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cricket montgomery; twenty eight • personal chef

[cricketcampbell]

BIOGRAPHY • MUSINGS • INTERACTIONS

character name: cricket james montgomery (neé campbell)

nickname: chef, bug (by her mom)

age & dob: november 14, 1997 (28)

gender identity & pronouns: female, she/her/hers

sexual orientation & relationship status: bisexual, married (as of 8/14/25)

residential area: seabrook quarter (as of nov 2025)

occupation: personal chef

place of birth: tuscon, arizona

length of time in aurora bay: four years (as of jan 2026)

personality traits: + audacious, - naive

faceclaim: rachel sennott

FAMILY.

mother: libby campbell

father: unknown

siblings: mavis campbell

cousins: atlas nolan, scottie nolan

spouse: mack montgomery

children: caesar salad campell-montgomery (cat), marky mavismacaulay montgomery (dog)

TL;DR.

tw power dynamic

grew up on the road at the whims of her generally unstable mother, who never could quite manage to settle down in one place...until she did, with a man who had no idea that she had children and essentially left cricket in the dust. after a nannying gig gone wrong (affair with her boss), realized her passion for taking care of people through food, and attended culinary school in california, where she returned after a brief european stint over three years ago to work as a local personal chef!

HEADCANONS.

is fully convinced that miley cyrus and hannah montana are, in fact, two entirely separate people and will not be accepting any criticism on her theory!

diet coke fiend, her go to caffeine fix more than anything else

sometimes lies just for fun, a habit she picked up in her childhood, especially when she knew she wouldn't be sticking around somewhere for long--not usually about anything major, just a little something to keep it interesting

only got her first cellphone a few years back but caught on very quickly; doesn't quite understand twitter yet but is fully addicted to tiktok and has recently started posting little day in my life as a personal chef videos as a sort of online journal

has absolutely zero clue who her birth father is and never bothered to ask, but thinks her middle name could maybe possibly be a homage to him

cooking for others is her love language but when it comes to feeding herself, it's either strictly the basics (kraft mac & cheese, pb&j, cup noodles) or she's ordering takeout! definitely pays for dashpass

recently adopted a street cat she's named caesar (after the salad ofc)

despite the lack of stability, the one thing her mom was serious about was school, so through a combination of both in person and homeschooling, cricket did get a high school diploma, and even managed to graduate early

personal chef is her main gig, but does offer a less expensive meal prepping service for some extra cash!

has a finsta @friendswholunch where she posts little photo dumps of pics she snaps of her friends when they go out/come over to eat! not only to document good meals but also good company 🫶

started and runs a cookbook of the month club! basically everyone chooses a different recipe to recreate from the same cookbook and then all meet up on the 3rd saturday of the month for a cute little potluck 🤭

CURRENT CONNECTIONS.

younger half-sister of @maviscampbell

locked in 4 life with @mackmontgomery

@macaulaymontgomery's sister in law by chance, friends by choice 🫶

ocean crest mommy issues club founding members with @finnbrooks

her recipe tester guinea pig/not so reluctant sous @aidenxstevens

the older brother she (probably) never had @buddywellls

co-club head and dinner party coordinator for @samucl-kane's community garden

wants @paxton-brady's mom to adopt her

culinary school pals/used to run a pop up restaurant out of @solaadisa's apartment

london friends with @luckylewis

work besties to reg besties pipeline @helenasoarcs

@santiagodeleons used to date her mom

cool older sister vibes @thegillyxliang

cousin of @atlasnolan and @scottienolan

if @ravirussell has zero haters it’s because cricket’s dead!!!

personal chef for @vanessagable and @xaviermattthews

two dumb bitches telling each other exactlyyyy @ziggykyeons

WANTED CONNECTIONS.

clients (either personal chef or meal prepping)

someone who she sometimes enlists as a sous chef

blasts from the pasts from her time on the road/abroad

stable influence(s)

roomies

somewhat recent ex

someone (or someones!) she'd consider to be her best friend(s)

members of her cookbook club or the community garden!

someone she's decided to lie to for fun and it's just spiraled from there

friends who've had a falling out/frenemies/enemies

party/drinking/smoking friends

fans of her tik tok

neighbors

fwbs/one night stands/tinder dates

@aurorabayaesthetic

[xaviermattthews]

x: i'm very sure. x: whatever scale you see fit to measure bosses on is fine by me, numerical and all. x: fair warning, i may ask for further clarification. @cricketcampbell

[cricketcampbell]

cricket: okay so before i answer i just want it stated for the record that this feels like a trap... cricket: 9.5 cricket: out of 10 if that wasnt clear

[maviscampbell]

open: @aurorabaystarter

location: salty siren

"I always wanted to be one of those craft beer people, but — and maybe this is just me being uncultured — IPAs taste like fuckin' soap to me." Mavis grabbed a small glass from the flight between her and the person across and slid it over. "Seriously, is that appealing to you? Be honest."

