HAYES, bishop

[Bishop Hayes]

HAYES, bishop

The Basics

Name: Bishop Jay Hayes
Age: Twenty Eight
Date of Birth: May 19, 1992
Gender: Male
Sexuality: Heterosexual
Hometown: Chatham County, Georgia
Alter Ego: Long John Silver from Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
Similarities: Loves cooking, willing to change sides to better his own career, mentor/father figure to students, limps on his left leg, and extremely courageous to the point where he can be cool-headed even in the most frightening situations.
Occupation: English Teacher at Blue Mountain High School with a semi-fluctuate teaching schedule as an English Professor at Ragston University

The Photographs

Hair: Bishop definitely has some unruly hair, although he tries as hard as he can to keep it tamed. Without a preference to long or short, he keeps his darker blond hair pretty medium length most of the time. He likes to condition his hair (he knows that sounds so girly but he doesn't care), so it's really smooth. Naturally, his hair is normally straight with slight waves on the rare occasion.

Eyes: Unlike his twin brother, Bishop has dark eyes, which is the easiest way to point out Argo from him. His eyes are naturally a beautiful shade of brown, which rarely show his mood. He likes to think that his eyes are his best feature, even though he looks like he's squinting a majority of the time.

Weight & Height: There is one trait that Bishop and Argo have in common, and that is height. Standing at six feet, five inches, this man is nothing but a giant, and takes great care in showing it. Likewise, as he stands tall, his skinny figure clocks in at a solid two hundred pounds. More of his weight comes from his work out than his stomach, though, as he's quite a skinny figure. Not that he minds all too much.

Facial Features: Bishop has a sort of... rounder face, definitely a softer jawline compared to his sibling. While his brother has their father's facial features, Bishop definitely has their mother's smoother, softer look, with a smaller nose and bigger ears. He often has some facial hair, although he keeps it trimmed and tidy, and not over the top. He can't stand the look of being unprofessional, even on his days off.

Other Information: Despite his disability, Bishop enjoys working out. He will mostly do things like sit ups, pull ups, push ups, etc. instead of having to do things like running. Therefore, even though he's a massive foodie, he retains his thinner body type and well defined muscles. As for clothing, while he's at work, he tends to wear more professional clothes -- suits, jackets, long pants, etc. When he's at home, it's not surprising to see him wearing baggy clothes and shirts that are way too loose. He does what he wants.

Playby: Josh Hartnett

The Personality

LIKES & DISLIKES
FOOD Bishop has this strange love of food, whether it's eating it or cooking it. Over the years, ever since he was little, he's been cooking. Sure, at first it wasn't thebest cooking ever, but since then, he thinks he makes some pretty mean meals. Bishop's love of food is unparalleled, and he will always have extra snacks and food on him throughout the day. When he's not teaching, or when he's at home, yep, you guessed it: he's eating.

TEACHING Bishop has always been gifted with the want -- no, the need -- to teach others. Whether it was with his younger sister and helping her learn the basics, to teaching others in school, he's always had the knack for helping. Bishop can't help it. As an adult, teaching has become his occupation, the point of his life. He can't ever imagine himself not teaching -- that idea is simply, absurdly absurd.

LEARNING On the opposite side of teaching is Bishop's absolute love of learning. Ever since he could read, Bishop has been a bookworm. But not only was he a bookworm, he was one of those kids with extreme curiosity that would bring him places. Museums, science fairs, etc. were all Bishop's favorite things to do, and even now, he still craves to learn. He believes that if he isn't learning, he's not progressively making himself better.

FIGHTING Despite how he acts, sometimes, Bishop is hands down a person who hates fighting. Whether it's MMA fighting or classroom bickering, he won't stand it. When he has fighting in his classroom of any sort, expect to be kicked out of class within minutes. Fighting comes from years of knowing his life story during school, and being bullied is a form of fighting. Just... no. Bishop is 100% against fighting of all kinds.

