✶ 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 / 𝙒𝙄𝙉𝙀

✶ — › and all I am is a man, i want the world in my hands. i hate the beach but i stand in california with my toes in the s a n d. use the sleeves of my sweater— let's have an adventure. head in the clouds but my gravity's centered.

[hqmickey]

       ☼ — › NOW INTRODUCING: MICKEY VALENTINE !

( ARON PIPER, 25, NONBINARY ) I just bumped into MICKEY VALENTINE the other day while walking down EAST Kingsboro, where HE/THEY 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 i’m really excited to be here !! this intro is long and Sad i’m so sorry..... but if ur interested in plotting u can find me on discord at tay#6638 or like this post and i’ll come bug u for plots !! yuhhh let’s get into it !!

☼ —› background !

i’m gonna go ahead and warn u his childhood was... Bad. i’ll 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 fool’s 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 by ‘mickey’ and now doesn’t even mention his full name, but since childhood he’s had the nickname ‘angel’ and it kinda just stuck around, even though now people who meet him might not even know where the nickname came from !! 

they were born in seattle and they’re a first generation american, their parents were italian immigrants. their parents have heavy ties to organized crime.. basically they’re high up in the mob LMAO they opened a restaurant in seattle that was basically just a front for money laundering. he’s 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. 

(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.. wasn’t 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 i’m 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. 

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. 

(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 couldn’t see his face, but essentially he was ordered to kill her to make sure she didn’t snitch, and he refused. this was the first time he had ever said no, but you don’t just.. say no to a mob boss... so he was beaten and left for dead and someone else was sent after her anyway. 

(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. 

(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 wasn’t 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. 

(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.. wasn’t a safe place to be. 

so they ran away !!  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 wasn’t 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 he’d 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. 

so for the past five or so years he’s just been sporadically moving around the US, looking for a place that feels like home and never being satisfied. 

(addiction tw) he’s 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 doesn’t 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, that’s the gist of it ok..

☼ —› 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 don’t also use ‘they’ 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. 

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 there’s a void in their heart and they are trying so hard to fill it 

he is kinda a dick sometimes i’m ngl... very honest and not afraid to speak his mind, even if it’s 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 they’ve built up 

unless they’re drunk !! then they’re 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. 

they’re usually pretty quiet and reserved, and hates talking about himself sm. but once he’s around people he knows well, he never shuts up, as if he’s saying everything he’s kept to himself around people he’s not comfortable with 

a huge stoner !! even when he’s “sober” he still smokes 24/7, like he’s pretty much always high, just more so at certain times than others. 

a bit of a thembo tbh.... like they’re not stupid just kinda dumb ?? maybe it’s all the weed ?? but they’re 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 doesn’t 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 you’ll never see them cry, but it’s not unheard of for them to put holes in the wall or trash their apartment when they’re upset. like... bitch jus go to therapy !! 

such an adrenaline junkie !! loves to do crazy shit, especially if it’s a little dangerous. like cliff jumping, street racing, rock climbing w/ no ropes.. they don’t fear god or death ok. they also steal stuff a lot, partly bc they’re usually poor but also because it’s fun and they like the rush and the fear of getting caught. 

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 they’re 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 the “duh du-du duh duh yes i did that, and you would do it too for a check. i was an employee” tik tok sound. 

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 times 

☼ —› 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 there’s 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 i’m sure he’s made a lot of friends that way

someone he met in all of his travels, could be from anywhere tbh. they never thought they’d see each other again, whether they’re happy about running in to each other again or not !!

friends w benefits / casual hookups / flings / one night stands / etc. he’s a wh*re so theres a lot of options here !!

will they / won’t they... they both have feelings but either they don’t want to admit it, don’t want to ruin their friendships, don’t think the other likes them back, don’t think it’d work out.. basically just mutual pining tingz 

one sided crushes !! mickey is super oblivous when it comes to Real Feelings so mb they don’t even realize ur muse likes them like that ?? or they do and they don’t feel the same way so it’s awkward ?? 

unlikely friends... like for the sweet / innocent muses that u think wouldn’t 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 like ‘tht dude is a dick why are u friends w them..’ 

