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[Twin Fantasy]

XI.
the (other) priest
scroll.

bowling alley carpet
gum disease

VISAGE
NAME: clyde mael-muire
NICKNAMES: aside from "father clyde", he doesn't have many
AGE: 37
GENDER: cis male (he/him)
ORIENTATION: gay (closeted)
ROLE: the (ex) priest (2 electric boogaloo)

APPEARANCE
FACECLAIM: Tadhg Murphy
BODY MODS/SCARS: none
STYLE: he always wears long-sleeved shirts. leather is great, since it looks cool. autumn clothes are his favorite, so he's known to overdress even in the summertime. he prefers sweatpants over jeans -- hates the feeling of denim on his skin. he wears a lot of hoodies and leather jackets that he won't take off if he has a t-shirt on. as shoes go, he mostly wears sneakers. he has one pair that are clearly on their last legs, but he still wears them cause shoes aren't cheap.

PSYCHE
PERSONALITY: In theory, Clyde should be the nicest person you've ever met. He's a priest. Or was. Come on! But that isn't really the reality of things. Clyde is a depressed and bitter man with a lot of baggage, and he's known to brush off other people who try and console him. He's not cruel, but he can be kind of mean. More than that, though, he's just kind of pitiable. It's hard to stay mad at him because he's so genuinely miserable. You kind of want to give him a bath with Dawn dishsoap.

FEARS: Whales, Catholic Hell.
HOBBIES: Writing, calligraphy, reading about ancient maps, baking, keeping aquarium fish.
HABITS: He's almost always scratching the inside of his elbow or pulling on his own hair. (Eye trauma TW kind of?) He'll also pop his glass eye out when nobody's around... Or sometimes when people ARE around. He's not really socially conscious.

DRIVE: It's hard to say what Clyde is driven by. All he seems to really care about is not dying, even if hes on a fast track for the funeral home with the way he's living. Perhaps he hopes things will improve?
PUBLIC IMAGE: "Oh, great, that asshole?", they must be thinking. He's half-asleep at the meeting again, possibly after a binge. You either hate him, or you feel bad for him, and there's not much of an inbetween.
GROWTH: Getting his fucking LIFE TOGETHER and learning that it's worth living.

TIME MACHINE
HISTORY: (TW: Eye trauma, drug abuse)

Clyde used to be a priest, and a damn good one. But then he lost his eye. It was actually a pretty embarrassing story, he tripped and fell on an unfortunately placed rock. Though this was near a viking burial ground. And the wind was heavy that day. Perhaps, the vikings were feeling cruel that day, and gave him a little push.

Between that and chronic pain, he needed a pick-me-up. But he couldn't get himself any decent painkillers. He turned to drug use -- specifically heroin. It helped, but it also made things a whole lot worse. The euphoric feeling it provided was incredible, one that he quickly became attached to. Within his brain, something was happening. His mind was "shuffled" by the intense drug use, and suddenly a latent part of his brain was awakened from its slumber. A psychic part.

Suddenly, he began seeing apparitions. And they spoke to him. The worst of them demanded absolution. To others, it looked like he was having a breakdown of the schizophrenic kind. He was removed from his position and encouraged to get psychiatric help, but the bills for the antipsychotics were piling up, and they didn't do a thing. It wasn't until the company found him that he realized they were realer than real. Unfortunately, this was only about a year ago, so he spent a very long time scraping by on odd jobs and trying to ignore the voices that he believed to be in his head.

tidbits

- Claims to no longer be religious, but the idea of going to Hell still deeply frightens him.

- He has several glass eyes and also an eyepatch in case he feels like being a pirate.

- He keeps an aquarium of a variety of fish. It's an incredibly expensive undertaking and that's where most of his money goes along with his drug habit.

- He's allergic to bananas.

- He STILL has chronic back pain due to scoliosis.

- Thinks whales are TERRIFYING. Animals so big they couldn't even be contained by land? Fuck no.

- His favorite movie is "Goodfellas".

- He has a crush on Robert DeNiro. Don't tell anyone.

- He's actually sick like 99% of the time, but he never calls out of work. Maybe he should.

