Full Name: Buddy August Wells.
Nicknames: B, Bud, The BAWS (that one's self-given and he's the only one who thinks it's funny).
Pronouns and Gender: He/Him, Cis Male.
Birthday: August 2nd, 1996.
Birth place: Seattle, Washington.
How long have they been in town?: His whole life.
Sexuality: Bisexual.
Housing: Swindelbrook Apartments.
Occupation: Dog-walker / stripper.
Family: 3 older sisters, 1 older brother.
triggers for bio: cancer tw, death tw, emotional neglect tw
QUICK OVERVIEW:
Like most newborns, Buddy came into the world nameless. However, that namelessness stretched on for days and weeks after he was brought home from the hospital. The last born (and least wanted, if you asked him) of five, he was another pull on his already stretched-too-thin parents.
He was just Buddy while his mom and dad cycled through and trialed a variety of names, some lasting hours, the longest being 2 days (Matthew). When they couldn't settle on one, Buddy just stuck.
The lack of effort directed to something as important as his name was something Buddy felt his whole life. His oldest sibling had already moved on to starting her own life by the time he came along, and his parents hadn't mastered how to make their passion for changing the problems around them work in tandem with raising their children. Feeling adrift became the norm for him.
Despite feeling somewhat disconnected from the family unit around him, Buddy found it easy to form his own connections outside of the home -- he slotted in easily in most social circles in school, which continued into his teens and adulthood.
Always cared a lot about being a good friend, even when he wasn't always a good person.
Dated around in high school and his early twenties, the whole concept of settling down freaks him out some so he tends to cut ties before things get too far.
Has had 2 serious relationships in his life, one of which ended just over a year ago.
Skipped going to college despite having offers, and instead found himself in an entry level job at twenty-two in Seattle Bank.
Intended to make something of a career out of it and stuck it out, until he ended up getting fired a year and a half ago for a series of unapproved absences.
Those absences were a direct consequence of his father's illness. When August Wells was diagnosed with cancer, the only people he told were his wife and his youngest son, making the pair of them promise to not tell anyone else in the family.
The responsibility was one he didn't know how to shoulder, though he tried his best. He never missed taking him to an appointment or to treatment, and even in his final days he still couldn't bring himself to pick up the phone and ask his siblings for help.
Took his father's death incredibly hard. That and his recent unemployment sent his life freefalling.
Tried out a number of different minimum wage jobs, until he found dogwalking was the only schedule he could keep to due to it being one he made himself.
Stripping, on the other hand, fell into his lap -- ba dum tsh -- thanks to a combination of too much time at the gym to clear his head and a lack of inhibitions. Does some work at a strip club called The Doghouse, but mostly makes his money on hired events like bachelorette parties and birthdays.
PERSONALITY.
+ sociable, funny, loyal.
- insular, apathetic, distant.
FUN ADJACENT FACTS.
Calls the dogs that he walks Buddy's buddies. Has an instagram page for it that's just snaps he takes when he has them out. It's moderately popular due to how cute the dogs are.
Volunteers helping look after guide dogs in training. He thinks they're dope, and it's one of the few consistencies in his life currently.
Will not answer to the name Magic Mike.
Buddy walking dogs is just the energy of this pic.
CURRENT CONNECTIONS.
younger brother of @delilahcarreno
former brother-in-law of @rafacarreno
uncle of @sadiecarreno
former childhood best friend of / one time hookup / it's all a fucking mess of @murphyaltman
tinder ghostee of @samiduwhan
close friend of / dog walker of / big question mark who's very fond of making out with @estestrauss
former high school hook-up / close friend of @thaddtilly
doghouse donation dumbass of / casual fwb of @zerolawrence
SPECIFIC WANTED CONNECTIONS.
A childhood best friend!! Gimme that lifelong ride or die. Can be plotted in depth.
His 2 exes that were serious. Can also be plotted in depth, very much open to one or both ended badly. All the vibes!
People he's stripped for. Make it rain fr.
People who's dogs he walks. Give Buddy his buddies. 🐶
Someone he was close to and then cold cut out after his dad's death. Hella potential for angst. Maybe a little Banshees of Inisherin inspired given they wouldn't have known why he turned on them so suddenly.
Open to him having a roommate if your muse is based in Swindelbrook also!
Someone (or someones?) who's relationship he was part of ruining. Buddy doesn't care much about the relationship status of folks he goes home with. He's just a lil messy like that.
His older brother and his other 2 older sisters. I'm not above begging.
GENERIC WANTED CONNECTIONS.
connections wise he’s pretty much an open book right now, but some baseline ideas that can be springboarded off are:
friendly.
a best friend / ride or dies / close friends / childhood friends / pseudo-siblings / friends / drunk friends / new friends / former roommate.
romantic
flirtationship / friends with benefits / one time hook ups / tinder matches / unrequited crush (can be either way) / exes from high school / exes from his earlie twenties / exes on good terms.
antagonistic.
enemies / former (best) friends / exes on bad terms / frenemies / rivals / negative influence / significant other of someone that cheated on them with him.
