Full Name: Declan Andrew Jackson
Nicknames: Dec, DJ, Deej
Pronouns and Gender: He/Him, Cis Male
Age and Birthday: 35 years old, May 17th
Birth place: Macon, Georgia
Sexuality: Panromantic Pansexual
Status: It’s complicated or something w/ @highmayx
Occupation: Mason
Education: High School Diploma / unfinished Associates Degree
Residence: Fisher’s Cove
Time in Aurora Bay: 4 years
Family: Kodiak Jackson (younger brother), younger sister, Kenzie Jackson (14 year old daughter)
Face claim: Elliot Knight
tw hospital mention, tbh i think that's about it so yell at me if i missed anything
HISTORY —
Declan was the kid that made their parents reconsider having kids. Not the sort that was full of unbridled anger or malicious disobedience — no, he was inherently good in that he would listen to what they asked. He just often grew distracted, and even more so rarely considered consequences to silly decisions.
He started first grade a year late, taking kindergarten twice. The teacher recommended it based on his inability to learn penmanship, basic math, and staying focused. It ultimately did very little to fix his attention-span issues, or his jabber mouth that interrupted lessons on the daily.
‘Our kid talks too much and disrupts the class’ really isn’t that big of a problem in the grand scheme of things, but it didn’t mean they weren’t in and out of that front office when Declan didn’t react well to time-out for it. His crocodile tears were the real issue.
He also would say ‘hi’ to every person he could. Declan was a ‘little flirt’ (his mother’s words) from the get-go. Innocently speaking, of course, he simply would be insistent on grabbing anyone’s attention and trying to get them to laugh. Worse when he was a teen, he’d roll in around sunrise some days. He wasn’t up to no good, either, but would chat with whoever at the corner store if they were willing to listen.
The adult’s table rule during holidays didn’t apply to Declan, and it was about the only time he would abandon his siblings in favor of sitting there. Other than that, Declan was very attached to them, especially Kodi.
There wasn’t a summer day where he wasn’t trying to drag his brother out to the sticks (or the Macon equivalent). There also was never a summer that went by without a handful of E.R. visits for stitches or broken bones, Kodi playing a part in the reckless rough house play.
( He couldn’t be fully to blame being Declan would make the poor decision to try and swing from branches that definitely couldn’t hold his weight or jump down into the river in areas too shallow, but Kodi wasn’t wholly innocent in other cases. )
High school was just about the same as kindergarten, except where Dec struggled with the alphabet and writing his name, it turned into his inability to solve for x or to figure out A.P.A. and M.L.A. formatting. The only reason he passed with Cs was because it was the requirement to try-out for the sports teams.
Dec coasted through the fall in track and field, but his heart was in baseball when the spring rolled around. He was the co-captain of the team, first string, and their best outfielder.
He was also a bit of a heart breaker in high school. Attention was just as easy to come by, and Declan never really had one single high school sweetheart. He wasn’t the sort to cheat, nor did he sleep around, but he never stayed single for long.
Went for a liberal arts associates degree in college just to keep up with the other graduates in his class, but in the words of his parents - it was a useless waste of time. …
Probably because he never finished and used it as an excuse to go traipsing about with no real purpose, following where ‘the work led him’. ( What work? Still a mystery.) His arguments? It would be too hard to continue, some of his credits would need to be redone, who has that kinda money? Etc. Etc.
Around 20 years old, became a father to his daughter Kenzie. Mother was simply a friends with benefits, and she decided to go through with the pregnancy. Declan didn’t have much of a care either way, and they moved into a one bedroom to try and give co-parenting a shot.
Their conflicting personalities made a relationship impossible, so that lasted maybe five months, and they opted to stay just friends while taking their turns with raising Kenzie. They would jointly spend time together for her when it came to life events (birthdays, graduations) or holidays.
He was a bit of a job hopper in his twenties. Not so much it raised a red flag, but Dec just couldn’t settle. He had a tendency to war against his practical senses and chase an idealistic goal. Whenever school was brought up (sometimes with his parents using Kodi as an example), Dec would blow them off.
Declan eventually landed an apprenticeship as a mason. It made enough to live in a low cost state.
What prompted him to jump to California was the obvious pay difference, and he knew cost of living would be more out there, but the salaries associated with his career drove him make the move.
It came at a cost - he sees Kenzie only on holidays and over the summer unless he makes the trip back out to Georgia. He does when he can, but it’s not always a promise.
Dec definitely coasted at Kodiak’s place when he first landed in California, but he ultimately set up to rent a small house on the water in Fisher’s Cove.
TRAITS.
+ patient, idealistic
+/- sociable, homebody
- guarded, fickle
HEADCANONS.
He spent a lot of his childhood in and out of hospitals. He wasn’t sick, he just had no sense of self-preservation.
Is the father to a daughter who stays with her mother in Georgia, and he settled on partial custody.
Loves gas station taquitos, pickles and Lunchables far too much.
Also might have a scratch off addiction. ‘Can’t win if you don’t play’ is what he says. (he’s never won)
CONNECTIONS.
I am open to any and all connections. Just as per usual, I don’t settle into end games with heavy plotting and plenty of on dash interaction first. I got to see the vibe. Mid game scenarios and past romantic connections? So down for, especially anything strained. Friends, neighbors, coworkers (in construction), etc. He’s a lowkey guy so where you won’t catch him at the bar, you will find him pestering the cashier at the convenience store and hanging out outside of it. Or grabbing a six pack so he can chill out on his porch after work.
♡ @kodiakjackson - younger brother, one of his closest friends, closest confidant, definitely the reason california ever ended up on declan's radar. there are some things kodi has done that dec definitely doesn't agree with, but he will always stick by him. he also low key misses their childhood. ( no longer in game, still applicable ) ♡ @thevaleriaxortiz - neighbor on one side. amicable. ♡ @mrforesight - neighbor on the other side. silently feuding. ♡
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