Nᴀᴍᴇ:
Brooks Cardozo—birth name is Nicolas, but he ditched that the day he turned eighteen

Aɢᴇ:
22

Dᴀᴛᴇ Oғ Bɪʀᴛʜ:
August 18th

Sᴇxᴜᴀʟ/Rᴏᴍᴀɴᴛɪᴄ Oʀɪᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ:
This is something he is slowly trying to figure out, but he's starting to explore the idea of being demisexual

Pᴏsɪᴛɪᴏɴ:
Dominant bottom

Eᴛʜɴɪᴄɪᴛʏ/Nᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ:
Argentinian

Aᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ:

He constantly has dark circles under his eyes though, from a combination of stress and lack of sleep

Hᴇɪɢʜᴛ:
5'9

Sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟ Pʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ Tʀᴀɪᴛs:
Scar on his hand from when he grabbed a broken glass bottle as a kid, don't ask him why, he doesn't even know

Tᴀᴛᴛᴏᴏs/Pɪᴇʀᴄɪɴɢs:
Tongue piercing, and has his ears pierced as well—he wants more but is too indecisive on which one he wants next, which just delays the future piercing date further and further

Bᴀᴄᴋɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ:
Brooks' family was dealt a bad hand starting when Brooks was two. While never the wealthiest, their family made decent money with the restaurant his parents ran. It was their dream, and despite the pricey loans they took out to achieve it, they seemed to live comfortably.
One night, Brooks' father, who suffers from epilepsy, had a particularly bad seizure, and was left handicapped and unable to work in the business they worked so hard to create. They had to close their restaurant, as without a cook they had nothing to offer, and soon found themselves drowning in debt from hospital fees, loan sharks, and other financial mosquitos. For awhile, it felt as though every time they made just enough money, they would be knocked back down. Brooks has brief memories of living in a hotel room, and his mother crying on the phone, otherwise, memories from those days are blurry and bleak...
His father has recovered as much as he could, he gets along with a walker to help, and they were somehow able to scrounge up enough money to afford a two bedroom apartment for their small family, but their budget was always tight, and debt always hung heavy on his parents shoulders.

Personality:
Pessimistic—
Brooks has a difficult time seeing the positive in most situations, it's always about the negative. Depending on the situation, he focuses either because he's used to thinking things will go wrong and expects it, or because he's panicking about how things could possibly go wrong—the difference lies in his confidence and handle on the situation.

Self-destructive—
There's something about being the "mess" of the family that Brooks finds comfort in. So little expectations ride on his shoulders, and when he does eventually screw up it doesn't have as big of an impact compared to if everyone was thinking highly of him.

Hostile—
Brooks can turn and snap at you in an instant. He has little tolerance for thing that get on his nerves, and he can be seen as mean or especially antagonistic towards those who unintentionally annoy him

Confident—
Brooks has an odd air of confidence about him. It can be hard to tell if it's a ruse or not, as how can someone who barely graduated college be so arrogant about it?

Honest—
It's not difficult for Brooks to tell the truth. In fact, lying gives him a really bad sick feeling in his stomach, and depending on the lie he will actually have stomach aches, so it's best for him to tell the truth.

Fᴀᴍɪʟʏ:
Marie Cardozo— Mother
Emmanuel Cardozo— Father
Samí Cardozo— younger sibling

Lɪᴠɪɴɢ Aʀʀᴀɴɢᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs:
Living with his cousin and two other roommates in a three bedroom apartment, it's a bit crowded, but he doesn't mind

Oᴄᴄᴜᴘᴀᴛɪᴏɴ/Cᴜʀʀᴇɴᴛ Jᴏʙ:
Currently looking for a job with his degree in mortuary science, also working the register at a pet grooming place/pet supply store (he hates his job, it's too loud for him)

Eᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Lᴇᴠᴇʟ:
College graduate as of this year! Surprisingly!

Lᴀɴɢᴜᴀɢᴇs:
Spanish 100%
English 100%
Guraní 45%

Lɪᴋᴇs:
Music, has a fondness for punk/alternative especially
Lizards, he wants a blue-tongued skink so badly
Godzilla movies, he could talk about them for forever
Cucumbers, they're his favorite snack

Dɪsʟɪᴋᴇs:
When people tell him what to do
Anytime someone tries to correct him in general, actually
Loud noises, the sound of dogs barking at his job drives him insane, but it pays well
When people call him by his old name
Pretzels, they're way too salty for him

Iʟʟɴᴇssᴇs:
He has very bad dyslexia, he gets very embarrassed when he has to type/text or read things aloud.

Bɪɢɢᴇst Fᴇᴀʀs:
Becoming badly in debt like his parents are, he has student loans that