⌠ DIEGO TINOCO, 21, CIS MALE, HE/HIM ⌡ welcome back to gallagher academy, SEBASTIÁN ‘ SEB ’ CASTILLO! according to their records, they’re a SECOND year, specializing in “MCGUYVER” SURVIVAL SKILLS & NAVIGATION + MEDICAL TRAINING and they DID NOT go to a spy prep high school. when i see them walking around in the halls, i usually see a flash of ( rolled up cigarettes loosely between lips, cuts and bruises beneath ripped clothing + speeding through hallways on a colourful skateboard ). when it’s the (aquarius)’s birthday on 01/31/1999, they always request their ENCHILADAS from the school’s chefs. looks like they’re well on their way to graduation
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HISTORY ( tldr at the bottom ) tw: prostitution, drugs
seb grew up in a council flat in a rough part of manchester, uk. it was mostly just him and his mum throughout the first decade of his life, his dad briefly popping in for visits every now and again. it wasn’t that he didn’t like his dad, he just felt unknown to him, like he WASN’T his dad, and he never felt like he needed one. when they talked it was generic ‘ how’s school ? ’ types of conversations and we’re talking once maybe every 4 or so years face to face. he was not present at all, but never quite out of the picture.
his mum unfortunately struggled with his upbringing unbeknown to seb at first, finding money for rent, food, new school uniforms every time he’d trash a jumper or his shoes. it required her to have multiple jobs, some of which were kept secret from her son such as her tuesday nights at the sapphire lounge, the local strip club where men often got far too handsy. every so often seb would wake up to hear a man in the house, but he never knew just quite what they were doing until he was a little older.
there were a lot of times he eventually got told to leave the flat for a bit, let his mum work, so he’d often try and hang with his mates but they weren’t always available and so he mixed in with randoms a lot of the time. eventually he was introduced to weed around eleven, then ecstasy, cocaine, ket, the whole works throughout the next couple of years and he’s never been good with peer pressure so he was quite willing to do just about anything his friends were
was slightly a troubled kid, would have a lot of repressed anger that would lash out ranomly, got into quite a lot of fights at school and has been arrested a couple of times
in a way he did abuse substances as a form of escape, not from his mum necessarily but more from the situation she had to put herself in.
when he was fourteen he decided he was gonna be a doctor, that seemed like it paid well. he could buy her a house, one that was hers, and she’d never have to meet with another man ever again. so for his a-level choices at school he chose biology, chemistry, maths and physics. his teachers tried to dissuade him, warning him he’d fail as he’d never shown his potential before.
he’d never dedicated himself to school, rarely attended and often received less than sub-par grades but seb started to pick up the slack and was getting near perfect results in his mock exams. he joined after school study clubs, spent a lot of his free time at the library and by the end of year 12 he’d received A*s in each subject. year 13 went by in a flash, his teachers actually believed in him now and started to support him.
his mum found a more stable job that allowed her to quit her role at the strip club as well as mostly stop her prostitution, though very rarely she would meet the odd man if she needed cash quick. but still, things were looking up and going well for the little castillo family. seb ended up getting some of the top results in his year, and got accepted to oxford where he attended his first year studying medicine
things were ??? ok!!! his mum travelled to oxford a lot to visit !!
after a little trip to the bar together one night, a group of guys followed them on their way home and attempt to grab seb while his mother screamed, trying to do her best to fight them off but ? she’s literally a frail, slightly drunk woman she doesn’t do very much especially when they’re ready to straight up murder her just to quieten her up
seb is doing his best, 10/10 for effort but it’s not enough
BUT THEN, OUT OF NOWHERE, BOOM, seb’s dad comes in and quickly eliminates all threats toward his son and ex wife
there was no oxford in the cards for seb anymore, instead his dad made arrangements for him to attend blackthorne institute for boys to ensure his safety. to this day he’s still unsure why he was a target, his dad is secretive about it, barely even confirming that he himself was a spy. it was only until attending blackthorne that he could do some digging of his own and find out just who he was.
TLDR
he british, poor, enjoys drugs and fighting, wants to be a doctor for money, was a student at oxford for a year, dad who isn’t around is a spy, seb’s life in danger, dad saves the day & ships him to blackthorne instead of answering his questions
PERSONALITY + THINGS
a real joker, loves to make people laugh and will be thinking up dumb jokes constantly – puns are an easy way to his heart
will do anything for the vine, easily succumbs to peer pressure and struggles with the word no
good at cooking & baking, had to do a lot himself as a kid
happy to go by seb but his mum has always called him sebastián so he fine with either
loves his mum more than life itself wud genuinely kill himself to save her without even thinking about it
a skater boy, almost always has his board with him at all times, whether attached to his backpack, under his arm or riding it
hasn’t quite kicked his drug habit, weed is just a part of who he is, ket is his best mate and mdma / acid is a nice weekend treat, this boy rarely gets comedowns so he’s living his best life
genuinely tries to be happy 24/7 it’s kind of exhausting and probably annoying ? despite this he does have real self deprecating moments, he’s just jolly about it or passes it off as a joke but… he Sad deep down
kind of pissed at a lot of things tho tbh ? ignores his problems by getting high and having a good ol time ♥ mad at his dad for not being around / being a spy, mad bc he’s not at oxford, mad bc ??? he’s never been on lockdown in his life and he’s in a school he can’t leave
rule breaking rascal tbh
not really interested in dating / sex, wants to focus on finishing his years at school so he can make money and help his mum but occasionally will sleep around with the odd person ? not super bad for it since tbh idek if he’s a sexual being per se but it’s quite a fun activity when high so not really against it either… i see him as demisexual + panromatic, definitely flirty, just not overly physical with it all unless he likes ur vibe a lot but who knows
very clumsy, falls over frequently, drops and breaks things, just a physical mess really - feels much more balanced on a skateboard than walking with his two feet
an insomniac, would rather stay up all night doing something than struggling to sleep for hours in bed, his brain just does not shut off
really pro-women, catch him at women’s marches and standing up for equality of the sexes, ready to call out any and all patriarchal or misogynistic bullshit at any given moment
either 0 or 100 tbh ? no inbetween
type to turn up to the sesh in crocs for the meme
still a med student ! picked up the survival skills major as something extra for his options during second year !!!!! he has no idea what his future holds now at gallagher - kind of a sore wound he was finally getting his life on track and now it’s all fucked again aksbdj