INTER-CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS

TBA; feel free to contact me! Looking for anything (friendship, rivalries, romance, etc)

GALLERY​

clyde mael-muire

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[cadence]

XI.
RORY BOATSWAIN (THEY/THEM)

the ghost hunter/vlogger.

coded by xayah.ღ

 

[ClownPope]

✎✎✎​

• basics
• appearance
• personality
• facts & background
• relationships

• 
  Name: Amos Mulford
  Age: 65
  Role: Monster Hunter
  Gender/Pronouns: He/Him Cisgender man
  Sexuality: Gay
  
• 
  Appearance: Amos is around 6’2 with a not so slim build that’s only mildly toned due to his years of working in the field. His hair is mostly dirt blond though large patches of gray and white have start to grow in. He has a thick walrus style mustache and very bushy eyebrows. His hair is usually left mid-length and parted in the middle, it’s mildly wavy.
  
  Body Mods/Scars: a smattering of scar all across his body from various run ins and close calls. He has a few tattoos including a full chest tattoo of an eagle and one of his right shoulder with Frank's name emblazoned on some construction tools.
  
  Clothing Style: Best described as old school cowboy mixed with biker. Leather jackets, jeans and tall boots are a main staple in his closet.
  
• 
  Brief Personality: Ornery. Stubborn. Distant. Those are the first three words someone might think of when meeting Amos. It is true he is quite irritable and tends to stick to his guns whilst not going out of his way to talk to others if it isnt needed. But deep down he does care about those around him. And he’d never admit it but he tends to be rather possessive of people he’s fond of. He wants the best for you but you’re never going to hear him say it. He might joke around with you if he’s warmed up enough.
  
  What Spooks Them?: The thought of being eaten alive. Hospitals. Dying alone.(2+, please!)
  
  Hobbies: Wood Carving, Bird watching, Hiking.
  
  Habits: Talking to himself. Always knocks three times. Sighs often.
  
  Drive: Fear honestly. Amos thinks that if he were to stop working, to finally settle down and relax that something horrible will happen. As it seems to be the case so far. Maybe if he keeps going, eventually whatever thats following him and making his life hell will grow tired too.(what motivates them?)
  
  Public Image: Amos has been in the business a long time. He may not have the best people skills but he does his work effectively. Though he can leave a bad taste in a client's mouth as he does what he thinks should be done, not what they want. He doesn’t go out of his way to try and make a name for himself. To other hunters and those he’s worked with he’s known for being stubborn. Once he has his mind set on something it’s close to impossible to change it, and if you do he’s going to complain the entire time. Quick to say “I told you so” if something goes wrong.
  (what are they known for, if anything?)
  
  How They Can Grow: To learn to either move on from their past mistakes or to face it head on. He doesn’t have to keep running from things that aren't there. (How can your character improve themselves over the course of the group? Learning to trust people? Realizing something about themselves? Etc)
  
• 
  Tidbits & Facts:
  -Big fan of johnny cash
  -has opinions about olives
  -has a website that hasn't been updated since 1999
  -his cellphone is one of those old people ones with the big numbers
  -knows next to nothing about tech
  -loves a good rhubarb pie
  -has a cat named Petunia that goes everywhere with him
  -gets his first aid certification every time it expires.
  -accidentally let a raccoon into the house thinking it was petunia
  -should be wearing glasses
  -big fan of drag shows
  
  
  
  Brief Background:
  Amos' mother passed away when he was young. He doesn't remember most of the details other than she was always sickly and they were constantly in and out of the hospital visiting her. Making him uncomfortable with the smell of cleaner and the sterile tile floors and humming lights. Her passing was a when rather than an if.
  
  After that he was left to be raised by his father. A surly, ill tempered man that Amos is tragically aware has left some of himself in him. Monster hunting has been in the family for a long time. His family has guarded the small rural town they've lived near for as long as anyone can remember. So of course Amos had to learn the trade. Amos' father was a very hands-on teacher. Amos can recall many nights pounding on the back door to be let in, covered in mud, blood, scratches and worse. He left for an apprenticeship with a company that wandered between Wyoming, Colorado and Utah when he was 18.Hunting was all he knew at that point so he decided to stick with it.
  
