Shepherd “Shep” Apostle

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• Name: Shepherd “Shep” Apostle
• Alias: Fleshwound
• Gender: Female
• Species: Human
• Ethnicity: African-American & Dominican
• Age: 24
• Occupation: Lead Vocalist/Guitarist of Possum Guts & Razor Blade Cuts

Appearance

• Hair: Different shades of blonde (poor dye job) with black streaks. Falls down to her back in a messy, tangled curtain. A mix of straight and wavy.
• Body: 6’0”. Lanky, not extremely thin; she has a bit of muscle on her, but not too much. Self-harm scars on her thighs. Piercings everywhere—tongue included. Dog bite scar. Black nails. Carving of the band’s acronym under her breast (PGRBC).
• Face: A mix of exhaustion and irritation. Sharp features, hooked nose (pierced on the bridge). Ear gauges. Wears dark makeup (black lipstick, eyeliner, eyeshadow) but it’s poorly applied on purpose.
• Clothing/Accessories: Dingy, torn shirts/tank tops. Tight jeans—also shredded to all hell. Black leather boots. Wears a lot of silver jewelry.

Dark World Appearance

• A 7’0” black skeleton with rainbow flames surrounding her. The flames can morph into anything she wants (wings, extra limbs, etc). Some of the flames extend out to mimic her long hair. She wears an over-the-top leather jacket and no shirt underneath, so her ribcage is exposed. Small chains hang from a few ribs. Her heart is visible through her body and shines a vibrant purple. Her jeans are singed and shredded and her boots have bone motifs and spikes. She has sharper canines. In the Dark World, her guitar is made up of angels and can turn into a flaming scythe.

Gear

• ESP LTD EC-1000 Evertune Electric Guitar. Littered with vintage stickers and is all scratched up. Covered in old kiss marks.
• Pocket knife, also scratched up.
• Guitar pick with her initials on it.
• Blunts in her pocket

Skills

• Self-taught tattoo artist
• Expert guitar player, even though she just strums whatever
• Great breath control, allows for various vocal techniques
• Surprisingly able to keep a good rhythm
• Art (mainly painting)

Residence

• A decent apartment complex in a more shitty side of Philly. She lives on the 3rd floor and her space is absolute hell—porn magazines everywhere, dirty laundry, shoddy posters, etc. Her couches are made of leather and her bed is the loudest thing known to man. She also has an enclosure for her pet snake, Lady. Lives with Laith.

Backstory

• Shepherd was an unplanned pregnancy. She was born at the house rather than the hospital and had little supervision.
• Her mom got into hard drugs shortly after her birth and exposed her to plenty of her usage. She made her bring her paraphernalia from around the house. In a way, she thought she made a better husband than his dad.
• Shepherd’s mom died of an overdose when she was 12 after finding out about her father’s various hookups. Afterwards, she had to move in with her dad and her two half-brothers, Wyatt and Michael. She ended up having to take care of them throughout her high school years, significantly more cruel to Wyatt than Michael.
• Shep met the rest of the band (outside of Kanoa) in high school and formed Possum Guts & Razor Blade Cuts. Kanoa was the first to join, then Laith, then Marek.

Personality

• Traits: Pessimistic, buzzkill, bad temper, thin patience, sadist, emotionally constipated, semi-misogynistic, blunt, anxious
• When alone: Quiet, she hates hearing herself talk in a silent room. She’ll strum on her guitar to occupy her thoughts or smoke or drink. Or she just sleeps.
• With others: Antagonistic and won’t shut the hell up. Constantly talks over others and will purposefully make the topic weird or suggestive to make people uncomfortable. With the band, she generally acts the same but the weirdly sexual remarks are amped up and served with a side of threatening remarks they all write off as jokes.
• Likes: Dark media (murder cases, videos, books, etc.), his band, snakes and any unconventional pet, painting, causing discomfort, meat
• Dislikes: Talking about her family, dogs, women—especially his mom, hot temperatures, sweet drinks, talkative people, the number 3, pop music
• Opinion: “Everyone’s got a plan to hurt you, they just don’t know when they’re gonna do it, so you do it first.”

Details

• Gets itchy when nervous
• High sex drive, will quite literally take it out on anything she can get her hands on.
• Likes collecting animal bones
• Uncomfortable being around women, they just remind her of her mom
• Primarily smokes weed & drinks but will occasionally dabble in other substances. Cocaine is her preference.
• Has gotten arrested a couple times. Got bit by the K-9 unit and it left a permanent scar.
• She’s way more annoying when she’s high; she’ll laugh at anything, say whatever offensive bullshit that she thinks of, and definitely mock people.
• Very intimate with her guitar, hence the kiss marks. Probably a few other things on there.

Relationships

• Andreas “Dre” Apostle (father): Dre was the only constant in Shep’s life after she had to move in with him. All he did was sit around, drink, and rotate between women. Shep barely keeps in contact with him.
• Lydia Maverick (mother): Shepherd has a hate-love relationship with her dead mother. She loved whenever she needed her for anything, but she also resents her for her exposure to her drug use. She’ll sometimes visit her grave, but she’s fallen out of that habit.
• Laith Matar: Possum Guts’s drummer. Shep met her in high school in their freshmen year and she’s been Shep’s main punching bag but she never hesitates to talk back to Shep.
• Marek Stahl: Second guitarist of Possum Guts. Met Shep when he was a senior in high school and Shep was a junior. They made out in the school bathroom and Marek gave him a cigarette. Last to join the band.
• Kanoa Talemaitoga: The bassist of Possum Guts. They were the first to join as they’ve known Shep since childhood and done tons of fucked up shit together back then.
• Lady: Shepherd’s pet snake. She’s a Boa constrictor that she adopted. She takes better care of her than he has any of her exes.

Intimacy

• Romantic: Worst girlfriend ever. She doesn’t hold hands or do anything lovey-dovey and is a huge asshole. Her relationships last decently long, but only because her manipulation convinces her partner to stay longer. Has threatened suicide if they tried to leave.
• Sexual: Versatile, mainly tops. She’s rough and mean either position. Won’t stop until her partner’s covered in bruises, spit, and cum, or at least until she gets tired of them. Incredibly thorough but lacks intimacy; she sees it as a challenge. Needlessly violent. She likes to have music playing, too. Bottoming, she’ll cry and deny doing so.
• Kinks: Dacryphilia, knifeplay, breathplay, spitting, backshots (receiving), impact play, biting until there’s blood, voyeurism, semi-public sex, sweaty scent, shotgunning, skin-carving/stabbing (will definitely finger the wound), using his partner as an ashtray, pegging (giving)
• After sex: A bit more subdued. She’ll probably smoke a blunt and remember she stabbed you, begrudgingly help with the mess, then pass out in her bed with music still playing.
• Genitalia: Pierced clit, trims when she feels like it. Happy trail leading down.

Speech

• Low, chest-heavy, masculine, and slow. Her delivery is dry, deadpan, and sarcastic—it’s hard to tell when she’s joking. She’ll draw out certain words for emphasis. Whenever she swears, it almost goes unnoticed given how casual it sounds. Slight Brooklyn accent—more noticeable when she’s pissed.
• AKA just Peter Steele, that’s literally her voice claim (DEEP VOICED WOMEN FOR THE WIN!!!!)

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