SODA Sure, Bishop likes sweets. Sure, Bishop will occasionally have a milkshake or ice cream. On the super rare occasion, he'll have a rootbeer float. The reason? Bishop doesn't like soda. On the super rare occasion he'll have it with ice cream, but drinking it straight? No, thank you. For some reason, the carbonation really bothers him, and then the after taste of the sugar sticking to his teeth... he'll just pass. Water is preferred. Or Lemonade.

HIS LIMP Yes. He knows he has a limp. Yes, he hates it. While this trait isn't something that he can just fix, it's something that's always bothering him, always in the back of his mind. He constantly struggles with the idea that people judge him because of his limp. He doesn't need a cane, or crutches, but his limp is predominant. He limps on his left leg, and it's most definitely the reason why he avoids talking to people about problems. He is how he is, and just because his limp makes him a little slower going up or down stairs, or a little slower to catch up to a group.

STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES
MENTOR Ever since he was little, Bishop has been a mentor. To mentor means to teach, to guide -- and that's what Bishop loves. He finds that his greatest aspect, his greatest strength, is the ability to mentor others. His favorite thing to mentor is obviously reading and writing, but if it's a skill he knows how to do, you bet he'd mentor others in it. Mentoring is such an easy skill that sometimes Bishop forgets he's even doing it.

COURAGEOUS The courage within Bishop is virtually unmatched. This man will stand up for everything he believes in, and not think twice about it. He stands tall, will jump into action, and even when he's afraid -- well, he's not afraid. With his courage comes the strength of many, although it's more like the courage of many. Virtually nothing scares him, and when something does scare him, well, the suggestion is to be afraid, too.

TWO FACED Bishop's life is a multitude of fluctuation. One day, he'll be your best friend, the next day, he'll throw you to the street without caring. This is because Bishop does what he believes is best for his own interests, and will think twice on anything else. If someone has something he wants, he'll wiggle in and take it, and then off he goes, willing to cut every and all ties to whomever he took it from. Being so two faced is often the biggest downfall of Bishop's facade.

HARD TO PROVOKE Okay, so maybe this is more a strength than a weakness, but it's still a weakness in Bishop's mind. Being hard to provoke is both a good thing -- he takes the littlest things in a stride of sugar and doesn't let them bother him. On the opposite end of the spectrum, things that he should be angry or disappointed about are treated just like the little things. His attitude of being provoked are more or less similar to the ideology of an apathetic person. He doesn't care, nor will he care. Whatever happens, happens.

Personality
Hopes: Bishop hopes to achieve his PhD. in teaching, to thusly teach at a higher level than he already does.
Dreams: Traveling the world and doing volunteer work.
Goal: To better himself in any way possible.

Overall Personality: At first glance, Bishop is any normal man: tall and athletic, a mentor, someone who wants to better the world. While his outward appearance shows a typical male, his inner appearance is anything but. With a set of ideals in his head about his life, about turning around everything that's happened, he's set on focusing only on what he can do, and what he can better himself with. Straight backed, hard headed and courageous are some of the similar traits that can be spoken about Bishop. None of these traits would be something he'd deny, either, because that is what he is, and he is who he is.

One of the key traits of Bishop's personality is the fact that he's sociable, but only to a point. On an outward scale, his Gemini roots will show: he's a great communicator, a person who loves to talk, to learn, to explore. Communication is his biggest aspect, and he doesn't let that ever falter. As a communicator, a teacher, someone who roots his entire existence in being who he is, there's a downside towards this. When it comes to people who aren't smart enough, or who can't hold his conversation as much as he'd like, he loses interest, loses the ability to want to speak with them. It's like he turned a key and the drawbridge came up.

As another key trait of Bishop's life is his disability. While he was born with a crooked foot, and he suffered through years of bullying, Bishop has found himself stronger, much more passionate and ready to attempt anything that comes into his life. While he walks normal, just without a limp, many people still ask questions, or still assume that he is unable to do what anyone else can do. Sure, he can't (okay, he chooses not to) run a mile, he can if he was provoked, or if he was trying to prove a point. He's slower on the up and down of stairs, but he can do it. The last thing he likes is people to judge him.