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 he’s... 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, i’m sure we can come up w some fun reasons why they don’t like each other !! 

bad influence / partner in crime !! whether it’s him encouraging ur muse to do bad things, them encouraging him, or both, whenever they’re together they’re getting into mf trouble !! 

[buffysummers]

[shanehollanderilyarozanov]

[useraljoscha-archived]

[hqmickey]

x-heartbreaker​:

a good time was being had by all on this, not so infrequent, night out. the brit enjoyed letting loose after a long week. zara was already quite a few drinks in and on her way back from the ladies room, she spots someone that she was clearly hoping to avoid who seemed to be walking right in her direction. turning quickly on her heel, the femme slips in between two people at the bar, so that her back would be turned to said person who would in turn hopefully just walk on by being none the wiser. glancing at the person to her right, she offers an apologetic grin, “sorry to be invading your space. consider this a quick avoidance tactic. next round is on me, though. because you’re a life saver.”

you would think working at a bar would turn mickey off to the whole nightlife scene, and yet he still could be found out somewhere on most of his nights out. it was just so much easier to be social and meet people with a few drinks in him, and that’s just what he was doing: chatting up some random stranger at the bar, when suddenly a familiar face is slipping between them. ❛ well, hello there ! ❜ they say with a surprised laugh, their hand instinctively coming to rest on her hip, ❛ if you wanted to get my attention and buy me a drink, you could’ve just said that, you know ?  but, an avoidance tactic, sure. happy to help, especially if it means free drinks. ❜

[hqmickey]

timmyteehill​:

Tee could tell they felt bad and were trying to backtrack on what was just said but it was too late. He knew the chances of his blind date showing up was pretty slim at this point. Instead of feeling bad for himself and wondering why someone wrote him off before even seeing him, Tee tried to think on the bright side. An asshole who stood up their blind date wasn’t worth feeling upset over. Or at least that’s what he tried telling himself. “I guess you’re right, you’re better company than being by myself so I’ll give you that. And who knows, maybe my blind date will show up through the door right…now.” He looked over and tried not to deflate when he saw no one there. “Or not. I don’t find it weird to go out for dinner by yourself if that was the plan. What’s wrong with enjoying your own company? When it’s clear you were supposed to be with someone..,that’s when I feel people can get a bit judgemental. Anyways, I’m Tee. I guess I should be thanking you for saving me from a very awkward situation.”

❛ do you have a way to text them or something, or was it all set up by someone else since it’s a blind date ? i mean.. maybe something happened and they just can’t get ahold of you ? really, you never know. maybe the person who set you guys up could check on them and make sure everything’s okay ? ❜ as someone who was notorious for ghosting people for no real reason other than mild panic, mickey felt like they knew every reason to be late to or miss a date in the book, though they weren’t typically thinking up reasons in an optimistic way, though they had to admit this felt much better. ❛ people are way too judgmental, i swear. the world would be such a better place if everyone just minded their damn business if they aren’t going to be nice, don’t you think ? and you really don’t have to thank me ! honestly, the server was starting to annoy even me, so i can’t imagine how you felt. um, i already ordered, but not too long ago ! whenever they come back around i’ll flag them down so you can order, too, and it’ll probably come out at the same time ? ❜

[hqmickey]

jcxonhq​:

“every time? wouldn’t she start to get a little bit suspicious? assuming this isn’t just a one time thing, which, hello.” jaxon isn’t going to sit here and proclaim to be the greatest, smartest or most interesting person, but he surely does know that he’s conventionally attractive and uses it to his advantage. even if people can’t stand the things that come out of his mouth, they can usually tolerate him long enough for him to prove his other skillsets. “maybe i could tell her i’m allergic, or something,” he suggests. he’d rather just be honest and tell her straight up that owning that many cats is a borderline addiction, but he can’t imagine it would go over well in any capacity. “would that make me a total piece of shit?”

