Arleigh Othus

Arleigh Othus is a twenty-six year old March Hare. He was born to Bonnie and Warren Othus in Wonderland and was briefly married to Roselaine Cymosa, a nature faerie, before her death. Since then, he's left Wonderland and taken to living as far away from his former home as he can.

Biography
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Personality
Arleigh is, in a word, broken.

His mood goes down and up and down again. When he's down, he's quieter and more subdued. He's less likely to act up, but he's also more vulnerable. He tends to be more caring and gentle when his mood is low, and is calmed by taking care of people. However, he's also more likely to be irritable and thus snap at people if they annoy him. His downward spirals are caused by depression, as he's never really gotten over the death of his wife.

When his mood is up, he's positive and everything's good. He's far more energetic and lively, more likely to engage in conversation. He's also more likely to lose his temper, which is actually an easy thing to accomplish. He has a hair trigger and it's easier to piss him off than it is for him to calm down from it. He does get violent, and if there's no objects to throw, he'll start throwing punches. He has no formal training in any kind of fighting, nor does he have any skills. What he lacks in skills though, he makes up for with determination.

Speaking of tempers, Arleigh is very territorial about being the only March Hare, and doesn't react well to meeting any others. Actually, he reacts violently, though eventually he does calm down. Other triggers include talking about his wife, the Dormouse, or badmouthing the Cheshire Cat or the Mad Hatter. Disrespecting his rose garden is another thing. The garden is important to him because his wife was not only a nature faerie but loved roses.

On the subject of his wife, he loved Roselaine more than anything. They married young, when Arleigh was twenty-one, and it was only a few weeks later that she was killed. He was happy and sane until then-loud and energetic, but sane. Roselaine was the best thing that had ever happened to him. They were perfect for each other. He never forgave the Dormouse, blaming him for not helping Roselaine since he was there and did nothing. Especially since Roselaine lived long enough to die in Arleigh's arms. After her death, Arleigh never got over her and never really moved on. He's afraid to open up to people and fall in love again. It's also what's driven him crazy.

Despite being afraid of opening up and loving again, it's what he wants. He dreams and daydreams about it quite often, having someone that he can love and who loves him. He's a romantic at heart, he really is, but he feels that he failed to protect Roselaine and is afraid that he'll fail to protect someone else that he cares about. He worries that if he fell in love again and then something happened to that person, that he would break beyond repair this time. He also knows that eventually, when he does find someone that he loves, he'll probably take the risk of being with them because being alone is worse than the fear of things going wrong if he opens up to someone. Until that day comes though, he has just one friend.

That friend is Calum, the Cheshire Cat. Before five years ago, Arleigh barely spoke to him and only barely tolerated him. After Roselaine died, Calum was the only one stubborn enough to stick around-which was something that greatly irritated Arleigh at first. It also led to many verbal fights-and there would have been physical ones too, if Arleigh had been able to land a punch, and if Calum had fought back-which he didn't. Eventually though, Arleigh got used to Calum being around and even started to consider him a friend. Calum is the only one who's always there for him, and Arleigh doesn't even know why. Most of the time he doesn't care, either, so long as Calum is there. Arleigh relies on Calum to be there when he needs him, to help him, to just be there. He trusts Calum with all of his secrets and the things that he would normally never tell other people. Honestly, Arleigh would be lost without Calum, though that's something that he would never admit to anyone else.

Generally, Arleigh tries to avoid conflict, which is one of the reasons that he usually keeps his feelings to himself. He doesn't like talking about them, and he's found that doing so tends to result in disagreements or people irritating him. And while he doesn't like conflict and doesn't want to fight anyone, sometimes it's unavoidable. Why? Because in addition to his short temper, Arleigh is also prone to tantrums. It kind of comes with the territory of being the March Hare. Causing a scene for no reason? Yup. Sudden mood swings? You got it.

Physical Traits
While Arleigh doesn't have any special abilities, he does have a couple of unique traits. As the March Hare, he has sharp nails and a strong kick. And...that's about it.