Dylan North

Fandom: Original Series (The Band Project)

General Information

First name: Dylan
Middle name(s): Nik
Surname: North
Age: 25
Date of birth: March 28th
Race: White British
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Bisexual
Current residence: Manchester, England
Relationship status: Single
Social status: Middle class

Traits of Voice

Accent (if any): Welsh
Language spoken: English
Other languages known: Welsh
Style of speaking: Dylan comes across as someone who is shy yet confident in the way he speaks, and in public is usually able to talk in an upbeat manner. He can be rather snide and snappy, but tries his best to stay friendly.
Volume of voice: Quite soft

Physical Appearance

Height: 5'6
Weight: 153 lbs
Eye colour: Brown
Skin colour: Pale white
Shape of face: -
Distinguishing features: Some facial scarring from acne. Acne is still present. Dylan is prone to blemishes and various skin conditions, visible on his face and arms but otherwise hidden by his clothing.
Build of body: Athletic
Hair colour: Red
Hair style: Usually worn in a ponytail, shoulder blade length when up, with loose strands/bangs in front of his ears that are collar-length.
Posture: Straight
Tattoos: None
Piercings: None
Typical clothing: Most commonly seen on stage in a tight, black sleeveless top and matching trousers. He is mostly at home in black clothes, both tight and that allow him to move freely, finding both styles comfortable, as well as smart clothes in earthy tones and turquoise blues. He likes short sleeves, though he can sometimes be self-conscious over the appearance of his arms.
Is seen by others as: Quiet, rather fashion-forward, moody and easily annoyed, innocent, shy, confident and athletic.

Personality

Likes: Chewing the metal parts of hair ties, cuddly toys, listening to music, cuddling, playing with the band, lie ins, fashion magazines
Dislikes: Being dragged to the pub, sweets, having to sort out tangles in his hair or brush it in general, hospitals
Education: Got to university. Took a commercial aviation course. Possesses a Private Pilot's License.
Fears: Bees and wasps, fire, certain breeds of dog
Personal goals: Dylan feels he has a lot of problems in his life that need sorting out. He wants  to try and pave over the cracks in his life, though he hasn't the slightest clue where he could start. He also wishes to be able to build a romantic relationship with someone, preferably someone who isn't repulsed by his skin conditions and spontaneous nosebleeds. He isn't exactly satisfied with his seemingly endless procession of one night stands.
General attitude: Dylan is at a point in his life where it's pretty much what happens, happens. He's easily annoyed and has a noticeable temper, and can easily enter sensitive states but at other times appears to be quite thick-skinned. He's reached the point where he doesn't really care  what happens because  he honestly doesn't believe he will achieve his goals or find himself in a place where he is happy or satisfied. Despite this, he often acts rather supportive towards his friends and is often trying to push for the best for them, and often acts the same  towards his enemies as well, e.g  he has no ill wishes towards those who bullied him. He outwardly acts confident and cheerful.
Religious values: Athiest. Dylan is honestly unsure what religion his parents followed. He's never really discussed religion with anyone.
General intelligence: Fair.
General sociability: Low. When he does seem particularly sociable, he is either faking it or drunk and(/or) trying to seduce someone. Or letting them seduce him. He'll pretty much sleep with anyone of a legal age that comes on to him. This is after years of trying to form meaningful relationships both romantic and platonic and realising he cannot connect emotionally or even recognise the emotional needs of himself or others.

Health

Illnesses (if any): Job (Hyperimmunoglobulin E) Syndrome, Anaemia, eczema and Haemophilia A (severe). Depression. As a result of his genetic disorder, Dylan is very prone to infections, especially respiratory and skin infections.
Allergies (if any): Barley
Sleeping habits: Dylan is a heavy sleeper, and  will not be woken by much, however he struggles to fall asleep in the first place if other needs haven't been attended to, or if there is too much background noise or light.
Energy level: Usually a little low.
Eating habits: Inconsistent. As a result of his poor mental and physical health, he goes through periods where his appetite  is especially low or especially high and  struggles  to keep  his  weight consistent.
Memory: Practically photographic. Dylan is the type who can remember the exact wording of something said to him in his childhood and is excellent at memorising tiny details as  well as the big ones.
Any unhealthy habits: Dylan frequently ends up having unprotected sex with strangers and occasionally has episodes of binge drinking. Though he often has at least one drink a night, his drinking doesn't cause any massive concern to those around him and he tends to binge in response to a significant drop in his mental state. However, because Dylan can't resist a drink when taken somewhere that serves alcohol, he does worry he has a problem.

