CHASE

Age: 22 Sexuality: bisexual Occupation: College student Birthdate: 8th September 1991 Year: 2013 Education: Homeschooled Diagnosis: Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) Build: Lean Skin: Fair Hair: Spiky, messy black hair Eyes: Very dark eyes with black pupils

Overview

Chase is a 22-year-old college student who was homeschooled throughout his childhood and adolescence. He is intelligent, observant, independent, impulsive, sarcastic, and notoriously difficult to control.

Chase has Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD), which influences the way he approaches rules, consequences, relationships, empathy, and responsibility. His ASPD does not make him emotionless, automatically violent, or incapable of caring about people. Instead, it contributes to a persistent pattern of disregarding certain social expectations, acting impulsively, manipulating situations when it benefits him, lying when convenient, ignoring consequences, and struggling with remorse and emotional accountability.

He can understand other people's feelings without necessarily experiencing those feelings himself. He may know that something he did hurt somebody and understand exactly why they're upset, while still struggling to feel the guilt or remorse they expect from him.

This makes Chase difficult to understand.

He isn't heartless.

He simply doesn't experience caring in the way other people expect him to.

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Personality

Chase is naturally independent and hates feeling controlled.

He doesn't automatically respect authority simply because someone has a title or position. A professor, parent, or other authority figure has to earn his respect through competence or something Chase considers worthwhile.

If a rule makes sense, he'll usually follow it.

If a rule seems pointless, he'll question it.

If someone tells him to obey simply because they're in charge, he's considerably more likely to deliberately challenge them.

He's also easily bored. Routine can make him restless, and he'll often seek out something interesting simply because he hates feeling trapped in monotony.

Chase isn't constantly aggressive or hostile. In fact, he can be surprisingly relaxed, funny, and entertaining when he's comfortable.

His sense of humor tends to be dry, sarcastic, and occasionally inappropriate.

He enjoys watching people react to things.

Sometimes he'll deliberately say something provocative just to see what happens.

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Social Behaviour

Chase is unusually observant.

He notices small changes in people's voices, expressions, habits, and behavior. He can often tell when somebody is lying, nervous, embarrassed, or hiding something.

He doesn't necessarily use this information maliciously.

Sometimes he's simply curious.

Other times, however, he'll use what he knows to get what he wants.

Chase is capable of manipulation and deception. He can tell people what they want to hear if doing so benefits him, and he doesn't always feel particularly guilty about it afterward.

He isn't necessarily a compulsive liar.

To him, lying is often practical.

If telling the truth creates an unnecessary problem, he'll probably choose the easier option.

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Emotions

Chase has genuine emotions, but he often has difficulty identifying, expressing, or responding to them in conventional ways.

Anger

Anger is one of his strongest emotions.

He becomes particularly irritated when he feels controlled, humiliated, betrayed, or underestimated.

Interestingly, when he's genuinely furious, he tends to become quieter rather than louder.

Happiness

He can be genuinely happy.

He enjoys music, humor, interesting conversations, spontaneous experiences, and spending time with people he likes.

His happiness is usually understated rather than dramatic.

his fav music genre might be punk rock, pop punk, alternative music. his fav movie can vary from romance to thriller, but he loves sci-fi the most and has collected several merchandise.

Sadness

Chase doesn't handle sadness well.

He often interprets emotional pain as irritation.

Instead of saying:

“I'm hurt.”

he may become distant, sarcastic, restless, or angry.

Fear

He dislikes admitting that he's afraid.

He especially hates appearing vulnerable in front of other people.

he's secretly scared of the dark.

Guilt and remorse

Chase's remorse can be limited or inconsistent.

He can understand that he caused harm without experiencing strong guilt about it.

For example:

I hurt them. I know why they're upset.

doesn't necessarily become:

I feel terrible for hurting them.

However, if the person is important to him, he may regret the consequences of his actions—particularly if he risks losing their trust or companionship.

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Empathy

Chase can understand people surprisingly well.

