Frankie Bren

"I have a tail, your argument is invalid."

- Pretty much sums up Frankie's sense of humor

Appearance
Frankie is a somewhat short, pale, slightly skinny, red panda Faunus, with a red panda tail. He stands at about 5' 4". His eyes are a sort of reddish-brown, and he has short, straight, black hair with bangs that hardly go down past his eyes with red tips, similar to Ruby's (canon).

His tail is about a foot and a half long, reddish brown, with a dozen, cream-colored rings on it.

He wears black skinny jeans and a t-shirt with a variety of brass instruments on it, including a trombone, which he knows how to play.

Personality
Frankie is very quiet most of the time, and can often be found reading in the library either by himself or with Blake (canon). He keeps to himself, is rather passive (not nearly as much as Abby) and has an abused puppy feel to him.

He likes being by himself, but has absolutely no issue with being with the people he loves, like his team or team RWBY.

He can get very possessive, though, over people, his more valuable items, and, of course, his tail. He doesn't let people touch it (his tail), other than Blake, because he's allowed to touch her ears, provided they're alone. It's only fair, after all.

Combat
Frankie can easily hold his own in a 1-1 fight. However, if you throw more than one person at him to concentrate on, he starts falling apart, which is why he relies on his teammates, mostly Abby, to keep him safe from having to fight two people at a time. Their fighting styles go together pretty well, since Abby is defensive and Frankie is offensive.

Social
Frankie has decent social skills... When he has something to talk about. Other times, he gets very awkward around people, especially when someone else starts the conversation, because they usually start with "Hi" and he has no clue what to say to that other than "hello", so if you wanna talk to him, have a topic.

Extreme Flexibility
Frankie is ridiculously flexible. You've seen contortionists, right? He's that level of flexible. It's impressive to see, honestly.

Semblance
Frankie's Semblance is undiscovered as of now.

Weapon
Frankie's weapon is similar to Sun's (canon). He has a bamboo-looking staff that break in half and into what he likes to call gunchucks (like Sun's weapon). They look like bamboo in shape and color, but are actually made of titanium. They're just painted that way.

Abby
Frankie and Abby are very, very close friends, and care deeply for one another.

Blake
Blake and Frankie are currently in a romantic relationship together. Frankie is (in my AU, nobody freak the hell out, it's not canon!) everything Blake has ever wanted in a partner, and more. He is protective in all the best ways, genuinely loves her, and understands most of her issues (wanting to be left alone, then later needing some attention), to some extent. They have their issues, but rather than arguing with each other about them they try to work though it.

Backstory
Frankie's life is incredibly depressing, he lived in an underground sex ring until he was thirteen when it was discovered, he was taken from Minstrel to Vale, where he lived in a small orphanage until he escaped and meet Abby a few months later who changed his life. She made him happier and talked him out of suicide.

Trivia

 * Little random bit of trivia, Frankie painted his own weapon, since it's easier and cheaper.
 * Frankie knows how to play the trombone.
 * Frankie was originally going to be going out with Ruby Rose, but I decided I wanted to see where it went with Blake. I'm glad I made that choice.