[mclancolia]

well, well, well… if it isn’t LUCAS 'LUKE' SULLIVAN, the THIRTY year old TEACHER AT VERDE VALLEY HIGH, who is best known around town for BEING IN AND OUT OF JUVENILE DETENTION. apparently they’ve been living in SOUTHPOINTE for HIS WHOLE LIFE (MINUS COLLEGE), and according to word on the street they are NEUTRAL. i’ve heard that they are quite GREGARIOUS & DETACHED, and if their life had a theme song it would be FLAGPOLE SITTA by HARVEY DANGER.

STATISTICS:

Full Name: lucas sullivan

Nicknames: luke, lucy -- anything

Age/Birthday: ahhh (30)

Gender & Pronouns: cismale, he/him

Hometown: sedona, az

Occupation: history teacher at verde valley high

Height: 6'1"

Sexuality: pansexual

BACKGROUND: ( tw: abuse , violence , child loss , depression )

lucas was born to seemingly loving parents, no one batted an eye towards his family given who his grandparents were. lucas loved his grandparents and would often stay with them particularly on nights were his father's yelling wasn't letting him sleep. his grandparents were kept oblivious as his father would ask them to smile and they obeyed. lucas wasn't always going to be an only child , when he was five his mother was pregnant but she lost the baby -- everyone assumed it was natural , but lucas knew of the stress his father put on her and eventually her body could not handle it anymore. it put his mother into a slump and that's when lucas first noticed his anger.

growing up lucas was always quick to anger, little things could set him off and all he could hear was his father's voice insulting him , telling him he wasn't good at anything. it started with little things , causing rukus to get attention -- attention he wasn't afforded at home. time outs escalated to detentions , eventually suspensions until a fight broke out -- they named it assault and he was placed into juvie. at juvie he secluded himself more , feeling betrayed by the system and when he was out his violent tendencies only escalated landing him into juvie time and time again. life at home wasn't getting any better , his only solace being his grandparents and the market where he spent his afternoons.

everything culminated when he was sixteen the judge informed him that it would be his last chance and next time he was eligible to be tried as an adult. teachers and his counselor rallied behind him and told him he needed to get his act together or else it could ruin his future. his grades were fine and he wasn't a bad kid he just had a horrendous temper. he came clean to his counselor and that's when they devised a plan to get lucas to go to a 4 year college or university in another state to give his mind a break. he was luckily accepted to ucla in california and as soon as summer hit he immediately moved and it seemed like it was a complete one 180 in his temper. he was no longer seeing red , instead focusing on himself instead of the worries sedona carried.

he earned a degree in history and education hoping to find a job out in california but he learned his mother was not doing so well so he returned to sedona picking up shifts at the market when his counselor reached out and encouraged him to apply for a teaching position. there was a bit of hesitation but he's had an impeccable record since his sophomore year so they gave him a shot and now he's been teaching at the school since he was 23 -- he teaches junior and senior history and ap history.

HEADCANONS:

has a couple of small hidden tattoos that are only visible unless shirtless

hes ofc the cool teacher who is yes hard on his students but makes learning fun

always tells his class to never trust the government and eat the rich :DDD

he played football in high school and college but never wanted to go pro he just did it for the scholarship

he wakes up with the craziest hair so sometimes he wears baseball caps to school which the principal hates

he avoids talking about his parents big time only will speak about his grandfather and cousins

his stomach cannot handle coffee so he sticks to energy drinks

a whor with a heart of gold unforch

[desertblvsh]

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𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑰𝑷𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑻 ⸺ @mclancolia 𝑺𝑬𝑻𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 ⸺  verde valley high

Nadia told herself she was just here for five minutes. In and out. She had the contractors coming to the motel this afternoon and she couldn't miss it. Verde Valley High was exactly as she remembered it, and at the same time, not at all so. Things had changed, sure, but her memory was as fractured as it had been for much of her life now. She'd found the classroom easily enough, though, after being directed by the office staff, and sat scrolling on her phone completely distracted. "Mrs.. Torres?" Well, that garnered her attention. She looked up at the owner of the voice and blinked once, twice. He was young, younger than she expected. She didn't know whether she was more distracted by that, or the way he'd addressed her, or how attractive he was. Cougar. "Uh—Miss Torres. Sorry, Nadia. Just Nadia is fine." Not at all fucking embarrassing or anything. She held out her hand to him now, realising she was being rude. "You're Tomas' history teacher?"

