san amore starters

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[amorestart]

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[gigikovacharchive]

location: amore brewhouse status: open to anyone ! @amorestart​

“what do you mean it doesn’t count? i made the shot! it doesn’t matter it was one of your balls, i’m the one who sunk it. this game is ridiculous,” she rolled her eyes. that’s what she gets for making bets on a game she doesn’t know how to play. when it’s her turn again, she bends over towards the table, a lot more than she needs to, but she looks great in this dress, and she’s hoping she’ll be able to distract her rival enough they’ll forget about the bet. she misses her shot again, and pouts. “this is just so hard.”

[amorestart]

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[ninaxmikkelsen]

location: Outside of Roses are red. status: Open. @amorestart​

at long last, a much needed order had arrived at roses are red, a bit late though and the postal service had just placed the boxes outside after her signature. business had been booming over the holidays which meant that, well…they had run out of the essentials of tying together the flower arrangements. nina stubbornly huffed, eyeing the task at hand and optimistic that the boxes surely weren’t that heavy. oh how wrong she was. so out of sheer will, she managed to pick one up, then got stuck mid squat and considering the delicate pieces inside, she couldn’t exactly just drop it. “ — shit ” she cursed underneath her breath, spotting a friendly face down the street. “ hey, hey!  do mind giving me an extra hand? i’m stuck.”

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[isabclla]

location: baker’s dozen status: open @amorestart​

working at the bakery was something of a challenge for isabella; she’d not been here too long, maybe a few weeks at most and it was really a case of convincing the owner to give her a chance. could bella bake? not exactly, but she was willing to get stuck in and learn. today, however, she was working at the cash register and serving customers, one of whom was picking up a custom order. the grl disappeared into the back to fetch it, carrying the box as carefully as she could as she brought it out to the front, only for her foot to trip beneath her and the cake inside tumbling onto the floor with a splat. “oh my god! oh my god. i am… so sorry.”

[pcachyqueen]

location: @ casablanca’s jazz bar status: OPEN @amorestart​

for most of her life peaches had been running some kind of business. if it weren’t the farm, it was her wedding planning. and if it wasn’t that, then she was taking care of family, and now, she was taking care of her nephew full-time. it wasn’t easy and the move had definitely been a big change but it was well worth it. peaches was pretty happy with her decision, after all her nephew had the best schooling, he was getting private piano lessons from a rather talented pianist, and peaches well, she was enjoying the cozy scene rather than the hustle and bustle of the city life. she was at casablanca’s, having a dry martini with a friend of her’s when she thought of something silly. “alright, so tell me somethin’.” she started, took a sip of her drink and then sat it down. “how old is too old to get a tattoo? askin’ for a friend, of course.”

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[amorestart]

peaches mcintyre • taraji p henson• 46 • cis female (she/her) • heterosexual • entrepreneur / part time wedding planner • valentine cottages

introduction

tw: car accident, death

peaches mcintyre is the oldest child of her family, the oldest of 4 followed by a sister and two brothers. she grew up in macon, georgia where her father was an agricultural man.

passed down from generations to generations, the mcintyre’s harvested peaches on their land which they called honeysuckle farms - in a huge mansion like home that again had been passed down from generation to generation. of course with a few remodels in between the family living there.

peaches’ family grew some of the best peaches that you could get in georgia, it’s unlike any other because their peaches have a slight hint of honey in them - making them different than any other peach that you can get. this was able to happen thanks to a lot of thought and plant breeding to make this hybrid.

this was all possible thanks to peaches’ great, great grandparents who started this business all on their own by selling peaches at the side of the road. and ironically, her great great grandmother’s name was peaches, which is how she got her name - living on with that name was the best way to honor her, as well as keeping their dream and business alive.

when peaches went off to college, she got herself a degree in pomology and minored in business, that way she could understand the business and what they were actually growing while also learning how to handle a business on her own. after all, she was the first child, and when her parents weren’t able to take care of everything peaches was to take over with her second oldest brother, andre.

time went on, peaches grew older, taking it upon herself to step right into the business, taking over the finances and negotiation side of the business, whilst her brother started branching out and marketing their brand in more places.

