[ DEREK PETRAS. 45. MALE. HE/HIM ] is here! They’ve lived in Silver Lake for [ 4 YEARS, (permanently these past 2) ] and are originally from [ BALTIMORE, MARYLAND ]. They are a [ CARPENTER/ELECTRICIAN ] and in their downtime love [ VIDEO GAMES ] and [ NERF GUN WARS ]. They look a lot like [ PEDRO PASCAL ] and live [ IN SILVERWOOD TERRACE ].
THE GOOD:
Friendly as hell, though it could easily be mistaken for flirting. (It isn’t.)
Believes in honest work and so provides it, both in marriage and business endeavors. To his credit Derek is actually a very thorough tech installer and has built a couple custom rooms (including a gamer’s haven) inside their mansion himself. He might be of use to some of the local bars and businesses.
Doesn’t subscribe to machismo/manly man bs and has the army of loud shirts to prove it. Thrift store camo print anything is a close second- the tackier the better.
Genuinely loves his swamp rat wife. Gotta dig them dangerous women!
THE BAD:
Prone to jealousy, as there is some small insecurity concerning the age difference between himself and Echo. It’s made worse when she doesn’t wear her ring despite he himself being the one with the reputation for ‘losing’ his.
Unreliable, whether intentional or not, because of work or not. He spends a lot of time away and doesn’t always answer his phone, doesn’t always say when he’s coming back, and often forgets to return read texts.
Used to coming and going as he pleases and living on Planet Derek means he can be impulsive. Like ‘getting arrested the week before your wedding’ impulsive. It’s better now...but they have a Big Effin’ House and a lot of money.
THE UGLY:
Derek loves the Galaeus-Petras mansion. A lot. So much so it even has a nickname. It’s a drastic difference from living in a work van, which is what he was (by choice) doing up until meeting Echo and even during early dating. If he had to go back to that he would...but there’s something to be said about having your own movie theatre. The sneaking suspicion that his wife might hate their house makes it hard to enjoy that, though.
This is all trial and error, with a healthy dose of guess work. Derek never expected or planned to be married. A lot of people would likely argue that he shouldn’t have done it. They might be right, they might not. He tries but almost only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades. With a tendency to not look all that far into the future and the constant stress of his work traveling, there’s only so many times an impromptu trip to the aquarium will set things right and Derek as of current doesn’t have a Plan B for life in place.
Derek was a sniper in the army but doesn’t talk about it, in all likelihood for good reason. If there’s any mental or physical baggage from time serving he’s bottling it if he’s even aware of it, and has been since he got out. It hasn’t stopped him from getting really into Nerf Gun wars though. Ghillie suit and all.
THE OOC:
Derek has a lot of freedom and is capable of a lot of handyman/tech install work. Aside from being about as enthusiastic as a golden retriever he’s also very committed to having fun and now owns a party mansion so that leaves him open to (I feel) a wide variety of plots. Let’s throw characters at each other, he won’t bite! His wife might tho.
I’ve examined the possibility of him cheating on Echo as if I were defusing a bomb and cannot imagine a scenario where he would, so that idea/plot is a rare hard no. Most anything else, let’s chat.
Derek has a tendency to give people nicknames instead of remembering their actual names, which is all well and good for a laugh IC but if this is an OOC problem for you please let me know so I don’t unintentionally make someone uncomfortable.
Hey hi hello, I’m Vicki.