[mclancolia]

his least favorite part of his job was dealing with the parents , first it was usually the mother and then after a while both parents would come so the mother would contain their lingering stares. usually those meetings were quick and even then they were usually avoidable with an email or a phone call. however , he made exceptions when a good student was seemingly falling behind out of thin air. that's what was happening with tomas and while he had heard both parents were now involved only nadia seemed available. he was expecting someone older -- who looked older and not -- what seemed to be a model. even he wasn't immune or blind. " okay nadia , " he nodded his head correcting himself before shaking her hand before retreating. he leaned back onto his desk nodding , " yeah , luke sullivan -- kind of feels weird having the parents call me mr. sullivan so luke is fine or lucas if you're feeling fancy. " he crossed his arms across his chest. " i know you mentioned you were busy so i won't keep you here. it might seem like this could've been an email or even a phone call but i like to get to know the parents especially if i might have the student two years in a row. "

[desertblvsh]

That kid and his damn shit eating grin. He knew as soon as he looked at him that something was coming out of his mouth that was intended to piss him off.. but unluckily for Luke, Roman didn't get rage baited easily. Except about— "Not again," he muttered under his breath. Luke's comments would surely be the death of him someday. "You walked all the way over here," Roman continued, nodding slightly like he was following along with a very sad documentary, "to ask me about my shower routine." Baffled, to say the least. "I've told you time and time again, Sullivan. This," he pointed to said bald head, "is a choice." A weighted sigh escaped Roman as he went on, like he was repeating himself for the fiftieth time. "I wash my head with shampoo, by the way. Like a fully functioning adult. You should try it sometime."

[mclancolia]

" i know --- i put in the extra effort , just for you. " he nudged the other on the shoulder slightly , attempting not to break out into laughter at how easy it was for the man to get upset over his hair -- or the lack there of. " one hell of a choice , roman i'll tell you that. " was this how his students felt when they teased their biology teacher over his abnormally large glasses --- it was his choice after all. he could see it now , his future , so he had to remain as cool as possible. " you think this isn't the product of a routine ? " he pointed at his own head -- well , hair. " so if shampoo makes someone a fully functioning adult does that mean you just started using it like last year ? " he paused , before finally breaking out into laughter. " it's a joke , please try not to pop a vein. "

[sunsetfumes]

"you know," mia's hand went to rest on the back of his chair, her green eyes shifted from his mostly cleaned up plate to catch his gaze, "i'm starting to worry about you a little bit." a soft smile played at her lips, the brunette was mostly teasing. "not that it isn't a big compliment how often you dine here but i think you mentioned you're a teacher. yeah?" the paloma was more fine dining, it wasn't necessarily a cheap and quick meal. maybe he came from money, not that it was her business. "i can't imagine this is easy on the wallet." she wasn't trying to discourage him though, so mia followed up. "it's good to see you though. you make some of our waitresses rather giddy." maybe that was the reason he came in so often. for his fan club.

[mclancolia]

he was almost finished with his meal when his ear caught onto a familiar voice , one that wouldn't necessarily always come around but was a delight when she did. " worry ? " he shook his head , eyes looking up at her with the tiniest hint of a smile. " yes i am a teacher , but i'm also a single guy living in arizona , no kids --- no car payment. i can spend more on the little luxuries like , " he motioned towards the plate in front of him. small huff escaped his lips , before his shoulders shrugged , " is that way either no one comes around or they double up ? " the service was always excellent he couldn't even complain about one thing. " though i guess that's always a plus. "

[sunsetfumes]

"why don't you let me design you an original piece?" tyler looked up from what luke requested and while he sometimes pushed back on what clients wanted tattooed it was ultimately up to them. this time though he was putting his foot down a little more firmly. "you're supposed to be some respectable teacher, right?" a small laugh followed because just saying that out loud was enough. "you'd actually get cool points if you skip this and go right for what would eventually be your coverup piece. because i'll bet you your house that you'll regret this in maybe as soon as a year." confident, tyler leaned back in his chair with his arms folding at his chest. "please don't tell me you've been doing the 6-7 gesture with them..."

