"Why is no one having a good time? I specifically requested it."
- Captain Raymond Hold, Brooklyn 99
BASICS
NAME: Holt
GENDER: Male
PRONOUNS: He/Him/His
ORIENTATION: Homosexual
BIRTHDATE: Summer 2746
AGE: 30 as of Summer 2776
LOCATION: Fort Weyr
OCCUPATION: Wingrider
WING: Daylight Wing
APPEARANCE
EYES: Coffee brown
HAIR: Licorice brown
HEIGHT AND BUILD: 6'7" and stocky
PLAY-BY: Andre Braughre
EXPY SOURCE: Captain Raymond Holt (Brooklyn 99)
FULL APPEARANCE: Holt is a man of exceptional height and really broad shoulders. He is lacking in girth that is anything but muscle. With lavish skin the color of well-polished dark walnut and a darker shade echoed in his eyes, Holt is quite the handsome lad - or he would be, if he ever smiled. His hair would be in unkempt curls if allowed to blossom, but Holt prefers it to be shaved close to his skull for the sake of simplicity and efficiency. A firm, strong chin silhouettes plump lips and rather obnoxious frown lines.
PERSONALITY
PERSONALITY: Well-spoken and exuding an atmosphere of high-class sophistication, Holt is a staunch stickler for the rules. Outwardly he is the perfect embodiment of a statue - decidedly lacking in emotional indicators that might give others a clue to his mood. He is perpetually stoic, almost comically so. Even recounting jovial tales of his youth or declarations of love for his weyrmate are lackluster and monotonous. It is difficult for him to connect to his feelings, although there is no logical reason for this personal development in his past. While often calm and collected, Holt only shows true anger if those within his wing, his dog, Raidoth, or his weyrmate Cozner are insulted or put into danger.
Inwardly, he cares deeply for the members of his Weyr and wing. Holt is warm, kind-hearted, and shown to go above and beyond for others both personally and professionally. If an individual matches his personal preference for proper grammar and punctuality (and shares a dislike in being corrected), Holt might endure to mentor them secretly through interactions intended to make favorable traits shine through.
Interestingly enough, he is prone to indulge in childish behavior with those he has grown accustomed to. Holt is highly competitive and is prone to entertain Raidoth's 'rivalry' with Joheith by sniping quips at Louisa when given the opportunity. For a man of little outward emotion, Holt can dole out a hefty amount of sass without breaking character.
HISTORY
FAMILY:
Marjorie - mother (61)
??? - father (??)
SIGNIFICANT OTHER: Cozner of Blue Oppenth
BIRTHPLACE: Ruatha Hold
HISTORY: TW: Mentioned Homophobia Holt hailed from a single mother on the Ruathan Guard. Not much is known about his father, as he failed to be involved in Holt's life and was only barely mentioned by his mother, Marjorie. Ruatha Hold came together to help raise him alongside the other children. He was ushered into wartime Pern - when dragonriders attacked on another in the skies and settlements waited with bated breath for the violence to subside while constantly watching their own backs, fearful that the quarrel would turn onto them. Marjorie stood out amongst the guards for her no-nonsense lawful good disposition and conviction to uphold all that was good and just, instilling confidence into her fellow man and woman. Holt looked up to her and aspired to become one with the Guard as he grew older.
That chance fell upon him as Thread arrived and the fighting subsided. He aged into an 'apprenticeship' and followed closely in his mother's footsteps, learning what was appropriate for his youthfulness and striving forth on a drive to become just as good, or better, than Marjorie. There were other holders taken to the guard as well. One of them was a young lad named Cozner. They became fast friends. Adolescence saw them entangle into something more. Pern was a little more progressive than it once might have been, but there were some who would look upon Holt's romance with Cozner in disapproval. Such scornful eyes were enough to see Cozner drop from the ranks, seeking instead to become a harper. Cozner was Searched by Telgar Weyr during the peak of the plague in 2762 and Holt would not see him for another decade.
As the global pandemic faded into the shadows, Holt found himself approached by Fort dragonriders. Search pulled him into Fort Weyr's confines in 2767 - just in time to witness Nornth's demand of bloodshed during her mating flight and the subsequent poisoning of her and her rider, Blaze. The following turn, Holt stood on the sands for the clutch begot by Serapheth and Wireth. He was found by white Raidoth and became a weyrling.
He bore witness to Fort Hold's rebellion, which bled through into Weyr politics as a bronze was forcefully installed as a wingleader. Holt and Raidoth ascended into full dragonriderhood well before Z'osh staged his coup against Tuckal and placed all garnets under house arrest. The whiterider pair took part in the weyrbowl brawl on the side of the progressives, outwardly disgusted by the sense of superiority emanating from the traditionalists.
In 2773, a trader's caravan brought with it a litter of the most adorable canines Holt had ever seen. He traded his marks for a bread-loaf looking pup and named her Cheddar.
A turn later, a blue dragonrider transferred to Fort Weyr. Holt was beside himself (internally, of course) to see that it was his childhood sweatheart Cozner astride a dragon named Oppenth. It did not take long for them to resume their relationship from where they left off, officially titling themselves as weyrmates with dragons who were like brothers and a fur baby canine. The future looks bright.
