Bishoy Salib
Summary
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Bishoy is the rock upon which all of the wacky, unstable members of the Connection rely on for important things. He had to depend on himself for a lot. He is in love with Georgie and has been for the duration of her stay with the Connection. Mac is a fantastic companion and pet dog. On the other hand, he's terrified of Astral and Teresa.
He is hyperlexic and has an eidetic memory. He's fluent in Arabic, English, Spanish, Tongva, Greek (modern and ancient), Mandarin, Hebrew, and Siwi Berber. He has a pretty heavy accent in non-Semitic languages, and when he speaks in English he has a hybrid Arabic-Brooklyn accent.
Personality
Bishoy is sarcastic, loves bread, and is psychologically addicted to weed. Swallowing his problems instead of working on them, he's got an edge to him that manifests in hot outbursts, but he doesn't cut anymore, so that's progress.
Likes
- Grass
- Bread
- Having sex with Georgie and Mac
- Listening to the radio
Dislikes
- Being someone's last choice
- Astral's Behavior
- Being wrong
Savvies
- Blowing smoke rings
- Empathetic conversations
- Languages
- Retaining information
Ineptitudes
- Staying sober
- Handling jealousy
Appearance
Body Features
His black hair is in a Beatles-esque bowl cut that Teresa maintains for him. He's on the shorter side, only about 5'7". Like other members of the Connection, he has tattoos given to him by David.
Occasionally, he's got a tentacle instead of a dick. Little magic things.
Clothing and Dress
Bishoy prefers comfortable clothing that he can get messy in, but he prefers anything that Georgie makes for him above else. He delights in being one of her many dress-up dolls.
Magic Powers
Bishoy can give people migraines. Astral has a vague theory about how Bishoy's actually simulating what it's like for him to read and process information, which overstimulates other people and makes their heads hurt, but they don't know if that's true at all.
History
Bishoy's timeline is one of the more consistent ones. In AUs in the 1990s, sometimes he's born in the United States in California instead.
- Son of a converted priest and an overattentive mother. His older brother, Muhammad, is a tool.
- Moves to Brooklyn with his family when the Egyptian revolution of 1952 starts.
- Starts to cut himself when his parents start to abuse him for being queer.
- Ends up in a series of involuntary psychiatric hospital visits.
- Runs away from home and hitch-hikes to LA, where he meets Astral.
- Lives with Astral and starts smoking weed.
Relationships
Georgie: crush
- Pines after her even when she's the middle of sucking his cock
- Super duper best friends
Teresa: queen
- Is filled with dread when she's near
- Can't tell if she's being malicious
- Jealous of her relationship with Georgie
Mac: buddy with benefits
- Guy his age
- Also in love with Georgie
- Always down to drop everything and go to third base
Astral Parsons: cult leader
- Has zero respect for him as a person
- Wholeheartedly believes Astral is a god
- Begrudgingly appreciates the role Astral's played in his life
Meta
Origin of Name
Name meaning: "Bishoy" is a Coptic name that means "elevated, lofty, high." It fits him because his intellectual prowess has disassociated him from others, and there was a saint named Bishoy and he is resisting following in a similar pattern. "Salib" is an Arabic last name that means "cross, crucifix."