ย ย ย ย โผ โ โบย NOW INTRODUCING: MICKEY VALENTINE !
( ARON PIPER, 25, NONBINARY ) I just bumped into MICKEY VALENTINE the other day while walking down EAST Kingsboro, where HE/THEYย live. I hear they can be DAUNTLESS and IMPULSIVE, but when I think of them I immediately think about GOLD RINGS ON BLOODY KNUCKLES, THE SCENT OF VANILLA MIXED WITH CIGARETTE SMOKE, AND CHIPPED BLACK NAIL POLISH.
hi friends !! my name is tay nd iโm really excited to be here !! this intro is long and Sad iโm so sorry..... but if ur interested in plotting u can find me on discord atย tay#6638 or like this post and iโll come bug u for plots !! yuhhh letโs get into it !!
โผ โโบ background !
iโm gonna go ahead and warn u his childhood was... Bad. iโll mark the bullet points w/the worst of it so u can skip those parts if u need to but as a heads up, tw: violence, child neglect/abuse, drug addiction, homophobia, death mention, hospitalization, accidental overdose
michelangelo gabriele valentine was born to gabriele and francesca valentine on april 1st, 1995, making them an aries. they definitely make the joke that they were born on april foolโs day and their life has been a joke since then smh.
from a young age he hated how extra his name is so he mostly just goes byย โmickeyโ and now doesnโt even mention his full name, but since childhood heโs had the nicknameย โangelโ and it kinda just stuck around, even though now people who meet him might not even know where the nickname came from !!ย
they were born in seattle and theyโre a first generation american, their parents were italian immigrants.ย their parents have heavy ties to organized crime.. basically theyโre high up in the mob LMAO they opened a restaurant in seattle that was basically just a front for money laundering. heโs known what they do is illegal since he was old enough to understand it, it was really never kept secret from him bc the expectation was that he would carry on the family business when he grew up.ย
(neglect/abuse tw) their parents are very violent people generally so their childhood was... not good. their parents are just very strict and demanding, and forced him to grow up way too fast. tbh their parents never wanted kids they were a complete accident and they never forgave them for ruining their carefree lives and basically there just.. wasnโt a lot of love, just orders and demands. they tried so hard to do everything their parents told them, thinking eventually if he worked hard enough they would love him, but as u can guess that never really worked out. they have a few good memories, brief moments where their parents acted like.. parents and not bosses, but those moments were few and far between, and are mostly outweighed by the crushing feeling of never having been good enough. :(
(homophobia/violence tw) as a teenager they started to rebel more and more, finally realizing that following orders was never going to gain them the love and attention they so desperately craved, so they decided fuck it iโm jus gonna do me, you know ? they came out as bi and then later nonbinary and it just.... went very bad. his dad definitely beat the shit out of him and nearly kicked him out, but ultimately decided he could stay in their house as long as he kept working and kept his mouth shut to everyone else about who he really was, basically forcing him to stay in the closet rip.ย
as bad as things were at home, though, he had one ray of sunlight keeping him going and that was his girlfriend tierney !! they dated for a while and it was honestly the only good thing in his life... until things went really, really wrong.ย
(violence/death tw) if u know her backstory u know where this is going :( basically one night he had to do what he thought would be a quick drug deal for his family, and was going to meet her afterwards, but things went horribly wrong and the people he was with ended up killing the guy they were meeting, and due to the worst luck in the world, tierney saw the whole thing happen, having been early to their meeting. it was dark so she couldnโt see his face, but essentially he was ordered to kill her to make sure she didnโt snitch, and he refused. this was the first time he had ever said no, but you donโt just.. say no to a mob boss... so he was beaten and left for dead and someone else was sent after her anyway.ย
(violence/neglect/hospitalization/addiction tw) he spent a really long time in the hospital after that, in a coma for months but miraculously surviving thanks to multiple surgeries. when they woke up, though, things were entirely different.. tierney had fled the states entirely after being attacked herself, and their parents had completely disowned them, not even caring to know whether their 15 year old had lived or died, never even visiting him in the hospital. he had been prescribed a fair amount of painkillers during the whole ordeal, and subsequently developed an addiction to them, pretending to still be in pain from his surgeries to mute the emotional pain he was feeling.
(neglect tw) bc his parents never even checked on him at the hospital, once he finally got out he was sent to a group home, where he stayed until he turned 18. he hated it at first, but eventually got used to it and figured it was at least better than living with his parents and being ordered around.ย
(addiction tw) but eventually his addiction got out of control, no longer able to get the pain killers from doctors and turning to the streets, and his now high tolerance and lack of funds ( he was probably working a minimum wage job somewhere but still it wasnโt enough to sustain his addiction ) eventually lead him right back to the people who had ruined his life. he agreed to sell/traffic drugs for the mob in exchange for basically an allowance of pills, but he was pretty much on thin ice after everything, so he was never trusted with anything actually important, just really lower level dealing.ย
(addiction/accidental overdose tw) eventually all of his terrible decisions and dangerous lifestyle caught up to him and he accidentally overdosed on a mix of pain pills and tequila when he was 19, landing him in the hospital once again. this was really a wake up call for him, realizing that this was now the second time they nearly died because of their involvement w/ the mob. they were able to find a rehab facility that offered scholarships and applied for one, painfully aware of the fact that most people their age were applying for college scholarships, not rehab ones. but still, they went and got clean, and decided that seattle just.. wasnโt a safe place to be.ย
so they ran away !!ย they moved around a lot, only staying in once place for a few months before deciding to try out another city/state. the mob obviously wasnโt happy but they already barely trusted/relied on him, and despite everything that had happened, he was technically part of the family, and had a sense of loyalty instilled in him so fiercely that he was able to convince them heโd never tell a soul about anything. they kept tabs on him for a few years just to make sure he was keeping his mouth shut, but eventually gave up on following him.ย
so for the past five or so years heโs just been sporadically moving around the US, looking for a place that feels like home and never being satisfied.ย
(addiction tw) heโs been on and off sober throughout that time, always slipping back into his old ways once he gets comfortable and usually using that as his excuse to leave wherever he is, figuring the best way to not do drugs is to be in a place where he doesnโt know where to get them, but that never lasts very long. he also usually ends up selling weed to make extra cash, which pretty much always ends up with him selling harder things, and then dipping into his own stash and running out of money.
