HOWLS INTO THE VOID
BY PARIS MONET
The love triangle
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LUCIAN AND CALLUM
Lucian and Callum are both Anastasia's love interests. However, the men couldn't be more different. This page compares and contrasts their characteristics.
Lucian OTHELLO
Personality
Tenacious, loyal, sympathetic, sentimental, capricious, brooding, pessimistic, insecure.
personality analysis
Lucian's mindset is the product of his intricate emotions and behavior. For others, Lucian is very challenging to understand and he agrees. Lucian has a hint of mystery to his demeanor, as he will leave other's impressions of him open to interpretation. He is discreet regarding his outer expression, for Lucian is afraid of vulnerability. He shuns intimacy of any kind, despite his desperate need for connection. Therefore, he remains secretive of his true thoughts and desires.
The few who know the deepest parts of Lucian's soul will deem him a genuinely sentimental person. Lucian will easily be prompted to experience intense feelings of tenderness, sadness or nostalgia.
When it comes to his tenderness, Lucian has a great capacity for loyalty and affection. Whether that be his friends or his romantic interest, Lucian is very protective and devoted to his loved ones. He is tenacious in any and every situation. He will fight to the death to defend those he respects and admires. When Lucian pledges his loyalty, it will never turn fickle. Lucian is very reliable and will never break a promise. In his mind, a commitment to a person is final and eternal.
If Lucian trusts someone, they will see the true extent of his gentle nature. He is able to empathize with other people's pain and suffering. Lucian is particularly compassionate towards those who endure many hardships, for he hasn't had the most fortunate life himself. Lucian can be incredibly kind and attentive, doting to someone's every need. For when Lucian cares about someone, he cares about them more than his very self. Falling in love is never intentional for Lucian, for he is aware just how strongly he will be forced to confront his sensitive feelings.
Concerning his sadness, Lucian is very capricious and brooding. Lack of acceptance, patience, and love during his childhood manifested through mood swings later in his life. He developed a pessimistic attitude towards most people, especially himself. Lucian views himself in a very corrupt perspective. He has a profound self-loathing for his mere existence. His Werewolvism and past vices have haunted him for centuries. He often projects his insecurities onto others in order to cope with his own guilty conscience.
However, it is evident when Lucian is spiraling into a pit of emotional torment. Lucian becomes very sullen when feeling remorse. He mentally degrades himself and outwardly displays morose behavior. It is an internal battle between anger and melancholy. Or in even more convoluted circumstances, he will be furious that he is depressed in the first place. When this occurs, Lucian's words will become curt, his mannerisms will become dour, and his temper becomes volatile. He shuts down and becomes unresponsive. Once he's realized that his actions have dismayed others, he becomes somber and regretful. Then it's only a matter of time until the vicious cycle repeats itself.
Regarding his nostalgia, Lucian prefers to dwell in his pleasant memories. As many years as he has lived, Lucian has a closet full of skeletons. Therefore, his coping mechanism is to simply pretend they aren't there. For he knows he will be plagued by guilt if he reminisces about his sins. Lucian lives his life in an effort to make right of all his wrongs, for he yearns to redeem his humanity. Lucian percieves Werewolvism as a curse and despises what bloodlust has done to him. As a result, he has a sentimental longing for the past, before his innocence was corrupted.
Guided by emotion and his heart, Lucian is very intuitive. His zodiac sign is ruled by the Moon, making him even more in touch with his Werewolvism. The phases of the lunar cycle deepen his internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond his control. His instincts are more primal than his fellow Werewolf brethren, making him uncommonly passionate and impulsive. Despite how much Lucian detests his species, he is the embodiment of Werewolvism itself.
callum
Personality
Egotistical, evasive, cheeky, elusive, devious, cantankerous, flippant, resilient, sarcastic
Callum’s personality analysis
Callum is very cynical. He tends to make fun of things and mock others at the most inappropriate of times so he doesn’t have to face how he really feels. Among that he is also controlling, selfish, and unsympathetic. Callum will do what he wants when he wants and doesn’t care how his choices affect others. He doesn’t feel any kind of remorse. He is cunning and knows how to use this to achieve his desires. Don't mistake his manipulation for charm. However, this charisma didn't come from anywhere. His old polite, passionate, loving self, comes up from time to time. The only reason it doesn't dominate is that it was severely suppressed by his resurrection. Although he was quite the Casanova back in his day, he’s recently strayed away from the fly by night relationship habits he once obtained. One might call Callum unachievable either because of his pride or perhaps even his pure disinterest in others. Whichever the case, he simply does not have the willingness to cater to or accommodate anyone else romantically. He would rather be on his own than partaking in a one night stand. Even with that being said, dating is out of the question. Marriage is downright impossible.
PROS AND CONS
MYSTERY
Lucian
Lucian is a pretty uncomplicated guy when it comes down to his mentality. Sure, his mood swings could give you whiplash, but he is an open book.
Callum
Callum is elusive and secretive.You will never know what he’s thinking or feeling, and you certainly wouldn’t guess half the experiences he’s had in his lifetime.
STRAIGHTFORWARDNESS
Lucian
Lucian is a beat around the bush kind of guy. He likes to tell people things as nicely as possible, and hope they return the favor.
Callum
Callum, on the other hand, hates nothing more than a coy woman, or someone who isn’t frank about their feelings.