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honeycoves Ooh Bells is deliciously dark and I can't wait to see him maintain his ruse in the RP.... accepted! Just to be clear, he teaches at Hogwarts and not Beauxbatons, right?

 

[honeycoves]

honeycoves Ooh Bells is deliciously dark and I can't wait to see him maintain his ruse in the RP.... accepted! Just to be clear, he teaches at Hogwarts and not Beauxbatons, right?

correct! i’m excited to introduce him c:<

 

[honeycoves]

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  piper baer katzenbach

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  
  

  and leave your lonesome on the shelf ☾

  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

  
  
  

  ♡coded by uxie♡

  
  

  
  
  
  be there when the summertime ends ─ BASICS
  ─ PIPER ( piper baer katzenbach )
  ─ Name Meaning: piper "flute player" baer "bear" katzenbach "priest of righteousness"
  ─ Nicknames: mostly goes by kat, katz or katzenbach if he's not called piper. some have shortened his first name to pi, but unless you're really close to him it tends to rub him the wrong way. same goes for pip and pipes for nicknames.
  ─ Gender: cisgender male; he/him
  ─ Age: 16
  ─ Birthdate: june 21st
  
  closing in like the tide in the wintertime ─ SCHOOL
  ─ Nationality: half german, half english
  ─ School: durmstrang
  ─ Rank: secondary
  ─ Year: 6th year
  ─ House: he struggled to get sorted, finding himself walking a weird line between a couple of them. he was put in ucilena, though he feels like he doesn't quite fit in because he lacks the laidback and easygoing nature many of his housemates possess. he found himself wishing for wolverine, like his older brothers, but he wasn't so lucky.
  ─ Wand: hazel wood, unicorn tail hair core, 9"
  ─ Pet: he has a short-eared owl named albert
  
  don't run, just wait and you will see ─ MAGIC
  ─ Blood Status: half-blood
  ─ Patronus: kingfisher
  ─ Boggart: werewolf or his siblings, dead.
  ─ Quidditch: he played keeper for a little bit, but ended up quitting to focus on his studies. if he was being honest, it wasn't quite his cup of tea and he only joined because the majority of his siblings had played and he felt it was necessary for him to do so as well.
  ─ Preferred Classes: piper loves learning and often overworks himself trying to take on as many extracurricular courses as he can. he takes particular interest in ancient runes, history of magic, and magical theory.
  
  that we are meant to be ─ VISUALS
  ─ Appearance: piper is attractive, yet unassuming. he hides his height behind a horrible slouch, almost like he wishes to be smaller and hidden. his clothes wear baggy on him, as he's rather thin, and the clothes likely didn't fit him in the first place if they survived being passed down between his five older brothers. his sandy blonde hair is has a permanent wind-tousseled look, effortlessly messy without making him look like a total slob. his stone-blue eyes are framed by short, blonde lashes, fair, patchy brows, and pink, heavy lids. his nose is wider and slightly downturned, complimented by his high cheekbones and slim cheeks. he has full, pink lips that part to show teeth that remind him of a bunny, with larger front teeth and canines that sit higher than the rest, giving them a more pointed illusion. his pink-toned skin is marred by pale moles and even paler freckles, giving him an uneven complexion. his reluctance to smile gives him an air of unapproachability, and the way he carries himself and his messy(but not disastrous) appearance gives you the feeling he'd rather just disappear all together.
  ─ Wardrobe: outside of the
  ─ Scent: old books, sour apple, cinnamon
  ── HEIGHT & WEIGHT ☾ 6'0", 159 lbs.
  ── BODY MODS ☾ his earlobes are pierced, but he never wears earrings.
  ── PHSYICAL DISABILITIES ☾ piper is hard of hearing due to frequent ear infections as a small child. he suffers from partial hearing loss and chronic tinnitus. his mother pulled some strings to get him some muggle-created hearing aids that were given the same magic workaround that radios were so that he can listen with fewer distractions when in high-magic areas that would normally disrupt and explode them. if he were for some reason to go without them, he cannot sign but can lip read mildly well.
  ─ Faceclaim: hugh laughton scott
  
  if only you are mine ─ PERSONALITY
  ☾ ─ Overall Personality: piper stood out amongst the many katzenbachs, mostly because he wasn't anything like the rest of them. having grown up in a full household, teeming with bold personalities, it became the expectations of professors, family, and friends for each katzenbach to turn out like the next: feisty, loud-mouthed children who ran wild and caused trouble. most katzenbachs were hard-headed, spoiled, and a little self-centered, but it was a fate that piper quickly escaped himself.
  
