Situation: L'appartement
Interaction: Texting Sophie 
"Qu'est-ce que je vois quand je regarde dans le miroir?" }

Les clés claquaient dans la porte, Cardlin laissant sortir une "tsk" de frustration quand la porte a refusé de bouger. Quelques bonnes pelles avec son épaule et un coup de pied pour la bonne mesure ont finalement eu l'objet en bois balançable ouvert avec un creak omnious, Cardlin wincing au son. Alors qu'il jetait ses clés dans le bol assis sur le stand près de la porte, il a fait une note mentale pour aller après les charnières sur cette porte avec un peu de WD-40. Ce creak n'a jamais manqué d'envoyer des frissons dans sa colonne vertébrale; c'était presque aussi mauvais que l'ongle sur une planche à craie. Mais encore une fois, tout cambrioleur qui a essayé d'entrer par effraction serait annoncé par cette porte creaky alors peut-être qu'il devrait le garder en faveur comme une alarme. Soupirant, il a coupé ses chaussures par la porte et a cardé ses doigts à travers son ballot qui passait pour les cheveux. "Je suis à la maison!" Il a appelé, le silence le saluant. Cain était au travail, par habitude et Cardlin ne le verrait probablement pas pendant quelques jours. Alors qu'il se rendait à la cuisine pour prendre une collation, il a fouetté son téléphone et envoyé un texto à Sophie, lui faisant savoir qu'il était sain et sauf. Elle a toujours eu tendance à s'inquiéter un peu quand il est venu à lui.
> Je l'ai fait à la maison sain et sauf. Aucun cambrioleur ou hache ne m'attend. On est toujours là pour ce week-end, d'accord? La deuxième saison de ce spectacle nous aimons vraiment les airs et je ne veux certainement pas le manquer.
Il a rangé son téléphone et est entré dans la cuisine, en train de fouiller dans le frigo. Il s'est finalement installé sur un sandwich et s'y est posé en regardant les portes du frigo. On dirait que Cain avait laissé une liste d'épicerie avant de partir ce matin. Cardlin passait chez lui demain. Sandwich maintenant en sécurité dans son estomac, il s'est fait une tasse de thé fumante et l'a porté à son endroit préféré dans l'appartement: le seuil de fenêtre. Il avait un siège construit et Cardlin aimait s'asseoir là et dessiner comme il regardait par la fenêtre à la ville avant lui.
Son tapis de croquis se reposait encore là où il l'avait laissé la nuit dernière et donc il a posé sa tasse sur la table d'extrémité à proximité et retourné à son croquis récent. Ce n'était rien de grand, juste un croquis de la vue avant lui. Il s'agitait alors qu'il continuait à ajouter des bâtiments, les mouvements devenaient fluides et presque seconde nature à mesure que son esprit errait. En fait, il errait tellement que ses yeux commençaient à s'enfoncer et le crayon arrêtait de bouger, glissant de sa main boiteuse pour rouler sur le plateau à côté de lui. Il sentait son esprit de plus en plus flou tandis que l'obscurité l'accueillait à bras ouverts...

Ses yeux clignaient sur le même gris familier qu'il a grandi pour connaître toute sa vie. Mais attendez... Ce n'était pas l'appartement. Cardlin s'assit debout, sentant l'herbe chatouiller ses mains et ses pieds nus. Il s'est jeté un coup d'œil, trouvant qu'il était habillé de pantalons en coton doux et d'une chemise, tous deux de couleur blanche. Ensuite, il a fait le bilan de ses environs. Il était actuellement assis dans une parcelle d'herbe et, comme il se tenait, il a vu un chemin sinueux mener loin de lui et autour d'un rocher. Curieux malgré lui, Cardlin s'est tenu et a commencé à suivre le chemin. Bientôt, il rencontra un lac, l'eau lisse comme du verre et entourée de montagnes de tous les côtés. Un petit quai mène à l'eau, un bateau attaché à un poste comme s'il attendait un capitaine. Cardlin pouvait sentir ses yeux grands en admirant la beauté qui l'entourait. Il ne pouvait pas dire à quel moment de la journée il était, mais les pics de la montagne étaient obscurcis par les nuages et l'extrémité du lac avait un léger brouillard qui dérivait.
Incapable de s'aider, Cardlin s'étire jusqu'au bout du quai et s'assit, plongeant ses pieds dans l'eau fraîche alors qu'il continuait à se regarder dans l'émerveillement. Ses doigts démangeaient, aspirant à un appareil photo ou un tampon de croquis pour qu'il puisse capturer la vue magnifique posée devant lui.
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Basic Information

| Name |
Cardlin Xavier Winchester
| Date of Birth |
 21 | December 24th 
| Gender |
Male
| Sexuality |
Gay
| Status |
Single, has only dated once before and it ended badly
| Partner |
TBA

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| Occupation |
Black and White Photographer
| In-Depth Appearance |
Standing at 5'0", Cardlin is considered quite short for a male of his age and is often pointed out on this fact. However, Cardlin is proud of his height. He refuses to allow people taller than him assist him if he is unable to reach something. He will climb if he has too. Though he does get put out when people constantly point out the fact that he is short. Cardlin's hair seems to have a mind of its own, preferring to rest atop his head in messy curls. He does try to tame it but it resists his every effort and so he eventually just gives up and lets it do what it will. His eyes are a bright blue that turn slightly gray when he is upset. Cardlin's physique could be described as slender and even so far as calling it petite. He has some muscles but they are lean and compliment his small body. He weighs around 100 lbs and doesn't seem to gain weight no matter what he eats due to his fast metabolism.


