Fingers Crossed: Bartimaeus' Plotter

Bartimaeus is a people person. He's been spoiled and pampered all his life by his two mothers, and as a result has learned to love himself. He already knows he's interesting and fun, so he makes a point to learn as much as he can about other people. He hasn't met a person he couldn't find the silver lining to. He'll hang out with you all day if he can - just be ready for an adventure, because with his Luck, a day with Bartimaeus is never a dull day!

Unfortunately, animals seem to be able to sense the Bad Luck shadowing him, so they are not always friendly towards him. Bartimaeus is sincere and trusting, so he despises bad liars and people who take pleasure in another person's pain. People who don't automatically open up to him confuse Bartimaeus, and he doesn't really understand how to handle rejection. If anything, he is most concerned with other people's safety when around him, and he's terrified that they will accidentally get hurt in an accident that was aiming for him.

Bartimaeus falls in love with people easily, but the infatuation is usually platonic. He falls apart around people he is attracted to, and worries that he will unintentionally hurt them. He hasn't exactly explored sexually with others because of this tendency to push them away; that, and most potential lovers see him as nothing more than a close, reliable, innocent friend and can't necessarily picture him in bed with anybody.

Bartimaeus' personality is dubiously restrained. He wants so badly to have fun and be energetic, but the activity usually invites Bad Luck and unwelcome harm to those around him. So he withdraws into a quiet optimism, always with a soft, wide-eyed smile on his face. He's observant, respectful, and a good listener; always a pleasure to be around. But the darkness of the Bad Luck tailing him is just as tenacious. Bartimaeus is constantly afraid that one day he'll dodge a bullet, only to have someone else take the hit.