The School Records

High School Alma Mater: Islands High School
High School Graduation Year: May 2010
College Alma Mater: University of Georgia
College Graduation Year: May 2014
Best Subject: English
Worst Subject: Art
Major: Education/English Literature
Minor: Psychology
Extras: Teacher. Aw, yeah.

The Family 

Parents: Jason Hayes (father); Scarlet Hayes (mother)
Siblings: Argo Hayes, twin brother (fraternal); Juliana Hayes, sister (younger)
Significant Other: N/A
Children: N/A, although he'd like one.
Other Significant Family: Rose (maternal grandmother)
Relationship: Naturally, Bishop is close to his siblings, as well as his grandmother. Bishop holds a rather nasty disdain towards his parents, and has all but cut ties with them since he was thirteen. He is super supportive of both Juliana and Argo, and will go out of his way to do anything for them, even if that means sacrificing himself for it. Bishop likes to say that his best friends are Argo and Juliana, because they are the only people besides Rose who's ever been one hundred percent supportive of him, and would never doubt his abilities.

The History

The story starts in May of 1992, when fraternal twins, Argo and Bishop, were brought into the world. They were brought into the world to two parents who were party goers, spending a majority of their time drunk or on drugs. On the day of birth, the parents learned of Bishop's condition, a club foot, which affected only Bishop's left leg. While the parents could've fixed it early on in their life, the parents had other things to do.

For three years, the family lived together, although it wasn't entirely that great. As their third birthday seemed to roll past, their father was called in for a two year naval tour, which left the twins in the care of their mother. As their father returned, the twins were dropped off at their grandmother's house, and off their parents went, to party. At least, at this time, Bishop's grandmother was worried, and had some sort of action taken to help correct Bishop's walking. Especially as one night became three years, and suddenly, the twins were coming up to their eighth birthday.

By their eighth birthday, Bishop's club foot was mostly in line, although since he wasn't cured before walking, he had a very noticeable limp that would show even as a kid in school. When the Hayes' parents returned, they came bearing a gift: a baby girl. While Argo's intentions were understood -- the older of the twins seemed to distance himself from this "perfect" family -- Bishop tried hard to make everything better.

And for five years, Bishop actually believed it to happen. When Juliana turned five, and just after the twins turned thirteen, their parents were off again. Argo and Bishop did the best they could between school and keeping the house as stable as it could be for their younger sister; they cleaned and cooked, and while Argo did the majority of the cleaning, Bishop did the majority of the cooking. It was after a two month stint that their parents were gone when Argo finally made the decision, and Bishop found himself, with his siblings, in the care of their grandmother, yet again. And there they stayed, at least until graduation.

In school, Bishop thrived. He loved the conversations, the reading, the work. It kept him from thinking of things that he didn't wish to think about: like his home situation. He got some bullying done, well in his earlier middle school days, but as high school rolled around, his grades were some of the top notch. He tried to encourage Argo to go to class, to do his homework, but he ultimately knew that his brother's decisions were his own, and thus, he supported him without a second cause. As graduation finally came through, Argo found himself going one way, far away from their life, while Bishop decided to go a little closer to home.

For four years, Bishop spent his life working hard and studying hard, both in psychology as a minor and English Literature and Education as a double major. He loved the learning, the challenge, and as he graduated, he studied for another two years for a master's degree in general liberal arts. He applied as a substitute teacher in Ozryn's Blue Mountain High School. He knew it was so far from home, but now that his sister was just entering high school, he knew it would be alright. He went through to become a main teacher at Ozryn, and is currently looking into possibly working with Ragston University to get his Ph.D while he's teaching there.

Recently, he's found himself reconnected with his brother, and is urging him to go through Ragston University, rather than continue the military-road he's been on. Besides that, Bishop's ready to stroll through life one day at a time.

The Player

Name: Billie!
Age: 23
Characters: Graeme Kyles
Main: Billie

The Sample

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