Hunter Richter

[Hunter Richter]

The Basics...

Name: Hunter Edward Richter (since aged 21)

Former Names/Aliases:
Jennifer Edith Greyson (from birth to age 12)
Jennifer Edith Richter (from age 12 to age 21 (legally))
"Hunter" Edith Richter (age 16 to age 21 (to friends))

Age: 23
Birthday: Winter 2
Gender: Trans man
Sexuality: Bisexual
Occupation: Tavern Owner


Appearance...

Height: 5'2"
Weight: about 140 lbs
Appearance:

Current Appearance: Hunter is rather short for a guy. He's built a little thin and while he does have lean muscle, he's a little curvy around the hips (which he hates). Luckily, in counterpoint, he has naturally broad shoulders and an angular, square-ish jawline. Blue-eyed and blonde-haired, he might be considered handsome by popular media standards. His hair is kept almost-shaved at the sides and decently-short on the top and, occasionally, he dyes it various colors (never less than 2 at once, when he does decided to do it) for events and then lets it grow out in its natural color before doing it again.

Old Pictures: There's a long gap where pictures of Hunter can hardly be found anywhere, but one that people visiting Hunter (who really don't know him) might find... odd, is a picture of a young girl playing Soccer, proudly holding a participation trophy. It sits on Hunter's desk at home, next to a more-recent picture of Hunter himself playing Soccer in college, in a similar pose.

Casual Attire: Gamer-Tees (and other assorted T-shirts with various band, game, and book logos/characters on them), an undershirt, tennis shoes, and cargo shorts/capri pants are his go-to during warmer weather. During wet or cold weather, he adds a leather jacket and swaps out the shorts for full-length cargo pants or jeans.

Personality...

Likes:

His Hair. It's soft and fluffy, and he loves to run his hand through the short locks.
His eyes. He always got compliments on them as a child. They're a rather mesmerizing, deep blue. Despite the changes he's going through, he's never turned down a compliment on his eyes.
Dogs. Dogs are... the best, in his mind. Better than people and friendly if well-trained and taken care of. He wants to surround himself with dogs. (Additionally, he likes a good majority of animals, but dogs are the BEST)
Sports. Specifically Soccer and Baseball. He was never tall enough for Basketball nor "strong" enough for football. He'll take what he can get; he just wants to be active.
Sour candy. He's not the biggest fan of candy (other than chocolate, and that only was because monthly cravings that have since subsided), but if it's sour, he will gobble it down in a heartbeat.

Dislikes:

His body. He's trying to get better about it, but he's been super insecure about how people see him for a large majority of his life. Sometimes it may make him appear a bit vain.
Monochrome color schemes. You'll never see him decked out in all-dark clothes; it's just not his style. Much like this, he'll also rarely be seen in clothes with colors too similar. He likes to stand out and does that with fashion.
Pain and sharp objects. Kinda ironic, considering he has to take weekly injections. He doesn't like it, but if it's a necessity, he will deal with it and embrace it.
Laziness and being idle. He gets antsy when he has nothing to do, which leads to pacing or, worse, delving into hateful thoughts. So he tries to keep himself busy.
Spicy Food. Much the opposite to his love of sour candy, Hunter will avoid spicy food like the plague. He cries if it's too hot, literally.

Fears:

Cats. Their claws are sharp. They can bite... did you know cat bites can easily get infected?! Hunter doesn't like cats. He's terrified of them using him as a scratching post.
Being disliked. Hunter is a people-pleaser; he wants friends and he wants his friends to be happy. Sometimes this goes to an unhealthy extent, especially when he sees someone as a friend who doesn't view him the same way.

Goals:

Be successful. A pretty obvious goal, but Hunter wants to work towards the future. A future where he can live happy, surrounded by dogs and a few close friends.
Meet that special someone. He's a bit of a romantic, and would love to see himself with a longterm partner one day. Male or female is not something he entirely cares about, but he's unlikely to date around in his search for something serious.

Personality:

Since coming out, Hunter has grown more outgoing and friendly than he was in his early teens. He's the kind of person to go and knock on a new neighbor's door to say hi and show them around the town (although he wouldn't be too upset if the same courtesy wasn't shown to him). He can be a little hot-headed if insulted, and is especially quick to anger if an underdog is being picked on. He's more likely to yell and cry when frustrated or upset than throw a punch, and would really only get physical in the case of being given no choice (ie. someone else hit him first and he isn't being given a chance to remove himself).

