"I don't care who the fuck you are. You're not getting in."
Full Name: Octavius Gustavo Minos
Nickname(s): Gus, Octo, Gus-Gus
Species: Minotaur
Ethnicity: Greek
Spoken Languages: English, Greek, Latin, Spanish, Japanese
Religion: Unaligned
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Pronouns: He/Him
Sexuality: Bisexual
Occupation: Club Bouncer, Body Guard, Author
Eye Color(s): Dark brown
Hair Color(s): Black
Height: 8’2.5”
Weight: 340 pounds
Body Build: Powerful, heavily muscled
Notable Physical Traits: Piercing eyes, intimidating height and stature, many scars across his body
Alternate Forms: Bull form, Classic minotaur form
Faceclaim: None
Voiceclaim: James Earl Jones (Mufasa - The Lion King)
Phobia(s): Aquaphobia (fear of drowning), Claustrophobia (fear of confined spaces)
Mental Disorder(s): Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mild anxiety, Separation anxiety, Hyperacuity
Physical Disease(s): None
Assistive Devices/Services: None
Medications: None
Parent(s): Basil Minos (Father), Europa Minos
Sibling(s): Althaea Minos (older sister)
Partner(s): Elana O’Gara (formerly, still friends), Angelina Takamura (formerly, still friends), Psyche Omorfia (formerly, still friends), Daniel Cheep (formerly), Pandora Starline (formerly, still friend), Amalea Lewis (formerly, still friends), Loofa Gilligan (formerly, still friends), Holly Quinn (formerly, still friends), Flotsam Gilligan (friends with benefits, still friends)
Child(ren): None
Friend(s): Elana O’Gara, Psyche Omorfia
Allies: The Takamura Sisters
Rival(s): None
Enemies: The Hunters
Content warning for racism, slavery, blackmail, violence, and targeted assault.
Gus was born in the mountains of Greece to a pair of Minotaur parents. His father worked a farm and collected lumber for them while his mother made clothing from the fibers of the trees and sheep they cared for. The family was right at home among the rocky cliffs and trails and he and his sister often spent much time exploring the terrain and admiring the view as they played along the sheer faces. Their closest neighbors were a clan of Phoenixes that lived a good collection of miles away on one of Greece’s volcanoes, and so the Minos’ would often trade and do business with their firebird friends. He and his sister became well acquainted with some of the other Mythics their age and early on, interacting with them inspired a deep love for music and the arts in Gustavo, as it was something the Phoenixes had that the Minotaurs did not focus so much on as intellect. From the moment he could first hold a pen in his hand, Gus began writing poems, plays, and stories of anything and everything that came to his mind. He learned how to dance and how to play the violin, the piano, and the harp, and he even joined a local Firebird clan’s choir to try out singing. His friend Psyche got him into performing on stage at their festivals and events and Gus found that he loved performing for an audience and exploring the world of theater. While his family didn’t quite understand his fascination with the arts, they recognized that their son was very bright and very enthusiastic about it all and supported his creative endeavors, allowing him to perform for them and listening to him talk about his interests.
While his family’s location managed to put off him facing the reality of the horrors of the Mythic Wars, unfortunately, it was only delaying the inevitable. When he was still just a calf at about 9 years old, hunters began venturing up into the mountains looking for fleeing Mythics. They came to realize that they were on a time limit when one day, they visited their Phoenix friends only to find all of their settlements completely destroyed and no trace of the firebirds left. His father, who had briefly been in the service for a time, recognized that they didn’t have much time and hastily tried to get his family out of the country before they could be found. The hunters however, moved faster than they thought and caught them mid-preparation. Gus’ father attempted to defend his family, staying back to buy them enough time to escape. They weren’t able to get very far though, and Gus suffered a serious injury to his face upon being captured by the hunters. He was caged and forced to watch as both of his parents were carted off to be slaughtered and canned while he and his sister were moved to a farm. Given that she was already a mature cow by this point, she was forced into being a breeding animal while Gus was whipped and forced to participate in paid bull fights. He struggled against them the entire time, attempting to write in a smuggled journal about his experiences and carve messages into his cell walls and floors. When he was caught, he was beaten viciously. This cycle of abuse would continue for eleven years until Gus witnessed his sister collapse from exhaustion and never get back up. He realized he couldn’t take being in this place any longer and made a daring escape in the night. He was chased for weeks before finally managing to sneak himself onto a cargo ship heading to the States, where he ended up in New York.