while all of this was going on, peaches found herself buried in the business while her brothers and sister started settling down and having families, and peaches wanted that too - she found love ( or thought she did ) a few times, and thought she was about to have the fairytale before everything crumbled. after awhile, she gave up on trying to find love, and put her attention on herself, and on what she enjoyed doing.

in this time though, peaches got interested in planning weddings - given she had planned a couple, she took it upon herself to get into the business as a small side business. she loves being able to make people’s big day their absolute dream.

sooner or later, her parents became unable to take care of the business on their own which meant it was time for the siblings to step in and do their part, and by the time they stepped in, their other siblings had thankfully gone to school and were learning the ways of their business too.

tragedy struck on a stormy and snowy christmas night when peaches’ brother andre and his wife had a car accident; there was a sheet of ice on the road that couldn’t be seen and the two of them hit it, causing them to swerve and hit a ditch, causing them to roll and pass on their way to the hospital.

peaches took custody of their son, quentin and took on being a mother. she wouldn’t have it any other way, and given she wasn’t going to be a mother any time soon, she wanted to take on this responsibility and make sure that her nephew was in good hands.

as quentin got older, honeysuckle farms brand of peaches was blasting off the charts, nearly every store wanted them, they were getting deals all the time for them which meant lots of money. which was perfect, because that meant peaches could get her nephew in a good school, she could send him to college, he could do anything he wanted and his life would be good. and she couldn’t ask for more.

peaches was offered a deal she couldn’t resist, but that would lead her to move away to a different state, which meant colorado. so when the boy was 10 years old, peaches moved them to denver. they resided their for 3 years before peaches was rolling in enough dough from investments and such that she didn't need to work. which given her nephew was now a teenager and needing to be watched like a hawk to make sure he stayed in school, his grades stayed up, and he was putting his best foot forward, peaches let her other siblings take over.  

peaches got quentin into the arts, he loves classical music and has always wanted to learn how to play the piano, he’s always asked to learn how to play it but peaches never was able to find anyone that seemed good enough to teach him.

she moved to a quaint little town just a few hours away from denver called san amore and started fresh with her nephew. when she moved here, she found a teacher that allegedly was supposed to attend juliard and since that’s where quentin is hoping to go himself, peaches was willing to pay the price no matter how much it was to get him into those lessons, and because of levi strasser her nephew is learning how to be an incredible pianist.

now, quentin is 16 and peaches is living the life as a mom/aunt and doing whatever life throws at her. after all, semi-retirement doesn’t have to be a bore.

connections

( TARAJI P HENSON ) PEACHES MCINTYRE is searching for BUSINESS PARTNER with the following suggestions of UTP ( 35+ ).

( TARAJI P HENSON ) PEACHES MCINTYRE is searching for A FWB WANTING TO BE SERIOUS BUT SHE WON’T COMMIT with the following suggestions of UTP ( 35+, or to make it fun let it be with a younger male ). You DO have to contact the player prior at ( PCACHYQUEEN )

[amorestart]

miles montgomery • liam payne • 23 • cisgender male (he/him) • homosexual • sales clerk at rose records • the lanes

introduction

born in wolverhampton, england, miles spent his first few years of life traveling in and out of foster homes. he found the process to be overwhelming, and didn’t know what or why this was happening.

at the age of six, he was finally adopted by a family called the montgomery’s. the montgomery’s had two sons, mack and trevor. miles was quite nervous at first, having never really been apart of a family long-term (the longest he’d ever been with a family was 6 months, and he even found that hard).

he was shipped off to albany not long after, with hopes of finding comfortableness in his new family. in terms of school, miles excelled in a few subjects, and the ones he was lacking in were the ones he wasn’t very interested in (like math, he hated math.)

one thing that miles was really interested in was music. miles loved music, and anytime he had music class at his school, he would be overjoyed. music was a massive part of his childhood, and it really inspired him to be himself.

at the ripe age of 18, he left home and migrated down south to florida, specifically miami. he got a job as a cashier at a nearby grocery store, and stayed in miami for about 3 years. when he turned 21, he moved once more, this time travelling upwards.

soon after, he was in san amore, working as a sales clerk at rose records. he’s been there for about two years, living in the lanes with his dog, bean, and his boyfriend (wc!). he’s quite happy with his life now, and he really hopes he stays that way.

connections

( LIAM PAYNE ) MILES MONTGOMERY is searching for HIS BOYFRIEND with the following suggestions of ZAYN MALIK, ANY MALE FC IN THE RANGE OF 24-28.

