Zachary Michael Evans's Vitals |
Name: Zachary Michael Evans |
Race: Were-leopard (Persian Leopard) |
Shortdesc: A fragile looking teenager with pale blond hair and grey blue eyes |
Position: Nimir-Raj of the Chicago Pard |
Fame: Highly gifted musician |
Temperament: Tormented soul |
Themesong: Invisible - Adema |
Jeremy Dufour as Zachary Michael Evans
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Reflections in the Mirror
Zack
The young man is pale shadow of a fair haired ganymede, just from the cusp of youth but not yet cast to the appearance of adulthood. His blond hair darkens at the roots to a light caramel color and fades to a pale honey just a few inches from the tips. His mop of hair is an unruly mass of locks which hold no particular direction or part, the bangs of which reach easily to his chin. His skin holds an unhealthy pallor, which makes the shadows around his grey blue eyes all the more noticeable. His face is way too thin and shows some signs of malnutrition. But beyond that, there is an almost haunted look held deep within those piercing blue eyes.
Zack appears to be somewhere around his mid to late teens. There is something that is almost androgynous about the teen, but not quite, something that manages to straddle the edge of delicate and fragile; the line that also stands between sensual and sexual. One could almost describe Zachary as not handsome, nor cute, but almost beautiful, almost angellic.
Zack's clothing has been well worn. His jeans are faded and tattered, as the edges of the hem are frayed across the back, and the knees have worn through, leaving a horizontal curtain of nobby white threads. The slate blue henley that he is wearing has faded to a dull grey, and although it is only a small, it appears to be somewhat too large for him. Although his sneakers are of a current style, they have the wear that is generally attributed to years of wear. Engulfing his way too slender form is a large black woolen pea coat. The collar of which is often flipped up slightly, so that can offer as much protection from the cold as possible.
The Leopard
The Persian Leopard before you is quite large, much larger then it probably should be. The leopard has a lean build to it but an almost natural grace about it that makes its very motion awe-inspiring. The male leopard is a soft butter cream color, almost white fur with dark black rosettes on its body, with smaller spots leading to the head and face. The leopard has bright blue eyes that hold a very intelligent gleam. It's long tail is thin and slightly curled.
Zack is specifically a Persian leopard (panthera pardus saxicolor). Of the eight recognised subspecies of leopard found in the world, the rare Persian leopard is one of the largest. While size varies considerably throughout the geographic range of the leopard, the main characteristic features are shared by all subspecies. Typically, they have short legs and a powerful stocky frame, uniquely patterned with black rosettes on the back, flanks, shoulders and haunches and black spots and blotches on the head, throat, chest and belly. The background colour of their distinctive coat ranges from pale yellow to deep gold, with the exception of the underparts which are white from the chin to the tail. The pattern of rosettes, spots and blotches extends to the tip of a long tail, which measures between 60 to 75 percent of the head and body length. The skull is conspicuously large in proportion to the rest of their body and allows for the powerful jaw muscles required to take larger prey.
The Other Side of the Looking Glass
Zack is a contradiction in many ways. He is fiercely protective of those that he cares about, and since becoming a were-leopard, includes every member of the Pard. He is the constant nursemaid, wanting to take care of everyone who needs it. Yet at the same time, he often has little concern for his own safety of well-being. Often, in mixed company, Zack prefers to stay quiet, listening and watching everyone else. He is generally very polite, almost to being old-fashioned, which sometimes carries across in the way that he speaks, as well as his actions. For those that he cares about he would sacrifice everything for them. Eventhough Zack is a very emotional young man, he has a tendency to try to keep it all internalized, even when it is to his detriment and eats away at him. Despite his many charms, Zack can be incredibly stubborn, and as the days pass since he became a shifter, the young man is finding himself to be much more confiident in himself.
The Path that Leads behind Us
Zack grew up in California, just outside of Los Angeles. His father, Michael, died when Zack was three years old. He had been a musician and played the cello in the Los Angeles Philharmonic. When he was eight years old, Zack's mother Caroline remarried. Dennis, Zack's stepdad, never really liked the idea of raising another man's kid, but the brat came with Caroline, and despite his best efforts, there was nothing he could do about it.
