Hello, just another profile for today, this time it's for Nick, Quill is next, and then Athena.

Aw, only one person reviewed the last chapter :-( . On the other hand, I broke forty reviews, which I guess isn't so bad for an OC story.

On a side note, Lhiannan-Sidhe did an awesome portrait of Nick (wow, he looks cute ;-), and is working on one of Laurie. I'd like to share them with everyone, but I don't have any place to post them. If you have a website where you can post them, send me an E-Mail, or just say so in a review. Thanks a lot!



Nicholas

The Creepy One

"Dance with the Devil and the Devil don't change; the Devil changes you." Eight MM

"It is much safer to be feared than to be loved, if one must chose." The Prince, Machiavelli

Likes: Laurie, darkness, harassing Kale, Gothic music, black clothing. Dislikes: Bright lights, school, crowds, doctors, strangers, Scott, Scott's optic blasts.

Xavier's File

Name

Given: Nick

Family: Unknown

Codename: Shroud

Age: 17

Date of Birth: January 23

Place of Birth: Unknown

Hair: Black

Eyes: Black

Height: 6'

Weight: 190 pounds

Powers: Nicholas' power is unusual. At first glance he appears to have some level of control over shadows. This is of course impossible, as shadow is merely an absence of light. Rather, first and foremost, Nicholas has the ability to open portals in a manner similar to Kurt. However, Nicholas opens his portals to an entirely different dimension than Kurt. Cyclops, who was once dragged into one of these portals describes was he experienced on the other side as nothing but absolute darkness and intense cold. Nicholas only seems to be capable of forming these portals in areas where there is a relative absence of strong light.

Nicholas seems to be able to travel using these portals, but only over short distances, and unlike Kurt's ability, Nicholas' travel is not instantaneous. Unlike most people, who would seemingly contract hypothermia if they remained within this dimension, Nicholas seems to be able to survive inside for extended periods of time, but he can only emerge near his original location.

The shadow-like substance Nicholas controls, which is actually closer in initial consistency to mist, appears to be drawn from inside these portals. He seems capable of giving this substance solid physical form, or perhaps this is merely a normal property of the 'mist' when it is brought into our dimension. It should be noted that when he first fought Jean and Cyclops in the forest at night, he succeeded in capturing Cyclops, a trained X-Man. However, in brighter conditions his abilities are greatly diminished.

With proper training, Nicholas could make a powerful addition to the X-Men.

Blood Type: B negative

Medical Concerns: Appears to be highly sensitive to light, over exposer may cause temporary blindness.



Author's Notes: Nick's not such a bad guy, he just isn't a people person. Okay, so he's nasty, cynical, and anti-social, but he has his reasons, and even his good points.

Nick's someone who's lived a hard life, and he's spent the last few years watching the one person he cared most about slowly lose her mind. It's made him more than just a bit... guarded.

One one hand, he can be exceedingly harsh and nasty. He goes out of his way to frighten or disturb the people he knows (and sometimes strangers, just for the heck of it), and he's just not very trusting in general. On the other hand, he's not nearly as cold as he'd like people to think he is, and he occasionally displays real affection, bravery, and loyalty. Athena and Wen may be the only two people who realize this, though Wen would never admit it. Athena simply because she is an exceptionally kind, helpful person, and his willing to give everyone the benefit of the doubt, and Wen because he's a keen observer of human nature, though he is perfectly content to make fun of Nick, just as he does to everyone else.

Nick doesn't actually dislike Kale, if anything he's more fond of him than most of the other mutants he knows, he really just enjoys baiting him. That Kale tends to overreact, is an added bonus. Of course the realization that Kale is attracted to Laurie may have an even larger impact on Nick's behavior as he's more then just a touch protective of her (and sometimes downright possessive).

Nick has... feelings towards Laurie, though he's not entirely certain of what those feelings are. He's protective of her, first and foremost, she's a childhood friend, and the one spot of stability in his otherwise incredibly unstable life. That she's slowly becoming more and more unstable is only serving to unsettle him further. Aside from that, he honestly cares for her, he might even love her, in his own slightly twisted way.

Though she doesn't really realize it, Nick looks to Laurie for guidance, just as often as she looks to him. He's come to trust in her abilities, and more often then not, when the two of them make some decision, he tends to weigh in her opinions over his own (like the choice to go with the X- Men, or to seek out the cabin).

Nick tends to be quiet and reserved. When he speaks his sentences tend to be carefully phrased and well thought out. He does carry grudges, and can be unrelentingly stubborn. He's also doesn't really trust strangers and non-mutants. He has his secrets, and doesn't like it when people pry. He can sense when someone is using telepathy on him, and he /hates/ it.

Appearance: Nick is quite tall, and has a toned, muscular build. His eyes are solid black without any visible whites. His hair is black, straight, and heavy. It hangs to just past his shoulders. His finger nails are black (nope, that's not nail polish) longer than usual, and sharp. His skin is very pale, (he'd got nothing on Athena, but then she's an albino) as he dislikes bright light of any sort and will go out of his way to avoid it. He looks a lot like a modern interpretation of a vampire, just without the fangs.

Nick wears black, lots of it. He likes turtlenecks, long coats, and anything else that will limit his exposer to strong light.







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