tl;dr he has a lot of childhood trauma !! a lot !! sad boy w/ a mysterious past, thatโs the gist of it ok..
โผ โโบ personality !
pronouns are he/they and it just depends on the day what he uses to refer to himself but they definitely get annoyed if u donโt also use โtheyโ for them like he/him is fine.. just not all the time.
they never ever ever EVER talk about their parents / childhood / teenage years... they literally act as if they just started existing at 18, living on their own,, and if u ever ask about it they will either change the subject or just get dead quiet and stare at u until u give up.ย
they can seem really grumpy and intimidating almost BUT they are secretly very Soft.... just secretly. deep down they jus want someone to love them ok they would never admit it but thereโs a void in their heart and they are trying so hard to fill itย
he is kinda a dick sometimes iโm ngl... very honest and not afraid to speak his mind, even if itโs rude, but they are ridiculously loyal and protective of the people they care about, it just sometimes takes some time to get through all the walls theyโve built upย
unless theyโre drunk !! then theyโre super fun !! like the life of the party !! it surprises everyone, even them tbh. they get super giggly and friendly, which is the opposite of their usual stoic disposition.ย
theyโre usually pretty quiet and reserved, and hates talking about himself sm. but once heโs around people he knows well, he never shuts up, as if heโs saying everything heโs kept to himself around people heโs not comfortable withย
a huge stoner !! even when heโsย โsoberโ he still smokes 24/7, like heโs pretty much always high, just more so at certain times than others.ย
a bit of a thembo tbh.... like theyโre not stupid just kinda dumb ?? maybe itโs all the weed ?? but theyโre actually kinda goofy and will say super silly shit sometimes, but at the end of the day they mean well... most of the time
honestly a moody sensitive little bitch, just doesnโt show his emotions very often or in healthy ways at all. like.. they learned at a young age to turn their sadness to anger and never stopped, so youโll never see them cry, but itโs not unheard of for them to put holes in the wall or trash their apartment when theyโre upset. like... bitch jus go to therapy !!ย
such an adrenaline junkie !! loves to do crazy shit, especially if itโs a little dangerous. like cliff jumping, street racing, rock climbing w/ no ropes.. they donโt fear god or death ok. they also steal stuff a lot, partly bc theyโre usually poor but also because itโs fun and they like the rush and the fear of getting caught.ย
will do anything for a check !! probably bounces around from random minimum wage jobs, fast food and bars and restaurants all the same, never lasting very long because theyโre not good at showing up on time ( or at all sometimes... ). they also do shady/illegal shit like selling drugs, street fighting, even some mild sex work from time to time. the human embodiment of theย โduh du-du duh duh yes i did that, and you would do it too for a check. i was an employeeโ tik tok sound.ย
super hyper sexualized, a bisexual mess that falls in love w/everyone who pays him any attention but also really really bad at relationships. heart been broke so many timesย
โผ โโบ wanted connections !
so i made this lil sideblog H E R E with some random wc inspo musings nd i will be adding to that, so if u see anything that looks interesting on there or wanna mix and match some of them thereโs that !! but otherwise some general plots that i would love to do:
party friends !! he goes out a lot and his most agreeable state is drunk, so iโm sure heโs made a lot of friends that way
someone he met in all of his travels, could be from anywhere tbh. they never thought theyโd see each other again, whether theyโre happy about running in to each other again or not !!
friends w benefits / casual hookups / flings / one night stands / etc. heโs a wh*re so theres a lot of options here !!
will they / wonโt they... they both have feelings but either they donโt want to admit it, donโt want to ruin their friendships, donโt think the other likes them back, donโt think itโd work out.. basically just mutual pining tingzย
one sided crushes !! mickey is super oblivous when it comes to Real Feelings so mb they donโt even realize ur muse likes them like that ?? or they do and they donโt feel the same way so itโs awkward ??ย
unlikely friends... like for the sweet / innocent muses that u think wouldnโt get along w/him but somehow they DO, and they actually see behind his tough guy persona and know how sweet he can actually be !! but everyone is likeย โtht dude is a dick why are u friends w them..โย
smoke sesh buddies !! they jus get stupid high together n goof off and get food n stuff. idk it could b cute !!
mom friend... someone pls come collect his ass ok he needs someone to keep his chaotic ass from hurting himself / going too hard
roommate(s) !! while mickey usually lives alone in other places, nyc is fucking expensive so he is kinda forced to live w/ people so they could either be friends and be down w/all his smoking n shit OR they could HATE each other bc heโs... like that. either way would b super fun !!
enemies :~) like i said they can be rly mean / rude sometimes, and they tend to be one of those people that you either love or u hate, iโm sure we can come up w some fun reasons why they donโt like each other !!ย
bad influence / partner in crime !! whether itโs him encouraging ur muse to do bad things, them encouraging him, or both, whenever theyโre together theyโre getting into mf trouble !!ย














