Aleksandr Rasputin the former Russian ninja (phasingin) wrote in avalon_ooc,
Raise your hands in the air-oh wait you can't
I apologize ahead of time that this is long.
1. Man I could write a lot about his body (in a non-dirty way I swear!)
Aleks is a tall guy, little over 6'3 but not hitting 6'4 yet. But he didn't inherit his dad's brick-like build. There's definitely a difference between his body now, and his body years ago. Essentially, he used to be that guy that when you saw him dressed, he certainly looked fit, but shirt off and he was actually really just...cut. Like lean defined muscle where washboard abs could be used as a washboard. Plus he was flexible. It was a good combo.
Nowadays there's still remnants of that lifestyle. He's still got nice legs (lots of gym equipment for leg exercises that support your back and don't require you to move it at all, and he tries to walk a lot if he's up for it), and great forearms (no seriously guys, forearms are underrated) and biceps. But unfortunately...intense abs are kind of impossible if bending is an issue for you. So while his limbs he can keep up to form, his torso isn't really possible. He doesn't have a beer belly or anything, don't jump there. But he's not got a sort of lean look that's more because of diet and whole body exercise rather than developing any significant muscle (actually...the PBs torso is closer to Aleks' now thankfully). Oh shoulders. Man he used to have nice shoulders (also because he has a thing for nice shoulders on other people), but now if you actually look you'll notice that they aren't symmetrical. His right shoulder is in good form but the left...well movement of the left shoulder was one of the things affected by his injury. So it's still got shape because he's lean, but it doesn't have equivalent muscle bulk to the right shoulder. He's not a fan of people pointing it out.
omg this is getting long. But xander has so many body things. Scars. Yes, enough. Including that giant ass one down mostly his left back. Tattoos on top of it. Sort of an amalgamation of a lot of symbols and places and things that are from things that have influenced him, places he's travelled, or family history.
So things included in the giant elaborate back tattoo that snakes down the scar: Stars near the top with some hinted red/blue/white to them Snow-topped Kremlin at the bottom Mountains right behind that A katana that sort of makes up the spine of the tattoo Some books floating around there Star of David artistically interwoven that leads to some very pretty cherry blossoms (yeah, think those yakuza tattoos)
Those make up the main portion of the tattoo. Half obscured but down his back is his name in bold cyrillic. And the rest of it is made up of a lot of little symbolic tattoos from places on his world tour.
2. STYLE This will be shorter I swear.
Button downs. Quite a few of them, especially as an everyday option. Also for class he tends to go a bit preppy. Dress shirt and dark slacks that actually fit well (none of that too big nonsense). Throw on a slim belt, maybe a tie. He's also a fan of blazers. That's mostly class and when he wants to dress up.
Everyday stuff he's way more casual. He's got an old beaten up brown leather jacket. He likes occasionally wearing shirts with interesting designs that he's picked up from around the world (NOT tourist shops). Pullover sweaters, the kind with a zipper that only goes partway down. (The way he takes off tshirts and sweaters isn't how most people do it, but it's more than manageable. Button downs are just easier to throw on). He never really got into hoodies tbh. Oh yeah, dark jeans and nice shoes.