  piper can be difficult to get to know. he's incredibly reserved and extremely shy. he finds social interactions with strangers to be very difficult and draining, having a hard time making proper conversation. he's no simpleton, in fact if he's writing he finds himself to be very talented with words, but they just don't come out of his mouth correctly. he gets nervous when speaking with others— he's generally a nervous guy— and he barely stammers out full sentences with people he's unfamiliar with. his nervous nature also means he's bashful and easily embarrassed, frequently flustered by things that others would likely decide was no big deal. romantic encounters turn him beet red and he practically loses his ability to speak, small mess ups make him self-conscious, and too much attention makes him uneasy. most of his troubles in the social area boil down to struggles with overthinking, which he can be prone to. he's quite awkward and usually described as "dorky". because of his shyness and his struggles to speak with newcomers, he has a hard time making friends and was labeled a sort of loner at durmstrang. he's largely okay with it though, as he'd rather observe than participate. he spends a lot of time people-watching and has become very quick to notice habits and behaviors in others, as well as their changes. he can be incredibly perceptive, even if he struggles to apply that insightfulness to actually interacting with others.
  
  however, if you're persistent enough to get him comfortable in your presence and turn yourself into a friend, the young man can be quite a joy to know. he's very kind, and a friend you'd always wish to be there for you. he takes genuine interest in the things you do, and does his best to remember it all. he supports the people he cares about, encouraging to do the things that they dream of. he goes out of his way to be kind to others, and is considered a good friend by those who get to know him. he does his best there for those who need it, typically filling the role of a good listener or someone to lean on. he also gives out half-decent advice, dolling out wisdom when asked. he's reliable. and, which many value, he's loyal. once you're his friend he's your ride or die. he has a hard time turning his back on his friendships, even when they've done him wrong or he and his companions have drifted apart.
  
  meeting somewhere in the middle of piper's altruism and apprehensiveness is his sensitivity and self-critical nature. piper is his own worst critic, constantly second-guessing himself and filling his own mind with self-doubt. he lacks to confidence that others seem to be full of, but still holds himself to impossibly high standards. he is an overachieving perfectionist who often feels the need to have everything absolutely right. he downplays his achievements, often feeling as though they are too inadequate for attention. this sort of behavior goes hand in hand with his sensitivity. he is highly in tune with others' emotions, and often finds them affecting his own. he's negatively affected by conflict around him, even if it doesn't involve him, and struggles to handle criticism well. he's also not very good at handling his own emotions, usually deciding to bury them until he can't anymore. he often takes things to heart, but refuses to acknowledge that he does. he tries to be patient, but sometimes things have a way of getting under his skin, and he can only bottle up his feelings for so long before they explode.
  
  even if he doesn't think it's worth the attention, piper is a hard worker who practically throws himself into everything he does, striving for the best. he's a very smart young man who has dedicated himself to years of studying and books. he's naturally curious, thinking deeply about the world around him. he personally loved literature and puzzles, using both as his own personal escape. he's a natural problem solver. but, he doesn't just think in the black and white of logic. katzenbach can be quite creative, thinking unconventionally about problems, and having a little bit of an artistic streak.
  ─ Positive Traits: observant, perceptive, kind, sweet, reliable, supportive, good listener, wise, altruistic, loyal, overachiever, perfectionist, humble, hard worker, smart, studious, curious, problem solver, logical, creative, bookish, artistic.
  ─ Negative Traits: shy, reserved, nervous, bashful, easily embarrassed, self-conscious, over-thinker, dorky, awkward, self-critical, unsure, overachiever, perfectionist, self-effacing, sensitive, repressed.
  ─ MBTI: infp
  ─ Moral Alignment: lawful good
  ─ Temprament: melancholic
  
