𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 💌 𝒂𝒖𝒈𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒛.
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𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬.
full name : august santiago ortiz
nickname(s) : aug, auggie ( by his mother )
age : twenty-nine ( born february 11th )
gender & pronouns : cis man & he / him
hometown : heartsdale, ga
residential area : downtown ( haven apartments )
occupation : tattoo artist at icon tattoo parlor
relationship status : single
orientation : bisexual
positive traits : passionate & amiable
negative traits : restless & noncommittal
faceclaim : tommy martinez
inspirations : jack dawson ( titanic ), josh ( younger ), more to come !
frequented locations : icon tattoo parlor, fifth & high secondhand store, karma art gallery, legal grounds espresso bar, the nickelback
𝐛𝐢𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐲.
born to a young mother in a dense suburb just outside miami, august was raised under the combined care of a nineteen year old girl and her stern yet supportive parents. his mother, valentina, was a lounge singer, her angelic pipes landing her a cushy gig on a cruise line. she’d spend months at a time at sea, serenading travelers with her siren song while her young son learned to walk, talk, and play under the watchful eye of his grandparents --- first generation immigrants who taught him all about his venezuelan heritage and filled his upbringing with latin culture. growing up, august never thought to question why his mother was hardly around --- it was just his normal. besides, he loved when valentina was in town. it certainly helped that she always brought presents, souvenirs from ports of call all over the world; a stuffed moose from juneau, chocolates from cozumel, and his all-time favorite --- a set of charcoal drawing pencils from an open air market in crete.
everything changed just shy of august’s fourteenth birthday. one day, he came home from school to find his mother waiting for him --- and she wasn’t alone. jonathan winthrop was southern royalty, his great-grandfather having discovered some rare diamond a hundred years back before settling in none other than heartsdale, georgia. widowed two years prior, jonathan’s friends dragged him on a singles cruise, where he fell hard and fast for a lounge singer with a voice like an angel. no more months at sea for the future mrs. winthrop --- she quit her job the second jonathan proposed, and the two eloped the very next week. as if this wasn’t enough for august to wrap his newly adolescent brain around, the newlyweds had one last surprise in store.
leaving his friends behind and making the harsh transition from his grandparent’s crumbling shotgun home to the winthrop’s massive waterfront compound on sugar hill lake was a lot, but it was nothing compared to the horror of discovering he had two new step-siblings. they were right around his age and everything august wasn’t --- cotillion-bred and spoiled rotten, they quickly mastered the art of making him feel like he didn’t belong with a simple bless your heart. after a long summer of doing just about anything to avoid being in that hollow shell of a house, he started high school and was quick to find a home among heartsdale’s edgier crowd. many of them were artists like himself, and on his sixteenth birthday, he received his first tattoo --- a cluster of stick and poke stars just behind his left ear.
while most of his friends went their separate ways after graduation, august made quick work of moving in with the two that remained, eager to leave the winthrops behind once and for all. the trio was aimless without the enforced structure of school, and their lack of direction manifested some not so great habits. august, for one, couldn’t hold a job to save his life. he bounced from employer to employer, barely scraping by --- it certainly didn’t help that he couldn’t stop spending his money on tattoos. one month, when money was particularly tight, he had the brilliant idea to break into the winthrop house ( was it really breaking in if he knew the alarm code ? discuss ! ) and steal a necklace valuable enough to keep him in ink for years to come. naturally, his stepsister caught him in the act and in a surprising twist of fate, she let him go --- of course, the winthrop’s state of the art security system brought him to justice in the end.
though they hadn’t spoken in well over a year, valentina begged her husband not to press charges, and valentina winthrop né ortiz always gets what she wants. instead, he was given a fate worse than jail --- weekly dinners at the compound with the people he so desperately tried to escape. a few months later, august got himself into yet another jam --- a tab on a half-finished sleeve he could in no way afford. this time, he didn’t turn to mom for help. quick on his feet, he struck a deal with the owner of icon tattoo parlor, trading free labor around the shop for ink --- but when said owner got ahold of his sketchbook, he decided august’s gifts were wasted sweeping floors and answering phones.
thus began august’s apprenticeship, and an overall turning point in his life. he finally had something to channel his restless energy into --- better yet, he got to be artistic while doing it. and while he’d always loved getting tattoos, he’d grow to love giving them more. it felt as though this was what he was meant to be doing all along. over the next two years, he’d hone his craft, and by twenty-four, he would become icon’s newest full-time artist. at twenty-eight, he’s still shacked up at haven apartments, but he’s managed to squirrel away enough for his own place. and as for those weekly dinners in sugar hill lake ? yep, still a thing.
𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬.
let’s get one thing straight : august will never judge you for your tattoos. he can’t stand those pretentious artists who refuse to do something because it’s stupid or basic. he’s a firm believer that tattoos don’t have to have meaning to be meaningful. that said, he absolutely loves hearing the backstories behind his clients’ designs, and offers commissions on the side for anyone interested in a custom piece.
in addition to his day job, august enjoys sketching and photography. his apartment is every bit the artist’s loft --- pictures adorning every available surface, a drafting table pinned with his latest work in progress. on his off days, he’s been known to visit the various museums in town and sketch for hours.
a regular face on the local tinder scene, august is an avid dater and, for lack of a better word, a hookup machine. one could blame his inability to commit to one person on the artist in him, but really, he just hasn’t found the one. that doesn’t stop him from trying, however. he’s a romantic at heart and his one night stands are never shameful --- most of the time, he winds up cooking breakfast in the morning !
speaking of romance, august is bisexual --- he even has a teeny bi flag pinned to his favorite jacket. he’s been casually out since twenty-two !
family is . . . complicated. august loves his mother but he doesn’t like her, you know ? she also refuses to speak spanish in the house, which is kind of a sore spot. in any case, he’s always felt more of a connection with his grandparents, who he kept in close contact with until their passings two and three years ago. also his formerly evil stepsister is now lowkey his best friend. wc ?
generally a super easygoing, sociable guy ! he was a bit of a shithead in his teens and early twenties, but he’s definitely mellowed out over the years. it takes a lot for him to hate anyone. in short, be nice to him and he’ll be nice back !














