CHAMPION, ike bond

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i. mama says he's the oldest so he needs to be strong, unfaltering, determined. papa says that he's the next in line for everything he owns (he owns a farm, some animals and a few horses. they're not rich, but his father pretends like they are). little brother says he's his idol, that he wants to be just like him. little sister says he's her shield, protecting her from all the mean people in the world. he says he so lost in his mind most days that he can't keep anything straight, but no one has to know. he keeps up with their expectations as if to not break the illusion that he's the perfect son to them, because the goddess knows he's so far from that.

ii. he sees his sister crying because of the boys who pushed her around and he doesn't know what to feel. he knows he should be feeling his blood boil and his temper snapping and his hands should be baling themselves into fists but he doesn't feel any of those things. he feels lost as he wraps his arms around her small body and rubs her on her little back. he feels fake as he whispers comforting words to her ("it'll be alright, don't worry." "you're safe here with me." "stick with me and i'll make sure they won't pick on you."). but worst of all, he feels like he's a good big brother when she looks up at him with her doe eyes and thanks him for making her feel better. it makes him sick.

iii. his brother follows him around like an unwanted ghost. when he's working on the farm, his brother is hiding in the crops. when he's heading to town, his brother is hidden away in the cart. when he's around the house, his brother is only ever three steps behind. he knows he goes for a walk one day and his brother follows. he walks and walks and walks to try and clear his ever-clouded mind and when he turns around to walk home his brother isn't in sight. he freaks out, starts running and re-tracing his steps, starts yelling his brother's name. he does it all the way home and he finds his brother sitting on the porch of the house. he's out of breath and wondering what he should do. he grabs his brother and holds him tight, just like he did with his sister, and he tells him how worried he was. his brother apologises and says how he got tired and just started walking home. he tells his brother it's okay, just next time, tell him when he stops following his footsteps.

(iiii. he knows the stories of the goddess, he knows them by heart because of how many times he's heard them. from his mother to him, from his father to his brother, from him to his sister. he knows the stories and the tales and that he should believe in the goddess, but he finds himself lacking in the beliefs section. the only story he supposes he belives in is a rare story - a myth, he supposes. one of a man, a man called the antichrist superstar.)



he lives with an ever-clouded mind and is at a loss at all times. he's the oldest in the family of farmers. he's strong physically, he wields a hoe like an extension of his body, he's a mediocre shot with a bow at best. he is not a swordmaster, he is not a solider, he is not a warrior. he is made for hoeing fields, milking cows and making sure the horses don't run wild. he is not made for battle.

[attr="class","appname"]IKE BOND

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AGE: 21
SEX: male
RACE: human
HOMELAND: centrespire
mountains
CONTRACT: yes