  don't lose sight of what you want ─ PREFERENCES
  ─ Likes: reading, books, photography, studying, school, classes, poetry, ancient runes, learning, astronomy, maps, plants, quiet, alone time, writing, drawing, art, snow, winter, painting, having friends, his siblings, peace, journaling, spicy foods, cooking, muggle artifacts, house elves(as friends, not servants), riddles, mysteries, puzzles, thunder storms, white chocolate, sweets, sweaters, blue.
  ─ Dislikes: performance/performing, talking to others, strangers, crowds, large groups, bugs, the heat, losing his hearing aids/hearing aids dying, being babied, getting riled up, quidditch, the unfamiliar, sweating, fighting, conflict, lip reading, roses/strongly smelling flowers, trying new things, being wrong, being embarrassed, meeting new people, competition, athletics, pranks, whispering, secrets.
  ─ Habits: he keeps a journal and write in it daily, fills his journal with maps and poems, hides his journal under his mattress, takes candid photos of others, bites the ends of his quills, shoves his hands in his pockets when nervous or upset, grabbing his hair tightly when frustrated, overpacking his schedule, stuttering when talking to newcomers, picking at the skin of his thumb, listening instead of speaking.
  ─ Fears: werewolves, losing his siblings, rejection, failure, embarrassment, someone reading his poems, not being good enough, death.
  ─ Hobbies: writing poems/journaling, studying and memorizing maps, studying, stargazing, drawing, photography, painting.
  ─ Mental Disorders: he has mild anxiety.
  
  care about the simple things in life ─ ORIGINS
  ─ Family:
  - sylvie rainer-katzenbach - mother, living
  - friedrich katzenbach - father, living
  - jean becker - bio father, living
  - justus katzenbach (fc: jamie dornan) - oldest brother, living
  - rainer katzenbach (george mckay) - older brother, deceased
  - chip katzenbach (callum turner) - older brother, living
  - asten katzenbach (louis hofmann) - older brother, living
  - keiron katzenbach (guiles surridge) - fraternal twin, living
  - averil katzenbach (casper von bulow) - younger brother, living
  - ottilie katzenbach (charlotte mckee) - younger sister, living
  - hugo katzenbach (nathan gamble) - youngest brother, living
  ─ Hometown: dresden, germany
  ─ Backstory: piper comes from quite a large family, standing somewhere in the middle of his siblings. he has four older siblings, three younger ones, and a fraternal twin who always seemed to fit in better than he could. most of the children were fairly close in age, no more two years apart in age, with the exception of little hugo who is four years younger than the sibling closest to his own age. his parents were wealthy, important people. his mother, sylvie, worked in the german ministry of magic as deputy minister and her husband, friedrich, was a writer for die silberne fledermaus, aka "the silver bat", a popular newspaper in the german wizarding world. they were a powerful, pureblooded couple, who possessed a lot of influence over the world they lived in. as a result of wealth, influence, and fame, most of the kaztenbach kids grew up spoiled, entitled, and wild. sylvie chalked it up to having an endearing amount of passion and strong, independent souls. others would blame it on a lack of firm parenting and a house run by nannies with no power.
  
  piper himself was always different from the bunch. he was quiet, reserved, shy. he didn't fit in with his loud, entitled brothers from the get go. the older boys picked on him a little, and he would often be excluded from their games and fun on account that he was "a crybaby" who was no fun to play with. even his own twin brother would turn his back on piper. as he grew up, it bothered him less and less, finding more fun in reading, art, and books than the sports and ridiculous games that justus and rainer were leading anyway. he spent most of his days inside the home library, nose buried in a book. he took interest in his parents' work, asking questions and trying to get his hands on materials to learn more about it. he liked his alone time, and rarely found himself venturing out of the house. besides, it wasn't like his siblings were all mean and bullies. they mostly left him alone to mind his own business(minus his twin keiron, with whom he had a tumultuous relationship and would fight constantly, and his younger brother averil who was practically keiron's mini-me), and asten in particular was nice to him and took care of him. when ottilie came along, she too had more sympathy and gentleness for him than the boys did, and hugo had always been young enough to be favored by everyone including piper which formed a bond between the two.
  