[mclancolia]

" will it resemble ben affleck's back piece because if so --- i can be convinced. " an obvious joke , but his tone didn't exactly give that away so easily. " i am a very respectable teacher who works too hard and gets paid too little --- this is just a little , tlc. " getting tattoos before his frontal lobe developed was just the tip of the iceberg. he shook his head , waiving off the idea , " maybe like five years or maybe never. at this point , no one has to know but us. " and whoever saw him without a shirt. lips curled into a small grin , slowly nodding. " do you know what it is ? because i do. " he didn't , no one did -- it was stupid but they got presidents around doing it , even the pope.

[mclancolia]

there was something about being home that still caused him to tense. he had gone to visit his parents and usually that those experiences never ended up well. his father was in a semi decent mood right up until the end , in so many words calling him useless , something he didn't have in him to deny. the other didn't need to know how he was fairing , his mother trying but failing to be supportive , he just needed to get away. unfortunately for whoever tried speaking to him it was bound to end in destruction. he hadn't lost his temper in a very long time but there was something about how the man had spoken to him that just caused him to snap. luke immediately rising to his feet and confronting the man , mere inches away from his face. as soon as he did he felt someone approach -- vaguely familiar from what he could see in his peripheral. " nothing's going on , " he said , fists clenched , jaw tight as the other man refused to back down as well.

@softglws (sanem)

[mclancolia]

luke always had the horrible habit of stuffing too much food into his mouth and then complaining about feeling like shit. the habit had unfortunately for him and now maverick had not gone away when he just stuffed almost half a pancake into his mouth before proceeding to open the water he had brought with him despite having a glass next to him. " if you give me shit over my water habits , i will walk out and leave you with the bill. " maybe , possibly , though he had to wonder much much fire fighters actually made in a small city like sedona. " unless you're one dollar away from munching on hamburger helper for the month then i'll stay. " he took a large sip from the bottle before placing it back down on the table.

@nevermindcrs (maverick)

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[mclancolia]

" i feel like i'm having deja vu right now , " he said as he spotted summer at the grocery store doing whatever miscellaneous job she had tasked herself with. he had known her long enough to know that she tended to be a little more on the proactive side compared to him. " suddenly i'm fourteen and you're giving me , " he paused , thinking of the appropriate word in case any students were around. " slack for taking a handful of grapes. "

@sunbleachcd ( summer )

[mclancolia]

" okay ---- serious question , " he started , with the usual shit eating grin that he possessed when he spoke to roman. the two didn't necessarily seem to run in the same circles but it wasn't like the other had much of a choice given his reputation. " do you wash your head using body wash or do you still use shampoo ? " he quickly closed his lips to supress whatever laughter dared to escape. " i'm genuinely curious just because you know --- you're head's really shiny , you must take care of that dome of yours real well. "

@desertblvsh. (roman)

[mclancolia]

luke didn't like to say he was horrible at cooking but he also wasn't one to go out of his way to cook when he knew he would just end up going out instead. paloma's was close enough where he didn't have to go out of his way and the food was actually good. he didn't have a usual dish he liked to pick up but every so often he switched up or even god recommendations from the servers and a particular chef that had seemed to want to teach him a thing or two. he looked up from his plate , lips curling into a tight smile , " i'm not here every day , " he paused. " but i am here today. "

@sunsetfumes. (mia )

[mclancolia]

whenever luke needed a change of scenery especially at night he tended to go to the nearest bar which just so happened to be where maya worked --- not a coincidence and while on any other day he would have hoped she was working he was actually needing to finish his work. however , upon entering he could see the all to familiar blonde being her usual pleasant self with the patrons. he ordered a beer and sat down , backpack on his shoulder before sitting. he was already focused when he saw her slide into the seat next to him. he hadn't heard her comment fully but had somewhat of an idea of what she said. " no , i'm not boring , " he just said off general assumption. " i just have work to do -- at a bar -- on a thursday night , " he leaned in , " a school night. " he took a sip of his beer suppressing a chuckle.

@mayarcsso

[mclancolia]

" you're gonna have to tell me why you think it's a bad idea , " luke was convinced his idea was great , probably too great and that's why tyler didn't necessarily understand or see his vision. however -- it was bad , probably something luke would regret but men's frontal cortex developed at thirty-five so he had a couple of years before he had to confront that reality. " i mean. , it'll be hidden , how bad can it be ? " tyler never really fought luke hard on his ideas , he could be an enabler but he preferred it that way. he attributed it to friendship but it was all transactional of course. " maybe -- the kids will finally think i'm cool enough to let them think i understand what the fuck 6-7 is . "

@sunsetfumes. ( tyler )

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