Lawrence Oleander

Appearance

Lawrence is a tall, lean, fair-skinned man with blonde hair tied into a loose ponytail and cool blue eyes. He wears an open gray jacket over a red, plaid, buttoned-up shirt and a pair of grey sweatpants. A thick, black ring is tattooed around both of his biceps. When he goes to sleep, he sleeps with nothing on top, just his pants.

Basic information.

Lawrence Oleander – Human(?) – 26 years old – 5'11" (180.34 cm) – Canadian

Character Background

From a very early age, Lawrence didn’t fit in with his peers - the fact that he drowned in a river and miraculously survived didn't help his case, at all. He was unpopular and, unsurprisingly, the subject of many rumors. Lawrence‘s parents - who are obsessively invested with appearances - eventually pulled him from the educational system and home-taught him for a year (Grades 4-5.) Afterwards, it’s unclear whether he reinstated or otherwise. Ironically, despite his family‘s neglect, treating him like a dirty secret, Lawrence craves isolation; he did, and does, anything get it (even sometimes resorting to violence.) Up during the night (i.e., eating and doing work) and sleeping during the day, his nocturnal habits wildly manifested; as he matured his behavior worsened. He never felt welcomed or wanted by his parents; he left as soon as he could, never looking back. Currently, Lawrence works a labor job at a warehouse covering the night shift from 11PM-7AM. While most of Lawrence‘s concept art was scrapped under the decision it wasn’t necessary for the plot, and deviated game significance, it's confirmed canon for Lawrence's lore: Often, Lawrence is depicted in eerie ritualistic settings constantly attached to strange, skeletal creatures (supernatural embodiments.) The general idea behind it was a sort of possession-dynamic where demons/monsters have strong elemental alignments towards humans‘ vulnerabilities. Susceptibility towards certain “elements” (e.g., fire, water, etc.) are prevalent for some people based on their psychic equilibrium: certain people are “balanced“ (i.e., in-tune with the mind and body), tying them wholly to one element, singularly one monster/demon, and others are “unbalanced” (i.e., not so much - inherently unstable), which ties them to multiple elements... and a plethora of things. Lawrence is shown to exude extreme levels of elemental-Decay - as if Decay, epitomized, haunts him.

Personality

Lawrence feels like someone who doesn't belong to society, which gives him anti-social behavior, avoiding contact as much as possible, and this also makes him shy and very quiet. Behind this personality, he is someone completely unstable and psychotic, with insane and distorted ideas about reality, also cold when it comes to other people and beings, showing no mercy in hurting him if he believes it is necessary. He's oddly self-aware that his actions would be deemed wrong and immoral, maybe even sadistic. When he becomes attached to someone, he becomes obsessive and controlling, becoming extremely aggressive at any threat of abandonment. He takes a long time to trust anyone, and is very paranoid about people, always believing that they are lying and using him in some way, like flowers use insects.

Likes

Lawrence likes to read a lot and go for walks from time to time. However, he does that only very late at night. He likes to walk through the old parts of town under street lamps. Sometimes he collects things he finds, like string or interesting rocks. When he has days off, sometimes he drives off to spend the day out in the woods. He finds it very relaxing. His main hobby is Gardening, so much so that he has several plants in his apartment.

Apartment

He lives in a small studio apartment, Which has only three rooms. The bathroom has a bathtub and is full of plants. The bedroom and kitchen are interconnected. It has a huge window in its room, which has a beautiful view of the city, the room is also full of plants and only has a single bed. The entrance door is full of locks, more than usual.

Extras

Lawrence might talk to any bugs among his plants. Lawrence has a tendency to cut up and destroy his plants and seems to enjoy it. His diet consists of gas station sandwiches, fast food, and herbal tea. Lawrence got his tattoos to mentally separate his arms from his body because he 'couldn't accept the things his arms have done'. Lawrence is barren.