;; Francis DeClair ;; || Guts & Blackpowder

Name(s): His biological name is Francis, his full name is Francis DeClair, and his nickname is Francie. He only uses the third name with his lovers.

Age: Thirty-two, though because of his genes, he looks not a day past twenty-five.

Sexuality: Homosexual, though not very open about it, hiding it by writing heterosexual love stories, and always switching to different topics once the topic of sexual orientation is concurred. Though his battle buddies always make fun of him whenever he becomes too close to another male.

Setting: The first place is set in the city of Dijon, France, in the middle of a stone road. The second place is in Francis's apartment, which is set in Dijon, France, some notable parts of his apartment is that his bed is on a loft, it's always cold, and he always has his own paintings hung up on the walls. These events all happen during the Napoleonic wars, 1807.

Occupation: Apart of the Imperial Guard, Napoleon's elite bodyguards. Though he is a pacifist, his father forced him into the French army because Francis was too 'feminine.' Although this plan backfired, as Francis having had his homosexuality fueled by being in such a space with so many men.

Relations: Mother whose name is Josephine, (Relation is mildly good, keeps in contact, though Francis has faced arguments with her.) his father, Arnaud, (All ties toward his father were cut of because of his father's unwavering criticism, Francis having had ran away from him.) and his older brother, Louis. (First introduced him to such homosexual tendencies, as Francis had caught him with a man when both father and mother were on a trip. Thus, Louis and Francis supported each other unconditionally.)

Birth Place & Date of Birth: Montpellier, France. September 8th, 1773. Montpelier being one of the worst places Francis has had to live in.

Backstory: Being born into a poor, and struggling family, Francis learned kindness and compassion from his brother, along with a change in his usual, misogynistic and homophobic perspective. As he learned more about being a homosexual, him and Louis stayed close, Francis always being able to count on Louis to be there for him.

Personality: While he's kind and lighthearted, he usually keeps to himself, isolating himself from people and usually spending his time reading, drawing, or sleeping. He also has a slight hobby of making love stories and fantasizing about being with another person, but still too shy to even spark up a simple friendship with somebody, let alone a relationship. Though his brother, Louis, has tried multiple times in getting him to talk to another man, Louis has failed time and time again.

Francis had also taken up writing and art, wanting a relationship, yet being to scared to make even a friendship, he relied on his writing skills to make love stories, even self-inserting himself into some of his stories, eagerly showing his brother, Louis his works, Louis always being supported, and feigning envy for Francis' talents, making Francis laugh.

He's also very soft-spoken, and hates saying too many words. He always retreats into himself whenever he gets overstimulated. He also speaks with a mix of French and English, especially with foreigners.

Physical appearance: Standing at an astonishing 6'2 for the era, Francis towers over anyone that comes close to him, making anyone around him eerily uncomfortable. He also is very strong, being able to easily lift over 150 pounds. his facial features include a scarred nose, and eye bags from his lack of sleep. These hurtful habits have also caused him to lash out whenever he's stayed up for some time.

Uniform: His uniform consists of the standard issue Imperial Guard uniform, a bearskin with a golden-painted plaque with the French national bird imprinted onto it, white cords going around the bearskin, a knapsack with a rolled greatcoat on top of it, some standard white cuffs with flaps, red epaulettes, sabre knots, a sabre, a belt which stores his musket balls, and his musket. Although when he's out of uniform, he loves to wear white, baggy clothes that look big on even him.

Hobbies: His hobbies can include journaling, drawing, making "love letters" to no one in particular, and bird watching. He had once saved a bird, and the bird still visits from time to time.