NAME || Melle Ren ; "Calico"
AGE || Mid-Thirties
GENDER || Trans-Man ; He/Him ; GNC
SEXUALITY || Pansexual ; Demiromantic ; Polyamarous
SPECIES || Miqo'te ; Seeker Father + Keeper Mother
BUILD || 4'8" ; 142cm ; Curvy ; Large scar right of abdomen
STATS || High Dex + Char ; Low Str + Con
EMPLOYMENT || Botanist; Courtesan ; Sparrow
SKILLS || Gardening, Socializing, Stealth
VIRTUES || Confident, Enthusiastic, Optimistic
VICES || Deceitful, Erratic, Temperamental
PERSONALITY || Approachable, but guarded—he's good at putting on a facade for the sake of networking and getting what he needs from other people. Those who have grown close to him, especially in more recent years, would struggle at times to know when his kindness is genuine or just an act. He has the ability to grow close to others, but constantly toying with his past and his darkest fears keep him elusive to intimacy and vulnerability, platonic or otherwise.

⤑ Botany Shoppe "Forgotten Gardeners" || Owner ; Real business, but a front for more lucrative endeavors.
⤑ Social Nightlife || Ul'dah/Goblet, Limsa Lominsa/Mists, Costa del Sol, Empyreum
⤑ Fighting Rings || Brother is involved as a bare fist fighter with a balance of victories and defeats.

⤑ Criminal Activity || His abilities range from infiltration and espionage to wielding blades in defense—or offense!
⤑ Illicit Nightlife || Who doesn't love rigged gambling, owed debts, party favors, and getting caught in the crosshairs? Cats prowl best at night, anywho.
⤑ Courtesan Work || Though he prefers his new life with gardening, the body wants what the body wants—sometimes at the right cost or in exchange for something beneficial. Seduction is a last resort, if nothing else.
⤑ On The Run & Seeking Revenge || In a game of cat and mouse, he's often blending into the shadows and waiting for the right opportunity to strike down his foes that betrayed him and left him for dead.

⤑ Calico ; An alias he no longer uses
⤑ Murphy ; Brother
⤑ Dingo ; Alias for his deceased lover
⤑ Carmine ; A close childhood friend
⤑ Mr. Badman ; A merc boss/Current target
⤑ Rat ; Alias for an untrustworthy info broker

⤑ "You know that courtesan, Melle, working out of Ul'dah? Well... I heard he tried to join the thaumaturge guild in his youth. He's clearly skilled, but apparently not with the arcane..."⤑ "Can you imagine? A dead lover... Some say he did it while others say it was his previous contractor. Regardless, I'd never mess around with a merc group again if I were him."⤑ "Who makes that much gil with a botanist shoppe in Ishgard! A shifty fellow like him, I have no doubt there's illicit goods being sold out of that place."

• OUTFITS

• TWITTER

⤑ Kill Bill Vol.2 || "I Overreacted"
⤑ Red Sparrow || Club Scene (NSFW)
⤑ The Man from U.N.C.L.E. || Dance Scene
⤑ Kill Bill Vol.2 || "That Woman Deserves Her Revenge"
⤑ Blade Runner 2049 || "Where is He?"
⤑ Cyberpunk: Edgerunners || Ending Scene (Spoilers)
⤑ Pacific Rim || "A Worthy Opponent"
⤑ Blade Runner 2049 || "You Don't Like Real Girls"

⤑ Melle in a very general sense
⤑ Melle but relationships aren't his forte
⤑ Melle but he will kiss kiss kill you (NSFW)
⤑ Melle but Just Vibes (Instrumental /Ambience)

⤑ Delicate Weapon (Male Version)
⤑ Devil Like Me (Slowed)
⤑ Maybe I'm Just Tired
⤑ Happier Than Ever (Slowed)
⤑ Landslide (Cover)
⤑ There For I Am + Closer (Mash-up)
⤑ Shameless (Cover)
⤑ Tonight You Belong to Me (Cover)

⤑ A Soothing Hymn || As Melle chases revenge, his past stays right on his heels. Haunting memories distort his reality, making it difficult to trust himself and fulfill the task he's set out to do.
⤑ Cat & Mouse || After running into trouble in Ishgard, Melle reaches out to an old contact—Rat, an information broker—to try and figure out who the attacker was. Perhaps he can find tabs on his enemies, too, while he's at it.

PLAYER.
⤑ Call me Basil. He/Him (Trans). Thirty.
TIMEZONE.
⤑ Mountain + Tend to reply in the evenings
LORE COMPLIANCE.
⤑ Medium compliant, but not looking to roleplay MSQ/WoLs or NPCs. Focused more on original stories existing in the FFXIV world.
MEDIUM.
⤑ Discord para style preferred + varying lengths depending on scene
⤑ In-game venue hopping (Crystal┊Goblin)
THEMES.
⤑ Angst
⤑ Action/Adventure
⤑ Dark/Mature
⤑ Slice of Life
LOOKING FOR.
⤑ Plot heavy interactions
⤑ "Frenemies" & Allies
⤑ Criminal Activity/Espionage plots
⤑ Mercenary interactions
⤑ Health/Mental health exploration
NOT LOOKING FOR.
⤑ Irrelevant ERP/forced romance
⤑ Excessively over-powered characters
⤑ Miqo'te tribal RP
⤑ NO underaged IC or OOC, even if SFW
⤑ NO lalafell sexual-NSFW/ERP

INSPO/VIBE CHECK.
⤑ I'm open to original stories, but as I've said, tend to focus on more mature themes. For the type of vibe I'm looking for, think of Kill Bill + Red Sparrow + Mad Max + Bladerunner.
NOTE ABOUT EROTIC RP.
⤑ I am open to it, if there is chemistry and plot. However, sex =/= relationship. In character, Melle doesn't "date" or establish romantic relationships, so please don't reach out to me with the intention to be "the exception". At best, there will be mutual pining, but he's not an easy sway.
NOTE ABOUT MATURE RP.
⤑ Darker themes are welcomed and encouraged, but discussion must happen first to establish IC and OOC boundaries between everyone involved. If scenes get to an extreme point, check-ins are necessary. Melle's story is heavily "mature" themed, but I would LOVE to participate/support other character stories in these areas as well and potentially weave stories together somehow!
LGBTA+ FRIENDLY.
⤑ Being a trans man, this is a safe space for me. Keep it that way or you will be blocked.
AUTO-BLOCKS.
⤑ I will not tolerate hate of any kind towards race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, etc. You do this shit or support people who do, it will be an instant block from me.