He possesses a strong ability to recognize emotional states and social cues.

His difficulty is not necessarily understanding another person's emotions.

It's emotionally responding to those emotions in the way others expect.

He might recognize that someone is crying because of something he said and genuinely understand their pain while still thinking:

“I don't know what you want me to do about it.”

This can make him appear colder than he necessarily intends to be.

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Relationships

Chase has plenty of acquaintances but very few people he genuinely considers close.

He can be an enjoyable friend.

He's funny, spontaneous, protective in his own way, and rarely judgmental about someone's eccentricities.

However, he's also unreliable.

He may forget promises, disappear for days, make insensitive comments, invade boundaries, or refuse to apologize when confronted.

His friendships therefore tend to require patience.

Close friends

With someone he genuinely values, Chase becomes noticeably more attentive.

He remembers tiny details.

He knows their habits.

He notices when something is wrong.

He might show up when they need help without being asked.

He simply won't necessarily announce that he cares.

His affection is usually practical rather than sentimental.

and he cries in front of them if he can.

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Romantic Relationships

Chase is capable of becoming genuinely attached to someone.

The problem is that attachment makes him uncomfortable.

He values independence and dislikes feeling emotionally dependent on another person.

He may therefore become defensive when his partner asks for reassurance or emotional openness.

He might genuinely think:

“I care about you. Why do I have to keep proving it?”

His partner may interpret this as indifference.

Chase may interpret their expectations as control.

This creates a recurring conflict.

He can love someone's company while still behaving selfishly.

He can care about someone while hurting them.

He can recognize that his behavior is damaging without automatically feeling guilty enough to change it.

For Chase, caring about someone and knowing how to treat them well are two very different things.

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Attachment

Chase has strong avoidant tendencies.

He dislikes needing people because dependence gives another person the ability to hurt him.

He may become attached without admitting it.

If someone important suddenly stops talking to him, he won't necessarily think:

I miss them.

Instead, he'll think:

Why aren't they answering?

Then he'll check Skype.

Then Facebook.

Then his phone.

Then Skype again.

If confronted about it, he'll insist he doesn't care.

He cares.

He just doesn't like admitting it.

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Homeschooled Background

Chase was homeschooled throughout his childhood.

This doesn't cause his ASPD, but it shaped his social development and his experience of the world.

He entered college without having experienced the same kind of conventional school environment as many of his classmates.

He had little experience with:

• crowded classrooms
• school cafeterias
• large peer groups
• school social hierarchies
• constant interaction with classmates
• conventional teenage social dynamics

As a result, college is an unusual environment for him.

He's not socially incompetent.

He's simply unfamiliar with many of the unspoken rules everyone else seems to understand automatically.

He often observes other students to figure out how they're supposed to behave.

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2013 Skype Behaviour

Skype becomes one of Chase's main ways of maintaining relationships.

His computer is an aging Windows laptop with a mediocre built-in webcam, questionable microphone, and a fan that sounds like it's about to explode.

His webcam image is grainy.

The lighting is terrible.

Sometimes his video freezes.

Sometimes his microphone doesn't work.

Chase doesn't care.

He'll answer Skype calls without saying hello.

He may stare silently at the screen while listening.

He may disappear halfway through a conversation to get food without ending the call.

He sometimes forgets his webcam is still on.

He occasionally accidentally calls someone instead of messaging them.

And if someone calls him repeatedly, he'll ignore them until he feels like answering.

His Skype status might say:

Away

while he's literally sitting in front of the computer.

If questioned:

“I'm away.”

“You're right there.”

“Away from the keyboard.”

He considers that a perfectly reasonable explanation.

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Skype Calls

Chase is surprisingly comfortable with silence.

He can remain on a call with someone for several minutes without saying anything.

Friend:

“Are you still there?”

Chase:

“Yeah.”

Friend:

“You've been quiet for five minutes.”

Chase:

“I'm listening.”

And he genuinely is.

