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｡* ❪ 💌 › STATISTICS.
𝚗𝚊𝚖𝚎: bastian lawrence ashbourne
𝚊𝚐𝚎: twenty-seven years old
𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚋𝚒𝚛𝚝𝚑: april eleventh
𝚣𝚘𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚌: aries
𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚊𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝: neutral good
𝚑𝚊𝚒𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛: brown
𝚎𝚢𝚎 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚘𝚛: brown
𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚎𝚗𝚝(𝚜): counting cards, playing piano, making everything about himself
𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎(𝚜): old books, the rush of a card turning, quiet nights where the only sound is crackle of fire
𝚍𝚒𝚜𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎(𝚜): pity, gossip, letting anyone close to him
𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜: charismatic, loyal, perceptive
𝚗𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚜: prideful, self-destructive, volatile
𝚊𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚌: velvet curtains moth-eaten at the edges, trophies hidden in a box, old photographs of him smiling in newspapers and empty wine bottles on a marble mantle
｡* ❪ 💌 › BIOGRAPHY.
bastian ashbourne was supposed to be untouchable. the heir to a dynasty that built prism falls from its trees — logging magnates who turned sawdust into fortune, then fortune into influence. the ashbournes became politicians, philanthropists, the kind of family whose name was carved into plaques and courthouse steps. bash was their crown jewel: his father’s sharp reputation, his mother’s disarming beauty, and a future gilded from the start. the boy others compared themselves to, all polish and promise. for a while, he was just that. bash ruled the city’s social scene, the one everyone wanted to know, his life a string of easy wins. then came the scandal. it started with cards and dice, the rush of winning more intoxicating than the whiskey in his glass. poker bled into horses, into debts he couldn’t shake, into underground games hosted in the ashbourne manor itself. when it all blew up, the tabloids feasted. enemies of his family called it proof of corruption, and bash’s name became shorthand for arrogance. his parents believed he could become a better man but they'd never have the chance to see it. one night, one bottle too many, one car too fast, and the crash that stole their lives. the official story spoke of a deer, a storm, a cruel twist of fate, but bash has never forgiven himself. it doesn’t matter if no one else blamed him. he was there. he survived. they didn’t. now, bash lives in the ruins of his former life. the golden boy turned cautionary tale. the manor is quiet, the parties long gone, but the shadows remain. he poured what was left of the family fortune into black diamond brewers, the bar his parents once adored, and let someone else keep the lights on. most don’t even know he still owns it; they assume the manager runs it, and bash prefers it that way. he’s more likely to be found hunched at the corner stool with a drink in hand than behind the bar. a relic haunting his own inheritance. smugness and sharp wit keep people at arm’s length, his laugh too loud and his glass always too full, but it’s all armor, distraction from the grief that hollowed him out. underneath the bravado is someone fiercely loyal, tender in ways he resents, a man who yearns for connection and redemption even as he convinces himself he deserves neither.
｡* ❪ 💌 › WANTED CONNECTIONS.
ex girlfriend → these two dated when bash was still the golden boy, she noticed the cracks starting in his mask and tried her best to let him know that she was there for him. still he broke up with her after his parents died because he didn't want the stink of his reputation to rub off on her ( 1/1 ) taken by adelaide
ex fling → this relationship happened after he broke up with his ex. if you were to ask bash he'd say they were never anything serious but when things started to feel a little too much like a relationship he cut it off and has been avoiding them ever since
the bad influence → these two met while bash was still partying and anytime they get together it's like all of the progress he's made, not that he's made much, goes right out the window and he's back to being a reckless teenager. willing to risk everything for the high of the thrill. ( 1 / 2 ) taken by gabriel
the gambling buddy → the person who once sat across from him at the tables, whispering odds and sharing cigarettes. maybe they still do. with them, temptation is always close at hand, and he's lost more than just money to their influence.
the good influence → at some point in time these two became friends, they're convinced that underneath all his swearing and pushing people away there's a good ... well maybe decent person and they're gonna find him. hopefully. ( 1/1 ) taken by roseline
the rival heir → their family’s money and history in town is just as hold as bash's and it’s been a quiet feud since they were children. his parents always compared the two of them, and now that he's lost them, the rivalry feels all the more bitter. he'd never admit it, but he measures himself against them constantly.
the skeptic → someone who remembers him in his golden boy days and never bought into the shine. they called the downfall before it came, and they’re not shy about reminding him of it now.
the confidant → they knew him before it all went wrong. they’ve seen him at his best and at his absolute worst, and still they stick around. he tells himself he doesn't deserve their loyalty, but that doesn’t stop him from leaning on them more than he should
the anchor → the one person who doesn’t flinch at his temper, his drinking, or his cruelty. they don’t treat him like a cautionary tale, just… normal. he’d never say it out loud, but being around them feels like breathing again. ( 1/1 ) taken by lorelei
the ghost → someone tied to his parents’ past ( a business partner, a family friend, maybe even a former employee ) every time he sees them he's reminded of the life he lost and the legacy he's squandering. he avoids them when he can, but they always seem to resurface when he least wants them to. ( 1/1 ) taken by cassandra
the younger shadow → someone who grew up idolizing him in his golden boy years, who still looks at him with stars in their eyes even now. he though he wants to warn them off, to tell them he's no example to follow, some selfish part of him clings to the adoration.
the reluctant business partner → tied to black diamond brewers in some way ( maybe an investor, maybe someone who runs supplies through town ) he don’t trust them, they don’t trust him, but somehow they're forced to work together to keep the place afloat.
miscellaneous → neighbors in amethyst arbor, people who frequent black diamond brewers, current or former friends, someone who just constantly talks smack about him
