*// sentinel

rafael thomas, 22, med student

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@gevrgies

there was only one person who could convince raf to go to a party, and georgia was not one of them. as soon as he caught sight of her in the building, he wanted to do his best to ignore her, to pass her by and make his way down the staircase, but then her wallet just had to fall out of her purse. with a sigh, raf approached the wallet, picking it up behind her back. “georgia?” he asks, giving a close-lipped smile as he offers the wallet out, “you dropped this.” 

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@cmilys

it felt like fate, to find this book at such a good price. only ten dollars at the used bookstore at the end of the block. not only one, but two copies. he raced to emily’s apartment as soon as he could, knocking and trying to hide his obvious excitement. when she answered, raf said, “hello, um, i just found two used copies of the night circus for pretty cheap and i’ve been... well, it doesn’t have to be our next book club pick, but i would very much like to read it for book club.” 

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@jvamadev

rafael had always been one to work out alone, or... do everything alone, until about a year ago. he never really expected to have a workout buddy, let alone one in the same building; he was just that fortunate. this was one of their gym days, and raf was heading down to julian’s apartment in his athletic gear and winter coat, bag in tow. he shoots julian a smile as soon as he opens the door, “good morning, julian. are you ready to go?” 

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@ezra-greene

despite how hard he tried to hide it, rafael had plenty of guilty little habits, plenty of things he felt ashamed of or uncomfortable about. his therapist always told him it was okay to have these habits, as long as they weren’t destructive or hurting other people. that he shouldn’t feel guilty about every little imperfect thing he does. but it’s still an ongoing struggle. 

exhibit a: ezra’s paints and canvases, the ones raf uses some nights when he wakes from a nightmare and can’t fall back to sleep for fear he’ll return there. he was utilizing ezra’s supplies, the means by which he made his money, and he felt awful about it. at this point, he was just hoping ezra wouldn’t notice, but then one night he found his roommate had bought more paint than usual. for him, presumably, and the guilt formed like a rock in his stomach. 

the only way to alleviate it, then, was to pay ezra back. as such, early the next morning, he went to the nearest art supply store right as it opened and purchased an armful of canvases of varying sizes, varnish, and several different sets of paint of various types. his father funded his education, so he had money to blow. when he returned to the apartment to drop all these off, however, he was surprised to find ezra already awake. caught redhanded in the doorway, he stared at his roommate with wide eyes for a moment before he said, “... hi.” 

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❛ ˗˗˗˗ ❥  ( lorenzo zurzolo, he/him, cis male. ) : * ❝ oh my god ! it's rafael thomas ! i think they are a twenty-two year old medical student from milan, italy but they’ve been living in apartment 403, bedroom 1 for 7 months. they are known as the sentinel because they are so + dutiful, and + compassionate but they can also be very - socially oblivious, and - rigid. they often remind me of scars all up his left hand, italian loafers, a piping hot mug of green tea. ❞ ally. 22. est.

hello and welcome to the second Disaster. his bg is a bit shorter but i’m still adding a tldr. if you wanna plot, like this and i’ll hyu! 

history. (tw organized crime, murder, injury) (tl;dr at bottom)

grew up in the mafia, the quarantas of milan. his mother did genuinely love him, but to toughen him up his grandfather didn’t allow her to hold him once he turned three. still, when he had tough days, she’d ask his maid to keep his bedroom window open when he went to bed, and she’d sing lullabies for him from her balcony.

he was made to be a vicious man, but when he met his art teacher, a gift from his mother, he loved him instantly. he was a father figure to rafael. but his grandfather, the kingpin of the quaranta family, noticed he was getting attached, and had him killed in front of a ten-year-old rafael. when rafal cried, his grandfather ordered every finger in his left hand be broken, so he’d be unable to draw for a long, long time.

once he and his mother were alone, she pulled him into a hug, and whispered into his ear the name of his father, doctor jonathan thomas, in new york city. rafael ran away the next day, his mother taking out the guards from the balcony. it wasn’t until years later rafael learned she’d been killed.

rafael smuggled himself out of italy and into a boat, draining his rations and almost starving at sea before he came to new york. he lived on the streets for a couple weeks before he managed to track down doctor jonathan thomas, who is the preeminent cardiothoracic surgeon in new york city.

once he got the paternity test done, jonathan promptly shipped rafael off to boarding school in switzerland, even though rafael was terrified to go near italy. thankfully, it’s an extremely guarded school, and he was safe there until he finally graduated. he changed his name to thomas in that time; quaranta is extremely known.

does everything to make his father proud. has excellent grades, was in like all the fucking extra curriculars, has stayed so fucking clean it’s unbelievable, went to harvard where he majored in chemical and physical biology, and got early acceptance to grossman school of medicine at nyu. wants to become a doctor just like his father. originally he wanted to be a surgeon, but he’s not so sure anymore.

tl;dr born into mafia in milan, escaped after having his art tutor killed and all his fingers broken, found his father in nyc, wants to impress him so bad to this day and become a doctor just like him.

personality.

the physical manifestation of this tik tok

has a pretty bad temper, snaps at people very easily, but he almost never comes from a place of malice when he snaps at people. unless he thinks you are a Bad Person, in which case he will physically fight you.

(dw though; the person he’s maddest at on a regular basis is himself)

MASSIVE perfectionist like its a PROBLEM he hates it when things aren’t perfect

health nut, goes to the gym every day and is a vegan who makes himself the healthiest fucking food.

and ofc he’s a goddamned medical student, so he’s almost always studying.

at least part of the reason why he wants to be a doctor is because he wants to right the wrongs of his past and his family, saving lives instead of ending them.

will smoke a guilty cigarette every now and again, and if you catch him he will be EXTREMELY embarrassed

has major grandpa energy. loves wool sweaters and slacks, crosswords, and yelling at kids to get off his damn lawn

very catholic, goes to mass every sunday, so fucking straight edge it’s not even funny.

also he’s bi but doesn’t realize it it’ll be fun.

also Talks Like This half because english is like his third or fourth language and half because he’s just Like That. also has a slight italian accent but it’s mostly gone by now.

he’s actually a very loving and caring person he just doesn’t know how to express that in a way that isn’t weirdly aggressive or just plain weird. like if he hears you having a bad day he’ll make you a batch of cookies, leave it at your doorstep, knock and run away.

wanted connections. 

i honestly dk its..... Wildin i just need a bunch of ducklings for him to unintentionally mother 

maybe someone who makes him have a Gay Crisis

[vivienvalentino]

Being The Mom Friend™

[toujoursdramatique]

summer in Rome, Italy

[thursday]

[ninadobreva]

[vrykolach-deactivated20240804]

Weeping Mary.

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Lorenzo Zurzolo in Baby (2018—)

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tag dump !