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FULL NAME
Nero Jacob McCoy
NAME MEANING
Nero comes from the Roman cognomen, which was probably of Sabine origin meaning "strong, vigourous". Jacob comes from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, meaning 'supplanter' or 'holder of the heel'. His last name, McCoy, has Irish, Scottish and Manx origins. It is a developed form of the Old Gaelic Mac Aodha, meaning the son of Fire, originally the name of a Celtic pagan god.
NICKNAMES
Nero, Crow, McCoy
SEXUALITY
Straight
YEARS AT CAMP
Nero has spent five summers at Camp, and one full year.
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A SPARKLE IN THEIR EYES
Nero's mother Tash was a dancer, from the tender age of six. Granted, she didn't become a professional dancer until she was older, but the dream was there. She grew up in a rough home, her parents separating when she was 12 and her father falling further into his drunken fits. At fourteen, she was thrown out of the house by her father; at that point, however, it didn't matter. It wasn't like she spent much time at home anyways. She moved in with a man twenty years her senior, working as his personal assistant. Her job duties entailed organizing his library, creating a catalogue of his personal collection of rare items, and general housework. Quite frankly, the man she worked for was a disorganized slob. He was, however, brilliant - an archaeologist and a scholar, he traveled the world finding new things to add to his collection. Some, illegally, but it became quickly apparent that he was not bothered by such trivial things as 'laws'. Considering that this man had opened his home to her without any sexual expectations, who was she to judge him? The man, Zeke, became like a father to Tash. Despite the rumors that their relationship was something else, she fully considered him a replacement for the deadbeat that had thrown her onto the streets. Zeke encouraged Tash to do what made her happy - to dance. He used his connections and got her into a rather impressive school for the arts, and set her on her path, staying with her every step of the way. He also didn't judge her when Tash came home with the awkward news that she was pregnant, and she didn't know who the father was. Now in the picture was a man who preferred to be known as 'R', but whose real name was Rupert. A musician, he was in a band with one of Tash's classmates, Basil. It was through Bas that the two met; and through Bas that R became one of the possible fathers of Tash's baby. Unlike the others, however, R had come to genuinely care for Tash. He didn't end his relationship with her when the news came out; if anything, he doubled his efforts. By the time Nero was born, it didn't matter to R whose child it was. He wanted to be with Tash, and he didn't particularly care if she had a child, his or not. He loved them both - and he wanted them to be a family.
A LIFE LIVED
Although it was soon obvious that Nero was not R's son (considering his skin tone was darker than he and Tash combined) R never treated Nero as anything but. Tash and Nero moved into an apartment with R in the city - or rather, Tash moved in with R while she was pregnant with Nero, and Nero was born into the arrangement. By the time Nero was born, R had made a name for his band in the city, and was slowly starting to expand their horizons. He spent much of his childhood backstage with his mother, being kept from things best left for older eyes. To her credit, Tash did try to keep Nero out of it. He was, however, not an easily swayed young boy. When he wanted to do something, usually he found a way to do it. Even if that way got him in trouble. He was very much surrounded by music and chaos behind the curtains of a stage, carefully watched over by band members and bar owners. It was not something that could be avoided. Despite Zeke's insistence that Tash and R could ask him for anything, even money, they were not the types to simply accept handouts. Tash worked, R worked...they were a busy little family. Things only got busier when Nero turned four - Tash discovered she was pregnant again, though there was no doubt of who the father was. Olivia was brought into the world as a happy bouncing baby sister for Nero, followed two years later by Piper, another sister. An accident three years after that gifted them with James, and a scarce year after that Liam came into the world as well. You would think that this all would put a halt on R's rising fame, but he didn't even falter. By the time Nero was ten years old, his father's was a household name, and his family was thrust rather forcefully into the spotlight.
