not if, but when- Ben gets himself hurt. He also carries around his skateboard that he seems to never let go and that has a small sticker that he designed on the back that in big graffiti-like letters spells ‘DIABLO.’

Themesong(s): Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin, I’m Yours by Jason Mraz, Tommy’s Party by Peach Pit, Apocalypse by Cigarettes After Sex, How to Save a Life by the Fray, Vincent by Don McLean, and Here Comes the Sun by the Beetles.

Additional Information: He is bilingual, but a lot of the time he talks in Spanish, especially when things get intense in a conversation.

Other: Be More Chill and Epic (work in progress so far.)