Don't Threaten Me With A Good Time

Owen Burke. 36 years old. Boston born and raised. Medical and Surgical Nurse Manager in Cardiology at the Jamaica Plain V.A. Medical Center. Army man in a past life. Aspiring to be a semi-professional dog walker. Dog dad to Rocky. Engaged to the love of my life.

[owen--burke]

tessavasta:

It was a pretty slow night. Perhaps it was because the first night of great weather makes people not want to sit in a dimly lit and seedy bar when they could be outside sitting alfresco, enjoying the warm breeze. Everyone else had gone home, which left Tessa to close up all by herself. “What can I get you?” the brunette asked dryly to the new patron who had just wandered up to the bar as she was polishing glasses. “Better make it quick, we’re closing up soon.”

There was a difference in walking around Boston as a married man. The gold ring on his wedding finger was a weighty feeling that he was slowly getting used to and the eyes lingering down his hand seemed to quickly move back to his eyesight now that he was taken... well..at least, legally. It was his first few days back from the honeymoon and Owen had planned to have one of his study sessions with his new wife, only to find himself at the wrong bar. At least, he thought it was the wrong bar. “Hey, is this the Handlebar?,” Owen asked to the woman, checking his phone to make sure he had gotten the right name from Gwen’s text. “I’m supposed to be meeting someone there.” 

[owen--burke]

Text @ Owen

Gwen: sooner we're married the sooner we get divorced, right?

Gwen: you can still back out

Gwen: you know that, right?

Owen: I would never leave you hanging like that. Ever. I'm a man of my word.

[owen--burke]

text @ nina

Nina: I guess you're right.

Nina: I'm sorry to be such a disappointment to you then.

Owen: thats not what i said and its not fair when yu do that

Owen: i think i should go sober up befor i say more stupid shit

[owen--burke]

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6. Did they feel rejection or affection as a child?

Owen felt a lot of affection as a child. His mother was incredibly loving and caring, which is why he felt no qualms about dropping everything and taking care of her when she became ill. 

[owen--burke]

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26. What does your character’s home look like? Personal taste? Clothing? Hair? Appearance?

Owen’s home used to be a bachelor pad. Kept slightly messy and relaxed. However, now that he has his wife living with him, he has made more of an effort to clean up around the place. His hair is starting to get longer and when he’s not at work, Owen can usually be found wearing a wife beater and sweatpants. 

[owen--burke]

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9. What about political beliefs?

Owen is a staunch Democrat and has made it clear, more than once, his distaste for both the current President and the Republican party. 

[painted-bees]

Character solidifying!

Specify a character and leave a number in my ask, if you’re feeling so kind!

1. How does your character think of their father? What do they hate and love about him? What influence - literal or imagined - did the father have?

2. Their mother? How do they think of her? What do they hate? Love? What influence - literal or imagined - did the mother have?

3. Brothers, sisters? Who do they like? Why? What do they despise about their siblings?

4. What type of discipline was your character subjected to at home? Strict? Lenient?

5. Were they overprotected as a child? Sheltered?

6. Did they feel rejection or affection as a child?

7. What was the economic status of their family?

8. How does your character feel about religion?

9. What about political beliefs?

10. Is your character street-smart, book-smart, intelligent, intellectual, slow-witted?

11. How do they see themselves: as smart, as intelligent, uneducated?

12. How does their education and intelligence – or lack thereof - reflect in their speech pattern, vocabulary, and pronunciations?

13. Did they like school? Teachers? Schoolmates?

14. Were they involved at school? Sports? Clubs? Debate? Were they unconnected?

15. Did they graduate? High-School? College? Do they have a PHD? A GED?

16. What does your character do for a living? How do they see their profession? What do they like about it? Dislike?

17. Did they travel? Where? Why? When?

18. What did they find abroad, and what did they remember?

19. What were your character’s deepest disillusions? In life? What are they now?

20. What were the most deeply impressive political or social, national or international, events that they experienced?

21. What are your character’s manners like? What is their type of hero? Whom do they hate?

22. Who are their friends? Lovers? ‘Type’ or ‘ideal’ partner?

23. What do they want from a partner? What do they think and feel of sex?

24. What social groups and activities does your character attend? What role do they like to play? What role do they actually play, usually?

25. What are their hobbies and interests?

26. What does your character’s home look like? Personal taste? Clothing? Hair? Appearance?

27. How do they relate to their appearance? How do they wear their clothing? Style? Quality?

28. Who is your character’s mate? How do they relate to him or her? How did they make their choice?

29. What is your character’s weaknesses? Hubris? Pride? Controlling?

30. Are they holding on to something in the past? Can he or she forgive?

31. Does your character have children? How do they feel about their parental role? About the children? How do the children relate?

