Atticus

"Hope For The Day - It's OK not to be OK" - Atticus

Background
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In a large city called Balfour, Atticus, his mom Lily, and his fifteen-year-old sister Vivian lived in an apartment complex. Atticus, being seventeen and a half, was the main source of income for the family- His father had passed, and his mother couldn’t work for herself due to health complications. He got up in the mornings at 6:00 AM, started school at 7:40 AM, Got off school at 2:45 PM, and went to his workplace until 5:30 PM. He brought home the money, he had long days, cared for the family while he was home, and went to sleep at 9:30 PM. Life was stressful, but he made do. He made sure that everyone, to the best of his ability, was cared for- Because after all, Family comes first… Unbeknownst to the family, Vivian was dealing with severe depression, anxiety, and bullying at school. She gave clues, but nobody was able to pick up on those clues. Until one night, she didn’t come home from school. The police were called, and Atticus, alongside the officers, searched far and wide, for many days, until something unfathomable was discovered- Her corpse, with a bullet in her head, and a gun in her hand. Atticus was heartbroken and in distress. Something had touched him deep inside the day his sister died. He fell into a great depression, all of his naturally cheery and upbeat personality traits having since faded, covered by an aloof, cold demeanor. He hardly spoke to anybody, many things seemed to piss him off… His mother worried for him, and scheduled him to meet with a PTSD counselor.

He didn’t have the energy to disagree, and he wanted to appease his mom. So each day, after work, he was scheduled to meet with a therapist named Nick Yusten. The two of them worked together on coping skills and coming to terms with the situation for three and a half years. Atticus wasn’t particularly fond of Nick at first, but as they got to know one another, they were able to make a connection. Thanks to Nick, at twenty one, Atticus was able to come to terms with what had happened. Did he miss Vivian? Sure. But there’s so much more to look forward to in life, there’s so much more to gain from this than originally thought. He had learned coping skills, he had learned how to love life again. He felt… almost whole. Knowing fully well what comes with depression, learning first from his sister, and then his own depression, he wanted to help others. He didn’t know how, but he had the will to do so. His calling was to help others. He just needed to figure out how.

Powers
He technically has very small powers, that he rarely uses which include: The ability to amplify his voice louder than human lungs can muster, and the ability to raise an invisible shield around his body to protect himself - It's a skin-tight shield, so it doesn't look like a punch is stopped mid-air. It LOOKS like it hits his body, but then the person's hand is broken while Atticus is fine.

Physical Appearance
His voice (and theme!) is the same as in the song listed in OTHER REFERENCES.

Relationships

 * N/A

Arc Involvement

 * Nikki's Odyssey Arc

Other References

 * Voice AND Theme!

Trivia

 * Like 99% gay, but he's crushed on ONE female in his entire life, because she was a great actor and blah blah, it was more in love with her acting than her, but y'know. Just call him gay.
 * Therapist. Owns his own company called "HFTD" (Hope For The Day), the main slogan is "It's OK not to be OK"
 * His schedule is usually jam-packed, with only ONE down-day (Sunday) per week. The rest is running different non-therapy groups, therapy appointments, and therapy groups from six in the morning until eight at night.
 * He enjoys the feeling of completion when someone expresses to him that they feel better than they did a year ago from meeting him and talking with him. Not like, self accomplishment, he's more focused on "I helped somebody! They feel better, their life may be saved. <3"
 * Deals with heavy depression, but knows how to cope with/handle it.