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Nick is tall, though not quite as tall as his little brother, at 6' (183 cm) and weighing a rather average 175 lbs (79 kg). He's thankful for his height, as he's four inches shy of being the exact height as his dad, which would have probably ruined him even more. His eyes are hazel in color, and his skin is naturally tanned, though it gets much darker if he spends a lot of time outside, though that isn't a common occurrence. He keeps his hair long, typically about shoulder length or just farther, and very rarely cuts it short. He had dreads for a while, but eventually decided he hated them and shaved them off, and those few months with short hair brought him to a very dark headspace. He has his ears pierced once in the lobes, and then has a nose piercing that he tends to forget about a lot. He also has multiple tattoos, though not as many as Damion. He's had to take a break from getting them since he doesn't have an income anymore. Most of them cover up scars he received during the time the family lived with their bio father.

Nick is very much someone who longs for a better life. His life started rough and just felt like it hasn't gotten any better as he grew up. He loves his mom and siblings to death, so much that it hurts sometimes, but is awkward about showing it and often messes up when he tries. He's accepted being called the family fuck up because at least then none of his other siblings have to take the brunt of it, especially not if it were to land on Luna. He's always been quiet, and he prefers observing and listening over speaking.

His likes include art, alcohol, coffee, video games, sleep, and soft things (animals included). His dislikes are abusers, the fact he looks like his dad, homophobia, loud noises, and violence.

His weakness is his siblings, alcohol, memories, and cute things. His strengths are his art. He's sure he has more, but he's really not sure what they are at the moment.

He fears seeing his father again. He doesn't know what he'd do if they ran into each other, and that unknown scares the hell out of him. His secret is that he's been selling his art online, but it's barely enough to pay for his alcohol habits, let alone bills. He aspires to get better, and become a tattoo artist, an idea Nikkie sparked and he latched on to for dear life. He's using that desire and drive to work on getting sober.

MOTHER
Name: Felicity Galford
Birth Year: 1969
Occupation: Social Worker
Feelings Toward: He loves her, but ultimately feels sorry for her. Although he's grown to understand the intricate web that is being in an abusive relationship, the little kid in him still hasn't forgiven her for taking so long to leave their dad.

FATHER
Name: Raymond Freeland
Birth Year: 1970
Occupation: Unemployed
Feelings Toward: Complete hatred. There is nothing that his biological father could do or say to ever make Nick forgive him. He absolutely hates that he looks like his dad, and is part of the reason Nick keeps his hair longer.

STEP-FATHER
Name: Anthony Galford
Birth Year: 1964
Occupation: Lawyer
Feelings Toward: He loves him, but it took a long time. Although Nick didn't trust him at first, and was ready to throw down at any slight inconvenience caused by his step-father, he's finally come to realize just how good Anthony is for the family. Although he doesn't call him dad (and had plenty of "you're not my real dad!" moments growing up), he'd more argue that it's because the term "dad" was completely ruined for him too young.


TWIN SISTER
Name: Nikolette Freeland
Birth Year: June 17, 1990
Occupation: Middle School English Teacher
Feelings Toward: He adores her, and tells her everything. Almost quite literally. He's very thankful for her patience with him, and is glad she moved in with the rest of the siblings when he did. Nikkie is the only one he allows to give him harsh criticism, though he still hates hearing it.

YOUNGER BROTHER
Name: Damion Freeland
Birth Year: June 13, 1993
Occupation: Youth Advocate/Musician
Feelings Toward: Damion is precious to him, and Nick wishes they could be closer, but Nick also knows Damion is disappointed in him. He hopes one day he can be a better older brother to him.

YOUNGER SISTER
Name: Allison Freeland
Birth Year: June 13, 1993
Occupation: Yoga Instructor/Instagram Influencer
Feelings Toward: She rubs him the wrong way, and so even though he knows it's because she cares, he finds himself hating her a lot of the time. He tries to avoid confrontations with Aly just so he doesn't have to deal with her lecturing him about him ruining his life blah blah blah... It leaves a bitter taste in his mouth that she's talked about their bio father in a more positive light than the tone when she talks to him. At the end of the day he still loves her because she's his little sister, but it's hard to remember that sometimes.

YOUNGEST SISTER
Name: Luna Freeland
Birth Year: May 2, 1995
Occupation: Dance Instructor
Feelings Toward: He loves Luna with all his heart, and though he, like Damion, treats her as the baby, he never felt the need to be as protective as Damion. He really doesn't understand all this AA nonsense, though he is silently very proud of her for escaping her depression and addiction.

Nick actually simultaneously remembers a lot and very little about living with their bio father. Some days are a lot clearer than others, other times the memories come to him in a nightmare, in the past sometimes he'd finally drank enough to silence them. He was always quite average, especially compared to his twin, but it never caused any bitterness in him. According to his mom, he didn't actually talk until he was three, which was a vast difference to Nikkie, and even made his mother question if there was something wrong with him at first. Ironically, even though his sister was forced into learning to be ambidextrous, he started off left-handed and practiced writing with his right hand because he wanted to be like Nikkie. He made it through most of school, but ended up dropping out his junior year, too involved with drinking, and trying and failing to cope with a body that was developing to look exactly like his abuser. At 18, he quietly went back to get his high school diploma via the internet, telling no one but Nikkie.

While he always felt protective of his younger siblings, he was too soft to actually show it properly, and he spent a lot of time avoiding his siblings rather than trying to figure out how to help them. When Luna lost Liam, his chest ached and he cursed the world for doing this to his baby sister. He's regretful he also encouraged a life of alcohol for her coping, but he can't bring himself to say sorry to her (plus it wasn't like he started it, just encouraged it). He was freeloading off his siblings for a while, though he made an unreliable income selling his art online. He applied for apprenticeships at tattoo shops around April of 2022, and managed to stop drinking long enough to get accepted to one. It also became a lot easier to stay sober now that he and Nikkie live alone, but he definitely still has a long way to go.

Hello! My name is Redeim!
I was born in 1989.
My pronouns are he/him.
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