Starved, homeless, and with nothing but a worn journal to his name, Gus wandered about looking for work and eventually caught the eye of pair of rabbitfolk sisters who ran an underground organization trying to house and find Mythics work during the war. They heard Gus’ story, fed him, clothed him, educated him, and gave him proper training to work as a bouncer in their club. He agreed to take the job and has been working for them ever since. About five years into his career, Gus was tracked down by some of the older members of the Anti-Mythic regime that had captured him and killed his family. They held him in a bribe, telling him that even though the law said he was equal, they still had connections and would kill everyone he loved if he didn’t come to fight for them. Seeing no other way out of it, Gus continues to go out when they call him and fight in the ring, winning every match thanks to his sheer size and the fact that if he doesn’t they will finally can him just like they did with his family. He doesn’t like doing it, but he feels he has no other choice. He doesn’t want to risk putting anyone else in danger.
Between the club and the bullfighting, Gus has little time to indulge in his passions, but he still loves music and writing. He works on his books whenever he has the chance and still hopes that one day he might be able to publish his work as an author or playwright. He’s since given up on becoming an actor, but he will forever love the theater and he will always love to play and dance to music.
Stern and serious, Gustavo fits the mold for an ideal bouncer or bodyguard. His personality is as stony and cold as his appearance, on the surface at least. His work requires him to be impassive and he does so with flying colors. The problem is, the years of experiences both in his life and in his work have caused Gustavo to adopt such traits as his cold, focused work exterior into his actual personality. He tends to seem very cold and like he’s keeping people at arm’s length even when he does not mean to. Anyone who takes the time to get closer to him will realize that his working facade is not who he really is.
In reality, Gus is not actually an aggressive or mean-spirited bull. He’s very gentle and affectionate and loving. He’s aware of his own strength and has mastered control of it. His kindness and warmth is most uncharacteristic of his species, but in truth, Gus has never wished to bring harm to anyone. Fighting is simply not in his nature. Thankfully, his size does much of the talking when it comes to would-be opponents and troublemakers. He adores helping others and being rewarded with simple kindness and gratitude on its own. Off of work, Gustavo actually tends to be very social. He enjoys spending time in the company of friends and though he’s not as wild and willing to go do such crazy and active activities like partying, he will gladly go along with them. He’s insanely protective of the people he cares about and will not hesitate to help them with issues they may be having or intervene in conflicts involving them. Though he prefers not to fight, Gustavo is still a minotaur and when the need for it arises, he can and will hold his own. He will not stop until the enemy is crushed under his hooves. Thankfully, there have only been a handful of instances where his brutish side has had to come out. Gus is a very refined specimen and prefers to keep class, charm, and manners at the top of his list, and his horns as a last result.
When he’s not entertaining friends, Gus spends a lot of time on his own. He enjoys having his own company- though it does get lonely at times. His walks in the woods and through fields are his time to reflect on himself, and when he’s not enjoying the outside world he loves so much, he’ll often be by the fireplace reading or working on his own written pieces. He loves to listen to music and to dance as well. Gus also has a surprising affinity for soft and fluffy things, like blankets, and loves curling up in piles of blankets to calm himself and to relax. He tends to enjoy the more calm aspects of living compared to anything else. His days of being a wild, raging animal are long behind him and he intends to keep it that way.
