EZEKIEL ATWOOD
A CANON PORTAYAL FOR THE TVD VERSE
DISCLAIMERS.
// 001 : the writers goes by angelic 21+ full time student. activity can be spotty. please be patient & do not rush responses.// 002 : this is an original character heavily influenced by The vampire diaries show in the process of finishing the books.// 003 : warnings: this portrayal may include mature content that is not intended for minors. this can include mentions of death, blood, substance abuse, violence, etc.
ezekiel atwood. cantenbury, england. 25 / 310. october 29, 1715. mystic falls, virginia.
DOSSIER.
eyes. brown. dark enough to be considered black.
hair. dark brown.
height. 6'2.
build. broad shouldered, muscular.persona. ezekiel is a man that was shaped by hardships. his discipline was born not from choice but from survival. heโs lived through betrayal , loss , and mistakes that still weigh on him. they've left scars that have taught him to guard his emotions carefully. mystery clings to him because he rarely lets anyone see beyond the surface , and yet people canโt help but be drawn in. he can often come off as brooding or unreadable. but beneath that cold gaze lies a loyalty and a protective man that refuses to bend. he stands firmly by those he cares for , shielding them without hesitation , partly because he knows too well what it feels like to lose. protecting others has become both his instinct and his redemption. he lives by his own code , one that is rooted in pride. once he makes a decision , he rarely turns back , even if the choice isolates him. his pride also keeps him from showing weakness. vulnerability feels too dangerous , so he keeps his true feelings locked away. when guilt or regret rises , he tends to retreat into himself , appearing cold and unreachable.
abilities.
telepathy : if ezekiel has fed enough , he has the ability to communicate with other vampires with his mind.shape shifting : ezekiel has the ability to transform into a black hawk.
connections.
katherine pierce : despite the betrayal, he still has feelings for her.. But his pride wonโt let him admit it, so he hides them behind anger and indifference.meredith sulez : their relationship feels forbidden. a hunter and a vampire. Yet no matter how hard he tries to bury his feelings, he always finds himself drawn back to her.
BACKSTORY.
it was a typical friday night in england , 1740. the tavern was alive with chatter and the clink of glass , and ezekiel atwood sat comfortably among familiar faces , a cold beer in hand. the dayโs work was behind him , and for a brief moment , everything felt simple. that was , until she walked in.katherine pierce. the kind of woman who didnโt need to speak to be noticed. her presence shifted the air. one glance from her across the crowded room was enough to change the course of his life. ezekiel couldnโt look away. there was something about her. she was elegance wrapped in mystery , danger laced in charm.over the next couple of months , he lost himself in her orbit. he spent long nights learning who she was , or at least who she allowed him to see. the truth unraveled slowly. fragments of a hidden life she never fully explained.and when he finally learned the truth , that she was a vampire, cursed with immortality , he should have walked away. but he didnโt. he had loved her too deeply , too fiercely , to let fear drive him. he was willing to accept her , every secret , every danger , every part of her that others would have feared.
he followed her across cities and countryside , entranced and naive , until the moment everything changed.he awoke one morning with the sun spilling through the curtains , bright, merciless , and pain unlike anything heโd ever known tearing through his veins. the light burned. his skin blistered as he screamed, calling her name, begging for her to help him. but she never came.the hunger followed. it was this indescribable thirst that made his veins burn , a craving that clawed at his insides until it was all he could think about. every sound, every heartbeat around him only fed the ache. each pulse like a whisper tempting him to lose control.and then the truth: she had turned him. without warning. without choice. he was no longer human.when the agony subsided , the world was different. colors sharper , sounds louder , the night alive in ways heโd never known. but the one thing that mattered she was gone. no note. no goodbye.he wandered for days, hiding from the sunlight that threatened to destroy him , until he learned of the one thing that could save him. daylight rings. enchanted talismans that allowed vampires to walk in the sun. but such magic came at a cost. to earn one , he needed the trust of a witch, a task nearly impossible for a newly turned creature like him.it took months of persuasion, restraint, and sheer desperation before a witch finally agreed to craft one for him. when she slid the ring onto his finger , he felt the warmth of the sun touch his skin once more. for the first time since his death , he felt almost human again.but peace never truly lasts.resentment gnawed at him. the love heโd once felt for katherine began to twist , rotting into something darker. he couldnโt bear the thought of what sheโd done. that pain hollowed him out until one night , he made a decision that would change everything.
he turned off his humanity and that was his darkest time.ezekiel was trapped somewhere deep inside , but it was like he was a prisoner in his own body , watching through someone elseโs eyes as the monster took control. there was no compassion , no hesitation , no sense of right or wrong. he tore through cities without care , leaving chaos in his wake. the thrill drowned out the ache , and the hunger ruled him completely. weeks blurred into decades. he forgot faces , names , even himself.and then he finally turned it back on.the switch flipped , and the memories returned in fragments. flashes of red. the sound of screams. the taste of blood. and nightmares. vivid , endless nightmares of people begging for their lives , of streets painted crimson.for years he wandered again , aimless and hollow , trying to make sense of what heโd become. until , at last , whispers led him to a quiet town in virginia. mystic falls.but what he found there wasnโt the reunion heโd imagined. it was the wreckage sheโd left behind. a trail of broken hearts and bloodied promises , tangled with the names salvatore. the brothers who loved her. the brothers she destroyed. that revelation twisted something in him. love curdled into resentment , affection into venom.he vanished after that. watched the centuries turn. learned to live in silence , in the spaces between human lives. but time has a cruel way drags the past back to you when you least expect it.and so , centuries later , ezekiel returned to mystic falls. where he told himself it was only a stop along the road , a quiet place to rest before disappearing again. but the town had changed. it was calm now , almost peaceful. and beneath its quiet charm , he could feel something familiar and dangerous.he felt her ghost in every shadow. her name in every whisper.and though he told himself heโd moved on , the truth was simple , he was still chasing her.the only problem ?
the names pierce and salvatore were still very much alive.
HEADCANONS.
// 001 : ezekiel is a skilled fighter , not by choice but by necessity. centuries of survival taught him that every movement must be precise , every strike calculated.// 002 : when ezekiel was newly turned , he couldn't bare with the idea of his parents mourning his disappearance. so one night , he came home and compelled his parents to forget they ever had a son. since then , he's never returned to england.// 003 : ezekiel is a skilled pianist. he uses is at one of his modes of escape to soothe his mind.