  It wasnt until the 80s that Amos realized he was gay. Embracing that part of himself as much as he could. He found himself in a relationship with a man by the name of Frank, and together they raised his daughter, Margot, who was born from Frank's previous relationship. They lived together for 10 years. Being as much of a family as they could while still trying to keep themselves safe. To anyone else Amos was a friend of Frank who needed a place to stay when he wasn't on the road. But it couldn't be easy for Amos.
  
  Entering the 90s Frank's health began to dwindle till eventually he was hospitalized. Amos wanted to be by his side, but his fear of losing the person he loved so much drove him into his work. He was too afraid to watch his partner die in an uninhabitable hospital room. Margot, now a young teen was taken in by her aunt, seeing as Amos didn't have legal custody of her. Too ashamed and guilty for leaving Frank to wither away, Amos couldn't bear to see Margot again, he still wanted that bit of a family that he had. He wanted to make it up to her. He wanted to be there for her. Instead he started sending her postcards of all the places he'd stop. He rarely got a reply as her aunt watched over her like a hawk and was not happy to put it lightly about her deceased brother's relationship.
  
  Amos' traveling found him in Massachusetts for a bit. Where he received a job offer which he took. Seeing as he was getting older he might as well stop traveling as far for a while. Now in the present time, Amos is still working. He still hasn't managed to fully contact his former daughter. Even now as she's in her 30s with three young kids of her own. He still wishes they could be a family again. Now with an added sense of urgency as he gets older and worries that it might be too late for him to get his happy family back. But he’s terrified that if he does something will go wrong, like it always has.
  
• 
  Inter-character Relationships: TBA (feel free to ask)
  

 

[wickedlittlecritta]

VIII.
the contractor
scroll.

12
MORGENSHTERN

VISAGE
NAME: aleksandr ivanovich romanov
NICKNAMES: sasha
AGE: 30
GENDER: male (he/him)
ORIENTATION: demiromantic demisexual
ROLE: contractor


APPEARANCE
DESCRIPTION: Standing at 6'2", Sasha's a big boy, muscular in the lean way of a dancer, rather than a beefy weight lifter. He's got a square jaw, a slightly crooked nose, and dirty blond hair that's long enough to look unkempt most of the time. His most striking feature is his eyes: his right eye is brown, his left a bright blue. Like a husky.

BODY MODS/SCARS: He's been shot a few times. A handful of tattoos in easily coverable places.

STYLE: Gopnik stereotype meets annoying gym rat. Hip-hop pants and track suits paired with the most expensive sneakers you've ever seen. Sleeveless hoodies. Big ass sunglasses. Combat boots. Also owns a leopard fur coat.

FC: ivan yankovskiy

PSYCHE
PERSONALITY: At first meeting, Sasha often comes across as cold: quiet, reserved, and often dry or brusque when he does contribute to the conversation. This is a defense mechanism: all his life he's been the weird kid, too loud at the wrong times, always saying the wrong thing, and he's learned to keep his mouth shut. If you manage to get him to warm up to you, you'll find a completely different person hiding under that indifferent armor. Confident, affable, and with a decisiveness that's its own kind of charisma, once he's comfortable with people he usually winds up in the center of them, to his great surprise.

At this point, the only person who thinks people don't like Sasha is mostly Sasha, but old habits die hard.

Sasha does also have a hell of a temper, but he's long learned to keep it to himself. Most people don't get to see it until he's well past the boiling point. Despite the temper and his often grumpy daily demeanor, in an actual crisis he's a cool head. When everything is going to shit around him is when Sasha is at his best.

FEARS: Fucking up interpersonal interactions, having to have a serious conversation over the phone with his mother, getting to America and having AJ realize the he’s Like This, and a dose of combat earned PTSD.

HOBBIES: Gaming, reading, target shooting, chicken keeping, ballet, gardening, building pcs, warhammer, Legos

HABITS: Mutters to himself a lot. Talks to his chickens like he expects them to answer. Walks into a room and starts cataloguing exits. His idle animation is switching from standing at parade rest to standing in ballet first position.

