Dyme has a scattering of scars and markings. There are track marks on his right arm, a pair of gunshot scars on his right shoulder, mild burn scars on his upper back, and slight, barely noticeable scars on his chest from when he was cut with broken glass. All of these except the track marks were obtained in the building fire that killed most of his brother’s friends when Dyme was thirteen.
The track marks and the burn scars bother him the most, in terms of being self-conscious about them, and if he can help it, he never goes without a shirt or something with long sleeves in public. On stage, he typically wears an open front jacket, since he’s not so bothered by the scars on his chest. If he has to do photoshoots, he relies on makeup artists to cover his track marks, and he’s never photographed from the back if his back is bare. When he has sex with a stranger, and has to show them his body, he prefers to do it in the dark. It’s harder to feel self-conscious about scars when it’s too dark to see them, and as far as feeling them goes, well, if they’re focusing on his scars instead of everything else, he’s doing something wrong.
Dyme is charismatic and easy to get along with. He never pushes a subject if it makes someone uncomfortable, he’ll back off immediately if his flirting causes discomfort. He always had a spark of charisma, even when he was a child. His brother’s friends all enjoyed his company, despite their large age gap, and most of them treated him like a little brother instead of a nuisance. Dyme has always been laid back in social situations, and never pestered people with endless questions (like his brother’s friends). As he grew up, this spark grew with him, and he’s managed to charm himself into a lot of places. Charming the bouncer to be allowed into a bar for underage drinking when he was younger? Check. Charming his (former) drug dealers to occasionally throw in a little extra? Double check. He even made friends with some of them, and hung out with them from time to time.
He enjoys getting along with people, especially fans, and making sure they’re having a good time interacting with him. Making sure his fans are happy is especially important to him. He wants them to have a positive memory of having met him, and doesn’t mind signing autographs or stopping for pictures. He’s not snobby, and doesn’t think he’s better than anyone because of his wealth and fame; he acts more like an average person when it comes to talking to others than he does a rockstar. He also enjoys doing nice things for people, such as when he agreed to meet Moira’s brother without having to be asked.
Dyme has flirted with most of the people in his life at least once. This includes the other members of his band, especially Bellamy. If someone is attractive, he can’t help himself; they need to know that he thinks they’re hot. It’s not even always about wanting to get into bed with someone; he just enjoys flirting with people he finds attractive. He’s definitely flirted with all of his back up singers, again, especially Moira, even before he found out about her brother or started to fall in love with her.
As far as Dyme’s suicidal tendencies go, he has a lot of survivor’s guilt. For his entire life before he moved away from home, his father blamed him for his mother’s death, and eventually Dyme started to blame himself too. If he’d never been born, his mother would still be alive. Blow number two came when his brother was killed. Dyme blames himself for that, too, since he got it into his head that he should have been able to do something more to help Nyckel. Both of those things combined with the fact that Dyme is a very emotional person, he feels emotions strongly, and that includes his guilt and self-blame, his anger, his shame (with his drug addiction). After so many years of feeling guilt and being told he was responsible for his mother’s death, and then blaming himself for Nyckel’s death, Dyme developed depression. He doesn’t believe that he deserves to live after he’s failed people or caused them to die. Throw in the stress of working in the music industry on top of that, and you end up with a cocktail of bad emotions. When things get to be too much for him, Dyme cracks under all of the guilt and pressure, and tries to take his own life.
Stubborn; Dyme is stubborn as a bull. He’s never backed down from anything he set his mind to. He wanted to be a musician from a young age, and never let his father talk him out of it. He never let any failures with record labels stop him either, and has always strived for things he wants to accomplish. He also doesn’t back down from a fight, even if it’s against someone he loves, like the times he’s physically fought and argued with Salem over his drug addiction.
Short-tempered; While Dyme’s mellowed out some over the years, he’s still pretty short-tempered. He’s gotten into fights with Salem over his drug addiction and how much it puts him at risk, and used to get into shouting matches with his father whenever Amantius was actually around. He also fights with strangers. Someone cops a feel when he’s not in the mood? That might lead to a fight. Someone insults him or purposely tries to pick a fight? That’s definitely ending in violence.
