medical malfunction

dependent blog for pelicantown-hq. roderick 'roddy' wright. 30. he/him.

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daniel sharman | he/him | cis man | hey, you know [ RODERICK 'RODDY' WRIGHT ]? i’m pretty sure they’re [ 30 ] and have lived here for [ FIVE MONTHS ]. they spend most of their time at [ DR. HARVEY'S CLINIC ] but also go to [ THE SPA ] a lot. if you ask me, they can be [ STUDIOUS ], but also [ RECLUSIVE ] at times. if you want to get on their good side, give them a [ MANGO STICKY RICE ] next time you see them! | maric, 26, he/him, cst

BASICS

FULL NAME: roderick oliver wright

ALIAS: roddy, rod

AGE: 30

FACECLAIM: daniel sharman

GENDER: cis man

PRONOUNS: he/him

ORIENTATION: bisexual af

OCCUPATION: doctor, clinician

RELATIONSHIPS

PARENTS: kim wright ( mother ), martin wright ( father )

SIBLINGS: rhonda ‘roni’ wright ( sibling )

CHILDREN: n/a

SIGNIFICANT OTHER(S): judith pascal ( ex fiance )

PHYSICAL

EYE COLOUR: blue

HAIR COLOUR: brown

HEIGHT: 6'3

BIOGRAPHY

tw: death, car accidents, medical, medicine

roderick, roddy to his friends, was born in grampleton to martin and kim wright, and he was adored by his parents. not long after, though, roni came along, and they took a little bit of spotlight from roddy. however, the man never held it against his sibling.

since they were so close in age, roddy and roni were inseparable, often spending all their time together as opposed to spending them with other kids. still, roddy was fairly popular in middle and high school due to his good looks. he rose high in the ranks.

he was valedictorian at his school, and he went on to get his bachelor’s in pre-med, graduating summa cum laude from his choice of college. for med school, he traveled to zuzu city, and in zuzu city, he met judith pascal. he fell absolutely in love with her, and just before he started his residency, he asked her to marry him.

it was not to last, as during his residency, he had a particularly hard death on his hands. a young woman had died from her wounds in a car accident. rod had been unable to save her, and he took her death pretty hard. unable to deal with that and unable to get therapy, his relationships started to fall apart. he finished his residency having no friends and no fiance. he had broken the engagement off.

as soon as he could, he dipped to pelican town, wanting someplace to practice easy medicine without so much death. he could have gone back to grampleton, but he didn’t want to see his parents and feel what he perceived as disappointment. so, he just moved away and cut contact with most everyone except his family. 

he lives in pelican town now, behind pierre’s general store and close to the clinic. he is nice and friendly to everyone, finally able to have gotten some therapy in his last years of residency. he can at least socialize and go back to some normalcy, but he’s still pretty scarred from his past. 

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azurecapitalist​

back and forth. back and forth. back and forth. very tips of fingers repeated a silent, absentminded gallop across same several inches of manager’s desk. how long had he been doing that? too long. how long had he been staring, bleary-eyed, at empty seat on opposite side of table? too long. how long had he been alone in store, listening only to faint buzzing of fluorescent bulbs high above? lights clicked off, plunging space beyond morris’ office door into darkness. too long.

with yawn that popped jaw, he stood. he made note to turn off timers on lights. it was the same note he made yesterday. and the day before that. and the day before that. maybe if he thought about fixing it just one more time, he’d remember to actually do it when it wasn’t… what time was it? gaze shielded by round lenses slowly turned to clock on nearby cabinet. damn. no going home that night. better to just nap at his desk and hit the diner early for as much coffee as it took to keep him mostly upright for following work day. again.

he laced fingers, pushing palms outwards to crack knuckles. fresh air would do him some good, even if sun had long since gone. maybe walk would even wake him up a bit. ha. he wished.

as he fumbled with store keys to lock front doors behind him, he wondered if trying to sleep in his office was even worth it. 

maybe he’d see if saloon still had lights on.

roddy was on his evening run. he liked pelican town for this reason alone. he could run at night without the weird excitement of the city. he took his jog around the town before jogging past the joja mart. he saw morris leaving, and he smiled at the other.