All his life, he had known that R was not his biological father. It was obvious. However, he had never been treated differently because of it, nor had anyone ever overtly pointed it out. They assumed him adopted, minded their mouths politely...it wasn't a problem. The tabloids, however, were not as polite as the folk from their hometown. They cast long shadows over Nero, and his birth. Where had he come from? Certainly, not from R. Never one to keep his mouth shut or to take things lying down, R made a few things quite clear. One, that Nero was as much his son as any other member of his family. Two? Any paparazzi that came too near the house was free game for the antics of his wild brood of children.
Being allowed to vent his anger onto the creeps with cameras very much pleased Nero, and he and Livvy ruined more than one camera on more than one occasion.
As he got older, though, more and more things set him apart from his siblings. Not only the colour of his skin, but a few...weirder things. Top on the list was that he would sometimes...well. See things. His other siblings had long since abandoned playing pretend, but Nero seemed to cling to it. Tash wasn't entirely sure what to make of it. He was so old...but no matter what she did, he seemed to cling to his stories. That the dog really HAD had two heads. Or the man had REALLY only one eye. There was no convincing him otherwise.
AND TO KEEP ON LIVING
When Nero neared his thirteenth birthday, he made friends with a boy from shop class in school. As you may well have guessed, this boy turned out to be a Satyr. He found Tash alone with Nero, one day, and explained the whole situation. Despite their inclination to deny it, it was hard to argue with the man who was standing in front of them with furry hindquarters. Tash and Nero had little to no choice but to accept it as truth. It wasn't hard to convince Nero, though. The explanation...it made sense. Everything he'd thought insane, everything he had been told was 'just his imagination'...it wasn't. He wasn't crazy.
He begged his mom to let him go to the camp, to learn more about the mystery birth father that he'd never known. Although R was everything a father should have been, and more, he...well, Nero had always wondered. It took some arguing, but eventually Tash flew to New York with Nero, and dropped him off at camp.
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GOALS
INCONSPICUOUSNESS☆
Doesn't everyone want fame? Well, Nero sure as hell doesn't. His greatest dream in life is to finally be normal. To go to the grocery store without someone writing down what it is he's eating, and to walk around in public without being recognized. He wishes that he could include 'not attacked by monsters' in that sentence, but it doesn't seem as if that is particularly possible. So, at the very least, he wants to be as far from famous as he can get.
LOVES
EXERCISE♡
There's nothing quite like the feeling you get after a long hard work out. Working up a sweat, getting his heart pounding - Nero loves to stay active and to stay fit. Thankfully, camp addresses that need fairly well.
HIS BIKE♡
The motorcycle quite honestly started out as a hunk of junk. He worked to raise the money for it when he was thirteen, spending his whole summer finding every odd job in town. It wasn't until he was fourteen that he actually got his hands on the bike, and ever since he has been adding to it and fixing it up. It is his baby, and heaven help you if you harm it.
NEW EXPERIENCES♡
If there is something new and unusual happening, you can count Nero in. He's always up for an adventure or
LIKES
MACHINERY✓
Nero likes to see what makes things work, to know how they tick and tock and fit together. This caused quite the mess when he was younger - a dismantled toaster here, the TV pulled apart over there..now, however, he generally reserves his urges to fixing up and adding to his motorcycle. Mostly.
SPICY FOODS✓
Mexican, Thai, Southern - Nero honestly doesn't care. If it has a kick, it's going in his mouth.
SEX, DRUGS, & ROCK'N'ROLL✓
He was raised by a rock star - what did you expect? It would be a betrayal to his father if he didn't appreciate the musical stylings of figures such as Ozzy Osbourne or ACDC.
DISLIKES
HAVING HIS PICTURE TAKEN✕
Perhaps it's a dislike bred from having far too many pictures taken of him over the years, but Nero abhors having his picture taken. if he spots a camera it's a hand in front of his face or a tree to duck behind, for sure.
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HATES
INVASIONS OF PRIVACY✖
Nero, quite honestly, doesn't think that some things are any of your good god damned business. And that you should keep your nose out of it, before he breaks it. Gossip, pictures taken in secret...any and all of it would put you very far on Nero's bad side.
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