Zack inherited his father's gift with music, and by the time he was ten, was already a talented pianist. All of his music teachers commented about how he had a natural ear for music. Caroline encouraged Zack's love for music, but for Dennis, it was just another reminder of Caroline's late husband. Though in truth, Dennis seemed to disapprove of everything that Zack did. Dennis always thought he would have a son that was like him, not some little limp wristed sissy boy who would rather play the piano or take dance lessons. Dennis regularly told Zack that he was like having a daughter and not a son - at least whenever Caroline was not around.
When Zack was eleven years old, Caroline was killed in a car wreck. He thought that losing his mother was the worst thing that could ever happen to him. He didn’t realize that it was only the beginning of hell for him. Three days after his mother’s funeral, Dennis came home drunk with his new girlfriend Vicky, who would be moving in a few days later. After Caroline’s death, Dennis’s dislike of Zachary only intensified. On the nights that he was very drunk, that dislike was expressed with his fist.
To escape the misery that was his home, Zack took to walking the streets to be anywhere but home. He hated home and school was little better. He was taken from the private school and thrown into the lion’s den of public school, where there was a near endless line of bullies waiting to beat him up. That was when his world was thrown into an endless pit of despair and suffering.
About four months before his twelth birthday, Zachary caught the attention of Anton Mashkov, a vampire with a penchant for young boys. His tastes did not stop just with his choice of food. Even though he was screaming no in his head, he could never resist Anton’s desires, no matter what form they took, and no matter how hard he tried, he could never tell anyone, even though he dreamt of doing every day. As time passed, he began to justify it in his head that it was something that he wanted, until he convinced himself of it.
Anton soon discovered that Zachary was a very talented young man and would often display his prized pet to others of the Kiss, having the young musician play for them, often barely dressed, so that they could admire his beauty and his art. For some, the beautiful young boy was a delicacy that they would often play gentleman's games to see who would have the pleasure of tasting his beauty.
When he was seventeen years old, after four years of continuous abuse, he was freed from Anton’s control, when the police discovered Anton’s nocturnal habits. Of course, Zachary’s relationship with Anton was exposed. Terry Chapman, another vampire from Los Angeles, had been in life a petty thief and con artist - being undead didn't really change that. When he was arrested for a property scam, he offered up evidence of another vampire for the District Attorney - Anton. The state sentienced Anton to death for predidation of a minor.
Anton made a deal with the District Attorney. He would plead guilty and accept the judge's decision, if they would agree not to call his Zachary to testify and try to keep his name from the press. Despite this, it became public knowledge, and Zack's name and picture was plastered all over. Dennis accused Zack of seeking out the monster’s attention. On Zack’s eighteenth birthday, Dennis was no longer legally obligated to provide a home for his unwanted stepson, literally kicked him out the door and told him to never show his face again.
It was over a month, since Zachary was kicked out of his house, that he found his new home. He has been hitchhiking his way to anywhere he could, trying to escape his past. Unfortunately Anton’s rolling of him has left him longing for the thing that he so desperately wished to escape. His body longs for the feel of teeth piercing his skin, to feel his warm blood being drawn from him, as he nourishes a beast that he is now enslaved to. Zack suffers from the Stockholm syndrome, though of course, no one back home ever cared enough to notice it.
Zack arrived in Chicago during a snow storm. He was lucky enough to find a warm bed and a bite to eat in one of the homeless shelters. The first person that he actually met was Rachel Winger, as she fell from the heavens and landed at his feet - well more like the ice covered fire-escape the flight above, but that is neither here nor there. She gave Zack a couple of pieces of advice about the city, and they became good friends practically instantly.
He discovered the Crimson District, and like a junkie looking for a fix, he sought out what he thought he needed and wanted. He found it in Club SeVen, but was rescued by Nalio, who took him in and took care of him. Zack reminded her of her little brother and couldn't bare to see him out on the streets. Nalio gave him her own apartment, as she was already planning on moving in with her fiance, Jacobi. It was in the pub downstairs that he met Talen, who he fell for pretty much instantly. He offered to let Talen move in with him, as he was on the run from a family that he was afraid of. Unfortunately, Talen disappeared and Zack did not see him again until months later. He convinced himself that his feelings were only one sided and decided not to pursue it any further.
