@rileygrxy -- “ YOU know what else sounds fun? stabbing myself in the face with this fork,” nigel rolled his eyes at the person in from of him who had been talking his ear off for quite sometimes. being a fairly patient guy, he’d decided to entertain it until, unfortunately, it turned into an invitation to hang out sometime and nigel certainly was not interested in being bored to death once again by the monotonous tone of their voice ever again. at least if he could help it. just when he’d finally had enough of the rambling, nigel happened to see a familiar face pass by the doorway. “riley!” he called after her, quickly getting up from his seat and exiting the room without any farewell to his companion. “riley gray! where have you been all my life?”
how do you feel about poems, mr. banderas? well tmx has got one for you! roses are red, gossip can be shifty, is it true that your body count, is higher than fifty?
“ ROSES are red, tmz can be funny. mostly because they’re always inaccurate. you’ve got the wrong information, honey.
zoey glanced up, shock on her face; she hadn’t expect him to be so nonchalant about the situation. she had to wonder how she would’ve reacted if a stranger kissed her out of nowhere, and she had a feeling she would’ve slapped them like in some campy old film. she released a breath she hadn’t realized she’d been holding, a breathy laugh resulting. “i doubt he’d notice if i decided to screw someone in the middle of the dance floor, but thanks for the offer.” she blinked a few times, teeth biting down on her bottom lip. “i’m zoey, by the way.”
“ WOAH. well, that’s a little extreme,” nigel shrugged, not sure of how to react to her response any more than she clearly knew how to react to him not caring about her kissing him out of the blue. he just figured it was safe to assume it was a complicated situation, and he wanted to stay as far away from the details as possible. “nigel,” he replied, with a smile. “superhuman special effects tech. nice to meet you.”
watching her boyfriend take countless pictures of the after party without sparing so much as a glance at her, zoey found herself leaning against the wall and swirling her drink around in her glass. it was getting ridiculous – she could’ve stripped down and walked past him completely nude and he wouldn’t have noticed, or maybe he would if the light was hitting her just right; she threw back the rest of her drink and set the glass down on the nearest tabletop. she pushed off the wall and slipped back into the throngs of people, eyes scanning the room until they landed on her boyfriend, who probably didn’t even remember she existed. fed up, zoey grabbed the nearest person by the collar and pulled them to her, pressing her lips firmly against theirs. after what she deemed an acceptable amount of time, she pulled away and glanced over her shoulder – xander hadn’t looked up from his camera. if she were a cartoon, steam would be coming out of her ears. “sorry,” she said to the person she’d kissed, not looking up. “i was just – sorry.”
NIGEL had left his partying ways in the past up until he scored his job at the studio. he hadn’t been to a party in years, yet it seemed like his coworkers made a habit of finding absolutely any excuse to have a party. he complied, making his obligatory appearance at most of the events, even if it was just for a bit. the energy of this somewhat unplanned gather was more enjoyable than usual, causing him to actually enjoy himself for once. nigel wandered around, drink in hand, keeping himself occupied with small talk as he made his way around the room. as he parted ways with his current conversational partner, he could see a clear shot to the bar from where he was. he planned on beelining straight there when he felt a hand on his collar before lips pressed against his own. he pulled back, a perplexed look on his face until he realized who was standing in from of him. he recognized her from the studio, although they’d never talked. as she apologized, he noticed her glance back. “no, don’t apologize,” nigel replied, pretty positive he knew what was going on here. “i, uh--would you like me to pretend to flirt with you too? or have do you think you got him with that?”
this is actually a half decent intro, y’all should be proud !! also look at that smiling face akjdsfioahsdfioa
( noah centineo / cismale / he&him ) the paparazzi have spotted NIGEL BANDERAS, the TWENTY TWO year old CREW MEMBER who’s currently working as a SPECIAL EFFECTS TECHNICIAN on SUPERHUMAN. the tabloids have called them CHIVALROUS and FEARLESS, but also ABRASIVE and IMPATIENT. during their time in the spotlight, they’ve been dubbed the KNIGHT IN SHINING WHATEVER. ( chelsea / 21 / est / she&her )
10 brownie points to you if you got the ‘knight in shining whatever’ reference
okay so thank god i actually had like half an intro already written somewhere for this lil hunk.
alright, so nigel is from cali… he’s lived here all his life, so he’s got a little bit of a desire to get out and live his life, but he’s pretty content in his hometown for the time being.
growing up, he made excellent grades, but he was constantly bickering with his parents bc they thought he was lazy bc he used all his free time to play video games.
at sixteen, he got in a bit of trouble with the law for stealing credit card information to buy video game parts.
he ended up getting off, virtually unscathed, but his parents weren’t too happy.
by eighteen, he’d decided to move out and basically couch surfed while he worked a couple of odd jobs here and there to save up to help get himself an apartment. (( so chances are long time zenith employees may notice nigel as their former barista/carwasher/target cashier/etc ))
so, for the first couple of months, things were rough and he barely scraped together enough money to get by
after a bit though, he managed to get a job as a special effects technician, which makes him decent money. at least enough he doesn’t have to worry too much anymore.
other than that, he’s a pretty laid back guy. always down to eat an entire pizza and hang out.
he’s not the most attentive, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he forgets things easily like names or small details.
SO, back to the whole knight in shining whatever thing.
he’s so badly wants to be the best version of himself and just like... save everyone whether it’s buying them a cup of coffee or sitting with a tub of ice cream while they cry their eyes out.
also bless him whenever he falls in love bc he will try his hardest to be the best bf ever pls
andddd some wcs??
half siblings ( the messier the better ) or cousins
someone he avidly follows on social media, but has never met in person until zenith
best friends ofc
fwb or sexting buddies (never actually done the do, but yknow)
