Greece, 3rd century BC He is a priest at the temple of Apollo, while his friends hunt and feast, he worships and studies. Sometimes, the call of the wild is too strong, and after blessing their hunts he'll follow them, getting in the way and chasing off the animals. He annoys them, but he doesn't seem to care.
Egypt, 393 Christianity has taken hold of the Roman Empire, including the provinces, though there are still small groups that rebel. He finds himself on the fringes of one such group, worshipers of more traditional gods. Though his father is a roman soldier, charged with eradicating such groups, he keeps their existence a secret, not wishing to betray his friends. It causes a rift between him and his father, a rift he does not like.
Iceland, 1220 He's a terrible viking and he knows it, but he's enthusiastic and he tries his hardest. He tells stories better than he fights, warriors gather round the fires to hear his tales, and he tells them better each time, bigger and more epic. He does it to make his father smile. His father is the chief of his village, and he knows he is a disappointment, even moreso after his mother dies. So he tells stories, and impresses his father for what precious few moments he can.
North America, 1515 He wants to be a shaman, but he doesn't think the sign will ever come. His friends are spiritual enough, they pray to the spirits every day as they should, but beyond that? They'd rather be hunting. He waits, though, he watches the current shaman and learns his craft so that when the sign comes, he'll be ready. He worries that he'll miss it, but when he sees the wolf, he knows he is blessed.
North America, 1850 His father's the sheriff, but he hasn't been the same since his mother died and he won't stay off the whiskey. He can still shoot straight, most of the time, and he keeps order with a fierceness, so nobody really worries about how drunk the man gets. Nobody but him, and he can't do anything about it. Anyway, he's feeling too guilty about making friends with the local apache tribe. There's something about their ways that feel familiar, and he can't quite figure it out.
England, 1941 He can't avoid conscription, he knows he can't, it doesn't matter to the government that his father hasn't been right for years now, doesn't matter that he'll probably drink himself to death without anyone to watch out for him - all he can do is hope that his best friend's mother will do it in his stead, but he knows there's a war on, people can only do so much. So he says goodbye to his father and leaves with the boy who's like a brother to him, and he doesn't know if either of them will ever see their parents again. Neither of them make it home.
Beacon Hills, present day Most of his friends are werewolves and he's just the hyperactive brains of the operation, but it's still the coolest thing ever - except when they're nearly dying, and all the lying to his dad, and the people who actually die. But other than that, it's pretty cool. Yea.
Stiles Stilinski | Teen Wolf
Egypt, 393 Christianity has taken hold of the Roman Empire, including the provinces, though there are still small groups that rebel. He finds himself on the fringes of one such group, worshipers of more traditional gods. Though his father is a roman soldier, charged with eradicating such groups, he keeps their existence a secret, not wishing to betray his friends. It causes a rift between him and his father, a rift he does not like.
Iceland, 1220 He's a terrible viking and he knows it, but he's enthusiastic and he tries his hardest. He tells stories better than he fights, warriors gather round the fires to hear his tales, and he tells them better each time, bigger and more epic. He does it to make his father smile. His father is the chief of his village, and he knows he is a disappointment, even moreso after his mother dies. So he tells stories, and impresses his father for what precious few moments he can.
North America, 1515 He wants to be a shaman, but he doesn't think the sign will ever come. His friends are spiritual enough, they pray to the spirits every day as they should, but beyond that? They'd rather be hunting. He waits, though, he watches the current shaman and learns his craft so that when the sign comes, he'll be ready. He worries that he'll miss it, but when he sees the wolf, he knows he is blessed.
North America, 1850 His father's the sheriff, but he hasn't been the same since his mother died and he won't stay off the whiskey. He can still shoot straight, most of the time, and he keeps order with a fierceness, so nobody really worries about how drunk the man gets. Nobody but him, and he can't do anything about it. Anyway, he's feeling too guilty about making friends with the local apache tribe. There's something about their ways that feel familiar, and he can't quite figure it out.
England, 1941 He can't avoid conscription, he knows he can't, it doesn't matter to the government that his father hasn't been right for years now, doesn't matter that he'll probably drink himself to death without anyone to watch out for him - all he can do is hope that his best friend's mother will do it in his stead, but he knows there's a war on, people can only do so much. So he says goodbye to his father and leaves with the boy who's like a brother to him, and he doesn't know if either of them will ever see their parents again. Neither of them make it home.
Beacon Hills, present day Most of his friends are werewolves and he's just the hyperactive brains of the operation, but it's still the coolest thing ever - except when they're nearly dying, and all the lying to his dad, and the people who actually die.
But other than that, it's pretty cool. Yea.