CALVIN "CAL" LUCAS. 40. CIS MALE. HE/HIS is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for 8 MONTHS and are originally from NORTH HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS. They are a CRIME SCENE PHOTOGRAPHER and in their downtime love GRAPHIC NOVELS and SYNTH WAVE. They look a lot like MICHIEL HUISMAN and live ON REDCLIFF ST.
triggers for: addiction (gambling), death, ptsd, violence, organized crime.
BIOGRAPHY
born in north holland, the netherlands to an incredibly middle-class family, for the first 10 years of his life cal lived a relatively normal life. his father was doting but often away from home for work and his mother was less attentive than she should have been, though her true vice was gambling.
his mother had a tendency to squander their savings or paychecks into her vice, spending in big sums to racking up more debt ---whatever small game caught her fancy that required cal’s father to dump his hard-earned money into paying off that debt before loan sharks came calling. for a while it worked, and cal was none-the-wiser to the hole that the lucas family was slowly digging themselves into.
at ten years of age he lost his parents. on the way home from his best friend’s house down the road at dusk, he came into his house to the most gruesome and jarring scene he could possibly comprehend: the dismembered bodies of his parents. the night was a blur, the month was a blur, the rest of that year was blocked hard in his memory. details escaping cal, resulting only in the memory of being tossed to his aunt in lieu of the system where he was raised thereafter.
at sixteen he moved to the united states with his aunt, settling in california for her work -- an awkward child who was socially and emotionally distant, it was difficult for cal to make connections or friends however he was fortunate in finding one in the son of a powerful man. a bulgarian mafia boss, to be more specific, though such details hardly mattered to cal. it was a connection and friendship that formed his personality more completely into adulthood and had him blooming out of his awkward, quiet shell.
cal blossomed, his personality shifted to something charismatic and utterly charming with quick wit and sarcasm adorning his demeanor, though his smiles never met his eyes. as he grew older it was obvious just how impactful his parents’ death was, where his initial responses and reactions to the mob violence he was slowly being exposed to seemed not to bother him ... or quite simply, no emotional response was registered.
he was formally inducted into the mob scene when he was eighteen, though chased a civilian career on the side, based out of his interests. after high school cal took two years off to get his credentials and hands dirty with his best friend’s family before taking some time to chase a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. with the hobby he’d had of photography since childhood and his cast-iron stomach in the face of more gruesome scenes, he was a shoe-in for forensic photography.
after the passing of his best friend’s father, cal stuck with the crime family, fulfilling any odd job requested of him - though more often than not it was brutalizing those who owed something, or getting information out of people to pass along.
by day he holds his civilian 9-5, though cal still fulfills the wishes of his best friend, now in control of the crime family calvin has been aligned with for so many years.
he came to silver lake 8 months ago on business and stayed on request, keeping an eye on his boss’ sister: mila minkova, someone he’s known for a larger part of his life.
PERSONALITY
the personality and demeanor of cal lucas is carefully cultivated to deceive those around him, with the most common denominator being that of a charming albeit sarcastic man who always has a smile on his face. he can carry a conversation, crack jokes, find common ground with anyone, but in reality his interest is barely measurable. it’s a farce to project normalcy, to keep any interested minds or eyes out of prying where they don’t belong.
in reality he’s a very solitary man, finding solace in his hobbies (which are spent alone) and enjoying time to himself. he’s comfortable in that silence, and seldom reaches out to forge more meaningful connections, outside of the family he’s worked in for so many years. even then, his true connections are limited to his boss / best friend, and his boss’ sister.
cal has unaddressed ptsd surrounding the trauma of his childhood. he’s done a lot to lock up the details of the memory of what happened to his parents, and can become aggressive if pressed on the matter or issue. the largest tell of his issue is how unbothered he is by his civilian profession ---death, and all that it entails, seems to not really bother him in these settings. it just is.
but the personality most people will experience is that of the charming, charismatic photographer whose more than happy to crack a joke at his own expense. it’s part of what’s kept people off of his back for so many years, after all.
