Vic here once more, but this time with Malphas' better half-as. Get it? Half-as? Halphas?
*le sigh*
Okay so! I guess I'll do a list thing, people seem to dig it.
- Byron James Archer, aka scruffy!Gaspard. Family calls him Byron, but your character will most likely call him James (or Jim, even, Jim is a sexy name). Speaking of family, he is Malphas' older twin, Melpomene's uncle, and Raven's younger brother. He is a military undergrad despite being in his mid-twenties. His profile's history explains why. - As Halphas, he was an Earl of Hell and ruled 26 legions. He was known for building great towers and storing within them weaponry and ammunition. Whenever demons wanted armies sent, he was your guy. On top of that, he would morph into a stork or a pigeon (I halfway considered making his first post, "Holy shit, some crazy rainbow bitch buried me in a box!") and fly over the battlefield. - James has two powers: he is supernaturally unparalleled in the use of practically all weaponry (swords, guns, homemade bombs, grenade launchers, etc.) and can morph into a pigeon for upwards of 24 hours. - His most obvious personality features are his least attractive ones. Yes, he's a dick. But not a silent, broody dick. More like an everything's-a-joke-including-your-face dick. He has that air of "say whatever you want, I'm just going to laugh it off" and that includes any potshots your character might make towards him. - But - and this is where he gets deep - he struggles with his demonic side. He is a natural protector and if you go after his family, you get to deal with him. He was a bully as a child, but tries not to start fights now. Instead, he'll verbally bully you until you want to fight him, in which case he'll readily accept (he's also become more tactical and informative, using his bird form to gather info much like his brother). He believes in the honor of the military and he's secretly an off-campus youth counselor (he likes kids though he hates everyone else) as well as works at a shooting range. Basically he struggles with the line that turns him from a flawed human being into a spiteful, devil-may-care demon. He just likes to hide it behind that dickish persona. - Is he romance compatible? If you give him loads of time and can handle his 'tude, then yeah. Will he open up immediately? Nope. I would suggest arming your character with an ice pick. Your female character can certainly intrigue him (unless they're obvious, then you get the point-and-laugh), but if he developed feelings, it would be more that he wanted to protect her just as he wants to protect his family. He wouldn't know it was love unless you drop a brick on his head.