32. How does your character react to stress situations? Defensively? Aggressively? Evasively?

33. Do they drink? Take drugs? What about their health? 

34. Does your character feel self-righteous? Revengeful? Contemptuous?

35. Do they always rationalize errors? How do they accept disasters and failures?

36. Do they like to suffer? Like to see other people suffering?

37. How is your character’s imagination? Daydreaming a lot? Worried most of the time? Living in memories?

38. Are they basically negative when facing new things? Suspicious? Hostile? Scared? Enthusiastic?

39. What do they like to ridicule? What do they find stupid?

40. How is their sense of humor? Do they have one?

41. Is your character aware of who they are? Strengths? Weaknesses? Idiosyncrasies? Capable of self-irony?

42. What does your character want most? What do they need really badly, compulsively? What are they willing to do, to sacrifice, to obtain?

43. Does your character have any secrets? If so, are they holding them back?

44. How badly do they want to obtain their life objectives? How do they pursue them?

45. Is your character pragmatic? Think first? Responsible? All action? A visionary? Passionate? Quixotic?

46. Is your character tall? Short? What about size? Weight? Posture? How do they feel about their physical body?

47. Do they want to project an image of a younger, older, more important person? Does they want to be visible or invisible?

48. How are your character’s gestures? Vigorous? Weak? Controlled? Compulsive? Energetic? Sluggish?

49. What about voice? Pitch? Strength? Tempo and rhythm of speech? Pronunciation? Accent?

50. What are the prevailing facial expressions? Sour? Cheerful? Dominating?

[owen--burke]

text @ nina

Nina: why is it too late for you?

Owen: Im getting married. you have someone new. its too late for us

Owen: there was a time i thought id be marrying you

Owen: too late

[owen--burke]

amaraxi:

Amara knocked three times on the door before it opened. “Hello boys,” she mused as she walked in with her coat tightly wrapped. ”Who’s the lucky man?” Or unlucky, Amara never really understood the desire to want to want to have a stripper at a bachelor party but it paid good so she wouldn’t complain.

Originally posted by johnallerdyce

@owen–burke

It was his brother-in-law who insisted that he had a stripper for his bachelor party. His sister’s husband, God bless his soul, had been the one in charge of planning all the festivities and through some very heavy handed metaphors, Owen had deduced that there would some entertainment scheduled for tonight in the form of a female exotic dancer. Sitting on the couch at the hotel that had been booked for the night, the others around him pointed at the bachelor, who was enjoying his last few nights of freedom. He’d have to tell Gwen about this and hopefully, she would find the whole situation humorous. “Right here!,” his brother-in-law yelled, directly pointing to him on the couch for the young woman. 

[owen--burke]

text @ nina

Nina: i'm not saying all this to win you back, you arsehole. i'm just letting you know that these past couple of months have been really hard to stomach.

Owen: i meant its too late for me

[owen--burke]

Text @ Owen

Gwen: i'll smuggle a bottle i've got it covered

Gwen: yeah, a bit jittery. i can't quite sit still. is that weird?

Owen: You da best

Owen: Nah, I'm nervous as hell. I'm just ready to do it, you know?

[owen--burke]

Text @ Owen

Gwen: i keep sneaking to the bathroom to pour some out into the sink

Gwen: keelin is a lightweight she'll be the first one asleep

Gwen: how are you feeling?

Owen: Bring whatever champagne you don't drink home. js

Owen: I'm good. A little nervous. How about you?

[owen--burke]

text @ nina

Nina: surprise?

Nina: what was i supposed to say, owen? with the way we left things i didn't know whether you wanted to hear anything i said ever again.

Owen: well it's too late now

[owen--burke]

text @ nina

Nina: i guess you're right about that. thanks for trusting me enough with this.

Nina: of course i was. i knew what i'd done to you was so wrong that i started trying to make myself better for you — for us. it took awhile and i thought i was there and then your fiance decided to break the news and well the thought of you being with someone else forever stung a little. so yeah, i was upset but you weren't supposed to know that.

Owen: u never said anything

[owen--burke]

Text @ Owen

Gwen: they run the house and we both know that

Gwen: they're good, they seem to have recovered from their jetlag

Gwen: keelin bought about five bottle of champange and has insisted we're drinking them all tonight

Owen: I've decided that I will not be drinking tonight. I don't want to worry about hangovers tomorrow.

Owen: Jesus that is a lot of champagne tho

[owen--burke]

Text @ Owen

Gwen: we both know they're only in bed with you because im not home

Owen: and also because I'm the man of the house and they sense that we are a pack.

Owen: How is the hotel and your sisters?

[owen--burke]

Text @ Owen

Gwen: how is my beautiful baby boy tonight?

Gwen: i am, of course, referring to butter

Owen: He's good! Him and Rocky are cuddled up with me in bed as we watch Bar Rescue. We are having a man's night.