Post by Oakley Barca on Apr 22, 2013 22:33:04 GMT -5
Full Name: Oakley Joseph Barca. He's only ever referred to himself as Oakley, but a lot of people like to call him Lee. His students are allowed to call him anything they like, so long as there's a "Mr." in front of it. Usually, he's known as Mr. Oakley.
Age: 23, born on July eighth. He's pretty young for a teacher, but here's the story: last year and the year before, Oakley basically interned for the previous Oceans teacher at Somerset. And when Mrs. Savanna retired, she insisted that Oakley take her place. She convinced the board that with two years of practically teaching anyway, he was more than ready.
Classes Taught/Clubs Sponsored: Oceanography and Environmental Science.
Appearance: Oakley is a pretty 'thick' guy. He's average height, standing at about five foot nine, but a bit on the heavier side due to his build. He's got broad shoulders and a very broad chest. His torso and legs are both long, its not like he's a squat hobbit. But he's kind of a tank. And though half of that is due to his bone structure, the other half is due to the fact that he's a frequent visitor at the gym. If you've never seen guns, Oakley's arms are the place to check.
Atop his head, Oakley's hair is a light, ashy brown. I specify "atop his head" because he's got a ginger beard. His eyes are a light blue and sparkle beneath two thick eyebrows (they SPARKLE, dammit). His smile is small and quirky, more of a smirk than anything, and tends to open more up the left side of his face. When he's singing, his whole mouth just sort of shifts to his left cheek. From the side, Oakley's nose is very straight. Its a perfect slope. Woo facial features.
At school, Oakley is pretty fashionable. He rocks the hipster trends, spare for the skinny jeans because there's no way in hell he'd look good in those. But cardigans and button down shirts are basically his daily shirts, paired with a pair of stonewashed jeans and some Chucks. Oakley's hair is almost always put up in the front for work, and on the days its not, its swept off to the side. At home, his wardrobe isn't much different. It just consists of more tee shirts and hoodies. He's also quite a fan of beanies and baseball caps.
Personality:
- Chill: Oakley is beyond chill. He's so chill, that some people think he's antisocial. Oakley really doesn't like to start anything, and he's certainly not one to just strike up conversation. He used to be really shy and refused to talk to people. Now, its not like he still refuses, but he won't talk to you unless he has a reason or you talk first. Other than his social skills, though, this is actually a good trait. Oakley isn't one for unnecessary drama and doesn't dilly dally over the facts. He's cool with whatever, so long as you're not hurting anyone, and is a pretty laid back kind of teacher. Not many students dislike him. Its hard to not like him.
- Creative: If Oakley could have any teaching job he wanted, he'd take creative writing. Oakley's mind is riddled with words, scenes, half-finished characters and story lines that don't have endings. In the shower, he plots new themes with new characters with new names. At night he writes a new chapter to a new book before going to sleep. In his in-home desk he's probably got near a thousand unfinished stories scattered throughout the drawers in countless notebooks and journals. Oakley's mind is constantly moving as if he were writing, and he's constantly on top of the game with every minor detail. Because of this, Oakley is known for having a classroom with a very fun environment. He may be the chillest bro around, but he likes to keep his classes feeling fun and free and maybe even a little magical. He doesn't want his students to feel like its just another class period. He wants them to be able to sit back, relax, and really feel that what they're learning isn't just some facts in a book.
- Lovable: Oakley is just a big mush ball. He's not mean, he couldn't hurt a fly if he tried. He's a teddy bear. A big, fluffy, quiet teddy bear that wants to hug you and love you and make you feel happy. This trait goes along with the fact the he's very romantic. He's not a horndog (though that doesn't mean he doesn't want the sexy sex cuz he does I mean come on he's a guy), he's not some asshole that'll try to hit and run (that was the old him). Oakley likes deep, meaningful relationships that he can really get a feel for, have a connection to. It might just be the writer in him, but he longs for that perfect relationship. That perfect balance of love and lust, that perfect balance of friendship and partnership. And, honestly, he could probably get it too because of how freaking adorable this man is. His mannerisms, his personality, everything. He's just such a lovable guy.
