Welcome to Aurora Bay, [CONNOR ROSE]! I couldn’t help but notice you look an awful lot like [ANDREW GARFIELD]. You must be the [THIRTY-SIX] year old [TATTOO ARTIST AT CRESCENT MOON TATTOO SHOP]. Word is you’re [COMPASSIONATE] but can also be a bit [GRUMPY] and your favorite song is [YOU’RE GONNA GO FAR, KID BY THE OFFSPRING]. I also heard you’ll be staying in [OCEAN CREST APARTMENTS]. I’m sure you’ll love it!
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ABOUT CONNOR
sexuality:
heterosexual
astrology:
sagittarius ☀, aquarius ☾, scorpio ↑
traits:
grumpy, blunt, anxious, upbeat, loyal, compassionate, contradicting, easily-irritated, hopeless romantic (mostly hopeless), sarcastic, pretentious, wise, passionate, destructive, open-minded
aesthetic:
beanies, rooftop talks, halloween forever, cigarette ash, hidden knitting needles, too honest, bike rides, police’s backseat, compassion, responsibly irresponsible, buzz of a tattoo gun, stubborn heart, holes in shoes, undefined, out of step in line, too many tattoos, your best friend or worst enemy.
BIOGRAPHY
[ tw: abandonment, police, anxiety ]
Home was just a word Connor Rose never fully understood. Was it a person, a place, or a just feeling you’ll never get back? He never knew. Born and raised in the Aurora Bay area in California, Connor was your typical troubled kid growing up in the system. He spent most of his time in group homes in the area and got in trouble just as often as he could. The police officers in the neighborhood all knew him by name, and though he charmed his way out of real trouble most days, he was known as the kid who went around tagging buildings. Art was an outlet for him, and of course it was more fun to utilize those skills in an illegal manner.
Connor struggled not having a family of his own, especially with how often the kids around him came and went. He picked up hobbies throughout his younger years to keep his emotions at bay. Between doodling in composition books, playing the drums, and even… knitting, he kept himself distracted most days. But that need to find his family was still always there. When he was seventeen years old, he used the savings he had built up to find his birth mother. Connor snuck away from the group home and managed to get him all the way to New York City where he would finally meet his mother - Marie Rose. He built up an idea in his head of how it would go down and what her reaction would be, but he couldn’t have been more wrong. Instead of accepting him, telling him how much of a mistake it was to give him up, she wanted nothing to do with him. In fact, she was distraught and nearly offended he tracked her down. She turned him away and left Connor to finally truly realize that he was alone. There was no such thing as home.
There was a light of hope that went out that day within Connor. He grew a bit colder, a little more pessimistic than usual. He hit the drums harder and lived without a path. Once he graduated from high school, by pure miracle, he took up a job at a tattoo shop. In the beginning, he was just the receptionist. It was enough to get him by as he found himself living at an old three-story home that was converted into a small apartment complex for only a few tenants. The people who lived there became his small little family, the closest thing to home he ever had. Connor found himself struggling to connect deeply with others, that fear of abandonment always there in the back of his head. His own struggles with anxiety didn’t help the case, either. His anxiety grew so complex throughout the years that even driving a car felt too much to handle. Connor rode his bike everywhere around the city and also relied on the bus. The only solace he had was the family he built, tattooing, and playing music.
Now in his thirties, Connor still struggles but hides it well. He moved away from the little apartment he once had and now works full time at Crescent Moon Tattoo as a tattoo artist. People enjoy his company, even with his grumpy demeanor. He has a careless attitude, though he cares a little too much on the inside. When life is too much to handle, Connor normally retreats to his new apartment and secretly continues to knit (though he’ll deny it always). Though he may be a music and film snob at times, his caring heart comes out whenever he volunteers at the group homes he grew up in. If he had the money, he would’ve gone to school to be a social worker so he could take care of kids like him. He makes up for that by spending most weekends hanging out and mentoring troubled teenagers that remind him of himself. Connor also is the drummer of a local indie band that he created with a good friend. They have no intention of ‘making it big’ and prefer to play smaller shows whenever time allows. Connor focuses on all these things that make him happy - art, music, and helping the youth. If he didn’t, he’d be too lost wondering what the hell his purpose was and why nothing ever felt like home.
HEADCANONS
Connor plays the drums in a local indie band called “swell.” with Chey Johnson. Playlist can be found here. He also occasionally plays drums for a number of different bands who need a drummer.
Connor was originally in a band called “Submergence” before “swell.” He left the band at the height of the lead singer’s substance abuse issues. The band has since grown in success and he can’t help but be a little bitter towards it all.
He knits a lot in his free time and treats it as if it’s a deep dark secret.
The man sabotages most relationships he has simply because he has a fear of abandonment. He pushes someone before they can push him.
He is a Halloween and horror movie FANATIC. October is his favorite month and he treats Halloween how most people treat Christmas.
Connor has a lot of tattoos, most are traditional style tattoos showing his favorite horror movies - scream, the shining, and some others.
He’s been called an ‘emo hipster’ and an 'emo indie’ before, which he denies… but it kind of sums him up. Half of his music has some older emo vibes to it, and the other half is indie music. He’s the type to freak out because you never heard of a band, even if the band is a local indie band that barely anyone knows. He’s somewhat of a music snob. Forgive him. He also dresses pretty “indie” but a more laid back version.
He’s really into film (not just horror movies). He loves Wes Anderson movies and anything by Taika Waititi and David Lynch. One of his bandmates is a filmmaker and he often dips his toes into that world with her.
Connor was influenced at a young age by the women around him. He’s a pretty big feminist and not afraid to stick up for things he believes in. Due to the culture he was raised in, he’s extremely accepting of all people. It’s probably his biggest redeeming trait.
Connor often has this 'fuck everything’ attitude, yet cares deeply. He bounces from being grumpy to being the life of the party. There’s no way to pin down his personality completely.
Having a cigarette late at night with someone and talking about life is probably one of his favorite things in the world.
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