DRIVE: Trying to figure out what the hell he's going to do with the rest of his life.

PUBLIC IMAGE: Irl, he's been the weird, quiet, kind of intimidating neighbor for a while now. Online, if you're involved with the communities for the games he streams, he's reasonably well know for being both very good and very dryly funny.

GROWTH: He desperately needs to internalize that people will like him even if they know he’s a huge dork.

TIME MACHINE
HISTORY: The middle child of three, Sasha was born in Moscow during the decline of the Soviet Union to a British journalist and her Russian photojournalist husband. Rather quiet and bookish as a child, and the least assuming of three clever, charismatic children, Sasha never considered himself particularly academic, and was happiest running wild in his various extracurriculars, of which hockey and ballet were his favorite.

After their father's sudden death, Sasha's mother decided to move back to the UK. She intended to have his little sister finish school in England and wanted Sasha to go to university there. While knowing that this was probably the smart thing to do, the thought of having to a. live in the UK and b. keep going to school for another four years made Sasha feel a little panicky. So instead he made the bad choice to join the military, over the rest of his family's loud disapproval.

He won though, and went into the special forces. He went through officer training and served at a number of positions within Russia (most notably security for several closed cities) as well as in Syria. He doesn't talk much about his time in the military, but when he does you get the sense that it was mostly extremely boring--except for when it wasn't. He had an “are we the bad guys?” moment in Syria and didn’t renew his contract like he’d planned.

Since leaving, Sasha drifted into a night security position in the Far East where, being isolated both geographically and by his schedule, he started playing video games to try and have something like a social life. He's been friends with AJ through it for a few years now, and when AJ offered to get him a job so he could get a green card to get out of Russia, Sasha agreed.

tidbits

+ Despite being best known for CoD, CS:GO, and other FPS games, Sasha prefers single player story driven games. His Stardew mod collection is terrifyingly large.

+ Yes he DID go to the trouble of importing his chickens. They’re Orloffs! He loves them!! They’re named Natasha, Sonya, Marya, Lizochka, and Andrei.

+ He only recently learned that people who are not American can have autism and is still in the middle of the 1-3 business years it will take to process this information. (Previously, he suspected he might have been a sociopath, which was part of the reason he decided to move to the middle of nowhere.)

+ He won’t ever say it, but Sasha did genuinely love being in the military. He loves structure and routine and knowing exactly what’s expected of him at all times. He feels all kind of ways about this.

+ Hates coffee. Prefers black tea with sugar and lemon.

+ War and Peace is his favorite novel and he has Opinions TM about it.

+ Grew up in a bilingual Russian-English home. He speaks English with a thick Russian accent mostly because he thinks it sounds better—he can also speak it with a perfect RP British accent, just like his mom’s. This is wildly jarring to hear.

+ Doesn’t really drink alcohol because he’s deeply concerned that if he starts he won’t be able to stop.

+ Has done ballet on and off for most of his life. Can and will yeet you and/or kick you in the face.

+He had a few homoerotic but totally not gay relationships in the military, which is the total extent of his dating history.

+His gamer tag is курицапарень77, which translates to "chicken guy" in English.

INTER-CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS

AJ: besties

GALLERY​

aleksandr romanov.

designed by bad ending. & coded by xayah.ღ

 

[Nimbus]

• Basics
• Looks
• I got personality
• Biography
• People like People

• 
  
  Name: Sunday Ward
  
  Nickname(s): "Call me Sunny."
  
  Age: 23
  
  Role: The Landscape Designer
  
  Gender/Pronouns: she/her (cis afaik?)
  
  Sexuality: "Wouldn't you like to know, weather boy?"
  Spoiler

  play to find out, babes
  
  
• 
  
  Appearance: FC = Eyes (Yumei Nakajima) Rodgers
  
  
  
  Spoiler

  5'7" tall, 129lbs, dark brown 3A/B curly hair, dark brown monolid eyes, button nose, and a narrow, angular face and frame. Her features really stand out in a lot of places, so she has learned to become more of a social chameleon as her world expands.
  