[cricketcampbell]

"And I want you to know that I'm saying this with only all the love I have for you in my heart: you really look like you'd be one of those craft beer people."

Well, maybe not right this second, with the scrunched up look of disgust on her face as she slid the--Cricket checked the key that'd been left for them--Arizona Sunset in front of her for her to try.

"Like doesn't Chicago have like a million breweries?" She asked before taking a sip, trying and failing to keep her own nose from scrunching at the flavor. "...okay, fine. So that one is giving lemon soap, but they can't all taste like soap. Maybe it's just like a genetic thing. Like with cilantro."

@maviscampbell

[scottienolan]

starter for: anyone @aurorabaystarter location: utp

"Okay, so I'm doing some market research here. I got a spreadsheet and everything," Scottie says proudly, holding up the open screen of Google Sheets on her phone.

"What, in your opinion, is the sexiest color?"

[cricketcampbell]

Cricket's eyebrows raise at the spreadsheet currently being held out to her, impressed by Scottie's dedication to her research.

(Admittedly a bit confused by it, but mostly impressed.)

"Um okay, research queen. Like pop off." She said around a mouthful of her french toast, clicking her pointer finger and thumb together repeatedly in the air. "She's like a scientist or whatever."

And since it was clearly important enough for her cousin to take the time to make a literal spreadsheet over, Cricket wanted to make sure she was truly thinking through her answer before giving it.

"Okay, so like, my first instinct is duh, red, right? But I feel like that's probably just like everyone's answer and just because it's some universal truth doesn't mean it's my Truth, you know? Like if I'm thinking about what color I feel sexiest in, then it's definitely like some sort of dark blue...but then is it so dark that it's basically black so my answer should really be black?"

Which then brought up the whole argument that black isn't actually a color but a shade, or the combination of all colors, which had never really made sense to Cricket because would that not inherently then make it a color too--

"You know what? I'm def overthinking it. I'm going with blue, final answer."

...unless she thought the look on Scottie's face meant that she hated that answer, then it was probably subject to change.

@scottienolan

[addisonxoconnell]

open starter for : @aurorabaystarter

location: glitter tattoo booth

"So, I'm having a hard time choosing which one would be perfect on this arm." Addison moves the only bare forearm she has closer to the menu of all the different 'tattoos' she could get. "I'm totally digging either the butterflies going up or the dolphin, but those trail of stars look so early 2000s and I can't deny myself that throwback moment."

"What are you going to get?"

[cricketcampbell]

"Okay, but like, hear me out..." Cricket paused for dramatic effect. "Why not all three?"

If she was having a hard time choosing, it only made sense that the appropriate course of action was simply not to choose at all.

(And considering it was a philosophy she'd have regarding actual permanent tattoos, she thought it was okay to apply it to the more temporary glitter ones currently being offered.)

"And speaking of early 2000's...am I crazy or would a glittery tramp stamp actually be just so cute?"

@addisonxoconnell

[santiagodeleons]

Santiago: Are you liking being a dog mom? Santiago: I haven't had one of those since I was a kid. Santiago: And before you say it, no that wasn't in the early 1800s. Santiago: That might actually be an idea. Can I exploit your cute dog for Instagram engagement on the pub's page? Santiago: Good God, you can't get away with anything in this town. @cricketcampbell

[cricketcampbell]

cricket: i am 🥰 cricket: but honestly i think the best part is getting to see mack be a dog dad cricket: HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA cricket: give me a little credit santi i know ur not that old...🙄 cricket: omg u DO know what instagram is 🥹 cricket: pls omg i would love that cricket: and ur just figuring that out? 🥰

[aiden-stevens]

CLOSED STARTER for @cricketcampbell at hers and Mack's place

It's when the door open, Aiden holds up the brochure for the California Culinary Arts Institute, and he says, "I want to know if this is legit. My application is already in, but if it isn't, I'll look for somewhere else."

The folded paper is shoved forward, and he steps back. "Would prefer to stay out here. Puppies are sensory nightmares, I can't do it."

[cricketcampbell]

"Aiden, oh my God, hi! It's like so nice to see you too. Me? Oh, I'm doing just like so good, thank you so much for asking. Please, won't you come in?"

Cricket's eyes rolled, obscured by the brochure that'd seemed to greet her before the friend holding it, but her (mostly exaggerated) annoyance is short-lived as she reads it's title once it was no longer causing her to go cross-eyed.

The excitement she feels well up in her is immediate, taking every ounce of willpower she possessed to tamp down to a manageable level. This was Aiden she was dealing with, after all. If she made too big of a deal over it, she'd scare him off, and then who knows how long it'd take to carefully coax him back to this place she'd worked so hard to get him to?

