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elvis ranford twenty years young local chicago boy youth minister artist at heart closeted

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Soy: So, thanksgiving is coming up and I need someone to take with me, who isn't a cop. Preferably not a lawyer either

Elvis: I'm sorry, who is this? I think you might have hit a wrong number or sent this by mistake.

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Not A Saint, More Of A Sinner

Vitals

Full Name: Elvis Matthew Ranford

Nickname(s): Elv

Pronouns: He/Him

Age: Twenty

Birthday: February 11, 1998

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Occupation: Student/Youth Minister

Financial Class: Upper Class

Living Arrangement: With his family

Relationships

Nationality: American

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Mother: Annalise Ranford, a real estate agent.

Father: Paul Ranford, a local minister at St. Anthony’s Church.

Sibling(s): Dashiel Ranford (brother), Avery Ranford (sister), Grace Ranford (sister), Jacqueline Ranford (sister)

Marital Status: Single

Spouse: N/A

Children: N/A

Pet(s): Daisy, a golden retriever

Friends: To be decided

Enemies: Likely, no one

Appearance

Skin: Lightly tanned

Hair: Light brown

Eyes: Hazel

Build: Slim, Athletic

Height: 5′10″

Weight: 155 lbs

Wardrobe: Very simple and polished, nothing that draws attention on him

Piercings: None

Tattoos: None

Accent: None

Mannerisms: Talks with his hands a lot and laughs out of nervousness and when he’s uncomfortable

Physical Health: Fit, healthy

Personality

MBTI Type:

Positive Traits: Kind hearted, positive, loyal, faithful, creative

Negative Traits: Naive, self-loathing, insecure

Likes: Religion, belief, organization, spreading love, art/painting, singing, spending time with loved ones, working for a greater good, school

Dislikes: Disrespect, ignorant people, close-minded people

Turn-ons: Confidence, endearing and adventurous people, intelligence, selfless and gentle people

Turn-offs: Confidence, pushiness, inability to listen

Vices: Praying

Mental Health: Seemingly stable, but a lot of inner demons

Sexuality

Gender: Male

Orientation: “Heterosexual”/Curious/In-Denial

Kinks: Unexplored

Anti-Kinks: Unexplored

Soft Limits: Untested

Hard Limits: Untested

Dating Status: Single

Dominance Type: Unaware

Versatility Preference: Unaware

Education

School Level Completed: High school, in college

School(s) Attended: University of Illinois

Degree(s): Theology, History

Certification(s): Various

Award(s): Dean’s List

Best Subjects: History

Worst Subjects: Math

Skills:  Painting, communication skills

Work History: A lot of charity work with St. Anthony’s Parrish, currently a youth minister for the Church.

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davisxshepherd‌:

  “Okay I might be lost,” Davis said to himself as he looked around and took out his phone which was dead. “Just great…” he added saying to himself. “Excuse me, can you help me find my way?”

“Who- me?” Elvis turned around on a heel when he heard the other man address him. A bit of shock looked upon his face, but that was quickly replaced with a large grin. He was always willing to help someone out any way that he could. “Absolutely! Full disclosure, I don’t actually live around this neighborhood, but I know my way around well enough to probably help you out! Where are you going?”

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sebastian-reid‌:

“You hit your head, too? You need me to take a look at that? ‘Cause you’re just parroting what I said to you back at me.” Breathing a huff of amused laughter, Baz shook his own uninjured head in disbelief. “Yeah? If you’re not in your own head, whose are you in? Or maybe a better question is.. who’s in yours taking up all the room?”

“No, no I didn’t hit my head.” Elvis had fallen, but he had reacted quick enough to at least try and catch himself. But alas, the boy had fallen on his arm and here they were. “I’m just agreeing,” he laughed and looked down at his arm again. He would be fine, it wasn’t that bad. But it was better to be safe than sorry. “That’s a good question.. definitely someone a little goofy and unfocused in my head because that’s what I’m feeling right now.”

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Everyone has a voice, make yours heard.

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sebastian-reid‌:

“Trust me, I’m no doctor but I am an EMT, and I’m telling you that all you need for that is ice. It’s worse than it looks.” That was about as much reassurance as he could muster up in the moment. “Feel free to get a second opinion, though.”