❛ oh, honestly i just assume people i meet from tinder are all just a one time thing, unless it’s like.. incredible, ❜ mickey lets out a soft laugh as he tries to subtly check jaxon out, feeling as if he had practically been invited to, but still not wanting to come across as creepy— he really was just curious to get a good look in the low light at someone who was obviously so confident. ❛ nah, i don’t think that makes you a piece of shit, but honestly after what i just said, i’m not sure i’m that good of a judge. the only problem you might run into is if she’s got pet hair and dandruff and shit all over her, which she totally will with that many, and you don’t react to it she might know you’re lying. but to be fair, if she called you out like that, it might not be worth it anyway in the long term. ❜ 

[shanehollanderilyarozanov]

[shanehollanderilyarozanov]

[shanehollanderilyarozanov]

[hqmickey]

xandermrgan​:

“god, i think if they replayed a cut of all the times i got drunk, whatever higher power is up there would just send me straight to hell, or right back down to earth. mick, do you think they have parties in heaven? like straight up ragers?” he asks, opening up yet another topic about the afterlife. alex shook his head at them, raising a brow. “you’ve got a list of dicks you’ve sucked? fuckin loser.” he teases them, “…. show me, lemme see if we’re sister wives. or was it eskimo sisters? whatever the term is –” 

❛ that would be quite the montage, wouldn’t it ? just a movie of mistakes. ❜ he chuckles at the thought, nodding, ❛ i mean, it wouldn’t be heaven for me without ragers. and even if i end up in hell, it still sounds like that’d be quite the party, doesn’t it ? like, every crazy, fun person ever is there... ❜ they scoff and roll their eyes, ❛ not just dicks i’ve sucked... everyone i’ve ever hooked up with, in any way. some of them i didn’t know their names so it’s just descriptions of what they looked like, but yeah. and it’s locked for a reason ! i’m a nice gentlethem, i don’t kiss and tell. honestly, going by sheer statistics, we probably are eskimo sisters. i don’t know math, but i know the probability of that is very high. ❜

[shanehollanderilyarozanov]

[hqmickey]

alexisc-diaz​:

the girl should have been at home packing for saturday, when she leaves with her dad to green bay to watch some of his guys play in the big game. did she care? no not really, but it was a new area except colder. she found herself shopping though because instead of packing she could just be just shopping for a cute outfit for whatever she was doing. “do you think this would be warm enough for green bay? i mean it’s just as cold there then it is here. maybe?”

mickey wasn’t typically a big spender, but one thing they would always splurge on was clothes. seeing as how he dressed in a different aesthetic every day, his wardrobe was surprisingly large and only growing everyday — after all, who doesn’t love a little retail therapy ? they were aimlessly wandering through a store and waiting for something to jump out at them when they heard alexis’s question, glancing over the garment in her hand in contemplation, always loving to be helpful whenever possible, ❛ hmm, that really just depends on how brave you are... you might be a little chilly, but what’s more important to you: fashion or function ? ❜

[hqmickey]

timmyteehill​:

Tee didn’t miss the change in words and so his first reaction to the offer was to rest his head on the table with a loud groan. It wasn’t anything against the person’s offer, it was actually really nice of them. The fact that even a stranger didn’t think his date was going to show up didn’t leave him with much hope that it was going to happen. And even though he wasn’t particularly upset about the date, it was still embarrassing to be ditched by someone who didn’t even know him. “They’re not showing up are they?” he whined, finally peaking through his arms at the person nice enough to offer him some company. “I guess hanging out with you for a bit is better than staying here waiting on my own although the server is definitely going to judge me.” He got up and switched booths to the one behind him. “I’m Tee and I guess I should thank you for saving me from a very awkward experience.”

