ethan wasn't known for being discreet, he was one who enjoyed having attention and went out of his way to get it most of the time. but there were some people that made him want to learn how to not do that, and the girl walking his way was one of them. not that he didn't enjoy seeing her, more like he made a not so good decision involving her. or, at least, his parents did. that's what he told himself every time he ran into violet, at least. so he continued his path along the street, giving a bright smile as he caught her eye. " hey, fancy seeing you here. "
— “don’t get your panties in a twist, you know i was just kidding” alexia rolled her eyes at him knocking into his side, “nah, sounds like too much effort you’re already here and all,” her voice musing as she grinned at the boy. she nodded down the street as she started walking towards the boardwalk, “bestseller, huh? not sure if i could fit your ego all in one shot,” it was just too easy to tease the boy. he may have that attitude of his but, at the end of the day she enjoyed being around and hanging out with ethan, “but, if you need a new insta picture, maybe i can give you some free labor, don’t want to keep the followers waiting.”
" good, " he replied, shaking his head as he followed her across the street, " for a second there i thought you might actually have me go home, torture me a bit. " ethan wouldn't have put it past her to do so, though he knew deep down that he would've deserved it. never would admit to it, but he knew. he let out a groan at her words, laughing as he lightly pushed her away from him as he fell into step with her. " i'm not even going to comment on that, actually, " he replied, " i'm sure my followers would enjoy that, i'll even tag you in the picture so you can gain some more followers of your own. just try not to talk too much shit about me, my fans actually think i'm cool - i need all the help i can get, big ego and all. "
“i’d say that not only do i have stories and experience from the demon child you were, but i could argue that both my mother and yours would have plenty of stories to prove me right,” she raised a brow, grinning. “for the record, i wasn’t insulting her parenting. i simply told her that her child was being too loud for the store, and asked very nicely if she could get the kid to calm down. it was all done with grace and elegance.”
ethan let his jaw drop drastically, an offended look crossing his face. " demon child ? i might have had my moments but, come on, i wasn't that bad. i can get our moms to admit to stories of you too, if you wanna play that, " he laughed, " i'm sure you were, babe. you should start a petition at your work to not allow children. or, better yet, get rid of soccer moms coming. that'd probably sort it all out. "
— the voice behind the shadow caught her a bit of guard for a second, finishing one last snap she turned toward the boy to look at him her eyebrow arching up, “you actually came to find me and not just text me like a booty call, wild,” her voice was teasing as she cocked her to the side, “i’m actually done here,” she took a step back putting her hands on her hips, “i was hoping to hop down to the beach for a few sunset shots, more inspiration, but i’m free after if you wanted to grab a bite or something.”
ethan scoffed at her words, arms crossing on his chest as he did so. " i wouldn't call this a booty call, i was walking home from batting cages and saw you over here, " he defended, shrugging his shoulder, " i could ignore that i saw you here now and text you when i get home, if that makes it better ? you and your inspiration. " he shook his head at the camera in her hand, despite the smile on his face. " that's sounds good to me, i'll go with you to the beach. imagine, the beach and the sunset and me - you'd got yourself a bestseller, be the picture of the world there. "
nelli had no problem admitting she’d been avoiding just about anyone who’d even as much pointed a finger at her back in high school, however, ethan was one person whom she somehow had major struggles avoiding. usually she’d see him on the street and enter a nearby shop or completely turn around instead. she did see herself over it all but it was still part of her. fate had it she couldn’t avoid someone forever and before she knew it she was spilling coffee all over the guy after bumping straight in to him in the coffee shop. “ shit, fuck.. ” she began, eyes flitting around for some tissues or something. “ i’m so sorry. ” she told him, hands covering her face for a second trying to not freak out for a hot second. “ god this is super embarrassing. ” she quietly said before painting on a smile and side stepping to grab a couple of tissues for him to dab the coffee off. “ i will buy you a new shirt. ”
@ethcoas
there are some moments out of life that turn into regretable situations in the future for everyone, or at least that's what ethan tells himself every time he catches a glimpse of the girl apologizing in front of him. he couldn't make any excuses up for his treatment in the past, joining in on the mockery of her with his peers because that's just what he did. now he felt like he couldn't apologize enough for his past actions, even though he never really knew how exactly to go about that anyways. he shakes his head repeatedly as the girl talks, taking the napkins from her and halfheartedly attempted to wipe the coffee off. he was headed home anyways, of course, grabbing a drink for his mother who stayed home working today - it would be easier to just change the shirt. " really no need for that, it happens all the time i bet, " he started, waving a hand as he shrugged his shoulders, " i have a closet full of shirts at home to change in to, even though i'm sure you could pick out a more stylish shirt than the plain ones i've got. " he motions to the plain navy tee he was wearing. " let me get you another coffee, though, since i sort of took yours by accident. "
“…okay, sorry, you’re right. you’ve known me for long enough to know that i’m not a morning person at all, but that was probably a little harsh. as my apology, i promise to stay out of your way if it ever comes down to that.”
