OSCAR ISAAC, 46, HE/HIM ✦ If you want to know your way around here, you should get to know TOMAS ESTRADA. They’ve been here in APT 502 for 6 MONTHS, and they’re supposed to work as a LITERATURE PROFESSOR at THE UNIVERSITY, but I’ll let you find out the rest. As a warning, they might be WARM-HEARTED, but they’re also WITHDRAWN, which may be why they’re also known as the HEART.
BASICS
FULL NAME: tomas estrada BIRTHDAY: august 24, 1979 ZODIAC SIGN: virgo RELATIONSHIP STATUS: divorced, single ORIENTATION: heterosexual, heteroromantic OCCUPATION: literature professor LANGUAGES: primarily english & spanish
PERSONALITY
MBTI: infp (the mediator) POSITIVE TRAITS: compassionate, devoted, intelligent NEGATIVE TRAITS: reserved, anxious, self-critical
BIOGRAPHY
tomas estrada grew up in dallas, texas, in a family where love was steady and foundational. the core value of family was something he has always carried with him like a compass. from the very beginning, his family has served as his earliest guide and motivation in all that he does. everything that he has pursued, from late-night studies to a long academic road ahead, was tackled with the hope of making them proud. he spent most of his adulthood in academia, stacking degrees the way others stack trophies, eventually earning his doctorate and building a respected career as a literature professor. for many years, his life appeared settled: maintaining a reliable job, a long-term marriage believed to be capable of weathering anything, and a comfortable house with a backyard porch he’d slip out onto at night, sometimes to read and sometimes to smoke, but always to think. yet, beneath that veneer of stability grew a slow, painful drift. years of unspoken frustrations and missed emotional cues hollowed out a marriage that had once been considered unshakeable, and eventually, tomas and his wife divorced. with no children between them, the process was tidy on paper but messy everywhere else. the fallout lingers in ways he’d rather not name. despite his quiet streak, tomas is known for a warmth that sneaks up on people, whether they be students, colleagues, neighbors, or strangers he only crosses paths with once. passionate and endlessly curious, he prides himself on being a lifelong learner, the kind of professor whose enthusiasm fills a room without ever raising his voice. his courses are demanding because he believes every student is capable of more than they realize, and his detailed feedback has a reputation for feeling like mentorship disguised as margin notes. compassionate and kind, brilliant yet humble, he never performs intelligence: it simply radiates from him in conversation, as natural as breath. outside of work, tomas gravitates toward quiet corners and familiar comforts: the farthest table in any café, the hidden crates in vinyl shops, evenings at the dog park with his rescue mutt, and, inevitably, stacks of ungraded papers at a dimly lit dining room table. withdrawn at first glance, he unfolds slowly with others, but once open, his loyalty and sincerity iare unmistakable: he is kind and attentive, an unassuming gentleman whose compassion feels innate rather than intentional. moving to the complex marks his first real step into a life that belongs solely to him. it is a fresh start carved out of necessity, an attempt to rediscover who he is without the marriage that shaped so much of his adulthood. in the quiet halls of his new building, among neighbors he hasn’t met yet and routines he hasn’t formed, tomas is learning what it means to live for himself, even if the past still tugs at him in ways he can’t quite let go. he currently works as a literature professor and lives in apartment #502.
CONNECTIONS
ex-wife - vivienne jupiter ( @rec0llection )
younger sister - guadalupe estrada ( @putridsouls )