( LIAM PAYNE ) MILES MONTGOMERY is searching for HIS BEST FRIEND with the following suggestions of UTP, ANY GENDER.

[amorestart]

benjamin laine • harry styles• 26 • male (he/him) • homosexual • chef • the lanes 

introduction

benjamin grew up in Seattle with three brothers and four sisters, the laine family was very big and everyone knew that. They were known as the family that adopted kids. But they were also known as the nicest people around the city. all the kids were involved in sports or cheerleading and benajmin happened to be the captain of the boys volleyball team. he was friends with everyone though, he would be seen hanging out with the stoner kids, the athletics, the nerds, literally everybody. 

it was apparent from a young age that benjamin had a true talent in the kitchen. his family wanted to him be a professional volleyball player, but they knew that cooking was his true calling. he applied to all the prestigious schools across the country and actually got into all of them. he made the decision to attend johnson & whales university. 

working hard for his four years of school while being in a fraternity and maintaining a perfect gpa, he graduated at the top of his class. something that benjamin was proud of himself for because not only did he take culinary classes but a requirement was that he took business classes as well. those weren’t so easy for him but he pushed through and that’s one of the proudest moments in benjamin’s life. 

when it came to looking for jobs, he got a phone call from a very fancy restaurant in san amore. benjamin had thought that he was going to move back to seattle, but things changed and san amore was the place that he decided to start his life. 

this character is going to butt heads with michael and they are going to get into it, but they are attracted to each other at the same time so they will end up having hate sex, but nothing ever coming out of it. 

connections

( HARRY STYLES ) BENJAMIN LAINE is searching for HIS BROTHER THAT IS JEALOUS OF HIM with the following suggestions of UTP  SINCE SOME OF THE SIBLINGS ARE ADOPTED. You DO have to contact the player prior at ( BENJAMIN-LAINE )

( HARRY STYLES ) BENJAMIN LAINE is searching for FRATERNITY BROTHER THAT HE SLEPT WITH IN PRIVATE with the following suggestions of ZAYN, ELLIOT FLETCHER, CAMERON MONAGHAN, ZAC EFRON, SKYLAR ASTIN, UTP.

[tjsplace]

it’s nice to go for a drive to the outskirts of town. the weather is nice, specially for a hike. luca hasn’t been to one in years, so he’s excited to see the rest of the town from above. “i can’t believe i woke up at five am for this. thank god i drank like a liter of coffee.” the radio plays an old song that luca doesn’t particularly care for, so he switches it and immediately a great track pops up. it’s one of his favorite radio songs. “this is what i’m talking about!!” he practically yells.

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[leonvedder]

“hey, hey, hey!” willa greets the person who has just walked into rose records. she’s been working here for a year, and she likes the stability. she especially loves being surrounded by great music and getting to pick the playlists that everyone will listen to throughout the day. the other looks either excited or confused, she can’t really tell. “are you looking for something specific?” willa asks. “or are you lost and thought this was a sex shop? it happens,” she jokes with a laugh.

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isabella ‘bella’ shah • hannah simone • 38 • cis female (she/her) • heterosexual • baker at bakers dozen with a candlemaking business on the side • the lanes

introduction

bella shah grew up in a fairly average household in the city of london; she went to school, fell straight into work as a cashier at a supermarket and that became her life. the same monotonous routine day in and day out, bella never truly found her purpose.

it wasn’t like she had any talents that she could put to good use, nor were any of her hobbies something that could be transformed into a career. bella really had no hopes, no aspirations, and quickly she realised as her friend’s around her begun to fall in love, have kids and marry, that at the age of thirty-four she was still living with her parents and had nothing to show for the life she’d lived.

