"Friendship isn't about who you've known the longest. It's about who walked into your life and said ' I am here for you' and proved it."
BASICS
NAME: Qiu (Elided from Qiulin)
GENDER: Genderfluid
PRONOUNS: He/Him | They/Them
ORIENTATION: Demiromantic Pansexual
BIRTHDATE: Early Spring 2750
AGE: 26 as of 2776
LOCATION: Semaca Weyr
OCCUPATION: Dragonrider [Green]
WING: Chopin Squad
APPEARANCE
EYES: Dark Brown
HAIR: Brown
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 5'7" | Lithe
PLAY-BY: Qui Lin [Our Life: Now and Forever]
EXPY SOURCE: Qui Lin [Our Life: Now and Forever]
FULL APPEARANCE:
Qiu is a rather slender young man of average height, about 5'6" and his build is one that is slender and agile, much like one might imagine someone who danced alongside a Harper's tune. He has long brownish black hair, which is soft as silk and thick as wool that he has allowed to grow to below his shoulders and stops just below his chest. Depending on what he is doing, the mane is either flying free or tied back in a low horse tail. A pair of gentle dark brown eyes of almond shape framed by long lashes sit over a nose that is an average size that he often wishes was a bit smaller. His face is often in a grin, as he is a very positive and bright side sort and its rare to see him not smiling on a typical day.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY:
Qiu is a social butterfly. He has a desire to get to know everyone he can, not above introducing himself and his dragon and then firing off questions like a curious child at a rapid speed that could leave someone with their head spinning. He also has a tendency to be overly indulgent in other people's business, to the point of being pushy and nosey and this has been something he has been trying to work on but like a cat with curiosity, not a beast he has fully gotten under control... he just can't help himself! He craves adventure and always is the first to volunteer for tasks that might not be the most desired of assignments.
He is a usually kind-hearted young man that cares about those around him, especially in his wing and would not hesitate to help someone if they needed it. However, if someone is rude to him without good reason, he will stand up for himself and speak his mind and end conflict in the most diplomatic way possible if he can. But depending on the offense, he will hold grudges for turns, sometimes even longer if he feels the wrong was too great. He does not like physical altercations and tends to avoid them when he can unless left with no other choice.
He is also a bit scatterbrained and sometimes will lose track of what he is doing and is easily distracted when these moments hit. He also has a tendency to lose small things of personal value, often leaving them in the company of others he spends time with and will deny he ever loses anything, that things are right where they were meant to be. He is still figuring out who he is and as such, accepts any pronouns sent his way with a strong preference for he and they.
He is very dense when it comes to romance and may have to have someone directly tell him they are interested before it clicks in his mind.
HISTORY
FAMILY:
Hong (47) | Father; Starcrafter
Yi (47) | Mother; Mindhealer
(Name) (26) | Best friend(Crush?) ; Candidate/Rider/Handler? ( open tie )
Tamarack (26) | Close friend ; Candidate/Rider/Handler? (open tie)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: None
BIRTHPLACE: Telgar Weyr
HISTORY:
Qiu, born as Qiulin to Hong and Yi of originally Telgar Weyr. His father was a Starcrafter and his mother a Mindhealer and the two had him very early in their marriage and after he was old enough, they had decided one child was enough for them and he grew up as an only child. But he was hardly lonely, as he would often go and introduce himself to other children as easily as he dressed each day. He liked to think he was rather popular with other kids and they liked him, but obviously he was in no place to make such assumptions what anyone else thought or felt. As he grew, his interests keened into fantasies of being some big weyr hero and soaring the skies on dragon back or chasing down thread on a noble wher. He could not decide which he wanted to do when the time came and logically decided to roll the dice with fate and let it decide. Before he could apply himself to candidacy, his family moved to High Reaches after Golre's fall, feeling their skills could be put to more meaningful use where there may be a greater need, his mother specifically.
So after the dust settled and he was able to, he became a candidate and began the process of learning, making new friends and standing for hatchings. The months rolled into turns but he did not let this dampen his spirits, at least not outwardly. He penned his deepest thoughts and worries into his journal, which he kept with him everywhere he went that he could carry his small bag of belongings. Unbeknownst to him, he would periodically lose pages of this journal and often they were brought back by a fellow candidate whom he formed a solid friendship with and another whom shared his love of writing though she was more of a nature lover and also a duel candidate. But then everything changed in the early spring of 2772.
He had been standing at the Gleaming Dawn clutch and watched as first egg that hatched seemed to not be able to find their bonded and Quilin worried for them, calling for the rider with the rest of his classmates but the hatching of Galdenath distracted him, not just because it was a gold but when she, seeming so timid moved over and impressed to Zagreus.. a male candidate and turned everything he thought he knew on his head! He congratulated his fellow on his impression and thought she was the prettiest gold he had ever seen. Then thankfully the missing classmate showed up and claimed her dragon. He breathed a sigh of relief that the little one would not between. Then a lovely white hatched and he also congratulated the new rider.
Part of him wondered if his dragon was somewhere in those eggs? Or would he be left standing once more? He was aware of the candidates fighting on the sands and moved to be downwind of it, not really wanting any part of the squabbling and any punishment that might be coming... besides it might make him look bad to the dragonets and he did not want that. Several more eggs followed and he congratulated each one, even if he did not know the new weyrlings that well or at all. But then the Peach egg began to rattle and with a crack, the energetic little minty green dragonet popped out and began to make her way towards the candidate line... to the part of it that Qiulin himself had been standing in.
About halfway there, it was almost as if the dragonet decided to try to be "ladylike" and tried walk on her feet a very different way that caused her to topple and fall face first into the hatching sands, her tail flopping over her head as she rolled. He could not help the smile that crossed his face, it was something between laughter and almost... adorable? But she stood up and made her way still towards his side... and then tumbled forward again in a somersault and collided right into his shins painfully. He grunted as it really did hurt but leaned down, intent to see if she was okay but then he heard her mind voice in his own head and as his eyes met hers, he noticed the color swirl in their depths.
" Oof! Oh! Hello! This is very undignified but hello Qiulin!"
This was his dragon.. his Flaeth! Helping her to her feet and dusting off the sand on her the best he could, he then looked towards the feeding buckets after a gentle whine and nudge to his leg from his dragon. He had gotten distracted by the impact of the impression for a moment and it slipped his mind that his dragon needed to be fed. Snapping out of his stupor, he led her over to the feeding buckets, his gaze looking to the crowd and seeing his parents, his mother smiling, a few tears rolling down her cheeks. His father however, was loudly cheering for him and clapping and he felt a bit embarrassed but happy they seen his biggest achievement to date.
He and Flaeth did not take long to bond to one another and he enjoyed his new life alongside his precious dragon. His only regret were the two candidate best friends he made had not also impressed. Not too long after he had settled into Rider life, his parents came to him and expressed their plans to move to Semaca, where they could be further helpful. He did not want to be separated from his family so he agreed to go. But not before he convinced Tamarack and his best friend to come along with him, maybe their chances to find their place would be better there?
Once he arrived in Semaca, he immediately applied himself and Flaeth to Chopin Squad and enjoyed being able to work where he could make a difference between any Threadfall.
