𝐃𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐊 𝐂𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐎 has been accepted to participate ! they are a 𝟐𝟒 year old all the way from 𝐌𝐈𝐀𝐌𝐈, 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀. 𝐇𝐄 is currently studying 𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐔𝐀𝐋 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 at the interchange ! ( 𝚖𝚊𝚡, 𝟸𝟷+, 𝚑𝚎/𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖, 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚞 𝚛𝚒𝚘𝚜 )
i. stats :
full name : dominik julian castillo . nickname(s) : dj , dom . name meaning : belonging to god . age : twenty four . date of birth : november thirteenth . place of birth : miami , florida . gender : cismale . pronouns : he / him . sexual orientation : bisexual , male leaning . romantic orientation : biromantic . occupation : student . extracurricular : literally anything creative . financial status : surviving . speaking voice and accent : relatively deep , slight spanish accent . spoken languages : english , spanish . faceclaim / voiceclaim : manu rios .
ii. biography :
the story begins with hector & valentina castillo , awaiting the arrival of their first born .. dominik . five months wasn’t necessarily deemed as safe , but valentina was well aware that her precious baby boy would survive . and he did . thankfully , being a survivor was embedded in him since birth . things immediately took a dive for a worst when he was six years old . with a mother dealing with her newfound illness to a lackluster of a father figure , the young boy was forced to actually gear into survival mode once more .
school lunches would be enough to hold him while he traveled back from home from school , only to place his priorities on the backburner for the one he loved . his mother’s health , as well as his mental health , fluctuated up & down ( having extremely high ups & devastating amounts of lows ) , yet he never gave up . he did it for her . as if elementary school wasn’t already hard enough on its own , the horror stories surrounding middle & high school were just as true . bullies constantly tormented the male for any simple reason , friends quickly became enemies & the entire experience grew to be something that he could live without .
although , there was an upside . staying around in school served as a proper distraction to the emotions that the boy was facing back at home . no matter how much dominik tried to suppress emotions on the matter , there was no backing down from the truth . the boy was growing heartless . his need for others crashed , along with his dwindling social life , leaving tons of room for the male to find himself . besides , wasn’t that what high school was all about ?
( drugs tw ) the remainder of high school was shifted specifically on that , experimenting . leading to grades slipping , more academic probation than desired , dabbing into unknown substances , and a reputation of a male who lost everything practically overnight . the addition of college into his life was surprising after sudden outbursts , sure , but it had been something his mother & him always talked about . it was the least he owed her .
( death tw ) time caught up to dominik eventually , snatching the only person he’s convinced every truly understood him . leaves him with an abundance of issues , more than male likes to admit , though would go the very depths of hell to keep it concealed . there simply wasn’t time to lose his cool . not again . not with this opportunity . do it for her , he’ll repeat it a million times over in his mind .. what else was there to do ?
in a nutshell , the male finds himself entering the program , steadily picking up the pieces after his heart - shattering loss . urges to find a distraction whether it be his school work , classmates , nights he won’t remember , the sights . if everything falls through , which he’s sure an overly .. playful ( asshole ) demeanor will get him far with others , male can fall back on his love for photography . reason why his heart continues to beat , fascination with capturing #the moment , invoking emotion through the lenses , people to feel something when they see his work !
+ wanted [ best friends , exes , exes to lovers , friends to lovers , lovers to enemies , acquaintances , platonic friendships , friends with benefits , slow - burn relationship , forbidden love , secret relationship ]