by chance, bella was introduced to a penpal system by a friend. she’d spent hours moaning about how she was going nowhere and that she couldn’t find anybody to settle with and her friend suggested she write to someone in a different country who may give her a new perspective on life. initially the idea was just to speak to someone, anyone, but through her internet searches, bella stumbled across writeaprisoner.

the idea seemed preposterous but it was that element of supposed ‘danger’ that drew bella in because she needed some excitement. and that was how she met him.

they exchanged letters over a number of years and quickly their friendship grew into something more; he still had several years left on his sentence but bella didn’t mind. through their video calls and phone conversations they managed to hold, she knew that she would wait for him as long as he needed her to. she didn’t care for his crime (and perhaps that was questionable) for instead she saw a person who had made a mistake once in their life but deep down seemed like a beautiful human.

he told her how he was from a small town called san amore, tucked away in the colorado mountains and it all sounded so… perfect. it wasn’t as if bella had anything holding her back home and she was certain her parents would be glad for her to finally leave the nest. so, knowing that it would still be some time before he was released, bella decided to move early and start a fresh life ready for his return.

she’s been in san amore a little over a year now and quickly made friends with her next door neighbour, nina. the young florist had a warmth about her that made bella feel so welcome and so safe, soon enough the pair of them were popping in and out of each other’s homes for a glass of wine and catch-up. bella relies on nina to give her an honest opinion about all these small business ideas she has and currently, as she’s decided to start making and selling candles, she’s often using nina as a guinea pig to see how they smell.

bella managed to find a job in juni’s bakery, too. except, she’s not very good at it. for the most part bella handles the cash register and the customers because that she can do, but every now and then she’ll try her hand at baking and it always ends in disaster.

connections

( HANNAH SIMONE ) BELLA SHAH is searching for HER YOUNGER SISTER WHO HAS FOLLOWED HER TO SAN AMORE with the following suggestions of NAOMI SCOTT, GERALDINE VISWANATHAN, ANYA CHALOTRA.

( HANNAH SIMONE ) BELLA SHAH is searching for THE EX-CON SHE FELL IN LOVE WITH WHILST PEN PALS AND IS THE REASON WHY SHE MOVED TO SAN AMORE with the following suggestions of RYAN GOSLING, TOM HARDY, MANNY MONTANA, JESSE WILLIAMS, CHARLES MICHAEL DAVIS, CLAYTON CARDENAS. You DO have to contact the player at ( ISABCLLA )

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regina kovach • elizabeth gillies • 26 • cis female (she/her) • unlabeled • radio host at love fm • the lanes

introduction

born in portland, oregon, she was raised in an average middle-upper class suburban neighborhood. an only child, spoiled and a little bratty, who never heard the word ‘no’ before.

gigi has a passion for music, and she used to be the vocalist in a band she joined during her gap year before college. eventually, the band split up due to relationship drama with her and another band member.

she has always been enamoured by the charm of quaint, small towns. she passed through san amore on a roadtrip once when she was young, and she never forgot about it. when she decided to drop out of college, this was the only place in her mind to look for a fresh start. she has been in san amore since she was 21.

although she did not get her bachelor’s degree in communication, she has taken classes and gotten some certifications to become a radio host. she’s very well liked by her audience and loves her job, though she does miss performing sometimes.

if there is one thing regina clearly cannot resist, it’s a hot musician, so her attraction to luca was no surprise to her. a meet cute at rose records, a bit of flirting back and forth and then, before they knew it, they were dating. since they both have a passion for music and worked in that general field, they had a lot in common, and always a great time together. however, gigi is stubborn and a little self-centered, and she refuses to admit she’s ever wrong, which eventually caused their break up. maybe if she swallowed her pride she could apologize, but for now, she’d much rather settle for answering luca’s ‘you up?’ texts in the middle of the night, or sending a spicy picture to lure him back into her bed. it never fails.

connections

REGINA KOVACH is searching for EX-BANDMATE SHE USED TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH with the following suggestions of AVAN JOGIA, HARRY STYLES, SKYLAR ASTIN, UTP.

