(KJ APA, HE/HIM, CISMALE) careful , GRACE JONES has arrived to the city of dreams!! they look TWENTY-FIVE years old and word on the street is they are from NYC, NEW YORK and currently reside in HELL’S KITCHEN. They are currently living life in the city as a STUDENT. one thing they never want anyone to find out is HE IS THE GRANDSON OF A NOTORIOUS JEWEL THIEF & STEALS NOW TOO. too bad nothing remains a secret for long even in the city of dreams. some people say they are SELF-INDULGENT, but i think they are KIND-HEARTED.
tw . abusive/absentee parents, death, anxiety, depression, violence, theft, lots of theft, sexual content, addiction
grace’s about page is HERE ( most of the triggers are here including: abusive parents, violence, death, depression )
brief notes;
born february 15,1994 in NYC, new york
had an older sister that died when he was young and was frequently compared to her and her accomplishments until his parents simply ceased caring about the fact he existed. nana faith always said she was neglected and spoiled which never was a good combination. grace typically chalks it up to his parents being terrible and bad at parenting.
grew up speaking russian more than english due to nana faith and only picked up english more readily after her death but still lapses to russian when he feels comfortable or tired.
was taught various forms of martial art but muay thai stuck with him and despite his small stature grace has killed three men in a fist fight. rarely does he get violence preferring to flirt and talk his way out of a problem before having to break necks with his thighs.
is responsible for roughly twelve jewelry thefts in upstate new york though there are no real leads for the case or any evidence. these pieces have since been either gifted to friends or fenced overseas but one or two of them are still buried somewhere in the mess of his apartment.
nana faith’s first mark was the painting Poppy Flowers by Vincent van Gogh and it was the one thing he stole from the house before it was locked up and bordered. it’s now in his bedroom on the far wall and grace often delights in saying that a fifty-five million dollar painting is nothing more than a knock-off from the flea market his grandmother bought on the cheap.
has a quirk with his friends especially that he’ll ‘trade’ goods without their knowing. typically grace will steal all the milk in their house and in return leave little gifts he’s picked up along the way including but not limited to: jewels, food, stuffed animals, flowers, cat toys, vinyls, board games, and his personal favorite bubblegum.
is notorious for finding loopholes in rules which is why he was kicked out of three charter schools growing up much to his parents’ disdain. first; an infraction involving putting his uniform on a goat, how he acquired the goat remains as much a mystery as to how he managed to fit it on the creature. second; stole his teachers chair and hung it from the nearby bell tower after the man scolded him for sitting during the pledge of allegiance. third; filled the coach’s office with onions over summer break after the man ridiculed a friend for being nervous about bathing, the smell has yet to be cleaned years later. since no clean rules existed prior to these infractions the rules were created purely to ensure his expulsion. grace is delighted by it to this day.
after nana faith disinherited his parents, grace cut ties from them and vanished into the city. sometimes he hears rumors about them and what’s become of them but otherwise any family he has or mentions is all chosen family. what biological family he did have died when his grandmother did.
has several degrees but whether they’re legitimate or not he’ll never say. most are connected to aliases he’s used for various jobs. the few that are connected to his own name are solely art related and grace delights in being clueless about the classics when people in his class feel like bragging about their knowledge.
crossed the wrong russian gangster in a leather bar once and barely made it out with a beating as a warning. grace still has his watch hanging nearly his bed and donated his wallet to the local scientology building.
the scar on his cheek is from his father’s ring cutting his cheek when he punched him and hilariously he’ll often blame the gangster he crossed rather than tell the truth that his father lucked out catching him off guard.
personality;
is somewhat of a kleptomaniac and will steal little trinkets and knick-knacks regardless of their worth. he does this with cats which is why he presently has three strays that come and go from his apartment.
is terrified of commitment due to seeing his parent’s general scorn for each other so while he’s slept with countless people he’s never stuck around as soon as feelings got involved. anyone he’s had feelings for is either long since buried and knows him as a different person/alias or are dead whether through his action or not.
had the discovery later in life that BDSM helps him cope with the kleptomania and that ropes actually soothe his anxious desire to steal things. this has unfortunately lead him to develop something of an addiction for it in lieu of stealing so he frequently lurks in leather bars for the next distraction regardless of how dangerous they might be for him to get involved with.
loves to pick fights with people larger than him just to see how quickly they swing on him and to keep his skills honed. despite this when he’s working a job he’s typically very quiet and very unassuming sometimes even wearing a wig or disguising himself as femme presenting. sometimes he does this for fun and sometimes he likes an excuse to wear the things he’s stolen from his friends.
is a sucker for older partners or partners that can control or satisfy his urge to fight and be put in his place as a submissive partner. typically though he’ll challenge and be a brat to the point that most have a hard time convincing him to obey without him getting bored and escaping. either way he views it as a chance to hone his skills at slipping ropes and cuffs.
has a deep love of milk because of his nana faith so it’s the one thing reliably he always steals for a late night drink while hiding in the rafters.
loves soft things and plushies.
unironically loves the color pink and thinks gendering colors is stupid.
wanted connection;
friends! grace loves friends!
someone from charter school?
maybe someone his family (or nana) would have known
a Dom he might’ve slept with once or twice but never contacted after (can be male or female or nonbinary grace isn’t picky!)
someone to force him to confront his inability to connect romantically and actually get him to be less cagey or guarded and seek out relationships beyond friendship or the occasional one night stand.