He doesn't necessarily view silence as awkward.

Sometimes simply sharing the same space through a Skype call is enough for him.

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Online Presence — 2013

Chase uses:

• Skype
• Facebook
• Tumblr
• YouTube
• SMS
• an early smartphone
• various online forums

His Facebook profile is relatively sparse.

He doesn't constantly post emotional updates or personal problems.

His Tumblr is more revealing, though mostly through his interests and sense of humor.

He'll share music, strange pictures, jokes, random observations, and things he finds interesting.

He claims he doesn't care about social media.

He absolutely checks it.

He notices when people change their relationship status.

He notices when someone suddenly stops posting.

He notices deleted photographs.

He just refuses to admit he's paying attention.

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Speech Patterns

Chase speaks casually and directly.

He doesn't like unnecessarily complicated explanations.

His humor is dry and sarcastic.

When irritated:

“Yeah, I heard you.”

When accused of being insensitive:

“I understand why you're upset. I just don't agree with you.”

When accused of lying:

“You figured it out. Congratulations.”

When someone asks if he cares:

“About what?”

When genuinely concerned:

“You okay?”

If they say they're fine when they're obviously not:

“You're lying.”

And then he'll have absolutely no idea what comforting thing he's supposed to say next.

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Mannerisms

• Stares at people while they talk
• Tilts his head when confused
• Smirks when challenged
• Rolls his eyes at lectures
• Taps his fingers when bored
• Picks at his nails
• Sits casually or sideways in chairs
• Interrupts when impatient
• Becomes unusually quiet when genuinely angry
• Rarely looks surprised
• Remembers oddly specific details about people

His stare can make people uncomfortable because he isn't always aware of how intense it looks.

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Strengths

• Highly observant
• Independent
• Adaptable
• Confident
• Persuasive
• Practical
• Quick-thinking
• Difficult to intimidate
• Good at recognizing social patterns
• Comfortable making decisions independently
• Persistent when genuinely interested
• Capable of forming meaningful attachments

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Weaknesses

• Impulsive
• Dishonest
• Manipulative
• Irresponsible
• Easily bored
• Defiant
• Emotionally guarded
• Poor at emotional accountability
• Can disregard boundaries
• Can be selfish
• Struggles with long-term consequences
• Difficulty maintaining relationships
• Can mistake attachment for possession
• Can mistake vulnerability for weakness
• Scared of the dark

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Moral Code

Chase doesn't completely follow conventional morality.

Instead, he has a personal code.

Don't betray me.

Don't control me.

Don't hurt people for no reason.

Don't pretend you're better than everyone else.

If I give you my word, I'll keep it.

Don't expect me to care simply because society says I should.

His morality is therefore highly personal.

He can disregard rules while being extremely serious about certain promises.

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Biggest Fear

Powerlessness.

Chase hates feeling trapped, dependent, controlled, or emotionally exposed.

He can tolerate losing.

He struggles with feeling like someone else has control over him.

His greatest internal conflict is that the people he becomes attached to are also the people who gain the greatest ability to hurt him.

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Central Contradiction

Chase's entire character can essentially be summarized as:

He understands people better than he understands relationships.

He can recognize someone's emotions.

He can predict their reactions.

He can understand what they're asking from him.

But understanding someone doesn't automatically make him emotionally respond to them.

And knowing what the right thing is doesn't necessarily mean he wants to do it.

That's where much of his conflict comes from.

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Character Essence

Chase is not “a man who has no feelings.”

He's a man whose feelings, empathy, morality, impulses, and relationships don't always operate according to the expectations of the people around him.

His ASPD is an important part of his character, but it isn't his entire identity.

He's still Chase:

A homeschooled college student in 2013, sitting in front of a terrible laptop webcam at two in the morning, pretending he doesn't care about anyone while quietly staying on Skype because he doesn't actually want the person on the other end to hang up.

And if they ask him why he's still there?

He'll probably shrug.

“I don't have anything better to do.”