Spans his lower back.

Located on the inside of his left wrist.
While he has no problem with people seeing his back tattoo, no one knows about his wrist tattoo. He keeps the tattoo hidden either with long-sleeved shirts or a leather band. He is unwilling to let anyone know about this tattoo since it is a secret promise to himself that he is going to stay strong no matter what.



Who Am I?
| Personality |
♦ Kind ♦ Introvert ♦ Caring ♦ Bottles up his problems ♦
Cardlin is normally described as a kind and caring individual. He tends to put others needs before his own and won't hesitate to help someone if he feels they are in need of assistance. However, this battles for his desire to remain out of the spotlight and not draw attention to himself. He has a difficult time reaching out and bridging the gap between himself and others. Despite all of this, Cardlin has a stubborn streak and will not budge if he sets his mind to something. He's not one to anger easily and he tends to shy away from conflict, much like a turtle would retreat into its shell. Another trait of Cardlin's is that he has a bad habit of bottling up his problems. This stems from his previous relationship where his partner would always cut him off if he tried to speak about his problems and such, telling Cardlin that if he cared, he would have asked. Even if he is having the worst day imaginable he will still put on a smile and say everything is fine.
| Likes & Dislikes |
✔Sweets
✔ The sounds of the night
✔ The ocean
✔ Moonlight
✔ Cameras
✘ Thunderstorms
✘ Being grabbed suddenly
✘ Clowns
✘ Insects
✘ Tight spaces
Hobbies
 When he isn't taking pictures for his job, he takes pictures to hang on his wall. As well, he enjoys sketching using pencils and charcoal.
| History |
Strictly speaking, Cardlin should not be alive. After three boys, Cardlin's mother was warned she should not have anymore children as she had had problems when the twins Declan and Rion were born. But Rosaleen and Michael desperately wanted a baby girl. Against the doctors warnings, they tried for another baby. They prayed day and night and in August, Rosaleen missed her monthly cycle. Hoping against all odds, she went to the doctor and almost burst into tears of happiness upon discovering she was pregnant. When they discovered they were having another boy, they were disappointed but vowed to love him just as much. Throughout the pregnancy, Rosaleen and the baby were carefully monitored and thankfully so when Rosaleen went into labor on a cold December night, a good four months before her due date. It was a long and painful labor and there was a critical point where the doctors would have lost the mother and child if they had not preformed a C-section when they did. Both lived though Cardlin spent the first couple months of his life in the hospital on careful watch of the doctors and nurses. Because of his premature birth, Cardlin suffers from a weak immune system and can get sick very easily. He is also prone to ear infections and can have breathing problems if his body is worked too hard. Despite these complications, nothing stopped him from running around outside with his brothers.
The doctors had feared that Cardlin's growth would be stunted and his parents adopted this fear when he didn't get his teeth or much hair until he was two. As a child, Cardlin had always looked younger than he actually was and people in the shops were very surprised to see what looked like a toddler speaking in full sentences. However, when they started going to the eye doctor for annual check-ups, it was discovered that Cardlin suffers from monochromia, complete color blindness where the only colors he can see are black, white, and shades of gray. All in all however, he was a happy and bright child who adored his older brothers. His brothers adored him right back and didn't mind when he followed them around everywhere. Closer to his age, the twins were Cardlin's partners in crime where they got into all sorts of mischief. However, Cain was never far behind to get them out of trouble. With his condition, his brothers and parents did not treat him any differently. His brothers even tried to help by telling him what the color of things were; the sky is blue, the grass is green, etc. They even made a game were they would bring him objects like apples and such and he would try to guess what color is was. Cardlin was never burdened by his lack of color. Instead he accepted it as a part of himself and strove to not be brought down by it.
| Family |
Mother ♀ Rosaleen _ Age 63 | Deceased
Father ♂ Michael _ Age 66 | Deceased
Three brothers ♂
Cain _ Age 30 | Lives on his own- is letting Cardlin live with him until Cardlin can get a place of his own
Declan _ Age 25 | Away at University
Rion _ Age 25(Was born a minute before Declan) | Away at University 
| Strengths |
 Dedicated
 Hard-working
 Organized


| Weaknesses |
 Shows little self-preservation when protecting someone he cares about
 Kind nature can be taken advantage of at times
 He refuses to quit until he has deemed his work perfect, which he is very reluctant to do since he believes it isn't perfect.




The Other
| Theme Song |
The Dark - Beth Crowley
You caught me moments before I hit the ground
And I hear voices screaming to run away
Yet I see not black and white but silver and gray
I don't trust you
But I want to
Please don't let me fall
I gaze up at the midnight sky
Can't find a single star
There are times when I miss the light
But I'm not afraid of the dark.
| Extra Information |
The reason he chose black and white photography is that he wants to show the world what it is like to see everything through his eyes.

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{"What do you think I see when I look into the mirror?"}
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♫ Sophie Blackthorn ♫
"She's my sister, even if we're not related by blood."
Cardlin was a shy, little wallflower when he first started high school. He had run into Sophie from time to time, sometimes literally, but he didn't talk to her all that much until the following year. When they started growing closer, Sophie was there for him even when his family couldn't and for that he loves her dearly. She helped him find the strength to leave a bad situation and helped him with the healing process, which may have included lots of ice cream and binge watching Netflix.

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☮ Renata De León ☮
"The camera loves her."
Cardlin meet Renata through his job. She was looking for a photographer and contacted him. After seeing some of his work, she liked it and now he is her go-to photographer.

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