GARBHAN STAFFORD / DAVID OAKES
♛ Age: 34
♛ Relationships: Rian Stafford (brother), Eilionora Stafford, Aria Stafford, Siobhan Stafford (cousins), Guinevere Varmont, Aine Lorcan, Aisling Lorcan (flirtations), Eabha Calleary (interest), Finn Calleary, Fiona Calleary, Cormac Calleary (annoyances)
whatever potential garbhan has, is buried deep beneath his self-loathing, cynicism, and hedonism
he's never felt as though he's truly belonged anywhere
he was brought into this this world as the stafford "spare" -- but as long as rian was there, there was no need for him (his brother was groomed to be a ruler and garbhan was nothing more than a placeholder)
garbhan is charming, flirtatious, witty, chaotic, reckless, irresponsible
spends money like it burns him to hold onto it and lives like nothing matters
internally, however, he is deeply lonely, convinced he is unworthy of anything truly good
he has no love for the varmonts, and had convinced himself that life might be better for him once he and his brother returned home, but he has found no love, either, from any of his fellow astairans either
has harbored feelings for eabha calleary for years and even if she were to choose him, he would likely self sabotage the relationship, because he believes that he isn't worthy of it
his relationship with rian is complicated
he mocks, teases, and even resents him ... but he also knows that rian is the one person in the entire world who truly cares for him and, for that, garbhan would die for him
still, he does take pleasure in frustrating his brother -- which is why he's decided to flirt with both Guinevere and Aine (and although he's not as successful as he would like to be with either, he does a better job than his brother, which is enough for him!)
his relationship with aisling is both a distraction and an attempt to make eabha jealous
aisling sweet and kind and looks at him in a way no one ever has
still, he doesn't think she cares for him nearly as deeply as she does!!!
if he did, he would break it off because he a) believes that aisling deserves better and b) part of him knows that aisling could be the girl who could actually redeem him and that is a terrifying thought