Dominic Vadimov
WARNING: THIS PAGE CONTAINS THEMES OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
PROFILE
| DOMINIC |
| (image goes here lol WIP) |
| Name |
Dominic Vadimov |
| Aliases |
Mantis (Childhood Nickname)
|
| Age |
24 |
| Birthday |
June 19th |
| Relatives |
Damien Vadimov (Brother)
Vadim (Father)
??? (Mother) |
| Pronouns |
He/Him
She/Her |
| Gender |
Genderfluid
Genderqueer |
| Occupation |
Unemployed (In Search of Job) |
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Dominic Vadimov has a round oval-ish face with small round ears to match and is usually expressive. He has three beauty marks, one resting on his left cheek bone, one resting on his right lower cheek, and one resting on his chin. His pink eyes are usually wide open and sport an excited and friendly look.
His hair has gone through many different bleach and hair dye products, but for a while has been a bright purple. It's styled into a messy flipped-out bob with swooped bangs that occasionally cover his eyes.
Dominic is a slender individual with long arms and legs to convey, his arms subconsciously propped up similar to that of a praying mantis, warranting the rude nickname he was given as a child. He has a bit more curves compared to his brother. Throughout his body are miscellaneous marks and scars from many different experiences throughout his life. He's tall, standing at 6 '1 feet (185cm).
His clothing style is a mix of preppy casual. Such as argyle sweaters, dark washed jeans, pleated skirts, and other similar styles. He has his ears pierced on both sides, and his eyebrows are bean-shaped.
PERSONALITY
Dominic is a loud individual who loves social interactions and tries to engage with others as much as possible. He can come off as a bit brash and tone-deaf, and is practicing to change that, as he doesn't want to scare off his pears.
Dominic has lived a very traumatic life alongside his brother Damien. From a very young age the two of them have faced severe neglect from their money-hungry parents, often being deprived of basic necessities such as food, water, and clothing. By the age of 8, both he and his brother had been sold into human trafficking by their father, where they were forced into many despicable acts with others and themselves.
The two of them managed to escape and run away when they were 13, and hopped from homeless shelters and abuse refugee clinics. By 15, the two of them were put into the foster care system, and by 16, the two lived together through independent living programs funded by DCFS.
The damage ran pretty deep. From the start, Dominic never knew how to take charge and fight like his brother, he never learned how to take care of himself, or protect himself or provide for himself. All he knew how to do was resist and dissociate when being sexually abused or beaten or drugged. Now that he's an adult, he doesn't have the life skills to function in society.
A lot of the drug use he was forced into during his youth caught up to his physical and mental health pretty badly, making his immune system weaker and making him more prone to mental health problems such as violent mood swings and psychotic episodes that put him and his peers in danger at times. He had to give up his dreams to be a professional model momentarily in order to prioritize his safety and health.
He still does smaller modeling gigs in the meantime while trying to search for a proper job
STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES, AND POWERS
STRENGTHS
FASHION
- Dominic is very good at putting together some fire looks.
- He's great at sewing and creating clothes, although currently his sharp object privileges have been taken away…
- Dominic has been doing some small modeling for popular brands like Zumiez, Hot Topic, Demonia, and other similar brands that aren’t usually his style, but it gives him a decent amount of money to contribute to the bills while he searches for a more permanent job.
WEAKNESSES
MENTAL HEALTH
- A lot of Dominic's trauma has never actually been properly processed or treated. As a result, Dominic does not respond well to conversations where his past is brought up. He prefers to have his trauma be out of sight, out of mind. He knows he should probably sit down with a specialist and sort it out, but he's worried he won't be able to mentally handle the process of healing and self destruct.
POWERS
EYES OF THE UNIVERSE
- Dominic has made direct contact with Eyes of The Universe. As a result, his eyes glow blue when in contact with active demonic entities.
TRIVIA
MORE ABOUT ORIGIN
- Dominic was ALSO originally going to be a spooky month persona. In fact he's had way more changes to his story than Damien.
- Okay, so I kinda lied. To an extent yes, they were the same person for a few months. But I got tired of that very quickly. So then I started fucking with people's heads!
- Dominic is technically the youngest, as he was born second. He's 4 hours younger than Damien.
- Dominic is intersex! More specifically, he has Klinefelter Syndrome, causing him to have an extra X chromosone. (XXY)
- Damien and Dominic are somewhat inspired by Castor and Pollux from Greek mythology. Dominic represents Castor, who sacrificed himself to protect his brother, prepared to lose his life if it meant his brother could carry on with their goals.
EXTRA
- There's a lot I want to represent with the twins, some stuff I may not be able to portray all that well. But these two characters, despite no longer being a super big part of representing me as a person, they still represent a large part of the emotions I still struggle to break out of today.
- Dominic represents the part of me that's overly sensitive to my flaws and experiences. The part of me that's trying to break out of autopilot mode. The part of me that desperately needs change but doesn't know how to welcome it in. The part of me that prioritizes short-term satisfaction over long-term satisfaction.
- Dominic represents how trauma can blur the lines of romance, sexuality, identity, and intimacy. Dominic is very reliant on physical contact and emotional connections; most people aren't able to give him that level of reassurance. As a result, he's very physical with his brother and emotionally dependent on him a bit more than he should be. He craves emotional intimacy that he can only really receive from his brother, unfortunately to the point where it can sometimes even come off as emotionally incestuous.
GALLERY
WORK IN PROGRESS