His time on the streets had already had its effect on him, and while visiting Edie, a boy he had met, he collapsed. Edie's benefactor was a vampire who took a liking to the boy and insisted that he remain while he recovered, even if the vampire admitted that initially it was only becaused it pleased his ward and he liked to see that Edie was happy. While in the care of Ayden, Zack and Edie's relationship grew closer and closer.
Zack was infected, or rather infected himself, by the leopard strain of the lycanthropy virus.
The Ties that Bind
Ahikam - Zack sees himself in Ahikam so much it hurts. Because of their similar pasts, he feels a strong connection to the little blond panther. He misses Ahikam, now that he has left for other parts.
April - Zack realizes that April is technically part of the Pard, but he thinks of her as the big sister that he never had. He wishes that she would come back, but he understands that she has to take care of her family back home.
Forest - Forest was the Nimir-Raj of the Pard, when Zack was infected. Zack doesn't see Forest as a father figure, but more like an older brother.
Jeremy - Zack is puzzled by the snow-leopard healer. At times, he is very affectionate and other times very aloof.
Keith - Keith is one of those people that you just like being around. Zack thinks that he's a bit of a goofball. Zack is beginning to think of him as the brother he calls himself.
Edieron - Edieron is Zack's first boyfriend. The two of them fell for each other, when Zack was recovering from pnuemonia, under the care of Ayden.
Elizza - Elizza thought that he was infected at the same time as Zack. Even though it turned out to be a bacterial infection, the two bonded going through over a week of thinking that they were going to be brothers.
Rachel - Rachel (aka Spidergirl) was the first friend that Zack made when he came to Chicago. Not only is she one of his closest friends, but she is also one of his bosses at Chayim.
Dyson - Werecrocodile who owns the Polychrome Cafe. He seems like a cool guy.
Javier - A friend of Kai, who seems to always have a woman on his arm. Happens to be the Rex of the Werelions too. Zack finds himself becoming more and more fond of Javier, nearly every time they meet. In some ways, Javier is almost a mentor figure outside the Pard.
Kai - Werecrocodile that was one of Zack's first friends in Chicago.
Spence - Werehyena that is trying to start up a parkour chapter in Chicago.
Ayden - In an odd way, Zack thinks of Ayden almost like a father-figure. Ayden holds a special place in Zack's heart.
Malcolm* - Malcolm showed a great appreciation for Zack's talent and beauty. If there was any vampire, other than Ayden, that Zack would gladly be fed upon by, it woudl be Malcolm.
Memory - Memory is a truly unique creature. Zack actually likes her for some unfathomable reason.
Mirage - Zack enjoys his intellectual conversations with this Russian vampiress. In many ways, they have an odd understanding of each other.
Jacobi - Jacobi, along with Lenore, is responsible for Talen killing himself. For this, Zack will never forgive him. Apparently, Jacobi got his hypocratic oath from the same place as Dr. Kervorkian and Mengele. He followed Lenore's order to end Talen's life.
Lenore - Lenore, along with Jacobi, is responsible for Talen killing himself. For this, Zack will never forgive her. She was ordered to take care of Talen, in the end she ordered his death.
Nalio - Nalio is Zack's fairy godmother, okay more like his fairy adopted sister. She took him in and gave him a place to stay. She thinks of him as if he was her own little brother. She left him days before the full moon that would either kill him or change his life forever. She left Zack in the hands of Jacobi to watch after and protect.
Talen - Talen was Zack's first love and his soulmate. In many ways, Talen was Zack's mirror image. Talen was also the source of the infection that turned him into a were-leopard. It is a part of Talen that Zack will carry with him for the rest of his life. He died by having his neck broken, then torn out, then eaten by Jacobi and Lenore, after having stabbed himself. His death left a whole in Zack's soul that will never be filled.
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