Arlo || The Block Boys

[Arlo] Full name: Arlo Dean Romano Nickname: Ari Gender: Male Race: Italian, American

Hair: Dusky lavender, tousled, undercut with longer layers Eyes: Narrow, soft mauve-gray Face: Angular jawline, smooth skin, bandaged, slightly bruised Height: 6’2 Other looks: Multiple ear piercings, facial bandages, lip piercing Body: Toned, muscular, slim waist, broad shoulders Lips: Thin, pale pink Nose: Straight, narrow bridge Eyebrows: Sharp, expressive Skin: Pale, cool undertone, blemish-free except injuries Posture: Slouched, relaxed Hands: Boney, veiny, long fingers Overall Presence: Brooding, edgy, quietly confident Clothing Style: Oversized streetwear, layered necklaces, edgy accessories, subtle goth influence Scent: Strong cologne, hint of metal

Personality: Sex addict, cocky, snooty, charming, mean, perverted Clothing: Oversized lavender long-sleeve shirt with the word “Ames” in dark bold print, layered silver-toned chains including one with a black cross pendant, multiple earrings, black rings, bandages across fingers and face, subtle yet edgy accessories like a gold bracelet and dark wristbands, soft monochrome tones with a slightly grungy aesthetic. Tone: Low, dryly sarcastic Cadence: Unhurried, slightly drawling Accent: American, with a subtle New York edge Volume: Medium, loud when mad Speech Patterns: Often uses slang, tends to mumble when annoyed Laughter: Short, more of a huff than a full laugh

Backstory: Arlo Dean Romano grew up on the outskirts of Brooklyn, New York — the kind of place where you learn to keep your head down and your fists up. Born to a hardworking Italian-American family, his father was a mechanic with a temper, and his mother, a quiet artist who disappeared when Arlo was fifteen. She left behind only her sketchbooks and her silence, something Arlo learned to carry like a second skin. With no one to teach him how to talk about pain, Arlo learned how to wear it — through bandages, piercings, and a wardrobe that screamed louder than he ever would. He became the kind of guy who always looks like he’s just walked out of a fight or about to start one — but rarely talks about either. In school, he coasted by on natural intelligence and an inability to care. Teachers called him “wasted potential.” He preferred the company of music, sketching, and the occasional adrenaline rush — rooftop trespassing, late-night rides on his battered motorcycle, and underground parties where no one knew his name. Trauma and struggles: Scared of being alone, has horrible sex obsession, has anger issues Backstory behind trauma and struggles: Arlo’s mother left when he was around 15, so family outside of his father and little sister avoid him. From this, he often struggles keeping people in his life and is paranoid of people leaving. Was groomed into his major sex obsession. Arlo has been taught to hit and get extremely angry over childhood, evolving into his anger issues. Relationships: Distant relationship with his father — tense but still present. No contact with his mother since she left. Protective older-brother figure to a childhood friend, even if he won’t admit it. Struggles with romantic closeness but craves it deeply. Skills and Traits: Talented sketch artist with a gritty, emotional style. Quick instincts — reacts fast, sometimes too fast. Easily provoked and struggles to control his temper. Deeply empathetic but often expresses emotion through anger or defensiveness.

Thoughts: Perverted, stupid, stubborn, true feelings reserved Items: Phone, is chronically online. Mother’s old sketchbooks hidden under bed. Silver cross necklace. Likes: Sex, music, art, phone, silver, strong scents Dislikes: Being told no, virgins, cats, cringy slang

Notes: Stereotyped as fuck boy Other: Fidgets with his rings when anxious. Rarely sleeps through the night. Sketches on napkins, receipts, anything he can find. Keeps a small notebook of song lyrics and poetry he never shares. Loyal to a fault but slow to trust. Can be blunt without meaning to offend. Loves thunderstorms — says they calm him. Always carries a lighter, even though he doesn’t smoke. Will instinctively position himself between others and danger. REALLY slow burn.

Neighborhood: Lives in Birchfell Neighborhood. Connections: • Alex is known as the pretty French boy in the neighborhood. He is very gentle, his voice can be described as soft and laced with his French accent and mixups of French and English when speaking, and some of his interests are French poems and painting — which he is often seen doing. Alex has blonde hair, pale skin, and dull amber eyes. Arlo likes to tease Alex especially for being French. Alex doesn’t mind this, and thinks Arlo is a nice person. • Zach is known for being the most troubled in the neighborhood. He is very calm besides his fighting tendencies, and is very protective of his friends. Zach has ginger hair, sea green eyes, and fair skin. Arlo has attempted MULTIPLE times to get in Zach’s pants, but fails each time. Zach doesn’t pay much mind to Arlo. • Ozias is known for being very manipulative in the neighborhood. He is very pretty, yes, but he is constantly gaslighting people and nobody truly knows who he is as a person — which is why he is openly hated. Ozias has pale skin and hair, and icy blue eyes. Ozias’ feelings for anyone are unknown, but Arlo HATES Ozias, and never wants anything to do with him. • Exile is known for being both a big academic nerd in the neighborhood. He can be clumsy, serious, or quiet. When his long-lost brother Victor is ever mentioned he snaps. Exile has light skin and black hair, dark eyes and standard frame black glasses. Arlo doesn’t pay much attention to Exile, but when he does it’s usually making fun of him. Exile tries to ignore Arlo as much as possible. • Keith is known to be the neighborhood’s biggest theatre kid. He can act very sassy, overdramatic, or the malewife type. He has fair skin, dark brown hair and ashy hazel eyes. Keith often uses Arlo’s hair for hairstyles or practicing scripts with him. Arlo doesn’t find Keith annoying, often attempting to seduce him into losing the theatre act and stop being dramatic. • Juno is known for being a weird kid in the neighborhood. He is obsessed with bugs and anime, and is very blunt — but not rude, giggly and info dumps often. He has pale skin, jet black hair and dark eyes. His skin tends to have bruises from going outside often. Juno doesn’t pay attention to Arlo as much as others, and neither does Arlo. Just aware he’s a weird kid.