- Opinionated: Oakley strongly believes in freedom of speech. He understands that by being a school teacher, he is limited to what he can say. But, again being a writer, he's often found ways to twist his words up and say whatever he wants. If you're offended by him, I suggest switching out of his class. He's not going to stop believing and preaching what he wants just because you're offended. And honestly, what he says isn't offensive. He'd never try to make his students believe what he does, and he'd never say that what anyone else believes is wrong. Never. He simply states his view, and leaves it at that. You can state yours, if you want. He won't judge. Just don't judge him.
- Supportive: Oakley is a very good listener and is very good at giving you what you want to hear. If you need to rant about how mean Susie is to you, you can talk to Oakley. He'll listen, he'll agree with you, he'll make you feel better. And in the end, he'll offer up some advice. If he has it, that is. If not, he'll offer you a piece of chocolate and tell you to "chin up. life gets better, life moves on, and in a couple years, none of these people will mater. you do you, and you don't let anyone get in your way." Yes, Oakley is a great motivational speaker. He's got the pep talks every football team, every president, and every nerd at the spelling bee should have.
- Spacey: Often you'll look at Oakley and he'll be completely lost out in lala land. Leave him on his own long enough and he finds himself bored. So, to cope, he lets his mind wander. There's no saying where it goes, because Oakley's brain is a vast place full of memories, stories, and unfinished novels that are constantly being worked on. He's more than content to waste a couple hours just staring at a wall because he's more than entertained inside his own head. Though he loves this about himself, its not always the best of traits because he's been known to daydream in class if he's handed out a test or if there's just nothing to do.
Story: (i had a shit load typed up but i hated it so i'll think of something better later okay bye)
Other:
Oakley can play the guitar, piano, ukulele, drums and saxophone. He really only ever plays guitar and ukulele tho because they're the easiest to tote around.
If Oakley didn't have an overwhelming drive to teach, he'd be a singer. The boy can really sing. When he was in high school, he made a YouTube account and put up quite a few videos. They're still up, too. His students certainly know his potential.
Oakley carries a notebook with him everywhere he goes in case he needs to write down lyrics, draft a character, you name it.
In high school, Oakley was a bit of a screw up. He was messed up on drugs for a long time, and almost flunked out his senior year. At his worst, Oakley drove his car across the newly sodded football field, burned his senior class jersey in the staff parking lot, and put up pictures of his butt all around the locker rooms. He was really messed up, and completely regrets his entire high school career. He wishes he could do it again.
Oakley has been clean for the past five years. He's got a tattoo of the date on his right side.
Speaking of tattoos, Oakley has quite a few. He's got the Chicago Police stars tattooed over his right forearm, the bridge of his guitar right in front of that, a feather on his left under-forearm that leads into a line of small black birds trailing up and around his left bicep, a couple shapes filled with letters on his left upper-forearm, a bare tree on his right inner-bicep, and of course the date he got clean on his right side. He'll probably get more, he's really into tattoos.
Oakley's mom used to call him "puppy-poo" because he used to make this cute face where he'd look at her from the top of his eyes and pout and he looked like a little puppy.
Oakley has two younger brothers: Farley (age 21) and Bentley (age 18). Their parents had a thing for -ley names.
Oakley's favorite movies are the X-Men movies. He wishes he was Wolverine.
Originally, Oakley is from the small Chicago suburb of Mt. Prospect. He was born and raised there and worked in a local paint shop until he was 19 when he went on to college for a year or so to try and become a teacher. He was 20 when he moved to New York, and he was 21 when he started an internship at Somerset. He really got lucky with that one.
Oakley would kill for a piece of fried chicken.
He has an entire room in his apartment dedicated to his music. He's got about ten guitars all up on the wall, another five or so in stands on the floor. He's got a small piano in there, as well as a pretty ghetto looking homemade recording studio.
He's a hardcore Cubs fan, even if they suck. True fan, right here.
Oakley has a one year old puppy named Potato. He calls it Taters for short, or sometimes just Tate. Its full name is Potato Dawson Barca.