“It really isn’t that bad,” he paused for a long moment as he looked down at the already-bruising spot on his arm. Alright, maybe it was worse than it looked. “Alrighty, okay.. I’ll listen to what you have to say,” he smiled and ran a hand over the raised skin. “I swear I’m not always a klutz like this, I am just... not in my head today.” Elvis laughed. “Thanks for looking out for me though, it could’ve been a lot worse if you weren’t here.”

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therobertsilvers‌:

“Well that’s good and it would be a promising job around here.” He laughed softly as he shook his head. “I’ve been pretty good. How have you been? I know i’ve been so busy I haven’t made time for a friend, but now I do.”

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“I’d say so,” he mused with another quiet laugh. There had been so many weddings lately- his cousin earlier last week, a few friends that had dated throughout high school, and a few couples from the Church. It was definitely wedding season. “Do I need to go to school for that?” He cocked a brow and looked over at him. “Well I mean, I’m sure you’ve been busy with work.. that can be a lot. But it’s obviously rewarding for you, too.”

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calvinyorks‌:

“Wedding planning is actually a good career to get into.” He let out, though he knew the boy was joking. He nodded, understanding the boy’s words. Weddings could be hectic, that much he could agree on. “So, what’ve you got planned for this weekend?” He asked. “You know, same ol’. Just hanging on.”

“I mean, I see all these wedding planners running around and freaking out and that seems a bit cray, but they’re always so fun and I love love and watching people fall in love.” He was grinning now, clearly just excited at the thought of his friends and loved ones all together for weddings. “This weekend? I have no idea. What does a boy do when he has no wedding to attend? I’ve got Church on Sunday and then the afternoon with the youth group, but I’ll still have all Saturday off too.”

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choreomicah‌:

“Do it! Wedding planning is a very lucrative business, plus you could always do it on the side with whatever you’re doing now.” Micah grinned wide. “Same mood, different day. Just living my best life one day at a time.”

“That’s a good point,” the boy paused for a moment.. to do whatever he was doing now. Well ironically enough, working for the Church wasn’t a lucrative career at all... since he wasn’t paid anything. But, he loved what he did and that was what was important to him. “That’s what it’s all about! Taking each day as the blessing that it is and enjoying every second of it!”

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altonsilverdathinker‌:

“Well if you’d like to have a wedding cake designer. I could be your guy.” Alton joked. Though he had been able to help out with a few in the past.

“You design wedding cakes?” that piqued an interest with Elvis. Aside from free toast of typically cheap champagne and the group line dancing, wedding cake was up there on some of his favorite parts of the festivities. “I like to bake too, although I don’t think I could put together a full wedding cake, that’s some talent. Any time you want to try and test taste some cake, I could be your guy.”

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“At this point, I should just look into a career as a wedding planner,” the boy joked as a quiet laugh followed. There had been so many weddings lately at his Church and he somehow was always involved in them. “But, I think this is the first weekend where I won’t have to worry about one. I can finally take a second to breathe. What about you, how’ve you been?”

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andrewxdominic‌:

He was so pretty. And so naive at the same time. There was a chuckle that left Andrew’s lips as he stared into the boy’s eyes for a few seconds, deciding what to do. Nothing would come out if he didn’t try, right? The mechanic pulled up his wallet, his nails were dark with all the grease he used, and took a 20. “Okay, here’s a Jackson,” he admitted passing the bill to the boy. And just as he felt it was going to be snatched from his fingers, he pulled it up. “Now, now, I’m going to buy as many cookies as a 20 can get me, on one condition,” Andrew admitted. “You have to give me a kiss.”

Watching the other man carefully, the boy was surprised when he saw a twenty-dollar bill come out of his wallet. Since it was all donation based, most people just gave a dollar per treat, but a $20 would be really helpful for the youth group. He grinned and began to gather a few bags of cookies. “It’s donations, so you can give whatever you want for as much as you want, we baked them for our church youth group so it’s for a good cause.” He already explained, he was rambling now. Staring at him, his eyes went wide for a second before he looked away, avoiding his gaze. “Uh, I- uh,” A kiss? He didn’t even know him. And Elvis had only ever kissed one other person before, his ex-girlfriend. “I- I have a girlfriend.” He lied and bit down on his lip. “Sorry.”