Vincent

Somewhat conservative, serious, overly-critical

Vincent is a rather mild person on the surface, with years of customer service work being responsible for his performative passive nature. He comes off as nervous around strangers, but is still generally friendly and agreeable. At home, he is more domineering. Having grown up Catholic, his religion influences many of his values, leading him to harbor slightly bigoted ideas. He has a habit of suppressing his feelings, resulting in emotional outbursts when he's stressed, which are primarily directed at his rebellious younger brother, Valentine, who causes him the most frustration. Vincent has good intentions but he is often stubborn and tactless in delivery. He hopes to mend his strained relationship with his brother some time in the future.

Early Life

Vincent was the first born to two relatively young, newlywed parents. At the time, due to his mother being a new Nicaraguan immigrant, speaking limited English and having few technical skills, it was difficult for her to find a job in their residential area. This left Vincent's father as the only working member of the household. As a result, their living situation was quite modest; they could afford the necessities but there was often little margin for extra luxuries. Despite that, Vincent and his parents were a loving family in a supportive community. The three often attended church together and used religion as a coping mechanism when they faced financial hardships.

Vincent naturally learned Spanish from his mother, and to a lesser extent, from his father who spoke mainly English but knew enough Spanish to communicate with his wife. Vincent often excelled in academics throughout primary and elementary school to his parent's delight. Vincent and his mother would also do the chores and cooking to take the burden off of his father while he worked during the days. He shared a close bond with his mother as he had her undivided attention.

By the time Vincent was 6, due to a multitude of external stressors, Vincent's father's behavior began to change in the household, and no matter what Vincent and his mother did for him, it was never enough to satiate his misdirected anger. His behavior was vastly different as he went from a man who doted on his family to a man who bullied his wife and son unprovoked.

Vincent tended to be a more docile and softer child, something that his father thought he would grow out of, but when he didn't, he would berate Vincent and try to toughen him up, through a variety of emotional and physical abuse. His mother always tried to protect him, but as a result, the abuse would then be directed towards her.

There were periods of time where things were normal but Vincent was always on edge since his father's behavior was never consistent, influenced by their financial situation, alcohol use and a new drug habit. When he was 8, his mother became pregnant with a second child, Valentine. The physical abuse in the household subsided and was replaced with verbal abuse for a while until after the birth of the baby. The entire time Vincent felt powerless to help his mother and himself.

Throughout the years Vincent helped his mother take care of Valentine, especially when she finally started working to help support the household. Unfortunately, at some point she began using drugs under her husband's influence when Vincent was 13, leaving him to look after his 5 year old sibling even more so than normal. The neglect the two began to face ranged from emotional alienation to not having proper food in the home.

Vincent had become an angry child over time, and resented both his parents. It wouldn't be until later that he would understand that his mother was still a victim despite the circumstances. When Vincent turned 17, his mother died of a drug induced cardiac arrest/overdosing, leaving him, his brother and farther in a even more hostile state as Vincent began picking fights with his father, blaming him for his mother's death. Vincent did his best to deter his father from directing any mistreatment towards the then 9 year old Valentine, but as Vincent was forced to get a part time job during his last years of high school, Valentine did experience his father's erratic behavior.

At 19, Vincent had saved up enough money to move out of his father's home and took 12 year old Valentine with him, applying to be his legal guardian. Both Vincent and Valentine had quick tempers and had trouble expressing themselves, leading to the two arguing often. The two had a rocky relationship as Vincent was learning how to adapt to raising his brother, being labeled disrespectful by his father and taking care of bills while valentine was going through his rebellious stage. Vincent was particularly hard on Valentine, especially when it came to his schooling and behavior, wanting to keep him out of trouble.

Present

Vincent, now 24, let go of a lot of the anger he harbored from his childhood and tries his best to bond with Valentine and steer him in the right direction, despite Valentine, who is now 17, still being defiant and having a reactionary temper. He understands that Valentine struggles with his mental health, but doesn't know how to address the issue and has developed an avoidant "out of sight, out of mind" attitude about it, to his dismay. Vincent feels the only thing he can do for him is to make sure he has a roof over his head and finishes school.

To Be Continued.

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Lifestyle

• Has a white father and an Indigenous Latina/Amerindian Nicaraguan mother. He identifies as both Latino and Hispanic interchangeably.
• Started working at a local pizzeria at 16 and later on became a manager at 21. Got to take home pizza for dinner often.
• Got a scholarship to attend college for computer sciences during high school but declined the offer to provide for Valentine.
• Vincent and teen age Valentine often got into physical altercations but the two don't hold grudges long.
• Gets married later on and has 3 children.

Likes

• Pizza
• Movies, games, escapism
• Solitaire

Dislikes

• Lazziness
• Reckless behavior, irresponsible people
• Cold weather
• Spending money