HE'S TAPPING AGAINST THE BAR COUNTER, all sorts of anxious bundles mending together in the pit of his stomach, like he's the new kid at a new school. it's awful. the crowd has slowly filtered out, noticeable by the sound of cowboy boots against the floor becoming less and less and the sound of drunken droning on the microphones slowly turned off. it was funny for a bit; watching people sloppy and having fun without a care in the world for at least one chappell roan song. glances at the menu before turning to the person next to him, “if you had to pick one drink — which is it?” it seems like a solid ice breaker. fraser is just kind of lonely, that's all. “want to try their best stuff first, need some recommendations before i settle on somethin'.”
★ “ do you think i’ll regret drinking coffee right after i finish these tacos ? ” the question is almost hypothetical in nature . minho knows what the answer is and what he wants the answer to be before he even asks it but that doesn’t stop him from asking anyway . they're currently sitting at a table with too much food for two people in between them , including the best birria he can find in willow glen and a burger the size of his hand . minho's looking longingly in the general direction of birch & butter , already thinking about what his order will be when they make it out of the lot . “ i guess it doesn’t really matter right now , i'm getting one regardless . ”
FRASER IS MORE OF A DO-ER THAN A THINKER, which objectively leads him places that he wouldn't otherwise be. the question only serves to make his mind wander. “i mean – it depends on how much your stomach likes coffee, i guess,” says someone who is clearly thinking about it too hard. eyes flit between the food amongst them, brain already too overloaded to make a decision. decision paralysis or whatever strikes again. “the real question is what about tacos makes you want coffee?” pushes his fork around in a hapazardly way. fraser is certain the combo isn't exactly .. great! but he's also not going to say no to someone who clearly wants it. steer, maybe, but not force. obviously. "think you gotta consider your options. that, and if coffee will keep you up all day and night."
⋆ ⭒˚｡ [ jack innanen, cis man, he/they ] was that FRASER SWORDS i just saw over at FLO's ? you know, the TWENTY SEVEN year old HORSE WRANGLER / FORMER INFLUENCER that’s been around willow glen for TWO WEEKS IN WILLOW GLEN. people around town say they can somehow both be PESSEMISTIC and KIND-HEARTED, but if you were to ask them, they’d probably say they’re more like LIFE IN A FLASHBACK YOU CAN'T PRESS PLAY ON, THE GUILT OF LEAVING EVERYTHING BEHIND, CHOSING TO BE KIND INSTEAD OF ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOUR OWN SANITY. the town sure has been rumbling about them lately, apparently they HE'S TRACKED DOWN HIS BIRTH PARENTS TO WILLOW GLEN . . . but who knows if that’s true, i guess i’ll just have to stop by THE OAKS and find out !
name. fraser (fray-zer) jude swords. nickname(s). give him one! age. twenty-seven. birthday. august 26th. birth place. rhyolite, nevada. gender. cis man. sexuality. bisexual. pronouns. he/him. height. 6'1" . oppucation. horse wranger for a rescue nonprofit (started by his fiance), former influencer (since childhood).
mother. birth mother, unknown. jessa swords (n.ludlow), mommy-blogger / columnist. father. birth father, unknown. bernard ‘bowie’ swords, ranch hand. siblings. various – all adopted. children. none thank the heavens. pets. dorry, 4yr old chesapeak bay retriever. significant other. wanted connection – soon.
‼️ warnings for: foster care / adoption, illness and cause of disability (hearing loss), child exploitation (in the form of first gen youtube vlogging / mommyblogging).
ABANDONMENT, FOSTER CARE, SICK INFANT TW / a safe haven baby, fraser was already sick when his mother left him at the hospital door — name attached to the sticky note and no one to be found, he was quickly placed into the nevada foster care system. diagnosed with meningitis at the age of two months old, fraser would deal with the lasting effects for the rest of his life.
his new mom jessa, and dad, bowie, would do everything they could to help him adjust. jessa come from a long line of do whatever i want money, using it to fulfill her dreams of passing down knowledge from one mother to another. her column, mom's the word, was printed in various parenting magazines throughout the united states and abroad. bowie is a semi-known cattle shower and ranch hand, raising his kids on the farm inherited to him from generations in nevada.
fraser grew up on the vast land – acres of spooling hills in the minden, nevada area, learning from his father and uncles how best to treat animals and the space around them. throughout this time, fras became infatuated with horses. how they run free, how strong and powerful they are. he became obsessed with learning every single thing about it.
