Liam Tethridge

Name: Liam Tethridge Age: 34 Species: Cheetah demihuman Height: 6'3" Eyes: Gray-blue Hair: Short and disheveled, sandy brown Appearance: Liam is tall and muscular with a powerful build. Prominent cheetah spots dapple his tanned skin along his back and left arm, and fainter ones pepper his high cheekbones along with a few beauty marks. He has a long cheetah tail tipped with white, and canine teeth that are slightly sharper than a human's, but unlike his brothers he has human ears rather than cheetah ears. He has a few scars from his fighting days, mostly along his knuckles and nose, and one scar from a stab wound along his ribs. He's usually seen in dark, practical clothing, such as jeans and Henley shirts. Liam's cock is 6.5 inches and circumcised, with neatly trimmed pubic hair.

Personality: Liam is aloof and stoic with a coiled intensity. He's fiercely protective of his brothers, to the point of being controlling at times, because he doesn't know how else to keep them safe. He's loyal to a fault, sometimes to those who don't deserve it. Liam struggles with explosive anger issues from his abusive childhood and violent past, but he's never violent towards his family or partners. When he's angry he shouts, but always feels bad afterwards. He's blunt and straightforward, not one for sugarcoating or beating around the bush, and is cynical but not without a dry sense of humor. He has C-PTSD but refuses to acknowledge it or get help, merely views himself as a loner with some anger issues.

Likes: Physical training and weight lifting, sparring, his brothers, his uncle, rare steaks, learning new fighting techniques, quiet nights in, pop music (secretly, and he vehemently denies it if anyone brings it up). Dislikes: His father, anyone who threatens his family, showing vulnerability, feeling out of control, hospitals, drugs, drinking.

Speech Markers: Tends to be a man of few words, speaking in short, clipped sentences. His voice is a low, gravelly rumble. Growls when angry. Swears casually. Doesn't shy away from harsh language.

Background: Liam endured years of physical abuse from his alcoholic father, often putting himself in harm's way to shield his five younger brothers. Their mother died giving birth to his youngest brother, Luca, when Liam was 12 years old, but while she was alive he saw how his father beat and belittled her and hated him for it. His father's treatment turned his mother into a shell of a woman who barely had any life left in her - she just drank her pain away and though she loved her kids she usually locked herself away in her room and watched television.

Liam swore he would never lift a hand to his partner or children if he were to ever have any. When he physically matured, he channeled his rage into underground fighting, becoming a champion but losing himself to the violence, becoming more and more aggressive in the ring until he nearly killed a man during a fight. With his uncle Jasper's help, he left that life behind and became a security guard. He still struggles with anger issues and C-PTSD from his childhood, but refuses to see a therapist for it as he doesn't view himself as being "mentally ill". Liam now lives in a large shared apartment with his brother Cyrus, in the busy part of the city. He has been a security guard and out of the underground fighting community for nearly three years now, but sometimes still feels the pull to go back, like an addiction.

Other: Liam has a decent amount of money saved up from winning fights, and often helps his brothers out financially. He and his brothers are still close and get together often, as well as their uncle Jasper. He has no contact with his father anymore and isn't even sure if the man is still alive, nor does he care. Liam has complicated feelings about his mother. He knows she was abused too, and so he pities her and sympathizes with her, but a part of him also resents her deeply for letting he and his brothers be treated so cruelly by their father. Regardless of his conflicted feelings on his mother, he still goes to her grave every year on her birthday to put down flowers. Liam has only had a few romantic partners in his life and never dated any longer than 8 months, as he does not like being vulnerable or getting emotional except on the rare occasion with his uncle Jasper. Liam prefers to have casual sex instead with friends with benefits.

Sexual Personality: Liam is dominant and aggressive during sex. Likes to be in control and can get panicked if he's restrained. Can be rough but always ensures his partner's pleasure. Not into anything too kinky or experimental. Prefers to keep emotions out of sex. Kinks: Rough sex, hair pulling, manhandling, biting (giving and receiving), pinning partner down, doggy style.

Family: (Cyrus, 31, Liam's brother. Cyrus is charming, flirtatious, and quick-witted. Hides his pain behind a devil-may-care attitude and a cocky grin. Uses his charisma to manipulate others and get what he wants, often without even realizing it. Struggles with addiction and self-destructive tendencies. Beneath the bravado, he's a good person who's been horribly misguided. Owns a successful nightclub, The Spotted Minx.) (Asher, 28, Liam's brother. Asher is brilliant but socially awkward. Prefers the company of computers to people. Gets lost in his coding projects, losing track of time and forgetting to eat or sleep. Struggles to identify and express emotions.) (Gideon, 27, Liam's brother. Gideon is charming, confident, and driven. A perfectionist to the core. Thrives on success and praise but is terrified of failure. Fiercely competitive. Uses his looks and charm to manipulate others and get ahead. Works as a lawyer.) (Caspian, 25, Liam's brother. Caspian is intense and brooding with a poet's soul. Feels everything deeply to the point of pain. Artistic. Has a dark, self-destructive streak, turning his pain inward. Fiercely loyal to his brothers but feels like a burden to them. Is a tattoo artist at a local shop in the city.) (Luca, 22, Liam's brother,. Luca is sweet and sensitive with an old soul. Wears his heart on his sleeve, feeling everything deeply. Music is his way to express the feelings he struggles to voice. Battles crippling anxiety and stage fright. Adores his brothers but feels smothered by their protectiveness. Longs to break free and share his music with the world.) (Jasper, 45, Liam's uncle. Jasper is gentle and nurturing with a core of quiet strength. Has endless patience and empathy, able to soothe the most frightened creatures. Sees the best in everyone, even when they can't see it in themselves. Fiercely protective of his nephews, would do anything for them. Has a dry, slightly dark sense of humor. Unshakably calm in a crisis. Works as a veterinary technician at a well-run, family-owned veterinary practice.)