“evening morris! thought i’d never see you leave that manager’s counter.” he smiled, trying to be as charming as possible. “what are you up to this late? doing anything fun?” roddy had always felt bad for him. it seemed people avoided him because of the whole joja mart thing.

still. “do you want to head with me to the saloon? i’m kind of sweaty right now, but i’m still good company. i promise.”

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ameliakelso​

“hey it’s not a problem, i’m happy to do it. if i hadn’t already made it blatantly obvious i kind of like hanging out with you. even if that means killing time while you do paper work.” mel teased with a smirk.

and she meant it. plus, as much as she relished her alone time, she’d much rather be spending time with her friends when she could. that most definitely included roddy. which of course was why she was leaning against check in desk, patiently waiting for him in the lobby.

“after the long day i had, i appreciate that.” amelia laughed, hoping her smile covered the slight tint to her cheeks. “so do you, handsome. but that never comes as much of a surprise.”

“only kind of?” he asks, lips pulling up in a genuine smile at her words. it was good to know he was liked. being liked by mel (who he also liked) was even better than he could have expected. 

instead of going through the doors, he hopped over the check in desk and sidled up to her, reaching to tap her nose gentle. “you keep calling me handsome, and my head’s gonna get even bigger than it already is.” then, “now. i owe you a drink. let’s go.”

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farmermary​

“No way - Pins and Pies? I love Pins and Pies! I went there all the time when I was a kid! I actually grew up not far from there - that neighborhood Moa Park. It was just a few blocks away from there. It was definitely loud; I couldn’t sleep to save my life the first few weeks I lived here because it was so quiet, it was unnerving. Now I love it, though. You’ve been out here for what, almost six months now?”

“that’s the one!” he laughs and shakes his head, leaning back in his seat. “fuck, i miss that place, though. i remember getting absolutely blasted one night playing bowling.” he paused. “then again, that sounds kind of depressing now that i’m saying it out loud.”

he crosses a leg and nods his head. “five, but it’ll be six in a few weeks. half a year. seems insane to me. feels like i’ve been here my whole life.”

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alxmullner​

for some reason, the medic’s explanation of what birthday cake flavor was supposed to taste like got a good laugh out of alex. he thought that, if the flavor was marketed as razzle dazzled vanilla, it would be more likely he’d pick it up, even if it was bad. he, however, didn’t get the chance to express this thought as it left almost immediately after it got into his brain, the younger one fully distracted by roddy’s reaction to the shake. “no way, dude. really?” he asked, annoyed at no one but the powdered birthday cake he had been promised. alex took the shaker back from roddy and sniffed it, simply getting a whiff of artificial vanilla, which also made him grimace.

“cinnamon roll, hm?” he asked, expecting no answer, as he took his friend’s shaker and took a swig. “damn. this is good. fuck, i should’ve asked you before i got this, but i guess i know now.” he chuckled a low little chuckle. shrugging his shoulders, he turned back to the weight waiting for him on his bedroom floor. “how’re you feeling, bro? i think i’m only doing two more sets of these.” 

“you can probably just mask the taste of the protein shake with something else. maybe chocolate. or just toss them out. that’s what i’d do, but i’m a baby when it comes to tasting gross things.”

then he rolled his shoulders and looked over at his weigh lifting partner. roddy took a moment to evaluate his body, making sure he wasn’t over-exerting himself by going another few sets with alex.

“yeah, afterwards we can go hang out at the beach, maybe. i’ll do another two sets, and we’ll uh...” he laughs. “we’ll be set.”

[demoncity]

TWIN PEAKS: Double Play (1991)

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for those not in the discord, give this a like if you want a starter from roddy or leah!

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starter for @farmermary​

“so, you said you were from zuzu city? where’d you live? i lived by the pizza and bowling combo place in some cruddy little apartment. hated that place, honestly. it smelled like cheap pizza. it was loud all the time too. i get way better sleep now.”

