Stephen

Stephen is a member of the Shadows House with his Doll, Steph. He is the Relief Team Star Bearer in Samuel's era.

Appearance
Like the rest of the Shadows in the House, Stephen is entirely black and appears to be a silhouette of his "Face", Steph. Stephen is a young boy of short height with neck-length unkempt hair. He wears a white shirt with frill sleeves and a large yellow bowtie tied around its collar, off-white pants and a long mauve double breasted coat. On his feet are knee-length dark purple boots with white toe caps.

Personality
Stephen is a sly Shadow who is commonly seen as talkative, he is not above subtly flaunting his achievements and asking directly for praises. Other residents' impression of him fluctuates widely as he tends to change his mannerism and tone depending on the occasion. He prefers to act endearing and younger towards those older than him, while preferring to act more mature and offer guidance towards those who are younger or are working under him. Although he keeps up a composed yet approachable personality in public, he finds joy in jeering at others and looking down upon those that he sees as less competent than him in private. In truth, he is an egocentric person with a superiority complex; his less favourable traits are mostly well-concealed, leaving none but his Living Doll's eyes to witness. There are certain people of interest that he enjoys irritating in particular (see: Felix). He harbours a lot of pride for being the youngest Star Bearer of Samuel's era, as he believed that it was his competence that granted him such a rank.

Soot Quantity
Stephen has an average soot quantity.

Soot Power
Stephen has a mental type of soot power, he is capable of suppressing certain emotions and senses of Dolls.

Trivia

 * The name "Stephen" is derived from the Greek name "Stéphanos", meaning 'wreath, crown' and by extension 'reward, honor, renown, fame'.
 * He has a wide vocal range and he enjoys messing with people by changing his pitch when they least expect it.
 * He enjoys food with softer textures and tends to eat in smaller portions, his favourites being lobster mashed potatoes and fish pies.
 * He has a fairly frail body and lacks the strength to lift heavy objects.
 * The smell of alcohol disinfectant would often linger on his clothes.
 * He doesn't have much appetite in the morning.
 * Though it is invisible as a Shadow, he rarely looks people in the eye when he has conversations with them, preferring to look behind them to watch what people around him are doing.
 * He has a British accent.