STRENGTHS: Physically very powerful, very intelligent, excellent tracker and hunter, can take a good collection of rounds and keep going, great with a weapon or without, works well independently and collaboratively, creative, innovative, great at improvising, great at diplomacy, very gentle and friend despite his appearance, fearless
WEAKNESSES: Not very stealthy at all, can be too passive, easily intimidating to most, tends to come off as antisocial even when he doesn’t mean to, reluctant to engage with others outside of work, tries to keep people at arm’s length
HOBBIES: Playing the harp/piano/violin, writing poems/stories, dancing, growing plants, watching movies and plays, rock climbing, cloud watching and stargazing, tending to his horns, working out now and then, trying DIY crafts, taking long naps, spending time with friends, going for long walks, mixing drinks, reading, collecting teas
LIKES: Literature, poems, plants, old movies, theater, DIY projects, the sky, his horns, tea, walks and hikes, string instruments, salty food
DISLIKES: Hunters, overzealous clients, large aggressive carnivores, people who don't understand Greek history
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Gus works as a bouncer at Club Takamura for the most part. He's also available as a bodyguard for hire, however. Additionally, he's consistently under the thumb of Mythic hunters who force him to fight in illegal underground Mythic rings under threat of death.
Gus can navigate steep slopes with relative ease. He has a remarkable sense of balance and his cloven-hooves allow him navigate up and down sheer cliffs with relative ease.
Gus often smells like teas or flowers. This is because he often chews on tea leaves or flowers petals and spends a lot of time in his garden. His scent has naturally become very urban and earthy.
Despite being a bull, Gus doesn’t like fighting. He tries to avoid conflict as much as possible and will only get physical when absolutely necessary.
Part of Gus’ Minotaur heritage makes attacks and shots to the head virtually useless. He’ll take little to no no damage from any sort of head attacks— his skull retains some of its ancestral magic. Body shots are more effective, though he is still abnormally tankier than most and it will take more of them to bring him down.
Gus has four forms: his human form which looks like a regular human, his humanoid form which includes his horns, ears and tail, his Minotaur form where he looks like an average Minotaur with a bit more fuzz, and his bull form.
Gus has an incredible sense of smell and tracking. It’s an inherited gift of his lineage. He can track down any sort of smell within a 5 mile radius, follow it for days at a time, and find a drop of sweat in a crowded club. The smell of blood in particular is very distinct and puts him on edge.
Gus has an excellent memory and recalls things that happened a very long time ago. He’s also incredibly smart and can navigate through complex areas and problems with relative ease.
Gus is a very tender lover. It’s in his nature to be quite gentle and sweet, but he’s especially doting with aftercare because he knows that his size and strength and can easily leave a partner sore. He will give them a rejuvenating, hot bath with plenty of tender massaging. They’ll get warm tea and homemade snacks, and they will get plenty of cuddles if they want. Otherwise, he’ll clean up with them and see himself out. Very polite stud.
His personality in the bedroom depends largely on who he’s with. He tends to be very serious but very sweet and charming with the occasional client he has. Generally, he’s very tender but intimate. But if he’s with someone more familiar and playful, Angelina, Piper, Elana, or Psyche, he tends to be a lot more teasing and playful in the bedroom with them, making them laugh and playfully competing with them.
Gus is big. He is 8’3”, broad, and built like a tank. His erect dick is about 10.6 inches long and has a girth of about 5.2 inches. He’s huge and he knows it, which is why sex with him involves a LOT of lube, patience, and enjoyment for size.
Gus enjoys a variant of pony play where he’s treated more like a prized breeding bull. He enjoys being groomed, praised, and spoken sweetly too. He’ll even wear reins for his partner to lead him by, and enjoys being teased and having his partner use their hands or a fleshlight to “milk” him for his cum. Additionally, he enjoys being able to mount someone directly or have them ride him and be guided into “breeding” them directly by taking cues from how hard or how soft his reins are pulled on. It feeds into the breeding kink he also has. Nothing satisfies him more than being caressed and called a beautiful prize stud while he stuffs and overflows his partner while he cums inside them.
Despite being the doorman and bouncer for Club Takamura, Gus sees quite a bit of action from special-request clients that want to take him for a ride. Not just anyone gets to sleep with him, but those that do know what they’re getting into ahead of time and enjoy how well he knows how pleasure his partners. He’s masterful at oral, he works well with his hands, and the way he can ravage a partner with his dick has earned him many good compliments.