Kind; He enjoys doing nice things for people. Even if it’s as simple as paying for someone’s lunch or giving them a few bucks for the bus. While he barely knew her, he agreed to meet Moira’s brother to let the kid meet his favorite rockstar, without even having to be asked. Dyme did a lot of nice things for Zack; hanging out with him, giving him some free merch, playing video games with him. Dyme knows that life is short, and you have to make the most of it while you have the chance.
Self-destructive; While Dyme looks out for others and does nice things for them, he’s very flippant about his own well-being. He gets into fights, usually with strangers, sometimes with people he cares about, just for the sake of being in a fight. He did drugs, which he knows is a detriment to his health, but he had a lot of trouble stopping them because they made him feel better. It took a lot of work for him to start to ease off of them.
Friendly; Dyme isn’t afraid of meeting new people, putting himself out there to make new friends. He’s laid back, easy to get along with because he doesn’t like making people uncomfortable, so will back away from any topics that seem to have that effect on someone. He won’t poke or pry at anything private, either. For instance, he easily made friends with the rest of his band by just being himself and feeling them out over some drinks, figuring out where each of their personal boundaries were. He also easily made friends with Moira by helping her out with her brother and just being there when she needed someone.
Self-conscious; Dyme’s bothered by some of his scars and prefers to keep them covered whenever he can, whether by makeup or clothes. He also knows he’s not the greatest person because of his short temper and (former) drug addiction, despite his attempts to be a good person.
Charismatic; Dyme’s a very likable person, easy to get along with. He’s charmed his way past bouncers to get into bars, charmed his past drug dealers and became friends with them, hanging out sometimes, grabbing lunch together. He has a way with people, he’s not forceful, or arrogant. He’s generally more honest and understanding. He never hid things from Moira, for example, because she already knew about his worst secret; his drug addiction. He was always open with her, telling her how he was doing, how he was feeling. He also makes his fans feel special, like each and every one of them matters to him (and they do, because without them he wouldn’t be where he is). He always stops to give each of them personal attention if he encounters them in his normal day to day life.
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The track marks and the burn scars bother him the most, in terms of being self-conscious about them, and if he can help it, he never goes without a shirt or something with long sleeves in public. On stage, he typically wears an open front jacket, since he’s not so bothered by the scars on his chest. If he has to do photoshoots, he relies on makeup artists to cover his track marks, and he’s never photographed from the back if his back is bare. When he has sex with a stranger, and has to show them his body, he prefers to do it in the dark. It’s harder to feel self-conscious about scars when it’s too dark to see them, and as far as feeling them goes, well, if they’re focusing on his scars instead of everything else, he’s doing something wrong.
Dyme is charismatic and easy to get along with. He never pushes a subject if it makes someone uncomfortable, he’ll back off immediately if his flirting causes discomfort. He always had a spark of charisma, even when he was a child. His brother’s friends all enjoyed his company, despite their large age gap, and most of them treated him like a little brother instead of a nuisance. Dyme has always been laid back in social situations, and never pestered people with endless questions (like his brother’s friends). As he grew up, this spark grew with him, and he’s managed to charm himself into a lot of places. Charming the bouncer to be allowed into a bar for underage drinking when he was younger? Check. Charming his (former) drug dealers to occasionally throw in a little extra? Double check. He even made friends with some of them, and hung out with them from time to time.
He enjoys getting along with people, especially fans, and making sure they’re having a good time interacting with him. Making sure his fans are happy is especially important to him. He wants them to have a positive memory of having met him, and doesn’t mind signing autographs or stopping for pictures. He’s not snobby, and doesn’t think he’s better than anyone because of his wealth and fame; he acts more like an average person when it comes to talking to others than he does a rockstar. He also enjoys doing nice things for people, such as when he agreed to meet Moira’s brother without having to be asked.