Background...

Family:

Mother: Nicole Greyson
Father: Leonard Richter
Step-Mother: Hanna Richter
Half-Brothers: James Richter and Kyle Richter (twins, 9 years younger)

History:

Pre-Birth: The relationship that would birth Jennifer Greyson (who would one day become Hunter Richter) was not the best of relationships. A blooming relationship between two highschool senior "sweethearts" would begin to devolve the moment Nicole found out she was pregnant, shortly before graduation. She became angry with her now-ex, upset that "he would dare get her pregnant in high school" despite the fact that it was a consensual relationship. She held it over his head throughout their remaining time in school, and hell if she wasn't going to keep the man in her life so that she wouldn't be a single mother living with her parents.

Birth to toddler: Except... that's exactly what she became, because of her actions. Leonard was excited to be a father and was 100% set on loving and caring for the child he'd helped create, but... he wouldn't be manipulated. He received help from his parents in paying child support while he worked towards getting a job and a life to call his own. He loved his little girl, named Jennifer, and would do all he could to support and love her.

Toddler to 9 years of age: As Jennifer grew, she learned not to get on her spiteful mother's bad side. The narcissistic woman wanted her daughter to be the best, so the best Jennifer became. She was signed up for ballet when she was about 6, pictures of these days would be something that Hunter would hate, years later. When Jennifer was about 8, she figured out that she could be manipulative, too. She wanted to sign up for sports and play soccer, which Nicole would not have. Jennifer threatened to stop ballet if she wasn't allowed to do both, this is how the child's story in sports began.

9 to 12 years of age: Jennifer had her first signs of "womanhood" when she was 9. The easiest way to put it was that she hated it. "It felt wrong," she would claim. This age was when conflict with her mom would really start. She'd spend weekends ranting at her father about how much she wished she could live with him and her (pregnant) step mother. As her body began to change, she got angrier and more easily upset. Most people blamed it on her being a girl, but she would tell them to "shut up before [she kicked them] where the sun didn't shine". That usually didn't shut them up, until she became known for following through on her threats. Around the age of 11, there was an incident at ballet involving her hair, and she went home to her dad's that weekend begging him to let her cut it and quit the dance classes. She'd never let it grow out again, and she'd never attend another ballet practice. This sparked even more conflict between her and her mom, and before she was 13 her father had managed to gain custody of her.

12 to 15 years of age: When they moved in with their father and his family, that's when Jennifer began allowing themselves to question their gender. There was a stage when they thought themselves to fall nowhere, to be neither male nor female, but then he realized. He was Jennifer and he would be himself. He would be who he wanted to be. The only issue..? Fear of acceptance. He skirted around the subject of gender for a couple years until he figured himself out and finally brought it up with his father, who's reaction, at it's most basic level, was "I know." followed by a quick "Though I'll love you either way." at his son's crestfallen face.

15 to 18 years of age: He worked on finding a name that felt right, to him. Something that would no longer have his mother's mark on it, as she basically disowned him after realizing she was preaching to someone who wouldn't listen. Eventually, he settled on Hunter while he fought to play in the boy's sports. He liked it, and felt like it suited him. His friends on the baseball and soccer teams welcomed him with open-arms, even if most of the coaches were less than happy.

18 to 23 years of age: Hunter continued on to college initially on a sports scholarship while he attempted to figure out what he wanted to continue on to do. He bounced through electives for a couple of semesters, through a music or cooking or business class or two before he realized he liked a bit of each. He began to look into ways to merge all of those into the same kind of job as he finished his basic degrees. During these college years, he also started taking medically-prescribed hormone shots and set himself up on waitlists for a double mastectomy (which was completed shortly prior to graduation). His life is honestly still a work in progress, but it's getting there and Hunter can definitely claim to be happier than he was previously. He's been stagnating and floundering a bit since graduating nearly a year ago but heard about the troubles this town was going through and thought maybe he could move here and help to fix and spice things up. It sounded like a nice place, and nobody really knows him, so that should be nice. He wants to make friends and build a life here, if he can help enough before the whole 'Witch of Decay' problem gets worse...

[Tessa Meadows]

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