A firecracker would have difficulty competing with the volatility of Darien Flynn, the man ever emotionally turbulent with a tendency for explosive aggression. He speaks his mind and acts on his thoughts, threats rarely empty. He is snippy and quick-witted, prone to teasing others for kicks. Being sharp-tongued, it’s no surprise he is incessantly blunt and painfully direct. Darien, for better or worse, is a very honest person, practically incapable of lying convincingly. This is because he generally sees no point in ever needing to lie. And, because his brother has always been a little too capable of catching him out when he tries.

With awful impulse control, he tends to act recklessly and with little regard for consequences, forethought rarely involved. Given this, he acts with absolute certainty and confidence, never one to pull punches- figuratively and literally. Very rarely does Darien reconsider, and if he thinks he’s right he tends to be very committed to it. Though, not immune to recognising his wrongs, he’s actually very sensitive to accidentally hurting others emotionally or physically, reacting with strong withdrawal to these situations. 

Darien acts intuitively, trusting his gut for most situations. Given this, he tends to lack actual logical reasoning for a lot of things, including people he dislikes, trusting enough when something simply feels wrong. He makes it very apparent when he dislikes someone, deliberately acting much more prickly and mean towards them, hoping to drive them away. Despite outwardly seeming to hold little fear of people, he’s actually very wary around others out of self preservation, quick to discern who to him is a potential threat, and he has no qualms making this obvious. 

Despite the snappy demeanour, Darien has an undeniable soft spot for the more tender-hearted people, the soft spoken and gentle types, mellowing quite easily in their presence. That being said, if he’s particularly gentle around you, it’s because he thinks you’re a soft touch.