[ meltem akçöl, cis woman, she/her ] - was that aleyna durmaz i saw by the lighthouse today? i heard that the twenty-five year old who has been in nightrest for her whole life and works as a clerk at permanent record has a reputation of being jovial but also oblivious. they reside in fog gate & people in town usually associate them with pastel colors, guitar pick necklaces, thunderstorms, always looking for that silver lining. let’s hope the killer doesn’t go after them next.
trigger warnings: death & crime
BASICS
full name: aleyna durmaz
nickname: ley, leyna
date of birth: august 28, 1997
gender: cis woman
pronouns: she/her
occupation: clerk at permanent record
birthplace: nightrest, massachusetts
sexuality: bisexual
height: 5′5″
BACKGROUND
born to a very chaotic household, aleyna's the youngest of 4
her dad the local motorcycle club's president and her mom was his high school sweetheart
it became glaringly obvious from a young age that whatever love her parents may have had for each other was long gone by the time she got into the picture
it felt like they were just together because they had already started a family and it was too late to back out now
the older she got, the worse it became. rumors flew around that her parents were cheating on each other, she could hear them fighting every night and she just wished they would throw in the towel and get a divorce already because yes, they were all still a family, but nobody was believing their marriage was anything but toxic
it probably didn't help that they lived in a mobile home that was waaaay too small to fit all of them and when she was older, aleyna came to realize that whatever money they did have that came from her dad was blood money
it got to a point that her dad and the rest of the motorcycle club got themselves into trouble, and her mother died in the crossfire that was retaliation
aleyna was just thirteen at this point and she was devastated. a girl still needed her mother and in the blink of an eye, she was gone
she was always taught to be tough but despite everything that she had been around growing up, aleyna held onto her optimism
she'd always, always choose being kind over anything else
she also doesn't like that her father's reputation bleeds into her and her brothers' lives. she's not her dad, and as much as she loves him, doesn't even agree with what he's doing. she doesn't really understand
she's been living here since she was born, barely even got out of the state, and she's pretty sure she'll die here in nightrest tbh because it's home and she doesn't know anything else
she's worked jobs ever since she could so she's been everywhere. a maid at the pearl hotel, she paints houses, dogwalks, had a stint as a waitress at mama's (but before adee worked there 🤪), a cashier at salem surf, using multiple jobs to pay her way through college (with some help from her family) before she finally settled down as the clerk at permanent record as soon as she graduated
she doesn't completely know what she's going to do with her life tbh, but she knows that she doesn't want to leave nightrest and that it has something to do with music. right now though she's incredibly satisfied where she is
PERSONALITY TRAITS
+ optimistic, creative, kind-hearted
- oblivious, scatterbrained, fickle
FUN FACTS
full of fun facts herself tbh especially when it comes to specific songs/musicians/artists
is one of those people who can hear a song and be able to play it. also has a knack of being able to learn how to play any instrument quickly
her first love is her guitar which she stole from one of her older brothers when she was younger
has a chow chow named chowder who is always with her at permanent record. he's the cutest but laziest dog you'll ever meet
jokes that she knows how to disassemble, clean and reassemble a gun (thanks dad) before she could figure out how to assemble something from ikea
she's not the brightest cookie in the jar (pls dont ask her to do any math problem because she will cry) but that's okay because her strength lies in her creativity
music is her first love but she just loves everything that has to do with art -- dance, sculpting, theater, you name it
just a sweetheart tbh but she's also incredibly oblivious like she's friendly with everyone so she takes everybody as just being friendly back. she's sometimes oblivious when it comes to someone flirting with her
blossomed pretty late when it comes to that aspect because she doesn't want to rush into things (ie having a first kiss, having a first significant other) just because everyone else was doing it. it's all about the #vibes in the moment. if it feels right, then it's a go
despite the horrible example of her parents, she loves love but has also learned to be pretty carefree when it comes to relationships. if they happen, they happen. if they don't work out, then that's okay. at least they tried
also despite her dad's love for them, she's scared of motorcycles <3
is a fan of second chances <3 and third and fourth because she's stupid <3
incredibly poor but at least she's richer than adee <3
would go to all the concerts if she had the money but sadly she does not
just likes to be a positive vibe always, especially because she feels like the town has already been through so much
despite her upbringing, does not want to fight. she will if she has to but she will be crying
is also surprisingly a gym person
WANTED CONNECTIONS
older brothers (wc can be found on the main when i finish typing it up!)
ride or die
girl gang
childhood friends who stayed friends
childhood friends who drifted apart
unexpected friends
a bad influence on her
a past hookup
a current hookup
exes that ended on good terms
exes that ended on bad terms (i'm gonna limit this to one)
family friends
fellow music lovers
her first relationship
frenemies where it is one-sided because aleyna thinks they're genuine friends rip
crushes maybe??