EXPLOTATION TW / by the time fraser was 9 years old, his life had already been blasted across various early-wed platforms for the world to see. his mom discovered vlogging when youtube was still in the early aughts, and fraser didn't know how bad it could become. family vacations only done for content, a move to los angeles to create a content space that was bought out by a larger company. he didn't know what was going on – reaping the benefits of it instead of thinking about it too much. as he grew older, he wanted his privacy. there was no reason his first kiss was caught on camera, no reason for people to be able to figure out where he went to school; fraser began to pull away from his mother, and she began to pull him forward. the idea of going to college couldn't come soon enough.
despite family vlogging long becoming something seen as dangerous and nasty (rightfully so), fraser knows that his mother craves attention first and foremost – so she's adapted to the times. now she does tiktok and instagram reels, but thankfully, all of her children have seen the light and essentially left her to her own devices.
fraser attended colorado state university on a full-free (thanks, football) and attended for equine science with a promise of having a job back home on the farm when he's done. it wasn't that simple. attempts his own influencer career of the back of his mother, mostly about nature and animals (yes i'm stealing the hit tiktok sensation “what's inside that rock?”), but became bored of it rather quickly despite his success (even if it is nepotism-esque in nature. he deserves it.)
things came to a head with jessa when fraser had spent a few years back at home: graduated with is degree, and frankly, did not want to go back home — but he said he would, and fraser jude sticks to his words. she's nagging, his father is growing tired of it, and so is everyone else.
began to spiral out of control a bit — heavily leaning on his long-distance partner, spending all of his time working and planning for his next visit to see them. it's a drunken 4 am when he gets the next idea: figure out where i came from. it was offhanded, and stupid maybe, but fraser is not the type of guy to get an idea and let it go. quite the opposite.
hours turn into days, days into months, months into about 2 years — and during the time, things with his partner became serious enough that when he finally tracked down his birth mother to … willow glen, which also happened to be his partners hometown… it was a done deal. packing up and leaving his beloved farm behind with intent to return someday (he still misses you, seabiscuit), fraser and his partner got a place at the oaks, ready to play detective and hopeful that maybe this time things will go right.
🐎 yeehaw….
due to the meningitis as an infant, fraser has moderate bilateral hearing loss: hearing loss in both ears. for perspective, in a quiet library or resturant he likely will not be able to follow a conversation. fraser learned sign language at a young age but still prefers verbal speech. it just takes him a bit longer to grasp the conversation. he's trying his best thank u <3
no longer an influencer; while he technically only was through out a few broken years of college, it didn't matter to him – he hates the idea of being known in such a public manner that it gives him nightmares to this day. will be extremely hesitant around cameras and the like. the accounts are still up, but he changed the password as to not log in. he has a private instagram and tiktok and thats IT!
obsessed with horses and spent a majority of his life around them, but is comfortable with all other animals as well. he loves wolves, dogs, beavers and cats.
lowkey a girly pop <3 loves pop music and cuddly items and is generally a very chill guy; gives good advice but never follows it, obsessed with stationary for some reason?, loves pop-rock 2000's music but also dad rock (he's a big daughtry fan), and has a very specific candle he found over a decade at tjmaxx that he won't ever burn again because he's scared it'll never be found. rip
solely wears carhartt. fucking walking tractor supply co ad right here
personality wise, he's extremely friendly and outgoing, but tends to shy away from strong personalities. it's given chihuahua vs pitbull energy. attracts the people who don't have a lot of friends, and tries to be there for everyone he can. has a very very very big heart thats too big for his body. is a big dramatic cry baby.
🐎 i wouldn't wanna do it with anybody else
FIANCE: this person is 26-28, they likely met at college but i'd be down for otherwise too. they're his bestiepop and are originally from willow glen. i'm super open and will likely make this a wc on da main, but :B
BIRTH MOTHER: this person is likely 50+, though i'm open to anything. fraser has spent the last 2-3 years of his life tracking them down to willow glen, hoping and praying to god that they want a relationship with him (he's a mamas boy deep down). another wc for the main but … :B
FRIENDS: yay!
ENEMIES: :(
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