❛ you collect scars because you want proof that you are PAYING for what sins you have c o m m i t t e d . ───────────── SAWYER & ALEXIS .
as penned by amanda.
affiliated with windyhq .
◜ ––– PENELOPE MITCHELL / CISFEMALE / 25. meet alexis gondringer. they’re a bouncer at 7-0-8. they’ve lived in chicago for eighteen years. they’re known as the determinator, because she’s vivacious and flighty.
now here’s ALEXIS, ur local messy blonde. goes by lex or lexy, just tryna live her best life.
i. aesthetic.
she is the feeling you get when you step too close to a fire. messy blonde hair and tired eyes bearing a glimmer of mischief. contagious laughter and the feeling you have lying under the night sky. vodka mixed with something sweet. cut - off shorts and flirting with the risks in life. she’s a flame burning bright and hot ; maybe destined to burn out too soon.
pinterest boiiii.
character inspiration: lexi branson, hayes morrison, sara lance, margo roth spiegelman, christina yang, peyton sawyer, kat edison. a lil bit of heather davis and gina linetti.
ii. background.
so alexis grew up in a divorced family. it’s almost sitcom - worthy, how amicable the divorce has become. after her younger sister was born when lexy was five, zane gondringer and macey dutka's relationship went down the shitter. they stayed together for a couple years following her birth, even moving to chicago from the suburbs to see if it would help. but a year after the move, they finally divorced. it was a very dramatic affair, full of thrown hair dryers and “i never really loved you, you piece of shit”s and threats to take the children. they became known in the neighborhood for their theatrical fights, tbh. so safe to say it was a big ordeal when they divorced, and once it went through, the south side celebrated right alongside them in their newfound freedom from each other. the bars were really popping that night, 19 years ago. ( and still do on the anniversary of their divorce. it’s a good excuse to drink, really )
from there on out the gondringer girls spent their years bouncing back and forth between parents only semi - fit to raise children. their mother was a drunk and suffered from bpd that went untreated, eventually affecting her relationship with her children. though lexy and her mom had never been particularly close, alexis really sealed the deal when, at fourteen years old in front of a room of witnesses, she chose to live with her dad on a more permanent basis. sure, he wasn’t perfect --- with his fake hippie outlook and random disappearing acts to travel and penchance for gambling (honestly i imagine him being like the it’s always sunny in philadelphia crew where he scams ppl and generally is a Bad Person but anywhomst) --- but he was still the parent she was closest to. her sister continued the back and forth for five more years. and when she chose, she chose to stay with their mom.
years have passed and zane and macey still don’t particularly get along, but they do get lunch every week to talk about the girls. so pleasant. damn.
honestly her upbringing was full of shenanigans and dysfunctional family moments and illegal activity and her dad’s rotating door of girlfriends
one time he deadass dated an actual, literal hitwoman for the mob in chicago. lexy and zane are here for a good time not a long time!!!!
SO NOW AT 25 she’s working at the 7 - 0 - 8 as a bouncer. tiny n fighty. lives in an apartment with probably 2 - 3 other people so there’s a connection there somewhere. always having to help her dad out of some ridiculous situation. drives this rundown ass car but BET if she’s ever gonna give valerie up!!!!
there’s probably some things i’m missing here but that’s the gist of it y’all
iii. personality.
she’s so lively and outgoing!!! incredibly social. loves fun and adventures
a lil agressive, 300lbs of fight me in a 140lb body
doesn’t know how to properly deal with her emotions!!!!
has a tendency to run when things get too hard or serious, it’s what she does
flighty as all hell tbh
epitome of “do as i say not as i do” bc she gives great advice but bet she won’t follow any of it herself ever and don’t call her out on that bc she’ll ignore you
seems carefree, but is probably actually worrying about fifteen different things at any given moment
incredibly blunt, she’ll tell you what you need to hear vs what you wanT to hear
nosy, loves playing therapist bc SHE may be playing emotional whack a mole but that doesn’t mean every else should!!
loves taking risks, v daring, a tad reckless and impulsive. impetuous
any emotions other than positive ones? cancelled
sorta unreliable ?? sorta irresponsible ?? gets it from her parents. it’s subtle though, but enough that it causes problems
which is problematic bc she’s too self - reliant for that
SHE MEANS WELL OK SHE HAS A GOOD HEART
the kind of personality and smile you could pick out of a line - up
really is trying to be a better person tho
iv. fun shit.
wants nothing more than to spend her life traveling around the usa
really into photography and painting!!!! her hidden talents. she has her pictures and polaroids and half - finished paintings all over her apartment
ripped jeans and fishnets are the move
hates wearing bras, would sooner wear a bralette or nothing
mild bisexual, as in v selective abt the guys she’s attracted to and will sleep with, mostly prefers women
indulgent, likes the finer things in life like pretty women and cheap vodka
mastered the perfect winged eyeliner
dance dance revolution and mario kart champion
insomnia city
iv. connections.
