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CHARACTER INFORMATION
face claim: Matt Czuchry
full name: Lucas Matthew Browning
nickname(s): Luke, Uncle Luke
pronouns & gender: he/him - cis man
sexuality: heterosexual
birth date: April 2nd, 1980
birth place: Merrock, Maine
time in town: entire life
housing: the suburbs
occupation: surgical resident at the hospital center
family: married to his high school sweetheart, parents, and two siblings - Cordelia Browning,bio, niece - Rosalyn.
personality: Luke has always been around to help, and be the one who comes to the rescue. Extremely over protective of his family, especially his siblings. Really big golden retriever energy. Type of guy who is down for a drink, or a deep conversation, or throwing a punch at a gym. He treats everyone with respect, even when he thinks they donât deserve it.
BACKGROUND / BIO
TW: infertility
Born and raised in Merrock, Maine. The Browning family was one of the founding families. Lucas grew up in a pretty normal family. Parents who loved their kids. Siblings that he became protective of, and the small town life you see in movies. Luke was the usual golden boy. He got everything he wanted in life. Well, mostly. He did well in school, the quarterback on the football team in high school, straight Aâs, and had the prettiest girl in school on his arm. He got the perfect small town life, and married his high school sweetheart right out of high school. Luke was the one to show up with flowers, give forehead kisses, and make sure his friends drank enough water at the end of a night of drinking.
Lucas proceeded to go to college to get his degree in finance. He was good at numbers and realized he could make a life out of these numbers. Four years happened to go by in a quick flash. His life was pretty great. Four years of happy marriage, buying a house, and getting a job as a financial advisor. He didnât mind the advisor aspect, but it wasnât where his heart was. About a year out of college, and a year into working full time, he realized he wasnât truly happy. He wasnât really sure what could make him happy. At this moment in time, Luke and his wife had started trying for a baby. They were always asked when they would have kids, because they married so young, but Lucas wanted to make sure that he was financially prepared and graduated. They were having a rough patch for the past year, and both of them had maybe thought bringing a baby into the world would make their love stronger, not only for each other but for this little bundle of joy. He had always loved kids, and absolutely wanted some of his own.
After about a year of trying, and multiple negative pregnancy tests, they finally went to the doctor. They found out they were infertile, and the chances of having a kid were slim to none. Obviously crushing both of them, they both grieved in their own way. The news didnât make them closer, but made them drift farther and farther apart. Luke had come to the realization that maybe he needed to do something else with his life.
He knew he wanted to help people, so he went back to school. School kept him busy enough where he didnât have to be home with his wife, and he could be hands on and focus on something else. Slowly and slowly, his relationship with his wife started to get more and more strained. They just lived together, and considered each other as roommates. He couldnât come to terms with filing for divorce. He wasnât that type of guy. He was supposed to have everything in life. What everyone wanted.
His family had a huge falling out with his younger sister but that didnât matter to Lucas. He was going to continue to stick up for his sister, and her beautiful baby girl. Part of him aches when he holds his niece, Rosalyn, but he knows heâs going to be the best uncle in the world.
Currently, Lucas is still hanging on by a thread with his relationship with his wife. He works at the hospital center, as a surgical resident, slowly trying to figure out his life at 42 years old.