Oliver “Ollie” Grayson Carter
biography
The only way to describe Ollie’s feelings on his childhood is a feeling of inferiority and of being unwanted.
By all accounts, the Carter family was happy and normal prior to Ollie entering the world. Christian Carter, an attorney, and Lindsey Carter, a teacher, had cultivated a securely upper middle-class lifestyle near Nashville, Tennessee. The eldest, Elizabeth, was four when Ollie was born, and his twin siblings, Brittany and Juliet, were two. Christian and Lindsey were doting parents with a perfect, happy family.
Until Ollie was born. Despite having wanted a son, everything started crumbling when Ollie was born.
As soon as Ollie was born, Lindsey divorced Christian and essentially disappeared from their lives. It wouldn’t be until he learned of the demigod thing - that one of his parents was not his real parent - that he actually suspected the split was because of him. Waiting to be claimed, he wondered if it was that Lindsey couldn’t get over his father’s cheating or if it was her own guilt that forced her to leave. Though perhaps he should have realized it was his fault sooner; after all, his siblings certainly seemed to place the blame squarely on his shoulders for as long as he could remember. Now a part of him would always wonder if they knew what had happened or if they were too young and just knew their mom left as soon as he showed up.
Ollie was six when the Carter family, sans Lindsey, picked up and moved to New Jersey after his dad got a new job. At ten and eight, respectively, it was clear that his siblings were all fairly smart. Definitely smarter than Ollie, or so it seemed. As a first grader, his ADHD and dyslexia was already causing academic problems, and he perpetually felt less than the older siblings, for whom school had always come so easily. His father always seemed so proud of them; Ollie couldn’t say the same about himself. His father didn’t seem to be overly attentive to Ollie, not like he was toward his sisters, and his sisters didn’t seem to pay attention to him much, either. He was the opposite of his sisters throughout his schooling, such as it has been so far, as he was always acting out to get some attention and to unconsciously mask his difficulties in school. It wasn’t long before he was labeled as “trouble” or “the bad one” just because he wanted to have some fun and had trouble keeping his mouth shut and sitting still.
And, in what was very apparently a disappointment to his father, Ollie didn’t particularly care about sports. If asked what he wanted to be when he grew up, he’d answer a rock star or the next Banksy (once he learned of the street artist), but that didn’t fit into the narrative of what the perfect family - the perfect son - should look like. Shortly after the move, he was shoved into whatever age-appropriate rec league sports his father could find in hopes of finding something that Ollie would stick with, no matter how bored he inevitably got with what he was supposed to be doing. The team sports weren’t as bad; at least he could have fun with his teammates then.
Another change at age nine, this time in terms of family make-up. Natalie Church entered his father’s life, and they were married within a year. Leo, age fifteen, Brett, age twelve, and Matt, age nine became his older brothers (though Matt only beat him by a few months) while Michael, age seven, became his younger brother. Ollie thought he might have the chance to actually befriend his new siblings in a way that he hadn’t with his biological siblings, as he finally had brothers and they couldn’t blame him for the familial changes, but they stuck with each other; they didn’t need another brother. Even when sharing a room with Matt, he was again left out of everything and left behind. The boys were what his father wanted out of sons - the perfect sporty type - and, while not as academically inclined as his sisters, definitely did better in school while causing fewer problems.
Even though he would never be able to meet their expectations, Ollie did his best to try to appease his dad, and later, his stepmother when not causing problems. Which was why, when he was twelve, he was playing on a traveling baseball team with Matt. Ollie found it boring AF, but he was weirdly good at it. He had solid reflexes, was quick in the field, and was able to hit the ball pretty far when he managed to get ahold of it.
They were at a tournament, conveniently located in New York City, when everything changed again. There was a boy that appeared slightly older than Ollie, who was given the honorary position of team manager. The boy seemed to have some physical troubles that prevented him from playing, though he still wanted to be around the team. Ollie befriended the boy who saved his life when a couple of Stymphalian birds attacked between games. His friend - who turned out to be a satyr - grabbed both of their bat bags (which conveniently held a bat for Ollie to swing at the birds to fend them off and a spare shirt to change into since he ended a bit cut up) before dragging him to the nearest subway station. A couple transfers and a bit of a hike later found Ollie at Camp Half Blood and onto a new phase in his life.
Personality
Having never gotten much attention at home, Ollie was always searching for attention elsewhere, causing everything about him to be loud, from his appearance (such as clothing and hair color choices) to his voice. Whether it is wanted or not, he can talk about anything and everything, no matter how annoying he may be (or how little knowledge he has of a given subject).
Ollie is the type of kid that wants to befriend everyone. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body. Even if someone is trying to rile him up and is antagonistic towards him, he usually just lets it roll off his shoulders. That being said, he can be a bit of a nuisance, as he enjoys lighthearted pranks, though he does his best not to harm others during them. He generally doesn’t take things too seriously. He wants to be the funny kid, the class clown type that makes people laugh.
Ollie has always been the type of kid to march to the beat of his own drum. (Literally. He plays drums (and guitar)). He goes with the flow and follows whatever his heart desires in pursuit of fun. He’s a bit of an artsy type as well, enjoying painting and, more specifically, spray painting.
Outside of the things he really enjoys, Ollie has a tendency to get easily bored, and his attention wanders. Additionally, Ollie is one of the laziest boys you’ll ever meet.
About Me
Birthdate: September 2, 2010
Likes: sweets; sleep; bright and obnoxious neon colors; joking around/pranks/getting into trouble; music; spray paint; attention; soft, fuzzy fabrics; sunny days; talking; stargazing; dying his hair fun colors; cuddly animals
Dislikes: quiet; schoolwork/chores; being alone; talking about feelings; healthy foods; detention; dull colors; when his phone isn’t working/not having his phone; responsibility; being told what to do; fighting; monsters
Family:
Mom:
Believed to be Lindsey Carter (37)
Dad:
Believed to be Christian Carter (39)
Godly parent:
Currently unknown
Siblings:
Elizabeth Carter, halfsister (15)
Juliet Carter, halfsister (14)
Brittany Carter, halfsister (14)
demigod siblings, halfsiblings, variable ages
Other:
Natalie Church, stepmother (38)
Leonardo Church, stepbrother (18)
Brett Church, stepbrother (15)
Matthew Church, stepbrother (13)
Michael Church, stepbrother (10)
Happy Thoughts: Jamming on his guitar or drums; dying his hair/painting his nails fun colors with his friends; making people laugh
Nightmares: Being alone or forgotten. And, more recently, monsters.
Fatal Flaw: Laziness and an inability to be serious. Unless it’s related to music, art, or pranks, he generally doesn’t put much effort into anything, including things that could save his life like learning about monsters and how to fight them.
PLAYED BY: Jill
FACE CLAIM: Tanner Buchanan
