Brilo Marco (WW)

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Brilo Marco is a main character in Wild World.

Backstory
Gabrilo Marco Llevantas was born to two hard-working middle-class parents, and a set of two brothers. Gabrilo’s childhood was a start to a pleasant life, as he had two brothers to bring mischief with. For the bulk of his childhood, Gabrilo socialized among the two, and he had a particular closeness to one of them.

Gerardo was the oldest, born shortly before Gabrilo. Their age gap was only three years. The second and last brother to be born was Horatio, and he was born by the time Gabrilo was four years old. Horatio was the closest one to Gabrilo.

As Gabrilo grew up, he would come to know where his brothers originated from. Gerardo was his father’s son from a different mother. Horatio was a product of an affair, on his mother’s side. It was a matter Gabrilo found it difficult to understand at that time, but slowly, he accepted it, and he didn’t change the views of his brothers.

Onto his teens, Gabrilo ended up being the model older brother his parents had wanted, and an example his younger brother Horatio needed. Gabrilo was playful and most importantly, caring to Horatio. He partly did this because Gerardo didn’t act as such, and because it was something his mother had wanted.

It was starting to become more difficult keeping a good image for his younger brother, as Gerardo’s cynicism was rubbing off on Gabrilo. But it would soon be cut short when Gerardo himself announces his leave in an abrupt manner. He tells his younger brother Gabrilo that he will go out to “find” his own life. Gerardo leaves in short notice just two hours after his announcement, leaving Gabrilo and Horatio the only two boys their mother has left.

Pre-Apocalypse
Gabrilo was starting college by the time he was 18 years old, and he decided that there was only one way left to appease his two family members: become an athlete. He hoped to undertake a position in a professional soccer team by the time he has graduated, out of his mother’s and brother’s proudness.

To do that, however, Gabrilo himself had to say his own goodbyes. He decided to undertake a more independent living so that he himself could be independent. He was also confident in earning a living becoming a soccer player, as he had an active lifestyle all throughout his childhood, and soccer was a sport he frequently played. He was quick to let his brother and mother know when he successfully became part of a varsity soccer team. Only in his first year of college, his brother and mother could never be prouder. Gabrilo often invited them to his games but the two never had the time.

Steadily, Gabrilo managed to keep up his good grades. But with learning, comes self-reflections. Gabrilo learned much about his own life, and he started questioning himself, and the society around him. The points his older brother Gerardo made were coming back to him, as he had a much better understanding of them.

Gerardo returns to his life yet again, this time older, more mature, yet still the same. He looked more sickly than he remembered. Gerardo didn’t change too much, however, as he still had the same blabber he carried on when they were children.

Brilo saw a freshman girl that caught his eye. It wasn’t just her eyes certainly, but the way she looked. He just wanted to look at her the first time, but at the second time, he wanted to talk to her. She may have been younger than him, but he couldn’t deny his feelings. Apart from soccer and keeping an eye out on the girl, Gerardo was still part of Brilo’s life, serving as a negative influence.

However, during one grim game day Brilo's career would take a dive. Brilo was mostly in the defensive side. But halfway through, something happened that would have ended his career. Brilo ended up incurring what seemed like a career-ending injury on his right leg. Brilo had to receive surgery that was to disable him from playing for years. In this dire moment of need, Gerardo was present, although, he eventually left.

Brilo succumbed to a dangerous downward spiral after this, one that would lead him to a life of vices and promiscuity. His health took a turn for the worst as well when his smoking addiction caught up to him. These events and more led Brilo to drop out of college, and as hard as he tried to regain his academic demeanor, his vices overpowered him each time. While at this self-destruction, Brilo kept Daniela close to heart.

Post-Apocalypse
In his search for company, Brilo hadn’t realized a pandemic breaking out in his country. He ignored it for the most part, until the pandemic itself, of apocalyptic proportions, forced his attention away. Brilo was staring into the end of the world, and he didn’t know what to do about it.

Brilo, like many others, reacted with fear at first. But soon, he grew concerned for his own survival. He made it his duty to fend for his own, and only his own.

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TBA

Personality
It’s fairly easily to distinguish Brilo as a good man at first. But it’s mostly his silence and wariness talking. Don’t let his appearance fool you; Brilo is a man who puts himself first, and if need be, he’ll use other people’s help to do so.

Arrogance is a by-product of his new persona. Brilo mostly uses it to keep his presence known, and if there are weaker individuals with him, to maintain a stronger image among them.

He is a capable fighter, though because he is still a chronic smoker, his own limitations can quickly take a hold of him. Because of this, he is more careful around fighting other humans.

Killed Victims

 * None

Trivia

 * Brilo was created by KnowledgeProspector.