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sofitrres​

this wasn’t the first time it happened, nor would it be the last one, if sofi had to guess. she had a horrible track record with her gardening tools and injuries. it wasn’t usually bad, she could usually take care of things with her first aid kit and some band-aids, but this time she couldn’t stop her hand from bleeding. she still walked casually to the clinic, unconcerned as the cut didn’t quite hurt just yet, but she figured it would once she tried to close her hand into a fist. she had wrapped it in a kitchen towel that almost fell to the ground when she saw a different face at the front desk  — this was a very different, very handsome face. “hey,” she stumbled into the door as she spoke. “is the doctor in? i cut my hand and the band-aids didn’t work. might need to get it looked at.” she mustered while trying to avoid the man’s face, for no reason other than she didn’t want him to see her blushing. @mediice​

roddy was at the front desk, reading jane eyre of all things. he’d never read it, and judith had told him he simply had to. so, he was now. not that judi would care much anymore. she hated his guts. he didn’t blame her.

when she walked in, he looked up, and his jaw dropped. “oh! uh, yes! yes, i’m... i’m the doctor. are you all right?” he rushed around the counter and went immediately to her, cradling her hand in his as he guided her back into one of the patient rooms. “what happened? if you don’t mind me asking.” he’d need to know whether or not she needed a tetanus shot.

he was also incredibly nosey.

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alxmullner​

“dude, get this,” alex began excitedly, as he vigorously shook his plastic protein shake cup, as if he hadn’t done it already. “i got this protein, it’s supposed to taste like birthday cake. what kind of flavor is that even supposed to be?” he asked, the little metal shaker rattling aggressively against plastic as he spoke. “like, what is birthday cake flavor supposed to taste like? uh, like sugar?” he stopped the shaking very suddenly and offered the other man his cup. “do me the honors, bro. i need you to tell me if it’s any good. at least i think that’s the saying.” he gave roddy a smile, very clearly happy to have found a friend in the young medic over the last few months, since he’d arrived. @mediice​

roddy looked over at alex, letting the weight he was lifting down to the floor. he pushed his hair back out of his face, knowing he needed to get it cut at some point. it was getting long again and in roddy’s face. “uhhh. i think it’s supposed to taste like vanilla but different? i think it’s basically razzle dazzled vanilla.”

rod takes it and takes a sip before... he wrinkles his nose. “bro, that tastes like battery acid. you got ripped off.” roddy wipes his mouth but hands the shaker back to alex. roddy picks up his own shaker and hands it to alex. “here. try the cinnamon roll one. it’s perfection.” 

things were starting to feel normal again in roddy’s life. he was grateful for pelican town. for alex. for mel. harvey. for everyone. he wasn’t sure what he’d do without them. 

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starter for @ameliakelso​​

“thanks again, mel, for coming to hang out with me while i finish paperwork. let me wash up, and we can hit the saloon up.”

roddy grinned as he washed his hands, shaking them dry and going to dry them off. he turned to look back at mel, waiting for him in the lobby of the clinic. even harvey had already gone home. maru hadn’t been working that day. it was just him. 

“you look nice.” then again, she always looked nice to roddy.

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seashcre​:

after yet another heated argument with his step father, sebastian park couldn’t wait to leave the house and go towards the usual spot at the pier. a quiet and mostly people-free zone at this time of day, where he could have a quick smoke to calm himself down. however, reaching into the pocket, the male came to the unfortunate discovery that he had left his lighter in his room. “ shit…” he curses under his breath, pursing his lips in frustration. just his damn luck… sebastian glances over his shoulder, eyes squinting at what appears to be a person sauntering along the shoreline, but it’s kind of hard to tell who it is, in the dark. “ hey, you? do you happen to carry a lighter with you?” 

roddy sighed as he went over to the pier to smoke as well. he liked to smoke by the pier so harvey couldn’t chastise him about smoking. yes, smoking was bad, but roddy had developed the habit in residency. why go to therapy and deal with your issues when nicotine was right there?

he looks over at sebastian, and he grins lazily. “yeah, man. i got one.” he reached into the pocket of his flannel and lit the zippo lighter he’d had for years. “what’s got you sour?”

[dsharmansource]

Daniel as Joe, “a good-hearted, expertly talented surgical resident.”

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[codyfernsource]

I really mean it, Jim. We’re gonna get in the car and we’re gonna drive. We’re gonna get the hell away from here. We can go to all the places we talked about. You’re my tribe, Jim. It’s just you and me. Okay?

The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017) dir. Brendan & Emmett Malloy

[captainbucky-yt]

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