  Body Mods/Scars: earlobes pierced Tiny red/pink ♡ heart ♡ tattoo on her sternum.
  
  Clothing Style: "The 90s called but I'm not giving anything back!" Quirky, retro, thrifted and colorful! Sunny tends to wear bright colors but never sticks to one palette. She takes her inspiration from ecofashionistas, decades of urban and street style, the Y2K revival trend, and certain idols. Sunny dabbles in clothing alterations, though watching her sew anything has been described as "painful for all involved." She has gotten really good at fraying denim and almost never pokes herself with safety pins now though! Progress!!
  
  
• 
  
  
  Brief Personality: A peppy bundle of energy, Sunny has a personality that's electric! She roots for the underdog, be it a little dandelion sprouting up from the sidewalk cracks or an untested rookie at their first game. She's absolutely a Type-A go-getter, so it's easy for more subtle personalities to be overwhelmed by her mere presence. Someone should probably, you know, tell her about that.
  
  Sunny acts on impulse - believing that your “gut” decision is the one you really want. It works out for her, mostly. But she doesn’t realize that not everybody can groove to that beat. Her impatience is going to get her in trouble one day for sure.
  
  
  Sunny prefers being “real” over being polite, but you wouldn't know it if you've only seen her being peppy and positive. If something bothers her, she's not shy to say what she feels. Her bluntness can ruffle feathers, but it also means you can count on her when you need some honest advice. Nothing frustrates her more than someone who habitually bullshits to save face - and she’s quick to call that out whenever she hears it.
  
  If Sunny were a type of firecracker, she’d be a cherry bomb. If she’s quiet for a while, it’s likely that she’s stewing over something. And then out of the blue - Pow! - she explodes to vent her frustrations. Though she doesn’t always apologize right away, she typically regrets those kinds of outbursts.
  
  What Spooks Them?: A known arachnophobe, Sunny avoids basements whenever possible due to a certain eight-legged creature. Sunny has the good fortune of not having many nightmares, but one that visits often is getting bit by brown recluse spiders and slowly dying from the necrotic effects of said bites.
  
  Sunny was shunned by her peers in her childhood at some point for being a weirdo. While she has embraced her weird since, she'd be devastated to lose any of her friends in any fashion.
  
  Isolation is no vacation for this social butterfly! The thought of having nobody to talk to sends her into a panic.
  
  Hobbies: Sunny started on her career path young, joining the Garden Club and Beautification Committee in high school. By her senior year, she became an officer for both organizations. She doesn't need to work to live, and because of that, she does precisely what she loves!
  
  Sunny enjoys the outdoors! You can find her occupied with some variety of outdoor sport. Since moving to Boston, surfing and beach volleyball have been a bit limited to her. Sunny is trying out rowing to see if that sparks joy. Sunny's modes of transportation are predominantly biking and rollerblading. If she can bundle up enough, maybe she'd be down to try ice skating this winter.
  
  Sunny is a major foodie! The half of her socials that aren't about gardening and sustainability involve food and restaurant reviews. She prefers dining out to cooking and will spot anyone who forgot their wallet...provided she remembers hers.
  
  Sunny loves making stuff, whether it be sturdy hempcrete planters, 3D printed accessories at the local makerspace, or DIY laundry detergent in her kitchen/lab. She loves hearing about the stuff other people make just as much!
  
  Sunny is a happy (and vocal) plant mom, surprising absolutely no one. She loves flowers not in bouquets but firmly settled in the dirt where they belong. She dries her own flowers, herbs and fruits just for fun!
  
  Habits: TBD
  
  Drive: Sunny wants to have fun and make others smile. She earnestly believes that her hard work will pay off and her business is bound to flourish if she keeps at it.
  
  Public Image: Sunny hopes she's well received, though she probably comes across as childish and immature if you're not a fan of her bright and peppy persona.
  
  How They Can Grow: Sunny has done a little bit of growing already, but she's definitely got plenty of room for more. She could also use a reality check ️ - not all interpersonal problems can be fixed with a cute bandaid, a hammer and nails, or a pep talk. Likewise, not everyone will want her to help...and she needs to not take that personally.
  