" i do know that, though don't apologize. i'm a known tester of the people here, so the warning was all fair. to be honest, it's been a bit since i've ever been up before 9 in the morning - i wouldn't want to know how my attitude would be on two hours of sleep. so was closing last night at least relaxed or was it just an all around shit night ? "
“i have vivid memories of you being a total shithead when we were kids. you might still be, but that’s a conversation for another day,” she laughed. “she didn’t! she accused me of insulting her parenting and continued to let her kid act up. i watched the same mother go off on a cashier, so the rotten apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”
" sorry, no, i recall that i was the sweetest kid. i'm pretty sure you were the one who corrupted me, " the words came out through a smile, ethan knowing very well just how full of it he sounded. " i would like to hear your theories on me still being a shithead, so hopefully that day can come soon. wow, brooke, i can't believe the nerve of that mother. you did insult her parenting, though most parents seem helpless these days with the kids i run into around here. "
— the sound of alexia’s camera clicked and snapped as she peered through the viewfinder setting up the hermosa street in the middle of her shot. her finger moved quickly on the shoot button taken dozen upon dozen shots. she’s so entranced in her work, she doesn’t realize the presence beside her till a darkness falls over her camera. “hey! don’t block my light!” her voice high not wanting to miss the moment. with one last click she pulls the camera away from her face flushing a deep scarlet, “oh, uh, sorry, my bad, did you need to get by or something? i’m totally in your way, but ‘ya know when inspiration strikes,” a nervous laugh following from her lips.
ethan couldn't say he had ever been inspired by anything, the closest thing he'd got to it was what he had with baseball - yet that was just a means to be good at something, not something that was used as an inspiration. he had noticed the girl from across the street, a grin appearing on his face as he crossed to come in her path. her words made him jump at first before he let out a laugh at her, stepping backwards to give her ... light, hopefully. " no worries, " he replied, chuckling again at her apology. " i actually don't know, but go on. i wasn't heading anywhere, actually, just figured i'd come bother you for a bit. "
“what kind of parent in their right mind would take their demon spawn of a child out anywhere and let them act like a total asshole? i had to go up to the mother and tell her to calm down her kid and then she got pissed at me for telling her how to parent. it’s not my fault that you can’t raise your kids, sharon.”
" wow, nice one. though, i gotta say, we were pretty much the same way when we were younger - at least i can't deny that. kids are jerks, always will be. did the mother at least listen to you and attempt to calm the kid down or was it hopeless ? my bet's hopeless, knowing the mom's here she probably got her kid to just tick you off even more. "
“I closed at the club last night and a goddamn bird woke me up at 7 in the fucking morning. That puts me at a solid two and a half hours of sleep. I am this close to snapping and going on a murderous rampage - please don’t test me.”
" test you ? i barely just said hello and - i guess i am pretty awful, but geez. not a morning person, are you ? if you snap, can you do me a favor and send me a text saying so ? i'd like to get as far out of the way of any rampage as possible. "
hello muffins !! hello hello !! i am literally so excited for this you have NO IDEA !! i’m steph, go by she/her pronouns, and am in the central timezone !! this is ethan, he’s ..... okay he’s one of my babies but we all have our children that we can’t stand alright ?? he’s a rich kid that's lived in cali his whole life and has never been told no in his life. that’s it. that’s him. i've been dying to play him in a good roleplay so pleaseeeee give me this, he's my muse. i will eventually have a detailed bio on his page but for now under the read more you will find the basics about him !! if you want to plot, please like this & i’ll message you. or, you know, message me first that’s cool too. i’m a sucker for chem but i do have a bit of wanted connections, though i'm all for setting past connections and just rolling with it from then !! i can’t wait to plot and write with you all ! ( discord is also og powerpuff girl#5485 if you wanna plot there )
shawn mendes - ethan rocha has been living in hermosa beach for twenty years. he is twenty-one years old and is filling their time as a junior studying mathematics. he is known as being gregarious but also pompous.
first off, this here is a pinterest board of ethan. i'm a bit.. addicted to pinning things for my muses so that will constantly be having stuff added to it. & you can kinda get a feel for his personality there too ?? ( and i'll def be adding sections for connections you can bet on it )
background
was born in orange county ( really think life of seth cohen on the o.c. but... definitely not seth cohen ). in newport beach, california, to be specific. ethan's mother, monica, is a successful architect and took over her father's business when he retired. his father, don, is a lawyer, he moved out to newport beach after he met his mother on a vacation in england. truth is, these two are completely in love. his father was a lowlife that was backpacking around the world for a good two years before he met his mother, who was a fun loving girl that had a plan set out for her but honestly ?? she always tried to venture off to see how far she could go before her father pulled her back in. then his father met his mother at some bar in england and, from there, it's history.
it didn't take long for them to get settled together and married, mostly because the baby was showing and her father was not about to have a daughter be a mother without a husband ( old school, right? ) but they were down with it, of course. it landed them a pretty good settling with their jobs, ethan's grandfather having all the hookups for them both. landed them with a nice house, and landed them with each other - they were still so helplessly in love like they were school aged, nothing about this could go wrong. six months later, little ethan came along and everything's been perfect.
