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burkethejerk) wrote2011-03-02 03:38 am
burkethejerk) wrote2011-03-02 03:38 am
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allaroughdraft
Contact: Email: nowalouderstrain@gmail.com. AIM: nowalouderstrain. Prefer email or LJ PMs (either on character journal or personal).
Other characters played at Passing: N/A
Character name: Peter Burke
Character fandom: White Collar
Version: V1
Canon point: Post-1x10 (Vital Signs).
Importing development from old game? No.
Background: White Collar Lexicon.
Changes from canon, if AU: N/A
Personality: At heart, Peter Burke is exactly what he tries to be -- he is a good man, doing the best that he can. He believes in the law and doing the right thing, in earning things instead of taking easy roads, and in doing his best to take care of the people he cares about. That's not to say he doesn't have his flaws, but at the end of the day, Peter usually can be confident that he did what's right.
Peter's comfort area lies mainly in his job. Whether it's sitting in the office doing paperwork, or sitting in the van doing surveillance, or going undercover, he's most comfortable when he can be Special Agent Peter Burke. Even when, for situational reasons, he's not specifically working a case as an FBI agent, he stays as close to the guidelines of his job and the law as he can. He can become obsessive, especially on cases that last for a while, and he often ends up staying late at the office to work on a case.
He deals best with people when it's a relationship clearly defined by the constraints of the workplace: boss and subordinate, agent and witness, agent and suspect. When he can deal with people as an agent, Peter is brilliant with them, and his instincts about what a criminal is going to do is almost always right. But outside of those definitions, Peter is clueless about how to deal with people -- he doesn't handle messy emotional displays well, is terrible at 'the dating game' and insecure when in a relationship, and most of his friends are actually husbands of Elizabeth's friends that are barely described as acquaintances. Though when somebody does earn his loyalty and his friendship, there's very little he won't do for them -- including putting himself in danger (though of course, that's almost a daily thing for him, with his job), compromising his morals (to a reasonable extent -- there are things Peter wouldn't do for the people he cares about, but then, it's unlikely he'd care for anyone who'd ask him to cross those lines), and as close to complete honesty as he can manage. So far, this small list of people includes his wife, his team, his boss, and his partner.
His work isn't the only place Peter holds himself to guidelines. He believes in earning everything in his life -- and so when something good happens to him that he feels he hasn't earned, Peter can be suspicious of it, and insecure about it. It's clearest in his marriage -- despite his forgetfulness and his tendency to place his job above his home life, Peter never does forget that his wife is out of his league, not to mention far more patient about his dedication to his work than he deserves. While he's mostly become comfortable in how their relationship works over ten years of marriage, when he does feel as though he's not living up to standards, he gets angry at himself and his insecurities become obvious.
Despite this, his marriage is the thing Peter trusts most in his life, and he relies on Elizabeth to keep him steady and tries to do the same for her. There's very little about his life that he doesn't eventually share with her, if not straight away, and even when she can't give him advice on something -- and more often than not she can -- he often uses talking it over with her as a way to clear his mind and sort out his thoughts on things. Elizabeth is the only person Peter is likely to be openly emotional with, and even with her, Peter is as likely to keep quiet until she picks up on something as he is to say it outright.
If he does show strong emotions to anybody else, usually it will be anger. Peter doesn't let his temper run away with him often, but he's likely to channel anxiety or fear into being annoyed and snappish. He won't hesitate to call people out on their idiocy, barring situations where it'd be a really bad idea (like when undercover).
When it comes down to it, Peter is happy with his life. He had the option once to live a different one, with a higher station, and he doesn't regret letting it pass by. He likes his pleasures simple -- spending time at home with his wife, ball games, beer -- and he's happiest feeling that he's earned what he has.
Abilities: Peter is trained in both the use of firearms and hand-to-hand combat; most of his other skills are simply indepth knowledge, mainly of things related to his work in the white collar unit.
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allaroughdraftContact: Email: nowalouderstrain@gmail.com. AIM: nowalouderstrain. Prefer email or LJ PMs (either on character journal or personal).
Other characters played at Passing: N/A
Character name: Peter Burke
Character fandom: White Collar
Version: V1
Canon point: Post-1x10 (Vital Signs).
Importing development from old game? No.
Background: White Collar Lexicon.
Changes from canon, if AU: N/A
Personality: At heart, Peter Burke is exactly what he tries to be -- he is a good man, doing the best that he can. He believes in the law and doing the right thing, in earning things instead of taking easy roads, and in doing his best to take care of the people he cares about. That's not to say he doesn't have his flaws, but at the end of the day, Peter usually can be confident that he did what's right.
Peter's comfort area lies mainly in his job. Whether it's sitting in the office doing paperwork, or sitting in the van doing surveillance, or going undercover, he's most comfortable when he can be Special Agent Peter Burke. Even when, for situational reasons, he's not specifically working a case as an FBI agent, he stays as close to the guidelines of his job and the law as he can. He can become obsessive, especially on cases that last for a while, and he often ends up staying late at the office to work on a case.
He deals best with people when it's a relationship clearly defined by the constraints of the workplace: boss and subordinate, agent and witness, agent and suspect. When he can deal with people as an agent, Peter is brilliant with them, and his instincts about what a criminal is going to do is almost always right. But outside of those definitions, Peter is clueless about how to deal with people -- he doesn't handle messy emotional displays well, is terrible at 'the dating game' and insecure when in a relationship, and most of his friends are actually husbands of Elizabeth's friends that are barely described as acquaintances. Though when somebody does earn his loyalty and his friendship, there's very little he won't do for them -- including putting himself in danger (though of course, that's almost a daily thing for him, with his job), compromising his morals (to a reasonable extent -- there are things Peter wouldn't do for the people he cares about, but then, it's unlikely he'd care for anyone who'd ask him to cross those lines), and as close to complete honesty as he can manage. So far, this small list of people includes his wife, his team, his boss, and his partner.
His work isn't the only place Peter holds himself to guidelines. He believes in earning everything in his life -- and so when something good happens to him that he feels he hasn't earned, Peter can be suspicious of it, and insecure about it. It's clearest in his marriage -- despite his forgetfulness and his tendency to place his job above his home life, Peter never does forget that his wife is out of his league, not to mention far more patient about his dedication to his work than he deserves. While he's mostly become comfortable in how their relationship works over ten years of marriage, when he does feel as though he's not living up to standards, he gets angry at himself and his insecurities become obvious.
Despite this, his marriage is the thing Peter trusts most in his life, and he relies on Elizabeth to keep him steady and tries to do the same for her. There's very little about his life that he doesn't eventually share with her, if not straight away, and even when she can't give him advice on something -- and more often than not she can -- he often uses talking it over with her as a way to clear his mind and sort out his thoughts on things. Elizabeth is the only person Peter is likely to be openly emotional with, and even with her, Peter is as likely to keep quiet until she picks up on something as he is to say it outright.
If he does show strong emotions to anybody else, usually it will be anger. Peter doesn't let his temper run away with him often, but he's likely to channel anxiety or fear into being annoyed and snappish. He won't hesitate to call people out on their idiocy, barring situations where it'd be a really bad idea (like when undercover).
When it comes down to it, Peter is happy with his life. He had the option once to live a different one, with a higher station, and he doesn't regret letting it pass by. He likes his pleasures simple -- spending time at home with his wife, ball games, beer -- and he's happiest feeling that he's earned what he has.
Abilities: Peter is trained in both the use of firearms and hand-to-hand combat; most of his other skills are simply indepth knowledge, mainly of things related to his work in the white collar unit.