  when piper got to school, he was excited. not only was he stoked to be at one of the most elite magical institutions in the world, but he was excited to learn. having had no formal education as a small child outside of what the nannies would teach and what he could get the older boys to tell him, he mostly taught himself from books and the occasional story from a parent. he didn't quite fit in a durmstrang, but that was quite alright, since he could take as many classes as he wanted and spend as much time in their much more extensive library as he wished. around his third year, his world was rocked.
  
  he had always believed himself to be a pureblood wizard. not that it particularly mattered to him, but it was something that was important to durmstrang and something that his family wore like a badge of honor. his mother's affair broke national headlines. she had been caught having relations with a coworker, and the legitimacy of her children with friedrich had been called into question. friedrich was furious, and required a paternity test on all of the children. justus, keiron, piper, and averil were not his biological children. once again, sylvie made headlines when she revealed that piper and keiron were the sons of a muggle man, making them true half-bloods. justus's father was a half-blood coworker who had left the ministry not long after his birth. averil, sylvie never knew for sure who his father was. chaos ensued, both in the katzenbach family and in the german wizarding community's political world. at home, friedrich and sylvie got into colossal fights that would result in all of the kids still at the house staying in the cramped, tiny home of justus and his boyfriend, for days at a time. eventually, sylvie and friedrich agreed to work on their marriage. though, his relationship with the boys who were not biologically his became very distant and strained. sylvie began sending piper and keiron to their father's for a month out of the summer to get to know him and "bond". at school, piper lost the few friends he had over the scandal, but thankfully fell in with the winter twins, who he always felt at-ease with, so he wasn't totally alone.
  
  however, the punches didn't stop rolling in. the following year, while the katzenbachs were on a "family" camping trip, a few of the older boys left the campground to go hiking. they had gotten caught by a pack of werewolves, transformed for the full moon. rainer didn't make it, and chip had been infected with the lycantropy. the loss of a brother and a son had upended the katzenbachs' world once more. chip left durmstrang to live in seclusion and be taught privately without the worry of his affliction harming other young wizards, and he is a rare sight at family gatherings, tired and ragged. piper, although not the closest to rainer, threw himself into his schooling upon the loss of his brother, and spent more time away from the family home than usual. he developed a fear of werewolves and became more fearful than usual that he would lose another sibling.
  
  last year, he and clara began dating after clara had been a rock for him in some of the toughest times of his life. they broke it off not long before summer break, as the duo could not stop fighting. they're still friends, and they still fight, though he doesn't quite understand how or why they bicker so much. despite his struggles socially, he has been selected to represent durmstrang as the top student in his class. his extensive knowledge on magical theory and history was thought to be enough to give his school an edge in competition.
  
  that bring you joy and wave away the darkness — RELATIONS
  ─ Sexuality: pansexual, demiromantic
  ─ Relationship Status: single
  ─ Crush(es): n/a
  ─ Past Partners: clara winter
  ── TURN ONS ☾ dark hair, light eyes, funny, kind, bookworm, makes him feel relaxed, smart.
  ── TURN OFFS ☾ mean, sporty, bully, too submissive, too much like himself, tension, self-absorbed, rude, spoiled.
  ─ Dom or Sub?: submissive
  
  leave your worries far behind you ─ PLAYLIST
  ─ oblivion - lily potter
  ─ juliet - cavetown
  ─ heather - conan gray
  ─ wish you were here - pink floyd
  ─ sofia - clairo
  ─ boys don't cry - the cure
  ─ i love you so - the walters
  ─ into the cave we wander - gerard way
  ─ vinta - crumb
  ─ nothing matters - the last dinner party
  

 

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honeycoves Piper is a sweetheart, accepted! Only thing missing was the Wardrobe section, but I'll leave it optional if you wanna edit that in or not, it's no big deal. I can't wait to see his dynamic with Clara play out in the RP!