Dyme has flirted with most of the people in his life at least once. This includes the other members of his band, especially Bellamy. If someone is attractive, he can’t help himself; they need to know that he thinks they’re hot. It’s not even always about wanting to get into bed with someone; he just enjoys flirting with people he finds attractive. He’s definitely flirted with all of his back up singers, again, especially Moira, even before he found out about her brother or started to fall in love with her.
As far as Dyme’s suicidal tendencies go, he has a lot of survivor’s guilt. For his entire life before he moved away from home, his father blamed him for his mother’s death, and eventually Dyme started to blame himself too. If he’d never been born, his mother would still be alive. Blow number two came when his brother was killed. Dyme blames himself for that, too, since he got it into his head that he should have been able to do something more to help Nyckel. Both of those things combined with the fact that Dyme is a very emotional person, he feels emotions strongly, and that includes his guilt and self-blame, his anger, his shame (with his drug addiction). After so many years of feeling guilt and being told he was responsible for his mother’s death, and then blaming himself for Nyckel’s death, Dyme developed depression. He doesn’t believe that he deserves to live after he’s failed people or caused them to die. Throw in the stress of working in the music industry on top of that, and you end up with a cocktail of bad emotions. When things get to be too much for him, Dyme cracks under all of the guilt and pressure, and tries to take his own life.
Stubborn; Dyme is stubborn as a bull. He’s never backed down from anything he set his mind to. He wanted to be a musician from a young age, and never let his father talk him out of it. He never let any failures with record labels stop him either, and has always strived for things he wants to accomplish. He also doesn’t back down from a fight, even if it’s against someone he loves, like the times he’s physically fought and argued with Salem over his drug addiction.
Short-tempered; While Dyme’s mellowed out some over the years, he’s still pretty short-tempered. He’s gotten into fights with Salem over his drug addiction and how much it puts him at risk, and used to get into shouting matches with his father whenever Amantius was actually around. He also fights with strangers. Someone cops a feel when he’s not in the mood? That might lead to a fight. Someone insults him or purposely tries to pick a fight? That’s definitely ending in violence.
Kind; He enjoys doing nice things for people. Even if it’s as simple as paying for someone’s lunch or giving them a few bucks for the bus. While he barely knew her, he agreed to meet Moira’s brother to let the kid meet his favorite rockstar, without even having to be asked. Dyme did a lot of nice things for Zack; hanging out with him, giving him some free merch, playing video games with him. Dyme knows that life is short, and you have to make the most of it while you have the chance.
Self-destructive; While Dyme looks out for others and does nice things for them, he’s very flippant about his own well-being. He gets into fights, usually with strangers, sometimes with people he cares about, just for the sake of being in a fight. He did drugs, which he knows is a detriment to his health, but he had a lot of trouble stopping them because they made him feel better. It took a lot of work for him to start to ease off of them.
Friendly; Dyme isn’t afraid of meeting new people, putting himself out there to make new friends. He’s laid back, easy to get along with because he doesn’t like making people uncomfortable, so will back away from any topics that seem to have that effect on someone. He won’t poke or pry at anything private, either. For instance, he easily made friends with the rest of his band by just being himself and feeling them out over some drinks, figuring out where each of their personal boundaries were. He also easily made friends with Moira by helping her out with her brother and just being there when she needed someone.
Self-conscious; Dyme’s bothered by some of his scars and prefers to keep them covered whenever he can, whether by makeup or clothes. He also knows he’s not the greatest person because of his short temper and (former) drug addiction, despite his attempts to be a good person.
Charismatic; Dyme’s a very likable person, easy to get along with. He’s charmed his way past bouncers to get into bars, charmed his past drug dealers and became friends with them, hanging out sometimes, grabbing lunch together. He has a way with people, he’s not forceful, or arrogant. He’s generally more honest and understanding. He never hid things from Moira, for example, because she already knew about his worst secret; his drug addiction. He was always open with her, telling her how he was doing, how he was feeling. He also makes his fans feel special, like each and every one of them matters to him (and they do, because without them he wouldn’t be where he is). He always stops to give each of them personal attention if he encounters them in his normal day to day life.