mickey begins to feel bad for intruding when they see his reaction, trying to be a bit more of an optimist and backtrack on their slip of the tongue, ❛ hey, i mean, they could still show up ! maybe... they got the place wrong ? or got lost ? or, i don’t know, maybe the subway is behind schedule or something ? you never know ! hopefully they have a really good story for being late, ❜ mickey laughs a bit nervously, hoping that if he kept talking eventually he’d say something that might be a bit of a comfort, ❛ the server can just mind their own business, honestly. and, personally, i think my company is better than none, but i might be just a little biased, ❜ he jokes with a shrug, ❛ i’m mickey ! it’s nice to meet you, despite the circumstances. honestly, you’re probably saving me from all the unnecessary looks of pity people give you when you’re sitting in a restaurant alone. i don’t get why people find it so weird to just vibe by yourself. ❜

[hqmickey]

xandermrgan​:

“so do we really just rot in the ground when we die, or do we get to see our statistics?” alex began to question, talking to yet another victim of his endless train of questionable thoughts. “i mean, i’d like to know how many ants i’ve stepped on or how many dicks i’ve sucked in my lifetime. wouldn’t that be nice to know?”

❛ damn, now i hope we get to see our stats ! i wanna know how many hours i wasted sleeping, or maybe even how many hours of my life i was drunk for. that one would be funny, ❜ mickey suddenly bursts out into laughter and gives alex an incredulous look, ❛ dude, you don’t already know how many dicks you’ve sucked ? like, at all ? you don’t have a metaphorical little black book ? i’ve got one locked away in my notes app. ❜

[hqmickey]

jcxonhq​:

it is not jaxon’s week. in fact, it is not jaxon’s year. everything that could have possibly gone wrong has and he’s found himself in everybody’s bad books. he is grateful for the fact he does not have to navigate the world sober tonight hence it is no surprise to anyone that he finds himself, as he often does when he’s trying not to address his problems, very much intoxicated. he’s sat under the fluorescent lights of the bar at blue bar, swiping through potential matches on tinder through a severely cracked phone screen– a souvenir of the night prior. he doesn’t even realize the battery is nearing empty, meaning he’ll be navigating his way home drunkenly by foot. he’s very involved in his pursuit to curb his loneliness, however, at least temporarily. “what do you think of her?” he asks of the person nearest to him, holding his phone screen within their line of vision. “she’s smoking hot, but it also says she has seven cats, which is kinda nuts. i don’t want seven cats just silently judging me while i bang their mom.”

working as a bartender at blue bar certainly has its advantages and disadvantages, the biggest in mickey’s eyes being the fact that he has to deal with drunk people while completely sober. normally, they would be one of the drunk patrons, but unfortunately tonight they were stuck with the closing shift, for the second night in a row, leaving them a bit grumpier than usual. regardless of their less than cheery mood, the bar had thankfully been pretty slow, causing them to be bored enough to curiously glance over at the picture on jaxon’s phone, ❛ she is fine, ❜ he agrees with a laugh, absentmindedly wiping down the counter and straightening up behind the bar just to have something to do with his hands. ❛ seven cats ? damn, that is a lot of cats. i mean, cats are cute and all, but seven ? that’s definitely in crazy cat lady territory... i bet there’s hair everywhere. what if you had her come over to your place ? ❜

[hqmickey]

- ̗̀✧ — › 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 for @tierneyhastings​ !

sitting in his bed with his back propped against the headboard, mickey is stuck in a bit of a trance, twirling his newly earned thirty day chip between his fingers. their path to sobriety had always been a bit rocky, but something just felt different this time, like it might actually stick for a while. despite the fact that they knew tierney would be coming over, they’re so absorbed in their thoughts that they don’t hear her come in the apartment using the spare key they hid just for her, and they’re visibly startled when she opens their bedroom door. ❛ oh, h-hey ! i didn’t hear you coming, you scared me, ❜ he says with a slightly nervous laugh, quickly trying to tuck the chip away into the blankets on his bed, hoping she would just let it go and not say anything, but knowing that she probably will and quickly trying to distract her. ❛ how was colorado ? your hair is.. even prettier in person, wow. ❜