a year after settling with ethan and their jobs, they moved up to hermosa beach to start a new life of their own ? they both didn't want to be drowned out by his mother's parents and, after settling a deal to open up more construction in hermosa beach and expanding their company, her father couldn't say no. the most important thing about this move, though, is that they moved right next to her best friend and his husband and their own little child. monica was adventerous, yes, but she always had her life after marriage planned out with her best friend.
ethan grew up ruthlessly. he was in and out of detention at school, the principal knew his name for all the wrong reasons, all the teachers knew him even if he never really showed up to class. from the moment he could walk, ethan has been up and at it nonstop. he's been blessed with a comfortable life, never having to be told no to certain things - something he definitely took advantage of growing up.
his mother babied him like no other, always making sure her little boy had the best and was treated the best no matter what. his father, on the other hand, was a different story. his father didn't have the best life growing up, letting down his own father himself too many times he already had it ingrained in him that ethan was going to as well. ethan didn't try to be offended by it, of course, but there was always a strain in his relationship with his father. ethan wanted to be better than what his father envisioned for him, which didn't take long for ethan to figure out how impossible that would be.
the one thing ethan was good at, knew he was good at, everyone else knew he was good at, something that ethan made sure people knew he was good at - baseball. his parents put him in a little league and training courses at the young age of three. t-ball, everything. his whole life had been baseball, switching from this team to that and making it an all year round sport. ethan adored it because he grew up with it, loved it because it got him attention, craved it because he eventually got to let out pent up anger out on a ball with a bat for a few hours. he might not have been the best at school, the best at much of anything, but baseball was his. and it always put a smile on his father's face at his games, so ethan kept pushing and pushing to be the best at it.
ethan has always been a funloving guy. chilled out for the most part, never took anything seriously. around sixteen years old was when ethan first realized what life really was, with the death of his best friend. they had a late game for their school, ethan driving them both home after the game cause they were going on a mini vacation together up to the beach the next morning. to this day, he wishes he had seen the other truck. it was clearly not his fault, seeing as the other vehicle was a drunk driver with no headlights on the pitch black road, but ethan had blamed himself repeatedly for waking up when cade didn't. after that moment, ethan definitely shut himself off from a lot of things. focused on baseball way too much, took his anger out easier than ever. sure, he still had a smile on his face half the time - but he always figured people were fools anyways, ones that couldn't tell what was going on unless it was slapped in their face.
once graduating high school was over, ethan stayed in california for college. he got a baseball scholarship to usc, joined a frat the moment he got there, learned how to drown himself in alcohol and drugs and girls, figured out just how much being rich would get you. picked a simple major to get him a four year ride in college, though he secretly hopes to get drafted to play baseball. if not, the next best thing is working for his grandfather's company.
definitely could be considered a two-faced guy, always putting on some type of show for everyone around him differently. he's lost, confused, angry - doesn't really know what he wants life to hold for him, doesn't want to even think about it really.
personality
most of his personality can be taken from his background, but i'll sum up most of it here. i will say that he's not completely developed, so things can definitely change throughout the roleplay. but, for now:
definitely a laidback guy. doesn't take much too seriously, definitely has a hard time committing to most things. not that he doesn't try to, he's just not one to - actually want to commit to much ? he's learned that life is all about moments and that future plans aren't worth making, because you never know what the future holds ? pretty messed up, but he just doesn't feel like he should commit to something that can be taken away from him in a heartbeat.
cocky son of a bitch, let me tell you. he knows he's good, you don't have to let him know ( please let him know he will love it tbh ). highkey jerk about things, too. i mean, he's a privledged rich boy who lives in cali and is in the biggest party frat at usc. how bad can that even get ? not really all in people's faces about it, but he does love to show off a ton.
really an actually funny guy. loves to have a good laugh sometimes. makes jokes for really serious occasions, mostly for himself more than everyone else. does not like to deal with hard shit, okay. if you start talking real to him, he's gonna try to crack a smile and something funny and bolt.
actually a tired boy, so sad. he's crushed deep inside but won't for the life of him tell anyone. blames himself for so much shit that he didn't even do, but at this point he doesn't even know what he's doing anymore. the lines become so blurred that he doesn't know the difference between what he's actually done and what he hasn't. hates himself, to be honest.
okay sort of a headcanon but i imagine him being one of the vine guys? if you know vine you know what i mean. but, basically used vine for everything. was one of the boys that were famous on that app just for being cute, tbh. didn't do anything with it after vine died, but he was there. still gets recognized sometimes, to his dismay.
will honestly talk to anyone. he's learned from his mother how to be a somewhat decent human being. won't straight up ignore someone. will probably talk about them afterwards, but won't ignore someone. he likes to talk to anyone who will listen and is somewhat of a people watcher. you can catch him sometimes sitting in a shop just watching people. secretly comparing himself to others but still, people are interesting to him. life is interesting to him.
basically: a total handful. i love to hate him and hate to love him.
