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Some people leave us scuttled and damaged. In my case I'm the one who did the scuttling, yet I'm the one who never recovered.
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SHORT VERSION

Oliver's the whole package of tall, dark and mysterious.





LONG VERSION

As a father of two boys and a husband of his high school sweetheart, Oliver nurses somewhat of a two-edged personality.

On one hand, he's incredibly charming, confident, humorous and clever.

On the other, his confidence can topple over into arrogance territory, he has a very unattractive tendency to be abrasive and an even more unattractive knack for secrecy.

At the core of him, Oliver is actually a self-loathing, closeted bisexual who grew up with a homophobic father, but proceeded to meet and consequently leave the love of his life a summer long ago, when he was twenty-four and the other boy seventeen.

Now, he does everything in his power to cling to the life he has made for himself, but struggles with great regrets and a sexuality that is still not being fulfilled. His relationship with his wife, whom he's been married to for twenty years, has taken on the nature of a partnership more than a romantic relationship while his two children are away at boarding school.

He teaches at a university in New Hampshire, but is currently on sabbatical in New York. His field of expertise is Ancient Greek philosophy, as well as Ancient Greek culture and language. He's the kind of professor who's always more up to date on the newest research than on the most recent football match. Although he does take an interest in culture like theatre and cinema.

Oliver is the sporty type, going for a run every morning and taking yoga classes. However, he's also a foodie who drinks too much and doesn't sleep enough, so it's mostly a way to keep his bad habits from showing.


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CANON

canon: Call Me By Your Name/Find Me (books)
summary: Here & here & a quick personality draft here
canon point: Defaulting to playing from right before the chapter, Capriccio in Find Me - if nothing else is specified when I post to memes, this is where I’ve taken him from.
notes: This is the older (forties) version of Oliver from Find Me. Since Oliver isn’t mentioned by surname in either of the books, I’ll be using Abrams when necessary.



PLAYER

contact: PM to this journal.
active times/pace: CEST/CET player. Tries to be online at least during the evening my time, but it varies. More one tag a day player than anything, but if you hit me up at the right time, I can still boomerang a bit.
brackets/prose: Definitely brackets preference, but can match. I default to present tense, but can also match other tenses.
offensive subjects/triggers: Not any.



IN CHARACTER

physical affection: Go for it. Reactions may vary depending on CR.
physical violence: Sure, give me a heads up if you're aiming to do severe damage.
relationships: Oliver is bisexual and is canonically attracted to both women and men. In RP, I have a M/M pref for him when it comes to ships. Outside memes that are specifically designed for it, I prefer not to assume any romantic CR unless relevant canon mates. Elios are always welcome, taken from any canon point.
psychic info: No shields or psychic defenses.
magical info: No magical powers.
medical info: Nothing relevant. Aside from his sunspots, he's in very good health.
offensive subjects/triggers: Oliver comes from books where the main romance (same-sex) is between a 17 year old teenager and a 24 year old doctoral student. If this kind of age gap doesn't sit well with you, please let me know and I'll avoid tagging you.



OUT OF CHARACTER

backtagging: Yes, please!
threadhopping: No.
fourthwalling: Go ahead.
not interested in: Smut.