JOHN KELLER HAS ADDED GIDEON CARLISLE AS A FRIEND! The THIRTY-SIX year old will be playing the role of the SOCIOPATH in his very own horror movie. Right now, he’s a MANAGER at JERICHO BOOKS but he might not be for much longer — you might see her on the town’s next tape. ( jake gyllenhaal, he/him – played by nikki )
hi....... i’m rly too lazy to put in any facts about me so i’m just gonna JUMP right into it. also im sorry in advance for this MESS of a chara.
full name -- gideon eugene carlisle
he got his middle name from his daddy eugene carlisle, who’s a senator for the state of new york. gid’s mother died when he was a baby so he never knew her and his dad, as a senator, was never rly around so gid was basically raised by his nannies/maids.
he’s always been troubled-- when he was young everyone just thought it was a way to get his father’s attention. as he got older, his antics began to get more serious.
throughout high school, he had one-night stands with basically anything that breathed... not caring at all about the girls’ feelings or the guys they were dating.
before gideon ended up going off to college, he found out the truth about his father-- that he’s dirty. not only does he accept bribes, he’s in with the mob.
with that information tucked away, gideon went off to brown, actually. turns out he’s pretty intelligent. he majored in philosophy and this was the beginning of really.... who he is now. he started a club based on anarchical political views.
he also met her. her name was rita and she was a year ahead of him. they started going out and he became.... obsessive, controlling, and completely out of control.
she was into it, for a while. at first, it seemed like he just really liked her... but eventually it fell apart (like things do, in college). he flipped shit. wouldn’t leave her alone, showed up at her house, manipulated her mother to be on his side. she transferred and he still didn’t stop.
she was his first... restraining order. his father got it swiped from his record because it would tarnish his reputation.
all the worst parts of gideon became apparent in college-- his lack of empathy, his anger at being questioned, and his narcissism. his freshman year roommate diagnosed him as a psychopath, so gideon planted drugs on his side of the room and got him kicked out.
since college, gideon has moved around quite a bit. he lives a pretty isolated life-- only just getting by with his good looks and charm hiding the darkness underneath. he’s acquired two more restaining orders from women he’s met along the way-- still hasn’t found the one.
he’s been a bit more successful with his career. he worked as a political commentator and author until about five years ago when he got picked up for a regular column in the Atlantic. he writes political commentary that always ends up being a plug for anarchy.
he’s a bit paranoid that the government is going to try to take over, so he started stockpiling illegal arms-- which he keeps in his basement. he decided to settle in jericho because it seemed off-the-radar enough to keep him safe. (from what threat? who knows.)
gideon’s dream is to open his own bookstore where he has sole control over the inventory-- so he can to stock his shelves with “useless” books, such as how-tos, self help, photography, or encyclopedias. for now, he works as manager at jericho books and his influence is seen in the neon “BYOB” sign and the increasing number of manifestos, philosophy books, and political commentaries on the shelves.
i’m working on wanted connections/plots for him rn...... but slide in my dms and we can think of something! or like this and ill slide in yours!!