"I mean, I guess I could look into it..." She feigned nonchalance as she scanned the brochure briefly before leveling him with her gaze. "But not with you, like, haunting my front porch. You can come in--Mack's got Marky with him. Your senses are safe."

@aiden-stevens

[ravirussell]

👁‍🗨- Talk about someone/something you like, but pretend to dislike

"I guess the only right answer for that would be Cricket. She's still grating as hell at the best of times but she's gradually shown me that there's actually someone pretty decent beneath her evil and annoying shell. Deep down. Like way deep. You'd need to go spelunking to find it, but it's there." @cricketcampbell

Force my Muse to Spill their Secrets

[cricketcampbell]

MEMES.

send me "what's your favorite.." asks 💫

Force my Muse to Spill their Secrets

headcanons, volume one.

MUSES.

Cricket Campbell / Delilah Carreño / Drew Ohara

[estieclements]

closed starter for @cricketcampbell at the flower festival face painting booth

"There," says Esther, putting the finishing touch on the dick she'd just drawn on Cricket's cheek. "A perfect rose. You don't even need to look at it, trust me it's so good."

[cricketcampbell]

"Bitch." Cricket gasped, front facing camera already open to reveal Estie's handiwork. "Okay, but why am I actually, like...low key impressed with the level of detail?"

(A better question being why hadn't she assumed that Estie's eagerness for her to go first had ulterior motives?)

"There's like literally no way I'm walking around with this thing on my face, though."

@estieclements

[vanessagable]

starter for: @cricketcampbell location: van and x's house

"I know it could feel like a lot of pressure, so feel free to say no," Van disclaims, offering Cricket some tea from the batch she'd just made.

"But how would you feel about making a birthday cake for Rowan?"

[cricketcampbell]

While Cricket liked to think that their ability to leave her starstruck had faded over the years, it only takes hearing Van's disclaimer--similar to the one she'd hedged when asking her to cater their wedding--to remind her of how absolutely insane it was that this was her job.

(Her life.)

"Um, are you kidding?"

She'd grown comfortable working for them as her main client, more than confident in each meal she served, so though she could feel her heart rate pick up at just the sheer magnitude of what was being asked of her, Cricket also couldn't deny the excitement of being challenged and how much it meant to be trusted with it.

"I would literally be so honored." After taking a sip of her tea, one of now three of her beverages floating around the kitchen, Cricket swiped opened a fresh note on her iPad. "Did you have anything like specific in mind? Flavor, theme?"

@vanessagable

[santiagodeleons]

Santiago: Menace or not, that dog is cute as hell. Santiago: Whatever wrong she's done, I'm on her side. Santiago: You should bring her by the pub so I can meet her. Santiago: What? I can't be interested in visiting a quintessential coastal city without it being suspect? @cricketcampbell

[cricketcampbell]

cricket: yeah you and mack both 🙂‍↕️ there's just no being mad at that face!!! cricket: omg i def will everyone lovesssss a bar puppy when ur drunk cricket: maybe she can be ur new mascot...🤭 cricket: ofc u can cricket: just not weeks after being seen getting cozy on halloween with a mystery redhead

[ambivalenceshefelt]

[text]: Shouldn't you be sleeping? + cricket!

Nikki: Should I be!? Nikki: And shouldn't you be sexxing up your husband instead of texting me in the ams, Mrs.Montgomery?

@cricketcampbell

[ziggykyeons]

[text]: Haha, no. I'm not giving it back. + cricket!

ZIGGY: you will return captain olivia benson to her rightful spot on the fridge overseeing this kitchen WITH HASTE. ZIGGY: there was never a custody arrangement. ZIGGY: if your dog eats her, there will literally be hell to pay.

send my muse one of the following to see how they react // @cricketcampbell

[aiden-stevens]

[text]: Time for someone to go grocery shopping. + cricket!

Aiden: time for someone to mind their own fridge [ ... ] Aiden: but seriously, would you want to tag team a few of those recipes with me? @cricketcampbell

[helenasoarcs]

[text]: I was hoping you would go with me. + cricket!

helena → no, yeah, i'm down. helena → i'm leaving work but i've got a jacket and boots in my car helena → if i can borrow something in your closet, i can come straight over @cricketcampbell

[ravirussell]

[text]: Is that your way of saying you miss me? + cricket

RAVI: If I ever say I miss you, take that as a sign I've either been hacked or I've been kidnapped and I'm subtly asking you to raise the alarm. [3 minutes later] RAVI: When are you going to actually swing by Neptune? RAVI: So I know what shift to book off. RAVI: 😄

send my muse one of the following to see how they react // @cricketcampbell