History

Birth country: Wales
Hometown: Bangor
Childhood: Dylan was in and out of hospital as a child and tended to have multiple significant health problems, not just related to those  listed above. He and his brother tended to be jealous of each other and fought a lot. Because he was a sickly child, Dylan struggled to make friends at school and was often mocked a lot, however he seemed to take this mockery in his stride and often made up his own insults for himself and laughed along with everyone else. After all, from what he could  see, playful insults were normal anyway. Regardless, everyone pretty much hated him and he eventually realised this. The majority of attention he was given by his parents was medical, and he primarily felt like he was a burden to them rather than a beloved offspring, especially since it was different to the attention given to his brother. Regardless, because of the amount of attention given, that formed the reason for his brother to be jealous of him. At age 10, Dylan tried to make friends online, and succeeded in befriending Prince Osbaldeston and Franklyn Simmons.
Teen years: By the time Dylan was a teenager, he had given up trying to make friends at school and mostly kept to himself, refusing to talk to other students. He was considered selectively mute. This, alongside his various health problems which caused him to look physically repulsive in the opinion of some of his classmates, caused his previous bullying to become much worse. His parents often complained whenever an issue came up with Dylan, including further medical problems such as his eczema and anaemia, or staff at school wanting to talk to them about Dylan's refusal to talk to or interact with peers. After a while, Dylan came to believe his parents hated and rejected him, as all attention they gave him was negative and even at times turned verbally and emotionally abusive. At some point, his father and  brother  both stopped speaking directly  to him and would only talk about him, often within his earshot and often pretending he didn't exist at all. Dylan began to write songs and share them with Prince and Franklyn as the other two did the same. Dylan passed his exams and promised Franklyn and Prince he would try to go to a university near them. It is unknown exactly when he got his guitar or started flight lessons. Dylan did ultimately attend university in Manchester, where he met both Prince and Franklyn in person. From the time he began attending the university in question, he began trying to form friendships and relationships, but found himself failing and being rejected repeatedly.
Adult years: When he was 18, he and his friends decided to form a band. By the time Dylan was 25, Three Tin Cans had become a successful band, though when exactly it kicked off is unknown. By this point, Dylan had already started to drink and sleep around as a coping strategy. His brother, Dale, though still highly jealous and resentful of Dylan, began talking to him again, realising his behaviour was cruel and that his brother was probably in a bad place. The initial conversation may have been started as a result of Dylan reaching out to him during an episode of depression.
Past places of residence: None
History of family: Unknown.

Relationships

Parents: Donna and Darwin North. Dylan is strongly convinced that they've hated  him his whole life in all honesty. Dylan  has not had a conversation with his father since he was 15 due to Darwin's unwillingness to talk to him, and has not actively attempted to contact either of his parents since his 19th birthday.
Siblings: He has an older brother named Dale. Dylan and Dale have never gotten on well. Both are incredibly jealous of each other, Dylan of Dale because Dale is the favourite son and gets all the affection, and Dale of Dylan because, even though it was purely medical and there was little to no affection, Dylan got more attention, and later because of Dylan's musical success. It is likely that both boys suffered from emotional neglect at the hands of their parents. Despite being jealous, Dale does care about his brother and  often worries about his health. Neither boy really feels they can talk to the other about their issues, and  they only really reach out to one another when desperate.
Any enemies (and why): He isn't sure he really considers anyone an enemy as such. He holds grudges against his parents and elder brother to the point that he is very happy to cut the former from his life permanently, and bullying has stuck with him and is something he is still subject to in his adult life, but he appears to have forgiven his bullies.
Children: None known, though, knowing his habits, it is entirely plausible that Dylan has at some point conceived an illegitimate child, whether he knows it or not.
Friends: Prince Osbaldeston and Franklyn Simmons. Throughout his life, Dylan has been unable to make any other friends. He seems to look up to Prince as an elder for unknown reasons and gets genuinely upset when he scolds him for inappropriate behaviour, usually linked to his nights out drinking with Franklyn. He doesn't listen to anyone else's scolds and lectures.
Best friend(s): Dylan leans towards Franklyn as a best friend as  the two have a  few habits in common and both tend to get scolded by Prince. Prince's habit of scolding the two paints him as more of an authority figure in Dylan's mind.
Important friends/relatives (explain): None specifically come to mind.
Love interest (if there is one): N/A

Combat

Peaceful or violent: Peaceful
Weapon (if applicable): None
Style of fighting: Dylan generally stays far away from physical fights, if only because of slight paranoia over a potential nosebleed that will never stop. The last time he got close to being involved with a fight was at a battle of the bands, where someone hid behind him when someone else swung a punch at them. He ended up in hospital. It was a very strong punch.

Others

Occupation: Musician, member of Three Tin Cans. Dylan works as the bass guitarist and a singer, and while Franklyn is generally considered the lead  singer of the band, Dylan has sung lead in multiple songs.
Favourite types of food: Savory pastries and pancakes.
Favourite types of drink: Anything bitter
Hobbies/past times: Collecting small cuddly toys
Guilty pleasures: -
Pet peeves: Bad driving, people making random comments out loud about other people, especially when that person is making their comment to no-one in particular.
Pets: Two hamsters named Giraffe and Pelican.
Talents: Can play bass guitar and saxophone, and is good at singing. He is highly  perceptive to the presence of  illness  in others and can recognise and identify various health conditions, such as eating disorders, with ease.
Favourite colours: Turquoise.
Favourite type of music: Pop punk and dance-pop