  Tidbits & Facts:
  
  Sunday is a member of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) at MassArt, but her meeting attendance is sporadic.
  
  Sunny is mixed race, predomitately Black (British and American) and Japanese (Yayoi/Kinai descent, which is the majority ethnicity of the island nation). Her Japanese pseudonym is Shugosha Hinata; you might find it written in kanji, hiragana or even romaji on some of her stuff.
  
  Sunny is a frequent flier! She loves those little airplane snacks and has stashed some in every bag she owns.
  
  Sunny the freezebaby not-so-secretly hates Boston winters. She avoids them as much as she can, especially because...she just doesn't know what to do with herself when she can't go outside to do her go-to activities for summery weather.
  
  Sunny lives in a high-rise apartment close to the MassArt campus. She prefers to walk or bike to school but will carpool or take the bus in inclement weather.
  
  Sunny slays at arcade crane games! She also has way more plushies than she knows what to do with.
  
  Sunny learned how to grill from her dad and has been known to fix up impromptu barbecues as an excuse to invite friends over to hang out.
  
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• 
  
  Background: For most of Sunday's life, her playground has been a relatively sleepy SoCal suburb designed as "the next Silicon Valley" that never quite lived up to its goals despite its luxury lifestyle centers and creature comforts. The daughter of a retired boxer-turned-fitfluencer, Sunny grew up next door to her dad's gym and pretty much lived in it as much as her actual house through senior year of high school.
  
  Sharing her life with students of judo, boxing and other martial arts shaped her life in ways that differed from the ultrafemme "California Girl" represented in the media. She was more attached to action heroes than dress-up dolls, mimicking the motion she saw around her with toys, and later, lines in the pages of her sketchbook. Boisterous, physical and unapologetically bombastic, Sunny didn't seem terribly concerned with fashion or beauty until freshman year, when her newly-dyed red hair got the attention of the popular girl clique at her high school.
  
  Sunny enjoyed experimenting with new hair, beauty and fashion, but what she really craved more than anything was the praise and acknowledgement of her new friends. As girls sometimes do, Sunny did some foolish things in order to fit in with this group. When she grew a backbone and stood up for another student, however, it became clear that her so called friends were not bff material. Sunny didn't see their betrayal coming as fast as it did, however, and got her heart broken.
  
  Over the next five years, Sunny reassembled her social life from the perspective of her own beliefs and interests, moving away from superficial aesthetics and towards beautification-through-nature as her heartbreak healed. Through her garden club and oceanside hobbies, Sunny learned about ecological activism, sustainability and the re-emerging "green culture" and decided that, like the superheroes of her youth, Sunny would "save the world" this way, one day at a time.
  
  While Sunny knew what she liked doing, she didnt have an after-graduation plan. So she spent a year and some change "dabbling" at different professions and traveling around the world. Sunny's answer began with art - compiling a portfolio of people she met in places real and imagined - and ended in the dirt -literally- as she built a playground from recycled pool noodles, sandbags and waterbottles for her grandmother's old elementary school. After realizing that this pet project kept her mind and body engaged in exactly the right amounts, Sunny said, "Why not both?"
  
  Eventually, her research lead to architecture and a road trip across America to find the right school. Some second cousins let her crash on a futon in Boston, where she fell in love with MassArt and its vibes. Sunny loves the deliberate greenspace around the campus and the bustling energy of the city. She gets a bit distracted from schoolwork from time to time, but college has Sunny at her most focused, channeling her high-achieving attitude and energy into projects she used to build her resume and connections.
  
  Taking a page from her parent, Sunny decided to open up a business of her own -landscaping for residential and commercial property. She sent proposals and C2C rates to a variety of companies. Ackehurst Real Estate was the first to give her an agreeable response. She starts working soon!
  
  
• 
  
  Inter-character Relationships:
  
  Noor: Oh I know him from school! We worked on a class project together last year and designed a space for another studemt's art installation. Seems kinda shy arouns new people, but definitely has a lot of opinions about art and architecture!
  
  Aj: Cool guy! Runs the makerspace I go to.