REGINA KOVACH is searching for SOMEONE SHE WENT OUT WITH, THEN GHOSTED with the following suggestions of UTP (ANY GENDER)

[amorestart]

willa gallagher • halsey • 25 • cis-female (she/her) • bisexual • rose records clerk • the lanes

introduction

originally from california, willa grew up by the beach and went to public high school, just like her older sisters. she moved to san amore when she was twenty one because the la lifestyle seemed too fake and toxic. she just wanted to reinvent herself into the best version possible of herself.

she’s a writer in her spare time, but works full-time at rose records

music and literature nerd but make it badass. she will be drinking till five am with her friends and getting high in parking lots. not really responsible, she’s been fired of several jobs. it’s a wonder she’s still working at the record shop after a year. she can be wild and reckless but also soft and mysterious

you can catch her reading sylvia plath in her balcony while smoking watermelon flavored cigarettes, tori amos playing in the back.

willa met devon at school and they’ve been friends since forever. she was really shook up when devon got arrested and went to prison. to this day, she doesn’t know what happened. she even went and visited them in prison but devon wouldn’t say a thing. she’s mad at him for keeping that a secret from her, but also she can’t resist his charm, so they’re still friends.

connections

WILLA GALLAGHER is searching for SOMEONE SHE GOES TO A CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP WITH with the following suggestions of UTP.

WILLA GALLAGHER is searching for ON-AND-OFF RELATIONSHIP with the following suggestions of ANY 5SOS GUY, UTP.

[mambosfive]

KISSING GATE ⇢ CUPID’S CHOKEHOLD                                  ft. anyone @amorestart​

Aly had finished her shift at nine that evening, having been there since the place had opened. Being her, however, she wasn’t quite ready to be going home, instead opting to spend the next few hours on the other side of the bar, knocking back a few drinks and spending the night dancing away with whoever would give her the pleasure of their company. “Come on.” She stated, lifting the others glass from their hand and placing it on the bar, before pulling them into towards the middle of the floor. “The least you can do is come and dance with me.”

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[itsdcvon]

location: outside your muse’s home status: open @amorestart​

devon felt awful for standing their friend up the previous day. it had been an honest mistake, really. they’d overslept after a night of hell after it seemed their neighbours had decided to have a screaming match with each other in the middle of the night before making up just as loudly. not even shoving pillows over their head had been able to block out the sound, devon ended up retreating to their living room and instead caught up on below deck (which resulted in binging an entire series) and next thing, they were KO on the couch and slept through their coffee date. so, now devon was standing outside of their friend’s door but there was no answer. they couldn’t be sure if it was because they might’ve been mad, or maybe they were out, so devon picked up the phone to give them a ring. “hey, it’s dev,” they said, “i’m so sorry about yesterday! i’m outside yours now to make it up to you. c’mon, my treat, yeah?”

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[johanncs]

location: heaven-scent beauty status: open @amorestart​

“see, i’m not a fan of massages,” johan said, “but getting my nails done? now this is surprisingly relaxing.” the man chuckled as he glanced to the person who had accompanied him to the beauty salon. it had been ages since he’d pampered himself and it was nice to just be able to sit back and enjoy a little much-needed self-care. “my hands are always so gross and stained from working at the aquarium, it’s actually disgusting how much the smell of fish sticks to them. i know come tomorrow when i’m in with the sea lions that they’re going to be horrible and oily all over again but screw it.”

[leviisms]

@amorestart​ | open

location: rooftop of anywhere

The sound of the door to the rooftop slammed shut caused Levi’s shoulders to hunch. His once relaxed posture stiffened and the inhale of his cigarette stopped midway. He didn’t turn to see who had been the mastermind behind the action, but whoever it was in Levi’s mind, they were nothing short of an idiot. “Try the door, genius.” His voice was monotone and the cigarette was plucked from between his lips with the lanky male yet to look anywhere but ahead at the faded skyline. And he waited, waited for whoever it was to try that door and come to the realization that they had now locked them both on the rooftop. He also waited for the muffled cursing or whatever version of berating themselves they had chosen before he finally did turn. This time with a long draw of his cigarette before it was held between his fingers as Levi caught sight of who was to blame. “Do you still want me to say it?” 

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