roommates!!! girl gang!!!!
flings
friends pls
dynamic inspired by stefan and lexi, i love a legendary friendship
◜ ––– KEIYNAN LONSDALE / CISMALE / 23. meet james sawyer. they’re always bouncing between jobs around town. they’ve lived in chicago for their entire life. they’re known as the erudite stoner, because he’s clever and cynical.
so i’m amanda and this is sawyer and he’s ....... doing his best. ( he has no idea what he’s doing, someone help him )
i. aesthetic.
dropping from the top of chain - link fences. the spark of a lighter. too - loud music and the pounding of bass. never really having somewhere to call home ; never being particularly wanted. feet pounding on pavement and the echo of sirens. a man with thorny flower stems for a tongue. hector of troy in a clash t - shirt, with a grin made for war.
pinterest boiiii.
character inspiration: steven hyde, jean ralphio saperstein, eleanor shellstrop, burton guster, logan echolls, ryan atwood, loren hale.
ii. background.
so lizzie and charlie sawyer were an......interesting couple, to say the least. they were impulsive, always chasing the next adrenaline rush, the next thing to excite them. they were in love and they burned brighter and brighter until they inevitably consumed themselves. they were young when they got married, lizzie at barely 21 and charlie at 22, but they were so passionate that no one could dream of telling them that eloping was a mistake. they were 23 when they literally ran away with the circus --- leaving their families to travel the united states as trapeze artists.
they were in it for two years before lizzie found out she was pregnant. the two of them were so so excited!! they had to take a step away from the high wire and do other work for the troop in the meantime, but they were making do as best as they could. after all, their coworkers even chipped in.
so nine months later james sawyer was born!!!! he was with them for three years before lizzie and charlie realized they couldn’t afford a child doing the things they did and they were equal parts selfish and selfless with the following decision they made --- they didn’t want to leave the family they had built themselves, but they also couldn’t give their child the life they thought he deserved. so they literally just
left him at a children’s hospital in chicago, their current stop at the time
they had no idea what else to do
fuckin hell lizzie and charlie, who do u think u are
so!! that’s where sawyer’s time in the foster care system begins. he spent the next handful of years of his life bouncing from family to family, both good and bad. he was used to various neighborhoods all around chicago --- when he was a teen, he even spent a little bit of time with a wealthier family. that didn’t last long, when he got arrested for his first possession charge.
so in and out of homes he went, never really feeling welcome or settled anywhere --- until, at 17, he was taken in by the blakes. all things considered, they were one of the best families he had lived with. his foster siblings weren’t awful, the blakes let them do as they pleased and kept a roof over their head and food in the cupboard, and sawyer couldn’t complain. especially since he knew that if he pushed his luck for much longer, he’d be on his own. and chicago doesn’t take pity on anyone. much less a kid with a history like his, who’d be chewed up and spit out if he wasn’t careful. as if he hadn’t already been the universe’s punching bag for years.
he stayed with the blakes from there!!! when they passed, their house was left with him and the other kids etc etc etc
SO TO SUM HIS CURRENT STATE OF LIFE UP AT 23
he’s rarely got a steady job. something always goes wrong or he quits. rn he’s working at a record store on the south side called vinyl resting place. great store, total hidden gem, looks a lil bit like a hippie hole in the wall but he actually LIKES IT there.
he’s always couch surfing ?? sure he has the blake house to go back to, but you’ll sooner catch him bouncing from apartment to apartment, house to house, of his friends’, just making himself at home and crashing on their couch.
also does a little bit of dealing on the side
doesn’t know where his parents are, barely remembers them, there’s some resentment and regret there and lots and lots of questions. they didn’t even give up their rights so he could be adopted at any point throughout the years. selfish bastards. but there’s also a lot of curiosity he can’t seem to shake. all he knows is what the hospital and social worker knew: their names, his own, and that they were with some traveling group going through town at the time. but sawyer isn’t exactly a rare last name, so little has come from any attempts at searching for them.
anyway that’s my fave problematic couch surfing quasi-delinquent
iii. personality.
his pinterest board is honestly the best way to get a grasp of his personality
he swears a lot, but it’s just,,,, his vocabulary. they honestly hold little more meaning to him than any other word out there
overdramatic when things inconvenience him
snarky as ALL get out
emotionally closed off, starved of affection and could probably use a hug
makes jokes bc he can’t let anything get TOO serious
roguish
v dry humored
great at pushing people away!!!!!
that’s all i’ve got
iv. fun shit.
conspiracy theorist and only goes by sawyer
smokes a lot
so bad at answering his phone like good god
i wanna add more but also want this to be concise so
here we go
v. connections.
people he stays with, his rotating circle of convenient friends
he’s inspired by hyde so BET i want a group of friends like that t70s gang
exes, flings, all that shit. i love some good dramatic romance
i’m so bad at listing wanted stuff, just like this or message me for plotting BYE THANKS 4 READING
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